Late at night, Xue Ling still didn't fall asleep, sitting on the small sofa and looking at the cold night outside the floor-to-ceiling window.
Cheng Tianyuan took care of the two elderly people and took a rest. When he returned to the room, he found that she had not changed into her pajamas.
"Daughter-in-law, what's wrong?"
Autumn comes early in the imperial capital. Occasionally, one or two gusts of cold air move southward, and winter can begin overnight.
A few days ago there was a bit of cold air, which made the feeling of late autumn even more desolate.
“It’s very windy at night, so it’s easy to catch a cold when sitting by the window.”
As he reminded him, he took off his thin coat and put it on her shoulders.
Xue Ling sighed softly and said softly: "I was worried just now and didn't want to move. I didn't want to move even more when I was sitting."
"What happened?"
Cheng Tianyuan asked tentatively: "Is Wang Qing okay today?"
Xue Ling nodded: "Very good...it's not Ah Qing's business.
Xiao Jiaxue made an overseas phone call to me earlier and chatted with me for more than half an hour."
oh?
?
?
Cheng Tianyuan thought of her chubby old classmate and asked doubtfully: "After she retired early, she went abroad with her foreigner husband - for several years, right?"
"Um."
Xue Ling squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, then replied: "More than ten years have passed by...it's so fast, so fast that I can't remember how many years it has been."
Cheng Tianyuan said: "She used to do some foreign goods trading, you patronized her business from time to time, and your parents bought her medical equipment.
Later, her husband suddenly became seriously ill, and you helped her contact a friend's flight to send him abroad for treatment.
Both of them were very grateful to you at that time."
"yes."
Xue Ling recalled: "When I was still working in the group, she would go there every now and then to eat and drink, complain to me about this and that, and talk about family matters."
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help but ask: "Is she going back to China?
You’ve had enough fun abroad and are you planning to return to China for retirement?”
"...No more."
Xue Ling sighed: "She told me that her husband passed away last month, leaving her alone there."
Cheng Tianyuan was stunned for a moment, then whispered: "Then what should she do?
It's better to go back to your country, so as not to stay there and see things and miss people even more painfully.
She doesn’t have any children around her to take care of her. At least there are relatives and friends in the imperial capital who can take care of her occasionally."
Xiao Jiaxue was picky about her partner at first, but later she couldn't control her appetite and put on weight. She once gained more than 200 pounds.
She is older and has a huge body, which causes many of her blind dates to run away, forcing her to become an old girl.
Later, she ran away from her family and was forced to get married and buy a house outside. Because she understood foreign languages, she got close to a foreigner neighbor, became boyfriend and girlfriend, and eventually got married.
It's a pity that both of them are quite old, and because they are too fat, she has been unable to conceive a child.
Later, I went to the orphanage several times to apply for adoption, but unfortunately I couldn't find a suitable one for a long time.
After running around for several years, I finally got what I wanted and adopted a very cute little baby. Unfortunately, not long after the adoption, the baby's biological parents and the police came to visit, and the baby was taken back by the biological parents.
I heard that the child was secretly taken away by human traffickers. I was worried about being caught and charged, so I didn't dare to send the child back. I simply sent the child to an orphanage and lied about picking it up on the roadside.
Originally, the old couple felt great pain for the little baby and gave their feelings to it, but in the end it turned out to be a mistake. Even though they were deeply reluctant to let go, they had to return the baby.
Since then, they have stopped adopting children. Firstly, they couldn't afford the trouble, and secondly, because both of them were not in good health and could not take care of the child, so they had to give up.
Now that her wife is gone and she has no children, she must be having a hard time.
Xue Ling shook her head with red eyes: "She said...she can't walk now and can only sit in a fully automatic wheelchair. She even has to use a wheelchair to go to the toilet.
It’s inconvenient to go out, so I don’t go out much. I rely on my mobile phone to shop or eat takeout every day.
She said there was nothing but an old cat accompanying her.
The only thing she is worried about now is that the old cat will walk in front of her, and then she will not even have a companion..." Cheng Tianyuan frowned and reached out to hug her into his arms.
Xue Ling sighed helplessly: "She also said that she can't go back to the country now, and there is no need to go back.
Most of her relatives on her mother's side have passed away, and the young people are not very familiar with her.
Today's young people are under too much pressure in life and work, and her coming will only bring trouble to others. Even if they are related by blood, she will not bother her nephews."
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help but ask: "Can we... help her?
What does she need?"
"She needs someone to keep her company."
Xue Ling smiled bitterly: "She needs someone to take care of her.
Even if we wanted to help, it's a pity that we are beyond our reach and can't help at all."
Cheng Tianyuan asked: "Can't you go back to China?"
"I want to go back, but I can't."
Xue Ling explained: "She is in too poor health and can't come at all.
Besides, she doesn’t want to trouble her relatives or us.”
Cheng Tianyuan was silent for a moment and whispered: "You can't leave to see her now.
There are children at home, and Wang Qing is still lying in the hospital."
Xue Ling could only sigh.
After a while, Cheng Tianyuan frowned and asked, "Is the third child's place far away from where Xiao Jiaxue lives?"
"Not the same country, but not too far away."
Xue Ling replied: "A few hundred kilometers."
Cheng Tianyuan thought for a while and suggested: "You have sent her something before and know her address.
When you have time, contact the third child and ask him to visit Xiao Jiaxue during the weekend.
See if she needs anything, and try to help her with what she needs."
"That's fine."
Xue Ling whispered: "Instead of sighing here, it is better to do something practical and useful.
The border checkpoints over there are not very strict, so it shouldn’t be difficult for the third child to pass.”
"yes."
Cheng Tianyuan explained: "He has a driver and bodyguards, so his safety is absolutely guaranteed.
He said that the homework there was very easy, and when there was little, there was only one class a day.
He now has a lot of time to do updates, exercise, run or swim in the morning and evening, and live a very leisurely life."
"Find something for him to do."
Xue Ling laughed dumbly: "We are all so busy that we are dizzy, but he can still be leisurely and at ease.
I will leave him a message now and ask him to handle this matter quickly, otherwise I will feel very unbalanced."
"Agree!"
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and patted her shoulder: "Go and change clothes.
It's morning over there, so you can call him directly without worrying about disturbing him."
"No."
Xue Ling picked up the phone: "Maybe he is in class, so it's better not to disturb his business.
Leave him a message and he will reply when he sees it.
There is no need to rush this matter, and there is no need to rush it."
After a while, she changed into her pajamas and was about to take a rest.
"Knock knock."
There was a knock on the door outside.
Cheng Tianyuan opened the door.
Ah Chao bowed slightly: "Sir, I'm sorry to bother you.
Has your wife gone to bed?
My wife asked me to check on a person, and the materials have been obtained.
My wife said she would be notified immediately after finding out."