Chapter 1798: Calling Her Grand Aunt

Chapter 1798: Calling Her Grand Aunt


Seeing the situation, Grandma Feng cheerfully ushered everyone out of the room, giving them a chance to talk alone.

Shu Yu sat by the edge of the bed, watching Grandma Fang, who had opened her eyes but still seemed a bit dazed. She softly spoke, "Grand Aunt?"

This entirely different form of address caused Grandma Fang to freeze for a moment. She slowly turned her head and saw Shu Yu, her eyes starting to well up again. She extended her trembling hand.

Shu Yu quickly grasped it. Grandma Fang attempted to sit up, but her body lacked strength. Shu Yu supported her back, allowing her to lean against the headboard.

Grandma Fang examined her features closely. "You… you just called me what? You didn't make a mistake?"

"How could I make a mistake? My grandmother is Fang Caiyue, and she has a sister named Fang Caixia. My grandmother said that she had a close bond with her sister when they were young. When our family experienced a major flood, the two sisters were separated. But my grandmother always missed her sister and didn't know where she was or how she was doing."

Tears streamed down Grandma Fang's face as she covered her mouth, crying so hard that she could barely speak. "I missed her too. I missed her so much. Could you… could you call me by that name again?"

Shu Yu complied, "Grand Aunt."

"Ah, ah." Grandma Fang nodded repeatedly, as though she had been given a chance to relive the moment.

She clutched Shu Yu's hand even tighter, wanting to say something but unable to find words amidst her tears.

Afraid that Grandma Fang might get too worked up and faint again, Shu Yu gently patted her back. "Grand Aunt, everything will be fine."

"Yes, it will be fine. I never expected to see my sister again in this lifetime. How is she doing? Is her husband still healthy? Besides your father and your elder uncle, are there any other children?"

Shu Yu paused for a moment before responding, "My grandfather passed away eight years ago. My grandmother... is doing well." But in the earlier years, she had also experienced a lot of hardship.

Grandma Fang was taken aback to learn that her brother-in-law had passed away.

Lowering her head, she said with a bitter tone, "What about my parents?"

"They left in the fourth year after the flood."

Grandma Fang cried silently this time. After a while, she clenched her teeth and said, "The fourth year, the fourth year. If that scoundrel Chen Bing hadn't deceived me back then, I… I could've seen them one last time. Why did I believe him? How could I be so foolish?"

Shu Yu consoled her, "It's not your fault. Who would've thought that even the death certificates issued by the authorities would be fake? Besides, your health wasn't good back then."

Even if Grandma Fang didn't believe Chen Bing and insisted on going back to see, he would have found other reasons to stall her.

Years ago, she had suffered a major illness, learned she couldn't have children in the future, then received news that all her family members had perished. And there was also Chen Bing's betrayal and the underhanded things he did.

One blow after another, who could withstand such heavy hits?

Seeing Grandma Fang still full of remorse, Shu Yu couldn't help but sigh internally. Originally, she hadn't intended to reveal these matters so soon, but since Grandma Fang had asked, she couldn't deceive her either.

Shu Yu could only shift Grandma Fang's attention by discussing the family's current situation. "By the way, besides my father and elder uncle, we also have a third uncle and a fourth aunt. Everyone else is doing well. It's just that my third uncle causes a lot of worry. Whenever my grandmother mentions him, she gets really angry. We originally thought he would settle down once he got married, but unexpectedly, his wife has the same temper as him. My grandmother often threatens to hit both of them with a big stick... There are four of us siblings in our family. I'm the second..."