Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 118

Thankfully, Jiang Changling finally survived until dawn, saw the bright sun again, and saw the concerned faces of relatives; she survived until the doctors and nurses came to round the ward, doing a series of examinations, injecting life-sustaining medicinal liquid into her blood vessels.

Fighting the pain all night nearly exhausted her strength and energy, and she fell asleep in a state of extreme weakness.

When she woke up at noon, she saw a bright face in front of her eyes, and she said, "Just thinking about it, why didn't you go home after the holiday?"

"I'll stay and take care of my aunt." Meng Xiangxiang gently wiped the sweat on her aunt's face and neck with a towel, and said softly, "It won't be too late for me to go home after my aunt recovers. Whether my aunt is hungry or not Brother brought chicken soup."

Jiang Changling rolled her eyes and looked around: "Where's your uncle? Where's Xiaonan and his sister?"

Meng Xiangxiang explained: "Uncle and Xiaonan stayed up all night, I asked them to go back and have a rest."

Seeing that Jiang Changling passed the most dangerous night smoothly, Guan Deyu and Liu Zhitai's stay here was meaningless. Liu Xiaonan's younger sister wanted to go back to work in the mine, so they went back together.

Liu Zhixin stewed an old hen at Yue Xuelian's house, packed it in an insulated lunch box, and asked Liu Xiaonan to send it to the hospital.Jiang Changling hadn't woken up yet, Meng Xiangxiang told the elder brother to go back to rest too, she could handle it alone.

Meng Xiangxiang raised his aunt's head a little, picked up the insulated lunch box and said, "Auntie, let me feed you something."

Jiang Changling said: "You should go back and see your parents, it's your aunt who dragged you down."

Meng Xiangxiang smiled: "I wrote a letter to my parents, it's okay."

Meng Xiangxiang fed Jiang Changling some mushy chicken and noodles with a small spoon, and saw that she was nervous and looking around, so she asked, "Auntie, does the incision hurt again? I'm going to call the doctor?"

Jiang Changling looked at Meng Xiangxiang, a little embarrassed: "You help me up, I want to go to the bathroom."

"Just after the operation, the doctor won't let you go to the ground." Meng Xiangxiang took out a plastic potty from under the bed, put it under Jiang Changling's body, and whispered in her ear, "Don't hold it in anymore, I'll keep it I came down to take care of my aunt more conveniently."

After finishing the convenience, Meng Xiangxiang took the bedpan to the bathroom to wash.A patient in the same ward asked Jiang Changling whether this girl is a daughter-in-law or a daughter, she is not too dirty, she is so careful and filial.

Jiang Changling replied proudly: "My daughter-in-law is studying abroad, this is my daughter-in-law."

The weather was hot. After Meng Xiangxiang cleaned the bedpan, he fetched another basin of warm water, scrubbed Jiang Changling's body from head to toe, and changed into clean clothes.

When Meng Xiangxiang went to do the laundry, Jiang Changling suddenly became afraid of death, sobbing softly involuntarily.

During these days in the hospital, Jiang Changling has seen death, life is worse than death, mental breakdown, abandonment of treatment, too many gloomy faces and lifeless eyes.

She thought she was open-minded and not afraid of death, but she was not, and there was still a deep fear hidden deep in her heart.It's not that I'm afraid of death, but that I can't bear to see those good days when I can get it.

The more Jiang Changling cried, the more sad she became, and the more she cried, the more she couldn't stop, tears streaming down her face.

When Meng Xiangxiang came back from washing, seeing his aunt crying so sadly, he panicked, put down the washbasin quickly, and asked in a crying voice, "Auntie, what's wrong with you? Is the incision hurt again?"

Crying like a child in front of the juniors, Jiang Changling felt ashamed, she slowly stopped her tears and said: "Look at you so young, but I'm lying on the hospital bed like a disabled person, the pain is dying, I want to die but I don't want to die , I feel bad and cry a few times."

Meng Xiangxiang wiped Jiang Changling's tears with a towel. She had never experienced this kind of situation, and she didn't know how to comfort the patient, so she could only distract the patient.She said: "My aunt dare not think so. Didn't the doctor say that it is a lipoma, and it will be fine if it is removed."

