Chapter 173: Charcoal in the Snow
Ren Pingsheng found Lou Sen's home according to the address given by Lin Lisong.
This is a dormitory building in the 90s of the last century, originally the government dormitory of Panjiang Town, for the staff of the town government to live, with the development and development of Handong New District, there are not many people who still live here, this building is low and narrow, dark and damp, the corridor is full of sundries, Ren Pingsheng groped for a while, only to find the 107 room where Lou Sen lived.
The dark wooden door is full of traces of time, the color of the Spring Festival couplets pasted at the door is still bright, and there are several pairs of shoes on the floor under your feet, including men's leather shoes, women's flat shoes, and a few pairs of little girls' small leather shoes.
"Is anyone home?"
Ren Pingsheng didn't find the doorbell, so he had to knock on the wooden door with his hand.
No one replied, Ren Pingsheng was a little puzzled, he deliberately chose the time for dinner to come to the door, just to take advantage of Lou Sen and their time at home to visit.
According to what he learned from Lou Sen's conversation, although this person is diligent in his work, he usually takes care of his family, and the last time he was in the canteen of Wanyou Company, didn't he pack up the food and go back?
Ren Pingsheng did not give up, and continued to knock on the door a few more times, and shouted at the same time:
"I'm a friend of Lao Lou, from the police station, and I'm looking for him for something. ”
It may have been that this sentence had an effect, and after a few more knocks, someone in the room spoke.
"Lou is not at home. ”
It was a woman's voice, it didn't sound very old, and it was quite gentle.
Could it be Lou Sen's wife?
Ren Pingsheng was a little hesitant, if Lou Sen was not at home, his wife was in the house, it was not good for him to continue knocking on the door, fortunately, there didn't seem to be many people living in the neighboring house, otherwise he shouted so loudly, and others thought there was some purpose.
Just as he turned to leave, he met a man who had come in the hallway.
"Hey, Mr. Ren, why are you here. “
The first to speak was Lou Sen, who had a dusty face and a motorcycle helmet in his hand.
Ren Pingsheng picked up the fruits and nutrients in his hand and said with a smile:
"I heard you've been quite busy lately, so stop by and take a look. ”
Lou Sen looked at Ren Pingsheng, and although he was a little surprised in his eyes, he still walked to the door and shouted:
"Xiaotong, I'm back. ”
The door that Ren Pingsheng hadn't knocked on soon opened.
A delicate woman in a beige sweater stood behind the door, with short ear-length hair, fair skin, and a slender figure.
Although she doesn't have any fat powder on her face, and her facial features are not very good-looking, her eyes are gentle and amiable, and her expression is calm and generous.
"It's you, I thought someone was screaming outside. ”
The woman called Xiaotong was wearing an apron and should have been cooking just now.
Her pair of dark eyes kept looking at Ren Pingsheng, and she was very vigilant against this unfamiliar man.
Lou Sen gently touched her head and said:
"This is Mr. Ren, an entrepreneur in our jurisdiction, a person I know. ”
He said to Ren Pingsheng, who was still standing outside the house:
"Mr. Ren, come in and sit down. ”
Ren Pingsheng already knew before his life that Lou Sen's current wife was called Pan Yutong, and he immediately said with a smile on his face:
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I'm disturbing the front. ”
Pan Yutong smiled and nodded:
"It's okay, we usually have few guests here, Lao Lou didn't come back, and I can't open the door. ”
Lou Sen didn't care about this, he pulled over 2 stools and said:
"Mr. Ren, I'm relatively small here, you can sit down first. ”
Ren Pingsheng was not polite, and while he sat down, he also looked around the room.
There are only 2 rooms in this dormitory, the outside is used as a dining room and a living room, the gas stove in the corner is the kitchen, and the inner one should be a bedroom, separated by a lattice curtain, the area of the whole room is about 20 square meters, but it is very clean and tidy, giving people a good impression and a very good breath of life.
"The house is quite neat, and it seems that my sister-in-law is an expert in housework. ”
Ren Pingsheng said with a smile, and took the glass brought by Pan Yutong in his hand, which was freshly brewed black tea, which was hot.
Lou Sen said with a proud smile on his face:
"My wife is good at everything, and it is my blessing to marry her. ”
Pan Yutong was praised by her husband so face-to-face, a trace of blush flew over her fair face, and she said embarrassedly:
"You guys sit down first, I still have a few dishes to finish. ”
Seeing Pan Yutong's slender figure busy in front of the gas stove, Lou Sen sighed softly, revealing a guilty expression.
