When Li Yuanlang returned to Shui Tingyue in the hotel, his wife was surprised and asked him, why did he come so early?

"Grandpa has left the intensive care unit and been transferred to the general ward. He is recovering well."

"Really!" Shui Tingyue sat up excitedly. Because her voice was too loud, she woke up Xiao Guyu who was sleeping soundly and started crying.

Shui Tingyue quickly got out of bed, hugged her son to coax him up, and asked Li Yuanlang for details.

Li Yuanlang didn't tell the truth. The old man had warned him not to let any third person know about their conversation. It was an absolute secret between them.

He wanted to keep the old man's request, so he told his wife that he fell asleep and missed the moment when the old man was sent to the ward.

No matter how you say it, it is a great blessing for the whole family that the old man has recovered well. Shui Tingyue wants to tell her parents the news immediately.

However, Li Yuanlang persuaded him to stop. After all, it was late at night and he was worried about disturbing their rest.

Anyway, he saw that the old man was in good spirits, so it wouldn't be too late to go see him tomorrow morning.

After coaxing Xiao Guyu to sleep, the couple hugged each other and fell asleep. That night, they finally slept peacefully.

However, after only sleeping for less than four hours, Shui Tingyue's cell phone rang rapidly.

She opened her eyes in a daze, put it to her ear and just said "hello" when she heard Shui Qingzhang's sad voice coming from inside: "Xiaoyue, you, your grandpa passed away..."

"What!" Shui Tingyue sat up suddenly and asked again as if she didn't believe it: "Dad, what did you say?"

Shui Qingzhang repeated the words he didn't want to say: "Just ten minutes ago, the old man passed away peacefully in his sleep... Come quickly and see him for the last time..."

With a "pop" sound, Shui Tingyue's cell phone fell to the ground. She was in a daze for a while, then covered her face and burst into tears.

Li Yuanlang was awakened by her crying. He ignored the cry of his son in the stroller and asked quickly.

Li Yuanlang was also shocked when he learned that Gu Zhongyuan passed away peacefully in his sleep early this morning.

"Stop crying, let's go to the hospital quickly."

When the couple rushed to the hospital ward, Yan Zhongyuan's body was already covered with a white sheet.

Gu Zhengchuan, Gu Zhenggang, Gu Hongyan and his wife, as well as the Gu family's grandchildren were all present.

Everyone stood around the old man's body with solemn expressions, sniffling and crying from time to time.

At Gu Zhengchuan's request, the doctor opened the sheets and revealed the old man's body. Immediately, a loud cry came from the room.

Even people like Gu Zhengchuan and Gu Zhenggan, who have seen the world, had tears in their eyes and tried their best to control it, but the tears still flowed out uncontrollably.

They say that men don't shed tears lightly, but that's before they're sad.

The old man who was still in high spirits last night, turned out to be completely separated from yin and yang a few hours later. Even a hard-hearted person would be melted by tears, let alone a sentimental person.

The room was filled with cries, heartbreaking, moving, and moving.

After a long time, Gu Zhengchuan wiped the corners of his eyes, signaled the doctor to cover him with a sheet, and said in a sad voice: "Dad has passed away. People cannot come back to life after leaving. We still have a lot of things to do next."

Because of the old man's special status, Gu Zhengchuan, as the eldest son, needed to notify the relevant departments.

In the next few days, many senior leaders sent their secretaries or family members to the Gu family's own mourning hall to pay their respects and visit.

Gu Zhengchuan, Gu Zhenggang, Shui Qingzhang and others were busy receiving people from all parties and could not communicate with each other.

Li Yuanlang did not call anyone in Daiding County to inform him, but only told Zhao Gongda and Shi Kan.

The two of them are parents of Yunshui City, and they also have the identity of being Shui Qingzhang's direct subordinates.

It is necessary to inform the two of them of the news. As for how to express it, it is not something that I should worry about.

Li Yuanlang always stayed in the mourning hall, even if it was not his turn to come forward, this was an attitude and his deep love for Mr. Gu.

In his spare time, Li Yuanlang always had the scene of his alone conversation with the old man that night in his mind.

He remembered the old man's words deeply.

He never thought that this would be his last meeting with the old man.

Every time he thinks about it, Li Yuanlang's heart feels like a knife piercing his heart and he is unforgettable.

The day before the farewell ceremony for the body, the leaders of the general office came to the Gu family and held an impromptu meeting with the family to explain some precautions.