Jiang Changling panted: "Don't lie to me. The lipoma needs to be completely removed and become a semi-lady? I knew it was a malignant tumor, but I don't know how many years I can live. Think about it, you tell the truth to my aunt, let my aunt I have a bottom in my heart."

Meng Xiangxiang didn't know the specific situation, even if he knew, he couldn't tell his aunt without authorization, he could only tell the lie to the end.She pretended to be relaxed and said: "The doctor said that the overall excision is to prevent disease. Auntie, you are still young, don't think too much."

Jiang Changling sighed, why bother to embarrass her daughter-in-law, this matter can only be clarified with her man.She said: "Auntie is not young anymore. After a lot of hard times, the good days are just beginning. You shouldn't think about it. Auntie scares you, right?"

"My aunt will definitely get better." Meng Xiangxiang breathed a sigh of relief, and she said, "I saw a photo at my aunt's house, and it was taken with my aunt holding her elder brother who just turned one year old. Young, still wearing two big braids, can you think of the little one in your arms, who has achieved so many achievements when he grows up?"

"Then how can I expect it." When he mentioned his young age and his son, Jiang Changling became energetic and told Meng Xiangxiang about those things when he was young, about his son's mischievousness and specialness when he was young.

She was immersed in the memories of the past, and Meng Xiangxiang was a very caring listener. She gradually forgot about her illness.

In the evening, Liu Zhixin and Liu Xiaonan returned to the hospital together and brought dinner to Jiang Changling and Meng Xiangxiang.

Liu Zhixin only ate once in the hospital, so she decided to use Yue Xuelian's home to cook for herself, which was cheap and delicious.After dinner, the whole family asked Meng Xiangxiang to go back to rest. After a hard day, his family was no different.

Liu Xiaonan sent Meng Xiang out of the ward.At the corner of the stairs, Meng Xiangxiang stopped and said to Liu Xiaonan, "Brother, my aunt guessed my illness, and asked me today how many years I can live, but I didn't dare to say anything."

Liu Xiaonan said: "I see. I believe my mother is strong, and to be honest, she can also stand it. Today has made you tired, so don't have any worries, go back and have a good rest."

Sending Meng Xiangxiang away, Liu Zhixin asked Liu Xiaonan to go back too, and he would accompany him in the hospital at night.

After her son left, Jiang Changling asked Liu Zhixin in a low voice: "Don't hide it from me, tell me the truth, how many years can I live?"

Liu Zhixin held Jiang Changling's right hand, smiled and said, "I told you, don't be afraid." Seeing Jiang Changling staring at herself, she said cruelly: "The doctor said, you are a moderate cancer patient, she can Guarantee that you will be fine within five years, and if there is no recurrence within ten years, it will be considered as a complete cure."

Jiang Changling breathed a sigh of relief: "Five years is enough. I can see my son and daughter get married, and maybe even hold a grandson."

Liu Zhixin stroked his wife's wet forehead: "After leaving the hospital, let's go for chemotherapy. I have experienced death and I know that life is tenacious, and miracles will happen. I just retired. You must stay with me for another ten or twenty years, otherwise I can't justify it."

A burst of pain hit her chest, Jiang Changling grinned and smiled wryly: "I want to be with you for the rest of my life, it's up to God to let it go."

Three days later, Jiang Changling had to defecate for the first time after the operation, and she refused to lie on the hospital bed for the first time. Liu Xiaonan and Meng Xiangxiang asked Liu Xiaonan and Meng Xiangxiang to help her get up and go to the bathroom.

Liu Xiaonan and Meng Xiangxiang supported Jiang Changling from left to right, sat up slowly, got off the floor slowly, and helped her into the bathroom.Jiang Changling asked her son to go out, so Liu Xiaonan had to stand outside the bathroom and wait.

After a while, Meng Xiangxiang ran out sweating, and said to Liu Xiaonan, "Auntie's stool is dry, please find a doctor to find a solution."

