The weather was getting colder and colder. Wu Suowei's home was self-heating, which was far less warm than the building. It is uncomfortable to turn on the air conditioner for a long time, and the electric heater is afraid of the old lady getting an electric shock, so I can only put my slippers on the kang as soon as I enter the house, and get into bed early to sleep, so as to survive the long and cold winter night.
That night, Wu Suowei tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
The quilt was warm, and there was a layer of sweat on the back, but the hands and feet were cold, and no matter how much you covered it, you couldn't get hot.
He put his hand into Mama Wu's bed, and found that the old lady's hand was warm, so he asked her to cover his hand, and after a while, he stretched his feet in again, and finally got into Mama Wu's bed with his whole body.
Wu Ma held Wu Suowei's hand and shouted indistinctly.
"Big pool."
Wu Suowei froze and looked at Wu Ma fixedly.
"Mom, are you awake?"
Mama Wu didn't speak.
Wu Suowei hugged Wu Ma and slept for a while, suddenly felt that Wu Ma's body was not only hot, but also a little hot. Wu Suowei stretched out his hand to Wu Ma's forehead, and was stunned.
"Mother… "
After calling several times, Mama Wu didn't wake up.
Wu Suowei quickly dressed and got out of bed, carried Wu Ma into the car, and drove straight to the hospital.
While waiting outside the rescue room for more than an hour, Wu Suowei thought about everything, and felt like a big stone was pressing on his heart, and he wanted to cry but couldn't cry. He only wore a shirt, and a pair of trousers came out. The hand holding the lighter shook uncontrollably, and it took a long time to light the cigarette.
When the doctor came out, he said to Wu Suowei, "The old lady is not in danger, but needs to be hospitalized for observation for a few days."
Wu Suowei's hanging heart finally fell.
The next day, Mama Wu was transferred to the inpatient department. Although she didn't have the freedom to stay at home, she didn't have to suffer from the cold after all, and Mama Wu was under the care of a doctor, so Wu Suowei didn't worry so much when he went to the company.
At noon, Wu Suowei fed Wu Ma some bird's nest porridge.
Wu Ma just ate two mouthfuls, then she called out again.
"Big pool."
Wu Suowei's heart trembled slightly, and he asked Wu Ma, "Do you still know who Dachi is?"
Wu Ma pointed at the porridge and shook her head again.
She no longer has the exact impression of Chi Cheng in her mind, because Chi Cheng hasn't seen her for nearly a month, but she still remembers the bird's nest that Chi Cheng sent, remembering that she doesn't like the smell.
In the evening, Wu Suowei's eldest sister and brother-in-law came, and brought their daughter who had already graduated from college.
"San'er, the three of us are looking at Mom today, you can go back and rest overnight."
Wu Suowei said: "It's okay, I'll watch the night, don't you guys have to go to work tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow is Saturday, your brother-in-law and I are off work, and the eldest daughter is also on vacation."
Seeing that there were only two beds in the ward, Wu Suowei reluctantly agreed.
The company had too many rooms and the bedroom was too big, Wu Suowei didn't want to go back there, so he went back to the clinic.
It was past eleven o'clock, the wind was biting, the basketball court opposite was empty, only a few street lamps were left emitting a cold light. Wu Suowei picked up a basketball, ran and jumped on the basketball court alone, made a light and beautiful dunk, and firmly grasped the basketball hoop with both hands.
"1, 2, 3, 4..."
Counting to 0, Wu Suowei was still hanging on it alone, there was no longer a broad shoulder to catch him, and no neck to let him ride.
"Hey—look here, why are my arms so thick? Why are they so strong? Hey—this is the Dali pill handed down from my ancestors. Hey—Look at this Dali pill, a pack of strings of copper coins, you eat it every day, every month , eat every year, you are just like me... I forgot the last sentence."
"I know."
"You know? You've heard it too? What's the last sentence?"
"Long two heavy meat eggs."
"I miss my dad."
"It's okay, there is a godfather."
"Fuck, who do you call your son?"
"Little Vinegar Bao is my son, you are Little Vinegar Bao's brother, you are not my son who is my son?"
"Believe it or not I'll poke a hole in your neck with this thing?"
"No need, use your two big eggs to smash into a hole."
Wu Suowei picked up the basketball and walked toward the clinic step by step with desolate steps. Just as he reached the door, his feet suddenly sank. He looked down and was stunned for a moment.
A small vinegar bag was wrapped around his ankle, his eyes were slightly squinted, and he looked exhausted.
When Chi Cheng said the phrase "We will never see each other until death", Wu Suowei tried his best not to cry, but when he put the little vinegar bag in his arms and found the icicles all over his body, he suddenly burst into tears.
"Where did you come from?" Wu Suowei asked.
The little vinegar bag can't speak, and can only slip into Wu Suowei's trousers.
Usually, Xiao Vinegar Bao's body was icy cold, but now it was so cold that Wu Suowei's legs trembled. He quickly pulled it out of his clothes and found a blanket to wrap it in.
The snake was going to hibernate, Wu Suowei thought about whether to build a nest for it first, or send it back first.
After a while, the brakes sounded, Wu Suowei turned his gaze, and Wang Zhen appeared in his field of vision.
"Did the little vinegar bag crawl to your place?"
Wu Suowei nodded, "It just crawled over, do you want to take it back?"
Wang Zhen shook his head, "It's also a demon at home, you can squint it up and let it hibernate in your place."
