With the passing of Master Nie, socialites from all walks of life came to pay their respects—provided they had received an invitation. Otherwise, the funeral home would have been bursting at the seams.
Nie Zhao was busy at the company. As for the guests—both those invited and the uninvited who showed up after seeing the news—someone had to receive them. Before Nie Jiajun returned, Chen Rou was solely responsible for hosting. Once he arrived and realized his wife was not cut out for the task, Uncle Ming sent Nie Jiayu over to assist her.
Among those who arrived today after seeing the news were the poor, old acquaintances Nie Rong had cut ties with once he became wealthy. In Chen Rou’s eyes, those who had kept their distance while he was successful but chose to pay their respects after his death were, at the very least, people of integrity. She made the decision herself regarding their monetary gifts: she simply folded the corners of the envelopes to decline the money, arranged for the ushers to treat them well, and instructed the accountant to give each of them a generous red envelope in return.
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