The day before Jolene's surgery, her grandmother noticed that something was wrong. Before Qiao Lin went to the provincial capital, she told her that she wanted to eat yellow peaches from her hometown, and her sister would come back in a few days, and they would go to Da Lijia Village to eat peaches together. Grandma said yes and packed a lot of fertilizer in a bag. But days passed, and Jolene never called her again. Grandma understands her, she said that if she wants to eat, she really wants to eat, and she will not let herself work hard in vain.

Grandma couldn't wait and called the port city, but neither of her two daughters answered. In the end, it was the eldest son-in-law who took it, Qiao Jianjun said that Qiao Lin was still in the provincial capital and had not come back, and he would talk about it when he came back.

Grandma became more and more uneasy, and her voice also raised: "You tell me clearly, is there something wrong at home?"

“…… No. ”

Grandma suddenly remembered her grandson who was in the army, and her heart was pinched together: "Nan Nan has an accident, is it injured, or is it ......?"

"No, didn't he go to Beijing for training, what could happen?"

"Where's Lulu, she's being bullied outside?"

"No, it's good, I'll be back in a few days. ”

The two most worrying things were fine, and Grandma was relieved for most of her time, and she didn't think about Jolene at all. In her impression, it was a lively puppy, an energetic little monkey, all the diseases in the world had to go around her, how could she be sick?

But she still asked, "What about Linlin? Why didn't she call me anymore?"

"She's busy, she hasn't come back in the provincial capital. ”

As soon as the eldest son-in-law hesitated, grandma immediately noticed that something was wrong, and she kept asking, but Qiao Jianjun was tight-lipped and refused to tell her the truth. To the old man, Jolene is her heart! If she knew that Jolene was sick, wouldn't she have dug up a piece of her heart?

After hanging up the phone, grandma sat on the pony and looked at the half bag of peaches in a daze. When her son called her to eat, she didn't move, but muttered to herself: "It must be something wrong with those people in Hong Kong City......!" It's Linlin who has an accident...... No, I have to go to Port City, I'm really worried about death. ”

It's really strange to say, Qiao Jianjun obviously feels that his soul has been hollowed out, but he is tirelessly busy, and he is afraid that he will be idle. At four o'clock in the afternoon, when there were few customers, he was frantic in the back kitchen wrapping wontons. Hearing the sound of the door being opened, he was about to come out to greet him, but he saw an old figure. Her shirt was soaked, and sweat was dripping from her forehead.

"Mom......"

"Don't call me Mom! I'm not a family with you, you don't have to tell me what's going on at home!" Grandma put the fertilizer bag on the ground, took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, and said: "I'm here to find Linlin, I've found it all, I don't believe I can't see her!"

"She's really still ...... in the provincial capital"

Grandma was furious: "You don't come to this set! Did you make me anxious to death, and you feel comfortable?"

Qiao Jianjun couldn't hold it anymore, and tears poured out all of a sudden. It happened that Lao Dong heard the movement and came over, and said to him: "I'll help you watch the store, and you accompany the old man to the hospital to see Linlin!"

Before Grandma went out, she also took a few peaches and brought them to Jolene to eat. Qiao Jianjun has always been frugal, but he did not hesitate to call a taxi and go to the hospital with his mother-in-law. When she arrived at the hospital, her grandmother had already learned of Jolene's condition, and she was not in the mood to count her daughter and son-in-law, but went straight into the ward to see her granddaughter.

Li Lanzhi bought food for Qiao Lin, she couldn't eat it, Li Lanzhi went out to buy some snacks that little girls like to eat, Qiao Lin ate a few bites, and put them all at the head of the bed. She unjustifiably believed that she had a terminal illness, because she was too desperate, she behaved calmly, did not cry or make trouble, and did not pester the doctor to ask questions. But all her strength, the moment she saw her grandmother, collapsed as quickly as a landslide.

"Grandma!"

The title "Grandma" has a mysterious power, she makes Jolene give up all pretense of strength, but it also gives her a sense of security from the whole world. She hugged her grandmother and cried loudly, and her grandmother held back her tears and told her very firmly: "It's a small operation, don't be afraid, don't cry!"

"But...... But it could be cancer......"

"Phew! Don't say such frustrating words! My family Linlin is a blessed person, it is impossible to get that kind of disease!" Grandma brushed away her bangs and stared into her eyes: "Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you have any serious illness, you can't cry, then you have to roll up your sleeves and do with it! With grandma protecting you, no illness can beat you! Don't be afraid, do you hear?"

After listening to her grandmother's words, Jolene's heart was much wider and she stopped crying. Grandma saw the leftovers on the table, and then looked at Jolene with sunken cheeks, and glared at the eldest daughter next to her. Li Lanzhi knew that she had no talent for taking care of people, and calmly accepted her mother's silent accusation.

"Look, this is the yellow dew I picked at your fourth grandmother's house, your favorite food when you were a child. I've brought you a lot of them, you eat them first, if you can't finish them, I'll make you canned food, you eat slowly!"

