Two generations of military wives compete for time

Chapter 379 Grandma Chen Yalu and Grandpa Lu Kaipu passed away one after another.

Yang Ruolan said, "Okay, I'll call my parents-in-law, Aunt Mengwei, Chen Leyuan, Chen Lesi, and Han Shiyan and ask them to get ready and return to the Chen Mansion to attend Chen Leyuan and Xia Bing's wedding."

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In the blink of an eye, it was October 1998. Grandma Chen Yalu's health was deteriorating and she was bedridden. Grandpa Lu Kaipu tried many traditional Chinese medicine treatments to save his wife, but none of them worked.

Grandma Lu Jingde came to the Chen Mansion every day to accompany Grandma Chen Yalu. She chattered beside Grandma Chen Yalu's bed and recalled some old memories.

Grandpa Lu Kaipu said sadly to grandma Chen Yalu who was on her deathbed: "Yalu, you go first, I will be there soon."

Grandma Lu Jingde said, "Brother Lu, the three of us have all lived to be over 90 years old, and I don't have much time left in this world."

Qian Yizhen knocked on the door, pushed it open, and walked in. He bent down and leaned over to his grandmother Chen Yalu's ear and whispered, "Grandma, there's good news from Hong Kong. Xia Bing gave birth to a baby boy. Your Chen family has another baby boy. Let's name him Chen Jiayang."

Grandma Chen Yalu's lips moved slightly, and she no longer had the strength to speak. Qian Yizhen kissed her forehead and choked up and said, "Grandma, Yizhen will always love you."

Grandpa Lu Kaipu held grandma Chen Yalu's hand and said, "Yizhen, your grandma must be very happy to hear the good news that the Chen family has a new baby. She can go without any worries. Life is a big cycle, with birth and death, and it goes on and on. There is no need to be too sad."

Grandma Lu Jingde stood up, looked at her grandmother Chen Yalu's peaceful face as she slept, and said softly, "Sister Yalu, have a safe journey!"

Upon learning that aunt Chen Yalu had fallen ill, cousin Chen Mengwei, cousin uncle Chen Jinting, and cousin mother Lizhu immediately flew from Hong Kong to the northern provincial capital to see aunt Chen for the last time.

After the funeral of grandma Chen Yalu, the Chen family was in a state of sorrow, and grandpa Lu Kaipu found it even more difficult to adapt. When grandma Chen Yalu was alive, the couple slept in the same bed, always went in and out hand in hand, and were inseparable in everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation. They were an enviable pair of mandarin ducks.

The old couple were separated by life and death. Grandpa Lu Kaipu was a lonely man. Every move he made would think of his wife Chen Yalu. He was immersed in the thought of his wife every day and couldn't extricate himself.

Grandpa Lu Kaipu locked himself in the room and quietly sorted out his wife Chen Yalu's belongings. Every time he sorted out an item, he would be in a daze for a while, recalling the past events one by one.

Qian Yizhen and Qian Yiyun thought of many ways to make their grandpa Lu Kaipu happy, but none of them worked. In the past, when they had troubles, they would tell their grandma Chen Yalu and grandpa Lu Kaipu and ask for advice.

Grandma Chen Yalu and grandma Lu Kaipu were the pillars of support for Qian Yizhen and Qian Yiyun since they were young. But after grandma Chen Yalu passed away, grandpa Lu Kaipu became like this, which made Qian Yizhen and Qian Yiyun very worried.

Since the death of her grandmother Chen Yalu, Grandma Lu Jingde has become increasingly depressed and began to quietly organize her paintings. Professor Chen Zhuoran said, "Mom, let me help you organize an exhibition."

Grandma Lu Jingde said, "Why hold an art exhibition? When a person dies, it's like a light going out, and everything returns to dust."

While Qian Yizhen was busy with the affairs of the Dream Come True Group, he was also anxiously worried about his grandfather Lu Kaipu's depression and frail health. In the end, his grandfather Lu Kaipu passed away because he missed his wife Chen Yalu too much.

Grandpa Lu Kaipu passed away three months after grandma Chen Yalu, at the age of ninety-three.

