Chapter 46: Awakening to the North
Xiangbei had been in a coma for a whole day, and he couldn't eat during this day, relying only on drugs such as glucose solution prescribed by the doctor to maintain the operation of his body's functions. Seeing that her husband has been like this, Zhou Xuecen was anxious, but reason told her that she had to adjust her mentality, and this family needed her to support.
In this patriarchal society, women seem to be weak, but when they face difficulties, when they think they must protect the people around them, they often burst out with more power than people imagine, and even more courageous than men.
Zhou Xuecen is like that. During the day, she traveled back and forth between home and the hospital, taking care of various things. After finishing her work in the hospital, she had to rush home to take care of Nuoyi. At the critical moment, no one could count on it, and she suddenly felt a sense of loneliness and despair.
"Zhang Ke, thank you so much, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to split myself in half. Zhou Xuecen walked into the house and couldn't help but sigh when he saw Zhang Ke and Nuo Yi playing on the side.
"Haven't you woken up yet?"
"Well, it's been a day. ”
"How so? What happened. I usually look at him in good health. Zhang Ke looked puzzled.
"Don't ask, it's hard to say. I'll tell you when I have the chance. It seems that Zhang Ke doesn't know about the things reported on the Internet. It's okay not to know. Even if it is a best friend, Zhou Xuecen is reluctant to say such a bad thing.
"Xuecen, don't worry, look at your face is very bad, you must pay attention to your body. Seeing his girlfriend like this, Zhang Ke was also very distressed. "Aren't you going to talk to your parents about such a big thing? At least there can be someone to talk to. ”
Zhou Xuecen shook her head, "I'll hold it myself." You also know that the four old people in our two families are almost 200 years old, and they are not in good health, and now they can't even take care of their children.
Zhou Xuecen let out a long sigh and leaned his head on the sofa, his eyes tired and his face gray.
"Mom, have you gone to see Dad, how is he now?" Nuo Yi trotted and threw himself into Zhou Xuecen's arms. A two-year-old child seems to be ignorant, but his sensitivity to family affection is sometimes beyond that of an adult.
"Dad is so tired that he is resting in the hospital. When Dad wakes up, let's go see him together, okay?" Zhou Xuecen comforted.
"Okay, I'm going to buy Daddy a big gift, uh...... Is it good to buy a big excavator?"
Zhou Xuecen nodded.
got the promise, and Nuoyi jumped up and down happily and went to the side to play again.
Boys have an inexplicable passion for vehicles. Every boy's childhood is imperfect without an excavator.
"Hey, that's hard enough for you. Zhang Ke looked at Nuo Yi and sighed.
"Caught up, no way. How can a person always have smooth sailing in his life? After this hurdle, everything will be fine again. Zhou Xuecen said, "By the way, how is the business of the beauty salon? Has it delayed a lot of business in the past few days?"
"It's okay, I don't have anything to do there, in fact, I just want to keep an eye on those employees. It's too hard to earn money now, you can't count on others, and you can rest assured that you're staring at it. ”
In Zhou Xuecen's view, Zhang Ke is close to the standard of a successful person: a happy family, a rich husband, and a career of his own. It's really enviable. People, when they grow up to a certain stage, they will understand that it is enough not to be lonely, not boring, to have dreams, and to have relatives. Nothing else matters.
"Would you like to do me a favor, Ke Zhang. In the past few days, can you take Nuo Yi home to watch, or take it to the beauty salon?" Zhou Xuecen had his own considerations. She knew that the problem of going north was more than just getting sick. If he was just stressed out and unconscious, it wouldn't be a big deal. And those terrible report letters on the Internet are what worry her the most. This is destined to be a dark and difficult time, and she must accompany her husband to face it.
Seeing Zhou Xuecen's tired and weak look, Zhang Ke felt pitiful and distressed, "You, you still tell me if you want it! Anyway, there are two old people in my family who take turns to take care of the children." Besides, that little naughty guy in my house is yelling to play with Promise all day long. If he let Noyi pass, he would be very happy. ”
"You've been a great help, thank you. ”
"However, hearing you say this, how do I feel that Xiangbei is ...... this time" Zhang Ke felt that there was a vague ominous omen hidden in Zhou Xuecen's words.
Zhou Xuecen: "Well, the doctor said that it's hard to say whether he can wake up or when he will wake up." It all depends on his own state. ”
"Don't worry, Xiangbei's body is so good, he should be fine soon, don't worry too much. Zhang Ke looked at the time, at half past seven in the evening, "Xuecen, you pack some Nuoyi's clothes and daily necessities, it's still early, I'll take Nuoyi home now." Also, Xiangbei has a doctor to take care of him in the hospital, so he will be fine for the time being. I command you, get a good night's sleep for a while. ”
After releasing the energy of the day, Noichi quickly became tired and fell asleep. The two of them carefully picked up Nuoyi and walked out of the house.
Nuoyi, who was asleep, was like a docile kitten, pouting from time to time with a little smile. It's strange to say, this naughty ghost has now entered the first rebellious period in his life, and he often makes Zhou Xuecen angry, and even wants to beat him up, but every time he sees him asleep, Zhou Xuecen has a strong urge to protect and love. She endured the reluctance in her heart, put the child in the back seat of the car, wrapped it in a thick futon, and fastened the seat belt.
The vehicle starts and drifts away...... It wasn't until he could no longer see the light of the body that Zhou Xuecen turned around and went home.
I don't know when snow began to fall over the east of the river. Under the reflection of the street lamp, the snow flakes seem to have a shadow, which is more three-dimensional. Snowflakes swirl and fly, drawing gentle and beautiful arcs in mid-air.
