"Eldest son, break the basin!"
When it was time for the funeral procession, Gu Weirong called out.
Gu Yunpeng rose and smashed the earthenware basin used to burn offerings, then steadily shouldered Gu Weiyang's coffin alone and led everyone out of the residence.
Everyone stopped talking and followed silently behind.
After about ten minutes of walking, they reached their destination.
Gu Weiyang's burial site had been chosen in a park not far from the United Government Secretary-General's office.
Qin Siyang glanced over. From where Gu Weiyang was buried, his former office was in plain view.
The room where he had handled countless affairs in life would remain within sight even in death. The Gu Family had clearly put thought into it.
Once Gu Weiyang was buried, the grave sealed, and the headstone erected, the funeral drew to a close.
The members of the Gu Family bowed to the guests who had followed them all the way there. After Gu Weirong briefly expressed his thanks, some guests left, while others stayed in the park to chat.
Yu Yongyou and Wang Xugong, however, approached Qin Siyang.
Yu Yongyou smiled. "Chairman Qin, shall we take a walk?"
Hearing how Yu Yongyou addressed him, Qin Siyang couldn't help smiling. "Let's."
Previously, Qin Siyang's highest position had been commander of the Qin Character Special Brigade, so Yu Yongyou had addressed him as Brigade Commander Qin.
Now Qin Siyang also held the title of Minister of Armaments. Which ranked higher, minister or brigade commander, was a matter of opinion.
So Yu Yongyou simply chose the form of address that would bring them closer. After all, they were both vice chairmen of Joint Mining, so calling him "Chairman Qin" came naturally.
Yu Yongyou activated Conversation Shielding and walked with Qin Siyang along a path through the park,