After handling the funeral of his grandfather Lu Kaipu, Qian Yizheng sat in silence in the bedroom of his grandmother Chen Yalu and grandfather Lu Kaipu for three days. The voices and smiles of his grandmother and grandfather kept flashing before his eyes.

If I hadn’t had the care and guidance of my grandparents since I was a child, I wouldn’t have achieved what I have today, so my grandparents are my most admirable and dearest relatives.

Grandma Chen Yalu and Grandpa Lu Kaipu lost their relatives and their homes due to the war. The two helpless people met, fell in love, and gave birth to a daughter, Yuanyuan, after marriage.

Unexpected things happen in life. The couple's only daughter went missing due to a broken heart and mental illness. They went through untold hardships, riding a shabby tricycle, sleeping in the open air, and persisted in searching for their lost mentally ill daughter. The hardships were difficult to describe and they could only endure them silently.

God helps those who work hard. After fifteen years of searching, he finally found his lost daughter Yuanyuan, and also found his son-in-law Qian Guangzong and four grandchildren, Qian Zuhui, Qian Yizheng, Qian Zuhua, and Qian Yiyun.

From then on, the couple spared no effort to help their impoverished daughter Yuanyuan and four grandchildren. They did their best and gave everything they had to provide their four grandchildren with food, clothing, and daily necessities, as well as school expenses, and sent three of their grandchildren, Qian Yizhen, Qian Zuhua, and Qian Yiyun, to university.

Grandma Chen Yalu and grandpa Lu Kaipu not only raised their three grandchildren to become college students, but also put in a lot of effort in caring for and raising the fourth generation of descendants.

Military Flowers, Support the Army, Love the Army, Strengthen the Army, Military Swallows, Military Pigeons, Maomao, Xiangxiang, Ganggang, Gao Weizhe, Wang Hong, Li Jingyao, Li Jingchen, Chen Jiayi, Chen Jialan, etc., all grew up healthily under the careful care of their grandma Chen Yalu and grandpa Lu Kaipu.

Qian Yizhen thought again about his grandfather Lu Kaipu and grandmother Chen Yalu, who treated him meticulously and accompanied him day and night after the car accident. It was these two elders who gave him a third life.

The more Qian Yizhen thought about it, the more guilty she felt. The kindness of her grandma Chen Yalu and grandpa Lu Kaipu was greater than heaven, and she would never have the chance to repay them. Qian Yizhen burst into tears and couldn't calm down for a long time.

Ming Yuanhui saw Qian Yizhen's sad condition and was worried. He had no other options except to accompany her. His cousin Chen Mengwei came to Qian Yizhen and consoled her:

"Yizhen, I understand your pain of losing your loved ones, but the dead cannot be resurrected. Don't let grief harm your body. We need to live well. There are still many things to do. Adjust your mood. Let's have a meeting to analyze the current situation, especially the Asian economic crisis..."

An hour later, my aunt Chen Mengwei, my cousin Chen Jinting, Qian Yizhen, Han Shiyan, and Yang Ruolan came to my uncle Chen Haoyu's study.

My cousin Chen Mengwei said: “It has been nearly two years since the economic crisis broke out in Thailand on July 1997, 7. The economic and social impact on Asian countries is obvious to all:

1. GDP plummets

泰国GDP增速从1996年的5.7%骤降至1997年的-2.8%，1998年进一步跌至-7.6%；印尼1998年GDP萎缩13.1%，创下二战后最严重的衰退。

韩国失业率从1996年的2%飙升至1998年的8.8%，泰国失业人数达270万，印尼超2000万人失业。

2. Asset bubble burst and wealth evaporated

东南亚房地产和股市泡沫破灭：泰国房地产价格暴跌超50%，股市指数（SET）从1996年的1410点跌至1998年的337点，跌幅76%；

The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index evaporated HK$2.2 trillion in one year, the per capita wealth loss was HK$267 million, and 17 people fell into the dilemma of "negative assets".

Large-scale business closures: More than 1 companies in Thailand went bankrupt, South Korean chaebols such as Daewoo Group collapsed, and financial institutions such as Yamaichi Securities in Japan went bankrupt, triggering a chain credit crisis.