The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 541 It's Actually Hypocrisy

When I got out of the railway station in the provincial capital, the atmosphere was also very tense. When I got out of the station and came to the street, there were very few taxis.

Old Tan thought it looked serious.

After finally catching a trolley and returning home, I sat on the sofa with a sigh of relief and took out my mobile phone to look for the latest news, but unfortunately I couldn't find it.

He thought quietly for a while, then called Yanhua.

"Have you heard any news? It seems that there is an epidemic." He said.

Yanhua was taken aback, and then asked, "I haven't heard of it, what is the epidemic?"

Lao Tan couldn't think of the epidemic for a while, and said: "It seems to be some kind of pneumonia—it should be serious. I just came back from Beijing. I must wear a mask when I get on the bus."

"Really? Never heard of it."

Lao Tan summed it up and said, "I'll immediately notify you that it will be closed until 29, and it will be noon tomorrow, and we will have a holiday in the afternoon."

"That's fine, let me inform you that we won't be stocking tomorrow." Yanhua said.

After 15 minutes, all the stores in Aqiao's five major districts received a notice from the headquarters to advance the holiday and only open until noon tomorrow.The employees were full of joy after being stunned.Can you be unhappy? After the Chinese New Year, I feel like returning home. It is a day to be able to go home early.

Lao Tan's son and Lin Yan went back to Lin Yan's mother's house for the New Year, and Lao Tan was alone at home.You have to celebrate the New Year alone, and you have to prepare for everything that needs to be done.

The next morning, Lao Tan went to the morning market early and bought everything that should be bought.After I got home, I had a simple breakfast, rested for a while, and then called Brother Liu and my old neighbor, Brother Li, and asked them to come out for a drink at noon.

Wang Ming should also be called, but Wang Ming went to his daughter's house in another place to celebrate the New Year.Of course, if it counts, there is still Xiaofeng missing. Xiaofeng is now happy in Changsha, which can only be a blessing.

Lao Tan could have celebrated the New Year with Yaru in Meiligu. Yaru's legs were almost healed when he returned to his hometown to celebrate his mother's birthday.

Here is a happy thing to say, Hua Qing finally woke up after [-] days of coma, today is the tenth day of waking up, his body functions have recovered a lot, and he can be discharged from the hospital.

Lao Tan plans to go to the hospital to see his apprentice first, and then go to drink with his old buddies.

I don’t know if we still remember the eldest brother of Xiyuan in Meiligu. He is still practicing and recuperating in Daqingshan, and he is in very good condition.Of course, the so-called good is relative, and we have not yet conquered cancer, let alone the advanced stage.

However, in the practice environment of Daqingshan, far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, people can calm down to recuperate their bodies, so that they can return to a state of pure spirit, without any thoughts and distractions. , but can broaden life.

The Chinese New Year is coming, and the eldest brother and sister-in-law have already decided not to go down the mountain. They will go home and have a look at the beginning of the new year, and then come again.The eldest brother is very contented now, if according to what the doctor said, he might not survive this Spring Festival, but now it seems that not only can he survive this Spring Festival, but another year is not a problem.

When we simply understand that living is not just for ourselves, we think of family, relatives, children, responsibilities and commitments.Those who have been sentenced to death by the disease but are still alive have a deeper understanding of not living for themselves.

Living is often not about living one more day, but comfort and hope for the loved ones around you, and respect for a strong life.

When Lao Tan came to the hospital, Huaqing was discharged from the hospital by the Zhongqing couple, Huaqing's wife and children, Zhang Li and Yanhua.

Hua Qing's body was still a little weak. After all, he had been lying on the bed like a vegetable for forty days, and he couldn't recover in ten or eight days.

"Master is here." Hua Qing said to Lao Tan.

"Can I not come after you leave the hospital, I'm afraid no one will carry me in the future." Old Tan joked.

"What do you say about the New Year's Eve?" Zhang Li grabbed Bai Laotan.

Old Tan laughed, and everyone laughed too.

After Zhongqing completed the discharge procedures, everyone followed him out of the ward and prepared to go home.Before getting in the car, Zhang Li asked Lao Tan what he was going to do for a while, and if he had nothing to do, go to her house for a drink.

Lao Tan said that he had already made an appointment to have a drink with his old buddies, and Zhang Li wanted to participate as soon as she heard that she was interested, so Lao Tan got into her car.

In the car, Lao Tan asked where Lao Huang was. Zhang Li said that one of Lao Huang's old masters was going to attend the funeral today.

Old Tan sighed and said: "There are still two days to celebrate the new year. This old man's year has not passed, how will the family live this year."

Zhang Li said: "It's a happy funeral. The old man is 92 years old. He slept away without any illness or disaster. He didn't suffer any crimes. It's a blessing from pure cultivation."

Old Tan said: "The more people like this, the more the family thinks about it. Those who are sick in bed all day should forget about it. There are countless people who have no filial sons in front of the bed for a long time."

"It's not absolute, it's more filial."

"That's——my mother often said that a person who has a good physique and is free from illness and disaster is a blessing to his children when he is old. If he is in poor health and suffers from frequent illnesses every day, some girls there will suffer—— "

"By the way, how old is your old lady?" Zhang Li asked.

"86."

"Your old lady is in good health, there is nothing wrong with her, she is not confused, and she speaks well."

"Well, my mother is physically capable, better than me."

"You are blessed, my mother is in good health, and I can go back and see what is not short. There are five older sisters, and the elder sister loves the younger brother sincerely, so you can enjoy it." Zhang Li said enviously.

Lao Tan nodded in recognition, and hummed.

"I have no one else now, just a younger sister, and I have nowhere to go during the Chinese New Year. At most, I go back to burn paper for my parents' graves." Zhang Li said a little sadly.

Lao Tan didn't speak, and his mother appeared in front of his eyes.

For a while, the two fell into silence.

To be honest, people are happy when they have a mother. People don't feel it until then. When they feel it, they are already middle-aged, forty has passed, and half of their lives have been wasted.

After a while Zhang Li asked, "Old Tan, are you divorced?"

"Well, we're leaving." Old Tan replied.

Zhang Li smiled, her smile was full of relief, as if what she expected had been confirmed.

She said calmly: "You said that our lives are the same. First, I got cancer and had my hysterectomy to save my life. Then it was you—hey, I have been in love for half my life but never got together. In the end, you are you and me. it's me."

Old Tan smacked his lips and said, "I didn't believe in fate before, but now I do. We've been like this for the rest of our lives. We don't have a husband and wife life, we can only be friends."

"You divorced Lin Yan because you thought you had cancer?" Zhang Li asked.

"Well, you still know me."

"It's okay to leave—to say something you don't like to hear, in fact, you should have left a long time ago." Zhang Li went on to say, "It doesn't mean that you left us long ago. The main reason is that I don't understand. Until now I I didn't really understand how you lived that day, to be honest, I felt uncomfortable looking at it, at first I felt distressed, but then I didn't feel distressed anymore. "

Old Tan grinned.

Zhang Li went on to say: "Old Tan, you are good at everything, but you are not good at emotions, it doesn't match your behavior at all, and you can't cut the mess quickly.

How to put it, the strong in career, the coward in emotion. "

"That's where my failure lies." Old Tan corrected after finishing speaking: "Or I can't call it a failure, I can only call it submissive, thinking in my heart but not daring to do it, and pretending to be upright while evading is actually hypocrisy. Downright hypocrisy."

(End of this chapter)