Lu Lin was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and seemed to have made up his mind, "I'll go talk to Mom."
It was impossible to hide this from Li Guifen. If she saw with her own eyes that Lu Qingyou, who had finally woken up, suddenly died, she would really collapse.
Lu Lin walked into the ward and was about to ask Li Guifen to leave when he heard Lu Qingyou say, "Old woman, go make me a bowl of noodles. I want to eat your noodles. Make sure they are a little chewy and preferably topped with the sauce that Man Yue fried."
Li Guifen had no choice but to agree to such a small matter, and she agreed immediately.
Before Lu Lin could finish his words, Li Guifen was busy looking for Jiang Manyue to go home and roll noodles for Lu Qingyou.
Jiang Manyue was still at the door of the ward. Li Guifen saw her as soon as she came out and pulled her back. "Manyue, your dad wants to eat hand-rolled noodles and also wants to eat the braised meat you made. Can you go home with mom and make some braised meat for him?"
From Li Guifen's state, it was obvious that Lu Lin had not told her that Lu Qingyou was in a state of last breath, but in order to let Lu Qingyou eat this bowl of noodles, she could only nod, said nothing, and followed him back.
On the way back, Jiang Manyue specially bought some pork and prepared to make a meat stew for Lu Qingyou so that he could eat it more happily.
Li Guifen still didn't know that Lu Qingyou was having a last gasp, and she was still happy in her heart. As they walked, she told Jiang Manyue that although she was not very good at cooking, she was still good at rolling noodles, otherwise why would Lu Qingyou want to eat the noodles she rolled as soon as he woke up.
Jiang Manyue didn't know how to respond, so she could only force a smile and nod, her mind full of thoughts about when to tell Li Guifen about this.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law returned home, but they didn't expect that Miao Xianghua was at Lu's house. When he saw them come back, he hurriedly asked if Lu Qing was feeling better.
Li Guifen smiled happily, "Old Lu is awake! He said he wanted to eat the noodles I rolled, and wanted to eat them with the braised meat that Man Yue fried, so we came back and made it for him."
Miao Xianghua was also very happy to hear the news. Lu Qingyou finally woke up. They had been worried about him for two or three days.
Li Guifen was busy kneading the dough. She quickly asked Jiang Manyue to talk to Miao Xianghua first and went to the kitchen.
Miao Xianghua turned around and looked at his daughter. Her face didn't look very good, and she didn't seem as happy as Li Guifen at all.
"What's wrong, Manyue? Why do you look like that?"
Jiang Manyue pulled Miao Xianghua aside and said, "Mom, why are you here? Didn't I send the child home?"
Miao Xianghua slapped her and said, "It's you who's always forgetful. The child is here, but you didn't bring the milk powder. What am I supposed to feed him when he's hungry? I don't dare feed him rice soup. What if he doesn't want to drink it? I came to your house to look for milk powder."
Jiang Manyue only just remembered that she had been in a hurry to go out in the morning and forgot to bring milk powder for the baby.
"Come on, let's not talk about this. The child is full and sleeping. I asked your niece to help me watch him in the room. Call me when the child wakes up. I want to ask you, why do you look so depressed? What's going on?"
Miao Xianghua is not a fool. There is no joy on Jiang Manyue's face. Something must have happened.
"Mom, my father-in-law is not well anymore. The doctor said he is having a terminal relapse."
Miao Xianghua was stunned. "What?! How could it be a last gasp? Is it impossible to save him?"
Jiang Manyue quickly covered her mouth, fearing that Li Guifen, who was busy in the kitchen, would hear it.
"Mom! Keep your voice down! My mother-in-law doesn't know yet. Lu Lin and I were just about to tell her when my father-in-law said he wanted to eat noodles. My mother-in-law happily came back and started rolling noodles. I have to make my mother-in-law send the noodles to the hospital so that my father-in-law can eat them before I tell her. I can't let my father-in-law not have this last bowl of noodles."
Miao Xianghua also knew that he had been too loud just now. He glanced towards the kitchen and found nothing unusual. Then he lowered his voice and asked, "So, is your father-in-law really beyond saving? Could it be that the hospital made a mistake? He was usually such a strong man, how could he die just like that?"
Jiang Manyue shook her head. "That's right, my father-in-law had a cerebral hemorrhage. The doctor said there's really no way to save him, and we can't go to another hospital. If the road gets bumpy, he'll die immediately."
Miao Xianghua sighed and his eyes turned red. "Tell me, what kind of fate is this? After all the hard work, your Lu Lin has become successful and his parents can enjoy life with him, but Old Lu is gone, leaving Guifen alone. How can she survive?"
Jiang Manyue hesitated for a moment and said, "Mom, I've thought about it. If my father-in-law really dies, Lu Lin and I will take my mother-in-law to live with us in Yunzhou. She's alone here, and I'm afraid she'll have a hard time."
Miao Xianghua nodded. "That's as it should be. If Old Lu were gone, Guifen wouldn't be able to survive here alone. If she goes to Yunzhou, after all, her son and grandson will be by her side. If you ask her to help take care of the children, she won't feel so miserable."
The mother and daughter were talking here when Li Guifen poked her head out from the kitchen. "It's the full moon! Mom is all done here, go pick some vegetables and stir-fry the stew! Your dad is still waiting in the hospital!"
Jiang Manyue quickly responded, "Hey! Mom! I'm coming right away!"
Miao Xianghua patted her and said, "Go quickly. Mommy is here to take care of the child. Just focus on your own things. I'll go to your room to get the milk powder and then go home."
Jiang Manyue nodded. "The milk powder is in the bag, and the diapers and bottles are in there too. Just take it away, Mom."
After saying that, Jiang Manyue hurried to her private plot to pick vegetables and prepare to stir-fry the stew.
When she finished washing the vegetables and meat and entered the kitchen, Li Guifen was already rolling noodles.
Jiang Manyue didn't dare to delay. Who knew how long Lu Qingyou could hold on? They had to deliver the noodles as soon as possible.
The two of them worked hard in the kitchen and finally finished making a bowl of noodles with gravy.
"Man Yue, I'll go get the thermos. We only have one, and it was bought by A-Lin. It's finally coming in handy."
Li Guifen happily went to get the thermos. Jiang Manyue was looking at the pot of stew and the bowl of noodles in the kitchen, feeling a little uneasy.
Soon, Li Guifen came back with a thermos bucket, packed the stew and noodles separately, and hurried out.
"Let's hurry up. Even though this noodle is cooked with cold water, it won't be chewy if we wait too long."
Li Guifen carried the thermos and hurried to the hospital with Jiang Manyue.
Along the way, Jiang Manyue was thinking whether she should confess the truth to Li Guifen while Lu Qing was eating noodles.
When the two arrived at the hospital, Li Guifen excitedly carried the thermos bucket into the ward, but saw Lu Lin and Lu Jun'an kneeling in front of the bed crying, while Lu Qingyou had already fallen on the bed, lifeless.
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