The cold wind was blowing, accompanied by bursts of drizzle, bringing the biting chill of winter.
Xue Ling wrapped herself in pajamas, helped several elderly people turn up the heating in their rooms, and added air humidifiers. She waited until they fell asleep one by one before turning back to their rooms.
Cheng Tianyuan had just come back from outside. He was clammy and cold. He went into the bathroom and took a hot shower, then changed into a comfortable nightgown and came out.
"It's a cold day. The heater in the living room is turned off. Don't go out and walk around. Stay inside."
Xue Ling sniffed and asked, "Are you hungry?
Where to eat tonight?”
Cheng Tianyuan replied: "I had dinner with a supermarket manager. I ordered a table full of delicious dishes and meat. My secretary accompanied them to drink. I only ate two bowls of vegetable soup and couldn't eat more than a few pieces of meat."
"You've been catching a cold these past two days, so you can't drink."
Xue Ling reminded.
Cheng Tianyuan smiled: "I know.
Meat and wine are harmful to the body. At our age, we should do as little as possible."
Xue Ling couldn't help but asked with concern: "Let the kitchen cook you a bowl of porridge, do you want it?"
"No."
Cheng Tianyuan said: "It's such a cold day, Lao Li should have fallen asleep.
I'm not hungry. Try not to eat late night snacks at night. Drinking some water and going to bed early is better than anything else."
You know your destiny at fifty. After this threshold, you can't accept old age even if you don't want to. Your physical and mental state will not get better every year.
If you don't take good care of your body and pay attention to maintaining good health, illness may come to your door at any time.
Xue Ling chuckled: "Drink porridge to nourish your stomach and body. If you are really hungry, let Lao Li make a small pot and we will drink together."
"Not hungry."
Cheng Tianyuan put his arm around her shoulders and pulled the quilt higher, "I went out early in the morning and just came back now. I feel a little tired.
Wife, what have you done today?
Tell me about it."
Xue Ling thought for a while and replied: "When I woke up in the morning, I found that it was really cold outside, so I hurriedly gave the old man a quilt and a sweater.
I called the eldest brother and the second child and asked them if they had brought down jackets to school.
The boss said he was busy and forgot, so I drove out quickly and bought two sweaters and fleece underwear to send to him. I also bought some brand-new down jackets and gave him a short one."
"He hasn't been home for more than a month."
Cheng Tianyuan shook his head helplessly: "I didn't bring any winter clothes when I came back last time.
How old are you, and you still don’t know how to plan!”
Xue Ling said with a smile: "I told him too.
Him! Just because his home is close, someone will give it to him!"
"The others?
Have you given them to Xiaoxin and the others?"
he asks.
Xue Ling nodded: "Then I drove to No. 1 Middle School and gave one to Xiaoxin and Xiao Chong.
Xiaoxin said that Sister Achun made them sweaters a few days ago, two sweaters per person, so they don’t have to worry about them getting cold.
I was originally going to see Yang Yang at Imperial University, but unexpectedly he accompanied his girlfriend to the Central China Competition.
He said it hasn't started to cool down there yet, and it will probably be in the afternoon or evening.
I gave him 3,000 yuan and asked him to take Xiaoxiao to buy a down jacket quickly, so as not to catch a cold and affect the game."
Cheng Tianyuan chuckled: "Running here and there, I probably won't even be able to have lunch in time."
"No less than half an hour."
Xue Ling leaned on his shoulder, closed her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief: "Only when the elderly and children have enough food and clothing, and live comfortably, will my heart be at ease."
Cheng Tianyuan closed his eyes and said "hmm" in a low voice.
Just when she was about to fall asleep, the cell phone next to her rang suddenly! Xue Ling woke up in a daze and touched her cell phone - it was Xue Zhilan! She looked at the time and found that it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
It was a cold day and it was so late, so there must be something urgent.
She quickly answered: "Hello?
Uncle?
Yes, it's me.
Why are you so late tonight?
My dad was waiting for you to come over to have hot pot earlier, but you didn’t come later. He said he would meet you tomorrow to play chess and have hot pot."
——That... OK! I'll go there tomorrow.
Lingling, there is something I must tell you right away...about Xiao Huzi.
Xue Ling was slightly stunned and blurted out: "What's wrong with him?"
——Last time you asked me to diagnose his pulse and prescribe some medicine to nourish him, but he hardly ate much.
He explained that he really didn't have time. He had to go to work at night and sleep during the day, so he had no time to prepare and drink medicine.
His wife helped him survive, but he only drank two or three packets intermittently, and it had no effect at all.
I met him in the garden a few days ago. I checked his pulse again and found that his pulse was a little strange.
I asked him to go to the hospital for a general examination, especially a gastrointestinal examination.
At first he shook his head and said he was fine, but I scolded him.
Today he finally agreed to go for an inspection. Ah Huan arranged several key inspections for him. After getting the inspection report, he specially came around to show it to me.
Xiaohuzi... he might... Xue Ling's heart suddenly lifted so high that he swallowed his saliva.
"Uncle, what could be possible?
Please tell me carefully and I will definitely advise him to cooperate with examination and treatment."
——Don’t be nervous, we are just a little suspicious at the moment.
Ah Huan said that he would have to have his colon examined to be truly sure.
Xue Ling frowned and pinched Cheng Tianyuan beside him.
"...Is there something wrong with the colon?"
——It’s not just as simple as an accident, we suspect that he has colon cancer.
It's just a suspicion at the moment and needs further confirmation.
What—cancer?
Oh my god! Xue Ling suddenly turned around intuitively, and the mobile phone was as heavy as a pound, and there was some illusion that could not hold it.
Cheng Tianyuan, who was woken up by being pinched, saw that her face was pale and her eyes were dull, and she was nervous and frightened! “Daughter-in-law, what’s wrong?
What's the matter?"
Xue Ling looked at him blankly, taking a deep breath to calm down.
"Uncle...have you told him?
Not yet?
You have to let him check it several times quickly!"
——The boy has been busy all day long. I called him earlier and told him to check his colon tomorrow. It is best to check the entire abdominal cavity carefully.
He said that he finally found time to go there today and he didn't have time to go to the hospital every day. He also said that he was young and strong and told me not to worry.
I was secretly anxious and didn't dare to talk nonsense, so I had to discuss it with you quickly.
Xue Ling nodded hurriedly: "Uncle! Let Ah Heng arrange an abdominal examination tomorrow morning, as well as a key colon examination.
I promise you that I will take him to the hospital tomorrow morning!"
Hearing her assurance, Xue Zhilan finally felt relieved and reassured in a low voice that he might have seen it wrong, the image was a bit blurry and it was hard to be sure. It would be better to discuss it carefully with a professional doctor after a careful examination tomorrow.
Xue Ling reluctantly agreed and made an appointment to meet tomorrow, then ended the call with trembling hands.
Cheng Tianyuan hugged her and asked: "Little Huzi?"
What's up with him?"
Xue Ling explained in a trembling voice.
Cheng Tianyuan listened with a heavy face and swallowed secretly.
"Then... let's check and confirm first. Uncle and Ah Huan are just suspicious, and the proof is not yet certain... Tomorrow! Tomorrow I will take him to the hospital with you. I will go to his house to look for him early in the morning. If he can't find him, he will go to the club.
Catch him and go to the hospital immediately."
Xue Ling nodded.
Both of them looked very ugly and felt very uneasy.