Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 829 - 827: Everyone Is Happy, That’s Enough (First Update)
As for later, Nuonuo didn’t need to consider going to university in Beijing to fulfill the Old Master’s wishes, because the Old Master ultimately did not live to see her graduate from high school.
In Nuonuo’s third year of high school, the spring in R City, this southern city, seemed particularly long, with the drizzling rainy days continuing for nearly a month.
When Le Tong received Yang Sheng’s call, the light rain was pattering outside the car. Ji Rui, who had been resting his eyes earlier, heard the phone ring and Le Tong calling out "Brother." Then, he heard no response from Le Tong, and upon opening his eyes and turning his head, for an instant, he thought that the tears on Le Tong’s face were rainwater drifting in from outside.
When he realized that it wasn’t rainwater but tears from his strong wife, his heart tightened instantly. He hurriedly put an arm around her, using the other hand to wipe away her tears.
"Wife, what happened? Don’t scare me!"
Le Tong, with the phone to her ear and tears silently flowing, really frightened Ji Rui!
And his words and thoughtful actions finally called Le Tong back from an overwhelming sadness.
"Ji Rui, my brother says, my grandpa... is probably not going to make it..."
Though Ji Rui was surprised, he didn’t say much more. He immediately took her phone and gently rubbed his face against Le Tong’s tear-filled, cool face.
"Yang Sheng, we’re heading over right now. Get the doctors to try to delay it as much as possible."
What Ji Rui meant was to use whatever methods and means necessary to at least let the Old Master have a final meeting with Le Tong.
Although there were plenty of grandchildren in the Yang Family, the Old Master undoubtedly loved and cared most about Le Tong.
And to Le Tong, the Old Master was the closest elder, so Ji Rui didn’t want Le Tong to carry any regrets in her heart.
The Old Master, though over a hundred years old, had always been in good health, with a clear mind. When Le Tong’s family visited him in Beijing during the Lunar New Year, he played like a child with Da Bao, his siblings, and Yang Liu, causing quite a commotion, so this bad news came as a shock and was hard to accept for both Yang Sheng and Le Tong.
Ji Rui quickly hung up after saying a few words to Yang Sheng and instructed the driver in front, "Back to the old house."
Then, Ji Rui informed Da Bao and Nuonuo separately to get back to the old house immediately.
A little past two in the afternoon, Le Tong’s family finally arrived in Beijing and rushed to the hospital.
The hospital room was large, and except for Yang Liu and his sister abroad who couldn’t make it back, other members of the Yang Family were present.
Several of Le Tong’s uncles and aunts, with their children and grandchildren, almost filled up all the sofas and chairs in the room, while those standing around the bed were Yang Sheng and his wife, along with Little Treasure.
As soon as Le Tong entered, with reddened eyes, she nodded to the other elders and quickly walked towards the bed. Her eyes were red because she had just met the attending doctor outside, who said that the Old Master had a strong will to live and had endured until now with sheer willpower, without almost any emergency measures.
Hearing the footsteps, Yang Sheng, his wife, and Little Treasure turned around, saw Le Tong and the others, and tactfully stepped aside, allowing Le Tong to come to the Old Master.
"Grandpa..." Le Tong held back her sadness, gripping the old man’s hand tightly.
"Girl..." The Old Master’s voice was extremely low, with eyes half-open, showing that speaking was already exceedingly difficult for him.
Le Tong leaned in closer and heard the old man say haltingly, "Grandpa... sorry... your dad... and you..."
Le Tong sniffed, desperately holding back tears threatening to fall.
"Grandpa, you didn’t. Dad was very happy, and I am too."
If Dad hadn’t fallen out with Grandpa and left home, he probably wouldn’t have met her mom, and naturally, Le Tong wouldn’t exist.
So, everything was destined!
There’s no one to blame, and there’s no need for resentment.
Moreover, Le Tong still firmly believes that until their departure from this world, both her dad and mom were happy. Because they both obtained what they most desired.
The Old Master struggled to keep his cloudy eyes open, staring at Le Tong, and Le Tong looked back at him with a tear-filled smile.
Grandfather and granddaughter gazed at each other for a full ten seconds before the Old Master finally blinked, his lips curling slightly, straining to squeeze out a relieved smile. At this moment, he finally released the burden that had been weighing on his heart for decades.
Because his granddaughter said she was very happy! Her dad was also very happy!
So, as long as there is happiness, that’s enough!
Le Tong’s hand trembled slightly as she gently touched the Old Master’s wrinkled face, seeing his lips move, she leaned in again and heard him say "Da Bao..."
Le Tong straightened up, pushing Da Bao and Nuonuo, who were standing behind her, to the Old Master.
The siblings both took the Old Master’s hand, whose gaze was becoming more distant, yet his eyes unmistakably bore a smile.
"Da Bao..."
"Great Grandpa, Nuonuo and I are here! Don’t worry, Great Grandpa, I’ll take good care of Mommy!"
Da Bao, of course, knew that in Great Grandpa’s heart, Mommy was a precious treasure. Even if Mommy was the deputy general manager of the Ji Family, who dominated the business world, in Great Grandpa’s mind she would always be the little girl who needed to be cherished and protected.
The Old Master blinked contently and then slowly shifted his gaze toward Nuonuo. Da Bao immediately caught on, grabbed her hand with his other hand, and raised it in front of the Old Master, saying, "Great Grandpa, Nuonuo and I will always be well! When she graduates college, I’ll have her give you a great, big great-great-grandchild to play with, okay?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Of course, everyone present, including the Old Master, knew this was just empty talk.
The Old Master smiled and nodded, "Alright... remember... bring them to see me..."
With that, he gently closed his eyes, gradually releasing Da Bao’s and Nuonuo’s hands.
...
The Yang Family, a prominent household in Beijing, and the Old Master, who had dominated business for decades, naturally had a grand funeral, with a constant stream of people coming to pay their respects. On the day of the burial, Beijing, which had been under bright sunshine for a while, suddenly saw a light drizzle.
Attentive people would notice that among the long list of names of descendants on the tombstone, there was one: granddaughter: Yang Letong!
This name seemed somewhat unfamiliar, yet it was Le Tong’s own intention.
She once felt that since her dad gave her the name "Le Tong," she should respect that. Therefore, even after acknowledging her heritage for years, she never considered changing her surname.
And the Old Master, naturally wishing for her to change her name back, knew he had no position or right to request it.
Until when the engraver asked Yang Sheng about the names for the tombstone, Le Tong suddenly decided to change her name to "Yang Letong."
After the funeral, Ji Rui and Le Tong stayed in Beijing to help Yang Sheng handle some post-funeral matters, while Da Bao and Nuonuo flew back to R City ahead of them.
