The funeral arrangements for Old Master Chu were all handled by the Hua family, with a mourning hall set up at the Chu residence.
Before that, the Sun family shamelessly came by, spouting all sorts of nonsense. But all their scheming looks did not escape Yun Yi's eyes.
She wasn't the original Yun Yi, and she wasn't going to indulge them.
After the funeral was settled, Hua Wanqing brought members of the Gu family to accompany Yun Yi back to the Chu household.
After a few polite exchanges, they got straight to the point.
Hua Wanqing pulled out a brown envelope from his travel bag:"I know that no words can change what has already happened. This is a small token from the Hua family. Please accept it.
Rest assured, if there's ever anything the Hua family can help you with in the future, we will do our utmost, even if it costs us our lives."
Then he added,"Of course, nothing illegal."
Then, Gu Peiyan also took out a brown envelope, his face full of guilt.
"We truly apologize. Because of the Gu family, Old Master Chu suffered a calamity he didn't deserve. Please accept this."
After speaking, he placed the envelope on the table beside him, then handed Yun Yi a piece of paper:
"This contains the contact information of our Gu family members across different locations. If you ever need help, you can reach out anytime."
Her grandfather's death was directly related to them. But now that he was gone, there was no point in saying more.
Yun Yi took the paper and glanced at the brown envelope on the table:"My grandfather did indeed suffer unjustly. You know that better than anyone. But debts have their creditors, and revenge its target — take it back."
They wanted to say more, but Yun Yi stopped them:"I just want to ask one question: who was behind harming my grandfather?"
Hua Wanqing and Gu Peiyan exchanged glances. They hadn't intended to tell Yun Yi this, thinking she was still too young. But then they felt she had the right to know — at least so she could be cautious in the future.
After all, that man had no bottom line.
Gu Peiyan replied with a serious expression:"It was the Shen family from Beijing. Their head, Shen Chongyang, has long held deep resentment against the Gu family."
After learning about the Shen family from Gu Peiyan, Yun Yi's eyes flashed with a cold glint:"I'll be going to the countryside in a few days. I'll leave matters concerning the Shen family to you. If there's any news, please let me know."
Hearing she was heading to the countryside, both Hua Wanqing and Gu Peiyan looked surprised.
Hua Wanqing frowned:"According to the current policy, you're not required to go. Old Master Chu even said you'd be starting work at the hospital soon. Why are you suddenly going to the countryside?"
Yun Yi hadn't intended to hide it from them — better to be upfront so no one could take advantage of her absence, especially since she knew how shameless the Sun family could be.
So she briefly explained the situation. Hua Wanqing looked at Yun Yi with a complicated expression — truly at a loss for words.
Fortunately, the girl came to her senses in time and didn't end up completely foolish. He finally felt a bit relieved.
Recalling what the original host had overheard from Sun Ruiming and Su Aiyu, Yun Yi narrowed her eyes.No one would take advantage of her again.
"Uncle Hua, there's one more favor I'd like to ask of you."
Hua Wanqing nodded slightly: "Go ahead."
Yun Yi cleared her throat:"There's no way to avoid being sent to the countryside, but I'd like you to help change my assignment to somewhere in the Northeast."
Upon hearing that, Hua Wanqing frowned deeply:"It's too cold in the Northeast. A young girl like you won't be able to handle it."
But Yun Yi disagreed:"They hibernate through the winter in the Northeast. That means fewer months of labor. Compared to other places, it's actually more manageable."
Seeing she had made up her mind, Hua Wanqing relented:"Alright. I'll take care of it."
Now that Chu Yun Yi was under the protection of both the Hua and Gu families, there was no way they'd let her be easily manipulated.
End of Chapter.