Siheyuan: If you ruin the reputation of the whole courtyard, I will move out

"Edward, today's class is over. As for your question from last time, I will answer it in the next class." Zhang Yu closed the book and said to the whole class, "Classmates, get out of class is over."

After putting away the textbook, Zhang Yu strode out of the classroom and Wu Fei immediately followed.

"Mingzhe, why is your phone turned off?" Wu Fei asked anxiously.

"I usually put my phone on silent mode during class." Zhang Yu was puzzled: "Is there something urgent that requires me to come to school?"

Wu Fei anxiously told him: "Something happened. Your father couldn't find you, so he contacted me directly...something happened to your mother."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu was shocked and immediately took out his phone to unlock it: "What happened to my mother?"

Although Wu Fei was a little hesitant, he finally said, "Your mother has met with misfortune."

His brows furrowed slightly, and just at this moment, his cell phone turned on, displaying a series of messages.

Ring, ring, ring, the phone suddenly rang.

Su Daqiang's number appeared on the phone screen and Zhang Yu answered it immediately.

"Hello, Dad, what's wrong with Mom?" Zhang Yu asked nervously.

However, Su Daqiang on the other end of the phone burst into tears and said to him intermittently: "Zhe'er, your mother is gone."

"What happened? Why is it gone?" Zhang Yu asked anxiously.

Su Daqiang couldn't utter a complete sentence except crying.

Zhang Yu felt extremely headache and could only calm Su Daqiang down first, and then called Su Mingcheng for help.

Su Mingcheng also had a bewildered look on his face, as if he knew nothing about the matter. In the end, he discovered that his younger brother, who was on the other side of the ocean, was the first to learn the bad news.

So Zhang Yu quickly arranged for Su Mingcheng to rush to the hospital as soon as possible, and stated that he would also return to the country quickly to handle all matters.

"Mingzhe, if you really plan to return to China, what will happen to your work at school? Now you are a key force in the Computer Department, you can't just leave like that." Wu Fei asked with concern and worry.

After obtaining his doctorate, Zhang Yu gave up the opportunity to join a large technology company and chose instead to stay in university to teach.

In recent years, Zhang Yu has published many research papers on cloud computing, and his reputation in the computer science department at Stanford University has risen. He has just been promoted to a senior executive position.

"Even if it's just one last time and my mother has passed away, I still want to go back." He expressed firmly, "You are busy with work, so you'd better not come. Take good care of her. She is still young and needs someone to stay with her."

Wu Fei has a lovely daughter, Xiao Mi, for Zhang Yu. She is now in kindergarten and learning to walk, and she cannot be without her family by her side.

After a brief thought, Wu Fei also approved of Zhang Yu's approach: "I will make arrangements for Xiao Mi, so you don't have to worry. If there is anything, just contact my parents directly, and they will do their best to help."

"Thank you, I have something to take care of." Zhang Yu immediately ordered the earliest flight back to China on his mobile phone. He also asked for leave and received the understanding and permission of the department head.

Compared with the strict rules and regulations in the workplace, taking leave in college is more flexible. At the same time, the department has arranged other teachers to teach for him to prevent affecting his daily teaching work.

Considering safety, Wu Fei offered to send Zhang Yu home to pack his luggage in case he needed to return home.

Zhang Yu tried to contact Su Mingyu on his way back home, but was unable to get through.

Zhang Yu has always been afraid that his elderly mother might suddenly die of cardiovascular disease like the character played by Zhao Meilan in the play, so he always emphasizes checking her health and taking medicine on time.

Although he sent $1,500 every month to support his parents' living expenses, theoretically they had no worries. However, Zhang Yu always felt that there was something unexpected behind his sudden death at the age of less than 50.

When the plane was about to arrive in Magic City, Zhang Yu finally managed to contact Su Mingyu. She said that she was on a business trip and had not received any calls or news from home about her mother's misfortune.

Upon learning that her mother had encountered such a serious incident but she had not been informed, Su Mingyu became dissatisfied and began to complain on the phone.

