When Yang Fan and his old classmate Wang Shenhai finished dinner and came out to the street, it was already 7:30 in the evening.
In the summer in the northern hemisphere, the days are very long. It seems like it is still early at this time. There is faint sunlight and inconspicuous street lights emitting light.
The period between day and night gives people a very special feeling.
If Yang Fan hadn't had dinner with Wang Shenhai tonight, he would have gone to the park for a walk with Thirteen and Four Bao.
Look up at the pale moon and sunset, look down at the flowers, birds, insects and fish, take a stroll in the dusk, enjoy the blooming flowers, and appreciate the lushness of the midsummer grass.
In the park, there is a man-made gurgling stream, flowing silently and slowly among all things.
Looking at the clouds in the sky, Yang Fan felt that if he stood on the slope on the park side and looked into the sky, he could see the flowing clouds more clearly.
"Yang Fan, what kind of part-time job did you find for me?" Standing on the street, Wang Shenhai asked Yang Fan again.
If he wasn’t an old classmate, he wouldn’t have believed what Yang Fan said about his part-time job. He actually kept it a secret and had to wait until the last minute to reveal it. Was he kidding
"Coming." Yang Fan suddenly walked forward.
Wang Shenhai had no choice but to follow him.
Xiaoyan came out of a big door with a blind stick.
A middle-aged woman with no visual impairment led her to the blind path, spoke a few words to her, and then went back.
Xiaoyan had a ponytail and wore a very simple school uniform. After the middle-aged woman left, she walked on the blind path with a cane.
If she just stood there and didn't walk, no one would have thought that she was a little girl with visual impairment.
Yang Fan did not approach Xiaoyan immediately, but stood far away.
Wang Shenhai also stopped.
"The part-time job I found for you is..." Looking at Xiaoyan, Yang Fan said to Wang Shenhai: "From now on, I will take her to and from school every day."
Blind schools are very small and not as conspicuous as ordinary schools. Therefore, many people don’t know that there is a school for the blind where Xiaoyan goes to school.
"Which one?" Wang Shenhai didn't notice Xiaoyan at first. There were not many people on the street, but there were quite a few too.
"The little girl in red and yellow clothes." Yang Fan pointed at Xiaoyan who was walking slowly on the blind path.
Wang Shenhai looked over and was stunned: "Send her to and from school?"
"Yeah." Yang Fan walked towards Xiaoyan.
Walking up to her, Yang Fan said, "Xiaoyan, are you just getting out of school?"
Xiaoyan was walking seriously. When she heard Yang Fan's voice, she quickly turned her head to look towards the source of the sound. Although she couldn't see it, it was an instinct.
"Is that Brother Xiaofan?" Xiaoyan's tense little face showed a bright smile, which was extremely healing.
Although she was not familiar with Yang Fan, she had sensitive ears and remembered Yang Fan's voice even though she didn't know many people.
"Well, I'm free today, so I'll come and pick you up and take you home." Yang Fan said.
"No need, I can go home by myself, I remember the way." Xiaoyan said quickly.
Yang Fan picked up the end of the blind stick on the ground without saying a word.
"I can't come here every day. You remember the way, but it's too slow for you to go home by yourself. If you go home earlier, can't you help mom with more housework? You can also have more time to read the books you like." Yang Fan said as he led Xiaoyan forward.
With a guide, Xiaoyan walked much faster than usual, saving at least half the time.
"Brother Xiaofan, thank you." Xiaoyan followed behind Yang Fan.
Yang Fan nodded silently.
Passing by a gourmet restaurant, Xiaoyan, who was still a little girl and longed for gourmet food like all ordinary little girls, sniffed and couldn't help asking: "Brother, it smells so good, what is it?"
Yang Fan stopped and said, "It's delicious. It may come from the distant sea and mountains, through the four seasons and thousands of miles. Can I take you to eat it?"
"No, no, no." Xiaoyan refused immediately: "Brother, it's good enough for you to take me home. I can't trouble you for anything else."
Yang Fan didn't insist. If he was too enthusiastic and too familiar, Xiaoyan would be scared.
After walking for a while, Xiaoyan asked Yang Fan: "Brother, has the sun set?"
Yang Fan first looked toward the horizon, then toward the river on the side of the road: "It's almost time. The sunlight is very gentle, and it shines on the river, like many golden needles and silver threads swaying with the waves, very beautiful. In my hometown, it is now the time when birds fly away and tired birds return to the forest. After dinner, people will hold a palm-leaf fan, sit at the door of their house, or sit under a big tree to enjoy the cool, watch children playing, look at the towering mountains in the distance, and look at the magnificent clouds in the sky..."
"That's great!" Xiaoyan looked longing.
Wang Shenhai followed silently, without saying a word from beginning to end, just listening to Yang Fan and Xiaoyan chatting.
Soon, Yang Fan sent Xiaoyan back to the community where she lived with her mother.
He didn't take Xiaoyan's usual route, but took her through a small garden with more complicated traffic conditions.
On a narrow bridge stood a man and a woman, their worn camouflage clothes stained with paint splatters.
The woman was intently watching the small fish in the stream.
These two people were probably renovation workers hired by residents of the community, and they were preparing to finish their work and go home.
Standing by the river, Yang Fan acted as Xiaoyan's eyes, and together they watched the fish swimming in the water.
A group of fish are chasing and playing among the water plants, or leisurely breathing out small bubbles alone.
Afterwards, Yang Fan sent Xiaoyan to the downstairs of the residential building and left with Wang Shenhai.
"She really wants to see the light again." Wang Shenhai, who had been silent all the way, spoke first.
"Yes, she hasn't seen enough of this world." Yang Fan said.
"Corneal transplantation, the cost of treatment is very high, right?" Wang Shenhai asked.
Yang Fan thought for a moment and said, "It's a price that Xiaoyan's mother can't afford, but for me, I can afford it."
The cost of corneal transplant surgery mainly consists of several parts, namely the storage and management costs of corneal transplants, preoperative anesthesia costs, surgical operation costs, intraoperative medication costs, and related postoperative care and examination costs.
The total cost of corneal transplant for a single eye generally does not exceed 30,000 yuan.
The trade of human organs is prohibited in China, and the corneas received by patients are all donated by donors and are free of charge.
"Have I been taking her to and from school during this period?" Wang Shenhai asked.
"Yeah." Yang Fan said, "Just quit your job. Your boss is not bad to you. Don't let him suddenly disappear while you're at work one day and upset your boss."
After a moment of silence, Wang Shenhai said, "Okay, I don't have much time anyway. I'll stop taking the medicine when my savings are gone and die early."
Yang Fan said: "Do you want me to extend it for you for a while?"
Wang Shenhai shook his head: "No need, I heard that hundreds of millions can only extend your life by half a year."
Yang Fan no longer insisted, he didn't have that much money.
It’s okay to refill Wang Shenhai’s medicine for a few days, but for more, he can only ask Shisan or Liu Yueyue for money.