Ren Pingsheng saw everything in his eyes, he drank the tea in the cup, put the nutritional products he brought before on the table and said:
"Lou Suo, I heard that your child is not feeling well, I want to see if I can help. ”
A trace of pain flashed in Lou Sen's eyes, he nodded, stood up, and led Ren Pingsheng into the room with the curtain drawn.
There is not much space inside, and it is even narrower after two beds, and only the way to enter the door can stand people.
On a large bed against the wall, a 7-year-old girl lies under the spread quilt, surrounded by various dolls and dolls, and the whole bed is full of fantasy and childlike fun.
The incandescent lamp on the roof gave a dim glow, shining on the little girl's exposed head, which was now sleeping soundly, with a round face and long eyelashes, which looked as cute as a doll, but all the hair above the forehead was gone, and the bare head was very conspicuous.
Seeing the little girl's appearance, Ren Pingsheng was not too surprised.
Lin Lisong had already told him that Lou Sen's youngest daughter had leukemia, and after years of chemotherapy treatment, the hair follicle cells were destroyed, which is a normal reaction of leukemia patients.
"Her name is Xiaoxiao, and she was born with a pair of small dimples, and she looks very good when she laughs. ”
Lou Sen sat down next to his daughter and gently pulled the quilt over the little girl's exposed arms.
Xiaoxiao's arms are very thin and look like they are malnourished, which is not proportional to her big head, which is also one of the consequences of the destruction of the body's immune system by cancer cells.
Leukemia and lung cancer are listed as one of the most common cancers in China, especially for children aged 2-7 years old, and the probability of sudden occurrence of this disease is very high. Although childhood leukemia is not difficult to cure with current medical treatment, for ordinary families, the cost of treatment of hundreds of thousands or even millions is undoubtedly a hurdle that they are difficult to overcome.
In order to treat Xiaoxiao, Lou Sen has sold the house he divided after changing jobs, but the hundreds of thousands of dollars are just a drop in the bucket for leukemia, and the salaries of both him and Pan Yutong are filled in the treatment of their daughter, but it is only enough to maintain the cost of her chemotherapy, so that the child will not die due to the interruption of treatment, and if you want to be completely cured, you have to go through bone marrow transplantation.
Can do a bone marrow transplant, on the premise of smooth matching, you have to spend hundreds of thousands, Lou Sen is already exhausted, where to get these hundreds of thousands?
Lou Sen is tall and big, and he usually acts in a hurry, but in front of his daughter, he is very careful and considerate, and it can be seen that he loves his daughter very much.
"Xiaoxiao Before going to kindergarten, everything was fine, healthy, lively and happy. ”
"Xiaoxiao likes dolls, Disney dolls, I like it very much. ”
"Her mother and I promised her that when Xiaoxiao entered elementary school, we would take her to Hong Kong and Disneyland. ”
"But just a month before the registration of the first grade of primary school, Xiaoxiao fell ill, and I have been sick for so many years, hey......"
Listening to Lou Sen's recollection of the child's condition, Ren Pingsheng's eyes couldn't help but be a little damp.
His children in his previous life were almost the same age as Xiaoxiao, and they were also very lively.
Ren Pingsheng loves his son very much, even if the marriage in his previous life did not give him much happiness at all, but the marriage brought him his only child, but it made up for the unhappiness of the indifference between the husband and wife.
As a father, watching his children grow up healthily is the happiest thing in the world.
Lou Sen was unfortunate because his daughter was seriously ill and in danger;
But Lou Sen is lucky that he can be with his children, but Ren Pingsheng does not have such good things.
Rebirth brought infinite possibilities to Ren Pingsheng, and also allowed him to play to the strengths that he had not been able to play in his previous life, and to move forward step by step towards his ideals.
But rebirth also brought some negative things to Ren Pingsheng, the most regrettable of which was his own children.
Once again, Ren Pingsheng has irretrievably walked towards the road that had no intersection in his previous life, he will not meet his wife in his previous life again, and it is impossible to give birth to a child in his previous life.
For his wife in his previous life, Ren Pingsheng and her owe each other, and it is impossible to continue the previous relationship, at most, I wish her good luck in my heart, hoping that she will get the happiness that belongs to her in the new life.
Ren Ping's biggest regret in his life is the child he once had.
I don't know if he can grow up healthily and get normal family care in a parallel world without himself......
But rebirth is irreversible, Ren Pingsheng can't do anything about what has happened, he can only take care of the present moment, he can only help the people around him who can help.
