Xu Tingyu didn't get a chance to talk to Qi Ye alone.
After the funeral parlor staff arrived, she left first.
When she got home, Youyou was waiting for her.
The news of the old man's passing hadn't been told to him yet. When Qi Shifeng saw her off in the car, he had asked for her opinion.
A child this young might not understand the meaning of death.
Moreover, he was really not familiar with the old man, but the old man had left him so many things.
In the old man's worldview, leaving so much wealth was truly a sign of love.
"Mommy, where have you been? Daddy said you had something to do and couldn't see me, but I missed you so much."
As soon as Youyou saw Xu Tingyu, he ran over and asked for a hug.
Although Xu Tingyu had been discharged from the hospital, she couldn't exert too much force.
There were still several scabbed wounds on her body, which looked quite terrifying.
Seeing this, Aunt Zhang quickly stepped forward and said to Youyou, "Mommy just got home and is a bit tired. Youyou, take Mommy to sit down first."
Hearing Aunt Zhang say that Mommy was tired, Youyou of course didn't ask her to carry him anymore.
Instead, he quickly pulled her to sit on the nearby sofa, climbed up himself, and started to knead her legs.
Xu Tingyu stroked Youyou's head and asked about his life in the past few days.
Then she changed the subject and asked, "Youyou, do you still remember Great - Grandpa?"
Youyou paused for a moment, looking a bit nervous. "I remember. Why? Did he bully you again?"
This answer surprised Xu Tingyu.
"No, but why do you say so?"
She knew that Qi Shifeng wouldn't tell Youyou about the grudges between adults.
A child shouldn't be involved in such things.
Youyou looked a bit melancholy. "Although Mommy and Daddy treat me like a child, I know everything. Great - Grandpa doesn't like you, and he doesn't like me either."
This shocked Xu Tingyu, and she immediately asked, "Who told you this?"
How could someone tell a child such nonsense?
Youyou sighed softly and said, "Grandma told me. Grandma said that because Great - Grandpa doesn't like you, he won't let me be with you."
"Grandma also said that Great - Grandpa doesn't like me either, because I'm not as outstanding as Daddy was when he was a kid."
Actually, Liu Ning had said even more hurtful things at that time.
She said that the reason he wasn't as outstanding as Qi Shifeng was because he had half of Xu Tingyu's blood in him.
He was just being held back by Xu Tingyu.
But he didn't believe it.
Mommy's blood wouldn't hold him back. Mommy was also an excellent person.
If he wasn't as excellent as Mommy and Daddy, it must be his own problem.
But everyone said he was great, so it must be Grandma lying to him.
He immediately refuted Grandma loudly, "I'm very outstanding, and my Mommy is also very outstanding. I'm a great kid, and my Mommy and Daddy are the best parents."
"You shouldn't tell me a kid such things. They're not nice words. If you're a good person, you shouldn't say such things."
Daddy had told him that good people don't speak ill of others behind their backs.
And Grandma was speaking ill of Mommy.
Humph, Daddy, such a smart person, said Mommy was the best. Grandma was obviously talking nonsense.
This incident didn't leave any psychological shadow on Youyou, but he also knew that the old man didn't like him.
Fortunately, they didn't interact much on weekdays. Whether the old man liked him or not didn't affect his life.
After asking in detail, Xu Tingyu was a bit relieved, but still decided to tell him the news of the old man's passing.
Youyou was more mature than they had imagined.
He had the love of his parents and was a very confident child.
So he could resist a lot of wrong voices from the outside world.
"Great - Grandpa has passed away. Daddy will pick you up tomorrow to see Great - Grandpa for the last time. Don't be afraid."
Xu Tingyu whispered to Youyou about what death was.
After listening, Youyou was silent for a long time. When he looked up again, there were obvious tears in his eyes.
"So, Mommy, we'll never see Great - Grandpa again, right?"
Xu Tingyu nodded.
"Will Daddy be very sad? Aunt Zhang said Daddy grew up with Great - Grandpa. Their relationship should be very good, right?"
"Never seeing Great - Grandpa again, Daddy should be very sad. Woo - hoo, I don't want Daddy to be sad."
He pursed his lips, as if he was about to cry the next second.
Xu Tingyu was a bit shocked.
She knew Youyou was a bit sensitive and emotional, but she didn't expect him to have such a strong ability to empathize.
His feelings for the old man were not deep, but he knew that Qi Shifeng had a deep affection for the old man, so he was worried that Daddy would be sad.
He had a very good relationship with Daddy, so if Daddy was sad, he would be sad too.
As an adult, Xu Tingyu had even overlooked this point.
She had forgotten that Qi Shifeng had been raised by the old man.
Even though they had had a very unpleasant relationship in the past few years, feelings were always very complicated.
"Then when you see Daddy tomorrow, Youyou, give him more hugs and comfort him, okay?"
Xu Tingyu whispered again.
She called Aunt Zhang over and asked her to prepare a suit for Youyou.
Hearing that the old man had passed away, Aunt Zhang sighed and went to prepare with red - rimmed eyes.
It is said in *One Piece* that for the world, a person's death just means one more tomb, but for those who depend on each other, it means the whole world is buried by the tomb.
The passing of Old Man Qi was indeed sad news for those who knew him well.
Even Xu Tingyu, who had a feud with him, felt complicated, not to mention others.
At night, she had trouble sleeping and tossed and turned in bed.
When she turned over again, Qi Shifeng suddenly appeared at the door of the room.
Hearing the noise, she quickly sat up. "Why are you back?"
Logically, he should be keeping vigil today.
"I'm back to take a shower and change clothes."
He walked in, still carrying a bit of the cold from outside.
Maybe afraid of freezing Xu Tingyu, he stopped about a meter away from the bed.
His usually well - groomed hair was drooping, and the corners of his mouth were downturned.
There were some bloodshot eyes in his eyes. It was not clear whether it was because he was too tired or because he had cried.
Xu Tingyu got out of bed and hugged him.
"Qi Shifeng, you can be sad. He raised you, and it's okay for you to be sad for him."
She gently patted his back and whispered.
Qi Shifeng trembled all over. After a long time, he slowly hugged Xu Tingyu and buried his face in her neck.
Soon, there was a damp feeling.
Youyou's words today had reminded Xu Tingyu.
Qi Shifeng had been raised by the old man. How could he have no feelings at all?
But he had been calm and indifferent throughout.
This was not right.
There was only one possibility, that is, because of her, he felt that if he was sad, it would be an act of being sorry to Xu Tingyu.