Chapter 341 I'm here to keep you company
"Alan, Mom wants to see your eldest sister. I have something to tell her..."
The electrocardiogram next to her showed significant fluctuations as she struggled to speak, making everyone's eyelids twitch.
"Okay, okay, Mom, don't worry, I'll call my older sister right away and ask her to come over..."
She left in a hurry and called Chen Fangmin as soon as she got outside the ward.
A good ten seconds or so passed before Chen Fangmin's voice came from the other end.
"What's wrong? Why are you calling me? Last time before I left, you looked like you weren't welcoming me at all..."
Chen Fanglan interrupted her, "Big sister, I didn't call you today to argue. Mom wants to see you, come over quickly!"
Chen Fangmin muttered discontentedly over there:
"Didn't I just go there recently? Why does Mom want to see me again? Xiaowu and Xiaocheng are on summer vacation, and Xiaowu has to go to tutoring classes every day. I have to take care of the whole family, where would I find the time..."
Chen Fanglan pressed her brow in annoyance, suppressing her anger as she said:
"Mom is dying and just wants to see you one last time."
The other end fell silent instantly, and after several seconds, Chen Fangmin's trembling voice came through.
"You... what did you say? How could Mom suddenly be in such a bad state? Didn't Ali take care of Mom every day? How did she take care of her?"
"Ever since Dad passed away, Mom's health and spirits have not been very good. What does this have to do with Second Sister?"
"Alright, stop talking so much. Come on over here, Mom is waiting for you in the hospital."
"I...I'm going to buy a train ticket now," Chen Fangmin said, somewhat incoherently.
Chen Fanglan was unusually magnanimous towards her.
"Don't bother buying train tickets. I'll book you the earliest flight. Hurry up and come over."
Seemingly remembering something, she quickly added, "Let Xiaowen and the other two come with you too. It's been so long since I've seen them, I should at least let them meet me. Send me their ID numbers, and I'll book your plane tickets."
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."
This is a rare instance where the two sisters didn't argue.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Fanglan quickly received the ID number sent by the other party.
She booked plane tickets for Chen Fangmin and her three children for that day, and then stayed outside the ward.
During this time, the doctors came to see Grandma Xi's condition and all shook their heads.
Grandma Xi held on to her last breath and finally waited for Chen Fangmin and the others to arrive.
The doctors no longer limited the number of people allowed into the ward. After disinfection, everyone was allowed to go in to visit Grandma Xi, since it was the last time they would see her.
"Lily...Lily, Mom doesn't like this stuff on her face. Can you help Mom remove it?"
Chen Fangli held back her tears and removed the ventilator from her.
After being taken off the ventilator, Grandma Xi was still pale and weak, but her expression was more relaxed than before.
She leaned on Chen Fangli's shoulder, looked around at the crowd, and smiled with satisfaction.
"You...you're all here. Mom has something to say."
She spoke haltingly about the property arrangements she had already planned over this period of time.
"Mom and your dad are useless and haven't built up any wealth. Everything we have comes from Ayang and Alan..."
“The money I left behind is in a box in my room, divided into six parts… one part for each of you five siblings, and one part for Weiwei.”
"Ah Qiu's share, let Ah Li manage it for him... give it to him when he gets out of prison. And the house and land too..."
After arranging everything, she looked around at everyone and waved to Chen Fangmin.
Chen Fangmin took her hand and leaned closer, softly calling, "Mom."
"Amin, you must take good care of yourself and live a good life from now on."
"Mmm..." Chen Fangmin lowered her head and choked out, "Mom, I'll be alright."
Then Grandma Xi looked at the next person.
"Ali, I'm so sorry for you. From now on, live well with Afu. He's a good boy."
“Alan, Mom originally wanted you to get married so you would have someone to rely on and wouldn’t be bullied… You are doing well now, and Mom is very happy. As long as you are doing well, it doesn’t matter whether you get married or not, Mom won’t pressure you.”
“Ah Yang, your father and I...we hope you will become more mature and stable…”
After speaking with her four siblings, her voice was already barely audible, but she managed to hold on with her last breath and wave to Shen Xuewei.
With tears streaming down her face, Shen Xuewei rushed forward and threw herself at the bedside.
"grandmother."
Grandma Xi reached out her trembling hand and touched Chen Xuewei's head.
"Weiwei, Weiwei..."
She called out Shen Xuewei's name, then looked at Chen Fangmin, who was holding her hand.
"Amin, Weiwei, Weiwei is a good girl... After I'm gone, will you treat Weiwei the same way I used to treat you?"
Shen Xuewei was only six or seven years old when she came to live with her and the old man.
Growing up under their care, they are the closest and most successful of their grandchildren.
Over the years, the child has been sensible and obedient. At a young age, he followed them to work in the fields. No matter how hard or tiring it was, he never complained. It was heartbreaking and distressing.
She didn't understand why Amin and Xiao Shen were so biased, leaving the child here and ignoring him for years.
I used to dream of reconciling the mother and daughter, but after seeing Amin's attitude towards Weiwei, I can no longer say such a thing.
Weiwei was already used to this kind of treatment, but... it hurt her heart.
She couldn't help the child in any way, and in the end, all she hoped was that Amin would treat her better.
Chen Fangmin was startled and slowly raised her head.
Grandma Xi squeezed her hand tightly.
"If you don't love Weiwei... it's okay if you don't love Weiwei, Ali will love her. But... after Mom is gone, please don't bully Weiwei, and don't let Xiao Shen bully her, okay?"
"Min...this is the only thing on my mind, please promise me? My heart...is aching..."
Shen Xuewei knelt before the bed, sobbing uncontrollably, unable to speak.
In both her past and present lives, she had long been accustomed to the various attitudes her relatives had towards her.
She could tell herself she didn't care about favoritism, disgust, or indifference.
But at that moment, the last thing Grandma was thinking about was that her parents should get along well and not bully her.
Finally, at this moment, she felt her grandmother's favoritism towards her; she knew her grandmother loved her.
The sound of Shen Xuewei sobbing could be heard from the side.
Amidst the sobs, Chen Fangmin saw the expectant look in Grandma Xi's eyes.
She lowered her head instinctively, feeling deeply ashamed.
"Min..." Grandma Xi called out weakly.
Chen Fangmin raised her head, two lines of tears falling, and nodded, saying:
"Okay, Mom, I promise you, I won't bully Xiaowei anymore..."
Grandma Xi smiled with relief. Even if she didn't love Weiwei, it didn't matter. As long as Weiwei wasn't bullied, she would definitely live a good life.
"Weiwei..." she called softly.
Shen Xuewei's eyes were already red and swollen from crying. When she heard her sister calling her name, she quickly grabbed her other hand.
"Grandma, Weiwei is here, I'm here."
Grandma Xi's pupils dilated, and two warm white lights appeared before her eyes. Her husband and her long-lost child walked out from them.
Her Aran was just as gentle, handsome, and youthful as I remembered.
"Mom, what are you doing sleeping? Get up!"
"Youyan, what are you standing there for? Get up quickly, I'll take you to the market."
Her hand trembled as she reached out.
"Okay, I'm coming."
I've come to keep you company.
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