After all, tomorrow's farewell ceremony will be attended by senior leaders and will have to face television cameras.

He repeatedly stressed the discipline: family members were not allowed to cry and the scene must be kept absolutely silent.

Gu Zhengchuan was also asked to determine the number of family members to attend and report directly to him. In principle, only immediate family members were allowed to attend and not too many.

After seeing off the director of the general office, Gu Zhengchuan held an impromptu family meeting in the mourning hall and verbally announced the list of attendees for tomorrow.

The children of the Gu family and their daughter-in-law and son-in-law must be present, as are their grandchildren and granddaughters, but Li Yuanlang's name is not mentioned.

"Brother, what do you mean?" Gu Hongyan was the first to refuse.

Although she looked down upon Li Yuanlang, he was still her uncle.

Gu Zhengchuan was clearly slapping her in the face by not allowing Li Yuanlang to participate. How could she tolerate it?

"Nothing else. We can't leave the house unattended. Li Yuanlang just happened to stay at home to keep vigil for our father."

"Tomorrow is the day of my father's funeral, but you let a grandson-in-law watch over the funeral, and you are not afraid of being laughed at if word spreads." Gu Hongyan retorted with a firm attitude.

"Okay, you're afraid someone will laugh at me. If not, I'll let you stay." Gu Zhengchuan sneered and looked at Gu Hongyan.

When Gu Hongyan heard this, he became even more angry, "Dad gave birth to me and raised me. You deprived him of the right to give him a ride before he left. You bullied me as soon as dad left."

Then he rushed to the mourning hall, knelt in front of the old man's portrait, and burst into tears.

Shui Tingyue was also so angry that she gritted her teeth, "Uncle, you are going too far. Yuen Long is my husband and grandpa's grandson-in-law. Why don't you let him participate? You have no right."

After that, I quickly went to persuade my mother.

Shui Qingzhang was equally as gloomy as water, and said with a cold face: "Brother, it's really inappropriate for you to do this. We are all one family. The old man's bones are not yet cold, and his spirit in heaven does not want to see brothers fighting against each other in their own nest."

When Gu Zhenggang saw this, he quickly came out to smooth things over, "Brother, let Li Yuanlang go. If it doesn't work, let Liu Yan stay at home."

Gu Liuyan didn't even bother to participate in such an occasion. For no other reason than that when those big names she only saw on TV actually appeared next to her, she would feel numb all over and extremely uncomfortable.

Anyway, she has already seen her grandfather's remains, so it really doesn't matter whether she goes or not.

So she continued, "Okay, I'll stay while you all go."

Gu Zhengchuan frowned and said angrily: "What are you talking about? You are the granddaughter of the Gu family. Your surname is Gu, not Li."

As a junior, Li Yuanlang originally had no intention of arguing with Gu Zhengchuan.

After all, the old man's body is still cold, what will happen if his family members are in trouble and spread the word.

If you don't want to go, don't go. Stay at home and guard the old man's mourning hall, just as filial piety.

The key is that Gu Zhengchuan's words were really ugly. He could no longer hold back his anger and counterattacked: "Uncle, look at this situation now. Is this what grandpa wanted to see when he was alive? As the eldest son of the family, you should maintain the unity of the family and should not

The family is divided into three, six or nine grades. The son is from the Gu family, and the same is true for the daughter. The blood in her veins is all from the Gu family."

"Sending the elderly off to their final journey is an equal right that every son and daughter of the Gu family should enjoy. You said leaving family members to watch in the mourning hall. Tomorrow is the day of grandpa's funeral. The mourning hall is not the focus, the focus is the farewell ceremony for the body."

"The director has made it clear just now that only immediate family members will be present. Our Gu family is not large to begin with. If someone is missing and outsiders find out, they will think that there is an internal conflict among us. Why don't they just wait to see the excitement of the Gu family.

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"Grandpa has been upright and upright all his life, but now that you do something like this, isn't this a laughing stock for others? It's a good talking point behind the scenes!"

"So, I hope that my uncle will focus on the overall situation and the unity of the Gu family as the first element, so that grandpa can be comforted under the circumstances. I have finished my words."

After Li Yuanlang finished speaking, Gu Zhengchuan's face turned red and white in anger, and he bit his cheek.

You, a junior, dare to say that to me in public. It is really unreasonable!

Just when Gu Zhengchuan was about to get angry, he suddenly heard the door open and a figure walked in.
Chapter completed!