The love story of a wealthy brother and sister

It was almost 5 o'clock in the evening when Lin Jingran finished his meeting. He did not join them for lunch and hurriedly drove to Nantong. During this time, he sent many messages to Lin Yingci, but she did not reply to any of them. He had a bad feeling.

When they arrived at the hospital, Gu Yan's grandmother and mother were sitting on chairs in the corridor crying, but Lin Yingci was sitting alone on the other side, with her head down and motionless. He felt a little distressed, and hurriedly called out, "Xiaoci," and ran forward in two steps. When Lin Yingci heard his voice, she suddenly raised her head, and saw that it was Lin Jingran who could no longer hold back. She ran towards him crying, threw herself heavily into his arms, hugged him and cried, "Grandpa was talking to me when suddenly his heart stopped beating, and suddenly he closed his eyes——"

Lin Jingran patted her back gently: "It's okay, it's okay, Grandpa just saw you, he can't bear to leave you,"

Lin Yingci just hugged him and cried: "It suddenly turned into a straight line, Jingran, grandpa suddenly closed his eyes..."

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Gu Yan, who was not far away, looked at the two people hugging each other and couldn't help but shed tears.

After a while, the doctor came out. Gu Yan's grandmother hurriedly went to meet him and asked tremblingly, "Doctor, how is my old man?"

"The situation is not optimistic. We need to be prepared," the doctor looked at Lin Yingci again.

"This is the old man's granddaughter. She came to see grandpa," Gu Yan's grandmother explained. The doctor nodded at her.

"The last time he was intubated, the old man reacted violently, scolding both the doctor and the nurse."

Grandma Gu Yan's eyes suddenly turned red, she lowered her head and said "hmm".

"Respect the patient's wishes," the doctor raised his head again, glanced at the people around him, and said solemnly, "Take him home this afternoon."

After hearing this, Gu Yan's grandmother burst into tears: "Old man, old man, why are you so stubborn? What should I do..."

Lin Yingci couldn't hold back her tears. Lin Jingran's eyes also turned red and he gently put his arm around Lin Yingci's shoulders.

Gu Yan, Lin Jingran and Gu Yan's father carried Zhong Yushan's bed onto the ambulance, and the hospital staff sent him home together.

On the way, Grandma Gu Yan talked to Lin Yingci:

"During the last emergency, your grandfather didn't want to be intubated. He scolded many people and kept repeating it," Gu Yan's grandmother paused, her voice gradually choking, "My name is Zhong Yushan, Zhong Yushan,"

Gu Yan hugged his grandmother, handed her a tissue, and patted her back gently.

After hearing this, Lin Yingci also lowered her head.

When they arrived at the village, many elderly neighbors came over to help. After Zhong Yushan was settled, the people from the hospital left.

Lin Yingci and Lin Jingran accompanied Zhong Yushan. In the main hall, Grandma Gu Yan and some elderly neighbors were discussing something in dialect. Suddenly, Zhong Yushan woke up and slowly opened his eyes. Lin Yingci hurriedly called out, "Grandpa,"

Zhong Yushan looked at her, nodded slightly, opened his mouth but made no sound, and just smiled at Lin Yingci. Lin Yingci also smiled at him with red eyes.

Gu Yan's grandmother and Gu Yan came in immediately after hearing the noise.

"Old man, how do you feel?" Gu Yan's grandmother walked over and tucked the quilt in for him.

Zhong Yushan nodded and whispered something. Gu Yan leaned forward to listen, then turned to everyone and said, "Grandpa said that home is good." After he finished speaking, his eyes became moist.

After hearing this, Grandma Gu Yan started crying again, and Lin Yingci also lowered her head and began to sob.

Gradually, more and more people came to the main hall. There were three tables of people playing mahjong, and it was very lively. Lin Jingran had been sitting in the inner room with Lin Yingci. Gu Yan poured water for them. Gu Yan's mother also made noodle soup for them as a midnight snack. She also said, "I have cleaned up a guest room. All four sets have been washed and dried. Why don't you go get some sleep? We'll be here for the rest of the night."

Lin Yingci nodded: "Thank you, Auntie, I'm not sleepy yet."

After saying that, he looked at Lin Jingran again: "Do you want to go to sleep for a while?"

Lin Jingran frowned, smiled and refused: "My health is better than yours, why should I sleep if you don't sleep?"

