Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 117
After the last class in the afternoon, Liu Xiaonan packed her backpack and walked out of the classroom, anxious to go to the hospital.

When he walked to the playground, he was stopped by Meng Xiangxiang.Looking at Meng Xiangxiang who was looking at him with concern in front of him, he remembered that during dinner last night, his mother mentioned her and wanted to see her, but he didn't know how to tell her.

If Meng Xiangxiang appeared in front of his mother, his mother would have someone to chat with.

Meng Xiangxiang didn't believe what the students were talking about, that the senior brother and Mr. Yue's relationship was in crisis, and that the senior senior brother was so depressed that there must be other secrets behind him.

She said: "Elder brother must have encountered something difficult. If elder brother still regards me as a relative far away, you might as well tell me and see if I can help. Although I don't have much ability, I always Thinking of doing something for the big brother, I can understand even if I don’t want to say it.”

Faced with Meng Xiangxiang's sincerity, Liu Xiaonan no longer concealed it, and told her truthfully about her mother's condition.

Meng Xiangxiang shed tears, quickly wiped them away, and followed Liu Xiaonan to the hospital.In front of her aunt, she was still the happy little girl, telling her about the family history and customs that only rural people were interested in, so that her aunt no longer felt bored and depressed when she was lying in the hospital.

A few days later, Jiang Changling's biopsy results came out, and it was finally diagnosed as a malignant tumor, requiring immediate surgery.

Jiang Changling was pushed into the operating room. She lay on the operating table, silently counting the shadowless lights above her head.

The doctors and nurses were preparing for the operation beside her, talking in low voices, and the slight sound of various surgical instruments was particularly crisp and pleasant to her ears, which reassured her.

The chief surgeon told her that after a shot of anesthesia and a good night's sleep, the minor operation would be completed soon.When she opens her eyes, she will recover quickly.

Her vision gradually blurred. She knew that the anesthetic was working, but she knew very well in her heart that whether she could open her eyes again, and how long she could keep them open after opening her eyes, were life and death hurdles she would face.

Although the doctors and nurses, Lin Yidan, the man and his son all agreed that it was a lipoma, which could be resolved with a minor operation and it was not a serious problem, but she knew it in her heart that this was by no means a common ailment.

After being admitted to the hospital, she observed secretly, and the patients in the same ward did not inquire about the condition of each other.The accompanying family members were always whispering in the corridor, including the man and son, trying to hide something.

The continuous painful groans of two patients who had undergone mastectomy made her even more disturbed and suspicious.It is impossible to have two diseases in the same ward.

In the evening, after the man and son had left, she was upset and walked out of the ward to look around.She quickly understood that this floor was full of tumor patients, but there was a distinction between benign and malignant tumors.

Patients with benign tumors and their family members do not shy away from their illness, they should eat, drink, drink and smile; patients with malignant tumors and their family members have dark complexions, dare not speak loudly, and have evasive eyes.

Also do biopsy tests, the doctor will congratulate the benign tumor patients, and the patients who don’t tell you anything, have to make the total by themselves.

Although the doctors and nurses also congratulated her, she felt that her symptoms were similar to those of the two breast cancer patients in the same ward.She guessed that she was probably malignant too. The reason why the doctors and nurses said that was probably the result of Lin Yidan's arrangement.

Since everyone was hiding her condition from her, she just pretended to be confused, how could she let the man and son worry about her.In fact, I was also afraid in my heart. I was only 48 years old, and I didn't want or want to face death so early.

Sometimes looking at the smiling faces of the man and her son, her heart aches like a tear. A happy life has just begun. How can she be willing to leave this world without a man, her son and her daughter?She would rather believe what the doctors and nurses said were true.

That night, as soon as she fell asleep in a daze, she was awakened by a suppressed cry in the corridor.When she walked out of the ward, she saw nurses and family members slowly pushing a surgical trolley covered with a clean and dazzling white cloth.

The parents of the deceased were in agony, their hoarse voices could no longer cry out, and they were staggeringly followed by the operating vehicle while being supported by others.

There were many bystanders standing on both sides of the corridor, all of them shed tears of regret and sent the deceased away with sighs.

She heard from the sighs of the bystanders that the deceased was a 30-year-old young woman with advanced breast cancer, and the operation failed to save the young life.

She is no longer afraid, there are no old and young on the road to Huangquan, so let fate be.

At this time, she was lying on the operating table, slowly closing her eyes, calm and serene, as if sleeping on her own kang.

The atmosphere outside the operation was tense and depressing.Liu Zhitai, Guan Deyu and Liu Xiaonan's younger sisters came respectively, and Guan Xiaoyun and Dong Xiaojun also came after getting news from Guan Deyu.

Liu Zhixin and Liu Zhitai Guan Deyu talked in a low voice, Meng Xiangxiang coaxed the weeping Liu Xiaonan's sister, Guan Xiaoyun was pregnant, sitting on the bench with red eyes.

Liu Xiaonan asked Dong Xiaojun to help Guan Xiaoyun go back. Guan Xiaoyun couldn't bear such suffering, and asked them not to tell anyone else.