"Did you put it here on purpose?" Wu Suowei asked.
Wang Zhen said: "No, I also came out to look for it when I found it was not there."
Wu Suowei wondered, "Didn't it hang out with Wang Shuo every day?"
"The snake is also human. It regards you as relatives. To Wang Shuo, it is just like other snakes. It is just a partner. It and Wang Shuo are crooked together, but it is just a fresh idea. It is okay for a few days, and it will last for a long time." I can't stay anymore. It has been at home for a long time, hiding everywhere every day, I guess it should sneak out."
Wu Suowei found that every time he listened to Wang Zhen speak, he would feel very comfortable.
"Do you have a gift?" He stretched out his hand to Wang Zhen again.
Wang Zhen came in empty-handed just now, and out of nowhere, he conjured up a very long candy cane.
Wu Suowei was both surprised and delighted, "Oh, do you still sell this kind of candy now? I still ate it when I was a child."
Then he took it and watched it fondly for a while.
Then he took a sip and praised: "Heh! It's quite sweet!"
Such a long piece of candy was too embarrassing for one person to eat, so Wu Suowei split it in the middle and handed the long piece to Wang Zhen.
Wang Zhen said, "I won't eat it, you can eat it."
Wu Suowei was delighted, "Just waiting for your words."
Wang Zhen looked at Wu Suowei quietly.
You are indeed smarter than Wang Shuo.
Before leaving, Wang Zhen took out a box of candies from the car and stuffed them into Wu Suowei's arms.
"Give this candy to your mother, your mother must be very rare."
After speaking, he drove away.
The next day, Wu Suowei took the walking stick candy to the hospital, and as Wang Zhen expected, Wu Ma was super happy to see this thing, more excited than anything else.
Now, in Mama Wu's mind, almost all the images are from the past few decades. She has completely become a child, and she no longer has to worry about whether Wu Suowei will marry a daughter-in-law or save money to buy a house. Knowing to hold a candy candy and giggle, no matter who comes, he will show it off.
Wu Suowei was also in a good mood, and took the initiative to invite Wang Zhen to dinner.
The two ate noodles at the old Beijing Zhajiang noodle restaurant outside the hospital.
The two chatted while eating, and Wu Suowei praised Wang Zhen's intelligence.
"I think you are amazing. If you say that I will be happy to pretend to be my parents, she will be really happy; if you say that my mother is very rare in candy canes, she is really very rare."
Wang Zhen just nodded without expressing much expression.
Wu Suowei asked tentatively: "You are so powerful, don't you have a girlfriend?"
"No one wants to have a boyfriend like me."
"Why?" Wu Suowei was puzzled.
Wang Zhen said: "My work is too secretive, and my whereabouts are unpredictable. No one wants to find a man who cannot be deeply understood as a lover."
Wu Suowei scoffed at those people's thoughts.
"There is a sense of mystery, life is full of passion, and relationships are not boring. You can see that you are full of tricks, you can perform magic tricks from time to time, and you are quite smart, and you can think of ideas for everything..."
After quietly listening to Wu Suowei, Wang Zhen spoke again.
"I already have someone in my heart."
Wu Suowei stared, "Who is it?"
"I'm going to say it's you, do you believe me?"
Although Wu Suowei didn't believe it, his little heart was still beating wildly for a while.
Wang Zhen didn't say any more, Wu Suowei didn't ask any more, the two of them just ate the noodles in the bowl, and before they knew it, Wu Suowei had already eaten two bowls of noodles.
"Waiter, have another bowl." Wu Suowei said.
Wang Zhen looked at him and asked, "Is this edible?"
Wu Suowei said: "I can usually eat three big bowls."
Wang Zhen didn't say anything.
After the noodles were served, Wu Suowei ate them happily. He didn't know if he was thinking of Mama Wu's smiling face, or Wang Chen's joke-like confession just now. In short, he had an appetite.
But when he had eaten half a bowl, Wu Suowei stopped suddenly.
Wang Zhen glanced at him and asked, "Why did you stop?"
Suddenly an uncomfortable taste rushed into his throat, and Wu Suowei couldn't swallow it anymore.
"Did you eat something unclean?" Wang Zhen asked again.
Wu Suowei shook his head.
Wang Zhen didn't continue to ask, Gu Zi ate the noodles in the bowl.
Wu Suowei suddenly discovered that everything Wang Zhen said was the truth.
At this moment, no matter how many lollipops can counteract the bitterness in his heart, no matter how many unique skills can make him cheer again, no matter how many surprises are tasteless to him...
Some people are only suitable to be idols. Only when you are spiritually rich, he will appear in your dreams and make you happy. When a large piece of your heart is dug out, or even all of it, those so-called surprises and heartbeats cannot fill this incompleteness.
Because it is not perfect, you can pinch an edge and hold it firmly in the palm of your hand.
Knowing is worse than being smart.
All he needed were those two words that someone asked when he left half a bowl of noodles.
"Is there something wrong?"
Wu Suowei lowered his head and stuffed the remaining half bowl of noodles into it.
After dinner, Wang Zhen said to Wu Suowei: "I may have to leave in a few days, and I will take Wang Shuo with me."
Wu Suowei felt inexplicably lost.
"Will you come back to China to see me in the future?"
"Will do."
Before starting the car, Wang Zhen glanced at Wu Suowei through the car window.
"You are stronger than Wang Shuo, and Chi Cheng can give you your sense of security, but only I can give you the sense of security Wang Shuo wants."