"Hey, Mr. Chen?"

Chen Chi glanced at the infusion bag, and estimated that at this flow rate, it would take at least twenty minutes to finish dripping. "Mom, auntie, I'll go out and answer the phone. ”

"Go, go, your mother has me watching. Chen Songan waved his hand.

The landlord called again, and it turned out to be about the house viewing. "Mr. Chen, are you at home? I'll bring someone over to look at the house, and I'll be there in about three quarters of an hour. ”

"I'm not here on vacation. ”

"Oh, you're out again, is your wife there?"

“…… She's not there either. ”

"Are you going out on vacation? It's a good time and there are a lot of people traveling. The landlord smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, it's so unfortunate that you are not at home. This one...... I have already made an appointment with the agent and the person who viewed the property. You don't mind if I bring someone in, do you?"

"Oh, don't mind. Chen Chi replied politely, "It's just that it hasn't been cleaned up for a while, and it may be a little gray." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, you're all busy people, how can you clean up every day. The landlord said very well, "Then, Mr. Chen, I'll bring someone over, and I'll close the door for you after you're done." Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on you, and I won't let them touch your stuff. ”

Chen Chi put down the phone and recalled in his mind the state in the room before his business trip. The clothes he changed when he left were thrown in the laundry basket, the bank card was placed in the drawer of the small study, the jewelry left by Xu Shuangchuan was placed in the drawer of the bedroom closet, and nothing else mattered, but the jade bracelet handed down by his grandmother and the diamond ring he bought for her were only in the box and were not locked.

Chen Chi frowned, it could only be like this.

The last time I changed the rent, it was also because the landlord wanted to sell the house, at that time he joined the company for just half a year, and he devoted himself to his work, Xu Shuangchuan was still working as a training teacher in an educational institution, and she was at home a lot on weekdays, and she was cooking almost all the stalls at home. Chen Chi recalled that she mentioned receiving others to come to see the house, but she didn't seem to say much about it. She was irritated, he recalled, about that move.

At the turntable of the stairs, Chen Chi stood distracted for a while, remembering that his mother was still receiving an infusion, and hurried back to the ward.

"Chi'er, nothing important, right?" After Wang Cailian's operation, after two days of recovery, her complexion looked much better. She leaned on the bed and chatted with her sister-in-law Chen Songan, but she was not at ease, Chen Chi rushed back overnight for her operation, and she was a mother who delayed her son's serious work. Therefore, whenever Chen Chi Dan answers an outside call, she always has to ask with concern.

"No, the National Day is off, and there is nothing important. Chen Chi smiled and looked up at the infusion bag.

Wang Cailian looked at him, in the past two days, Chen Chi served in front of her bed, and spent nearly 20 hours with her in 24 hours a day, wiping her face and feet and feeding was really hard, her eyes were faintly blue, she said distressedly: "Chi'er, when this bag is ready, you can go back and rest." ”

"Mom, I'm also sitting and resting here. Chen Chi said thoughtfully, broke a banana and peeled it for Chen Songan, "Auntie, you eat." ”

"I don't want to. Chen Songan couldn't refuse, and his family was also casual, took a bite of the banana, and continued to chat with Chen Chi's mother and son, "Chi Yan, people are treating headaches and foot pain, your mother, this time it's foot pain and hand healing." ”

Wang Cailian was so anxious about Chen Chi's affairs that the whole person was not good, thinking about it, and called the Xu family again the next day, Xu Shuang's mobile phone couldn't get through, and the two of them spoke coldly, so they only replied to them, since the marriage of the young couple is divorced, the cow doesn't eat water and doesn't press his head, so ask Chen Chi if there is anything.

Chen Chi was forced to the end, and there were only two sentences, the divorce was due to personality incompatibility, and he is busy with work now.

Wang Cailian was so worried that she had insomnia and night sweats at night, and she was weak. I don't know if it's because I'm in a dull mood and anxious or what, my legs and feet are sore and sluggish during the day, and I can't stand anymore, and I have to make constipation by drinking yogurt again, and I still seem to have hemorrhoids.

Chen Songping accompanied her to prepare to go to the hospital first to give the doctor a look, and put ten days and a half of medicine with her. I don't want to, it's okay to say that the leg is heavy for the time being, the doctor said that she has an old problem with varicose veins, and showed her her hand by the way, and it was pressed and filmed, and it was recommended to say that it was removed. Chen Songping took Wang Cailian to the city hospital for another consultation, and it was almost the same as saying that the cyst had been growing slowly, and while it was not too old, it could be cut if it could be cut, and it would recover quickly.

In all this process of seeking medical treatment, Chen Songping and Wang Cailian naturally would not tell Chen Chi.

At this moment, Chen Chi listened to his little aunt Chen Song'an chattering out, sitting at the head of the bed and looking at his mother, and there was that indescribable feeling in his heart: "Mom, you told me earlier, I can rest assured." ”

"Nothing, nothing. Wang Cailian comforted Chen Chi.

