Chapter Ninety-Seven: Nursing Homes
In the car, Ao Tianmo learned that Grandma has been in poor health in recent years, not only was she tortured by geriatric diseases, but she was also found to have stomach cancer last year, but Grandma has been reluctant to go to the hospital for surgery, saying that she is old and does not want to suffer that sin, so she just wants to spend her old age safely.
Since the aunt and uncle have not yet retired, the grandmother is bored at home alone and has no one to take care of her, so she has to be sent to a nursing home, where she can chat with the elderly who are also lonely, and find some comfort in each other.
Located in a relatively remote suburb, Sunshine Nursing Home is a nursing home with a history of many years, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the air is fresh, but the degree of dilapidation here is far beyond Aotianmo's imagination.
The car stopped smoothly in front of the nursing home, and the football immediately got out of the car to open the car door for Grandma's daughter and son-in-law, and took care of them to get out of the car. Ao Tianmo stood on the rusty gate and looked inside, the depressed scene of a courtyard was so dazzling.
The yard was covered with leaves, and the small blue tiles on the roof had been covered with leaves, and the green moss was emerging from the leaves, which was so conspicuous on the roof. The blue brick walls are mottled, as if to tell people about his long history.
Just gently pushed open the iron door, Ao Tianmo's hands were covered with rust, and when the football saw this, he immediately took out a bottle of mineral water from the car and poured it on a hand towel to wet it: "Mr. Ao, wipe it with a hand towel, there is too much rust." After speaking, he poured the remaining half of the bottle of water on Aotianmo's outstretched hands.
While walking inside, Ao Tianmo asked, "Auntie, is there a nursing home with a better environment in the city?" The environment here is so poor, it is not suitable for grandma to care for the elderly, and it is not good for her body! ”
The aunt looked embarrassed: "Yes, there are two of them, and they are both very expensive for private investment, and we really can't afford to send them here." This Sunshine Nursing Home is a welfare nursing home for the government, although the environment is relatively poor, but the cost is relatively low, which is the range that ordinary salaried people can afford. ”
Aotian Mo saw Auntie's difficulties: "Auntie, I don't mean anything else, and I understand your difficulties, in the future, Grandma's affairs will be handed over to me, and you should give me a chance to honor her old man!" ”
The aunt smiled bitterly: "It's all because the aunt has no ability, so her mother has suffered here." Let's take a look at her old man first. ”
The whole nursing home covers a large area, but most of the place is deserted, overgrown with grass, in the middle of the open space, on the stone bench, in the pavilion, there are old people everywhere, some are playing chess, some are chatting, some are playing erhu, some are walking casually, and some are sitting quietly with their eyes closed and motionless......
Under the leadership of the aunt, Ao Tianmo came to Grandma's room. At this time, Grandma was pillowing the quilt behind her back, quietly looking out the window and contemplating, and she didn't even feel a few people walking in.
The whole room is a very small single room, a small wooden window is embedded in the wall, the faint light through the window makes the room a little dim, the once white wall has been all dark yellow, the old man on the small wooden bed, in this dim light, looks so desolate.
Squatting down in front of the old man, Ao Tianmo took the old man's hand: "Grandma, Xiao Mozi has come to see you, do you still know me?" ”
Looking at the young man in front of her, Grandma looked at it in a daze, the wrinkles on her face no longer matched the style of Grandma back then, her hands were once just a little rough, but at this time they were like withered trees, pinched on her hands, without a trace of feeling.
The aunt stepped forward: "Mom, haven't you been talking about Xiao Mozi all the time?" You see that he has come all the way to see you, why don't you speak? ”
Tears flowed out of the old man's eyes, and his withered hand slowly raised and stroked Ao Tianmo's face: "Are you really Xiao Mozi?" Grandma isn't dreaming, is she? ”
Holding the old man's hands tightly, Aotian Mo's eyes were moist: "Grandma, I'm really Xiao Mozi, you're not dreaming, I'm sorry, Xiao Mozi is late, let your old man suffer!" ”
Grandma stared at Ao Tianmo carefully: "Let Grandma see, the little Mozi of the year has grown so big, Grandma and I are also old, I can see you in my lifetime, and I can be blind even if I die." ”
Ao Tianmo sat on the edge of the bed and hugged the old man: "Grandma, you can't leave us without my permission, I don't agree, you haven't seen my child born yet." ”
Grandma's tears flowed: "Silly child, Grandma will leave sooner or later, as long as you live well, Grandma will be content, see that you are out now, your mother can rest in peace under Jiuquan!" ”
Ao Tianmo held Grandma's hand and did not let go: "Football, go to Grandma to go through the discharge procedures, and then contact the hospital, I want to treat Grandma, right now." ”
"Okay, Mr. Ao, I'll do it right away!" The soccer ball turned and strode away.
Grandma's thin hand pushed away Ao Tianmo: "Silly child, Grandma's days are running out, there's no need to bother, as long as you all live well, Grandma will rest assured, but if it's convenient in the future, when your aunt and they are old, help me take care of them more, so that they can have a safe old age." ”
Ao Tianmo nodded, "Grandma, don't worry, I will take care of my aunt and them." Now you must come back to the city with me for treatment, and if you don't, I won't leave today. ”
Grandma's wrinkled face showed a smile: "This child, still as stubborn as your mother, has not changed for so many years, Grandma is old, time is running out, I can't stand the toss, you can come to see me from time to time, Grandma will be content." ”
"No, grandma, you must go with me, my wife is going to give birth in a few days, you must see the birth of my child with your own eyes, this is my long-standing wish, you don't know yet, my wife is still pregnant with twins." Ao Tianmo was determined to take Grandma away from such a bad environment.
