Chapter 813: Must Endure
Chen Fan quietly moved a little towards the door, trying to stand behind Su Ruochu as much as possible.
As the saying goes, family shame should not be aired in public.
Putting himself in their shoes, he felt that he should try to be invisible at this time. Otherwise, it would only make the Lin family more embarrassed.
At the same time, Chen Fan was observing the elders in the room, curious about how they would handle the situation.
The Lin family had 5 children, and Su Ruochu's eldest uncle, being the oldest and the only one running a business, had the highest authority in the family.
However, Su Xuecheng was also present, so at this moment, the eldest uncle exchanged a glance with Su Xuecheng, wanting to discuss a solution with him.
Su Xuecheng reacted quickly and spoke up first.
"We need to prioritize. The most important thing now is to hold the funeral for the elder."
"As for the grudge with the Song family... even if we want to reason with them, it should be after we've sent off the elder."
Hearing this, the eldest uncle secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's right. If everyone gets carried away and goes to make trouble with the Song family now, making a big scene, do you think the elder would be able to leave in peace?"
Even though he was also holding back a ball of anger, as the eldest son in the family, the eldest uncle had to speak this way.
He had to stabilize the family.
With the two of them speaking in turns, they managed to temporarily suppress the anger in everyone's hearts.
Su Xuecheng then asked, "Big brother, did the Lin family have any conflicts with the Song family before?"
Su Ruochu's eldest uncle thought for a moment and shook his head.
"No. Our family has no connection with the Song family. We've never had any friction before."
At this moment, Su Ruochu's second uncle-in-law suddenly spoke up.
"The Song family is used to throwing their weight around locally, looking down on everyone. They don't take anyone seriously at all."
Su Xuecheng nodded thoughtfully.
"It seems that tonight's incident is probably a follow-up to the argument at the funeral parlor at noon."
Lin Wanxiu, who was standing nearby, stopped crying when she heard this and glared at her husband.
"What do you mean? Are you saying all this is because of me?"
Su Xuecheng shook his head: "That's not what I meant. I'm saying that this Song family seems to be used to being arrogant, and they're petty."
"If everyone goes to make trouble with them tonight, with the Song family's pettiness, how will the Lin family live in the town in the future?"
"Are we all going to give up on our lives?"
Hearing Su Xuecheng's analysis, everyone fell silent again.
They calmed down and slowly started to think about what Su Xuecheng had said.
Chen Fan, standing by the door, couldn't help but give his father-in-law a mental thumbs up.
This speech was reasoned and well-handled.
Su Xuecheng didn't lose his rationality due to anger, but instead approached the situation from an overall perspective.
This wasn't being cowardly or afraid.
On the contrary.
This was the virtue that the head of a large family should possess.
Su Xuecheng looked around and continued, "Think about it, if we go make trouble with them tonight, will tomorrow's memorial service be able to proceed smoothly?"
"Don't forget, our memorial hall is right next to theirs."
"Moreover, sometimes face isn't something you can get back through fighting."
Hearing this, Su Ruochu's youngest uncle quickly asked.
"Brother-in-law, do you have any ideas?"
Su Xuecheng pondered, "Knowing the Song family's character, they'll definitely go all out for tomorrow's memorial service, making it very grand."
"Although the Lin family doesn't have as much influence locally as the Song family, we at least can't lose face."
"Otherwise, with the two halls next to each other tomorrow, if their event is so lively while ours is cold and quiet, the Song family might mock us again..."
Hearing this, the eldest uncle immediately had a revelation.
"That's right. Even if our family isn't as good as theirs, we at least can't lose face."
"Everyone, let's think of ways now. Tomorrow's memorial service must be made lively, we absolutely can't let them outdo us."
"At least in terms of face, we need to get even."
Chen Fan glanced at Su Xuecheng, unable to help but curl his lips slightly.
His father-in-law was indeed interesting.
In just a few sentences, he had successfully shifted everyone's attention.
A second ago, everyone was angry and ready to go pick a fight, but because of Su Xuecheng's few words, now everyone was considering how to make tomorrow's memorial service more grand, absolutely not allowing themselves to be outdone.
Just based on his father-in-law's ability, it seems that his success in business and wealth wasn't purely luck.
