Chapter 419: I can’t say it
Tong Yao didn’t have much appetite and stopped eating after taking a few bites.
Shu Huai called, Shu Yue went out to answer it, and Fu Jingshen followed him out.
Tong Yao was left alone in the ward.
Seeing that Shu Yue and the others had gone out, she carefully propped herself up and sat up, took a tissue from the bedside table, took two of the largest, reddest, most beautiful strawberries and wrapped them in the tissue.
She didn't know the price of strawberries. She heard from her classmates that they were very expensive. She didn't want Shu Yue and the others to spend money to buy new ones, so she secretly kept two and took them back for her grandma to taste.
Thinking of this, she packed the strawberries and placed them in the drawer, expecting her grandmother to taste them and tell her they were sweet.
Shu Yue went to the corridor and answered Shu Huai's call.
"What happened?"
"The mayor said that a farewell ceremony will be held the day after tomorrow for those killed in the earthquake, and asked me to ask you if you will be back the day after tomorrow."
"Farewell ceremony?" Shu Yue frowned. "Did they say what to do with the bodies of the victims?"
"After the farewell ceremony, those who have relatives will be taken away by their relatives. Those who don't have relatives will be cremated and buried in the cemetery after their identities are confirmed. The cemetery is approved by the government, so there is no need to pay extra money." Shu Huai told Shu Yue all the important news that had just been said in the meeting.
That is to say, Tong Yao’s grandmother has no relatives to claim her body, and after the farewell ceremony the day after tomorrow, the body will be cremated. Doesn’t that mean Tong Yao won’t be able to see her grandmother for the last time?
"I see. If there are any other changes, please call me. I will also send you a message when the time of your return is confirmed."
After saying that, Shu Yue hung up the phone.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Shu Yue's gloomy face, Fu Jingshen instinctively felt that something was wrong.
"Shu Huai said that Nanjiang will hold a farewell ceremony the day after tomorrow, and the bodies that are not claimed will be sent for cremation and burial. I can't hide this from Grandma Tong Yao anymore."
Shu Yue originally wanted to wait until Tong Yao recovered and was discharged from the hospital before finding an opportunity to tell her about this matter, which would be better for her treatment and recovery. But now things have changed, and Tong Yao must know about this matter.
"I understand. I'll go talk to the doctor about Tong Yao's discharge from the hospital. I'll go with you to explain it to her later."
Fu Jingshen patted Shu Yue on the shoulder and turned to find Tong Yao's attending physician.
"Tong Yao's physical condition is not suitable for discharge now. If she gets hurt, it will be hard to say what will happen." The doctor disagreed with Fu Jingshen's application for discharge.
"The child's grandmother died in the earthquake. The farewell ceremony will be the day after tomorrow. She doesn't know her grandmother has passed away yet. If she doesn't hurry to see her, she will regret it in the future."
For Tong Yao, physical pain may not be a big deal. If she really cannot see her grandmother for the last time, she will live in regret and guilt every day in the future. The pain accumulated every day will be no less than the physical pain.
"Doctor, once she's finished seeing her grandmother, we'll bring her back as soon as possible. It won't delay her treatment."
Fu Jingshen promised that he was still hesitant about seeing the doctor.
"Okay, go early and come back early."
The doctor sighed and approved their discharge application, but asked them to come back as soon as possible to continue treatment after resolving the issue.
Shu Yue hesitated at the door of the ward as she had not figured out how to face Tong Yao.
"The discharge application has been approved, but we still have to bring Tong Yao back to the hospital. Her treatment cannot be interrupted, so we have to come back after the farewell ceremony the day after tomorrow."
Fu Jingshen walked to Shu Yue and took her into the ward first.
Tong Yao was lying on the hospital bed bored. When she saw them come back, she seemed to come back to life and her eyes lit up.
“Sister Shuyue, Brother Jingshen.”
The child's voice sounded so sweet. Shu Yue looked at her smile and couldn't bear to tell her this cruel reality.
After holding it in for a whole night, Fu Jingshen read a fairy tale book to coax Tong Yao to sleep, but she was unable to speak.
"I really can't bring myself to say this."
Shu Yue was distressed.
"This matter is difficult to talk about, so you don't have to feel any psychological pressure."
How could she not feel psychological pressure? Just looking at Tong Yao's cute and well-behaved face, she couldn't even say a harsh word, let alone tell her the news of her grandmother's death.
Shu Yue was unable to bring up the matter until the next afternoon when they were about to leave for Nanjiang.
"Tong Yao, are you okay?"
Shu Yue packed up Tong Yao's things and when she turned around to look at her, she was sitting in a wheelchair. She opened the drawer, took out something and hid it in her pocket.
"I'm fine."
Tong Yao met Shu Yue's gaze and smiled.
Shu Yue felt even more anxious and depressed.
Perhaps because she knew she was going back to Nanjiang, Tong Yao was in a good mood the whole way and even hummed a song in the car.
She stuck her head out of the car window, facing the wind, waving her hands, and humming a Nanjiang nursery rhyme, which was very nice.
The singing voice was blown away by the wind, and no one knew where it went.
When we arrived in Nanjiang, it was already dark.
Tong Yao couldn't hold on for the last half hour due to the exhaustion from the long journey and fell asleep.
After parking the car, Fu Jingshen got out first and opened the door.
"Let me do it."
He took Tong Yao from Shu Yue and carried her out.
Be very careful not to wake the child.
"elder sister."
Shu Huai came over and immediately shut up when he saw Fu Jingshen holding a sleeping child in his arms.
Fu Jingshen brought Tong Yao into the tent, settled her down, and then followed her to the next tent.
When he went in, everyone was already inside.
"How is Tong Yao?"
Shu Yue asked him.
"She was sleeping soundly and didn't wake up." Fu Jingshen walked over and sat down next to her.
"What are the arrangements for tomorrow's farewell ceremony?"
"The farewell ceremony will be held at 8am tomorrow at the Nanjiang Funeral Home. All the bodies are now stored there, and the media will broadcast it live."
Shu Ziming briefly talked about tomorrow's arrangements.
"Shu Yue, the director team said that we had to stop filming because of this natural disaster, but we have to give it an ending, so the director team will send someone to follow and record tomorrow. You have been very popular on the Internet recently, and you rescued Tong Yao. The director wants to interview you alone. I can't make a decision on this matter, so I'll listen to your thoughts."
The director also escaped death, but because of this, he must seize this opportunity to become popular.
Shu Yue frowned, a little impatient, "Please help me reject him, I don't want to be interviewed, and... don't let the director or the media influence Tong Yao."
Shu Ziming nodded, "Okay, I understand."
You can never imagine how great the public pressure brought by the media is.
Tong Yao has already lost her grandmother. If she were to appear in public again, she would probably suffer from psychological trauma and be unable to face this painful past. This would undoubtedly be cruel to her.
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