At 3 a.m., Lin Yingci and Lin Jingran went to lie down together for a while. In the early morning, the neighbors who had been playing mahjong all night went home one after another. Gu Yan's grandmother and mother made breakfast, but Zhong Yushan still couldn't eat anything. Xiaoci ate a little and went to the room to talk to Zhong Yushan.

He was still groggy in the morning, but drank some water in the afternoon and ate some noodles in the evening. In the evening, the neighbors came again, filling the main room and playing mahjong lively.

Around 8 o'clock in the evening, Zhong Yushan was able to sit up and speak. His voice was very low but he looked much better.

"Grandpa has funeral expenses, you don't have to pay for it,"

He looked at Lin Yingci with a smile, "It's quite a lot of money. This national policy is really good."

Lin Yingci also nodded: "Yeah, very good."

"I've already found a hilltop, Xiaoli, come visit Grandpa once in a while. It's high up there and easy to find."

Lin Yingci nodded heavily: "Of course I will come, I will come to see you every year."

Gu Yan's grandmother came in with some water. She looked much better and muttered, "I can eat something now. It seems that home is really good."

She handed the water to Zhong Yushan and said with a smile: "Your long-cherished granddaughter has come to see you, be happy,

Zhong Yushan nodded: "Happy, happy."

"Your grandfather always wanted to find you, but he never made up his mind,"

She looked at Lin Yingci, "He knows you are doing well and doesn't want to disturb you, Nannan, don't blame your grandfather."

"I know, I know," Lin Yingci wiped away her tears, "I have never blamed Grandpa. I feel very happy to see him these past two days." She sat down on the bed, looked at Zhong Yushan, and said from the bottom of her heart, "I am really happy to have Grandpa."

Zhong Yushan's eyes suddenly turned red again, and he looked at Gu Yan and said, "Yan Yan, bring me my old photo album."

Gu Yan quickly went to the cabinet to find the photo album, handed it to Zhong Yushan, and looked at Lin Yingci: "It's this album, it has your photos, grandpa always looks through it."

Lin Yingci took the photo album and flipped through the pages. Zhong Yushan introduced them to her one by one: "This was taken when you were one year old, on the sofa at home."

He pointed to the yellowed old photo in the album, and Lin Yingci nodded: "This is the sofa in my hometown."

"right……"

The grandfather and grandson looked at the photos and talked for a while. At about 10 o'clock, Lin Yingci and Lin Jingran went to the main hall to eat noodle soup. The house was still very lively, with many people chatting and playing mahjong.

At this moment, a loud cry suddenly came from the inner room: "Old man,"

The two looked at each other, Lin Yingci quickly put down her chopsticks and ran in, followed by Lin Jingran.

She stood there blankly, watching a piece of white cloth covering Zhong Yushan. She couldn't help but rushed forward and shouted, "Grandpa, Grandpa." Lin Jingran quickly followed and hugged her shoulders tightly.

"Nannan, your grandpa is gone," Grandma Gu Yan looked at her and suddenly touched her head, "Let him go in peace."

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Cremation, going up the mountain, and putting the body into the coffin. The one holding the portrait was Lin Yingci, and the ones carrying the coffin were Gu Yan's father and another old man in the village. Zhong Yushan had already instructed that he should be buried alone, neither with his ex-wife nor with his current wife. It was three days later that all this was done.

The old house suddenly felt much emptier. Lin Yingci stared blankly at the portraits of her grandpa and grandma above the main hall.

She had never seen her grandmother, and she was also surprised that Gu Yan's grandmother could hang up her grandmother's portrait to pay tribute to her: in the black and white photo, her grandmother had pigtails, a young face, a big smile, and a pair of bright eyes.

There is no photo of Zhong Yushan, so the one used is an enlarged photo from his ID card.

When they left, Grandma Gu Yan prepared some local specialties for them, including cakes, ham, local eggs, and two slaughtered chickens. They said goodbye at the parking lot at the entrance of the village.

"Nannan, you don't need anything. I really don't know what to give you." Grandma Gu Yan held her hand and said goodbye. Lin Yingci cried and shook her head: "No, no, grandma, thank you." Grandma Gu Yan shook her head: "Take care of yourself, okay." Lin Yingci nodded heavily: "You too, I will come to see you."

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On the way back, Lin Yingci kept looking out the window. Lin Jingran looked at her several times but said nothing in the end.