Chapter 306: The Love Continues (4000 Words Chapter)
"Grandpa, wait a minute, I'll bring the car over." After coming down from the inpatient building of the hospital, the seven people walked all the way to the entrance of the hospital, and Xia Zekai hurriedly went to drive.
Not long after, Xia Zekai came over, and Luo Xiyun had already given way to the co-pilot.
The brothers helped Xia Shande slowly get into the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt. The two middle seats were given to brothers Xia Weicheng and Xia Weiguo. Luo Xiyun took the two girls to sit in the back.
Xia Zejiang went to the inpatient building again and returned the wheelchair to the nurse's station. After he came back, the group set off again.
"This car is comfortable to sit in. Zekai, what kind of car is this?" Xia Shande knew that this car felt different when sitting in it.
Xia Zekai smiled and said, "GL8 is better than my original car."
How should I say this? Xia Zekai thought for a moment and said, "It's okay."
Xia Weiguo has been living in Zhoucheng. He used to repair cars and knew more about cars. He said to his old father: "Dad, this car is not cheap. It costs about three hundred thousand."
"Three hundred thousand?" Xia Shande muttered the number without saying a word.
Luo Xiyun was watching the two children in the row of seats at the back. Listening to the discussion in front, she was also sighing in her heart. Life at home was really getting better at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye. Before this, she had never dreamed of it. One day it will become like this.
Buy a house or a car as soon as you want.
Xia Weicheng turned around from time to time to play with the two granddaughters behind him. They had just met some time ago, and there was no sense of strangeness between them. The grandfather and grandson were chatting quite happily.
Unknowingly, after the car got on the expressway from Jicheng, two hours later, it got off the expressway again, and after walking on a bumpy provincial road for a while, we finally arrived home.
Xia Shande looked at the familiar Xiajiazhuang, and he was particularly excited.
He even asked his grandson to lower the car window, and when he saw someone, he would wave and say hello to them. The smile on his face was so full that it seemed to be fixed, and he was as happy as a child.
The moment he turned his head and saw this scene, Xia Zekai felt sad beyond words.
After entering the village, the road was not long, and it didn't take long to reach home.
He stopped the car at the door and waited for several people in the car to get out of the car. Xia Zekai then backed up and parked the car against the gutter on the roadside, so as not to disturb other people. walk.
The cars of the eldest brother and the second brother also followed and stopped one after another.
Just coming out of the car, Yatou and Tongtong didn't see anything alive at all. They were running around like crazy. Luo Xiyun was helping Xia Zekai get things. When he saw the two crazy girls, he shouted: "Girl, Tongtong, you two give me Be honest, or I'll beat you up soon."
The girl is still a little scared of her mother, but Tongtong really has no inhibitions. She puts her hands to her mouth and flaps them up and down, and sticks out her tongue even if she doesn't listen. She looks so cute.
"I don't believe it, I just want to play." After saying that, she pulled her sister and continued to run wildly.
After a while, the nephew Xia Jingrui and niece Amy from the second brother's family also joined in. The eldest niece Xia Yuxi from the eldest brother's family was younger and older than them, and now she played the role of the eldest sister looking after the children.
Li Aijuan was also getting things down, and she said to Luo Xiyun: "Xiyun, Yuxi is watching, don't worry, nothing will happen, let's just leave them alone."
"Hey, sister-in-law, hurry up and sit at home for a while." Luo Xiyun said.
After taking down all the things, the brothers all entered the house.
The news that "Xia Shande's esophageal cancer was cured" also spread like wildfire in Xiajiazhuang.
In these days, if someone gets cancer in the countryside, 99.9% of the time, there is only one way.
Not many people are willing to spend money to treat the elderly.
Some people also said that Uncle Xia Shande’s grandson and granddaughter were all back, and they just happened to get together during the National Day. Why did this feel like it was impossible?
Not long after they walked in, someone came from behind.
They are all old people in the village.
The Xia Zekai brothers kept calling this grandpa and that grandma. Most of these old people smoked. He directly opened a strip of cigarettes he brought back, put three or four boxes on the table, opened two more boxes, and put
The cigarettes were given points.
"Brother Shande, your illness has been cured, right? I think your condition is much better than when you left." It was the second grandfather behind who spoke.
All the young people in the family have gone out to work to earn money, leaving him alone at home.
A few years ago, my wife couldn't stand the torture of stomach problems, so she took sleeping pills and left.
