Grandma Yu turned her head sharply and grabbed Xu Hongzhi's arm anxiously. "Aheng, why are you asking Aheng if you saw him?"

“No, no, he came to see Qingxu. Xiaojing just messaged us that he went to the cemetery with Qingxu and the others to visit Ayu.” Xu Hongzhi was being held by his aunt with one hand, while the other hand gently stroked her back. “Don’t worry, they should be back soon.”

"Aheng is back? Aheng is back! Ah Heng, Ah Heng, he was so tiny when he left with his mother, always sweetly calling her 'Grandma.' I can't bear to part with him, I can't bear to part with him, but what can I do? This good-for-nothing little beast at home almost beat his wife to death! How did he become like this!"

Grandma Yu was in tears, her whole body trembling: "Yu'er left us at such a young age, how am I going to explain this to Zhiyi? I wish it was me who died instead! If only she had gone home with Zhiyi!"

Li Fang sat on the other side of Grandma Yu, wiping away her tears with a tissue and trying her best to comfort her: "What are you saying? This is an accident, no one wanted it. You are lucky, you can see Aheng again in your lifetime."

After the initial shock, Yu Jiaming joined his mother in wiping away tears, and Xu Tai quickly got up to comfort his great-aunt with his parents. The Yang sisters, who were busy in the kitchen, also ran out when they heard their great-grandmother crying.

After much persuasion, everyone finally calmed down. Grandma Yu, having cried her heart out, leaned weakly against Li Fang. She stared intently at the door, as if it would open at any moment, and her beloved grandson, whom she had missed for so many years, would come in.

Yu Heng followed Yang Qingxu to the entrance of the residential area and looked at the houses in front of him.

The buildings are old and dilapidated, the community lacks public space, and due to its age, there are no designated parking spaces. Residents' bicycles and electric bikes are scattered haphazardly on the open spaces. A few osmanthus trees serve as the greenery for the entire community.

They parked their car outside the residential area, fearing that the narrow and crowded space inside would make it impossible for the car to get out.

Upon reaching the door upstairs, Yang Qingxu opened it, and Yu Heng hesitated for a moment before following him inside.

"You, you, you're Aheng, right?" As soon as Yu Heng entered, Yu Jiaming limped up to him and stared intently at his face. "I, I'm your uncle. Come in, come in."

Yu Jiaming wanted to pull Yu Heng, but hesitated and didn't dare to touch him. He just looked at him earnestly and turned to let him in.

Yu Jiaming turned to the side, and Yu Heng could see everyone in the room clearly.

The two little girls on the far right are probably his sister's other two children, Yang Qingying, who is 12 years old, and Yang Qingyan, who is 11 years old.

Behind them was a man about the same age as Yu Heng, who bore a resemblance to Xu Jing. He was probably his older cousin who worked at a bank.

The couple supporting the old man on either side were his aunt's son and daughter-in-law, and his cousin and aunt.

The elderly woman in the middle is his grandmother.

With Li Fang's support, Grandma Yu walked unsteadily around the coffee table and approached Yu Heng: "Aheng? Is that you, Aheng? I'm Grandma, I'm Grandma!"

Grandma Yu excitedly grabbed his arms on both sides and gently stroked his face.

Yu Heng bent down slightly to make it easier for the old woman to move: "Yes, Grandma, I am Yu Heng."

“You’ve grown up, you’re even taller than Grandma now.” Grandma Yu stared intently at Yu Heng’s face, trying to make sure he looked like he did when he was a child.

"My Heng'er has grown up! Grandma thinks about you all the time! She wonders if you've grown taller or shorter, fatter or thinner, happy or sad. Grandma's Heng'er has grown up, grown up so much!"

Grandma Yu finally couldn't hold back her tears. Everyone rushed to comfort her, and she cried repeatedly, worried that the old woman's health couldn't take it.

Grandma Yu didn't want anything unpleasant to happen on such a joyous day because of her, so she tried her best to calm herself down.

Everyone finally sat down, and Grandma Yu began to ask about Yu Heng's current situation.

Upon hearing that her in-laws had passed away and that Yu Heng's mother had also gone, Grandma Yu broke down in tears again, even nearly fainting. Everyone was terrified and quickly tried to soothe her.

Although Li Zhiyi and Grandma Yu are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they get along as closely as mother and daughter. Otherwise, how could Li Zhiyi, a college student from a well-off family, have endured so many years in this poor family?

Back then, Yu Heng's father was a gambler and abusive, almost seriously injuring Li Zhiyi. It was Grandma Yu who helped her pack her bags and escape back to her parents' home.

"That girl! Why would that girl be so foolish! Why would she be so foolish!" Grandma Yu cried out, tears streaming down her face, upon hearing that Li Zhiyi had developed a mental illness after returning home and had recently passed away.

Winter evenings are cold and short, coming and going in a hurry.

As darkness fell, Grandma Yu finally collapsed from exhaustion and fell into a deep sleep.

Yu Heng carried Grandma Yu back to her room; he would have to stay at a hotel for the night.

The Yang family's house was a two-bedroom, one-living-room layout. Yang Qingxu shared a room with her uncle, while the two sisters shared a room with their grandmother.

Back then, Yu Heng's father gambled away the family's house. After Yu Heng's mother left, Yu Heng's grandmother saw that he was still unrepentant and was afraid that he would implicate Yu Yu. So she cruelly abandoned him and took Yu Yu and her uncle to Qixiang City to live with her sister.

She rented a house in the same neighborhood as her younger sister, and she and her uncle supported Yu Yu's education by doing odd jobs.

The house they live in now was bought with the remaining compensation money after Yu Yu and her husband's car accident and after their funeral arrangements.

"Uncle and Aunt, I'd like to invite you, your great-aunt and great-uncle, to dinner in a couple of days. I won't see you off today." Yu Heng saw Xu Hongzhi's family to the door.

"No need to see me off. I'll talk to your aunt and the others. Go back now." Xu Hongzhi waved his hand.

"Cousin!" Xu Jing winked at Yu Heng.

Li Fang slapped him on the head: "What are you doing, acting weird here?"

Yu Heng smiled, knowing that Xu Jing meant for him to remember his promise to act in the movie. He patted Xu Jing on the shoulder and said, "See you next time."

Back in the house, he told Yang Qingxu to keep a close eye on Grandma Yu's condition tonight, and then patted the two sisters on the head: "Uncle will come to see you tomorrow."

Uncle Yu escorted him downstairs, and after he got into the car, Uncle Yu carefully asked him, "Aheng, are you coming over for breakfast tomorrow?"

Seeing his uncle standing nervously by the car door, Yu Heng still replied, "Okay."

Seeing that Yu Heng agreed, Uncle Yu became visibly excited: "Do you have any dietary restrictions? What do you like to eat?"

"I don't have any dietary restrictions, you can just cook whatever you want."

"Okay, then come early tomorrow, I'll prepare it for you."

"Okay, it's cold outside, Uncle, you should go back now."

"It's alright, it's alright, I'll watch you leave." Uncle Yu waved his hand, letting Yu Heng's car go first.

Yu Heng nodded to his uncle and told the driver to start the car.

Uncle Yu waved his hands frantically behind the car until the taillights were out of sight, then he limped upstairs.

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