Yun Qiao added, "Grandma's in the hospital, and we have to take turns staying by her bedside. It's inevitable that we won't be able to take care of the children. Yuanyuan also needs someone to look after her. If this happens, Aunt Jiang will be too busy to handle it with only one nanny at home. Why don't we find another one?"
"This way, Aunt Jiang will only be responsible for cooking and housework, and we can find someone to take care of the four children's daily lives. The division of labor will be clearer."
Feng Juan was a little moved when she heard this. With Aunt Feng's illness, Aunt Jiang was the only nanny at home and she was really overwhelmed.
Because of what happened a few years ago, Feng Juan couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Will this be a bad idea? What if someone says we're exploiting the people by engaging in petty bourgeois hedonism?"
"No, Mom." Yun Qiao said, "Times have changed. The old customs won't come back. No one will meddle in other people's business."
Feng Juan nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll ask someone when I get back to see if there's any reliable nanny to recommend."
Yun Qiao said, "You can also ask Aunt Jiang. The new nanny will have to work with her for a long time and needs to get along with her. If she has a suitable candidate, you can give priority to the one she recommends."
Feng Juan agreed: "Okay, I'll ask her later."
As they were talking, the car turned into the street where the cadre compound was located. Yun Qiao stuffed the handkerchief into Feng Juan's hand and said softly, "We'll be home soon. Please wipe your tears. Qin Lang and Qin Shuo are still young. Don't worry the children at home."
Feng Juan hummed, lowered her head to wipe away the tears from her eyes, and tried her best to suppress her grief.
The car drove into the compound and stopped outside the small building where the Qin family lived.
It was drizzling outside. The driver, Xiao Li, got out of the car with an umbrella. He first held the umbrella and sent the people back to the house in several trips. He then moved the luggage that Yun Qiao brought from Shanghai into the house in several trips.
Because of Aunt Feng's illness, the whole family was in a low mood, and Yun Qiao had no intention of sharing the local specialties he brought from Shanghai.
Only He Yiqi was too young to understand anything, so as soon as he entered the house, he excitedly went to Qin Lang and Qin Shuo to show off that he had been to the island for several days.
The sadness and pain of the adults had nothing to do with the child, so Yun Qiao didn't care about him and let him go.
He Yan is eight years old now and has grown up. He has vaguely understood the meaning of death and separation.
She followed Yun Qiao without saying a word and returned to the room with her.
Yun Qiao was a little absent-minded. After returning to the room, he opened his luggage bag and put the clean clothes in the bag into the closet. He didn't notice He Yan following him for a while.
He Yan suddenly said, "Mom, is great-grandmother's illness incurable?"
Feng Juan and Aunt Feng are very close. Yun Qiao calls Aunt Feng grandma, and He Yan and He Yi follow Yun Qiao and call her great-grandma.
In the eyes of He Yan and He Yi, Aunt Feng is not a distant relative of the family, but a real great-grandmother.
Yun Qiao paused and looked back at her: "Did you hear everything I said to your grandma in the car?"
At that time, He Yan was sitting in the front passenger seat, while she and Feng Juan were in the back seat. They were talking quietly enough, so she thought He Yan didn't notice.
He Yan's eyes turned red, and he said, "I've had pointed ears since I was a child, you know that." Grandma started crying again..."
Yun Qiao originally wanted to keep it a secret from the children, lest when Aunt Feng came back from the hospital, the children would lose the ability to hide the truth and reveal it to Aunt Feng.
Since He Yan already knows, there is no need to hide it from her.
Besides, she is sensible at the age of eight. If you talk to her nicely, she will cooperate with adults.
"Since you already know, Mom won't hide it from you." Yun Qiao sighed and said, "Your great-grandmother really has an incurable disease, and she doesn't have much time left."
When He Yan heard this, tears suddenly welled up in his eyes.
Yun Qiao raised her hand to wipe the tears from her face and said, "Your great-grandmother doesn't know about this yet, and the family doesn't dare let her know, fearing that she won't be able to bear the blow and become seriously ill. Yanyan, promise mom that you only need to know about this and don't tell anyone else, okay?"
He Yan said naively, "Brothers, don't you want to tell me?"
Yun Qiao nodded: "Don't tell anyone. My brothers aren't as sensible as you. Mom is afraid that they won't be able to hide it and your great-grandmother will find out."
He Yan agreed: "Okay, then I won't tell them, or anyone else."
"Good boy." Yun Qiao patted He Yan's head and said, "When your great-grandmother is discharged from the hospital, welcome her happily. Don't show any difference, okay?"
He Yan nodded: "I understand."
"Go play." Yun Qiao said, "This is an adult matter. You are still a child, so you don't need to worry about it."
After knowing all this, He Yan no longer had the heart to play. However, she saw that her mother was very sad and didn't want her to worry about her anymore, so she nodded obediently and turned to go out to find He Yi.
Yan Jingwan stayed in the hospital to accompany the patient that night and did not come back. Qin Lin worked very late, and when he came back Yun Qiao had already fallen asleep. The two girls did not meet until the next morning when they had dinner and talked for a few minutes at the dinner table.
It rains a lot in summer. During this period, there were heavy rains in the southwest, and mudslides destroyed several bridges and several important railway lines. Qin Lin was held accountable by his superiors and was so busy that he couldn't take care of many things at home. He could only ask Yun Qiao to pay more attention to Feng Juan's mood.
Feng Juan suffers from depression. Qin Lin is worried that Aunt Feng's affairs will affect Feng Juan's mood. If her old illness relapses, the situation at home will become more complicated.
Yun Qiao agreed: "Don't worry, Dad. I will always pay attention to Mom's condition. If I find anything wrong, I will intervene in time."
"I leave it to you." Qin Lin patted Yun Qiao's shoulder, sighed deeply, and hurried out the door at the urging of the driver Xiao Li, "I have a meeting at 8 o'clock."
Shortly after Qin Linqi left, Yun Qiao arranged for several children and went out with Feng Juan to Union Hospital.
When I arrived at the ward, the doctor had just finished his rounds and left.
Aunt Feng was half lying on the hospital bed. In just one month's absence, she had lost more than ten pounds. She used to be plump, with a round face that looked very kind, but now she was so thin that she looked terrible. Yun Qiao felt unfamiliar when he saw her sunken cheeks.
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