Xia Shande nodded with a smile and said, "It's much better. I'm very good at treating diseases, but it costs too much. A thousand yuan a day is gone in a blink of an eye."
"Brother Shande, what are you thinking about whether you have money or not? Look at your grandchildren, aren't they all doing well outside? I just saw them and they all bought them and got on the car..." This person is from the alley next door.
The old man Xia Shanhe who lives here is of the same generation as my grandfather, and is a little younger than him.
Relatively speaking, his family is an ordinary family in the countryside. They don't eat well or go hungry. They work every day at sunrise and earn a living each day, and the family doesn't have much money left at the end of the year.
Seeing Brother Xia Shande coming back surrounded by his grandchildren and driving three cars at once, he couldn't help but feel envious in his eyes.
The grandson is living well outside, but the two incompetent ones at home still don't know what to do all day long. The gap is not as big as usual.
As the saying goes, when you are young, you are more capable than when you are older, and when you are older, you are more capable than your descendants. This is how you gain face.
Xia Zekai and his four brothers couldn't get in the conversation at this time, so they just served tea and water and scattered cigarettes.
Xia Zekai looked at the old quartz clock hanging on the wall and it was almost 12 o'clock. He said to his mother Zhou Yinghong: "Mom, don't let them go. I'll go to town to fry some vegetables and bring them back to eat."
"Then do more, and less is not enough." Zhou Yinghong said.
"Okay." Xia Zekai nodded in response and waved directly to his younger brother Xia Zejiang: "Zejiang, let's go to town with me."
The eldest brother and the second brother stayed to greet the elderly.
After Xia Zekai and his two brothers came out, Xia Zejiang didn't know what to do, so he asked specifically: "Brother, what are you going to do?"
"What did you say?" Xia Zekai asked him back, and then said: "What time is it? It's time to have lunch. There are so many people cooking it at home and it's too late. Let's go to the town to find a restaurant to cook some food."
"Oh!" Xia Zejiang followed him and got into the car.
He hadn't ridden in his eldest brother's new car yet, and after getting in it, he couldn't help but say: "Brother, your car is much more comfortable to sit in than that car of yours. By the way, why don't you drive the old lousy bun?"
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"What are you talking about? The van is messing with you." Xia Zekai started the car and drove towards the town.
The total distance from Xiajiazhuang to the town is only 6 miles, that is to say, there is a section of the road that is damaged by the garbage trucks pulling sand and stones from the Yellow River, otherwise it can be reached in a few minutes.
Xia Zekai rarely comes back, and he is not very familiar with the current situation in the town, so he asked his brother: "Zejiang, do you know which restaurant cooks delicious food?"
Xia Zejiang nodded: "The Ruixing Hotel is doing pretty well. People in our village who get married and have children go there, but the other hotels are barely there."
"Guide the way." Xia Zekai didn't say any unnecessary nonsense. He drove forward for a while following the path pointed by his brother, and he arrived not long after.
The so-called Rising Hotel is just a township hotel with a bigger sign, looking like a two-story building.
Xia Zekai stopped the car and went in with his brother. Business was average today. Xia Zekai counted them clearly at a glance. There were only two tables of customers.
There are more than a dozen tables densely packed in the hall on the first floor. Just imagine if there is a scene full of people here when you are getting married and having a baby, it must be quite lively.
"Brother, you guys need to eat." Someone in the store started to greet them.
Xia Zekai didn't waste any time and said to her: "Let's take it away. How much is the set of dishes we have? You can cook them accordingly. It's enough for three tables."
This is what Xia Zekai and his mother Zhou Yinghong have said repeatedly.
There are indeed a lot of people today, and the three families have also returned from Qicheng. If there is less, there will definitely not be enough food.
In these days, it costs more than 400 yuan to get a better set meal in Qicheng, but it doesn't even cost 300 yuan here. Xia Zekai didn't believe it yet. He took a special look and saw that the price in the restaurant was
The menu has chicken, fish, and even pork ribs and braised pork, and the rest of the dishes are not a big deal.
After handing over the money, the boss asked where Xia Zekai's family came from and shouted in surprise: "Oh, you are the sons of Brother Wei Cheng. If you had told me earlier, I would have given you a better discount if I had known earlier.
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Xia Zekai knew that his father was very popular in the town. He worked at a power supply station and was commonly known as the "Electric Tiger". There were various rumors in the market that if he offended the "Electric Tiger", he would cut off the power to you.
Can't afford to offend.