After seeing off Dong Xiaojun and Guan Xiaoyun, Liu Xiaonan had been standing by the door of the operating room, listening to any sounds that would never be heard, and waiting anxiously.Meng Xiangxiang walked over and stood beside him silently.

The school was already on summer vacation, and Meng Xiangxiang didn't go back to her hometown. She asked Liu Xiaonan to stay and take care of her aunt.Otherwise, what qualifications do you have to accept the senior brother's funding, and what face will you have to face your aunt in the future.

Liu Xiaonan considered that her younger sister had to go back to work, the family still had a lot of farm work, and her father really couldn't stay in the hospital for a long time to take care of her mother.As long as he could bear the burden of taking care of his mother for a long time, it would be more convenient to have Meng Xiangxiang by his side, so he agreed to her request.

At noon, the operation was not over yet.After finishing his work, Lin Yidan went upstairs to see the progress of the operation.She asked Liu Xiaonan to take everyone to lunch. The operation would take several hours, so there was no need to stay here, and she was here to watch.

Knowing that no one was in the mood to eat, Liu Xiaonan took everyone to a noodle restaurant, where everyone ate some noodles.

It wasn't until after one o'clock in the afternoon that the door of the operating room opened slowly, and the nurse pushed Jiang Changling, who was still in a coma, back to the ward.

Jiang Changling's eyes were closed tightly, her face was pale, without a trace of blood, weak and wilted.The left breast was completely removed, because the wound was too large and difficult to heal, and a salt bag was pressed on it, and the whole person seemed to shrink in a circle.

The two girls burst into tears and cried aloud, and Lin Yidan tried to dissuade them; several men followed silently, helping the nurses move Jiang Changling from the operating trolley to the hospital bed.

The attending doctor didn't care about fatigue, so he called Lin Yidan, Liu Zhixin and Liu Xiaonan to his office, sat down and announced that the operation was a success, and she would be safe for three years.If there is no recurrence within ten years, then it can be proved that it is completely cured, and the current treatment methods can only achieve this step.

Liu Xiaonan immediately expressed his attitude to the doctor, using the best treatment methods and the best medicines, he can afford any cost.

The attending doctor nodded to Lin Yidan, and said to Liu Xiaonan: "If a son has this attitude, we doctors will know what to do, and we will do our best."

After leaving the doctor's office, Liu Xiaonan ran to the ward to wait for her mother to wake up.

Lin Yidan was by Liu Zhixin's side, and comforted him: "The doctor has done his best, and you two have also done your part. The rest depends on the vitality and willpower of your siblings. During the recovery stage, mental function is particularly important. You two must first ensure that Have a positive and optimistic attitude, and keep your head down, so that you can bring confidence to your siblings and let them see hope."

Liu Zhixin was exhausted, and said in a low voice: "Yidan, thank you! These days have caused you a lot of trouble and made you spend a lot of effort. Without you, I really don't know what to do."

Lin Yidan put his hands in the pockets of his white coat, and smiled calmly: "Zhixin, we haven't seen each other for ten years, and your son and my daughter have put our story on the screen. .Furthermore, we are the relatives of our sons and daughters now. How can I stand by and watch my siblings get sick? It should be taken for granted."

Liu Zhixin said: "Three years is enough time. I can just wait until Xuelian returns to China and see the two children get married. Take one step at a time, and talk about three years later."

Lin Yidan said: "It is right to maintain this mentality."

Jiang Changling slowly woke up from the anesthesia, her body seemed to be floating in mid-air, and it seemed that there was a huge roller pressing on her body, making her unable to move.She opened her eyes vigorously, blinked, and finally saw the faces of relatives in front of her, not the little devil with the head of a horse.

She moved her fingers, but she was conscious, her left arm was fixed to the side of the bed, and her right hand was dripped.

She locked on to her son among the many faces, opened her mouth, tried to make a dry voice, and weakly said what she had wanted to say before the operation but didn't say: "Xiaonan, don't be afraid, Mom won't die. Mom still wants to die." Watching you get married and waiting to have grandchildren."

Liu Xiaonan replied with a smile: "Okay!"

Taking advantage of his mother's gaze away, he turned and walked out of the ward, heading straight to the end of the corridor.At the end of the corridor was a window that looked onto Labor Park.

He was lying on the window sill, and the sadness that had been surging in his heart finally turned into tears, which spewed out unscrupulously, suppressing the sound of crying and causing his back to tremble violently.

It turned out that my mother knew everything, and everyone concealed her illness from her. She pretended to believe and pretended not to know, and was always calming the hearts of her relatives with a smile.

With one hand gently on his back, he stopped crying and tears little by little, and when he turned around, Fang Juan stood in front of him in shock.

These days, Fang Juan occasionally came to visit his mother after get off work, said a few words of comfort to him, and expressed proper concern.He wiped away his tears and turned his head out of the window.It is always embarrassing for Xuelian's sister, a female doctor, to see her weakness.

Fang Juan took out a handkerchief from her white coat and handed it to Liu Xiaonan: "I heard that Auntie's operation was successful, so I'll come over to have a look. What's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine." Liu Xiaonan didn't go to pick up the handkerchief in Fang Juan's hand, but ran into the bathroom next to her, rinsed her face under the tap until she calmed down completely, and then came out with drops of water on her face.