Chen Songan came to visit for half a morning, there were many things at home, and she had to reverse on the road, so she waited for her sister-in-law to hang up the drip and then got up to say goodbye. Chen Chi was sent to the elevator in the corridor, and she whispered to Chen Chi: "Your father, I usually talk about him, brother, you love to hold the shelf of intellectuals, and you are as serious at home as working in a factory, this time the doctor said that your mother was going to have surgery, and I saw that he had a little tears when he signed, and he didn't let us see it." Alas, your father feels sorry for your mother, and blames the surgical consent form, which I also read, and it is written in a panicked manner. You're back, and they're reassured. ”

"Hmm. Chen Chi thought about his father, accompanied by his aunt, waiting outside the operating room.

"The pigeon soup is fed to your mother while it is hot, and the meat is eaten by you and your father, and your mother can't eat so much," Chen Songan looked at his nephew, remembering that his marriage was not going well, and his family seemed to be in chaos, so it was not a good time to comfort him, and said with pity, "Chi Yan, you can also make up for it." ”

Chen Chi sent his aunt away, and then fed his mother pigeon soup.

"Your son comes to the hospital every day, and when one of the family members is sick, he is tired. The nurse aunt in the next bed saw it and sighed, "It's better to live close to home." ”

"My house is not close," Wang Cailian sipped the soup and said, "Whose family happens to live next to the big hospital, my son went to a nearby hotel to book a room, and his father was tired to rest and sleep well." ”

"Young people nowadays just know how to get things done. The sick old lady in the next bed boasted, "We can't twist anymore, so they have to arrange it." ”

"Not really. Wang Cailian looked at her son lovingly, Chen Songping was not in front of her, she let go of her speech, "My old man is also struggling to do things, before the operation, when he heard that the doctor said that there was a bed, let's stay today, he panicked." I asked him to go home and get me a change of clothes, and he walked around the hospital here and there, and he couldn't get out without doing anything, and he was calculating the reversing time and calling his sister, and I was confused. As soon as my son came, things were done for us refreshed, and I didn't have to worry about it, even the flowers at home were watered for me. ”

Chen Chi pinched the spoon and laughed on the side. In the past two days, he rented a car, took his father to and from home to do some chores, and booked a room nearby, and the father and son took turns to rest. During the day, he stayed in the hospital to accompany the nurses, there were three patients in a ward, but it happened that they were all aunts in their fifties and sixties, plus nurses and family members, you and I talked to each other, especially when the lunch was lively, the aunts always had to take advantage of the situation to swing the east and the west, which was really an ear grinding work for him.

"You only have a son?"

"Yes. ”

"No wonder I seem to be the only one who comes and goes, my cousin's family only gave birth to one niece, and my cousin and cousin-in-law have a lot of headaches and brain fevers, and the child can't turn around, and they are very annoyed. Another patient's aunt sighed and asked curiously, "Is your son married?"

Chen Chi froze when he heard this, and continued to listen or not participate as before. The old aunts live together, chatting about gossip and never getting rid of children's affairs, they don't actually want to hear anything**, just open their mouths to ask as a general question, the marriage change of Chen Chi pressed on Wang Cailian's heart like a big stone, she barely maintained a smile, and replied: "It's over." ”

That sentence is gone, and I can't say it.

"Then your daughter-in-law ......" The nurse aunt in the next bed looked over, and couldn't figure out why she didn't see the daughter-in-law of the Chen family coming to visit her mother-in-law, so there was that kind of cautious expression on her face.

Wang Cailian said perfunctorily: "They are usually not by my side, they are busy with work outside, and my son rushed back from this operation." ”

"Oh. The aunt suddenly nodded, and asked with a smile, "Do you have a little grandchild?"

"Not yet. ”

"Mom, take another sip. Chen Chi interjected.

Wang Cailian looked at her son, Chen Chi's face was as usual, and she felt more and more uncomfortable. "Your aunt made this soup well. ”

This is where the conversation diverges.

The sun was slightly westerly, blocked by a building in the distance, and the sky there was bright orange, and even the outline of the building seemed to be covered with a dazzling circle of gold. Chen Chi leaned against the railing, looking at the top of the banyan canopy outside the hospital wall, and the street paved with broken gold, slowly changing a breath of fresh air.

The autumn wind, the warm silk mixed with some coolness, blowing on the face, blowing away the faint smell of potion brought out in the ward in a few times, the whole person is a little refreshed.

He looked at it for a long time, took out a pack of cigarettes, took out one, and was about to touch the lighter again, when he suddenly realized that it was in the hospital.

"How many cigarettes do you want to smoke a day?"

Chen Chi turned around when he heard the sound and smiled at his father: "Not much." As he spoke, he looked behind Chen Songping, and some people were walking in the corridor, but his mother didn't follow him.

"I'll make your mom squint for a moment. Chen Songping stepped forward and stood with his son on the small square exterior balcony. He caught a glimpse of Chen Chi putting away his cigarette and said with a straight face: "Smoking too much is not good for your health." ”

"I know," Chen Chi explained, "sometimes I go out to socialize, and I don't take much with me." ”

"Hmm. ”

The father and son looked into the distance and were silent for a moment, and Chen Songping opened his mouth and asked, "That's it for you and Shuangshuang?"

“…… Well. ”