Two generations of military wives compete for time

Grandma Lu Jingde has not eaten or drunk anything and has been lying in bed for three days. Uncle Chen Zhuoran stays by his mother's bedside during the day and sleeps beside her in his clothes at night, always staying by her side.

On the morning of the fourth day, a ray of sunlight came through the window, warming Grandma Lu Jingde's face, and Grandma Lu Jingde finally woke up.

Grandma Lu Jingde opened her eyes, looked around, sat up, and saw Uncle Chen Zhuoran sleeping next to her. She asked curiously, "Zhuoran, what time is it? Why don't you get up?"

Uncle Chen Zhuoran heard his mother's voice and said in surprise: "Mom, you are finally awake. You have slept for three days and three nights. Are you hungry? I will ask Hao Xia to cook for you."

Grandma Lu Jingde said, "Don't be in a hurry to eat. I want to go to the studio to paint. I just had a dream that I painted a lot of pictures."

Uncle Chen Zhuoran helped Grandma Lu Jingde put on her clothes while saying, "Mom, don't worry. You need to have a full meal so that you can have the energy to paint."

Sister-in-law Hao Xia came with breakfast for Professor Chen Zhuoran and found that Professor Chen Zhuoran was pushing a wheelchair and walking towards the studio with Grandma Lu Jingde.

Sister-in-law Hao Xia ran a few steps and said happily, "Mom, you're awake, that's great. I'll ask the housekeeper to make breakfast for you. Are you going to the studio? Eat first and then paint, okay?"

Grandma Lu Jingde said, "I want to paint now. Please bring the meal to the studio for me." Professor Chen Zhuoran shook his head helplessly at Sister-in-law Hao Xia, pushed the wheelchair forward, and went straight to the studio.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Qian Yizhen and Cui Qinghe rushed to the Lu Mansion and went straight to Grandma Lu Jingde's bedroom. Finding that there was no one in the bedroom, they went straight to Grandma Lu Jingde's studio.

I saw that Grandma Lu Jingde was concentrating on drawing on the table. Uncle Chen Zhuoran was about to say hello to Qian Yizheng, but Qian Yizheng waved to him.

Uncle Chen Zhuoran, Qian Yizhen, and Cui Qinghe watched Grandma Lu Jingde paint quietly and seriously. Sister Hao Xia brought the freshly fried juice and placed it in front of Grandma Lu Jingde and said, "Mom, you must be tired. Drink some juice and take a rest before painting. Yizhen and Qinghe are here to see you."

Grandma Lu Jingde took the juice, took off her reading glasses and said, “Yizhen is here, I just happened to have something to ask you, come and sit down.”

Qian Yizhen moved a chair and sat next to Grandma Lu Jingde and said, "Grandma Lu, please tell me. I am all ears."

Grandma Lu Jingde said, "Yizhen, please speak louder. My ears are not working well."

Qian Yizhen put his mouth close to Grandma Lu Jingde's ear and said, "Grandma Lu, what do you want to say to me? Yizhen is all ears."

Grandma Lu Jingde held Qian Yizhen's hand and said to herself, "Yizhen, the person I should be most grateful to for the rest of my life is you. Although you are young, you are wise and have a broad mind.

If you hadn't arranged for Hao Xia and Zhuoran to get married, how could this nerd Zhuoran get married? Then I would have had a grandson, Boxian, and a granddaughter, Boxian. I would have been able to enjoy the joy of having children and grandchildren around me, hahaha."

Qian Yizhen said, "Grandma Lu, you're welcome. The marriage between Sister Hao Xia and Uncle Zhuoran is destined by heaven. Without Sister Hao Xia's sharp eyes, my father and Uncle Zhuoran, the brothers, would not have been able to meet and recognize each other. Everything is the best arrangement. You're welcome."

Grandma Lu Jingde said: "Yizhen, I have to thank you for setting up an elderly care center in Lu's mansion, helping us increase our family income, promoting Hao Xia to be the director, and ensuring that my children and grandchildren have enough food and clothing. I hope you can continue to help protect them. This old woman will die without regrets."

