In the morning, at the hospital, Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing took the physical examination sheets and prepared for examination.
Gao Bin has been accompanying them and everything is going smoothly so far.
"After the physical examination in a while, I'll treat you to something good. Why don't you go to the Five Zang Temple as a treat?"
Hongdou and Nanxing held each other's arms, looking more like a couple than they did with him.
"What would Nanxing want to eat?"
"I want to eat roast duck!"
Gao Bin snapped his fingers:
"I'll make a phone call to reserve a location, and then Da Dong will set off."
"oh yeah."
Nan Xing just got excited when the nurse started to call the number.
After only half an hour, the three of them were no longer in the mood to eat.
Chen Nanxing was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and it has reached an advanced stage.
Even for people who are optimistic by nature, such a serious illness can be a disaster.
The doctor asked the family to be informed and prepared for hospitalization.
Gao Bin asked Xu Hongdou to contact Nanxing's parents and help with the hospitalization procedures.
Da Dong can't eat anymore, so he should drink tofu soup in his hospital bed.
This afternoon, Chen Nanxing became unusually quiet. He didn't say a word, his eyes were straight, and he was worried about gains and losses.
Gao Bin can understand that anyone who hears this news is no different from being hit by a bolt from the blue. If he doesn't faint, he is considered very strong.
Seeing Nan Xing like this, Xu Hongdou felt uncomfortable, hugging her best friend and sobbing softly.
When Nan Xing's parents got the news, they rushed to the capital as soon as possible, and they would arrive tomorrow at the earliest.
At that time, Gao Bin will have to go to the train station to pick him up. This is a trivial matter. The key is his condition.
Gao Bin consulted the doctor and contacted relevant experts through Lao Liu, and the results were unanimous: there is no hope.
The only thing those around them can do is to make the remaining time of Nanxing happier and not to leave in such a painful way.
After all, Nanxing is an optimistic person. After being depressed for a few days, he has a smile on his face again and is still thinking about ordering delicious food.
With the intervention of chemotherapy, she began to lose her hair and vomit, and suffered every day. However, when she saw her relatives and friends, she still smiled and did not worry anyone.
What a strong person.
Gao Bin accompanied Chen Nanxing throughout the whole process and witnessed Chen Nanxing's change in mentality, and he admired him from the bottom of his heart.
More than a month passed like this, and it seemed that the chemotherapy had no effect and the condition began to worsen.
Gao Bin suddenly received a call from Chen Nanxing, asking him to go to the hospital alone because he had something to say.
After bringing her favorite snacks to the ward, Gao Bin also put on a smile:
"How was it? Did today's treatment go well?"
"It's okay. Did you bring Wangzai toffee?" Chen Nanxing's face was pale and he was extremely weak.
"Yes, Hongdou said you like to eat this. I bought a lot of it. If you don't have enough, tell me again."
"That's enough, I can't eat for a few more days."
"Don't say such depressing words."
"Haha, I know my own body well. There is no need to comfort me. I called you here just to nag you."
Gao Bin knew that he was about to say his last words.
Although he has long been accustomed to seeing life and death, and even took care of many lives in prison in his previous life, he still feels uncomfortable in his heart even now.
He had only gotten along with Chen Nanxing for a short time, but her sunny and cheerful personality and his relationship with Xu Hongdou made Gao Bin recognize her as a friend from the bottom of his heart.
But God didn't fulfill people's wishes. Before anything happened, people were about to die. It was simply a fate that played a trick on people.
"Hongdou is a very emotional person, but also very lonely. In the capital, she only has one friend like me. If I were not here, she would be left alone to face this cold and cruel society. Fortunately... fortunately you appeared,
I can feel at ease."
Gao Bin lowered his head silently, not knowing how to answer the question at this time.
"She is very smart at work, but she is a little confused in life. If you don't keep an eye on her for a moment, you will immediately make a mistake."
Chen Nanxing struggled to speak and had to breathe for a long time to speak. The pain in his body was still bearable, but the mental torture was the most painful.
"After I leave, you must stay with her 24 hours a day. I know she will be sad, but I hope she won't be sad for too long."
Huh~huh~
"If you have the chance, would you take her to Dali? I like it there, at the foot of Cangshan Mountain and by the Erhai Lake. I can move a deck chair to the garden and spend the whole day leisurely. I have thought about this wish for three years, but unfortunately I haven't.
