Yangyang and Nuannuan came back from school at noon. After dinner, they said that their teacher told them not to go to school in the afternoon. The school was on holiday today. Wei Jiajia was a little surprised.
"Did the teacher say why you don't have to go to school? Are you still going tomorrow?" She looked at her brother and asked. There are still several days before the weekend holiday. How come we have a holiday for no reason?
"It's good to have a holiday. Anyway, the teacher is taking us to read in class now, so it wouldn't be interesting to go there." Nuan Nuan said with some indifference.
Wei Jiajia was heartbroken after hearing this. Since the enlarged meeting was held in May, and then the 11th Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in August, it marked that this great revolution has fully begun.
Nowadays, there are only a few teachers in schools. Most of the time, they put down their textbooks and read songs and songs with the children. More and more newspapers criticize the decadent bourgeois ideas.
"I heard... it's because a classmate from high school openly showed up in class?" Wei Jiajia stood up suddenly, and the slightly hot water in the cup spilled on her hands, causing a faint red mark. She had no time to take care of it, but there were some Unsure, she looked at her husband in the hope that the information she had just heard was wrong and that she was just hallucinating.
Qiao Haoyu was startled by the water glass in his wife's hand. He quickly walked over and took her hand to check. Fortunately, the water was not very hot and the red mark should disappear in a while. There was nothing wrong. He put down her hand and looked at her unbearably.
Wei Jiajia ignored her husband's actions and just looked at him stubbornly. Her body was trembling slightly. She opened her mouth to say something, but the words were stuck in her throat and no sound came out.
"Jiajia, I have already asked for leave. Let's pack up and prepare to leave now. We will take the children back to see my aunt off for the last time." Qiao Haoyu's heart broke when he saw his wife's fragile look, but now He had to cheer up, his aunt was still waiting for them in Shanghai!
Wei Jiajia watched her husband's mouth open and close. She seemed to hear it, but it seemed as if she didn't hear anything. Her tears fell one by one, and they flowed more and more, until Qiao Haoyu stretched out his arms and hugged her, She hugged her husband and cried loudly.
Wei Jiajia never expected that the old man she thought she would see again in a few months would be pushed to the road silently, and such bad news would come.
The three children were originally very happy to see their father back, but when they saw their father and mother hugging each other and their mother crying so sadly, they were a little frightened. The three of them stood aside holding each other's little hands and did not dare to move. Sanbao was so frightened that he cried first, and then the other two children also started crying.
Qiao Haoyu first comforted his wife and pulled her to sit on the sofa to calm down. Then he waved to the three children. When they came over, he wiped away their tears and coaxed: " Can you three stay with mom here? Dad will pack our things."
"Okay, let's stay with mom." The triplets nodded and began to cuddle up to their mother. The second baby lay on her lap and stretched out his little hand to wipe her face. Rarely said obediently: "Mom, don't cry!"
Wei Jiajia raised her eyes and saw the three children beside her. Their eyes were a little frightened, and they looked at their mother cautiously. She knew that she had scared the children today.
Thinking of how sad they would be if they knew they would never see their great-grandmother again, she put her arms around her three babies, smiled reluctantly and said, "Don't cry, baby, don't be afraid." She tried her best Absorbing the warmth of the children, she calmed herself down. She couldn't fall down yet. She still had children to take care of, and she had to go back to see her aunt. Wei Jiajia kept emphasizing in her heart.
Qiao Haoyu saw that his wife's mood had returned to stability. He turned around and went to the bedroom to pack the children's things. He also had to go to school to pick up Yangyang and Nuannuan. If something happened to his aunt, they had to go back with them.
Yangyang and Nuannuan were both in the first grade of junior high school. They were in the same class. They were a little surprised when they saw their brother-in-law who came to pick them up. When they came home and saw their sister's red and swollen eyes, they became even more panicked.
Qiao Haoyu did not explain to the two of them. He was afraid that if he told them, they would not be able to accept it like her sister. By then, people would be in a daze on the road. He could not take care of so many people by himself.
He directly found a car to take them to the train station in the city. When he came back, he had already booked the train tickets with the brother-in-law of the soldier in the regiment. Someone would deliver the tickets when they arrived.
