After that, Ye Yingzhi and Song Jin and his wife helped Chi Yan with grandfather's funeral.
My grandfather was not a native of R city. He was assigned to R city when he was young because of work assignments. Later, he married Chi Yan's grandmother to settle down. Chi Yan is also a student and has few social connections, so there are not many people who come to the funeral. Only a few classmates who have a good relationship with Chi Yan at school, some old colleagues who have been in contact with my grandfather, and my grandfather's hometown are here as representatives. Two relatives and several Song Jin colleagues who came to help. The main thing is still to be done by Ye Yingzhi's men, and everything is in order.
At the funeral, Ye Yingzhi and Chi Yan saluted exactly the same grandchildren etiquette, which was much heavier than Song Jin. It is said to the outside world that Ye Yingzhi treats Chi Yan like a real brother, but after being together for a long time, Song Jin and his wife have already seen the relationship between Ye Yingzhi and Chi Yan, and Chi Yan is tacit. A little embarrassed to admit it to them, so the two of them didn't feel anything wrong.
Three days after the funeral, Chi Yan's mood gradually stabilized and returned to normal. Ye Yingzhi was still a little worried about him, but said that something happened to the Ye family and asked him to go back to deal with it. Chi Yan asked him to go back, and by the way, he helped pay attention to Xu Rui's situation. Ye Yingzhi hurried back after agreeing.
Chi Yan was left alone at home. The only difference was that my grandfather was gone, and an offering table was set up for the old man in my grandfather's room. The custom here in R city is that people are gone, and the family has to worship for at least seven days before they can be withdrawn.
Chi Yan had nothing to do, so she watched TV alone on the sofa in the living room at night, fell asleep in a daze, and the TV was still on.
Half-dreaming and half-awake, he heard someone calling him by his nickname. The voice was very familiar. Chi Yan closed his eyes and listened carefully.
He opened his eyes and saw Grandfather standing in front of the sofa looking at him.
Chi Yan suddenly woke up, looking at the familiar old man in front of him with some hesitation: "...Grandpa, grandpa?"
After confirming that the person in front of him was his grandfather, Chi Yan immediately asked, "Why are you back? Is there something wrong?" Even though he was reluctant to bear the old man, he still understood some truths. Grandpa shouldn't come back, it's best to leave without worries.
The old man shook his head and looked a little overwhelmed: "Grandpa doesn't know wow. Grandpa... Isn't it time to go? Why did you come back?"
It seemed that the old man understood his situation, but he didn't dare to say it directly.
Chi Yan asked her grandfather to sit down on the sofa, stood up and comforted herself, "Don't worry, I'll think of a way."
Grandpa nodded again and again: "Grandpa is not in a hurry, not in a hurry. Xiaoyan thinks slowly."
Chi Yan slowly traced the clues in his heart. After he came back, he learned in detail the reason why his grandfather suddenly fainted. Grandpa likes to eat crabs, and he eats them very carefully. Song Jin and Tao Juanjuan bought crabs that day. Knowing that Chi Yan was away from grandpa and only a nurse would take care of them, they deliberately picked two large ones and steamed them for grandpa to send. The crabs were still hot, and my grandfather was very happy. He started eating directly at the dining table. He lowered his head and concentrated on eating for more than half an hour, but he fainted all of a sudden.
So logically speaking, my grandfather left without any pain or regret.
Chi Yan asked the old man carefully: "Grandpa, think about it again, is there anything you can't worry about?"
The old man looked around the house, and finally turned his eyes to Chi Yan: "No, Xiao Yan has grown up, so there is nothing to worry about. You can take care of yourself in the future. If you have a home, your grandfather can rest assured."
Chi Yan couldn't help but reddened her eyes again: "... Then I'll try to see you off?" Staying in the Yang World for a long time will not be conducive to rebirth, which is not a good thing.
The old man nodded.
Chi Yan naturally also knew some simple ways to pass the death. He tried to set up a magic circle in the living room and did a ceremony to send his grandfather to his death. The old man sat quietly on the sofa.
Chi Yan only felt that her throat was sore. After his grandmother and mother passed away one after another, he and his grandfather depended on each other for life, but he had to bid farewell to the closest person twice. He knelt in front of the magic circle with his eyes closed, and every time he recited a death-shifting incantation, tears fell on the floor. He didn't dare to look at his grandfather, for fear that this kind of reluctance and entanglement would hinder the old man's life. After all the rituals, he completely knelt on the ground, almost weeping.
Then he heard the old man's familiar, slightly suspicious voice: "Little feast, have you finished?"
Chi Yan raised his head, but Grandpa was still sitting upright on the sofa, as if he was afraid of disturbing his "casting", so he didn't even dare to move.
Chi Yan stood up a little embarrassed and said: "...It seems to be a failure. Grandpa, don't worry, why don't you rest at home first, I know a very good friend, I can wait for him to come back and see you off." In his heart, the fact that his grandfather passed away has been downplayed. Although he knew that his grandfather was no longer a human being, he had to temporarily stay here in another form for some unknown reason, but after this short time of getting along with him, he was already very used to it. In his eyes, his grandfather was still his grandfather, his relatives.
