Chapter 6 5. The third day (morning)

Because Doudou came, Ji Ning's mother made the breakfast extra rich: milk, bread, peanut porridge, fried eggs and ham, and the table was full.Ji Ning sat at the dining table with his father and Doudou for breakfast, and Doudou ate almost everything. It was inconvenient for grandma to go downstairs. Ji Ning's mother filled a bowl of porridge and was about to serve it to her when the phone rang in the living room. Mom put down the bowl, walked over to pick up the phone, and said "yes", and after more than ten seconds, she exclaimed: "What!" Ji Ning and his father looked over together.

Mom turned her body away, with her back to them, whispering something, and Ji Ning noticed that her mother's shoulders were twitching slightly. A few minutes later, my mother slowly put down the phone, but she was still sitting there with her back to them, her hands hugging her shoulders, her body trembling. Dad walked over and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" Mother wiped her cheeks twice with her palm, obviously wiping away her tears. She glanced back at Doudou, swallowed her saliva, and took a deep breath. Doudou was eating fried eggs with big mouthfuls, and didn't notice her aunt's side.But Ji Ning saw that her mother's face was pale and confused, and it was obvious that she was trying to control her emotions.

Intuition told Ji Ning that something must have happened. After taking a few deep breaths again, my mother walked over with a sullen face.At this time, Doudou just finished eating, and his mother said to him: "Doudo, grandma hasn't had breakfast yet, you can send this bowl of porridge to grandma, and then have dinner with grandma, okay?" "Okay." Doudou picked up the peanut porridge on the dining table and walked upstairs to grandma's room. The mother said to the father and son, "Come in." He walked into Ji Ning's room. Dad closed the door of the room. "What happened?"

My mother couldn't control it anymore, she sat on the bed covering her face and sobbed.Dad sat down and held her shoulders, and asked anxiously again: "What's the matter?" After sobbing in a low voice for a while, mother raised her head, looked at Ji Ning and his son with red eyes, and suppressed her voice. "The call just now was from the village head of Mineral Village. He told me... Huiyun... the night before yesterday, she hanged herself!" Ji Ning's head exploded with a buzzing sound, and his mind went blank in shock.Dad was obviously stunned too, he was speechless with his mouth open for a long time.

After my mother finished saying this, she couldn't help covering her face and weeping bitterly, but she just controlled herself so as not to cry too loudly. Dad stayed there for a long time, and suddenly remembered something: "The night before yesterday? Didn't Huiyun call Doudou?" "The village chief said that the forensic doctor at the police station came to appraise it, and the time of death was the night before yesterday." Mom said with tears, "Maybe, after Huiyun finished calling Doudou that night, she just..." At this time, Ji Ning recalled that after Doudou received a call from his aunt the night before, he said that his mother was crying, and that he loved him so much—oh my god, was that aunt saying goodbye to her son before committing suicide?

"Why did Huiyun commit suicide?" Dad asked suspiciously. Mom shook her head sadly. "I don't know... The village chief didn't elaborate. He told me to go to the village immediately today. One is to deal with Huiyun's funeral, and there are other things I want to tell me." "Then I'll go with you." Dad stood up, "I'm going to pack up now and leave right away." "Wait a minute." His mother stopped him, and then looked at Ji Ning. "I remind you of one thing." The father sat back, and the mother stared at the father and son and said, "Only the three of us know about this matter, otherwise people may die."

Ji Ning was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood. Grandma suffers from heart disease, and the doctor told her that she should not be stimulated by anything, otherwise her life would be in danger; and for Doudou, the mother's suicide was too cruel for him at a young age—besides, if he If you know that your mother is dead, if you start crying, it is tantamount to telling your grandmother. Dad also realized this problem, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes... Don't let the old lady know about this now, or it will be even worse." Ji Ning said worriedly: "But how long can we keep it a secret?"

"How long we can hide it..." Mom said sadly, "At least let us deal with your aunt's funeral." Ji Ning thought about it. "Mom, Grandma might be suspicious if you go with Daddy. Or—I'll go with you, and Daddy stays at home." Mom looked at Dad.After thinking for a moment, Dad nodded and said, "Okay, let Ji Ning go with you, but how do you tell his grandmother?" "Let's say I went to a university in other places. Didn't I talk about which university I will study in the future when I was having dinner?" Ji Ning said. "That's it." Dad said.

Mom dried her tears with a tissue.Take a deep breath. "After we leave the room for a while, don't let Doudou and his grandmother notice anything, and pretend to be okay. Mom has a lot of eyes, don't let her see any flaws." Dad sighed: "It's mainly you, as long as you don't let the old lady see anything." "I will endure it." Mom stood up from the bed, opened the door, and the three of them walked out. Doudou was still eating with grandma in the upstairs room, and Ji Ning heard him telling grandma the story he read in the fairy tale book yesterday.Ji Ning adjusted his emotions in his heart.

Mom went to the bathroom to wash her face, then went to the room to put on a little makeup, completely erasing the traces of crying.Then, she went to grandma's room with Ji Ning, and told her mother the excuse Ji Ning had just thought up, saying that she might have to stay out of town for a day or two.Grandma didn't get suspicious, she just told them to pay attention to safety when going outside. Doudou didn't want his aunt and cousin to leave, but after his uncle explained the reason to him, he agreed sensiblely that he would stay with grandma at home. After explaining everything, the mother and son hurried out and went straight to the bus station.