Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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Her biological mother died early, and her biological father married her stepmother not long after. They say that with a stepmother you will have a stepfather, and this was true.
Ye Qingmei had a straight temper, so she was bullied a lot. Ye Qingshan knew how to stand in front of her to protect her from a young age. It could be said that the two siblings grew up dependent on each other. Because of this, Ye Qingmei regarded Ye Qingshan very much and why was so angry because he had been protecting Li Fang.
In Ye Qingmei’s mind, Ye Qingshan was the only one left in her family. During the Chinese New Year, Ye Qingshan said he wanted to go out to work, but she did not agree at the time. Unfortunately, her family was not well off and she had two sons and two daughters to support. She really had no money to spare. There was no way to stop Ye Qingshan, and she didn’t even have the confidence to persuade others. She never expected that he would never come back, and there wouldn’t even be a body. If she had known this, she would have thrown a tantrum and not let Ye Qingshan go out no matter what.
“Aunt, I also hope this is false, but my dad… is really gone, and you don’t feel at ease letting my dad go like this.” Ye Ning pulled Ye Qingmei up, “The house is a mess, please help me take care of it.”
After crying for a while, Ye Qingmei slowly regained her composure. She couldn’t fall down. Qingshan hadn’t been laid to rest yet. How old was Ye Ning? She had to go down the mountain to organize the funeral. Qingshan’s funeral couldn’t be chaotic, otherwise her brother would be uneasy after leaving.
She went into the house and changed her clothes, wiped her face casually, and saw Ye Ning and others crying again. She couldn’t stop at all, and looked for her uncle while crying.
“What’s wrong?” The aunt was frightened when she saw the eyes of the first and third children were red and swollen, “Did Wang Chunxiang bully you? Just wait, I’ll call your uncle and ask him to take your uncle and seek justice.”
There were many men in their family. At this time, the countryside was really going sideways. Who in the ten miles and eight villages dared to bully their family.
“Auntie, Qingshan… Qingshan is dead.” Ye Qingmei choked and said.
“What nonsense are you talking about? Qingshan just went to work in other places, how did he die?” The aunt looked at them. Seeing that several people looked sad, it didn’t look like they were lying, so she asked in disbelief: “Really?”
Ye Qingmei choked and repeated Ye Ning’s words, crying several times until she could no longer speak.
“This…why did something like this happen? You guys, too, didn’t come to us when such a big thing happened? When did it happen? Why didn’t we hear any news?” The aunt wiped the corner of her eye.
“The accident happened to my dad in March, I was worried that the people in the village, especially the people in the old house, would bully us if they knew my dad was gone. No one knew about it except us siblings, but I told Xiao An about it when he was on vacation. I have told everyone in the village, but maybe no one in Xiangshe Village came down the mountain these days, so you don’t know. I asked Master Wu to calculate a good day. July 16th is the best day. I am worried that people from the old house will arrive to disturb the mourning hall and my father’s peace, so I came here today to ask my uncle to help me.”
Ye Ning gave a rough explanation. As for her uncle’s complaint that they didn’t ask them for help earlier, she pretended not to hear it. He just said it politely, she couldn’t take it seriously. No matter how close relatives were, they were not family members. It didn’t matter if they helped once or twice. If the times were too many, no one would feel comfortable.
Their uncle was planting vegetables in the backyard. When he heard the news of Ye Qingshan’s death, he shook his head. There were six brothers in their family, and there were only two sisters. One of them was older than him and died of dystocia at the age of 19. Ye Qingshan’s mother, she was his youngest sister, and she also died early, leaving behind a son and a daughter. As a result, the only son also passed away in an accident, and he even died without a word.
Fortunately, there were still three children left. There uncle looked at Ye Ning and asked, “Are you all still studying?”
“I graduated from high school this year and got admitted to Everbright Pharmaceuticals through the help of my classmates.” Ye Ning said quickly.
“Did you fail the college entrance examination this year?” Their uncle really didn’t expect Ye Ning to have graduated from high school.
“No. My sister got into college, but she was afraid that Xiao An and I would have no one to take care of us, and the family would have no source of income, so she went to work.” Ye Lan spoke first.
“I don’t plan to go to school anymore. I have to work after college. Now I have this opportunity to work as a worker in a factory. It’s good.” Ye Ning followed up and explained.
People in the room didn’t think so. Although they had never read a book, they all knew that college students could now become cadres after graduation. Even if they became workers, they would be promoted quickly in the future. Like Ye Ning, a high school graduate like her went to work in a factory, it would be difficult for her to advance further unless there was someone behind her.
Everyone knew that it would be better to go to college, but the situation in Ye Ning’s family was different. Both her parents were gone, and she still had two younger siblings to take care off, if she didn’t go to work to make money, what would her younger siblings do?
“How are the arrangements at home?” Their grand-uncle asked.
Ye Ning said it roughly once, and found that there were many details that she had not noticed before, and then she directly said that she had not expected it.
“You have been in school before, and it is already very long to be able to prepare like this for the first time. Not bad.” Their grand-uncle comforted the siblings, he pondered for a moment, and said: “Let Qingmei and her husband go back first, so as not to cause chaos in your family. When your cousins come back later, I will ask them to come down and help you set up a mourning hall. I will come tomorrow.”
Ye Ning nodded quickly and said a few words to her grand-uncle and grand-aunt. She then rushed back with her aunt and uncle.
“Your dad is gone. Does your mom know? “Ye Qingmei wiped her red and swollen eyes and asked in a low voice.
“I don’t know, I didn’t contact her.” Ye Ning glanced at her aunt and said, “I don’t think there is any need to contact her.”
Ye Qingmei agreed very much with this. She had already left. Whether Ye Qingshan lived or died has nothing to do with her. She just felt sorry for these children. They had no parents at such a young age.
“Work hard in the factory in the future and strive for success. If you become a full-time employee as soon as possible, you will be as promising as someone who graduated from college.” Ye Qingmei comforted Ye Ning, sobbing again as she thought about it.
“My sister is already a regular employee.” Ye Lan turned around and pulled Ye Ning, “Aunt you don’t have to worry about us, we can take care of ourselves.”
Speaking of this, Ye Qingmei couldn’t help but glare at the three of them. She had never seen someone with such big ideas. Such a big thing as her father’s death was concealed quietly. If they had concealed it, she would have known about this matter three or four months later, but she even sold her family’s land.
Thinking of those good fields, Ye Qingmei felt heartbroken.
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