Zhou Xuecen did not go home, and the changes she experienced that day made her feel heavy. She walked aimlessly around the oval sidewalk in the neighborhood. In the community on a winter night, everyone is at home enjoying the warmth, and there is no one on the road. The snowflakes gently fell on Zhou Xuecen's face, as if they were gently touched by a feather, but they instantly turned into rain, forming a shallow tear stain.
Suddenly, the shrill ringing of her mobile phone pulled her back from the world of dreams. Zhou Xuecen made a radical call and picked up the phone.
"Hey, I'm the First People's Hospital of Hedong City, are you a family member of Xiangbei?"
"Yes, doctor, I'm Xiangbei's wife. ”
"Xiangbei has woken up, see if someone can come and take care of him. Now that he is very weak, it is best to let him eat some liquid food as prescribed by the doctor, in addition to the medication we provide. ”
"Great, doctor, thank you. I'll go over here!" Zhou Xuecen couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart and shouted. She returned home and simply packed some hospital supplies, took a taxi, and rushed to the hospital.
Zhou Xuecen was just about to walk into the ward building, when he suddenly thought of the doctor's instructions, turned back and bought a millet porridge and a little pickles in the hospital canteen.
Although Xiangbei woke up, his body was still weak, and he seemed to have no energy, and it was difficult to even open his eyes, let alone speak.
Zhou Xuecen pushed open the door of the ward, and Xiang Bei was still lying on the hospital bed, with two doctors standing next to him.
"Husband, you're finally awake. Zhou Xuecen couldn't wait to shout.
"Shhhh The doctor motioned for him to be quiet.
Zhou Xuecen came to the north. He closed his eyes tightly, and he didn't look like he was awake at all.
"Doctor, what's going on? Isn't he awake yet?"
The attending physician is a middle-aged woman, dignified and polite, although most of her hair is gray, but the classic back and bun make her look very energetic. She wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and her eyes revealed a majesty. The middle-aged woman looked to the north and happened to take Zhou Xuecen out of the door.
"Does he have any family medical history?"
"Family history? I've never heard my husband mention it. Moreover, the newspaper organizes a medical examination every year. I have read all the physical examination reports, and I have not found any other problems except for small problems such as fatty liver. Hearing the words "family medical history", Zhou Xuecen beat a drum in his heart. Xiangbei is a person who loves sports, usually runs and works out when he has time, although he has reached the age of overwork, but his figure has been maintained very well. The two have been together for so many years, and Zhou Xuecen has never found anything abnormal in Xiangbei's body.
"Did he ever have intermittent headaches?"
Zhou Xuecen shook his head: "That's not even more, if there was, I would have brought him to the hospital for examination." ”
"That's right, we did a full body examination on him, and we found that he had a foreign body in his brain, what it was, and further tests were needed. In my judgment, it may be a silent adenoma. This should also be one of the reasons for his coma this time. ”
"Silent adenoma, is this disease serious?" Zhou Xuecen became nervous.
"It's hard to say, it varies from person to person. Generally speaking, tumors in the human body can be both benign and malignant. This type of adenoma is generally a benign tumor and is not a major problem. However, once the patient experiences any irritation, there is a possibility of recurrence. Perhaps, I haven't experienced strong irritation before, so I didn't experience headache symptoms. "The attending physician is cautious in her words, and it is not difficult to see that her medical skills should be as careful and meticulous as her style of speaking.
"Doctor, can you give him a thorough examination this time and have the tumor surgery done, okay?"
"This has to be determined according to his condition, as long as it stabilizes this time, it is not a big problem. You can always have surgery if you want to do it in the future. I'll tell you about this first, and I haven't told the patient yet. The most important thing for him now is that he can't be stimulated in any way anymore. "The patient is weak, and although he is awake, he still needs to rest. Let him rest for a while, and then you feed him some porridge. ”
Watching the doctor leave, Zhou Xuecen fell into chaotic thoughts. There is a way that life is like a dream, and all this in front of me, I really hope that it is just a dream. Suddenly, she heard a cough in the house. is to the north. Zhou Xuecen hurriedly returned to the ward.
On the way here, because she was in a hurry, her face, hair and coat were covered with a layer of snow, and now they had turned into snow, and from a distance, her hair was unkempt and wet, and she looked embarrassed.
"Wife......" Xiangbei's body has not fully recovered, and his tone is a little weak. He struggled to sit up, tried a few times before lying heavily on the bed.
Zhou Xuecen hurriedly took two steps forward to help Xiangbei up, put a pillow on the backrest, and shook the hospital bed a little higher.
"Husband, you're finally awake. It's good to wake up, it's good to wake up. Zhou Xuecen's eyes were filled with tears. The moment she opened her eyes to the north, she seemed to see that the sky was bright again. This family still has to be carried by a man.
"What about Nuoyi?" The first thing that came to Xiangbei's mind after waking up was his family.
"I asked Zhang Ke to take him away and take care of him for a few days. Don't worry, husband, it'll be fine. Zhou Xuecen took out the plastic bag containing the rice porridge and put it on the lunch box. "How are you feeling right now?"
"I feel better, but my head is still a little dizzy. "I looked north at the infusion bag, and the doctor said that it would be almost fine to finish the two bags of injections tonight. "I slept all day?"
"yes, it worries me badly. Zhou Xuecen put the millet porridge to Xiangbei's mouth, "You haven't eaten for a day, drink some porridge." ”
Xiangbei shook his head: "I don't have any appetite at all, I don't want to eat." ”
"No, you have to eat so you can recover quickly. Zhou Xuecen took a commanding tone.
Xiang Bei was helpless and barely ate a few bites.
"I felt like I had a day's dream, a strange dream. Xiang Bei said, "It's like a movie, the past is replayed frame by frame......