Chapter Five

  After an hour, Wang Dagu ran in panting, "Qiqi, because it was too late, I ran for so long before finding a place that rents ice coffins, but the price is a bit expensive."

  Is it expensive? Wang Qiqi's eyes were cold, but her face showed a grateful expression. "How much is the rent, how much per day?"

  Wang Dagu thought for a moment, "That's eighty yuan a day." Then he paused, "This is still the price of one unit, that Qiqi you see..."

  Eighty-one days? Wang Qiqi sneered in her heart, knowing that even after three to five years, there wouldn't be such a price. "Uncle, I really don't have that much money here, let them come over and I'll talk to them again. After all, I'm also an orphan who has lost both parents. This price is a bit high, and I'm just renting two cars." Wang Qiqi pretended to be poor, which was equivalent to constantly telling her second uncle and the others that she was poor. They wouldn't believe it if she only said it occasionally, but since she kept saying it, and she was also a child in their eyes, an innocent kid who didn't understand these things, they would definitely think what she said was true.

  Wang Dagu was startled by his niece's words, he didn't expect her to want to meet the other party. This is absolutely not allowed, you know that although I can negotiate a good price with those people, there will always be rumors spreading out, so it's best if all the money and stuff go through my hands. "Qiqi, you also know this matter is really urgent, they don't have it in stock either, it was transferred from somewhere else. If not, I'll go negotiate the price again." At worst, we can slightly compromise on the price.

  "Seventy-one yuan per day, and I need a receipt." Wang QiQi directly quoted a price, anyway this price uncle can also make a lot of money.

  Seventy-one? Wang Daguai really wanted to scold his mother, originally he thought 150 yuan for two sets, but when his niece opened her mouth, he immediately lost another 10 yuan, sigh, forget it, I also have a daily allowance of 40 yuan, "Then I'll go ask, but the receipt can be forgotten."

  Wang Qiqi shook her head, jokingly saying that the receipt was the most important key. When negotiating with the perpetrator later, this would be a bargaining chip to increase compensation. Moreover, it would let everyone know that Uncle was taking advantage of his niece after his own death, and if he gave the money, everyone should know about it too, so they could see how he would explain himself later.

  "Uncle, you also know why my parents passed away." Although it was the second time she experienced this, Wang Qiqi still cried uncontrollably. Today was a turning point; before today, Wang Qiqi could be willful and do as she pleased because her parents were there to support her. But from now on, Wang Qiqi was alone, with no relatives to take care of her. In fact, those relatives were thinking of ways to cheat this orphan out of the only living expenses left by their own family member. Wang Qiqi thought about it and cried for her parents, and for herself. "No matter what, I will make that scoundrel responsible for these debts."

  When Wang Dagu heard his niece say this, he suddenly realized that the thought that had been bothering him earlier was true. Ah, yes! He was indeed a foolish pig head. His own brother and sister-in-law were killed by someone else, especially when looking at the arrogant attitude of the perpetrator, plus the price of the car they drove, Wang Dagu could completely understand that the other party's family must be wealthy. Otherwise, how could a young man in his early twenties afford to drive such an expensive car?

  When the time comes, she can act as a family member of the deceased to ask for compensation from the other party. After all, Qiqi is just a child who has just gone through the pain of losing her parents, how would she think about so much? Besides, she's just a kid, and the Wang family isn't a family that has lost their relatives completely, so it's only natural for an adult like herself to take care of this important matter. As for the money, of course, it will go to herself, just consider it as the cost of taking care of her niece. And of course, the savings and house of her brother and sister-in-law are also considered as part of the cost of taking care of Qiqi.

  The more Wang Dagu thought about it, the more beautiful it became. He was immersed in a wonderful dream, and he had a feeling that he would soon become a millionaire. As a result, he didn't notice the gaze of the three people present, especially the murderous look from his supposedly useless niece.

  Wang QiQi looked at her uncle, who was openly showing his desire to seize her family's property in front of her. She really wanted to drag this man, whom she had considered a good uncle in her previous life, to kneel down in front of her parents and make him repent for his actions. She wondered if he thought his behavior was justified after being taken care of by her brother and sister-in-law all these years. However, thinking about her uncle's family's character, Wang QiQi suppressed this idea. At this time, she couldn't do anything stupid or alert the enemy unnecessarily.

