"Isn't it beautiful? Take a picture of me alone."
Yang Yufen adjusted her new clothes and tidied her hair.
"It looks great, Mom. Put on the bracelet I bought for you."
Qin Nian stepped forward to help.
"Okay, Mom loves the big gold bracelet that Niannian bought for me the most. It was my first bracelet."
Yang Yufen's hair was tied up and secured with a silver comb, which her two children bought for her with their own money when she was little. She usually couldn't bear to wear it.
Everyone took a group photo together, and the children squeezed together to take a few more individual photos with Yang Yufen.
"It's been a lively day. I'm a little tired. You should all get some rest too."
Yang Yufen patted Qin Nian's hand, which was still holding hers.
His energy and spirit seemed to have been drained instantly, and the color on his face disappeared.
"Okay, Mom, I'll take you back to your room."
Qin Nian helped Yang Yufen up, Shen Xianjun also stepped forward, and the children followed behind.
"Alright, alright, we still have guests at home."
Yang Yufen lay down, her eyes slowly closed, and her breathing became slower and slower.
"Mom~"
Qin Nian couldn't help but kneel down by the bed and burst into tears.
In her dazed state, Yang Yufen could no longer hear anything.
"Niannian, Mom will be sad."
Shen Xianjun comforted his wife and also knelt down in front of the bed.
Six months ago, Zhou Ang, the sister-in-law, told them that their mother's health was rapidly deteriorating.
She used to hold on with her last breath, but the broken leg was just a catalyst. Even without this injury, Yang Yufen's spirits would have been broken, and she wouldn't have been able to hold on for long.
Qin Nian and Shen Xianjun were both unwilling to believe it, but the monthly medical reports were presented to them truthfully.
He didn't have any serious illness, but his vitality kept declining. He wasn't bedridden because he was holding on with his last bit of energy and didn't want to cause them any trouble.
Zhou Ang did not reveal this directly to Yang Yufen, but Yang Yufen seemed to know it in her heart. After taking the medicine several times, she took the initiative to speak to Zhou Ang.
“Little Zhou, I’m getting old. Medicine can save lives and cure illnesses, but it can’t cure old age. Birth, aging, sickness and death are predetermined by heaven. God has given me a chance, and I’m already satisfied that I’ve lived this long. There’s no need to worry anymore. The medicine burns my heart and is a waste.”
Everyone tacitly controlled their emotions and tried their best to make each day more meaningful.
Qin Nian knew that if she gave up her job to go back and take care of her mother-in-law, her mother-in-law would only feel more uneasy and would insist on staying every day, which would only make her more and more uncomfortable.
Fearing she wouldn't be able to control her emotions, Qin Nian continued with her normal work and took a leave of absence to go home.
They wanted to keep it a secret from the children, but Liwen was too perceptive, and in the end, only Liwu was kept in the dark.
"Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, don't sleep. I haven't won you a gold medal yet, I haven't become a real soldier. Grandma, Dad, Mom, why don't you take Grandma to the hospital? Why? Our family is rich, we can afford to take Grandma to the hospital."
Li Wu suddenly struggled and stepped forward to pick up Yang Yufen, but was stopped by Shen Xianjun. Li Wen also stepped forward to pull her away.
"No, let your grandmother pass away peacefully. She has been holding on for a very long time, until you came back."
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