I have been like this in the past few days, talking to myself like this every day before going to bed. Yes, tomorrow, this is a word with hope. Each tomorrow makes up the future, and many of us are also working on tomorrow.
And alive?
I have already decided that from now on, I will say this to myself every day before going to bed. Because I am worried that one day I will lose confidence.
He woke up in the middle of the night. He was crying so hard that I hurriedly turned on the light and got up. I found that the child was looking in the direction of Chen Yuan's hospital bed and crying. I couldn't help being pleasantly surprised. I ignored the child's crying and went to look at the bed.
Chen Yuan... suddenly felt sad, she was still the same.
I immediately understood that this was just a coincidence.
"Feng Xiao, what's wrong with you? Why don't you ignore the child when he cries so much?" The mother was also awakened by the child, and she came over to blame me.
"Maybe he's hungry. I'll go get him some milk powder right away," I said.
My mother had already seen me standing in front of Chen Yuan. She kept sighing, "Feng Xiao, you can't be like this. The more anxious you are about some things, the more disappointed you will be. Just let nature take its course."
I was silent.
I got up early the next morning and went out immediately after eating.
"Feng Xiao, do you still have to go to work today? Does your hospital have a holiday?" my mother asked me.
"A friend of mine is coming from out of town, and I have to pick her up at the airport," I said.
"Oh, let me cook a few more dishes for lunch. By the way, I told the nanny last night to ask her to go home for the New Year today. It's not easy for me either," said the mother.
Only then did I realize that I had forgotten to consider this matter, so I immediately went to the kitchen, took out my wallet, and took out a stack of money, which was about three thousand yuan. I was too lazy to count, "Auntie, I'm sorry.
, I have been too busy recently, I should have asked you to go home a few days ago. This is a little thought from me, you can take it."
She refused, and I immediately became angry, "Auntie, do you think it's missing?"
Then she took it and said, "Uncle, you are such a good person."
"You should leave early, the New Year is coming soon. After the New Year, you can play at home for a few more days. I am not so anxious here. You also have your own home, and you can play with your family for a few more days." I said softly.
said.
"Yeah." She said, looking very excited.
I immediately went out and said, "Mom, I won't go home for lunch. My friend and I will eat out. She has to go back to her home in the countryside."
"Are you going to send her off?" Mother asked.
I shook my head, "I just pick her up and treat her to a meal. Just do it as a landlord."
At this time, Azhu came out. She was wearing pajamas and pants, looking sleepy, "Feng Xiao, I want to go out with you too."
"You can continue to sleep. Look at you, you still haven't woken up from your drowsiness." I smiled at her, "I'm running out of time, my plane is coming soon."
"It was you. I was sleeping soundly, but you woke me up." She said.
"I'm sorry, who do you want to continue?" I still smiled at her, and then went out quickly. Just as I got downstairs, I received a call from Tong Yao, "The bodies of Azhu's parents can be cremated. Do you think we helped cremate them or not?"
Will she come and be cremated by herself?"
I was stunned for a moment because I didn't react for a moment. After a moment, I replied: "Okay, I'll ask her right away."
I hurriedly returned home and found that Ah Zhu was not in the living room. "Mom, where is Ah Zhu?"
"She went to bed again. I asked her to have breakfast but she didn't eat it either," the mother said, shaking her head.
I hurriedly knocked on the door of A-Zhu's room, "A-Zhu, please open the door quickly. There is an important matter that you need to decide on your own."
After a while she opened the door, rubbing her eyes, "What's going on?"
I whispered to her: "Tong Yao asked you, can you go and collect the bodies of your parents? Do you think you should ask them to help with the cremation, or should you arrange this matter yourself?"
Her eyes immediately turned red and she stood there silently. I was very anxious, "Azhu, please make a decision quickly? I have to go to the airport to pick someone up soon."
"I, I don't know..." she finally spoke, and then started to cry.
"Azhu, they are your parents, this matter can only be decided by yourself." I said.
"I don't know, I really don't know... Wuwu! I want to go see them, but I'm afraid to go see them. Wuwu! I really don't know. Wuwu!" She burst into tears suddenly.
Mother came over, "Feng Xiao, what's going on? Why did you make Ah Zhu cry?"
"Mom, don't worry about her parents' affairs," I said hurriedly.
"Oh, I vaguely heard what you said just now. Okay, Feng Xiao, you can help Azhu decide. After all, you are a student of Azhu's mother. Azhu is a girl and can't make a decision in this situation.
It’s also very normal.” My mother said.
I thought about it and said, "Azhu, do you think this is okay? I asked the police to cremate them first, and then we will buy a tomb to place your parents' ashes. Although they were unhappy during their lifetime, after they died,
Let’s stay together in the end. What do you think?”