Liu Xiaonan went to the doctor, and the doctor prescribed Kaiselu.Send it to the bathroom, explain to Meng Xiangxiang how to use it, and then exit.After a while, Meng Xiangxiang staggered out with Jiang Changling's arm, both of them were sweating.

Jiang Changling lay back on the hospital bed, panting, but her body was very relaxed.She looked at Meng Xiangxiang who was wiping her sweat with distress, and said to her son, "At critical times, a son might as well be a daughter."

"Of course." Liu Xiaonan echoed, "Your daughter-in-law has many similarities with you. You also served my grandma like this back then. How can I compare?"

"Auntie can't scream for nothing, this is what should be done." Meng Xiangxiang went to the bathroom with the washbasin, leaving behind a series of brisk footsteps.

Looking at Meng Xiangxiang's back, Liu Xiaonan suddenly had a thought: If Yue Xuelian was present, could this be done?He knew that he shouldn't measure and compare like this, but he just couldn't help thinking about it in his heart.

Perhaps because of feeling in his heart, Lin Yidan walked into the ward and handed Liu Xiaonan a letter.The letter was written by Yue Xuelian from the United States to her mother, and introduced in detail some of the situation after arriving in the United States.

She has already entered school, studied literature and writing, and works a job on Saturdays and Sundays, which is enough to maintain daily expenses; her father's mental and physical conditions have improved greatly, and sometimes he helps his friends with some things.Everything is fine, please rest assured mother.

The letter also inquired about Liu Xiaonan's recent situation, and his thoughts and concerns were beyond words.He also said that we must strictly abide by the previous agreement between the two people and not write to him alone, but you can give this letter to him to have a look, so that he can rest assured.

Seeing the familiar font, reading between the lines, there is a deep sense of homesickness, long-lost thoughts, like a surging tide, pushing one wave after another, submerging the heart.

Liu Xiaonan read the letter over and over again, as if trying to keep every word firmly in her heart, muttering: "Report the good news but not the bad news, how can it be so easy in a foreign country?"

Lin Yidan was inquiring about Jiang Changling's physical condition, and when he heard Liu Xiaonan's worry, he said to him, "It's easier to have an introduction from an acquaintance and a financial guarantee. You don't have to worry too much. I know Xuelian better than you, and she will speak up when she has difficulties." .”

I hope so, Liu Xiaonan didn't say anything more.Meng Xiangxiang returned to the ward with a washbasin in her hand, Liu Xiaonan waved the letter in her hand and said, "Your sister-in-law has written, and she has settled everything in the United States."

Meng Xiangxiang wiped Jiang Changling's hands and feet with a wet towel, tilted his head and glanced at Liu Xiaonan, and said happily, "When Mr. Yue returns to China in three years, he will be promoted to professor. It's a pity that we will all graduate by then. There is no chance to listen to Teacher Yue's lectures again."

"That's not easy." Liu Xiaonan smiled and said, "I'll let your sister-in-law teach you alone."

Lin Yidan bid farewell to Jiang Changling, Liu Xiaonan returned the letter to her, and followed her out of the ward.

Lin Yidan stopped and looked at Liu Xiaonan: "Xiaonan, I just found out that you and Xuelian still have an agreement not to contact each other for three years. I don't understand, what is this for?"

Liu Xiaonan smiled embarrassedly: "It was I who proposed it. I haven't contacted you for three years, but keep the words of missing in my heart, and spend my whole life talking slowly. Don't young people like romance?"

"It's not romance, it's torture. I really don't understand you." Lin Yidan scolded, "I don't agree with such an approach. I'll write back to Xuelian, do you want to send a few words?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "What I want to say is in my heart. I'd better wait for Xuelian to go back to China and tell her in person. Don't tell her about my mother's hospitalization, lest she be distracted and worried. I got the manuscript fee, and I want to give it to her." Send some money, the reality is definitely not as easy as she said."

