Although Ye Jin and Ye Wei were worried about their grandmother, they did not dare to disturb the doctor to treat her.
The doctor listened to grandma's heartbeat, flipped her eyelids, and finally shook his head.
"The old man has passed away, please accept my condolences!"
"That's impossible!"
Ye Jin shook her head vigorously. She couldn't believe that her grandmother, who had prepared a meal for her to celebrate her birthday yesterday, was gone today.
"No! Grandma can't be dead! Grandma will be fine!"
Ye Wei was so excited that he fell straight down.
"Weiwei, Weiwei!" Ye Jin held her lower back and finally prevented her from falling to the ground.
The doctor helped her to the bed next door and examined her.
"The little girl just fainted due to some emotions. She's still young and nothing will happen to her."
The nurses were coming to move grandma's body, but Ye Jin couldn't accept the reality and refused to let them move.
"Grandma isn't dead yet. She must still be alive. I want her to stay with me for another night, is that okay?"
Ye Jin pleaded in a low voice. The nurses looked at each other in embarrassment and finally retreated silently.
Ye Jin knelt beside her grandmother's bed, and Gu Yan refused to help her several times.
Finally, he had no choice but to put a pillow under her knees.
It was destined to be a sleepless night. Early the next morning, the nurse came in to carry grandma's body.
Originally, they were going to move the body to the morgue. Ye Jin picked up her grandmother's stiff body and strode out.
"I'm going to take grandma home."
She put her grandmother on the cart and carefully covered her with a blanket.
Ye Wei also woke up at this time. She ran out of the ward crying. Gu Yan quickly paid the bill. He took the initiative to pull the cart, and the two sisters helped push it from behind.
The car was pushed all the way to the village, and Ye Jin went into the house, took out a string of firecrackers and lit them.
The loud sound of firecrackers is a signal of a wedding in the village or the death of an elderly person.
Everyone pushed open the door and walked out. Seeing Old Lady Ye's stiff body on the cart, how could they not understand?
Old Mrs. Ye has not lived in Zhangjia Village for long, but she is quite popular among the villagers.
She is too old to help with funerals and weddings, but she will still go to the host family to help.
In addition, her two granddaughters are well-behaved and sensible, so even if people don't consider Old Lady Ye's face, they will consider Ye Jin's face.
The whole village mobilized to help with the funeral arrangements.
There were mourning tents and halls, people playing suona, buying paper money, setting off firecrackers, and crying.
The women in the village volunteered to help with cooking. Braised pork, fish, and tofu had to be placed on the mourning hall, and those who helped had to stay for dinner.
Fortunately, Ye Jin had brought back a truckload of supplies earlier, and the cabinets at home were full. The various ingredients in the kitchen provided the enthusiastic women with room to play.
While Ye Jin was still in a daze due to the loss of her grandmother, the people of Zhangjia Village, under the command of Gu Yan, had already taken care of everything.
People in the 1980s kept everything simple and did not have the habit of making grand celebrations.
After a busy day, the next morning, grandma was sleeping in the coffin that had been prepared long ago, and was carried up the mountain by the men in the village.
It was not until the last handful of soil was filled in that Ye Jin came out of his confused state.
She fell to her knees and burst into tears.
"Grandma, grandma, my beloved grandma, why did you leave me? How can I live without you? I have no home, I have no home!"
"Sister, you still have me, you still have me, I will always be by your side!"
Ye Wei hugged her sister's waist and buried her head in her arms.
The two sisters hugged each other and cried heartily, wiping each other's tears, and finally calmed down.
Gu Yan held Ye Jin's hand, Ye Wei held Ye Wei's hand, and the three of them went down the mountain.
Ye Jin rested for a few days before she regained her spirits. She burned all the clothes, quilts and furniture that her grandmother had used.
The oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea and leftover food from home were distributed door to door to all neighbors.
In comparison, Ye Wei spent less time with her grandmother, their feelings were not as deep, and she recovered quickly. She went to school the day after her grandmother passed away.
All the things in grandma's house were cleared out. Ye Jin packed her luggage, locked the doors and windows of the house, and followed Gu Yan down the mountain.
She bought a lot of houses in the town, but the locations of these houses were relatively remote and she had never thought about living in them before, so she didn't clean them up.
She didn't know where to live for a moment, so Gu Yan took her to a courtyard in the city center.
This courtyard has an excellent location, is exquisitely decorated, and comes fully furnished with all kinds of furniture, so you can move in with just your luggage.
"Is this a house you rented or bought?"
Ye Jin turned her head and looked at Gu Yan seriously. She always thought he was a hunter and a poor boy, but she didn't expect that he actually had a house!
"I bought it. I bought it many years ago, and I have more than one property. I have three in the provincial capital, and some in other places..."
Gu Yan planned to tell her about his family background, but Ye Jin couldn't accept it.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier that you were so rich? Why did you have to live in my house before?"
"Didn't I have the chance to talk about it before? I live in your house because I want to spend more time with you."
Nowadays, how can a man get a wife if he is not thick-skinned?
Ye Jin felt that she had been deceived, but she had nowhere to go, so she could only go into the house, pick the best room, close the door and sulk.
"Jinjin, I'm going to cook, don't be angry with me."
Gu Yan knew he was in the wrong, so he went about his work obediently.
Ye Jin took a deep sleep and was not as angry when he woke up.
Gu Yan finished cooking and knocked on the door again. It took Ye Jin a long time to open the door.
"I made your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs."
Gu Yan came to hold her hand with a smile on his face, and Ye Jin did not refuse.
Gu Yan’s cooking skills are good, and Ye Jin felt better after eating.
Gu Yan took her out for a walk again: "If you are in a bad mood, go out for a walk more often, listen to the insects singing, and feel the wind outside, then your mood will become better."
Under the dim street lights, the shadows of the two people were extremely long.
Gu Yan kept telling jokes to tease her. Ye Jin's sense of humor was never very high, but no matter how hard she tried, she finally laughed.
Gu Yan took her for several laps outside. When Ye Jin felt a little tired and wanted to go back, Gu Yan suddenly put his hands on her shoulders at the door.
"Jinjin. Let's get married."
Ye Jin looked up in surprise. Her grandmother had just passed away and she was in a very low mood. She had no plans to get married. She was about to refuse, but Gu Yan hugged her in his arms.
"It's too tiring and hard for you to live alone. It will be easier for you if I am by your side."
"But……"
Ye Jin wanted to refuse, but Gu Yan's warm lips suddenly covered hers, drowning out all her unspoken words.
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