Jiang Ning walked into Ward No. 5 carrying a lunch box.
Xue Yuantong snuggled up to Aunt Gu, his eyes full of sadness.
"Eat something."
Jiang Ning moved two square stools, placed them between the two beds, put them together, and then untied the bag.
Aunt Gu’s medicine has run out, and now she can only use her left hand, which is very inconvenient.
"Mom, I'll feed you." Xue Yuantong said. She had no appetite, but her mother was injured and needed nutrition.
"No need, just eat your own food." Aunt Gu was a little unfamiliar with using her left hand to pick up food at first, but after picking up food a few times, she was able to do it.
She noticed that the vegetables Jiang Ning bought were all Tongtong's favorites, and she felt even more satisfied with him. Even the pain in her right arm seemed to be relieved.
Xue Yuantong insisted on feeding her mother, and Aunt Gu couldn't persuade her, so she had to put down Kuaizi.
After the meal, Jiang Ning went out to throw away the trash.
Aunt Gu told Xue Yuantong to give him the meal money later and not to always take advantage of other people's children.
She had learned before that Jiang Ning ate with Tongtong and usually took Tongtong to school.
At that time, I had already decided to return the rent to Jiang Ning, or not to charge him if he rented the house again next year. However, I was too busy recently and didn't have time to talk to Jiang Ning about it.
"Auntie Gu, give me the key to your electric bike. I'll help you ride it home later. It's not safe to leave it outside."
Although a spiritual mark has been planted, it is always better to have less trouble than more.
Many risks can be avoided in advance, so there is no need to cause trouble.
"It's in my bag, Tongtong, give it to him."
"Mom, I can ride a bike. I'll ride it home." Xue Yuantong didn't want to show his weakness in front of Jiang Ning.
Aunt Gu knew what her daughter was thinking:
"Be obedient and let Jiang Ning ride back."
Jiang Ning took the key: "I'll come back later."
"Thank you for your help."
"It's a handy thing."
Jiang Ning rode the electric bike back to his rental house and charged it.
Then he turned back.
Xue Yuantong was a little surprised: "You came back so soon?"
"I walk faster than you." Jiang Ning said.
Xue Yuantong curled her lips. She was just too lazy to run, not that she walked slowly.
It was not even one o'clock yet, Jiang Ning asked:
"Aunt Gu, you're going to stay here for a while, is there anything you need?"
It would definitely be inconvenient to be hospitalized, and Xue Yuantong would probably have to take care of him here at night.
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Aunt Gu asked Xue Yuantong to go home and get her things.
After they left the hospital, Xue Yuantong's face immediately turned glum.
"Jiang Ning, I won't be going to school these days." She wants to stay and take care of her mother.
Xue Yuantong went home, packed his clothes and daily necessities, and then stayed in the ward.
After the weekend, Jiang Ning went to school as usual. He would go to the hospital every morning to take Xue Yuantong home. After Xue Yuantong finished cooking, he would bring her to the hospital in a thermos bucket.
It is still the same at noon and evening.
The swelling took five days to subside. After the surgeon came to examine me, he confirmed the surgery time for Wednesday at noon, around 12 o'clock.
On Tuesday morning, Jiang Ning left school one class early. Shan Qingrong said he had no objection as he wanted to visit him in the hospital in the next few days.
Aunt Gu called and repeatedly said that everything was fine, so he gave up the idea.
Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong home on his bike. When they arrived at the dam, Xue Yuantong said:
"Today I saw an old man in the ward. His leg was broken. The doctor wanted to perform surgery on him, but it cost 5,000 yuan. The old man didn't have the money, so he didn't have the surgery and limped away."
Jiang Ning said: "It's always like this."
Xue Yuantong felt sad. She thought of her grandparents in the village. They were old, and she didn't even inform them because she didn't want to worry about her mother's fracture.
From beginning to end, Xue Yuantong was the only one who took care of his mother.
'And Jiang Ning,' she thought.
Xue Yuantong felt that she couldn't be so pessimistic, so she told some interesting stories in the ward:
"Today, there was an uncle in the bed across from me. His collarbone was broken. Guess how it was broken?"
"Um?"
"He broke his collarbone playing football."
"There is also the uncle in the bed next to him. He jumped down from a half-meter-high platform and broke his leg. He has already had two operations. It is said that he needs to take bones from other parts of his body and put them on his foot."
"Also, the lady sitting by the window usually exercises by swinging her arms. She caused fluid to accumulate in her shoulders and needs surgery to drain it."
