Chapter 2037: Having a Conversation with My Grandmother

Chapter 2037: Having a Conversation with My Grandmother

The villagers who were originally blocking the way at the entrance moved aside to create a path for Shu Yu to enter.

Watching Shu Yu's back, the Ruan siblings bit their lips and whispered to each other, "What should we do now?"

"What else can we do? Do you want to stop her?"

"Do you think she might want to disrupt the funeral? Did you make sure to secure all the axes in the house?"

"Don't speculate recklessly. Even if she's unreasonable, she wouldn't do something like that. Disturbing the deceased would bring divine retribution. If she causes a scene in the funeral hall, the villagers outside would drown her in their spit."

The two brothers whispered to each other, and the onlookers in the village exchanged glances.

Until Shu Yu reached the main hall and stopped, everyone held their breath.

The two daughters-in-law of the Ruan family were kneeling in front of the funeral hall with their children, burning paper offerings and crying. When they saw Shu Yu approaching, they both froze.

After the Ruan siblings entered, everyone in the Ruan family was on high alert, prepared for Shu Yu to suddenly make trouble.

However, Shu Yu just glanced at them and then lifted her head to look at the funeral hall.

The funeral hall was very simple, and there were only a few offerings on the table. It made sense; the Ruan family was not as prosperous as before, especially after a significant portion of their courtyard was destroyed, and the Ruan siblings were injured.

It was a pity that, despite their current circumstances, they were still plotting against their mother.

Shu Yu stood in front of the funeral hall for a long time, and the people from the Ruan family and village watched her closely.

It wasn't until she strangely turned her head and looked at the Ruan siblings, saying, "Incense..."

The Ruan siblings hesitated for a moment, then handed her a lit incense stick.

In theory, as a younger generation of the Ruan family, Shu Yu should kneel and kowtow to her grandmother. However, Shu Yu didn't kneel, and no one dared to remind her.

The Ruan siblings were afraid she would be displeased and cause trouble.

Village Chief Ruan didn't want to offend her either. If it were Ruan's mother who had come, it would be different, but it was Shu Yu who arrived. He had to abandon his own plans.

The other villagers were even less likely to make her uncomfortable. She was a county princess; who would dare to ask her to kneel to her 'elder' who had sold her off in the past?

So, Shu Yu simply inserted the incense into the incense burner, then stepped back and handed the incense, candles, and paper money to the Ruan siblings.

The eldest Ruan brother secretly sighed with relief. Now that the incense was done, she would surely leave.

He quickly called his wife, "Bring the guest outside for tea, won't you?"

His wife, with a stiff face, approached Shu Yu to invite her outside. However, Shu Yu raised her hand and said, "No need to hurry. I want to have a chat with my grandmother."

Everyone was taken aback. What could she possibly have to say?

Shu Yu took out her handkerchief again, dabbed her eyes, and then started walking towards the back of the funeral hall.

The Ruan siblings were alarmed and quickly followed her.

In the back was Grandma Ruan's coffin, the lid of which had not been nailed shut yet.

Shu Yu didn't do anything else; she just sighed softly and said, "Grandmother, I came to talk to you. Although we had our share of ups and downs in the past, now that you're gone, let bygones be bygones."

Ying Xi, being very clever, brought a chair from the side and said considerately, "Miss, your knees are injured, you can't stand for long or kneel. Please, have a seat. I believe Grandmother Ruan would not blame you."

Everyone was bewildered. She was sitting down to talk? This seems like it's going to be a long conversation.