But at that moment, Qian Duoduo watched as her grandmother took a piece of clothing from her bundle, seemingly about to put it on immediately. In that instant, Qian Duoduo realized what her grandmother's actions meant—the old lady's time was probably near. Thinking of this, Qian Duoduo's heart clenched tightly.
She quickly pulled out her phone from her pocket and dialed a number, anxiously shouting, "Dad, come to Grandma Shi right now! Grandma Shi has already dressed Old Master Zhuang!" Upon hearing this, Qian Sheng's face turned deathly pale, and without saying a word, he took off running towards the Shi family home.
When he ran breathlessly into the courtyard, he immediately saw Grandma Shi sitting there, slowly and meticulously fastening her Chinese knot buttons. Normally, this old lady was an extremely meticulous person, always keeping her hair neatly combed and perfectly styled. But today was different; Grandma Shi was using a hair tie style typically worn by women in the 1930s, and as far as Qian Sheng knew, she hadn't dressed like this for many years.
Seeing this, Qian Sheng's heart tightened. He immediately rushed forward, grabbed Grandma Shi's shoulders tightly, and asked anxiously, "Auntie, what happened to you? You were perfectly fine..." However, faced with Qian Sheng's barrage of questions, Grandma Shi only repeated a few incomprehensible phrases. Then, she gently pushed Qian Sheng away, slowly got up, gracefully climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), quietly lay down, and finally peacefully closed her eyes.
This sudden turn of events stunned everyone present. They were all at a loss, frozen in place. Qian Sheng was the first to react. He instinctively reached out to help his grandmother, but when his fingers touched her body, he was horrified to find that her chest, which had been rising and falling with her breath, was now completely still! In an instant, a tremendous wave of grief washed over him. Tears streamed down Qian Sheng's face like a burst dam, and his legs, as if drained of all strength, could no longer support his heavy body. He collapsed to his knees with a thud.
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