The method is realized, let Hongdou realize it for me?"
Only then did Gao Bin react and nodded firmly:
"I promise you."
"Thank you. I can see that you like Hongdou very much. I hope you can grow old together. I will watch you in heaven and send you my most sincere blessings."
Gao Bin opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything.
No amount of comfort is powerless. The only thing he can do now is to fulfill Chen Nanxing's last wish and take good care of Xu Hongdou.
Chen Nanxing talked a lot today. Although it was very slow and he often stopped to take a breath, he kept mumbling and talking for almost an hour before he stopped.
"Your parents went to your house to help clean up the house. They will be back in a while. I will leave when they come back." Gao Bin said.
"No, you can leave quickly. I can do it by myself. Don't worry, I can hold on!"
"Yes..."
"Don't worry."
Facing those firm eyes, Gao Bin couldn't resist him and exited the ward three times without looking back.
But he didn't leave. He didn't leave silently until Nanxing's parents came back.
Another week later, Gao Bin was eating in the cafeteria with the absent-minded Hong Dou. Suddenly her phone rang. The two of them had a feeling, maybe...
Sure enough, it was Nan Xing's mother who called. Nan Xing...is gone.
Xu Hongdou was very strong and kept her tears in her eyes. This situation made Gao Bin feel distressed, but there was nothing he could do.
After he accompanied Xu Hongdou to deal with Nan Xing's death and returned home, Gao Bin made a bowl of noodles for her, ate it, and began to cry loudly.
Gao Bin didn't stop her, he just hugged her hard and let her cry. This was also a kind of release. If he continued to hold it in, he would easily get sick.
This crying lasted for 20 minutes. When she was tired of crying and turned into sobbing, Gao Bin said what Nan Xing said that day.
"Would you like to take annual leave? I'll take you to Yunnan. Let's relax and fulfill Nanxing's last wish."
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This time Xu Hongdou didn't refuse. She leaned into Gao Bin's arms, wiped her tears with a tissue, and said intermittently:
"I~I have three months of annual leave. I will go and apply tomorrow. Let's go to Yunnan!"
After saying that, she got up and went to the room to take out a notebook:
"Here is a guide made by Nanxing, including transportation routes and accommodation. Let's just follow this guide, shall we?"
"Okay, this is also Nan Xing's wish. You can take leave tomorrow and help me check out of the hotel. I will study the strategy and be responsible for booking rooms and tickets."
Xu Hongdou couldn't hold it back anymore, so she leaned on his shoulder and cried loudly. Finally, she cried until she had no energy left and fell asleep.
...
Yunnan, Dali, Gao Bin drove a rented Prado beside Erhai Lake, with Xu Hongdou sitting in the co-pilot.
"Kikujiro's Summer" is playing in my ears. The sun is warm, but the wind is a bit strong.
The so-called Xiaguan wind, Shangguan flowers, Cangshan snow, and Erhai moon are quite reasonable.
Looking at Cangshan Mountain from the car, I don't feel how majestic it is. Instead, I have the illusion that I am facing Xiaojiabiyu.
There are nineteen peaks in Cangshan Mountain, arranged from north to south. The top of the mountain is very cold due to its high altitude.
Every time it rains in Dali, it will snow on Cangshan Mountain. When the weather clears up and the dark clouds disperse, the sun shines on the top of the mountain. Looking around, everything above the snow line is covered in snow and is exceptionally white.
Between every two peaks there is a stream formed by melted snow, a total of eighteen streams, rushing down from Cangshan Mountain and into Erhai Lake.
As we all know, soy sauce is not oil, and Erhai Lake is certainly not a sea.
If viewed from a high altitude, this inland lake has a long and narrow shape, resembling a human ear.
The Bai people live far inland, but they yearn for the sea.
In their opinion, the lake in their hometown is blue, deep, and vast, and there is nothing better than the sea, so they might as well call it Erhai Lake.
Calling inland lakes on the plateau the sea is probably the unique romance of the Bai people.
On the fifteenth day of each month on the lunar calendar, if it is a clear night, you will see a full moon climbing up and hanging in the sky far away, but it seems to be very close at hand. As long as you climb the east hillside, you can see it.
Within reach.
It is all orange and yellow, almost bronze, with a few strands of clouds floating past, like Chang'e's ribbon. A fisherman who has not yet returned home looked at the moon shadow shaking on the water, and in a trance, he felt that he was already in the water.