"Mingyu, the plane is about to land. I will turn off the phone first. Let's go back to Su City as soon as possible to see what happened. No matter how much it costs, we must do our best to rescue my mother!" He said in a firm tone.

Su Mingyu, who had a deep sense of responsibility for this family, immediately replied: "Of course, we have conflicts, but when it comes to a critical moment involving life and death, we will not do stupid things. If Su City can't cure it, we will go to Beidu or Dacheng to help Mom find a better hospital." She made the promise without hesitation.

Chapter 7 "Brother, I've arrived at the Magic City Airport, you can come find me." Su Mingyu said on the phone.

"How is mom lately?" Zhang Yu asked heavily.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and finally Su Mingyu said slowly: "Mom passed away peacefully, without much pain."

Although he had a premonition, Zhang Yu was not overly shocked when he heard the news of his mother's death. After hanging up the phone, he walked out of the plane alone, dragging his suitcase.

Su Mingyu was waiting for him at the exit as promised.

After not seeing each other for many years, Su Mingyu in front of him looked much more mature than Zhang Yu remembered. She was wearing a plush coat and a black armband on her wrist.

Seeing Zhang Yu appear, he noticed that Su Mingyu was making a phone call, apparently arranging work matters.

Obviously, Zhao Meilan's sudden death disrupted many of the Su family's original plans.

Zhang Yu did not alarm Su Mingyu. The dead are gone, and it is useless to worry about it. After a while, Su Mingyu ended the call and turned to greet Zhang Yu warmly.

"Brother, I haven't seen you for five years. You look younger than before. Someone who doesn't know me would think I'm your younger brother."

After putting down his luggage, Zhang Yu hugged Su Mingyu and asked, "How did Mom pass away? She had a health checkup at the beginning of last year?"

"Brother, let's talk slowly after getting in the car. I'll help you with your luggage." Su Mingyu picked up his bag and pulled Zhang Yu into an S-class city sports car next to the sedan.

"Okay." Zhang Yu agreed, opened the door and got in from the passenger seat.

Su Mingyu quickly got into the car and drove towards Suzhou City. During the process, she briefly described the cause of Zhao Meilan's death. This made Zhang Yu understand that Zhao Meilan did not die of illness, but suffered an accident, and his funding was also related to it to some extent.

Since Zhang Yu began to send money home regularly, the Su family's situation has gradually improved. They even bought back the house Mingyu had rented and bought a car for transportation. This is where the tragedy happened.

At the scene of the accident, Zhao Meilan stayed up all night playing mahjong until dawn and went home. Due to excessive fatigue, the car crashed and slid straight down the road into the ditch. It was late at night and there were few vehicles passing by, so no accident was discovered.

When the accident happened, Zhao Meilan was injured and unconscious, but she still had a trace of consciousness. However, she did not call the police in time, but called Su Daqiang for help. When Su Daqiang arrived at the scene, he was panicked and did not report the case. Instead, he rescued her directly and then stopped a car to send her to the hospital.

Unfortunately, Zhao Meilan died due to excessive blood loss when she arrived at the hospital, and it was too late when Mingyu arrived.

After learning about this, Zhang Yu lamented his fate. If he hadn't provided financial support, his family's financial situation would not have improved to the point where they could buy a car, and perhaps the tragedy would not have happened.

"Everything is destined. I should really stop providing assistance." Zhang Yu said to himself regretfully.

"Brother, don't blame yourself for this. This matter has nothing to do with you directly. Even if mom didn't stay overnight to play mahjong, if you had called the police earlier, this wouldn't have happened." Su Mingyu tried her best to comfort him.

"The dead cannot be brought back to life. I know there were some disputes between my mother and I, but please put it another way," said Zhang Yu.

Mingyu didn't say anything more, and the car fell silent again. After a few minutes, Su Mingyu changed the subject:

"Brother, Dad is living with Su Mingcheng now. Do you plan to go see Dad first, or Mom first?"