Next, the family gathered to discuss how to make tomorrow's memorial service livelier.
Everyone was talking at once, coming up with various ideas.
It mainly revolved around increasing the number of cars in the motorcade, and trying every means to invite guests.
Apart from the relatives and friends who would attend, they needed to mobilize all their connections and invite everyone they could.
At least in terms of numbers, they had to surpass the other side.
The group of people who had opposed Lin Wanxiu's proposal for a grand event yesterday were now trying their best to make tomorrow's event even more lively.
Among the family members, only the eldest uncle and the youngest uncle had wider connections.
The eldest uncle, being in business, could try to invite bosses or business partners from his circle.
The youngest uncle, on the other hand, would invite colleagues and even leaders from his state-owned enterprise.
In short, they had to try all possible methods to make sure as many people as possible would attend tomorrow.
Su Xuecheng's connections were all back in his hometown, so it was basically too late to contact them by phone now.
So he didn't participate in the subsequent discussion.
He first comforted his wife's emotions, then swept his gaze around and happened to see Su Ruochu and Chen Fan standing by the door.
Su Xuecheng walked over.
"Xiao Chen, are you full?"
Chen Fan nodded: "Yes, I've eaten well."
Su Xuecheng sighed. "Sorry you had to see this embarrassing situation."
Chen Fan: "Dad, that's not right. After all, I'm considered part of the family too, right?"
Su Xuecheng was startled for a moment, then smiled.
"You..."
"Dad, is there anything I can help with?"
"No need. You don't need to do anything."
"By the way. There's nothing much left to do here. Your grandmother's old house doesn't have heating. Tonight, you and Ruochu will stay at your youngest uncle's house. His place is the closest to here."
Chen Fan had no objections to this arrangement.
Su Xuecheng called out, and the youngest uncle immediately called his daughter Lin Yutong over.
He asked the girl to lead Chen Fan and Su Ruochu back to their house to rest first.
The adults would all stay at the old house tonight to keep vigil.
Lin Yutong walked in front, leading the way with a flashlight. The village roads weren't very easy to walk on, and it had snowed a few days ago, making the road surface slippery. Chen Fan held Su Ruochu's hand as they followed behind.
Su Ruochu had been lowering her head and not speaking since earlier, her eyes were red, obviously she had been crying secretly.
"Still thinking about what happened earlier?" Chen Fan asked with a smile.
Su Ruochu quickly shook her head.
Chen Fan explained: "In this kind of situation, we can't help much, we can only leave it to the adults to handle."
"And your dad has already done very well just now."
Lin Yutong, who was leading the way in front, immediately pricked up her ears.
She was very unfamiliar with Chen Fan, this brother-in-law, and today was also the first time they met.
But she had heard her parents talk about him, saying that this brother-in-law was actually a big boss worth over 100 million yuan.
Lin Yutong found it hard to believe.
Are there such young big bosses?
And actually, she had been secretly observing Chen Fan for a long time today.
She hadn't noticed any boss-like qualities in this guy at all.
"You might feel that your dad and eldest uncle stopping everyone from going to reason with the other party earlier was a bit embarrassing, a bit face-losing, but I'm telling you, their decision was the correct one."
"As the head of a family, the first thing to do is to consider the overall situation and think comprehensively."
"Even if we were to go fight with the other party, it would be a losing battle, and in the end, we would only lose more face."
Lin Yutong, who was leading the way in front, pouted when she heard this. In her heart, she complained, it's easy for you to say, it's not your own business.
After today, the Lin family probably won't be able to hold their heads up in town anymore.
Su Ruochu's voice sounded at this time.
"I just miss grandmother a bit. If she were still alive and saw this scene, I don't know how heartbroken she would be."
As she spoke, tears flowed out again.
Chen Fan gently hugged Su Ruochu.
"Silly girl. Don't cry anymore. If you cry more, your eyes will get swollen."
Lin Yutong shuddered, feeling a chill in her heart.
So corny!
This guy is really greasy.
How did cousin find such a boyfriend.
So troublesome.
At the same time, Chen Fan also sighed in his heart.
Originally, he didn't have any thoughts about these matters, but seeing his girlfriend so sad and upset.
Chen Fan felt that he should do something now.