Everything seemed to be back on track, yet everything had indeed changed.
Li Guoqing and Guo Yuxi both lost their fiancées overnight.
Guo Yuxi was alright, but he only felt disgust towards Xue Yuyu.
But because He Xiaohong sacrificed herself to save Li Guoqing, even though she had a thousand faults, no one speaks ill of her now.
Li Chang and his wife even set up a memorial tablet for He Xiaohong at home, just below the memorial tablets of Li Chang's parents, so that she could enjoy the family's sacrifices during festivals.
Of course, some people secretly said that He Xiaohong was stupid. Once a person dies, it's like a lamp going out. Even if Li Guoqing treats her like a goddess now, she will never come back to life.
That day, Li Chang lit incense for his parents and He Xiaohong, and when he went out, he wanted to see Li Guoqing sitting in the courtyard in a daze.
In the sunlight, his originally jet-black hair turned completely white, and from behind, he looked like an old man.
Li Chang felt a sharp, stabbing pain in his heart.
He originally wanted to persuade his son, but after thinking about it, he stamped his foot and turned around to find Doctor Gu.
Li Guoqing died to save Grandma Jiang and Doctor Gu, while He Xiaohong died to save Li Guoqing. Therefore, Doctor Gu had long regarded He Xiaohong as his and Jiang Ying's savior.
When Li Chang arrived, he first sighed several times in distress, and then asked Doctor Gu, "I think Guoqing's condition hasn't been quite right these past few days! He doesn't talk much and doesn't like to move around."
How lively Li Guoqing used to be!
Even after he became the general manager and appeared to be a composed and talented young man, he would revert to being the same carefree boy who used to climb trees to steal bird nests and wade into rivers to catch turtles as soon as he returned to Lijiapo.
Li Chang always felt that the happy boy was gone with He Xiaohong.
Dr. Gu frowned. "Guoqing is too heartbroken. His liver qi is not flowing smoothly, and his emotions are stagnant. In traditional Chinese medicine, this is called 'yu zheng' (郁症), while in modern Western medicine, it is called depression."
"Oh? Depression? Then you should prescribe some medication for him!"
Li Changke is someone who watches TV and listens to the radio all the time; he's heard about things like depression.
This disease can range from mild to severe.
In milder cases, one may feel lethargic, depressed, and pessimistic every day.
In severe cases, it could even lead to suicide!
Thinking of this, Li Chang jumped up and down in a panic, insisting that Doctor Gu immediately prescribe medicine for Li Guoqing.
Grandma Jiang had been listening the whole time, and she suggested, "Just taking medicine isn't enough. It's best to get Guoqing moving around. When people are busy, they'll put all their sad things behind them, and even if he has depression, it will all be fine."
Li Chang deeply agreed.
In fact, Li Chang wasn't the only one who was anxious.
Seeing Li Guoqing's listless state every day, Li Xiangdong was also very anxious.
Besides worrying about Li Guoqing's health, he also felt a deep sense of guilt towards He Xiaohong.
Although He Xiaohong had some connection with Song Deyi in this life, she did not do anything to harm them in any substantial way since she came to Lijiapo.
But He Xiaohong did indeed die because of his negligence.
None of He Xiaohong's living relatives cared about her, and Li Xiangdong had no intention of compensating them with money.
After all, if He Xiaohong knew this in the afterlife, she wouldn't agree to Li Xiangdong turning his guilt towards her into money for those so-called family members.
Li Xiangdong went to see Master Guo, who made paper offerings, for the second time.
Unlike the last time when it was done secretly, paper crafts, wreaths, and the like are now back in vogue.
Master Guo's business is booming right now; he even hired two more workers to work with him this year!
When Li Xiangdong arrived, Master Guo personally received him.
After hearing his purpose, Master Guo remained silent for a long time before saying with a sigh, "This girl is kind and righteous, but she has never had a good life. It's truly pitiful!"
He personally promised, "I'll make all the things you want by hand! You can rest assured about the quality!"
That day, Li Xiangdong went to Li Chang's house to find Li Guoqing early in the morning.
Li Guoqing, with his unshaven beard, was lying listlessly on the bed reading a book.
However, he didn't turn a single page of that book for a long time.
Li Xiangdong took the book from his hand. "Get up quickly, we're going to do something together today!"
Li Guoqing closed his eyes, "I don't want to go!"
"You have to go whether you want to or not! This is not a decision you can make!"
Li Xiangdong forcibly dragged Li Guoqing off the bed.
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At Master Guo's house, the courtyard is filled with exquisite and lifelike paper crafts.
There are villas that adults can freely enter and exit, cars made according to the pictures in the newspaper, and refrigerators, color TVs, washing machines, sewing machines, video recorders, and all kinds of advanced home appliances.
Besides these modern innovations, traditional paper crafts are also still present.
The set includes paper boys and girls, paper oxen and horses, money trees, mountains of gold and silver, archways, gate towers, stages, poultry, and more.
In particular, there are two life-size handsome men inside, each 1.8 meters tall, with oval faces, black hair, and wearing black suits, except that their eyes are not black.
Master Guo said that once the paper figure has an eye, it is considered alive; the eye can only be added when it is burned.
Li Guoqing still looked listless. "What's the point of all this?"
"Don't you always dream that He Xiaohong is having a hard time down there? Let's burn more money and things for her so that she can be a rich woman in the underworld and no one... oh no, no ghost will dare to bully her anymore."
Li Xiangdong explained to him, "These paper effigies were all made by Master Guo himself. You know, Master Guo could communicate with the spirits when he was young, and the paper effigies he made worked well down there!"
A glint flashed in Li Guoqing's eyes. "Really? Can she really receive things underground?"
Li Xiangdong gave Guo Erye a wink, and Guo Erye walked over, pretending to be angry, and said, "You don't believe in your abilities, Guo Erye? Back in the day, I was the one who brought back Old Lady Lu from Juguantun."
A glimmer of light gradually appeared in Li Guoqing's eyes.
Speaking of Old Lady Lu from Juguantun, that's another case altogether.
More than 20 years ago, Mrs. Lu was already 70 years old, which was considered a very old age in the countryside.
One day, while this old lady Lu was eating, she suddenly stopped breathing.
When the family saw it, they realized it had died of old age!
The Lu family quickly prepared for the funeral. Old Mrs. Lu dressed in her burial clothes, was placed on a door panel, and was ready to be buried.
Unexpectedly, after the body had been lying there for a day and a night, Guo Erye from Lijiapo stumbled over.
This Second Master Guo had no idea who the Lu family was. The first thing he said when he walked in was, "Don't bury them!"
The second thing he said was, "Your old lady still has time to recover!"
The Lu family thought Master Guo was mentally ill and almost chased him out with a broom.
Fortunately, Old Madam Lu's nephew knew Master Guo and knew that he could communicate with the dead. He quickly stopped his cousin and whispered something in his ear for a long time.
The Lu family members' expressions changed instantly, but they remained very respectful to Master Guo.
After inviting Master Guo into the back room where there were no outsiders, the Lu family immediately knelt down before him!
"Second Master Guo, we were blind to your greatness, we're so sorry! Is it true that my mother can come back?"
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