Fang Juan was still standing at the window, and said to Liu Xiaonan with concern: "As Xuelian's sister, let me advise you on her behalf, you must be strong."

Liu Xiaonan faced the window and let the wind dry the water droplets on his face. He said, "I'm really fine. I'll relax after crying a few times."

Fang Juan said: "It's a pity that Xuelian is not by your side. I don't know how to comfort you for her. I have been in the hospital for a long time, and I have seen too many lives and deaths. My nerves are numb. There is nothing to dislike. I say this, do you understand?"

"I can understand, thank you, Doctor Fang." Fang Juan's coldness made Liu Xiaonan let go of everything.

In the evening, seeing that Jiang Changling's condition had been stable, Liu Zhixin asked Liu Xiaonan to take everyone to dinner and arrange a place to stay. He would stay by Jiang Changling's side at night.

After a simple dinner, Liu Xiaonan gave Meng Xiangxiang a key to take his sister to his dormitory, and he took his uncle and Uncle Guan Deyu back to Yue Xuelian's home.After talking for a while, he felt uneasy and returned to the hospital alone.

As the anesthetic properties gradually weakened and disappeared, Jiang Changling's chest felt waves of severe pain that seemed to tear her body apart.Her chest seemed to be pressed against a mountain, erupting with scorching flames. She grinned and endured the struggle, with layers of cold sweat oozing from her forehead.

Gritting her teeth, panting, she said to Liu Zhixin who was wiping her sweat, "It's better to let me die, it's too much."

Liu Zhixin scolded in a low voice: "What nonsense are you talking about in front of my son. I really can't stand it, so pinch me a few times and scold me a few words."

Seeing her mother in such pain, Liu Xiaonan went to the doctor on duty to find a solution.After the doctor on duty went to the ward for an examination, he ordered the nurse to give Jiang Changling a shot of pethidine.

She told Liu Xiaonan that Demerol is a strictly controlled drug, and it is addictive after long-term use, so it can only be used once tonight.Pain again after the efficacy of the drug fails, can only be endured by the patient himself.

The pain subsided, and the weak Jiang Changling fell into a drowsy sleep.Liu Zhixin and his son let out a long sigh of relief, and sat on the plastic chairs in the corridor, both physically and mentally exhausted, not wanting to say a word.

In the middle of the night, Liu Xiaonan saw that her mother was breathing steadily, so she went to the hospital's canteen to buy some food and drink, and replenished her strength with her father.

He suggested to his father that it is not an option for the two of them to suffer like this.Young and energetic, he stayed behind to look after his mother while his father went out to find a hotel for a short rest.

Liu Zhixin refused, he could just sit on the chair and take a nap, and let his son go to have a good rest.Liu Xiaonan also refused to leave, so she found a wooden chair and lay down beside the hospital bed at her mother's feet, waiting for her.

The pain hit again, and Jiang Changling woke up in unbearable pain.

It was late at night, and the ward was silent, but the pain from her chest was like a volcanic eruption, burning her body, mind and consciousness, and her whole body was burning with pain.

She wanted to yell loudly, jump up and go out to get some air, wanted to bang her head against the wall, wanted to ring the electric bell next to the wall to call doctors and nurses, and give her a shot of pethidine as long as it relieved the pain, she didn't care about anything else .

However, through the light in the corridor, she saw her son lying at her feet, with his head tilted towards her, resting on his crossed arms, sleeping soundly due to exhaustion.In the dim light, his son's face was contorted in pain.

Her heart hurts more than the pain in her chest.Silly son, is it comfortable to sleep like this?Having no filial sons in front of the bed for a long time does not mean that the children are unfilial, but that no one can bear such long-term suffering.

She didn't dare to move, she gritted her teeth and closed her mouth tightly, not daring to groan, for fear of disturbing her son.She thought, just a little more pain, more pain, until the pain is numb, the pain is so numb, and the pain is so painful that it will pass out, so that it will not disturb her son.

She trudged in severe pain, her clothes drenched in cold sweat.For a moment, she felt that she was really going to die, and it was a relief to die happily.

However, there is a voice that has been calling tenaciously in her ears: You can't die, you haven't seen your son marry a wife and start a family, you haven't embraced grandchildren; you are dead, what should you do as a man, reunite The days of life have just begun, and the days to come are still very long, do you have the heart to abandon them all and ignore them?

In the struggle and suffering with the pain, she tried to look back on her life, and tried to find bits and pieces of joy along the way to suppress the pain.

She recalled the acquaintance, marriage, and 30 years of separation between the two places with Liu Zhixin. She recalled every worrying and worrying day, recalled every worried and happy moment she experienced in giving birth to a child, and recalled that her son almost lost his life by drowning. Almost demented, recalling the conversations between the elderly mother and her only daughter
Those poor and tiring days were long gone, and she imagined a better future.Living in a spacious and bright new house, together with the man tending the plastic shed and the ten acres of land, leading the daughter-in-law to the river to wash clothes, picking some melons, fruits, pears and dates for the grandchildren to eat
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