But there's a limit to sadness, and besides, he had only been married for a short time, so to be honest, he really couldn't cry.

So, with his wife, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law crying and refusing to eat or drink, he could only stay by their side.

If necessary, force-feed them some food.

It is said that a son-in-law is like half a son.

Under these circumstances, it was only right for him to step forward and arrange the funeral.

However, he dared not leave his wife, fearing that if he turned his head, Qiaoya would commit suicide.

I've told her several times before that she's the eldest sister and should be strong.

After all, her younger siblings are still young, and she is their pillar of support; she cannot be the first to fall.

But she only showed some strength when he was talking about it.

She turned away and started crying again shortly after.

Afterwards, she began to blame herself, saying that she should have been the one to die.

At times like these, he still feels utterly exhausted.

It seems that no matter how many times you say it, it's useless.

All he could do was continue guarding it!

Chi Yu noticed the weariness in Chi Qing's eyes, and after glancing at the Wang siblings' condition, she whispered:

"Aqing, you go back and rest first. I want to talk to Qiaoya for a while."

Chi Qing trusted his sister-in-law a lot, and although he was a little worried about his wife and the others, he still left as instructed.

After Chi Qing left, only the Wang siblings remained in the oilcloth shed.

Chi Yu looked around the tent and then picked up the kettle on the stone stove and poured the hot water into the wooden basin.

Then, he pulled out a piece of cotton cloth that was a little worn out from the rope next to him.

She only returned to Wang Qiaoya's side after soaking the old cotton cloth in hot water and wringing it until it was half dry.

"Wipe!"

Wang Qiaoya, who had started sobbing again, turned her head blankly to look at the washcloth that had suddenly appeared.

Seeing that she didn't move, Chi Yu directly applied a hot cotton cloth to her eyes.

After thinking for a moment, she used one hand to take out a box of cooling balm from her pocket.

After the hot cotton cloth cooled down, she unscrewed the mentholatum and applied some to the area under her nose and around her temples.

Menthol has a strong smell, but it can refresh and invigorate you.

After she finished doing all that, she got up, threw the cloth back into the wooden tub, and came back again.

Wang Qiaoya was so dizzy from crying that she could only immerse herself in grief and couldn't think of anything else.

After being suddenly rubbed with menthol ointment, the pungent smell made it hard for her to open her eyes, but her mind gradually cleared.

Seeing that she had stopped crying, Chi Yu followed the same method and applied some to Wang Jiabao, Wang Chuntao, and Wang Jiawang.

After finishing all this, she put away the cooling balm, walked to Wang Qiaoya's side, and gently pressed her temples.

Wang Qiaoya had already gotten used to the smell of the mentholatum and opened her eyes.

Seeing the fish in the pond, she felt like a wronged child, and instinctively wanted to cry.

"Aunt..."

Seeing this, Chi Yu quickly stopped her, saying, "Don't cry, listen to me."

Wang Qiaoya, whose tears were about to fall, subconsciously held them back upon hearing this.

She didn't speak, but looked at the person in front of her with her eyes swollen to the point of being only slits, and nodded.

Chi Yu ignored the younger members of the Wang family and sat down next to Wang Qiaoya, then said:

"Qiaoya, I know everything about your parents."

Natural disasters are merciless; now is not the time to be sad.

As the eldest sister in the family, what you should be doing now is figuring out how to handle your parents' funeral arrangements.

Then, on your husband's side, they need to rebuild the house. As the eldest daughter-in-law, what are your thoughts on this?