The couple rested for a while at Xiang's house, and then set out sadly to visit their aunt at the military hospital.
Zhang Jidi sounded very serious in his letter to the couple, and that was indeed the reality, as could be seen from the fact that he had asked for leave from Xiang Mianmian to accompany her in the hospital.
Xiang Mianmian is usually busy with work and rarely takes leave from the research institute to take care of family matters.
If his second daughter Xiang Meimei and fifth daughter Xiang Lili were not pregnant and needed care, Zhang Jidi would have planned to stay in the hospital permanently.
Pregnant women are not only not very good at prenatal checkups, but also have to go to the hospital frequently because they are afraid of bacteria and collisions.
Zhang Jidi was able to stay at home on weekdays because she was retired. She could have enjoyed her retirement at home, but she still had a lot of chores to do.
The three of them quickly arrived at the intensive care unit and saw Zhang Aihua lying unconscious on the bed with tubes inserted all over his body.
Li Weimin and head nurse Li Weihua were both there, and even the always busy Xiang Mianmian was there to help, with red and swollen eyes and a dazed look.
Although Xiang Mianmian has only been a relative of this aunt for seven or eight years, she and Xiang Mianmian get along very well and have a good relationship.
In addition, the Xiang and Zhang families had few real relatives, so Xiang Mianmian paid even more attention to this enthusiastic aunt and took a few days off to come and take care of her.
This was also the first time in this world that she faced the final farewell of a loved one. She didn't know how to describe the grief in her heart.
The death of Xiang Yaoyao's father, uncle Xiang Hongwen, does not count. Xiang Mianmian has never met him, let alone grief, she has no emotions at all.
Seeing his youngest daughter like this, Zhang Jidi went over and hugged her: "Mianmian, everyone has this day..."
As she was trying to persuade him, she couldn't help but choke up. She was more than ten years older than Zhang Jidi, but when she thought about how she would also grow old, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
The atmosphere was very depressing, and Yang Yifei was stunned at the scene in front of him.
Of course, she did not have such deep feelings for this aunt, but when she saw Zhang Aihua, she couldn't help but think of her mother Yang Weirui.
There were casualties on the battlefield, but they were all people of the same age, and there was no time for her to be sad.
Seeing Zhang Aihua lying on the hospital bed, Yang Yifei began to think that his mother would also grow old one day.
Li Weihua, the head nurse, was used to seeing life and death. She forced herself to pour hot water for the guests and added some sugar: "I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. Everyone, please have some sugar water to quench your thirst."
The most common thing in the hospital is the separation of life and death. After seeing so many such scenes, her mental preparation has become very strong.
That being said, she understood the logic, but unfortunately the redness in the corners of her eyes betrayed Li Weihua's pretended strength.
Xiang Mianmian took the hot water in a trance, looking at her aunt's sunken face blankly, not knowing what to say.
In fact, she had known that her aunt was about to pass away a few years ago, but after being with her for four or five years, the family affection had gradually deepened, and she could not accept this scene at all.
I really wish my aunt could sit up and chat with everyone, and face life with a sturdy smile.
But sometimes she would think that her aunt was suffering too much from the pain of illness, so it would be better for her to forget the troubles of the world and reach paradise as soon as possible.
Don't blame her for being unfilial. It's just that my aunt has to take too many injections and take too many medicines every day, and she even has to be fed through a nasogastric tube.
Lying in bed, unable to move and with no entertainment, I could only stare blankly out the window, waiting for the next visitor to arrive.
Only at this time will my aunt become a little popular and be able to force a smile and greet everyone.
But there are not many days like this, usually they only happen on weekends or in the evenings. On ordinary days, we can only live a boring and painful life day by day. It is better to get rid of it early.
"Mianmian... everyone is here. It's evening already? I see... cough cough cough..."
Zhang Aihua saw the sunset outside the window at a glance, and noticed that Xiang Mianmian was holding her hand. She shook it back, her palms feeling strong, and she sat up.
Normally she was so weak that she couldn't even speak, but today she spoke quite fluently, only coughing occasionally.
Li Weihua's heart sank, and he forced a smile and went over to soothe his mother's breath skillfully.
Everyone was very surprised and went up to ask her how she felt and whether she was feeling better.
Facing everyone's concern, Zhang Aihua smiled slightly: "I'm feeling better now. Why are you all here? This is the fourth brother Lihua, right? It's good to be a soldier and defend the country."
She had met Xiang Lihua and Yang Yifei at the wedding banquet, but they had not had much contact in the past few years. Even when the couple came to visit, they were in a hurry and they were not very familiar with each other.
It's quite normal. There are only so many holidays in a year. Zhang Aihua thinks it's good enough that they can come and visit.
Xiang Lihua secretly glanced at Zhang Jidi's expression and said carefully: "It's okay, it's okay. I'm just a pig farmer. I don't have much to contribute."
Sometimes he was disobedient, greedy for merit, and reckless, and got injured, so he was punished to raise pigs on a pig farm. He was not wrong about the position.
Zhang Aihua found it amusing, immediately understanding what he meant and teasing him, "Well, then be careful. Even pigs can push people. Mianmian, I'm most worried about you. What will you do when you're old, without a companion or children?"
She turned her head and tried to stroke Xiang Mianmian's hand, her eyes full of worry.
She used to dream of Xiang Mianmian giving birth to another child to adopt for their Zhang family, but now she is only worried about Xiang Mianmian's retirement problem when she is old.
Zhang Aihua gave birth to four sons and two daughters. Even though four of them died on the battlefield, Li Weimin and Li Weihua would often bring their grandchildren to visit them, so she enjoyed family happiness and did not suffer much in her old age.
Xiang Mianmian is so absorbed in her research, yet she's still single at the age of 25. How can she not be worried?
Hearing the implicit worry in these words, Xiang Mianmian knew that this was more serious than directly urging her to get married.
Because my aunt is purely worried about her life when she is old, rather than rushing into marriage just to get the job done.
Parents always describe their children’s marriage as a task, and as long as their children get married, the task is completed.
I don’t know who assigned the task, but you have to get married, even if you can get divorced later. Not getting married is a capital crime and the whole family will criticize you.
But Xiang Mianmian couldn't get married. Although she had forgotten most of her experiences in her previous life, she still remembered the deep fear of her parents' marriage being overturned.
She doesn't want to get married and ruin her current wonderful life.
Xiang Mianmian had no choice but to lower her head and said in a low voice: "Aunt, I'm busy with work. As for marriage... I really haven't met anyone I like."
Reluctantly raising her hand to stroke the top of her little niece's head, Zhang Aihua sighed: "Forget it, as long as you are happy, auntie will not put pressure on you, and look at more good men."
When we first met, he was a cute little chubby boy, but he became thinner and thinner after he started working, and now he is smaller than others.
Zhang Aihua looked at Xiang Mianmian with fondness and let go of the obsession that the sisters had previously agreed upon.
Children will have their own ideas when they grow up, and the experiences of adults can only be used as a reference. It is better not to restrict children's wings from flying to the sky.
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