The funeral was held in a large villa where Xu Shenxing's mother lived.
Although Xu Shenxing had long known that his' stepfather 'was quite rich, he was still a little surprised when he saw the spacious villa and the courtyard where he could play football.
"What an amazing place..."
Xu Shenxing had seen places much bigger than this — not to mention other places, just the super royal palace of the Star Ocean Kingdom in Centaurus, which occupied almost seventeen percent of the surface area of the planet, could be compared to thousands of such villas. However, at least in Jiang Jin, Xu Shenxing had never seen such a large house.
The exterior of the villa was a mansion full of the Western Rococo style. If one looked down from the sky, it would probably appear as a concave character.
The main venue of the funeral was at the bottom of the concave character, which was probably the location of the hall.
Although the interior and exterior of the villa were Western-style, the funeral was very local. When Xu Shenxing arrived, the traditional mourning was going on.
The few people who were kneeling in front of the body of the deceased were very unfamiliar. Xu Shenxing was sure that he had never seen them before. He didn't know if they were his stepfather's relatives or professional mourners he had hired.
In addition, rather than crying, it was better to say that they were howling, which made Xu Shenxing very uncomfortable.
Not only that, even the layout of the funeral hall was very... sloppy?
According to the funerals that Xu Shenxing had attended before, the body of the deceased was usually placed in a transparent coffin surrounded by flowers. But at this time, there was only a gothic black wooden coffin in the center of the hall.
Yes, there was only one coffin.
Two people died, and even the black and white photos in front of the coffin showed two people, but there was only one coffin.
This strange scene made Xu Shenxing feel a little strange.
After finding his aunt in the crowd behind, Xu Shenxing approached her.
Compared to those who were howling, although his aunt didn't make a sound, there were traces of tears in the corners of her eyes. It seemed that the sudden death of her sister, who grew up with her, still made her very sad.
"Xiao Xu, you're here." Seeing Xu Shenxing appear with Mo Li, Xu Shenxing's aunt was stunned for a moment. Then she rubbed her eyes, looked at Mo Li strangely, and asked, "She is...?"
"My sister, her name is Mo Li," Xu Shenxing lied without blushing or panting, "My dad picked her up from somewhere."
Mo Li stepped on Xu Shenxing's foot without batting an eyelid, making the latter's face twitch.
However, Xu Shenxing's aunt didn't suspect anything. "Hmph, I already knew that your father wasn't a good person. Little Xu, don't learn from him …"
As a result, Old Man Xu became a scapegoat without knowing it and became a man who couldn't control his bird.
In this regard, Xu Shenxing could only laugh dryly and brush it off.
"Auntie, why is there only one coffin?"
Xu Shenxing pulled Jasmine, who didn't have the concept of funerals in this world and was drooling over the tribute, into his arms and asked his aunt.
"Stingy." Speaking of this, Xu Shenxing's aunt looked indignant, "Originally, your mom and... that person died in a car accident. When their bodies were pulled out of the car, they were already smashed beyond recognition. Even the makeup artist couldn't fix them. In the end, they could only burn them. Some bastards made a big deal out of it. The coffin you see now only has two jars of ashes and a few pieces of clothing."
She spat at the empty space, "Bah, a bunch of traitors. They want to divide the property even though their bodies are not cold yet!"
"Since their bodies were smashed beyond recognition, how could they recognize... my mom and them?"
Xu Shenxing asked curiously, "Maybe someone borrowed their car and got hit and killed?"
"If they didn't die, why haven't they appeared yet?" His aunt seemed to be confused by Xu Shenxing's question. She glanced at him and said, "The most important thing is that there were people who survived the car accident."
As she spoke, she curled her lips in the direction of the courtyard.
Xu Shenxing walked to the window and looked down. He saw a lonely figure standing next to the flower bed in the courtyard, staring at the tall hibiscus tree in the middle of the flower bed.
The snow-white hibiscus flowers were blooming on the branches and looked extremely beautiful.
It was a little girl who looked a little cold. Her right hand was still in a cast and hung in front of her chest. She wore a black dress that looked like a hibiscus flower. It slightly trembled in the early autumn wind and made people want to protect her.
"Who is she?" Xu Shenxing asked curiously.
"Your sister."
"Auntie, I'm talking to you nicely. Can you not scold me..." Xu Shenxing said helplessly.
"Who's scolding you? I mean, she's your sister!" Xu Shenxing's aunt rolled her eyes. Then, as if she was afraid that Xu Shenxing wouldn't understand, she explained, "She has the same mother but different fathers." As she spoke, she glanced at Mo Li who was restlessly twisting in Xu Shenxing's arms and said, "She's a little similar to your half-sister."
"She's the one who survived the car accident?"
"Yes, the little girl was sitting in the back seat at the time. After your mother's car was overturned, the two people in the driver's seat and the passenger's seat died on the spot. The little girl only had a few broken bones and some minor abrasions." His aunt sighed, "She's also a poor child. I don't know what she's going to do in the future."
"I'll go take a look."
Xu Shenxing suddenly ran out of the house with Mo Li.
"Hey, you haven't kowtowed in front of the picture yet!"
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"Oh, is it okay for you to be here?"
Xu Shenxing's sudden question made the girl, who was staring at the hibiscus flower in a daze, shrink her shoulders. Then, she carefully turned to him and curiously looked at Jasmine, who was behind Xu Shenxing, who was making an otz because she couldn't eat a big meal for the time being.
"Uncle said he didn't need my help. If I stayed there, I would only cause trouble..."
After a while, she whispered to Xu Shenxing.
"Uncle?"
"Uncle Cao, my dad's brother." The girl briefly described Uncle Cao's appearance.
Xu Shenxing immediately recalled that there was indeed a middle-aged uncle who looked like this at the funeral. He looked very arrogant and didn't treat himself as a guest at all.
"I don't like that uncle."
Xu Shenxing said in a serious tone.
The little girl paused for a moment and then whispered, "I don't like him either."
Her tone sounded like they shared a common enemy. At the same time, it seemed like she was getting closer to Xu Shenxing.
Sure enough, talking behind someone's back was one of the most important ways to build a relationship.
Just as Xu Shenxing was about to ask the girl about the car accident, he suddenly realized that he forgot to ask his aunt a very important question.
What was my sister's name again...
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