The stitches around Bai Xiaofei's neck have been removed.
If you look closely, you can see an ugly scar that looks like a centipede.
She asked, "Is it ugly?"
He said, "Not ugly!"
She laughs.
He laughs too.
During this time, Bai Xiaofei continued to practice self-cultivation while continuing to take self-examination.
Although her mother made a fuss once, Chen Zimo helped her keep it in another name.
It’s just that she hasn’t passed the self-study exam, and she still has a technical secondary school degree, so she can’t find a good job.
She simply set up a breakfast stall nearby.
I also applied for temporary registration, health permit, and health certificate, and finally found the urban management department to issue a legal certificate.
Although it’s a bit hard to get up at two or three in the middle of the night to pack her things, she gets money every day, which makes her extremely at ease!
She made 7,000 yuan in the first month. When a sum of 5,000 yuan in cash was deposited into Chen Zimo's card, she felt much more relaxed.
She was finally no longer a useless loser. Of the remaining two thousand yuan, one thousand was used to pay rent, water and electricity, and seven hundred was used as start-up capital for the next week. With the remaining three hundred yuan, Bai Xiaofei asked Chen Zimo to go out with Grandma Cao.
restaurant.
The most important thing is - Chen Zimo took her to see a psychiatrist at a specialized hospital in the imperial capital. Bai Xiaofei was nervous at first, but accompanied by Chen Zimo, she cooperated fully. The doctor chatted with her for an hour or two and finally gave her a prescription.
As for medicine, the most important thing at the moment is to ensure her rest, preferably on time, sleep for eight hours, relieve mental stress, and exercise appropriately!
Chen Zimo just stayed with her, rested and exercised - this peaceful life lasted for half a year.
Until one day...
Bai Xiaofei went to clean Grandma Cao's room and found the sick old man.
She immediately wanted to call Chen Zimo, but when she turned around, she was stopped.
Grandma Cao begged her not to tell Chen Zimo.
"How is this possible? You are sick. If I don't tell such a big thing, Zimo will never forgive me in the future. You are his grandmother, and he is your only relative. How could you not tell him!"
"... Nasopharyngeal cancer - discovered two years ago. It was already in the advanced stage when it was discovered. The doctor said that even with targeted therapy and continuous chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the success rate of cure is extremely low. I don't want to suffer this kind of pain even if I die.
!”
Grandma Cao chose conservative treatment and lasted for two years. She said, "I know I don't have much time left. I thought of telling him one last time, Zimo... He is a good boy, and he will not fail to understand you.
I'm just asking you to help me hide it from him."
After that day, she often went to Grandma Cao's place to eat, and Chen Zimo also went with her.
He still felt strange, but there was no doubt that he was there. He just felt that grandma accepted Bai Xiaofei from the bottom of her heart, and he was extremely happy.
Bai Xiaofei was supposed to work in the morning, so he took Grandma Cao to a follow-up visit in the afternoon.
However, this matter could not be solved. After working overtime for three consecutive months to take care of her, the old lady not only did not improve, but her condition worsened. Her body gradually became thinner, her muscles atrophied, and her forgetfulness was greater than her memory.
Slowly, many times, I no longer remember Chen Zimo, only Bai Xiaofei.
Chen Zimo didn't ask, but he actually knew everything - Bai Xiaofei and Ben weren't good at lying, so he guessed it in just a few words.
This month, he secretly followed the two of them to the hospital several times, and secretly dug out Grandma Cao's medical records from her drawer. When he saw that the cancer was in the advanced stage, he knew that one day it would happen sooner or later.
So, when the family of three was eating and the old lady became more energetic and suddenly remembered him and had something to say, Chen Zimo knew that what he was worried about had finally happened.
The old lady had just finished using the toilet and walked out of the public toilet in the basement. She fell forward. Even though he had been paying attention, she still didn't stop her. Grandma Cao knocked her head to the ground, and Chen Zimo immediately panicked.
"Xiao Fei! Call 120! Hurry! Grandma, please!"
When 120 arrived, Grandma Cao was already unconscious.
Sitting in the ambulance, both of them held Grandma Cao's hand tightly.
Bai Xiaofei didn't dare to look at Chen Zimo, but Chen Zimo put his other hand on hers and said nothing... When they arrived at the hospital, the two of them pushed Grandma Cao into the emergency room while pushing the medical bed.
Sitting at the door of the emergency room, Bai Xiaofei didn't cry. Chen Zimo's eyes were red. She finally felt the heavy and anxious mood that Chen Zimo felt waiting for her at the door. She stood in front of him and held his head. He finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Stop, growl and whimper.
Soon, a doctor came out of the emergency room and asked, "Who are Cao Yulan's family members?"
Chen Zimo quickly regained his composure, "I am doctor, how is my grandma?"
"Are you a direct relative of Cao Yulan?"
"No, I am her adopted grandson with a household registration!"
"So you are the granddaughter?" the doctor asked her after seeing Bai Xiaofei and Grandma Cao come for follow-up consultation.
