my family is old

Chapter 26

In the past few days since Mr. Tang came home, his footsteps have become more and more steady, and his right hand is gradually able to hold the chopsticks, although his fingers are still a little numb.The second son, Tang Jingxing, has been with him these days, cooking and washing for him, playing chess, chatting and watching TV with him.Mr. Tang was very happy. It was a rare opportunity for his son to accompany him 24 hours a day.

In the evening, Tang Jingxing connected his son's phone and asked him to chat with his grandfather.Mr. Tang hasn't seen his eldest grandson for a long time, so he had a good talk with him for a while.After the phone call, Mr. Tang kept boasting that his eldest grandson was sensible.

The next day, Tang Jingcong brought a nurse to meet Mr. Tang.

The nurse is in her forties, short and fat, with a simple and honest face.

Mr. Tang looked at the stranger sitting opposite him. Is this the person who will accompany him day and night?Someone who wants to live with him 24 hours a day?
"Grandpa, my surname is Guo. You can just call me Xiao Guozi." The stranger sitting opposite Mr. Tang said with a smile: "I am a little younger than the second brother, and two years older than the eldest. The three basics have been told to me. I will take good care of you in the future, don’t worry.”

Regarding the basic situation of the nurse, Tang Jingxing learned from his younger brother. The nurse's family lives outside the east gate, some distance away from here, and has a wife and a son at home.Tang Jingxing looked at the nurse and felt that he was okay, with clean and simple clothes and polite speech.

Tang Jingxing's first interview question was: "What kind of food do you cook?"

Xiao Guozi smiled, "It's home-cooked, it's too fancy, you can't make it, home-cooked meat or fish, you can do it, it depends on what taste the uncle likes."

Mr. Tang never raised his eyes, but just listened silently.

Tang Jingxing said: "My dad doesn't have any special requirements. The meals are clean and delicious. Every meal has a reasonable combination of vegetables and fish. We eat fish once a week."

Xiao Guozi listened carefully, nodded and wrote down.

"What's more, my dad likes to drink porridge at night. Rice porridge or bean porridge is fine. The bean porridge is cooked in a pressure cooker. It should be soft and rotten. My dad has a bad stomach."

Xiao Guozi nodded, "Well, I remember my second brother."

Tang Jingxing looked at Mr. Tang, "Dad, tell Xiao Guo?"

Mr. Tang lowered his eyes and shook his head.

Tang Jingxing said: "Well, from tomorrow on, Xiao Guo will come, let's try it out for three days, okay?"

Xiao Guozi nodded, "Hey, no problem. Then what time will I come over tomorrow?"

Tang Jingxing looked at his old father. The old father had no intention of speaking, so he looked at Tang Jingcong again.

Tang Jingcong said: "Ten o'clock, okay? You are far away, so it doesn't have to be too early."

Xiao Guozi smiled and nodded, "Okay."

Tang Jingxing said: "Okay, Xiao Guo, let's stop here today and start tomorrow, okay?" Tang Jingxing looked at his old father again, "Is there anything else you want to order?"

Ever since he proposed to find a nurse for the old father, the old father's attitude has not been very cooperative. Tang Jingxing and his brother can feel the old father's emotional changes, and they are looking at the old father carefully at this time.

Mr. Tang looked at Xiao Guozi, then at his sons, "you decide."

Tang Jingxing said: "That's fine, then Xiao Guo will do this today, and see you tomorrow, ah."

"Okay." Xiao Guo stood up, "I'll be there on time at ten o'clock tomorrow."

Tang Jingcong thought for a while and said: "If you do well, we may sign an agreement in two or three days. You must make arrangements at home. You can't go back when you live here. One day off on weekends, as we agreed , You should explain these things clearly to your family in advance."

Xiao Guozi nodded, "Alright, don't worry."

After seeing off the nurse, Tang Jingxing and Tang Jingcong sat down and looked at the old father.

Tang Jingxing asked with a smile, "Does Dad think this person is okay?"

Mr. Tang didn't look at his sons, but said, "You can do whatever you want, I can do it."

Tang Jingxing made eye contact with his younger brother.

Tang Jingcong chuckled, "The old man says he can do it, he can do it, if you are not satisfied with him, we don't want him, we listen to the old man."

Mr. Tang nodded, but his eyes still fell elsewhere.

"Nodding means agreeing?" Tang Jingcong said, "Then he will come over tomorrow morning."

Tang Jingxing said: "Try it first and see how his food is doing. It will only suit Dad's appetite. The third child will also come tomorrow, and you will check it out."

Tang Jingcong nodded.

Mr. Tang looked at Tang Jingxing, "He will come tomorrow, will you go back?"

Tang Jingxing understood a little bit. The old father kept silent, probably because he was worried about this, so he smiled and said, "No, I'm still with Dad."

Mr. Tang's face was not so gloomy anymore, and he hummed.

"Dad, don't worry. I will always be with Dad until he is satisfied and relieved of the nurse," Tang Jingxing said.

Tang Jingcong said: "If he is the old man, you have something wrong with you, old man, you must tell us, ah, you must tell us."

Mr. Tang nodded, "I know."

Seeing that his father's face was not as tense as before, Tang Jingxing felt relieved.

Mr. Tang knew in his heart that although his son would continue to accompany him, it would only be for a short period of time. When the nurse passed the probationary period, they would definitely not and would not be able to accompany him as an old man like now, or they would find him What kind of nurse? Isn't the purpose of finding a nurse just to replace their company?Alas, Mr. Tang is unwilling, but he also thinks clearly that the children all have their own families and jobs. Even if they are retired now, it is impossible for them to be with him 24 hours a day. Find someone to accompany him.Alas, at the end of life, after a long time of trouble, I still have to live with a stranger.Forget it, don't force it anymore, it's useless to force it, why don't you want to open it up, it doesn't matter if you want to open it up.Strangers are strangers. After a long time together, they are like your own family members. If you spend a long time with cats and dogs, you can’t bear them. So let’s do it. It’s still the same principle: don’t give your children too much trouble. trouble.

The two brothers Tang Jingxing only thought that the old father was admiring his flowers and plants, but they didn't expect that Mr. Tang's mind had turned several times.

Tang Jingxing said with emotion that there was an old mother in the past, and the old couple never let them worry about being children. All they need to do is to go home and have a look. .Like guests, they come to their parents to eat and drink, and then go home with their things.He never thought about it before, what it would be like if there was only one parent left one day, he never imagined it.It is because this kind of thing cannot be imagined, and we can only take one step at a time to see what problems we encounter and solve them.The sudden death of their mother not only brought them great pain that they were caught off guard, but also the settlement of the old father's life in his later years.The deployment of these things has to be determined according to the physical condition of the old father. Nothing can be predicted and planned in advance, because life is always in variables.Tang Jingxing sometimes thinks that his parents have four children and are still lonely in their later years. Their generation has only one child. One can imagine what will happen in the future.

(End of this chapter)