At the dining table sat Mrs. Yun, Yun Hai, Yun Lei, and Mr. Yun, all surrounding a single table.
âLetâs eat!â
Meng Yunhan picked up her bowl and began to eat.
Seeing Meng Yunhan like this, the others had no choice but to start eating as well.
âHanhan, slow down, letâs take our time eating,â Mrs. Yun said, seeing how fiercely Meng Yunhan was stuffing food into her mouth.
After swallowing the food in her mouth with effort, Meng Yunhan mustered a smile. âOkay.â
Both Yun Hai and Yun Lei glanced at Meng Yunhan, but neither said a word.
Although Meng Yunhan agreed verbally, she continued her frantic eating. She feared that if she didnât, she wouldnât be able to eat at all.
When she finished her meal, she put down her chopsticks and told the others, âYou can take your time. Iâm going back to my room now.â
âDad, Mom, Iâve heard that my third brother is back.â Yun Men, with a prominent belly, arrived with Zhang Yunxuan and his father. As soon as they entered the courtyard, she shouted out the news.
She had heard that Yun Hao had been carried back, and some even said that the third Yun family son had met with an accident. It was such a pity, given his child was only one month old, and poor Meng Yunhan was about to become a widow all of a sudden.
So she brought her child and her husband and rushed over immediately.
âWhat brought you here?â Seeing her daughter in such a late stage of pregnancy coming over at nightfall, Mrs. Yun worryingly asked.
âDad, Mom, eldest brother, second brotherâ¦.â
âGrandpa, grandma, uncle, another uncleâ¦.â
Zhang Yunxuan and his father greeted everyone together.
âMom, is it true that something had happened to my third brother?â Zhang Jiang supported Yun Men as they slowly walked towards Mrs. Yun. Yun Men had rushed over in a hurry to clarify what had happened to her third brother.
âYes, your brother has become a vegetative person,â Mrs. Yun had hoped to hide the truth, but it was impossible. She just sighed and said it.
âWhatâs a vegetative person?â A confused look appeared on Yun Menâs face as she struggled to understand her motherâs words.
Zhang Jiang also didnât understand; it was his first time hearing this term.
âA living corpse.â They didnât want to use such a phrase, but they had to, as no one else at the table seemed to understand.
Seeing everyone so serious, the young Zhang Yunxuan let go of his fatherâs hand and headed towards his auntâs room.
He gently opened the door and stepped inside.
âAuntâ¦â
Meng Yunhan turned towards the door and saw young Zhang Yunxuan. âLittle Zhuzi, youâve come.â
Zhang Yunxuanâs gaze was fixed on the person lying on the bed. He quietly asked, âAunt, they told me Uncle is dead⦠is that really true?â
Meng Yunhanâs eyes flickered a little. âLittle Zhuzi, your uncle is still alive, heâs just sleeping.â
Sleeping?
Is it that simple?
âReally, aunt? Uncle is just sleeping, and heâll wake up tomorrow, right?â
Meng Yunhan herself wished she would see Yun Hao wake up when she opened her eyes the next morning, but this was merely wishful thinking.
âYour uncle is very tired and needs to sleep for a few more days.â
Young Zhang Yunxuan scratched his head thoughtfully. âWhy does uncle need to sleep for so long? Little Zhuzi canât sleep that long, I wake up as soon as itâs daylight, so I can play with my brothers.â
Meng Yunhan continued her consoling lie, âYour uncle is an adultâ
âLittle Zhuzi, are you hungry? Thereâs yummy food here.â Meng Yunhan was afraid young Zhang Yunxuan would keep asking.
Young Zhang Yunxuan was indeed distracted by the change of topic.
Outside, hearing about the situation, Zhang Jiang and Yun Men wanted to come and take a look.
Since young Zhang Yunxuan hadnât closed the door, they walked right in.
Seeing her son with food again, Yun Men knew he had come to his aunt for food. As her eyes swept over the figure on the bed, they welled up with tears.