  Wang Qiqi struggled to suppress her emotions, rushing back to the depths of sorrow before her uncle woke up from his beautiful dream. Wang Dagui also quickly came to his senses, silently scolding himself for being absent-minded in his niece's home, although he wasn't afraid of this niece. He had to maintain his dignity and reputation, especially since tomorrow, if his sister found out, she would definitely come over and make a good impression as a good brother in front of Qiqi, taking charge of handling the aftermath. Given his sister's greedy nature, there might even be benefits for him, so he had to put on a good show today.

  "Then I'll go and talk to the other party, Qiqi, don't worry, your uncle will definitely handle things beautifully." At this time, Wang Dagu found that there were only three people in the room, and Li Cui, his own wife, was not among them. "Qiqi, where did your aunt go?"

  Wang Dagu thought to himself, "I hope it's not that silly wife of mine rummaging through my brother and sister-in-law's storage." That would be a big problem. As a man, he couldn't very well enter the house. "Auntie said Xiaorui would be scared alone at home, so I let her go back first," Wang Qiqi thought to himself that it was best to let them leave, as he still had things to attend to later and having them around was really inconvenient. "Besides, starting tomorrow, we'll have to trouble Uncle and Auntie."

  Wang Dagu heard his niece say this, and he was overjoyed in his heart. He knew that the Prime Minister's brother-in-law had entrusted him with the matter of taking care of Qiqi, "Don't worry, no matter how tired I and your aunt are, we will all help Qiqi, and let your parents leave with dignity."

  After saying that, Wang Daogui turned around and left. Although his back was facing Wang Qiqi, she could feel the joy in her uncle's heart. Wang Qiqi sneered coldly, "Second Uncle, Second Uncle, this money is not so easy to get. You should know that sometimes being greedy for small gains can lead to big mistakes."

  Gong Hong saw Wang Da Gui leave, she opened her husband's arm, "That little girl, don't think I'm meddling too much, the ice coffin has only been outside for 51 days, if we rent it for a longer time, and there are two of them, we can get 40." Gong Hong didn't want to meddle at first, but the problem was that the young girl had already lost her parents, and now even relatives were bullying this orphaned girl at this time, Gong Hong really couldn't bear it.

  Wang Qiqi looked at Gong Hong's indignant face, and it seemed that this aunt was indeed a good person. If it were someone else, they would probably take the money and leave after sending the body back home, let alone help clean up her parents' bodies and say such things. "Auntie, I know all about it, but what can I do? You also know I'm still just a kid." Wang Qiqi sighed and put on a very helpless expression.

  Gong Hong looked at her own man, "Can you be alone here today? Or should I accompany you for a night?" Gong Hong really felt that the thousand dollars in her hand was a bit too hot to handle or came too easily. She thought about it and figured that since she didn't have to go out to work tomorrow morning anyway, she might as well stay here and help with the night watch.

  Wang QiQi was grateful for their kind words, but she still politely declined. "Aunt Gong, it's okay, I can do it myself, just need to trouble you to leave a bit later, wait until my uncle brings that thing back and puts my parents inside before leaving, is that possible?"

  Gong Hong certainly wouldn't object, originally she had planned it this way, taking so much money and not sending the person back would be the end of the matter.

  Here is the translation:

  Before long, Wang Dagu brought two people over to move the coffin, and another person came to help set up the mourning hall. Gong Hong also lent a hand until everything was settled before leaving. Of course, Wang Qiqi had obtained her phone number earlier, so they could contact each other if needed.

  Wang Dagu looked at the arranged mourning hall (which lacked two photos of his brother and sister-in-law) and couldn't shake off the feeling that something was off, as if there were eerie winds blowing. "Qiqi, why don't you go take a nap?" Wang Dagu thought to himself that starting tomorrow, he would need to spend money, so Qiqi must be going to dig up those savings today. He planned to keep an eye on the child and see where she went to get the money, then use the opportunity to snoop around the house in a few days.

  Wang Qiqi shook her head, "No need, Uncle. I'll just stay with my parents tonight. But tomorrow, please come over early, I have to go to school to ask for leave." She took care of things as she went along. Wang Dagu responded with an "uh-huh," "If I don't have time tomorrow, I'll get your aunt to come back."

  Even if it meant taking a year's leave, he could make up for the loss himself. "Then I'll trouble you, Uncle." Wang Qiqi wiped away tears as she saw off her second uncle, then opened the door slightly and turned down the volume of the mournful music on the recorder. She sat alone on the floor, muttering to herself, but only Wang Qiqi and her deceased parents knew what she was saying.