The warm sunshine was at just the right temperature, the breeze was refreshing, and the car was shuttling between rivers and fields.
"There's more, there's more!" Xue Yuantong tilted her little face up, smiling as bright as the stars.
Jiang Ning's ears were filled with crisp voices. He suddenly closed his eyes and his consciousness lazily dissipated.
…
Xue Yuantong was as capable as ever. After preparing the meal, he carefully put it into the thermos bucket.
She picked up the thermos and ate lunch with her mother because she was afraid that her mother would be lonely.
Xue Yuantong ran to Jiang Ning's room. It was Jiang Ning who had taken her to the hospital before.
Jiang Ning is on the phone.
She retreated silently.
Xue Yuantong found the car keys, put the thermos away carefully, and pushed the electric bike out the door.
She didn't want to trouble Jiang Ning anymore as he had his own things to do.
Xue Yuantong turned the handlebars and the electric bike whizzed out.
She is going to the hospital alone today! Xue Yuantong is full of fighting spirit!
Xue Yuantong ran for dozens of meters as the car became more and more tilted, and with a "bang", it fell to the ground with her.
It doesn't hurt, she has always been resistant to falls.
But this time, it was as if my soul had been thrown away.
Xue Yuantong sat on the ground with a dazed expression, the electric bike pressing down on her.
The thermos fell out, and she stretched out her little hand to touch it, but she was five centimeters away and couldn't find it.
She suddenly felt so wronged.
Jiang Ning was not there in the morning, and the doctor came to the ward to sign the surgery notice.
This was the first time Xue Yuantong signed something like this, and the doctor warned him of various precautions. The humeral plate implant surgery might cause heavy bleeding, and blood transfusions would be needed for rescue.
The doctor talked a lot, and Xue Yuantong felt uneasy.
She was thinking, what should she do if something unexpected happened to her mother during the operation...
In fact, she cried secretly once because she was afraid of losing her loved ones.
If mom passes away, she will be alone in the world.
When Xue Yuantong thought of that kind of thing, she couldn't help but burst into tears, even though she never cried before.
Xue Yuantong stared, trying not to let the tears flow out, leaving them rolling in his eye sockets.
The electric scooter was pressing on her legs and she stared at it.
She got angry and kicked the electric scooter with her calf.
"It's you, it's all your fault!"
It was because of the electric bike that my mother broke her arm. Otherwise, she would be fine now.
Xue Yuantong reached out to hit the battery car: "I let you hit me, I let you hit mom, wuwu Jiang Ning."
Perhaps because her movements were too aggressive, tears finally fell from her eyes. She wiped her tears and beat the battery car:
"Look, I'm going to beat you up and make you cry."
So what appeared before Jiang Ning's eyes was such a strange scene.
"What are you doing?"
Jiang Ning had just answered a call from Shao Shuangshuang and had withdrawn his consciousness. When he first heard Xue Yuantong's movement, he was about to end the call, but it hadn't even been a minute.
"Didn't you see I was beating it, woooo." Xue Yuantong wiped her face again. There was some dirt on her hands, mixed with tears, which smeared her face, making her look a little funny.
"Don't stop me, I'm going to beat it up and make it cry."
Jiang Ning couldn't help but laughed twice.
Xue Yuantong snorted loudly, stopped crying, and stopped hitting the electric bike. She pushed the bike away, picked up the thermos bucket, held the handlebars, and prepared to ride to find her mother.
"Let me take you there." Jiang Ning said.
"I don't need you to send me off. I'll go find my mother by myself. She must be hungry." Xue Yuantong turned his head, revealing the back of his head.
She twisted the handle, but the electric bike didn't move and the body was even slightly tilted.
Jiang Ning lifted the back seat of the electric bike, and the wheels spun in mid-air:
"Don't ride it, or you'll fall down again."
"I won't fall anymore, please let go." Xue Yuantong resisted.
Jiang Ning suddenly pinched Xue Yuantong's face, moved closer, and looked at her tearful eyes.
"Auntie Gu will definitely be worried if you go to the hospital like this. Go back and wash your face. I'll take you there. Be obedient."
Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning stared at each other for two seconds, then turned their heads away.
She crossed her arms and stressed, "I'm not incapable of riding a bike."
"Okay, okay, Xue Yuantong can ride a bike." Jiang Ning coaxed her while putting down the back seat.
Xue Yuantong got off the electric bike, pointed at it, and said angrily:
"I just beat it up, and I'm worried it might hurt me later."
"Jiang Ning, do you understand what I mean?"