Guanghan Fairyland, forgetting the human world.
The moon over Erhai Lake is probably like this.
The beauty of Cangshan Mountain and the beauty of Erhai Lake are different every day, and you can’t get tired of it every day. As the saying goes, Cangshan Mountain is painted without ink for thousands of years, and Erhai Lake is a stringless guqin.
The mild climate makes Dali feel as gentle as spring all year round, but the occasional wind adds a bit of a tough temperament to Dali.
Especially in Xiaguan, this place is a mountain pass. The wind blocked by the peaks pours out from this vent. The wind period is very long and the wind is very strong.
It’s already here, let it blow.
Blow away the dust, the fatigue, the pride and indulgence.
Xu Hongdou really enjoyed the wind here. She stretched her white and tender arms like lotus roots out of the window, and her silk scarf fluttered in the wind, which brightened her originally gloomy mood.
"We should have come earlier." she said.
"Yeah, but the scenery is there, just come."
Xu Hongdou looked at Gao Bin's profile, took his hand and smiled. This was the first time she had smiled in a while.
"Thank you, you have been with me recently. Without you, I don't know what I would do."
"Even without me, you can definitely come out. People have to look forward."
She squinted her eyes, feeling the warmth of the sun on her body, and said softly:
"It's great. Now I have the urge to live here for the rest of my life."
"Then give it a try. Anyway, I have booked a room for three months. If you still think so after three months, then resign. I will stay with you here for the rest of my life and never separate!"
When love comes, Xu Hongdou felt Gao Bin's love, and took a sip on his face, leaving a faint red lip mark.
"Are you willing to give up everything in Magic City for me?"
"Of course, I am tired of life in big cities. Fortunately, I have saved some money before. I can sell my house and car there and buy a small courtyard in Dali to spend the rest of my life with you. What do you think?" p>
Xu Hongdou squeezed Gao Bin's hand:
"Shall we get married?"
Gao Bin quickly turned his head to glance at her and continued to look ahead:
"Seriously? Don't be impulsive! If you fall into my hands, don't even think about running away in the future."
"I won't run away, I will depend on you for the rest of my life."
"Okay, wait for me to call home and ask for your household registration book."
Xu Hongdou nodded seriously:
"I also have to make a phone call. If my parents knew about this, they might not be successful."
"Haha, I'm looking forward to it."
The destination is not at Erhai Lake, but at a nearby village. Because it is an old village, the car cannot drive in and can only park in a nearby open space.
The two got out of the car. There were three large suitcases in total, which were very heavy. Gao Bin held one in each hand, and Xu Hongdou also dragged one. The wheels rolled over the bricks and stones, and the quiet sound of the small village was broken by the gurgling sound.
Dali is a paradise for young people. If you follow the house numbers and walk through the alleys, you can always see young people holding guitars or reciting poems.
Fortunately, the location of the B&B is not difficult to find. Just keep walking down the alley, and you will see an old house with an open wooden door. You have the right house number, and it is right here.
"Let's go in."
"Are we here?" Xu Hongdou took a deep breath and lifted the box hard into the courtyard.
"We're here~" He was about to ask if there was anyone there when he saw a mysterious uncle meditating there.
"Hello, is Xie Xiaochun here?"
The uncle ignored him, and a girl came out from the second floor. She was wearing pajamas and looked like she was sleepwalking. Xu Hongdou waved to her and said hello. The girl took one look and went back to the house without saying a word.
Gao Bin muttered:
"Isn't there a house full of lunatics living here?"
I took out my mobile phone and prepared to contact Xie Xiaochun, when a person hurriedly came in at the door:
"Is it Mr. Gao Bingao?"
"Hey, it's me, Xie Xiaochun?"
"Yes, I'm Xie Xiaochun. Sorry, there's something going on at the restaurant."
"It doesn't matter, this is my fiancée Xu Hongdou."
Gao Bin introduced her.
"Hello, Miss Xu, you are so beautiful."
"Haha, no, you are too polite."
Xie Xiaochun came to the luggage:
"Is this luggage? Come, let me help you."
When I lifted it, the box didn't move and I almost fell down.
"It's so heavy." Xie Xiaochun smiled awkwardly.