"Hey, grandpa is not in a hurry. Let your friends take your time, don't rush others." The old man's mentality was very good. After a while, he went back to his bedroom to rest as usual, still completely retaining the living habits when he was alive.
Chi Yan sent Ye Yingzhi a message for help. Ye Yingzhi simply said that everything was waiting for him, he would come back soon, and Grandpa would be fine. Chi Yan was still uneasy, so she took advantage of the time to look at the notebook Ye Yingzhi gave him.
Early the next morning, the old man went out habitually again. At 7:30 in the morning, my grandfather used to go out for morning exercises at this time.
But now, after all, the present is not what it used to be. Chi Yan was not worried about him, so he took a few yellow paper talismans and followed behind the old man. He saw the old man familiarly following the crowd waiting for the traffic lights, crossing the crosswalk, and after crossing two intersections, he arrived at the square of the nearby park. There were already a lot of old people standing there. Grandpa wanted to go up to say hello when he saw a familiar face, but found that the other party couldn't see him, so he seemed to think of something, and silently retreated to the side, watching other old men and ladies greet each other and chat.
After a while, the old people voluntarily formed a line, standing in four rows, and began to shout the slogan "Paida Gong" under the leadership of an old man. Grandpa also stood at the last position at the end of the team, and followed everyone's rhythm.
Chi Yan hid behind the gazebo and watched, very sad, but she didn't dare to let her grandfather find herself, so she could only hide behind and watch quietly. When the old people finished exercising at almost nine o'clock, they went home with her grandfather. When I was about to get home, I took a few steps and entered the house first, pretending that nothing happened.
The next day, my grandfather still went out to the park to exercise with everyone, and Chi Yan quietly followed all the way until the old man returned home safely.
Grandpa doesn't need to eat anything, but he has said a lot in the past two days. It seems that he has a lot to say to Chi Yan. Knowing that there is not much time left, and because it has been lost once, this kind of relationship between grandfather and grandson is especially valuable. The old man spoke to the seated man.
On the third day, Chi Yan followed his grandfather to the park for morning exercises as usual. He had been sitting in the pavilion just like the previous two days and quietly paying attention to the movement of the small square, but he realized something was wrong as soon as he sat down.
As soon as my grandfather walked to the small square, several old men and old ladies enthusiastically surrounded him, and they seemed to greet him warmly. Grandpa stood there, obviously at a loss, just like when he saw Chi Yan when he returned home on the first day.
Chi Yan hurriedly walked out of the pavilion and rushed over. As he approached, he could hear several old people asking, "Old Su, why haven't you been here recently?" "Are you ill? It seems that you were hospitalized."
Chi Yan quickly walked over to her grandfather and said, "Grandpa, come home with me quickly. If you are not in good shape, don't come out first." These morning exercisers are all elderly people who live near the park, and no one has directly participated in the grandfather. Funeral, but R city is a small place, I'm sure someone has heard the news that my grandfather has passed away, but now I suddenly see someone and I'm not sure. It is better to leave as soon as possible in order to prevent unforeseen branches.
After seeing Chi Yan, the old men and ladies next to them said, "Is it the grandson of Lao Su's family?" Playing with the enthusiasm of the old people, he took his grandfather home in a hurry.
When he got home, Grandpa looked at Chi Yan suspiciously: "Xiaoyan, how can Lao Li and the others see Grandpa?"
Chi Yan shook his head: "I don't know. Let's wait for my friend to come back. He will definitely be able to solve it when he comes back. You shouldn't go out these days." At first, he thought that only he could see his grandfather because he and his grandfather were blood relatives. , The reason why I have seen more ghosts while practicing magic. But suddenly everyone could see Grandpa, and it really puzzled him. He flipped through the notebook left by Ye Yingzhi, but couldn't find a reasonable explanation.
After Chi Yan had dinner, Song Jin came to visit again. When the doorbell rang, my grandfather hid in his house and closed the door.
Song Jin had just gotten off work, and as soon as he entered the door, he went to his grandfather's room to pay homage to his grandfather. How dare Chi Yan let him in, after all, there is really no way to explain why grandpa suddenly appeared again, and everyone can see it. This kind of thing is not acceptable to everyone. So he made up a reason and pulled Song Jin to the living room to sit down.
Song Jin has nothing to do. He just knew that Chi Yan was at home alone and his grandfather had just passed away, so he came over to chat after get off work to see how he was doing. Seeing that he was in good spirits, he was relieved. Started his latest job.
Song Jin picked up the teacup and took a sip: "ruler, don't you think it's strange, we just received a disappearance case, and the person who reported the case was the wife of the missing person. She said that her husband had been missing for two days and could not be found no matter what. As a result, we The victim's body was found in a hotel, and according to the autopsy results, it was found that her husband had been killed for seven days."