"I am my granddaughter-in-law," she said.
"Advanced nasopharyngeal cancer, two and a half years old, has missed the best period for chemotherapy and radiotherapy... the patient currently has intracranial bleeding and carotid artery bleeding and needs surgery, but the patient is too old and the lesions have metastasized in many places. I
Surgery is not recommended.”
He has no son or daughter, only a grandson, and he is adopted. The conditions can be seen from the clothes of several people - to be able to say this, this doctor already has a strong sense of morality and does not want them to suffer. Money
Suffer too!
As for the meaning of this diagnosis, I also understand it very well - even if the operation is successful, the person will not last long!
Chen Zimo fell silent at the moment, with tears in his eyes flowing desperately -...even though he knew the result, he still knelt down stubbornly and asked, "Doctor, is there nothing we can do? Can you...can save her! She
I have worked hard for most of my life and have yet to enjoy the blessings..."
"It's very rare that she can persist for two years. If only two years ago..."
The doctor was very emotional when he said this, and felt heavy in his heart. He did not continue, but patted him on the shoulder and said, "...without surgery, the patient will be transferred to the intensive care unit soon. Family members, take advantage of this time to prepare."
Just give it a try!”
If I had undergone chemotherapy and radiotherapy two years ago, would I have had a chance?
Half an hour later, Grandma Cao was transferred to the intensive care unit. She was still in a coma, receiving an intravenous drip and a ventilator.
…
Three days later, Grandma Cao finally woke up.
He was very awake and greeted the two of them, "Zimo, please help me remove all these things. It's so uncomfortable!"
She spoke very clearly, but her entire face was pale, the age spots on it seemed to have faded, and she was very weak.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable in any way?" Chen Zimo rocked up the hospital bed and asked, holding her hand.
"No, it's fine. I just want to drink some hot water..."
"Okay, okay - stop talking, I'll pour it for you!"
As soon as Chen Zimo came out of the ward with the cup, Bai Xiaofei could feel that the old lady's anger was released again. She smiled weakly, held Bai Xiaofei's hand, her eyes were full of emotion, and she said, "
Xiao Fei, grandma owes you an apology. Grandma, maybe... I can't resist this. From now on, Xiao Mo... grandma will leave it to you!"
Gu Xi
Bai Xiaofei rubbed her hand, which was cold and skinny. While applying hand cream to the old lady, she said, "It's okay. Just don't talk and take good care of yourself. You... you will definitely be able to withstand it!"
You have to carry it through!
After Chen Zimo finished drawing water, he stood outside the door and listened to the two of them talking without entering the intensive care unit.
"I found him that winter, hiding in a garbage dump, hissing from the cold, wearing a tattered jacket, rummaging through the garbage. I asked him - where is your family? His little
He looked at me warily, fearing that I would catch him and sell him."
The old lady laughed while recalling;
"Let me tell him, if my grandson is still alive, he will probably be about the same size as you. Are you alone? Do you want to have enough to eat?"
"The first day he didn't come home with me, I gave him two steamed buns and a bowl of soup. The next day I found that he would rather dig through the garbage than move -...it went on like that for half a month.
, the weather was really cold, one day I found that I didn’t see him next to the garbage dump. After searching for a long time, I found that he was under the stone bridge nearby. He was so hot from the cold that he had lost consciousness. I quickly took him to the hospital.
."
"The good thing is that he was rescued and came back. I took care of him in the hospital for a week, and he finally followed me back home."
"But this kid is stubborn and accepts death... He doesn't want a penny from me except for a bite of my food... I want to send him to school, but he insists on going... insists on going to the hotel to wash the dishes...
After many years, he collected enough money and gave it to me, saying that he wanted to go to school——"
"Xiao Mo, you were so courageous when you were a kid. You climbed trees, dug out bird's nests, and caught snakes—"
"I also know that many children bully him, but I can't help him every time..."
"Once, his legs were almost broken. He gritted his teeth and didn't say a word to me for three days... Fortunately, I found out in time. His flesh was all rotten in the winter. The doctor said that he would be dead if he had to wait a day or two.
My legs will have to be amputated!"
"That hurts so much. I was thinking at that time, which family's children are so vicious..." The old lady said this, her eyes full of heartache.
"He had a bad temper, but he was really kind-hearted... I admit it. In the early years, there was a couple in the community who thought he was good-looking. The couple's family was rich, but they only had a daughter. Both the boy and the girl were sterilized and could not have children.
He said he wanted to adopt him, and he brought all kinds of documents to me, and said he was ready to immigrate, so I sent them to him. He walked all the way back from the airport and said he wanted to provide for me in his old age..."
"I said, the good times are just there. You have to follow me to live a hard life. How about your usual cleverness? Can't you...can't you just follow me and wait until you become successful in the future and then take me to enjoy the blessings together?"
"He said...he said -"
The old lady talked for a long time and got tired. As she talked, she fell asleep in a daze.
