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218 The World Is Cold

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    Only a few leaders sat down, talked to me a few words, drank two symbolic sips of tea, and then left.  I kept sending everyone into the car, and only returned to the ice coffin after the car drove away.

    According to the custom, it is not easy to bring funeral gift money.  It is estimated that this is out of respect for the deceased.  Since there is some relationship, then it is necessary for you to come over and see the family for the last time in person.  If someone else brings it, it's better not to come.  However, there are many colleagues in the unit, and it is impossible for everyone to be free at the same time. Moreover, even if they come together, many people usually share an envelope and write their names on it.  If this is the case, then it doesn't matter to write the name of one more person who has no time to come.  Rules are dead, people are alive.  People from the same unit, especially those who come together, usually bring gifts for others.

    Actually, in addition to white things, many people now like to make things up.  Because, nowadays, there is usually such a concept that "people come to the ceremony; people can not, but the ceremony must be obtained".  If someone invites you, no matter how busy you are, you have to drag someone to bring the gift money over.  "Bringing gift money" has become commonplace and taken for granted.  But it is precisely because of the popularity of "bringing gift money" that many people are afraid of "being invited".  After all, the vast majority of people are office workers. Who can be free in normal times?  Therefore, for those of us working-class people, being "invited" from time to time is definitely a hard job of "only paying but not talking".  Isn't there such a wonderful couple who cut off all social activities in order to save money!  It is said that they were a couple in Shanghai who owned two houses and did not work, so they lived off their savings.  Of course, they are extreme cases, but it is not difficult to see from this case that many people have extremely distorted the traditional etiquette and customs of the Chinese nation for thousands of years for their own interests.  This cannot but be said to be a kind of sadness.

    I am a very annoying person, even if it is a big event such as the full moon of the child or the housewarming, I don't invite my relatives and friends.  This time, the colleagues who came here were actually summoned by the leader who took good care of me.  Of course, those who can come, except for the leader, are all relatively good with me.  They came here entirely because of the deep friendship between them.  This kind of courteous reciprocity is very good.  I have always hated banquets with other purposes.  People who make a big fuss about small things as big as sesame seeds and mung beans are actually very annoying.

    Except for my sister, brother-in-law, wife and my colleagues, only relatives and friends came here.  Such a situation is quite chilling to think about.  There are countless people brought out by my father in his life.  The sentence that my father often sighed with emotion before he died - "I only think about how to help others" is a true portrayal of my father's life.  My father's life has indeed helped many people.  I will not talk about those who were simply brought to the construction industry by my father.  There are many people who have been taught all or part of their skills by their fathers, that is, apprentices or half-apprentices who have a close relationship with their fathers.  But from his father's death to his funeral, among the many apprentices and half-apprentices of his father, except for those who were relatives, there was not even one and a half of them.

    Those who are engaged in the construction industry may have no fixed residence. They may be here this year and may change there next year.  Perhaps, at that time, many people were working in cities far away from home; perhaps, he was just an ordinary worker, and even if he received the news of Master's death, it would be difficult to return immediately; perhaps, for his livelihood, he had to consider going back and forth.  A huge cost once; maybe, the person who is far away has to consider whether he can go back by himself in terms of time; maybe, he has to consider a lot

    In fact, I never deny that some of my father's many apprentices and half-apprentices may not be able to get the news of his father's death in time.  But, I'm sure that's not all.  Because, after all, among the relatives and friends who attended his father's funeral, at least three of them were his father's apprentices and half-apprentices.  One is the cousin of the father's uncle's family, and the other is the son of the cousin of the father's aunt's family. These two are direct disciples taught by the father hand in hand.  Moreover, both of them are boss-level successful people.  Now that mobile phones and the Internet are almost universal, if you think about it, there are not a few of my father's bosses and apprentices who have contacted them.  The other one is my cousin, who can be regarded as a half-apprentice who learned some skills from his father.  My cousin has been busy with his father's funeral, so he may not have time to actively contact people.  But I think, even if this is the case, some of my father's boss and apprentices must be able to get the news of his father's death from his cousin.

    The apprentice or half-apprentice who learned of his father's death may not necessarily be the boss.  If he is just an ordinary worker, then he may have a lot of constraints.  Does the boss agree?  Are the funds sufficient?  Is there enough time?  ¡­It is understandable that they failed to arrive in time for their father's funeral because of various reasons.

      But, don't forget, among father's apprentices and half-apprentices, there are quite a few rich and big bosses.  They are all well connected, so the possibility of not knowing the news of their father's death is extremely slim.  But why didn't any of these boss apprentices and half-apprentices show up?  The boss disagrees?  Come on, they are the bosses themselves.  Insufficient funds?  Just kidding, it may not be possible to get hundreds of millions, but it is definitely not a problem to get a few million at once.  Not enough time?  Don't get confused about the situation.  I don't know how many private cars there are.  If it doesn't work, it's not a problem to charter a plane.   Confused?  Why?  This is "Human feelings are cold and warm, and the world is hot and cold"!  These bosses have no emotion in their eyes.  All they see is profit.  "Teacher-student relationship"?  Shit!  How much is it worth?

    ?Because my father was frustrated and down and out in his later years, so in their eyes, that former master was nothing.  They wished they could get rid of all ties with such a poor and down-to-earth master, so how could they take the initiative to come to the funeral?  If my father is a real estate developer who has done a bigger business than theirs, and if the family business my father has accumulated over the years has been passed on to me, then these guys who don¡¯t see a master in their eyes will definitely flock here and try their best to attract  Good relationship with me, the heir of the family business.

    Of course, nothing is absolute. Among the unrelated disciples and half-disciples, there was still a trustee who brought the sacrificial objects.  That person is now the uncle's boss, and he asked his uncle to bring back a quilt that is said to cost more than one thousand yuan.  The quilt hanging in front of the ice coffin and fluttering in the breeze seemed to be smiling at his father.  It is laughing at the father's failure to be a man!  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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