As soon as Ran Demin picked up An'an, he teased his face with his hand: "The little guy is so good-looking."
Wang Xiumei took the bag from Ran Jinnian: "Are you tired?"
"Not tired."
Ran Jinnian didn't mention the serious incident that happened in the car, as telling her would only frighten her parents.
"Let's go home and rest first." Wang Xiumei thought about how hard her daughter had worked traveling for several days and planned to return to the countryside tomorrow.
Ran Jinnian said without getting tired, "Mom, let's go back to the village first."
"Alright."
Seeing that her daughter insisted, Wang Xiumei suggested that they first go to the commune and take an oxcart to Fengshou Village.
It takes more than half an hour to get from the town to Fengshou Village by oxcart, and then you still have to walk a bit after you get there.
Ran Demin held An'an the whole time, and thankfully the little one found it very novel and didn't make a fuss.
"Are you tired? Do you want to rest for a while?" Wang Xiumei asked, feeling sorry for her daughter.
Ran Jinnian was actually a little tired, but she wanted to see her grandfather as soon as possible: "I'm not tired."
An hour later.
Fengshou Village.
Everyone greeted Ran Jinnian warmly upon seeing her: "Isn't this Jin'er? It's been so long!"
"Jin girl, I heard you went to the military region to join the army."
"Jin'er is back."
Ran Jinnian knew all these people well: "Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Little Uncle."
She didn't have time to chat with them and strode towards her maternal grandfather's house.
As everyone watched Ran Jinnian's retreating figure, a new topic of conversation immediately arose.
"The youngest daughter of the Ran family married a military officer, and her husband's family is so simple. She's really lucky."
"She went to live with her husband at the military compound right after getting married. She looked radiant and healthy. Life in the military compound must be great."
"Didn't you want to find a military husband? Let Xiumei introduce you to someone."
People were discussing it animatedly.
Ran Jinnian strode forward, and soon a courtyard came into view.
The sound of suona horns filled the air, and white flowers and wreaths were piled up at the gate.
When Ran Jinnian saw this scene, her eyes immediately turned red.
She strode into the courtyard, where many people were wearing mourning cloths on their heads, some were burning paper money, and others were distributing offerings.
Some people sat together and chatted.
"Jin Nian".
Ran Siyuan and Ran Xuesong were cleaning the yard when they saw their younger sister return, and they immediately went to greet her.
"Big brother, second brother."
Ran Jinnian called out.
She didn't see her eldest and second sisters-in-law: "Where are my eldest and second sisters-in-law?"
“Your eldest sister-in-law is taking care of the children at home, and your second sister-in-law’s mother fell and went home,” Ran Siyuan said. He then asked, “Where’s An’an?”
"Dad is holding me from behind, I'll go inside and take a look first." Ran Jinnian went inside.
As soon as she entered, she saw a coffin.
This is the last day; tomorrow morning they will be carried up the mountain for burial.
Ran Jinnian's tears flowed instantly: "Grandpa."
Thinking of her grandfather's appearance and how good he had been to her, she was filled with longing and sorrow.
"Jin girl."
At this moment, a woman came out from the inner room and paused for a moment when she saw Ran Jinnian.
"Auntie," Ran Jin called out.
Li Hongxia called into the house again, "Wang Dajun, Jin'er is back."
Wang Dajun is Ran Jinnian's maternal uncle.
Her call brought everyone out of the inner room.
"Jin'er, you came back alone." The last time Wang Dajun saw Ran Jinnian was at her wedding.
"Uncle."
"Jin'er, how is Lu Jinyuan's health?"
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