Qian Yizhen said: "Grandma Lu, Uncle Zhuoran, and Sister-in-law Hao Xia are all excellent people. The good life we ​​have now is the result of their hard work. We are a close family that helps each other and achieves mutual success. We achieve each other..."

Grandma Lu Jingde paused for a moment and then said, "Hao Xia, I miss Hongmei. Let her go back to Lu Mansion."

Hao Xia's sister-in-law said, "Mom, I'll call Hongmei to see if I can ask for leave, ..."

Qian Yizhen said, "Grandma Lu, are you tired? Let me help you go to the bedroom to rest. Don't overwork yourself."

Grandma Lu Jingde said: "I'm not tired. You all should go back and have a rest. Don't disturb me while I'm painting here."......

When Qian Yizhen returned to the Chen Mansion, he couldn't help but walk to the door of his grandma Chen Yalu and grandpa Lu Kaipu's bedroom. After hesitating for a moment, he pushed the door open and sat in front of his grandpa Lu Kaipu's desk. He looked around at the beds, sofas, and wardrobes that his grandma and grandpa had used when they were alive, as if his grandma and grandpa were right next to him...

When Dad Qian returned to the bedroom from working in the back garden, he saw that the door of his parents-in-law's bedroom was open. He thought that Yizhen must be missing her grandparents again.

Qian's father asked, "Yizhen, when did you come back? Do you want fried eggs with leeks for dinner? I'll go cut some leeks."

Qian Yizhen immediately retracted his thoughts and responded, "Dad, I want to eat fried leeks and eggs. I'll go cut leeks with you."

Early the next morning, Qian Yizhen got up, washed, and was practicing Tai Chi in the yard. Every move was taught to her by her grandfather Lu Kaipu.

Sister-in-law Hao Xia rushed over and said, "Yizhen, what should we do? My mother-in-law, your Grandma Lu, got up yesterday morning to paint in the studio. She didn't sleep all night and is still painting in the studio now. Professor Chen is exhausted. He has a dizzy headache and his blood pressure has risen to 190. Oh..."

Qian Yizhen said, "It would be great if Grandpa was here. He can use Chinese herbal medicine to treat Uncle Chen Zhuoran and do some ideological work for Grandma Lu Jingde. Hey... Let's go and take a look."

After Wang Min and Yang Ruolan learned about Grandma Lu's situation, they also rushed over. When Wang Min saw Grandma Lu Jingde concentrating on painting, she couldn't help but take several photos of Grandma Lu Jingde from various angles.

Since Grandma Lu Jingde has poor hearing, the arrival of the four people and the sound of Wang Min taking pictures did not affect Grandma Lu Jingde's painting at all.

Uncle Chen Zhuoran also said anxiously: "What happened to my mother? She didn't eat or sleep for three days and three nights. Is she going to paint for three days and three nights without eating, drinking or sleeping again? I, I really don't understand!"

Qian Yizhen walked forward and gently patted Grandma Lu Jingde on the back. Grandma Lu Jingde looked up at Qian Yizhen, then at Wang Min and Yang Ruolan, and continued to paint while saying, "You guys go and get busy. I'm painting and don't have time to chat with you."

Yang Ruolan said: "Grandma Lu, you haven't slept for two days and two nights. This won't work. Go to bed and rest quickly."

Grandma Lu Jingde said, "What did you say? Hongmei is back! Zhuoran, go and get my little box. I will give two jade pendants to Hongmei and Daoqin to protect their safety."

Grandma Lu Jingde took the small box, took out two white jade pendants, and while stroking the jade pendants, she whispered in a low voice: "What are you guys still doing here? Go away, go away! I want to paint. I want to go find Zhuoran's father, Grandpa Chen, Grandpa Kuang, Sister Yalu, Brother Lu and others. I don't want to play with you anymore." After that, she picked up the paintbrush and started painting again.