Everyone in the car was silent. For a moment, the car felt eerily quiet. Even the lively triplets just cuddled up to their mother today and did not look around as usual, scrambling to come up with ten questions. Thousands of whys.
Because the tickets were booked in a hurry, this time they returned to Shanghai without sleeper berths, only seat tickets. The couple and their three children occupied two rows of three-person benches facing each other in a gap, and went to Shencheng with such difficulty. Rush to the city.
"Do they know about Xiangdong and Xiangnan?" Wei Jiajia only remembered this question after she got on the train. Her aunt watched the five brothers and sisters grow up. Now that she was seeing her for the last time, she didn't want them to become lifelong friends because of their absence. regret.
"Uncle Zhuzhu said that he had called. They are both at school. They will definitely be able to take time off and rush home. Don't worry." Qiao Haoyu looked at his haggard daughter-in-law and comforted her. Not long after he went to work today, he received a call from Uncle Zhuzhu to his office. He told them that his aunt was injured and was hospitalized. Her condition was not very good. The doctor had already told them to be mentally prepared. My aunt has been here for a few days.
He immediately decided to take a leave of absence to accompany his wife and children back to Shanghai. Not to mention that he was raised by his aunt, but because of his aunt's kindness in raising the five brothers and sisters of his daughter-in-law and her dedication to helping him in the past few years. Taking care of three children, he also wanted to take them back to see her old man.
After hearing this, Wei Jiajia nodded and said nothing. She turned her head and looked out the window, recalling in her mind every frame and every word she had spent with her aunt in the past few years since she came to this era.
Why did such a wise and kind old man encounter so many injustices? In her life, they had finally grown up and she could enjoy her old age, but something like this happened to her. Why couldn't she be allowed to live well?
Wei Jiajia regretted it very much. She should not have let her go back. She should have forced her to stay in the military area, so that she could be with them, watch her children grow up, and watch her younger brothers and sisters get married and have children... ...Instead of lying on the ward like now, waiting to see them for the last time and they will be separated forever.
Wei Jiajia stared out the window quietly, not even noticing the tears on her face.
Yangyang and Nuannuan, who were sitting across from each other, looked at the sad expression on their sister's face, and then thought about how they were now sitting on the train to Shencheng, and the brother-in-law also said that the eldest brother and the second brother were also rushing back. The two seemed like Realized something.
Nuan Nuan hugged Yang Yang's arm tightly and said softly: "Third brother, I'm scared!" As the two grew up, Nuan Nuan rarely called her brother to her compatriot Yang Yang, but today she unconsciously shouted out, So that her brother can give her support.
Yangyang also realized that something big must have happened in Shen Cheng. He was actually still a child, and he felt very uneasy at the moment. But seeing his sister's somewhat helpless look, he calmed down his emotions and reached out. He put his arms around his sister, patted her gently and said, "Don't be afraid, third brother is here."
A few people just spent two days and two nights on the train, and returned to Shanghai before dark.
After leaving the train station, Qiao Haoyu found a tricycle and let them ride on it.
"Do you know my aunt's hospital?" Wei Jiajia looked at her husband.
"I know, Uncle Zhuzhu told me, let's go directly to the hospital!" He knew that his wife must be eager to see her aunt at this time.
He looked at the children who looked a little tired. Although he felt a little distressed, he could only let them go for a run with everyone. At this time, time was simply too precious. Besides, his aunt must also be like watching her raise them by herself. of children.
After giving the master the address, the family crowded on the tricycle and walked to the hospital.
When they arrived at the hospital, they searched the ward according to Uncle Zhuzhu's instructions. They saw that the door to the ward where their aunt was was was open, and standing inside was Aunt Fen's family, and others who had come back earlier than them. To the east, to the west.
Hearing the chaotic footsteps coming from outside the door, everyone in the ward looked over. Seeing that it was Wei Jiajia's family of five and twins, everyone inside was relieved. Aunt Fen quickly wiped her tears, waved to them, and urged with a nasal voice: "Come in quickly, your aunt is waiting. You guys!"
