"Old man, old man!"
Duan Jiaxing ran to the bedside and found that Mr. Duan's body was a little stiff.
He is an old man who has passed away.
Judging from his appearance, he seemed to have passed away peacefully.
When Wang Zhaodi and Shen Xiaobei heard Duan Jiaxing's unusual shouting, they hurried into the old man's room.
"Jiaxing, what happened to Beihai's grandfather?"
"Old man, go away!"
"Ah? Beihai's grandfather——"
"grandfather--"
Upon hearing that Mr. Duan had passed away so suddenly, Wang Zhaodi and Shen Xiaobei both cried out in grief, kneeling down in front of the bed and crying.
Duan Jiaxing comforted them with red eyes, "The old man looked very peaceful, as if he was asleep. He probably didn't suffer much when he passed away. He was blessed!"
"But none of us were with him when he left, so I don't know what he wanted to tell us."
"All of the children in the family are successful, so the old man probably doesn't have anything special to say. Even Xichuan and Beihai are both in the army, so I don't know if they can come back to attend the old man's funeral."
"Dad, I'm going to call Xichuan, Beihai, my eldest brother and his wife, and have them all come back!"
"Hey, okay, Xiaobei, then go ahead and fight."
After kneeling in front of Mr. Duan's bed and crying for a while, Shen Xiaobei endured the grief and called the Duan family's children one by one.
When Gao Hongmian learned the bad news, she asked Duan Donglin to take leave immediately and go to Beijing, and then go with her to bring all six children back to attend their grandfather's funeral.
Duan Beihai also said that he could take leave and come back.
The only one was Duan Xichuan, who went out on a mission two days ago and could not return to the army in a short time.
So Shen Xiaobei didn’t contact him.
She estimated that even if he could come back by then, he would not be able to attend his grandfather's funeral, and she felt a little sorry for Duan Xichuan.
Mr. Duan was born in 1900 and is exactly 91 years old this year, which is a long life.
During his lifetime, he experienced the transition from feudal society to socialist society, and witnessed the country's poverty and backwardness to its gradual prosperity and civilization.
It's a long process of almost a century.
He has dozens of descendants, which can be said to be a large family.
The only regret is that although his wife was also quite old, she passed away earlier than him.
In the years since his wife passed away, although he has his son and daughter-in-law by his side, he does not have his wife to talk to, so he may still be quite lonely inside.
This point, Shen Xiaobei could feel during his stay at the Duan family.
Because many times when she came back from outside, she always saw the old man sitting quietly at the gate like a statue.
It seems like he is reminiscing about his wife, the past, and his life alone.
Whenever he saw his quiet, lonely, and decadent look, Shen Xiaobei felt a little sad.
So, she always liked to run to him as soon as she came back and greet him with a smile.
Then she squatted beside him and talked to him about what she was busy with outside today.
The old man's hearing has become a little hard of hearing.
Every time she talked to him, she had to speak very loudly, so during these days staying at the Duan family, she had practiced raising her voice.
Because his voice had gotten louder, he was no longer reserved when speaking at the Duan family.
Because the old man had listened to her talk a lot during this period, he obviously liked her as his granddaughter-in-law more.
It’s just a pity that the grandfather and grandson finally had the opportunity to cultivate a deeper relationship, but they were separated by death in a hurry.
Three days later, the old man was buried!
His funeral was very grand. All the descendants who were able to come back came back, and there was crying everywhere.
Duan Xichuan was the only one who was still on a mission outside and had not returned to the army, so he had to miss his grandfather's funeral regretfully.
On his behalf, Shen Xiaobei kowtowed twice, burned twice as much incense, and shed twice as many tears.
After the funeral, relatives from other places returned to their respective workplaces one after another. Only Shen Xiaobei stayed here to deal with the preparations for the opening of the sock factory.
It was not until almost the 27th of the lunar year that Duan Xichuan rushed back from the army, exhausted.
As soon as he came back, he went to his grandfather's grave.
With red eyes, I kowtowed to my grandfather three times, belatedly.
Duan Xichuan felt guilty that he was the only descendant of the Duan family who missed his grandfather's funeral.
At night, while hugging Shen Xiaobei, this grown man actually choked and cried out.
Shen Xiaobei knew that men don't shed tears easily, but they just haven't reached the point of being sad.
Although Mr. Duan has many descendants, Duan Xichuan has been his most beloved among his many descendants since he was a child, and later he was also the one he was most proud of.
But it happened that this one person couldn't see him off in person when he left.
Although Mr. Duan would never blame him if he knew about this, he still couldn't let it go.
Seeing that he was so sad, Shen Xiaobei patted his back gently like coaxing a child.
She comforted him softly, "Xichuan, don't blame yourself too much. Everyone has regrets in life. If you don't have regrets here, you might have regrets somewhere else. No one is an exception."
"I believe that for us who are still alive, living every day to the fullest will be the greatest comfort to grandpa."
"Girl, thank goodness you stayed at home all this time. Before Grandpa passed away, you were able to talk to him every day. Otherwise, I would have felt even more regretful!"
"Husband and wife are one. I am your wife, so what I do is naturally equivalent to what you do!"
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