"Then why didn't you tell me sooner? Why?"
Li Wu didn't understand, but dared not touch Yang Yufen.
"Because we all wanted your grandma to stay with us a little longer, but she really couldn't take it anymore."
Li Wu fell to his knees. He wondered if his grandmother could have waited a little longer if he had come back later. But his parents said that his grandmother was in a lot of pain. He didn't know what to do. He couldn't bear to leave his grandmother.
He thought his grandma was perfectly fine when he entered the house, saying she would cook him something delicious. She was smiling so happily just now, and they even took pictures together. He assumed they were all moved to tears.
"Why did you only keep it from me? Why?"
Li Wu's eyes were glazed over.
Wang Xing never expected that he would miss seeing Grandma Yang one last time. His uncle went to the research institute to look for his parents, but couldn't find them, so he cornered him. To avoid his uncle's family, he didn't go back to his neighborhood, but stayed at the school.
Upon hearing the news, Wang Xing gave his uncle a severe beating and ran back to his neighborhood, where he saw the white banners hanging there.
Yang Yufen left a message that the funeral should be kept simple, but because everyone liked Yang Yufen's character, more and more people came to mourn her.
Shen Xianjun mentioned whether Yang Yufen should be buried with her deceased father, but Qin Nian refused.
“Mom has gotten used to Beijing and has already chosen a burial site. If she wants to be buried together with her father, we can move Dad’s grave here, no matter the cost.”
Qin Nian's unusual firmness did not deter Shen Xianjun from persisting.
The sky was overcast the day of the burial, until it cleared up after the burial was over, and the sunlight fell on everyone's shoulders.
Life must go on. On the seventh day after her death, Qin Nian placed some roasted sweet potatoes and flowers in front of Yang Yufen's tombstone.
"Mom, I'm going back to work. Don't worry, Xianjun and I will definitely live a good life together. You said I'm destined for great things, and I won't let you down."
Fan Juan and Liao Yuanjie followed behind the two, also putting down the flowers.
The two had other commitments and were unable to attend the memorial service and burial.
"The old lady always says that life will get better and better, our country will become more and more prosperous, and it will definitely be as you wish."
It's heartbreaking to see such a good person gone.
Li Wen and Li Wu kowtowed silently.
Without his grandmother, the holiday lost all meaning, and because he was kept in the dark by everyone, Li Wu couldn't get over it.
Qin Nian and Shen Xianjun left for work, leaving only the two brothers at home. Sister Wu and Sister Li no longer live at home because their grandmother has passed away.
“Take a look at the things Grandma left for you. Also, this is a cassette tape that Grandma asked me to record for her. It contains what Grandma wanted to tell you.”
Li Wen handed a key and a cassette tape to Li Wu.
Li Wu reached out and took the things, then turned around and went to his room, locked the door, found the radio, and turned it on.
"Grandma's dear grandson, Liwu, will this be enough for the recording?"
"Yes, Grandma, you can pause by pressing this button, and start again by pressing this one."
"Alright, Liwu, my dear grandson, I can't bear to part with you either. Watching you grow up little by little makes me happy. Don't be angry with me. I most want to see you become a mighty general. I've left you some good things, things even your father didn't have, just for you and Liwen, cough cough~"
A violent coughing fit was followed by a silence, which was then cut off, and after a while, the coughing returned to normal.
"You must grow up healthy and happy, okay? Grandma will be watching over you from heaven. My Liwu, you will definitely become a very, very great person. Grandma is so proud of you."
It wasn't a very long story, but Li Wu listened to it over and over again, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.
Grandma really loved him the most; she left him the most messages.
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