Wei Jiajia hurriedly walked forward, bent down and stood in front of her aunt's bedside, took her right hand and held it in hers. She whispered to her aunt: "Auntie, I'm back to see you. Look, I brought Nuannuan, Yangyang, and the triplets back to stay with you. You take good care of your health. When you get well, I will take you to the Northeast again. Didn't you say you were reluctant to leave the Northeast when you came back last time? Are you stewed on the side?" Looking at her aunt's thin face, she tried hard not to cry.
After Wei Jiajia finished speaking, she turned to Yangyang and the others behind her and said, "Come over quickly and see my aunt and grandma. Don't you always miss her at home?"
Yangyang and Nuannuan walked over holding the triplets' little hands, and began to whisper to their aunt how much everyone missed them after she returned to Shencheng, asking her to get well quickly and go home with them.
"Okay, okay..." My aunt looked at the group of children surrounding her and nodded with a smile. She raised her hand and touched each of their faces.
"You are all good children. Auntie is very happy to see you grow up like this. In this way, when auntie meets your parents in the future, she will also have an explanation for them." She was just a little regretful that she couldn't do anything about it. She saw Xiangdong and the others getting married and having children, but she believed that even if she went, with Jiajia here, she would not treat her brothers and sisters badly, and she would definitely take care of every step in their lives.
She has always known that although this child looks cold on the outside, she is very kind.
"Auntie, what are you talking about? If you don't explain anything to me, you still have to watch Xiangdong and Xiangxi get married in two years!" Listening to her aunt's depressing words, Wei Jiajia became a little unhappy and frowned. He retorted with a frown.
Wei Jiajia didn't know that before they came, the doctor had already said that her aunt would be in trouble tonight. Later, her aunt suddenly woke up and everyone knew that she was having a comeback.
Even Qiao Haoyu, who was standing behind his wife, saw the seriousness on the other people's faces. Looking at his aunt's current state, he guessed something.
Auntie smiled at Wei Jiajia and did not answer her. She turned her head and looked at everyone's faces slowly, as if she wanted to remember everyone's appearance in her heart.
In her life, she has raised such a group of good children, so her life is not in vain. Now, she is going to find her husband. He has been waiting for her below for more than forty years. Now, she can finally go down to find him without any worries. She doesn't know if he will recognize her if she continues to be like this. It was the girl who was wearing a red wedding dress, with a shy face, and finally got to marry the person of her dreams.
The aunt smiled and raised her hand to touch her face. She seemed to see her husband standing not far away, smiling and waving to her, "Wanwan, I'm here to pick you up!"
Seeing that her husband still recognized her, my aunt happily stretched out her hand and said shyly: "I'm here..."
Wei Jiajia saw her aunt stretch out her hand and look into the distance, as if someone was waiting for her over there, then she closed her eyes forever with a smile on her lips.
"Aunt...aunt?" Wei Jiajia couldn't believe that her aunt, who was still in good spirits just now, suddenly didn't respond with a smile on her face. She shook her gently without knowing it, "Aunt, don't You're kidding, please open your eyes and look at me!"
"Jiajia, my aunt has gone..." Qiao Haoyu went up to pick up his wife and said to her solemnly.
Wei Jiajia shook her head lightly and whispered incoherently: "No, no, she was fine just now, how could she go? You lied to me, my aunt wouldn't do it!" After saying that, she carried her with her for days. She was exhausted and rushed on her way, unable to bear the excitement any longer and fainted.
Qiao Haoyu hurriedly reached out to take over his wife who had fainted, while other people in the ward, watching this series of changes, seemed to have had a switch turned on, and were heartbroken when faced with the sudden death of their aunt. .
The twins understood the conversation between their sister and brother-in-law, and looked at their aunt on the hospital bed with a smile on her lips, but would never open her eyes to look at them again. They cried out. They had thought about many bad things that would happen along the way. , but the only thing they didn't dare to think about was that their aunt would leave them.
The triplets' depression over the past few days on the road was completely released at this moment. Although they were still young and did not understand what death was, the three little guys were still crying very sadly at the bedside of their great-aunt who was sleeping with her eyes closed.
They knew that grandma went to a far away place...