She just cried but didn't speak. I thought that the airport was far away from here and there were often traffic jams in the city, so I felt very anxious. "Azhu, if you don't object, I'll just reply like this."
She finally spoke, "I listen to you... Wuwu!"
It was still early when I arrived at the airport, less than ten o'clock. I discovered that the city is like a reservoir. It will be full when flash floods occur in the summer, but there will be much less water in the winter.
The same is true in cities. In normal times, cities are crowded with business trips and migrant workers. During the Spring Festival, people either stay at home or go out to visit relatives and friends. There is no such thing as
People would arrange business trips during the Spring Festival, and migrant workers also returned to their countryside, so the city became empty, the roads suddenly became wider, and there were fewer pedestrians and vehicles on the road. Therefore, I
Only then was I able to reach the airport smoothly. On the way to the airport, I felt that the roads in the city were smoother than the beltway.
I sat down in the terminal and immediately called Tong Yao. On the way to the airport, I had been thinking about my proposal to Azhu. Now I think about it clearly. I think the tutor and Teacher Tang should still let each other go before being cremated.
Ah Zhu went to take a look at them. The human body is the same as life. Once it disappears, it can no longer be seen. What is left are just photos of the smiles that once existed. Looking at photos is completely different from looking at corpses.
Only when the body is seen can people truly feel the death of their loved ones and appreciate the value of life. But it is different when looking at photos. At this time, what we see are all the memories of the deceased during his lifetime.
"Tong Yao, let's do this. Azhu and I will come this afternoon. I want to take her to say goodbye to her parents' remains, and then entrust you with the cremation. By the way, I can pay the necessary fees." I said to Tong Yao.
explain.
"Okay. Then I will contact the crematorium immediately and cremate them later this afternoon. We will send their bodies to the crematorium in advance. Do you think we need to rent a mourning hall and hold a simple farewell ceremony for the remains?
?" she asked.
I thought for a while, "Forget it. If we want to hold a ceremony, we can only invite people from the hospital. But this matter is not a glorious thing. Forget it, A-Zhu and I will go and say goodbye to them."
"
"Okay." She said.
I thought about it again and asked: "Tong Yao, have you ever encountered such a thing before? How did others deal with it?"
"I think this is the first time I have encountered such a case. However, I have seen the farewell ceremony for the body of a deceased person who committed suicide. Everyone just bowed three times and then walked around the body. Feng Xiao, your opinion is right.
But why didn’t Ah Zhu herself contact me? Is this her own opinion?” she asked.
"I have asked her, and now she is very upset, and she was pampered by her tutor before, and now she has no idea at all. I am the tutor's student, let me handle this matter. Whatever you need, just ask
Just tell me." I replied.
"Feng Xiao, it's great to have a friend like you. You are a warm-hearted person and very responsible. Haha! Don't be proud. Don't you want something to go wrong when I praise you? Okay, that's it.
, I will go make arrangements right away. By the way, when you arrive at the crematorium in the afternoon, you must first choose the urn, and at the same time, you must first decide where to store the urn in the future." She said immediately.
"I was talking about contacting the cemetery. I think it's better to put their ashes together. I think my mentor had this idea before he died, right?" I said.
"That's your mentor's idea, but where is Azhu's father?" She was smiling on the phone.
I was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "People don't know anything after they die. Such things are actually done for us living people to see. We living people always hope that they can reconcile and get back together, right?"
"Feng Xiao, I find that you have matured? What you say is becoming more and more philosophical. Okay, that's it. If you need it, I will also help you choose the urn and cemetery." She smiled.
I sighed in my heart: Tong Yao, you don’t know, this is actually what Chen Yuan once said to me.
"That's great. Thank you." I said gratefully, but then I thought her words were strange: Why are you helping me choose the urn and cemetery?
I find that I am quite superstitious, especially during the Spring Festival.
After hanging up the phone, I couldn't help but sigh, because this time I really felt that Tong Yao was a very good friend. I have to wish her a happy new year. I secretly said in my heart.
I bought a magazine to read slowly, otherwise I would feel that time passed too slowly. Finally at 10:30, I finally heard the news on the radio that the flight from Beijing to Jiangnan had arrived. I immediately stood up and went to the airport.
Mouth waiting.
Not to mention, there were quite a few people at the exit, of course they were all here to pick up people. Everyone was eagerly looking up at the empty exit. Finally, someone came out of it, and started to come out sparsely.
Someone was shouting: "Lao Li, here!" Then a middle-aged man at the exit immediately showed a smile, grabbed his suitcase and ran out. More and more people came out, and people came and went to pick up the plane.
The people coming out of the airport were shouting loudly, and some people in the crowd at the exit responded cheerfully, and some were even screaming with excitement. After coming out, the first action of many people was to hug, and then they started to ask or
The situation of family members, or relatives and friends. (To be continued)