Yang Ruolan said: "What should we do? Grandma Lu doesn't recognize us anymore. Her mind is messed up. Let's go to the hospital."

Uncle Chen Zhuoran said: "My mother is not sick, she is old and confused, let's just leave it to fate,..."

As she was talking, Grandma Lu Jingde loosened her hand holding the paintbrush, and her head dropped onto the tabletop, not moving. Uncle Chen Zhuoran quickly stepped forward, held Grandma Lu Jingde’s head in his arms, and shouted, “Mom, you’re too sleepy. I’ll help you go to the bedroom to sleep.”

Sister-in-law Hao Xia reached out her hand, felt Grandma Lu Jingde's breath, and said with tears in her eyes: "Mom, have a safe journey!"

Qian Yizheng didn't believe that Grandma Lu Jingde had passed away, so he followed the example of Sister-in-law Hao Xia and tried to feel Grandma Lu Jingde's breath, and found that she was indeed no longer breathing.

Uncle Chen Zhuoran picked up Grandma Lu Jingde, came to Grandma Lu Jingde's bedroom, carefully put Grandma Lu Jingde on the bed, and said with sobs: "Mom, have a good journey! Zhuoran will always love you, woo woo woo."

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After the funeral of Grandma Lu Jingde, Uncle Chen Zhuoran was immersed in grief and couldn't extricate himself. He stayed indoors, turned a deaf ear to the outside world, and sat in front of his mother's drawing table, painting non-stop. Only when he was painting could he feel comfortable and happy.

Sister-in-law Hao Xia was gloomy and didn't know what to do. After dinner, Ming Yuanhui and Qian Yizhen came to Lu's house and went straight to Grandma Lu's studio. They saw Professor Chen Zhuoran sitting motionless at the table, concentrating on painting.

Qian Yizhen walked forward and said softly, "Uncle Zhuoran, have you had dinner? Let's go out for a walk together. Don't sit for a long time. You should move your body more, otherwise, your body will collapse."

Professor Chen Zhuoran slowly turned his head, glanced at Qian Yizhen and Ming Yuanhui out of the corner of his eyes, and said listlessly: "I am trying to adjust myself, but I just can't control it. My mother raised me. Without my mother, there would be no me today." After that, he covered his face with his hands and cried softly.

Hao Xia's sister-in-law said, "You are a grown man, why are you crying? Everyone will die one day, and you are a university professor. You are very reasonable when educating others, but when it comes to yourself, you are unreasonable. Yizhen, please persuade your uncle."

"Sister Hao Xia, next week, Yi Zhen and I will go to the border defense station in Kunming, Yunnan to attend a comrade-in-arms reunion, and also revisit an old place. That's where my love for Yi Zhen began. As our matchmaker, would you like to go with us?" Ming Yuanhui said as he motioned for Sister Hao Xia to take Uncle Chen Zhuoran with him to go out for a trip to relax.

Sister-in-law Hao Xia understood and said happily, "I'll go, I'll go! Yizhen, you have to approve my leave. Professor Chen, please go to Yunnan with me. You haven't been there yet. Please."

Ming Yuanhui said: "Uncle Zhuoran, let's go together. The mountains and rivers along the Yunnan border are much more spectacular than the Huaguoshan Scenic Area and the Blue Swallow Flying Scenic Area. Bring your painting tools, travel, sketch, and exercise. Grandma Lu Jingde will definitely be happy for you.

Qian Yizhen said, "Uncle Zhuoran, let's go together. My dad will go too. You two twin brothers will be turning 70 in ten days. I want you to go to the Yunnan border to celebrate your 70th birthday in an extraordinary way. Uncle Zhuoran, please agree to my request."

Uncle Chen Zhuoran stood up and walked to the calendar. He looked at the date and said self-deprecatingly, "I am already a 70-year-old man? I have wasted 70 years."

Father Qian came to Lu's house with a basket of vegetables he had grown. He handed them to Sister Hao Xia and said, "These were just picked. They are very fresh."