There was a smile on her face - she didn't say that this guy had never quarreled with her in his life, and the first time it was because of her, Bai Xiaofei.
In fact, to this day, she still thinks that Chen Zimo can be matched with someone better, but she, Bai Xiaofei, is really a good girl.
Chen Zimo leaned against the wall. When he heard some things about himself when he was a child, he smiled, but when he smiled, he felt that he lost his support. He squatted down, covered his mouth and cried, until Bai Xiaofei came out and squatted next to him.
He asked, "If grandma had received treatment two years ago, would she have had a chance..."
She hesitated for a while, "Not necessarily, and besides, it's too painful... I might not even be able to survive now..."
The two of them sat at the door for a long time, then returned to the ward and sat by the bed with the old lady.
The old lady woke up early the next morning. She was still very energetic, but it was a little difficult to talk and breathe.
The doctor warned her not to take off the oxygen mask anymore. She sighed and expressed discomfort.
Holding the hands of the two of them, he smiled kindly on his face, "You guys, be nice and don't quarrel...and don't lose your temper. If you have anything to say, just say it openly, you know?"
"It's not easy to live in this life. It's even harder if two people are still suspicious of each other and don't trust each other. Grandma... I probably won't see you register, get married, or see your great-grandson...
…”
The two of them laughed, but their eyes couldn't help it, and they had to wipe their tears from time to time——
Grandma Cao was disgusted to death, "...Why are you crying? People, no...have to live in this situation, right?"
Tell the two of them, "I...I took the photo a long time ago and put it in the cabinet..."
Finally, she told Chen Zimo about her funeral...
On the third day, the old lady stood up by herself, changed her clothes, and let the two of them take her to the hospital yard to bask in the sun. By the time she returned to the hospital bed, she had already exhaled more air than she had in the past.
.
The doctor came over and told the two of them that it would be today.
When she returned to the ward, the old lady was already in a trance.
But he didn't forget to take off the bracelet and put it in Bai Xiaofei's hand——
"My mother-in-law gave it to me. I have kept it for my whole life. I originally wanted to give it to my daughter-in-law, but I don't like her... From today on, you are a member of our old Chen family. From now on, you must be good..."
The old lady left at 7:13 in the evening. It was very painful, but it didn't last long——
The last thing she said was, "Don't be sad... My dear grandson, I just went to find your grandpa and your brother——"
During the day, she had contacted the funeral home and booked a time. As for Grandma Cao's tomb, she had already purchased it and it was in the suburbs of Beijing.
The two of them sat outside the morgue. After a long while, Chen Zimo finally said, "If it weren't for grandma, I might have died when I was twelve years old..."
"Actually, Grandma Cao is also very pitiful. Grandpa Cao was a veteran and died on the battlefield. She was only in her twenties at the time..."
"Because she had to serve her parents-in-law and work, she didn't have much time to take care of her son. The son didn't educate him well. He made mistakes in his early years and went to jail. The wife ran away. In the end, her grandson got sick again, and she had no choice but to sell the house.
Treat your grandson’s illness.”
"As a result, the house was gone and the grandson was not saved either——..."
"Grandma Cao, is her son still there?"
"No more. In the past two years, he was directly beaten to death because of a fight..."
This world is so cruel.
In the end, he was held in Bai Xiaofei's arms and burst into tears——
"From today on, I have no relatives..."
"Yes, you and I!"
Neither of them had any experience in organizing funerals, so in the end they asked another old lady who had a good relationship with Grandma Cao to help. They also took the portrait of Grandma Cao that had been made long ago and put it into black mourning clothes.
I didn’t take Grandma Cao home because it was too small, as Grandma Cao also told me before she died.
"Don't go back, it's unlucky. When I go, you can just move there..."
The two of them hired a specialized funeral service provider to go to the hospital to change Grandma Cao's shroud, and the two of them stayed vigil in the morgue.
Early the next morning, the personnel from the funeral home came over. Since there were no relatives and few friends, they were still notified.
Grandma Cao had a good heart, so several old friends came to attend the funeral over the years.
In the funeral parlor, when the funeral was being arranged and the memorial ceremony was being held, several elderly people were also very emotional.
"I thought you were physically strong, but I didn't expect that for this group of people... you were the first to leave!"
Being over sixty years old is really not considered a long life.
After half an hour of mourning, Grandma Cao was pushed into the cremation hall. Chen Zimo and Bai Xiaofei finally chose an urn for Grandma Cao that Grandma Cao would like. An hour later, the staff of the cremation hall informed them to pick up the urn.
The last group of people went to the outer suburbs. Grandma Cao chose the cemetery. The cemetery is not small. It is said that Grandma Cao chose it when her wife left. Grandma Cao’s wife, son, and grandson are buried here. Now they are buried here.
It's her, there are a few more positions behind...
After settling the funeral affairs, the others went back.
Chen Zimo and Bai Xiaofei did not leave, but stayed to burn paper until the cemetery closed, then they took the bus back to the city.