Grandma's hands trembled so much that she couldn't even untie the live buttons on the plastic bag, and she nagged that she was old and useless. Jolene untied it for her, and she let her grandmother take a big bite before she ate it herself. It's delicious! I've never tasted such a delicious peach. The grandfather and grandson smiled at each other, and the grandmother pressed against Qiao Lin's forehead lovingly.

"You eat the peaches first, and I'll go out and buy you something to eat." You can't expect your mother to take care of you, you still have to come with me!"

Grandma staggered out of the ward, and the Qiao family and his wife hurriedly followed out. Grandma didn't get off the elevator, but walked straight into the stairwell and closed the door. But after a while, an old whimper came from inside.

Li Lanzhi rushed in with an arrow step, shouted "Mom", and couldn't help but burst into tears.

"You're still embarrassed to cry! Look at what kind of child you have taken care of!" Grandma could no longer suppress the anger in her heart, and pointed at her daughter and reprimanded: "When Linlin followed me, she was clever and lively, which neighbor didn't like her? Why did she become the last in the class as soon as she returned to you? She followed me, ate well, slept soundly, and was never picky eater, I didn't raise her to be fat for nothing, but at least I raised her to be healthy and healthy." How is it that when it comes to your hands, something grows in your bones, and it has grown for many years?"

Li Lanzhi was so reprimanded that she couldn't raise her head, but she couldn't refute it, so she could only listen honestly.

"Two or three years ago, when Linlin came home, I saw her legs bounce from time to time, I thought she was deficient in calcium, and told her to drink more milk. That thing has been in her knee ever since, hasn't it? Has she ever told you that her leg hurts in the past two or three years? Have you ever taken it to heart?"

In a trance, Li Lanzhi remembered that Qiao Lin said again and again that her leg hurt, and the day before she left for the provincial capital, she asked her to accompany her to make a film...... But how careless was she that she never took her illness to heart?

Looking at the eldest daughter's expression, the grandmother understood: "She is still a child, if it is not for a certain amount of pain, how can she know how sick she is? You are her mother, you don't care about her, who cares about her? You hold the child born by others as a treasure in the palm of your hand; you take her as a grass when this pops out of your belly! Linlin will have surgery tomorrow, no matter what the result is, I will take her away." Even if she is lame, I will take care of her for the rest of my life! I will put my words here today, and I will do what I say!"

Qiao Jianjun was anxious: "Mom, the two of us are wrong, but you don't need to ......"

"What is the need? Linlin handed it over to you will fall into the hands of your stepparents and stepparents! You must let her leave you for a while before you can sincerely reflect on it!"

After all, Grandma is old, and under her anger, her eyes are a little black. But she stubbornly pushed her daughter and son-in-law away, walked out of the stairwell, and waited for the elevator to come, where she was going to buy Jolene something to eat.

After Grandma came out, Dr. Yan, who was standing outside the door, quickly flashed to the side. After eavesdropping, he learned that a large part of Jolene's illness was caused by the negligence of her parents. I heard that this little girl just won the first prize in the provincial aerobics competition, and it would be a pity if she couldn't dance anymore in the future. While feeling sorry for Qiao Lin, he also condemned the Qiao family and his wife in his heart. Hearing his grandmother's reprimand, he felt a lot happier.

In fact, in his experience, the thing on Jolene's knee was obviously a lump formed by fluid accumulation, and there was no sign of deterioration. But he didn't dare to tell the Qiao family, what if the final test result was malignant? wouldn't that make them rejoice in vain, and then push them into an even more desperate abyss? A qualified doctor must be cautious and cautious, and must not make a rash diagnosis. What's more, the lump on Jolene's knee, if not malignant, carries the risk of disabling. Therefore, he can't let his guard down, let alone let the Qiao family take it lightly.

But seeing his grandmother's old back, he felt that it was too cruel to conceal the truth. No one knows how this old lady walked through this strange city under the scorching sun, wandering back and forth at the bus stop because she couldn't take the bus, and she couldn't get on the bus without the guidance of a well-wisher, no one knew how her rickety waist could carry half a bag of peaches, and no one knew how she prayed to heaven again and again after learning that her granddaughter was sick—never let the child get sick, and if there was any real pain, let me, the old woman, bear it! The child's life is still very long, and he has lived most of his life, and there is no pity for him to die.

No one knows about this, and neither does Dr. Yan. But he didn't know why he followed his grandmother to the elevator and followed her. When Grandma was sitting in the waiting room hall beating her legs, Dr. Yan sat beside her unconsciously.

"Old man, I promise you, I will definitely do tomorrow's surgery. ”

Grandma looked at this young doctor in surprise, he looked refreshing, wore a pair of black-framed glasses, I don't know who he was? Doctor Yan smiled and said: "Old man, relax, your granddaughter's legs will be fine! Believe me!"