"Xiao Mozi, you said your wife is pregnant with twins? Be sure to pay more attention to that! Don't be careless, do you hear? Grandma was worried.
"I will, grandma, I've been checked in the hospital, there's no problem, you just wait to be grandma!" Ao Tianmo comforted Grandma.
"No, Xiao Mozi, you must be careful, don't be careless, your mother was also pregnant with twins, and she went to the hospital for a check-up a few days before giving birth, saying that the baby was very healthy, and she could wait for a smooth delivery with peace of mind, but on the day of delivery, something happened, and your brother died at birth, and your mother fainted from crying at that time, and I looked distressed to death." Grandma anxiously told Ao Tianmo.
"Grandma, you said my mother was pregnant with twins at the time? What about my brother? How can you be sure that he died? Did you see it with your own eyes? Ao Tianmo thought of Mr. Ye, and was shocked, and couldn't help but ask Grandma.
"Hey, I was outside the delivery room, how could I see it! At that time, the doctor told your mother that your brother was born with a stillborn baby, and your mother fainted at that time, and I waited for her to wake up and ask her where the other child was, and she told me. Grandma recalled.
"Then my mother didn't look for a hospital to get my dead brother back?" Aotian asked silently.
"Later, after listening to what your mother said, I went to ask, and the doctor said that when I saw the pregnant woman fainting, I helped to dispose of it, after all, it was unlucky for a dead baby to be released, and then we took you home, and I didn't mention your brother again, I'm afraid your mother will be sad." Grandma looked sorry when she mentioned the past.
Ao Tianmo grabbed Grandma's hand tighter: "Grandma, do you know the doctor who delivered my mother back then?" ”
Grandma shook her head: "I don't know, it seems to be a female doctor and a little nurse about thirty years old at the time, I don't remember, Xiao Mozi, why are you asking this?" ”
"It's nothing, grandma, it's just that I used to see a Chinese who looked exactly like me abroad, and now when I hear you say this, I'm curious, maybe I'm too careful, but it can't be ruled out that the doctor sold my brother, right?" Aotianmo couldn't tell Mr. Ye, so he had to cover up the past casually.
Grandma shook her head: "I've heard about the doctor buying a child before, but I think the doctor at that time was a very gentle woman, and she shouldn't do this kind of thing, what you saw may be a coincidence, right?" ”
The football walked in: "Mr. Ao, the procedures here have been completed, the urban hospital has been implemented, and now you can go to the hospital, and the nurse has also been arranged, to ensure that Grandma is satisfied!" ”
Ao Tianmo stood up: "Uncle and aunt, let's go to the hospital now, I know a very famous doctor, and when the time comes, I will let him take a look at Grandma, and promise that Grandma can live for another three or five years without any problem." ”
Grandma listened and resolutely disagreed: "Little Mozi, Grandma knows that you are filial, but Grandma doesn't want to go anywhere, she just wants to stay here and grow old quietly, and she can't trouble you and become a burden to you." ”
Ao Tianmo took Grandma's hands again: "Grandma, you don't have to worry, Xiao Mozi now has the ability to let Grandma live a good life, you will not become a burden to us, as long as you can dangle in front of us alive, it is our greatest happiness!" ”
Grandma still shook her head: "Child, Grandma is old, I can't make trouble with you, you have your life, I can be an old woman anywhere, if you have this heart, Grandma will be content!" ”
Based on Grandma's clear thinking now, Ao Tianmo knows that Grandma's health is not so bad, but she is old and a little pessimistic about her body, afraid of causing trouble to them: "Grandma, if you don't go with me today, you don't treat me as your own grandson, then I will kneel down for you, and if you don't agree, I won't get up!" ”
Ao Tianmo said, stood up, took two steps back facing the bed, and knelt down on his knees: "Grandma, grandson Xiao Mozi begs you to go to the hospital with me, I promise to cure your disease, and when the disease is cured, I will send you to a nursing home with better conditions, okay?" ”
Grandma looked at Ao Tianmo who was kneeling, and burst into tears: "You hurry up, little Mozi, Grandma promised you, you are now a person with status, and the man has gold under his knees, how can you kneel casually?" ”
Ao Tianmo knelt uprightly: "Grandma, no matter what my identity is, in front of you, it will always be your grandson, and the grandson will kneel down to grandma, it is right, it has nothing to do with identity!" ”
Grandma shouted at her daughter and son-in-law: "Don't help him up, my wife is really a blessing that I have cultivated for several lifetimes in my previous life, and I can have such an excellent grandson in this life, and my wife will die without regrets!" ”
With the support of his aunt and uncle, Ao Tianmo stood up: "Grandma, if you promise me, you can't go back, you must listen to the doctor's arrangement when you get to the hospital, receive treatment well, and strive to recover and be discharged as soon as possible." ”
Seeing that Grandma nodded in agreement again, the football carried Grandma on her back, and the group left the nursing home and went to the VIP suite booked by the hospital for treatment.