"We brought a lot of things, it doesn't matter, I'll just come." Gao Bin took the suitcase and asked Xie Xiaochun to help Xu Hongdou move upstairs together.
"This is the room No. 6 you rented. Next to it is room No. 5, which is currently unoccupied."
She took out her key and opened the door:
"How about coming in and taking a look? Isn't it beautiful?"
A room with a very ethnic style, with cloth decorations hanging on the walls, and a natural wood style.
"Very beautiful." Xu Hongdou walked around the room with her hands behind her back.
Leaving the luggage in the house and leaving it alone, Xie Xiaochun took them to visit the small courtyard.
"This is the kitchen, and this is the restaurant and leisure area. They are all public. Just remember to clean them up after use. There are no special requirements."
Gao Bin pointed at the meditating uncle:
"He is also a visitor here?"
"Yes, the one in Room 2, don't pay attention to him." Xie Xiaochun said, and then pointed to the flowers and plants in the yard:
"We planted these flowers and plants. If you have nothing to do, you can help water them and play with the flowers and plants. It will also make you feel a lot better."
Gao Bin was stunned for a moment:
"How do you know we are in a bad mood?"
"Haha, people who come to Dali, especially those who plan to live in Dali for a short time, have more or less psychological problems. Don't get me wrong. It's not that you are sick. You must be injured anyway."<
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Gao Bin suddenly realized:
"Okay, thank you for the introduction. By the way, does this yard belong to you?"
"We rented it."
She glanced at her watch:
"There's something else going on at the tavern. I have to go there, so I won't say hello. When I'm not here, if you need anything, you can ask Nana in Room 1. By the way, if you don't want to cook, you can go to the tavern to eat. The price is very reasonable.
."
Gao Bin nodded to express his understanding. After Xie Xiaochun left, Gao Bin asked Xu Hongdou:
"Shall we go back to the room to tidy up? I ordered two bicycles online. They are expected to arrive soon. Then we can ride to Erhai Lake to relax."
"Okay, you make the arrangements, I can do it."
Xu Hongdou really came to enjoy life and didn’t want to worry about anything.
The two returned to the room, opened three large boxes and spread them on the floor, one box for each person with clothes, and a special box for their shoes and various sundries.
The men and women are not tired from working together. Xu Hongdou is responsible for sorting the clothes, while Gao Bin takes out the sundries and puts them away.
"By the way Hongdou, I think this small courtyard is good. Let's go back and ask how much it will cost. We can buy it and continue to make it a B&B, or we can renovate it and live in it ourselves."
Gao Bin suggested.
He really liked this small courtyard. It was full of vibrant flowers and plants, and the buildings were well-proportioned and surrounded the small courtyard.
When you open the window, you can see the snow on Cangshan Mountain and feel the wind blowing from Erhai Lake.
The most important thing is that the town is quite far from the old city, so the price should not be expensive.
Xu Hongdou thought for a moment:
"Okay, if I continue to run a B&B, my management experience in hotels can also be used."
"I think so too. Your talent cannot be wasted, but if you buy it, we will have to renovate a special house for living. If you live for a long time, this house is a bit small."
Gao Bin crossed his arms and looked around. It was a very simple one-bedroom apartment with a small living room and a small bathroom. There was no independent kitchen, which was very inconvenient.
It’s a small house with less than 50 square meters, and two people will definitely feel uncomfortable living there for a long time.
At least Gao Bin, who has enjoyed life, is definitely not willing to wrong himself.
"Go back and find someone to find out who the landlord is."
"Yes, in addition, the owner of this small courtyard owes the landlord the lease contract, which is also a problem."
"The worst case scenario is to renew it first, and we will take over after it expires."
"That's a good idea. Okay, I've almost finished cleaning up here. What about you?"
"I'm done here, phew~ so tired."
Gao Bin took out two bottles of mineral water from the box:
"Don't do anything tonight, just go to the small restaurant Xie Xiaochun mentioned for a meal."
"I have no objection, but can I apply for dessert?"
"I wonder if there are any for sale here."
"Forget it."
"Let's take a look. If not, let's buy some ingredients and cook them ourselves."
"You will?"
"Isn't there a recipe? I can definitely do it!"
Looking at Gao Bin cheering him up, Xu Hongdou smiled again.
Before going out, Gao Bin opened the window and hung the wind chime on the window lattice. The breeze made a pleasant sound.