The Pentium Era - South to North

Qian Fang and his company had a holiday. Xu Jiaqing, Ye Yilan and Cao Xiaohe, plus Li Yang and Yuanyuan, decided not to go anywhere this year, but to go to Shanghai and spend the holiday with Meng Ping in the hospital.

Qian Fang, Xu Jiaqing, Ye Yilan, and Cao Xiaohe followed Meng Ping from Haicheng to Wuxi, and from Wuxi to Nanjing. After that, they had no place to follow. They had the same thoughts as Zhang Chen. They felt that no matter what, they would not be able to do anything. I want to accompany Lao Meng and walk the last part of his journey.

There is no New Year's Eve this year. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, the 29th of next year. Zhang Chen went to discuss with Dean Wu whether they could have New Year's Eve dinner with Meng Ping in the ward. Meng Ping could no longer eat, but on the side It’s also good to come up and have a look, smell the smell, taste the soup, and most importantly, just have some fun together.

Dean Wu said yes, please be careful not to make too much noise that affects other people in the hospital.

Zhang Chen nodded and said yes.

Zhang Chen called Huijuan and told her the matter, asking her to help arrange a menu and hand it over to Tuxiangyuan Hotel.

Huijuan said no, I will come over tonight and do it myself tomorrow.

Zhang Chen said: "You can just arrange for the chef to do it."

Huijuan shook her head and said, "I will make Brother Meng's last New Year's Eve dinner myself. Ask Brother Meng what he likes to eat."

Zhang Chen couldn't bear to tell Huijuan that Meng Ping actually couldn't eat anything. Zhang Chen said: "It's your arrangement. Meng Ping likes to eat whatever you cook. Starting from 'Huijuan Local Vegetable Restaurant', Huijuan, Let’s have New Year’s Eve dinner together tomorrow.”

Huijuan choked up and said yes, "If you don't call me, I will come to accompany Brother Meng."

At night, Li Yang and Zhang Chen said, "You go back and rest. I will be here tonight."

Zhang Chen shook his head and said, I am also here to accompany you.

Zhang Chen had a very bad premonition. He always felt that Meng Ping would leave at any time, and he firmly believed that when a person leaves this world, the chance of leaving this world is higher at night than during the day. He cannot miss every night of Meng Ping. .

Li Yang nodded and said okay, then we are all here.

Meng Ping wore an oxygen mask and breathed oxygen. Many times, he felt stuffy, but he got confused and mistakenly thought that it was because he was wearing this mask that he couldn't breathe. He reached out and took off the oxygen mask himself. Zhang Chen Li Yang and Li Yang could only help him put it on again. After a while, Meng Ping would take it off again.

The nurse, Lao Tao, lives in Qidong, Jiangsu Province. He went home to have New Year's Eve dinner. Before leaving, he told Zhang Chen that he would definitely come back at noon tomorrow.

Zhang Chen told him, "Don't worry. Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year, so you can just stay at home. There are so many of us here, so you can stay at home for two days before coming back."

Lao Tao shook his head. He looked at Meng Ping on the bed, pulled Zhang Chen aside, and whispered to him, "It can be seen that Master Meng has only a few days left. You don't know how to deal with it, so you can't just pull him like this." For those who are going to the funeral parlor, I have prepared the clothes, quilt and hat for Master Meng. I want them there.

Zhang Chen said yes, thank you Master Tao.

In the second half of the night, Meng Ping suddenly sat up. He seemed to be much more awake. He was muttering and gesturing with his hands. Zhang Chen and Li Yang hurried over. Zhang Chen asked:

"Meng Ping, what do you want to say?"

Meng Ping looked at them, but his eyes passed through them, looking at somewhere far away, still muttering to himself.

Zhang Chen shouted: "Meng Ping, Meng Ping."

Meng Ping waved his hand impatiently, as if to prevent Zhang Chen from interrupting him. Two people began to appear in his voice, one asking questions and the other answering. Li Yang listened carefully, and he said to Zhang Chen:

"Lao Meng is speaking Wuxi dialect."

Meng Ping talked like this for five or six minutes. Finally, he let out a long sigh, fell down, and lay there quietly.

Zhang Chen and Li Yang looked at each other, both wondering if Meng Ping would just die. Zhang Chen stretched out his hand to hold Meng Ping's wrist and sighed. Meng Ping's body temperature and pulse were still there. Zhang Chen looked at Li Yang Shaked his head.

Meng Ping suddenly reached out and pulled off the oxygen mask, and screamed "Ouch, ouch". Zhang Chen held his hand and called Li Yang: "Go and call the doctor."

Li Yang ran out quickly, and soon the doctors and nurses came in. After the doctor checked, he said to Zhang Chen:

"It's okay, it just hurts. I can't bear it anymore. Logically speaking, he will scream all night. He can endure it too well."

The doctor and nurse said, "Give him a painkiller shot."

After the analgesic injection, Meng Ping gradually calmed down and his breathing became even. Zhang Chen and Li Yang stretched their heads to see that he had fallen asleep.

Zhang Chen and Li Yang walked to the sofa and sat down. Li Yang and Zhang Chen said, "What Lao Meng was talking about earlier seems to be about Shaoxing people."

Zhang Chen nodded: "I'm really worried about this. By the way, how is your contact with Asia Pacific Business Building?"

"There are many people who want it, and we have already identified one." Li Yang said, "After the Chinese New Year, you can sign the agreement when you go to work."

Zhang Chen said: "You have to act quickly, preferably while Meng Ping is still awake."

"It's okay." Li Yang said, "He doesn't need to sign. The corporate seal is with Ye Yilan. Just stamp it."

