Seeing this, Li Guifen quickly ran to the bedside and shook Lu Qingyou, "Old Lu! Old Lu! The noodles are ready, and Manyue personally fried the braised meat. Hurry up and get up and eat!"
Lu Lin cried and advised, "Mom, stop shaking, Dad is gone."
Li Guifen ignored him and continued shaking Lu Qingyou, "You old fool, get up now! I rushed home to make noodles for you, and you don't want to eat them now? Get up now!"
Lu Jun'an rushed over crying, "Grandma! Grandpa is dead! Stop shaking him!"
Li Guifen slapped him directly. This was the first time she hit Lu Junan.
"You're talking nonsense! Your grandfather isn't dead! He just wanted to eat noodles! He just fell asleep! He woke up and ate!"
Jiang Manyue came up and hugged Lu Jun'an in her arms, unable to hold back any longer, "Mom! Dad is really gone! Don't be like this!"
Li Guifen stood there stupidly, looking at Lu Qingyou who was dead on the hospital bed. She swayed and fell down.
Lu Lin quickly stood up, picked her up horizontally, and rushed out to find a doctor.
Jiang Manyue and Lu Junan knelt in front of the hospital bed. Lu Junan buried himself in Jiang Manyue's arms and cried bitterly.
After a while, Lu Lin walked into the ward. "Mom couldn't stand the shock and fainted. The doctor said to wait until she's okay and she can relax for a while. She'll be fine once she wakes up."
Jiang Manyue pulled Jun'an to his feet and said, "It's time to prepare for Dad's funeral. I'm afraid Mom won't be able to preside over it. I'll take care of Mom, and you go and prepare it. Go back and ask my brothers for help so that Dad can be buried as soon as possible."
Lu Lin nodded and went out to find a cart to take Lu Qingyou home.
Jiang Manyue asked Lu Jun'an to go to Li Guifen's ward first and wait there while she waited for Lu Lin to come back.
There were many cart drivers working in front of the hospital. Lu Lin quickly found a cart and did not ask the driver for help. He carried Lu Qingyou off the bed and put him on the cart.
Jiang Manyue wiped her tears and watched the cart leave before returning to Li Guifen's ward.
Li Guifen was still asleep, and Lu Jun'an was watching over her, holding her hand and crying.
Jiang Manyue walked over and touched his head, "Jun'an, grandpa is gone, and grandma is sick again. You are the eldest grandson, you have to be strong, okay?"
Lu Jun'an nodded and took Li Guifen's hand, "Grandma, please wake up. Grandpa is gone, and I can't live without grandma anymore."
Jiang Manyue sighed and sat down beside the bed, thinking about taking Li Guifen back to Yunzhou after the funeral was over.
After a long while, Li Guifen slowly woke up. When she realized what was happening to her, she covered her face and burst into tears.
"Mom, Dad is gone, you must take care of yourself. Jun'an already lost his grandfather, he can't lose his grandmother too."
Lu Jun'an also rushed over and cried, "Grandma, you still have me, your uncle and aunt, and your two younger brothers. Please don't die, I don't want you to die!"
Li Guifen cried and hugged him, "Grandma won't die. Grandma wants to see Jun'an grow up and watch over you guys for your grandfather."
The grandparents and grandchildren hugged each other and cried. Jiang Manyue wiped her tears and said, "Mom, Lu Lin has taken Dad home. After Dad is buried, you can come back to Yunzhou with us."
Li Guifen cried and shook her head, "I'm not going. I'm not going anywhere. I'm just staying here with your dad."
Jiang Manyue sat beside her and advised, "Mom, Dad is gone. Lu Lin and I can't leave you here alone. Come with us to Yunzhou. I can't take care of these three children. Even if I ask you to help me take care of them, is that okay?"
Li Guifen knew clearly that her daughter-in-law didn't ask her to help take care of the children, but wanted her to go to Yunzhou, away from her sad hometown, so that she wouldn't have to think about Lao Lu every day.
Lu Jun'an also persuaded, "Grandma, just come back with us. I still want to sleep with you and tell me stories."
Li Guifen had no choice but to nod with tears in her eyes, holding Jiang Manyue's hand, crying so hard that she couldn't speak.
In the afternoon, the doctor came to check on Li Guifen. The doctor said that there was nothing serious wrong with her and that she did not need to be hospitalized and could go home to rest.
Jiang Manyue packed up the things in Lu Qingyou's ward and took Li Guifen and Lu Jun'an home.
When he got home, Lu Lin was not there. He only saw Lu Qingyou's body lying in the main room.
Jiang Manyue didn't want Li Guifen to go and see the child, so she quickly asked Lu Junan to help Li Guifen into the house, and she went to Jiang's house to pick up the child.
When Miao Xianghua heard her say she was here to pick up the child, she glared at her angrily, "What child do you mean? Something so serious happened at home, and you're the daughter-in-law, shouldn't you help take care of the child? Leave the child here, I'll take care of him for you. Your mother raised six children and has so many grandchildren. I promise to take good care of the child for you."
Jiang Manyue thought of her mother-in-law and nephew at home, and nodded. "Mom, I'll leave the child to you. My mother-in-law collapsed as soon as she arrived at the ward and saw that my father-in-law was gone. The family also had to take care of my father-in-law's funeral, so she really couldn't take care of the child."
Miao Xianghua patted her and said, "You should go back soon. Lu Lin and your brothers have gone up the mountain to dig a grave. They probably won't be back until dinner time. By the way, did you have lunch?"
Jiang Manyue shook her head. "No, I just ate something on the train this morning, but then I was busy and didn't have time to eat."
Miao Xianghua felt very distressed and asked her to wait. He quickly went to the kitchen to prepare a bowl of noodles and brought it into the house.
"Eat quickly, eat quickly! How can your body survive if you don't eat all day?"
Jiang Manyue picked up her chopsticks and was about to start eating when she thought of Lu Lin and quickly asked, "Mom, has Lu Lin eaten yet?"
Miao Xianghua gestured for her to eat quickly. "He's already eaten. How would he have the energy to dig the grave if he didn't eat? He didn't want to eat at the time. I said if you don't eat, you won't have the energy to dig the grave later, and what will happen if you delay your father's work? He thought about it and ate."
Jiang Manyue was relieved now. She was indeed hungry, so she finished the bowl of noodles in just a few bites.
"Okay, Mom, I have to go back to look after my mother-in-law. When Lu Lin comes back, ask him to come home for dinner. I'll cook at home tonight."
Miao Xianghua nodded, "Mom, I understand. You should go back soon and try to persuade your mother-in-law. Life is just like this. There are no hurdles that cannot be overcome."
Jiang Manyue said she understood and then hurried home.
When she got home, Jiang Manyue went to Li Guifen's room again to take a look. Seeing that she was lying on the bed with Jun'an beside her, she felt relieved.
Funerals are not allowed now, let alone three-day stays for the body. Lu Qingyou can only be buried like this. The family cannot arrange anything, and there is no place to buy funeral clothes.
Jiang Manyue could only go to Li Guifen's room to find a new set of clothes for Lu Qingyou, and wait for Lu Lin to come back and ask him to change his father into it as his funeral clothes.
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