Lin Yidan patted Liu Xiaonan on the shoulder lightly: "Xiaonan, Auntie thanked you on behalf of Xuelian. Your mother lives in the hospital, and you can still think about her difficulties. This kind of heart is rare. However, Xuelian left a message before leaving, I don’t want to spend any more money on you, I want you to keep it for when you get married. Besides, your mother’s follow-up rehabilitation treatment is also a lot of money, so you can’t be extravagant in the future. If Xuelian is really in trouble, I will find a way to solve it .”

Liu Xiaonan thought for a while and said: "Auntie, why don't you tell me something. Tell Xuelian that studying abroad and working is not important, and you must pay attention to safety. The United States is not a paradise on earth. At worst, let's go back to China and be safe and sound. .”

A week later, Jiang Changling was able to walk slowly on the ground alone.It's just that the wound was too big, and it was difficult to heal when it was covered with bandages. When walking, I dared not straighten my waist, and bent my back to avoid stretching the incision. I suddenly looked much older.

Liu Xiaonan looked sad, wondering how far her mother could recover.He asked Meng Xiangxiang to go back to his hometown. A daughter is not a real daughter, she also has her own parents.

Meng Xiangxiang couldn't be at ease. Aunt needs someone to take care of her when she walks, sits and sleeps, not to mention washing clothes, wiping her body and going to the bathroom, even if her uncle is there, it will be inconvenient.

Meng Xiangxiang refused to leave, and Jiang Changling was also reluctant to let her leave.Meng Xiangxiang's laughter and cheerful nature are her medicine, not to mention her meticulous care.Liu Zhixin and his son could only obey the wishes of the godmother and daughter.

Meng Xiangxiang stayed and Liu Zhixin went back.It is true that there is no one at home for a long time, and the crops and vegetable gardens are almost abandoned.

Liu Xiaonan and Meng Xiangxiang made a division of labor, Mengxiang stayed in the hospital during the day, and Liu Xiaonan stayed in the hospital at night.Liu Xiaonan prepared dinner and lunch and sent them to the hospital so that her mother and Meng Xiangxiang could eat nutritious and delicious meals.

For this reason, Liu Xiaonan is very grateful to Yue Xuelian for his cooking training before going abroad.He imagined that just for this alone, Yue Xuelian could also cause many interesting topics after returning to China.He wants to cook a table of sumptuous hometown meals with his own hands, and clean up the dust for his lover.

Another week later, Liu Zhixin finished her homework and returned to the hospital with the eggs, millet and killed old hen from her neighbors, and replaced her son at night in the hospital.Only then was Liu Xiaonan able to return to Yue Xuelian's house at night and sleep peacefully.

That night, Liu Xiaonan and her father helped her mother go downstairs, went for a walk in the small garden downstairs of the hospital, and returned to Yue Xuelian's house very late.

Not long after entering the house, Fang Juan knocked on the door and came in, straight to the point: "Why is your female classmate still in the hospital?"

With obvious purpose and aggressiveness in his tone, Liu Xiaonan was a little displeased: "Doctor Fang, you shouldn't be asking this question, should you?"

Fang Juan said forcefully: "Xuelian is in the United States, and I asked for her."

Liu Xiaonan restrained herself. After all, Dr. Fang was a good friend of Yue Xuelian, so she tried not to tear her face, so she said softly, "I'm afraid you are not qualified to ask for her. Besides, Xuelian knows the relationship between us, even if she doesn't." Going abroad, it is impossible for her to ask such hurtful questions."

"I'm curious, what is the special relationship that allows a little girl to serve your mother wholeheartedly without being too dirty or tired."

"The relationship between us has a long history, and you won't understand it if you tell me."

Fang Juan was a little discouraged: "I am sincerely doing what is best for you, don't cause a estrangement between you and Xuelian for the sake of an outsider."

Liu Xiaonan said: "If you are sincerely for our good, you shouldn't ask like that. My mother is seriously ill and hospitalized, and I can still do the nasty things you imagined. In your eyes, what kind of person have I become? People? This is not only a distrust of me, but also an insult to the personality of my classmate. It's a bit heavy, you should take it seriously, but it is true. "

Fang Juan secretly sighed: "Why do good men belong to others?"

(End of this chapter)