Li Xiaoqiang looked at Meng Qiqi with a faint smile and said, "Grandma has passed away, she left very peacefully. Don't wake her up, Qiqi, be good, don't cry, be strong. Didn't Grandma tell you the other day? No matter what happens, we must be strong and not cry. Even if there are tears, we have to swallow them and not let others see our vulnerability."
Meng Qiqi's little hands still held tightly onto her grandmother's hand.
Tears filled Meng Qiqi's innocent eyes as she looked up at Li Xiaoqiang and asked, "Big brother, did Grandma really just fall asleep?"
Meng Qiqi was a junior high school student. She knew Grandma had gone to a place called Heaven, but even if that place was really beautiful and nice, she didn't want Grandma to go there. She wanted her grandmother to stay by her side, forever and ever.
Li Xiaoqiang wiped his own tears away and said with a gentle smile, "Yeah, Qiqi, be good. Take your classmates outside for a bit, I need to treat Grandma now."