Shumei didn't dare slack off, and she would say the same thing every time she came. She was afraid that Boyi would not be able to hold on, so she had to give him the greatest emotional support.
"Bo Yi, remember your words. I'm waiting for you to fulfill the promise you made to me."
"Well! I won't say anything wrong this time."
Boyi's answer was very affirmative. He really wanted to compensate Shumei with a wedding.
Calculating the time, by the time he left, he would have been over 40. He was already old enough to have a relationship, but for him, that was the real beginning of his relationship with Shumei.
No matter how much time he has left in his life, he swore that he would give his all to love Shumei well.
Shumei thought about going to town to see Boyi today, and if she kept going back and forth like this, it would probably be evening by the time she got back. Last night, she went to Wu Ju's place and gave her some instructions, asking her to help take care of Zhang Binglin today.
Although Wu Ju was somewhat reluctant, she finally agreed.
In the evening, Shumei came back from the town where she bought some of Zhang Binglin's favorite foods. When she returned to the village, she went to Zhang's house first, intending to give the food to Zhang Binglin.
She arrived outside the Zhang family's courtyard, but the gate was locked and there was no light in the house. She had clearly told Wu Ju not to go out and take care of Zhang Binglin's three meals a day.
She realized that something was wrong, so she quickly took out her key, opened the gate, and hurried into the house.
When she turned on the light in Zhang Binglin's room, the first person that came into her sight was Zhang Binglin, except that he was lying on the ground with his hands stretched out towards the door.
Shumei hurried over and tried to help Zhang Binglin up from the ground, "Dad, are you okay? Let me help you..."
When she touched Zhang Binglin's stiff body, she was so scared that she couldn't speak.
She reached out with trembling hands to check, but Zhang Binglin was completely dead. She collapsed to the ground in shock. It took her a while to come to her senses, tears streaming down her face.
"Dad, Dad, it's all my fault. It's all my fault. If I hadn't left, you wouldn't... It's my unfilial daughter-in-law who couldn't even be with you on your last journey. You left alone like this, without even anyone to see you off..."
Shumei sat on the ground, guarding Zhang Binglin's cold and stiff body, crying and complaining about herself.
Zhang Binglin's death was so sudden that she was caught off guard. She sat there in a daze, looking at Zhang Binglin's body with sadness and pain.
I don't know how much time passed, but it was already completely dark when Wu Ju finally came back, humming a little tune in high spirits. Seeing the courtyard door open and the lights on in the house, she walked briskly into the house and shouted, "Shumei, is that you? You're back from town? How's he doing? Is your husband okay? He's not trying to commit suicide again? I say, you're really something. How could you fall for such a piece of shit? You're like a woman, ready to die when you encounter something."
She kept rambling on and on, but when no one inside said anything, she thought Shumei had come and forgotten to lock the door. She muttered to herself, "What a forgetful person! Even though there's nothing valuable in the house, you can't just walk in with the door open. This isn't a market."
She walked in, put the things in her hand on the table in the main room, and then planned to go into the house to take a look at Zhang Binglin.
The moment she stepped into the door, she was shocked when she saw the scene in the room.
She patted her chest, her face filled with shock. "Oh my! You're here! Why didn't you say anything? You scared me! What are you two doing? Why are you both lying on the floor? Is the floor more comfortable than the bed?"
Shumei raised her tear-stained face and looked at Wu Ju, who seemed to be indifferent. "Mother, where have you been? Didn't I ask you to stay home and take care of father? Why did you..."
"What's the matter? Can someone take a break while in prison? I made him lunch and then went out to get some fresh air. No, why should I explain to you? I really have nothing to do after eating, but you have grown so arrogant that you dare to criticize me. It's fun to lie on the ground, right? Hurry up and get him up."
Seeing that Shumei dared to blame her, Wu Ju was so angry that she interrupted Shumei and started to complain about her.
Shumei was completely enraged. She roared at Wu Ju, "Mother, do you know? Dad died, all alone. When he died, no one was by his side. He left so alone."
Wu Ju's eyes widened in shock and she cast her gaze at Zhang Binglin, who was lying there. "What did you say? Your father is dead?"
"Yes, Daddy is dead, and I don't need to bother you to take care of him anymore. No, it's that you will never have the chance to take care of him again."
Wu Ju didn't quite believe Shumei's words, so she threw herself to the ground to verify them herself. When she learned that Zhang Binglin was indeed dead, her reaction was the same as Shumei's before, she collapsed to the ground.
Her expression was very sad. The person who had been with her day and night for decades was gone just like that. Even if she was as hard-hearted as she was, she couldn't help feeling a little empty inside.
"Please lend a hand and help your father up! It's no use letting him lie on the ground all the time."
Hearing the sound, Shumei helped to help Zhang Binglin to the bed.
She looked at the face with closed eyes, and after a brief moment of sadness, she began to secretly rejoice.
I can finally get rid of this sickly person. My bad days are finally coming to an end. Oh, old man! Your leaving is a relief for both you and me.
You're living a half-dead life like this, no different from being dead. Instead, you're harming yourself and others. It's better for you to die early and be reborn. Just go! Don't worry about me, I'll take good care of myself.
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