"Look at mom first." Zhang Yu said firmly.

Su Mingyu nodded in agreement.

"Everything related to the cemetery has been arranged. The funeral has an established procedure and will be handled by the funeral company. All we have to do is arrive on time." Su Mingyu explained while controlling the steering wheel.

"Okay, I'll bear the cost temporarily and transfer the money to you later." Zhang Yu suggested.

"No need. I should pay this money as a last token of my gratitude to my mother." Su Mingyu evaded the question.

"Mom has three children, how can I let you pay for it all by yourself? Why don't we go back and discuss it with Mingcheng, and split the expenses among the three of us equally."

Su Mingyu chuckled and responded: "It is not certain that Su Mingcheng really has enough funds."

Su Mingyu frowned slightly, and suddenly remembered a scene in the plot, which was the quarrel between Su Mingcheng and her at Su's mother's funeral. "Mingyu, during the funeral, you and Mingcheng should try not to quarrel, and deal with it afterwards if there is anything." Zhang Yu reminded.

"I understand. As long as Su Mingcheng doesn't take the initiative to cause trouble for me, I won't take the initiative to cause trouble either." He replied.

Su Mingyu drove to the funeral home with Zhang Yu. The makeup artist was busy taking care of Zhao Meilan's funeral. Looking at Zhao Meilan's beautiful appearance, Zhang Yu did not break down and cry like Su Mingzhe in the play, but remained silent as usual.

To be honest, although his memory was integrated with Su Mingzhe's thoughts, he did not copy all of Su Zhe's emotions, and his emotional depth for the relationship between his parents was relatively less. In recent years, he allowed Wu Fei to stay in America, and there was also a factor of avoiding complicated relationships.

Seeing the scene after Zhao Meilan left, Zhang Yu couldn't help feeling a little sad, but this sadness only stayed in his heart, not completely desperate. In fact, he and Zhao Meilan did have some subtle misunderstandings over the years.

The cause was his daughter named . Zhao Meilan was extremely patriarchal. After Xiao Mi was born, Zhang Yu invited Su Daqiang and Zhao Meilan to live in America, not to take care of Wu Fei after the birth. He had enough money to live in . The annual income of an associate professor at Stanford University was enough to easily hire a nanny. But he was more willing to let the grandparents know his granddaughter. However, Zhao Meilan was unwilling to go when she learned that it was a daughter, and even repeatedly urged them to have another son.

Because of this, Wu Fei and Zhang Yu had a quarrel, and Wu Fei has been determined not to consider the issue of having children. Zhang Yu had no choice but to avoid the conflict, settle in America and not plan to return, so as to avoid the escalation of family disputes.

At this moment, facing Zhao Mei's departure, everything turned into the dust of the past. After a moment of silence, Zhang Yu said to the makeup artist: "Please take good care of my mother. She valued dignity the most when she was alive. I hope her farewell ceremony can be solemn and generous."

The makeup artist assured, "Don't worry, I have been in this industry for more than ten years and have done all kinds of makeup. I will definitely make your mother's departure look splendid."

Taking out a small package from his pocket, Zhang Yu handed it to the makeup artist and took one last look at Zhao Meilan. Zhao Meilan had some scars on her body due to the accident, but fortunately these could be covered up with makeup, it just took some time. Professional matters were handled by professionals, and all Zhang Yu could do was spend money.

Sighing deeply, Zhang Yu turned to Su Mingyu and said, "Mom was very concerned about dignity when she was alive. She must not be wronged by her funeral. Can you help improve the standards of the funeral? I will pay for the expenses." After saying this, his face looked serious.

Su Mingyu caught a glimpse of her brother's expression. Although she didn't completely agree with the large-scale funeral, she knew what her brother was thinking, so she didn't say much. She just felt that the funeral was mainly for the living and didn't need to be overly extravagant. After arranging the funeral, the two of them went to Su Ming's house in Chengdu District to visit Su Daqiang.