In fact, the circuit is unstable these days, and no one is allowed to connect a light, change a wire, etc. Most of the time, they have to ask electricians like Xia Weicheng for help. After going back and forth, they become familiar with it, and I treat them to meals every now and then.
Even though she was saying polite words, I didn't see her give any change back to the money she took away.
But he did say: "I will add a few more dishes for you, so that you can eat at a good price."
She also specifically explained which dish to add, now making everything clear. Based on this alone, Xia Zekai felt quite satisfied even without refunding the money.
After finishing speaking, she also brought over two bottles of peach juice and said: "Eldest nephew, you have a drink first. Should you wait at my place or go back first? Anyway, I have to use my car to deliver food to you later."
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Xia Zekai also pointed to his car parked outside and said, "I'll pull it back myself."
The owner of the hotel waved his hand directly: "No, your car can't fit in it. I'll deliver it to you. Otherwise, all the water on the road will spill into the car and it will be difficult to clean up."
When Xia Zekai heard what he said, he stopped insisting and said, "Then let's go back first."
"Go back, I'll arrange for someone to send you there within an hour at most," the boss said.
In the countryside, except for weddings and weddings, ordinary farmers rarely come to restaurants to eat, and even in towns there are not many people coming to eat.
But weddings and funerals don't happen every day, and sometimes they don't happen once a week. Xia Zekai, who spends a small amount of money here and there, makes her pay special attention to it.
After Xia Zekai and his two brothers left, the boss was also wondering what Brother Wei Cheng and the two children were doing outside. If nothing else, she still had a good eye. The car Xia Zekai just drove was not cheap.
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The shop owner was quite punctual. Xia Zekai and his two brothers only had to wait for an hour when they got home, and the food was delivered.
When Xia Zekai and his four brothers went out to help serve the food, they realized why the boss just said that his car couldn't be loaded.
There are 16 dishes in one set, and if you add two gifts from the store, the number becomes 18. There are 54 dinner plates for three tables, all placed on steel welded shelves. Xia Zekai's car really can't fit them.
This vehicle in the hotel that is specially used to deliver food is just a van, but they have removed all the seats in the middle and the back. There is only a maza on the left hand side of the back, which is holding the food shelf at the back.
made by people.
Otherwise, it will be shaky along the way and difficult to handle.
After finishing the belated lunch, it was past three o'clock in the afternoon. Zhou Yinghong was busy clearing away the dinner plates, and would come to the hotel to take them away in the evening.
Xia Weiguo said: "Yunfei, Yunhui, Zekai and Zejiang, you two, I'm thinking of calling all of you ladies over for a reunion tonight..."
The reason was not stated, but Xia Zekai knew that it was related to his grandfather's illness.
I have 80% confidence that the disease can be cured, but sometimes I have to accept 20% reality.
Xia Zekai did not guarantee how far his grandfather would be treated in the end, but it was obvious that cancer was a very troublesome thing, and most of the time it was not possible to get a perfect result just by spending money.
When he said this, Xia Zekai thought about ordering two more dishes.
After his uncle Xia Weiguo and his father Xia Weicheng finalized the plan, Xia Zekai called the hotel directly and asked them to raise the standard to another level according to the noon standard, make two tables, and deliver it in the evening.
The Rising Hotel didn't expect people to be so diligent, so they were even more happy. They kept saying on the phone that they would do a good job.
"Zekai, please go out with me." While grandpa and uncle were chatting, the second brother Xia Yunhui suddenly said.
Xia Zekai didn't know what was going on, but he followed him out anyway.
"Zekai, I'm thinking about the Mid-Autumn Festival. Your eldest brother and I will go to the west later. If your uncle asks, just tell me that I went to your brother Yun Liang's house." The second brother said.
When he said this, without mentioning the specific name, Xia Zekai knew that he was going to his grandma's house.
It’s hard to say whether the uncle and aunt’s divorce was due to personality incompatibility or other reasons, but it was always the children who were hurt.
The eldest brother and the second brother have not lost contact with their grandmother's family over the years, but every time they take care of the uncle's face and hide it from him.
Even if the uncle noticed it later and the father and son bickered again, the love was not broken.
Xia Zekai thought to himself that maybe the eldest brother and the second brother also had some comfort in their hearts, hoping to renew the bond between mother and son, but they actually knew in their hearts that this was simply impossible.
"Brother, go ahead. If anything happens, I'll call you." Xia Zekai agreed.
