THERE WAS ALWAYS A COLD FEELING IN THE HOSPITAL, AND JACKSON FOLLOWED ME TO THE PARKING LOT.

It wasn't until I got in the car that I asked him, "What did the doctor say?"

He hesitated for a while, and I said anxiously, "It's okay, you tell me the truth!"

AT THIS TIME, JACKSON SAID: "THE DOCTOR SAID THAT YOUR MOTHER'S TUMOR HAS SPREAD TO OTHER ORGANS, AND WE HAVE TO SEE IF WE CAN RESIST IT.

Otherwise... Discharge is not possible. ”

After listening to him, I sat quietly in the car, not wanting to ask any more.

ON THE WAY BACK, JACKSON'S SPEED INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, AND I REMEMBERED THAT HE HAD TO GO TO WORK AT NIGHT.

I hurriedly said, "You can go straight to the restaurant where you work... I'll go with you. ”

"It's okay to be a little late, I'll send you home first!"

I was a little lonely and said, "I'll go with you, I feel very bored when I get home alone, and I can do something to do."

No more crankiness. ”

JACKSON LOOKED AT ME, "WHY DON'T I ASK THE BOSS IF YOU CAN HIRE SOMEONE?"

"Okay, you can help me ask!"

When I think about coming home, facing the old couple and the empty room, I feel a sense of emptiness.

JACKSON'S PART-TIME JOB RESTAURANT IS NEAR HIS SCHOOL, WHICH IS OWNED BY A CHINESE...

We parked the car and walked inside, the restaurant was not very big, and there were already people eating inside, except for the Chinese stay

There are also several foreigners among the students.

I ASKED JACKSON, "DO FOREIGNERS LIKE CHINESE FOOD TOO?"

"It's quite a lot, so if you want to come out to work, you still need to strengthen your English... I'm going to get to work, what are you going to do?"

I glanced at the environment inside and said, "Then I'll order a few dishes, you're busy, I'll wait for you to get off work." ”

"It's going to take a couple of hours, and then you can sit at a nearby café and get a feel for life here!"

I hurriedly urged him: "You go and get busy... I arranged it myself, and it didn't bother me. ”

I sat down and ordered a few dishes, and looking at the pictures, the names of the dishes were all named after chicken and beef.

I ordered beef broccoli and kung pao chicken, plus a can of beer. LOOK AT JACKSON'S VERY NEAT SOMETHING

Do all the work, wipe the table, serve the dishes, and clean up the clutter.

I tried the dishes that were served, and to be honest, I don't usually eat this kind of dish, so I don't know what it tastes like

Good and bad. As the time approached the peak of dinner, the business was unusually hot, and the last sip of beer was drunk

SAID HELLO TO JACKSON AND WALKED OUT OF THE STORE.

Looking at the clean roads and neat storefronts, I walked around the surroundings. When I looked up, I saw a Starbucks,

It seems that Starbucks coffee shops are also densely populated in the United States.

JACKSON WORKS IN A RESTAURANT UNTIL AT LEAST EIGHT O'CLOCK... I couldn't have stayed on the road alone

For a long time. So I walked into Starbucks and looked at the order menu hanging on the wall, which was basically the same as in China, but not

It's all English labels, and I ordered a Caffe Ame

ica

o (American), I chose a window position

Sit down.

Ninety percent of the people in the store are foreigners, and everyone they hear is speaking English. Crowds of people passing by outside the store,

I stared out the window and froze.

At about seven o'clock, my phone rang suddenly, it was JOAN's number.

As soon as I was about to speak, JOAN's angry voice came: "Whe."

e a

e you?)"

I listened to the tone full of fire and medicine, and calmed my emotions for a moment.

"What are you doing?"

“G

a

dpa, they a

e waiti

g fo

you to have di

e

(Grandpa, they're waiting for you for dinner!)"

I really forgot about it, and I don't have their contact number.

So I lowered my voice: "You told them I ate out and told them not to wait..."

"You're so annoying..."

Then I hung up the phone, and with Joan's habitual attitude, I felt like I had nowhere to vent when I held the phone.

He also called after a while, and I picked up the phone a little irritably: "Qiao Yu, why are you so late."

Haven't been home yet?"

LISTENING TO HIS GENTLE TONE, I COULDN'T GET ANGRY WITH HIM, SO I EXPLAINED, "I'M WITH JACKSON!"

"ISN'T JACKSON GOING TO WORK AT NIGHT? WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH HIM?"

"I'll wait for him to get off work... He would send me home. ”

"That's good... You pay attention to your own safety, don't go home for dinner in the future, tell them in advance, your grandma will be worried

I'm still waiting for you to eat!"

"When I came out, I forgot to ask for my phone number, I'll pay attention to it later... Then I'm hanging?"

Just as I was about to hang up, he asked again, "Did you go to the hospital today?"

"Went to... JACKSON SENT ME THERE, AND THAT'S WHY HE'S GOING TO BE LATE FOR WORK, SO I CAME WITH HIM. ”

"That's good... I got it, go home early in the evening!"

After hanging up the phone, I felt that he really treated me like a child, even if I was abroad

Yes...

When I looked up, I saw a foreign girl sitting across from me, and she looked at me as I looked at her.

Then she asked me, "A."

e you Asia

(Are you Asian?)"

Look at her beautiful face and down-to-earth demeanor.

I immediately replied, "Yes, I am a Chi."

ese.”

Then she asked, "Do you study he."

(Are you studying abroad?)"

“Not yet!”

I'm afraid that if we continue to talk, I'll just talk about it.

So hurry up and say, "So."

y, my E

glish is ve

y poo

(Sorry, my English is terrible!)"

She smiled and made an apologetic gesture. This is the first foreigner I have come into contact with since I was in the United States.

After sitting awkwardly for a while, I got up and left Starbucks.

IT WAS ALMOST EIGHT O'CLOCK AT THIS TIME, AND I FOLLOWED THE SAME PATH TO FIND THE CHINESE RESTAURANT WHERE JACKSOAN WORKED.

I saw through the glass in the store that he was already mopping the floor, so I went in and asked him, "Is it over so early?"

JACKSON LOOKED UP AND SAID, "IT'S BASICALLY LIKE THIS EVERY DAY, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?"

"I sat at Starbucks for a while... Do you want me to help you?"

"No... It's okay right away, mop the floor, and there are a few plates left. ”

I quickly took the mop from him.

"You go wash the dishes... I'll mop the floor. ”

JACKSON ARGUED WITH ME FOR A WHILE, AND I TOOK THE MOP A LITTLE HARDER.

"Go ahead... I'm an expert in housework. ”

He glanced at it a little embarrassed and scratched his scalp a few times.

I nudged him: "Go ahead... When you're done, you can go home early. ”

He quickly walked to the kitchen......