Chapter 292 Ghost Festival Taboos and Family Burial Conflicts

Susie looked at Wade, surprised.

"Why do you still want to go out at night, big brother?"

"Many taboos during the Ghost Festival!" Susie counted on her fingers, "It's best not to go out at night, but if you do, don't shout other people's names loudly, so as not to be remembered by 'good friends'."

"Second, don't wear clothes embroidered with your own name."

"Third, don't pat other people's shoulders. If someone pats your shoulder, don't turn around. If you hear someone calling you from behind, don't answer."

Big Head Han interrupted, "I won't turn around. I'll jump up like a zombie and turn around abruptly. Will that scare the ghosts away?"

Susie gave him a thumbs up. "Sister, you're awesome!"

Wade sneered, "You'll be scared to death by the ghost."

After a pause, he suddenly thought of Zion and Lucy's long reflex arc.

Forget it, even if they saw ghosts and turned around suddenly, these two would probably just stand there calmly, staring at the ghost.

Even if the ghost came, they would roll their eyes and go back.

"Then what?" Wade asked.

Susie continued, "Don't wear red underwear and sit in the wrong place."

Wade quickly asked, "Like where?"

Susie said, "Like someone else's grave!"

As she spoke, she took a big bite of duck leg.

Grandma Chloe's duck legs are delicious!

Wade muttered, "Who would sit on someone else's grave..."

But he saw Lucy open her mouth in a daze.

She was tired from playing today and seemed to be sitting on a random rock.

Um, that rock doesn't seem to be someone else's grave...

Big Head Han quickly pulled down her pants quietly - luckily, she wasn't wearing red underwear.

"Then what?" she asked.

"Then don't take pictures. Be careful not to take pictures of ghosts outside, or they'll follow you back!"

"Don't steal and eat the best offerings. You'll compete with ghosts and bring bad luck."

"Don't step on or burn paper money indiscriminately..."

"Don't..."

...

Susie said a lot.

Wade couldn't help but be amazed. He had no idea there were so many rules.

Lucy had a headache, though. With so many rules, who could remember them all?

**

On the other side, the Colter family was also having dinner, but the atmosphere was extremely gloomy.

The elder Mr. Colter had not decided about the burial site, and his mouth was pursed for so long that he could almost hold two pounds of pork.

Diana couldn't eat anymore and put down her chopsticks, saying, "Dad, don't think too much, we haven't decided yet..."

Before she finished speaking, the old man waved his hand and said, "Sigh, why bother talking about it? Don't mention it!"

After speaking, he muttered to himself, "I don't have many days left.

When I die, everything will be meaningless.

The most important thing is that you all still have to live your lives well. I don't care where you bury me."

Diana was speechless for a moment.

In the first place, this kind of thing was not something anyone would discuss.

Which family would discuss which burial site to buy when their loved ones were about to pass away?

After all, it was the old man who brought back a brochure about a burial site one day.

It sounded good to say that the family had an open-minded culture and didn't shy away from talking about life and death and being indifferent to everything.

But was it really like that?

Diana felt an indescribable suffocating feeling.

The old man put down his chopsticks and said, "I'm full. You guys can eat slowly."

After he finished speaking, he shakily got up and went back to his room. When the door was closed, Zach completely erupted.

"Look at you, why do you have to make Dad so uncomfortable? Dad is so old, and who knows how long he can live. Can't you just go along with him?"

"Yeah, I'm useless. I only make 4,000 dollars a month, and I don't even have enough money to buy a burial site for Dad! If I had the money, I wouldn't even say a word and would immediately fulfill Dad's wish."

"And look at you, you're so selfish."

After Zach finished speaking, he threw down his chopsticks and went back to his room.

Diana had been keeping her lips tightly pursed, trying hard to endure it all.

But now, tears flowed down her cheeks uncontrollably.

Was she wrong?

Was it really inappropriate for her to be so concerned about money?

The old woman sighed and said, "Ah, Diana, don't take it to heart. Your father is like this."

Diana choked up and asked, "Mom, am I wrong? Cloud's dad said that if I didn't contribute all the money, he would divorce me."

One had to admit that Diana was still too naive. Some things should not be said even between a mother and daughter who are close.

If this were to be said, the old woman might not tell the old man, but there would definitely be some distance between her and her son-in-law in the future.

The old woman fell silent, and her eyes also showed a lot of pain.

"I'm sorry, child." She sighed again and again.

"But your younger brother hasn't gotten married yet, so you have to bear more responsibility."

"Think about it, your brother is still looking for a partner. If his partner finds out that he is such a useless man who depends on his family for everything, their relationship might not work out."

"Your father doesn't have much time left, and I'm urging your brother to get married as soon as possible. But it seems that the other party is still observing..."

If the other party found out about their family's situation, Zach would not be able to marry anyone.

If this were to spread, which daughter would dare to marry into their family?

It would also be difficult for her to watch her son remain unmarried.

Diana stubbornly said, "But why should I pay for everything? I have my own little family. I paid for the down payment on the house that he sold, and the hospitalization and chemotherapy for my father cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now that we're buying a burial plot, Zach is only contributing 100,000 dollars. What's wrong with that?"

The old woman sighed, "But he doesn't have any money, does he?"

Zach suddenly opened the door and shouted, "Mom, do you know what my sister said? She told me to sell the house!"

Diana was furious and said, "Zach!"

Zach muttered, "Why can't I say it? Didn't you say the same thing yourself? Don't you think it's excessive?"

The old woman was stunned and didn't know what to say.

She watched the siblings quarrel and could only try to mediate, but in the end, she was too tired and went back to her room.

The old man was listening behind the door and sat on the bed as soon as the old woman came in.

She complained, "You see, you let the two children fight. Is that okay with you?"

The old man sneered, "Diana is wrong to ask Zach to sell the house!"

She clearly had the money but was reluctant to spend it on him.

He didn't believe that his son-in-law would divorce his daughter.

The son-in-law also earned a lot of money, and Diana's family was well-off.

But what about his son?

His son was working very hard, but his income was not even one-tenth of his sister's.

Shouldn't siblings help each other? Who is struggling, should receive more help.

Also, Yi Guang's marriage is still undecided, as the bride's family demands a dowry of two hundred thousand.

According to him, Diana should take care of his younger brother's marriage entirely, so that he can die without any worries.

A sensible daughter should not let her parents worry.

They even argue at home...