"When the rice is cooked, you can eat first. ”
Pan Yutong's soft voice awakened the contemplation of the two men in the room, she leaned on the door frame, her eyes were a little red, she should have heard her husband's words just now, which aroused the pain in her heart, but she still had a smile on her face, not wanting outsiders to see the misfortune of her family.
Lou Sen nodded, and said sincerely:
"Mr. Ren, leave you at my house for a light meal, although there are no high-grade dishes, but my wife's craftsmanship is good. ”
Of course, Ren Pingsheng will not refuse, the purpose of his trip is not only to visit Lou Sen's children, but also to bring the relationship between the two closer.
Moreover, Ren Pingsheng feels that Lou Sen's small family is very warm, although the house is very small and the child is sick, but the harmonious relationship between the two husbands and wives who support each other and are considerate of each other makes this small room full of warmth.
Lou Sen didn't brag, Pan Yutong's craftsmanship was really good, although it was just some home-cooked food, but it was delicious and fragrant, and Ren Pingsheng ate it with relish.
Pan Yutong didn't care about eating, she used a small bowl to fill some food and brought it to the bedroom to feed the child.
Since there was no shift at night, Lou Sen opened a bottle of liquor and poured it for Ren Pingsheng and himself, and the two chatted while eating vegetables.
Because it was only separated by a wall, you could faintly hear the sound of Pan Yutong feeding her in the bedroom inside.
There is also a smile and a lively and cute answer, but the little girl's voice is also mixed with a cough from time to time, and every time the child coughs, the corners of Lou Sen's eyes twitch involuntarily.
A few glasses of white wine in my stomach, my body was warm, and my brain was fluttering, and I let go of talking to each other a lot.
"Lou Suo, I have a little suggestion. ”
Ren Pingsheng held a white wine glass and looked at Lou Sen's eyes very seriously.
Lou Sen stared at him with both eyes, without much expression on his face, just listening quietly.
"Xiaoxiao's illness can't be delayed, let's hurry up and give her a bone marrow transplant, I'll help you with the cost first. ”
Lou Sen looked at Ren Pingsheng motionlessly, as if he wanted to see something from his eyes, only when Ren Pingsheng mentioned the expense, the muscles in the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, this movement was very subtle, but Ren Pingsheng saw it in his eyes.
After Ren Pingsheng's suggestion was made, the room was much quieter all of a sudden, and neither of them spoke, just stared at each other.
The atmosphere in the house was extremely quiet, the air seemed to be frozen, and even Pan Yutong's voice in the inner room was gone, as if she was also listening to the conversation outside the house, only the coughing sound of laughter was still echoing.
The coughing sound was like a knife, carved into Lou Sen's heart.
But in the end, Lou Sen spoke.
"Mr. Ren, I am grateful for your kindness, and I thank you for your kindness. ”
"But I can't take your money, at least not now. ”
"I'm a principled person, and I hope you understand. ”
Ren Pingsheng listened to Lou Sen's words quietly, and he didn't ask anything.
The reason why Lou Sen rejected his suggestion and did not say it was very simple.
Wanyou Company is located in the jurisdiction of the Panjiang Police Station, if Lou Sen takes Ren Pingsheng's money, it is equivalent to establishing a relationship of interests, and then when dealing with official business, it is difficult for Lou Sen to achieve a balance between law and reason.
Although this money is for Lou Sen's daughter's treatment, although Xiaoxiao needs this money very much, Lou Sen can't pass this hurdle in his heart.
Therefore, although Lou Sen's face did not change, he rejected Ren Pingsheng's kindness with great pain.
Because he knew that although this refusal was very light, the result was very heavy, and without the money of Ren Pingsheng, it was equivalent to giving up Xiaoxiao's treatment.
But Lou Sen had to do it, or he wouldn't be Lou Sen anymore.
As a father, Ren Pingsheng can understand Lou Sen's mentality;
Also as a man, Ren Pingsheng can also understand Lou Sen's motivation for rejecting him.
Lou Sen's refusal did not disappoint Ren Pingsheng too much, but strengthened his admiration for this man.
The big husband has something to do and something not to do.
Anyone who can achieve a career must be able to endure the loneliness that others can't, the pain that others can't, and the burden that others can't.
If Lou Sen agreed to Ren Pingsheng's favor on this, although things would be much easier, Ren Pingsheng's evaluation of him would definitely drop a notch.
But Lou Sen's refusal of Ren Pingsheng's favor today made Ren Pingsheng treat him differently.
It also made Ren Pingsheng want to subdue this principled, capable, and courageous man even more for his own use.
As for letting Xiaoxiao get treatment and letting Lou Sen accept his favor, Ren Pingsheng is not worried.
There is no way out, there is another way.
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