Chapter 164: Visitation
The Mu family's villa is in Dongcheng District, near the sea, and a hill by the sea has been developed into a villa area, and each house has a mountain and a sea at its back.
Owen drove slowly up the mountain road, and when he reached the position of nearly halfway up the mountain, he saw the house number of the Mu family: No. 137 Yanshan Road.
He parked his car at the gate and frowned at the three-story building.
The windows of the room are curtained, and the trees in the yard have not been pruned for a long time, making it look particularly deserted compared to the neighbors next door.
He didn't see anyone coming in or out for a long time, so he had to get out of the car and stand in front of the door for a long time before he rang the doorbell nervously.
Ding Dong - the doorbell echoed in the sky above the courtyard, and his heart hung with it. But after waiting for a long time and no one answered the door, he thought in disappointment, could it be that they had moved?
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, the intercom on the door was connected, and a hoarse question came from the loudspeaker: "Who are you looking for?"
Owen hurriedly walked in and replied, "Hello, I'm looking for ...... Find Chairman Mu. β
The other party was silent for a while, and there was no response for a long time. "Hey, hey, hello. Owen asked the intercom a few times, but there was still no response.
At this moment, the door sounded a "pop" lock, the door was opened, and a sixty-year-old grandmother walked out. She was stocky and had a languid face, and looked at Owen with a puzzled expression.
"What are you looking for Mr. Mu?"
Owen bowed down slightly respectfully and said, "I am his son's classmate, I have been immigrating abroad for many years, and I just recently returned to China and want to see Uncle Mu and Auntie. β
As soon as she heard the word "son", Grandma's expression tightened, and she said with a sad face: "Our chairman has no son, you can go back." β
Owen hurriedly stepped forward and said earnestly: "Grandma, I have heard a little about the Mu family, please let me see Uncle Mu, I have something I want to say to him in person." β
Grandma sighed, and said angrily: "Mr. Mu and Mrs. Mu don't live here for a long time, they lived in Renhe Sanatorium three years ago, you go there to find him." β
Owen paused for a moment, bowed in thanks, and turned to leave.
Renhe Sanatorium is not far from here and is the only foreign-owned nursing home in Zhuhai and Macao.
After inquiring at the front desk, Mu Yuanhang and his wife lived in the VIP room on the top floor, and Owen took the elevator up to the 28th floor and found their room.
On the door number on the side of the door, the names of the occupants are displayed: Mu Yuanhang, Qin Xiulian.
For the first time in his life, he learned his mother's name. Qin Xiulian, Owen silently recited it in his heart a few times. LianβLian, he suddenly realized that the pendant was engraved with his mother's name.
He looked through the observation window on the door, which was a three-bedroom, two-living suite, with no one in the living room, and a wheelchair parked alone by the window.
A young female nurse patted him on the shoulder, "I said, what are you trying to do?"
Owen was startled by her and turned his head to look at her with a displeased expression.
The little nurse opened a pair of big watery eyes, looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "There are couples surnamed Mu who live here, you didn't go to the wrong door, right?"
Owen pointed to the name tag on the door and said with a cold face: "I'm not illiterate, why did I go to the wrong door?"
The little nurse then changed her surprised expression and asked, "You, are you sure?"
Owen nodded impatiently and asked, "Otherwise?"
The little nurse's eyes widened with an expression of disbelief, "Okay, good, great, finally someone has come to visit them." β
Owen was stunned by her reaction and asked, "Finally, no one usually comes to see them?"
The little nurse pursed her lips and said with a sympathetic expression: "They have lived in for three years, and no one has ever come to visit, I heard that they are lonely old people, and their only son has died, which is really pitiful." β
Owen asked in a deep voice, "Are they all right?"
The little nurse shook her head helplessly, "Mrs. Mu's Alzheimer's disease is getting worse and worse, and sometimes she doesn't even know Mr. Mu. Mr. Mu suffered a stroke last year and is now unable to walk and can only rely on a wheelchair to get in and out. β
Owen only felt a faint pain in his heart, mixed with sadness and remorse, and longed to see them immediately, "Where are they now?"
The little nurse raised her hand to look at the watch on her wrist and said, "At this time, they should be in the yard to bask in the sun." β
Before she could finish speaking, Owen walked to the elevator without looking back, and took the elevator straight down the floor.
Behind the inpatient building is a large garden that is beautifully manicured and flourishing. Owen walked through the garden, looking around.