After scratching, there will be scars. The doctor said it was bitten by insects. Ruan Jianglin couldn't help but scratch before, and later applied pus, which became a blister, looking quite scary.

  It took a week of IV drips for the wound on his back to heal.

  Not long after he was discharged from the hospital, he returned to his old house for a visit. Ruan Jiangjin and his family were also there.

  Ruan Xinyin pestered her little uncle and asked why he didn't bring his wife, and Jiang Yao also took the opportunity to ask.

  Ruan Jiang didn't respond at that time. Ruan Jing glanced at him and immediately understood his emotions, so she changed the subject.

  Last time because of Jiang Yan's matter, Old Master has been holding a grudge against Ruan Jianglin.

  However, if Ruan Jianglin really wants to marry that girl, the old man can't do anything about it. From young to old, this grandson has never listened to his words.

  After dinner, Ruan Jiangjin chatted with him on the balcony.

  ——

  "What's wrong, had a fight?" Ruan Jiangjin asked tentatively.

  Ruan Jiang leaned against the railing, his expression vague and his face emotionless.

  "Uh-huh."

  They had a big fight.

  "Don't always bully a little girl, be more magnanimous." He couldn't help but advise.

  "I didn't bully her, she bullied me instead." Ruan Jianglin lowered his head and smiled helplessly.

  Ruan Jiangjin looked disbelieving, glanced at him and said, "Spare me."

  After a long while, his eyes were somewhat absent-minded, "How did you coax your sister-in-law after quarreling with her?"

  "I didn't quarrel with your wife, no need to coax."

  He and Jiang Yao have been married for so many years, they rarely quarrel, except occasionally because of the children's education methods, they are not the kind of people who like to quarrel.

  He's really annoying, I think few girls can stand him.

  Ruan Jiang was about to touch the cigarette when Ruan Jiang Jin stopped him.

  "Haven't you quit?"

  He let go and slowly opened his mouth: "Can't quit."

  I've tried to quit, but I still can't kick the habit. However, I don't smoke as much as before and a pack of cigarettes can now last me two days.

  Ruan Jiangjin directly took a step ahead, pulled out the cigarette box from his pocket, and beckoned to Ruan Xinyi in the distance. The little girl skipped over, jumping up and down.

  Ruan Jiangjin handed the cigarette to Xiaoyi and patted her head: "Be good, hide the cigarette for your little uncle."

  Ruan Xinyin glanced at her little uncle and then smiled sweetly before grabbing the cigarette box and running off.

  Ruan Jiangjin gazed at Ruan Xinyin's fleeing figure, suddenly thought of something, and furrowed his brow.

  "Tell Yechen to be careful of his son's mouth."

  Recently at a banquet, Ye Chen's son took advantage of the adults' absence and kissed Ruan Xinyin on the face.

  Ruan Jiangjin realized it when it was already too late.

  He hugged the child and went to wash his face, almost scrubbing off the little girl's skin.

  Ye Chen apologized on behalf of his son, but the little guy seemed to think he had done nothing wrong.

  Jiang Yao was also quite annoyed about this. It's no big deal for kids to kiss each other, but that kid does it every time, which is a problem.

  Ruan Jianglin smiled and didn't respond.

  But I guess Ye Chen has no time to deal with his son's affairs recently, as his wife is currently having a divorce with him. Who made him change easily but his nature remains the same?

  The two of them chatted intermittently, stopping for a while before Ruan Jiangjin slowly spoke up.

  "Don't always argue with the old man, I went for a physical examination recently and the doctor said it's probably just a matter of time until the end of the year."

  The old man's organs are failing badly, and it's only because he looks spirited that he can get by, but in reality, things aren't going well.

  Ruan Jiang paused for a moment, as if his heart had stopped beating for a second, before finally uttering a word from his mouth, "Good."

  After returning from Ruan's house, Ruan Jianglin changed his arrangement. He had originally asked his assistant to book the tickets and pack the luggage.

  He didn't want to wait any longer, he wanted to go find her, but he didn't know how long it would take.

  What if Jiang Yan didn't go back with him, how much more time would he waste?

  One year or one lifetime?

  The old man couldn't wait any longer, and Ruan Jianglin didn't want to be far away in a foreign land and miss his last farewell.

  Although no one in the family had told the old man about these things, people who are about to die always have a premonition.

  The old man is also, probably his body has been getting worse and worse, he can feel it himself.

  But it's not a sudden thing, organ failure is a gradual process, you can feel every minute and every second, the movement of your organs becomes slower and slower.

  In those six months, Ruan Jiang returned to the Ruan residence more and more frequently. He never quarreled with his elders or had any disagreements; the family atmosphere was harmonious.

  The old man's body was still relatively resistant, and with good care in daily life, until the second year of spring, one night, after falling asleep, he couldn't be woken up, and passed away very peacefully.

  At that time, all the people in Ruan's family were there, as they had just passed the Spring Festival. Jiao Jingyan also returned, roughly knowing that the old man was about to pass away, and rushed back very early.

  That year's Spring Festival, the whole family was lively and happy, except for Ruan Jianglin, who pretended to be happy in order to let the elderly have a happy last Spring Festival.

  The funeral was arranged quickly, and everyone slowly accepted it, but the old lady still couldn't accept it. How could she accept that her companion of several decades was gone?

  When holding the funeral, all of Lao Ye's former comrades-in-arms came to see him off.

  Mo Zi Bai also came, it was their first meeting after they broke up last year.

  "Mourn with restraint."

  Ruan Jiang wore a black suit, and his whole body had an air of melancholy.

  He was raised by his elderly grandparents, and he has been disobedient since childhood. They also worried a lot about him.

  Ruan Jianglin had a badge pinned on his chest, which was given by Old Master, and it was the honor awarded to him by his unit when he was young.

  That was the year he succeeded in his business venture, given by Old Master. From the beginning to now, Old Master had never agreed with him entering the investment industry.

  However, even if Lao Yezi opposed it again, when Ruan Jianglin fired the first shot of his own investment, Lao Yezi still solemnly gave him a badge.

  Ruan Jianglin remembered that on New Year's Eve this year, the old man stayed in his bedroom for a long time alone. He said he wanted to keep watch over the passing of the years.

  Ruan Jianglin said he was already old and didn't need to keep his age a secret, but if he insisted on keeping it, then so be it.

  The old man muttered to him, "Jiang Lin, bring that girl back once more and give her a name soon. The rest doesn't matter."

  Ruan Jiang was in a heavy mood at that time, and it took him a long time to respond, but the old man had already fallen asleep and didn't hear his response.

  Just as Ruan Jianglin had yet to bring Jiang Yan back, he had already left.

  The old lady appeared in a wheelchair at the funeral, her originally pale face becoming even more haggard.

  (End of chapter)