"What if he is no longer here? Is the corporate seal still valid?" Zhang Chen asked.

Li Yang was stunned for a moment and said, "This is really good. I'll contact you tomorrow and see if I can sign it in the next two days."

Zhang Chen agreed that in this case, he could show Meng Ping the signed transfer agreement to reassure him, otherwise this guy might really die in peace.

Li Yang nodded and said yes.

Not only Zhang Chen, but all of them had accepted the fact that Meng Ping was leaving. After accepting this fact, they seemed not to be in so much pain, and could instead start to talk about Meng Ping's death calmly.

Zhang Chen and Chen Yaqin said that seeing Meng Ping in so much pain and struggling every day, maybe leaving early would be a relief for him.

The next morning, when Zhang Chen was about to return from the hospital, he called Huijuan. Huijuan told him that she had already made preparations in the hotel.

Zhang Chen said okay, then I'll go back and take a nap, and then I'll go over to your place to have a look in the afternoon.

Huijuan said "Yeah": "Go to bed quickly."

Tuxiangyuan Hotel also prepares New Year's Eve dinner. The entire kitchen has been busy since the morning. Huijuan occupied the workbench and wok in the corner of the kitchen, shedding tears while preparing. The hotel's general manager He came over and asked her what was wrong. Huijuan shook her head and said it was nothing.

"Boss, do you also know Mr. Meng?" the general manager asked.

"We know each other, we have known each other for a long time." Huijuan said, and the general manager understood.

Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, returned to Taipei, and Wang Minsheng was still in the mainland. Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and Wang Minsheng said, "You can help me see off Lao Meng. I may not be in a hurry."

Wang Minsheng said yes.

Minsheng also rushed to Shanghai from Hangzhou. While Huijuan was preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, Minsheng was also in their cake shop, preparing two cakes, one big and one small. The big one was for everyone, and the small one was for Little Nails. of.

At about one o'clock, Liu Yun went downstairs to Zhang Chen and called him to ask if he was up. Zhang Chen said, I will come down.

Zhang Chen went downstairs, and the two of them went to the Tuxiangyuan Hotel first. Huijuan was already ready. She told Zhang Chen that she would wait for the fire to start and send her there on time at four o'clock. Zhang Chen nodded.

"There are a lot of people tonight, so I've asked someone to send over the tableware and a big round table." Huijuan told Zhang Chen, and Zhang Chen agreed.

Zhang Chen and Liu Yun then went to the hospital. When they entered the door, they saw a festive atmosphere inside. Several women rearranged the room and bought a lot of flowers. The sofa and coffee table were moved to the innermost area, closer to the hospital. There was a large round table on Meng Ping's hospital bed. Huijuan specially sent a waiter over and the table had been set.

Today's tablecloth and napkin are both red, and flowers folded from the napkin are placed on the white bone plate.

When Yuanyuan came, Zhang Chen saw that Little Nail had almost become her follower. She followed Yuanyuan wherever she went, and even imitated Yuanyuan's way of talking.

Meng Ping sat there, looking at them and smiling.

Li Yang saw Zhang Chen and walked over to him and told him that it had been agreed that the agreement would be signed on the third day of the new year. Xiaoye and I would go to Nanjing and bring the agreement back after signing it.

Zhang Chen said yes.

At around three o'clock, the nurse came over to drain Meng Ping's fluid and gave him a pain-relieving injection. Chen Yaqin helped him shave, which made him look much more energetic today.

At four o'clock, Wang Minsheng came with cakes. Little Nail screamed when he saw them. Huijuan also drove a car and brought two waiters to deliver the dishes. Soon, the table was full. .

The happiest person in the entire ward was Xiao Nailie. She had probably never spent the Chinese New Year with so many people, and she didn't know that her father was about to leave her.

Zhang Chen said, since everyone is here, let’s start early.

He shook up Meng Ping's bed and stuffed pillows and quilts behind him to make him comfortable. Everyone also took their seats.

For the first cup, everyone wished each other a Happy New Year. Chen Yaqin wanted to help Meng Ping lift his cup, but Meng Ping insisted on doing it himself. He tremblingly picked up the cup and raised it, then brought the cup to his lips and touched it. Then let it go.

He moved very slowly, and everyone was waiting for him. When he put down the cup, instead of wishing each other a Happy New Year, everyone was respecting Lao Meng.

After this round of respect, Yuanyuan stood up, walked over and said, "Uncle Meng, I respect you!"

When Little Nail saw it, she was no less respectful. Yuanyuan waved to her and said, "Come here."

Little Nail walked over with the cup and stood with Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan raised the cup and said, "Happy New Year to Uncle Meng!"

Little Nail followed and said, "Happy New Year to Uncle Meng!"

Everyone laughed, including Meng Ping.

Meng Ping looked both ways, then looked at Qian Fang. Qian Fang understood and quickly took out two red envelopes from the bag and gave them to Meng Ping. Meng Ping gave them to Yuanyuan and Xiaodiang.

Yuanyuan said "Thank you, uncle!" and started crying while holding the red envelope.

Xu Jiaqing shouted: "Yuanyuan, everyone is so happy, why are you crying?"

Yuanyuan went to sit on the sofa inside and continued to cry.

Cao Xiaohe shook his head and said to Xu Jiaqing: "Jiaqing, let her go. Yuanyuan has told her so many times. She said that her father never gave her new year's money since she was a child. Only Uncle Meng Ping gave her every year. Lucky money for her."

Little Nail held up the red envelope and said to Cao Xiaohe: "Auntie, my dad gives me lucky money every year."

Cao Xiaohe nodded with red eyes, and Chen Yaqin hugged the little nail and burst into tears.

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