At night, the men had to keep vigil at Hongwei's house, and with Hongwei having to stay with the body, he could not spare time to take care of Tong Yao and Guo Jinnian. However, he had already notified the village head to let them stay at his house for the night.
The village head had no objections.
Si Boyi initially wanted to invite Tong Yao to stay at his house, but bearing Lin Fengying and Si Xiaohui in mind, he withheld the words. His older brother had already divorced Tong Yao, so it was not suitable to have her stay at his house, as it would be troublesome if Si Xiaohui made a fuss.
Besides, he knew that Tong Yao did not want to stay at his house. If he were in her shoes, he would not want to either.
As it was getting dark, the village head took Tong Yao and Guo Jinnian home, instructed his wife to take good care of them, and then went back to the Gu Family's house.