Chapter 1: A Strange Call
It was raining lightly in the sky of Yangcheng, and there was a shrill sound of car horns on the road, and the road was full of pedestrians rushing home in a panic, but Deng Wendi shrunk his neck to rush to the pharmacy.
When he got up in the morning and found that his sister had a fever, Wendi Deng rushed to the pharmacy non-stop. Parents disappeared after divorce, and the grandfather who originally relied on fortune-telling to support himself and his sister also died suddenly last year, and his grandmother went to the street to catch the market last month, and was rear-ended by a motorcycle, and now she is still paralyzed in bed.
Because I had no financial resources, I didn't go to the key university that I was admitted to. Deng Wendi did not complain, he gave up on himself, his facial features are quite good, and he is now working as a waiter in a small bar.
Quickly ran to the pharmacy, and found that there were many people standing inside and out, all of whom came to shelter from the rain, and there were very few people selling medicine.
Entering the store, he first shook the rain on his body, then pulled his hair with his hand, and rubbed the water on his feet on a small piece of ground, Deng Wendi looked up and glanced at the store, except for a female cashier standing at the front desk, the other two clerks were introducing medicines to the customers around them, Deng Wendi could only go to the front desk to ask where the antipyretic medicine was, and then went to find it himself.
Deng Wendi walked in the direction that the female camper said, and after a casual glance, he found the antipyretics, feeling a little nervous.
There are a lot of medicines for colds on the medicine shelf, Wendi Deng looked for it, ibuprofen tablets and ibuprofen granules, each took a box, usually drink this when you have a fever, it is very effective, why take two different forms of the same brand of medicine? Because although my sister is a teenager, she still doesn't like to drink medicine like when she was a child, and even if she does, she has to drink the sweet kind of medicine that can be washed into water, but Deng Wendi is afraid that the granule medicine will have no effect, and he is afraid that the pill sister will not drink it, so he will buy both.
Deng Wendi chose the medicine and was about to leave, only to find that there was an old man and a clerk around him, and the clerk was introducing a medicine called a fast-acting heart pill, saying that it was very effective for the old man to suddenly save coronary heart disease, the old man seemed to nod and agree, and then the clerk left, probably to get the medicine for the old man.
The old man was just about to follow, when he suddenly clutched his chest and fell to the ground with a distorted expression. Wendi Deng looked at the old man who fell to the ground with a confused expression, not knowing what to do.
The old man's expression was distorted in pain, his lips turned purple, and he shouted "medicine" with difficulty...... Medicine ......"
Deng Wendi subconsciously said in his mind, "If you want it, Cheke will make trouble, and you will have a set of pancakes and fruits." "What's that? Deng Wendi shook his head and shook off the inexplicable thoughts, quickly threw away the medicine in his hand, squatted down and helped the old man to lie down, and then groped around the old man, and found a bottle of medicine in the leftmost pocket of the tunic suit, Deng Wendi glanced at the instructions, nitroglycerin, which probably means that if the disease occurs, it must be taken in time, and it should be in the mouth, preferably under the tongue, if not, it will take another tablet, but not more than two tablets.
Deng Wendi directly broke the old man's mouth and stuffed two pieces into his mouth, he couldn't care so much, it was important to save people, taking medicine may not necessarily kill him, but if he didn't take medicine, he might die immediately. At this time, the clerk who had just gone to get the medicine saw this scene and took out his mobile phone in a panic to call 120.
The pharmacy is generally very close to the hospital, the ambulance arrives in a few minutes, and the old man went to the hospital smoothly, whether he is out of danger or not, it doesn't matter whether Wendi Deng is out of danger.
In the praise of people, Wendi Deng went to the front desk to pay the money and ran in the direction of home in the rain.
The family's financial resources depend on Deng Wendi, but even if Deng Wendi adds tips from customers every day, it is only about 5,000 a month, which may be a middle-to-upper income for Yangcheng, a third-tier city.
But Deng Wendi is not a person who eats the whole family, he is not married, and he does not have a wife to help share the pressure, but he has to support a family alone, grandma's hospitalization and medical expenses, and his sister's tuition fees, so that he feels that he is carrying a mountain on his back at any time.
But he didn't despair, he always believed that the world wouldn't treat him like this, and if he ran away from reality, what would his sister do? What should I do with my grandmother, who has loved me since childhood? He is now full of money, not because he is greedy for money, not material, but forced by the situation, only money can cure his grandmother's illness, only money can support his sister and provide for her to go to school.
Wendi Deng trotted all the way back to his community.
Because of his limited financial ability, he only rented a 60-square-meter house in the old city, a month's rent plus water and electricity bills of about five or six hundred, and he has been in arrears for nearly three months, the landlord knows his situation, and he did not ask him for money, and for his face, he said two months ago that he would travel abroad with his husband, and it would take about half a year to come back, saying that the rent would be paid together when the time came.
The landlord helped Deng Wendi in the most difficult time, it can be said that he is the least dear relative, Deng Wendi feels that the world is still not thin for him, he can resist it after all, and persist until his sister finishes school, and his grandmother recovers and enjoys her old age, so that she can take a breath.
The community has been very dilapidated for fifty or sixty years, because the area is remote and has no development value, and it has not been demolished.
When Deng Wendi ran downstairs to his house, his body was already soaked, and he muttered two sentences in his mouth, expressing his dissatisfaction with the rainy day, he knew that he had brought an umbrella, and he didn't care about the rain.
dragged the clothes that had become heavy because of a lot of rain to the door, looking at the rusty iron door of his house, I used to have a house in my hometown, and there was a big yard in the tile house in the countryside, Deng Wendi grew up there, but in order to raise my grandmother's hospitalization fee, it has been sold.
After talking too much, it was all tears, Deng Wendi reached out and groped on his wet body, looking for the key to the house.
At this time, the door of the house suddenly opened, and a face that could melt Wendi Deng's heart came out of it no matter how many times he looked at it. It was a white, tender and reddened face, a pair of big eyes comparable to the second dimension, a small nose that had not yet grown, and delicate small lips. The moment he saw this face, Deng Wendi threw away the boredom in his heart and smiled knowingly.
When the girl opened the door and saw Deng Wendi, she was surprised and annoyed, and crossed her waist and reprimanded, "If you want to bring an umbrella, you won't bring it, okay?" Now it's the same as the mutton shabu that has just come out of the pot. ”
Wendi Deng looked at his sister's cute appearance, and he didn't get angry at all, "You still reprimand me, what's the matter with a preemptive strike?" Don't lie down on the bed and run out to open the door, I'm afraid I'm looking for trouble, right? As he spoke, Wendi Deng poked his sister's head with his finger and walked into the house.
"You're poking me in the head again! It hurts to death, I have a fever, a headache, and you poke me in the head. My sister covered her head and said aggrievedly.
"Do you know you have a fever? Say, how long have you been squatting on the balcony again? Cold or not? Do you know if you have a cold? Still running to the balcony? Go and drink the medicine, I'll change my clothes. Deng Wendi turned his head to look at his sister, unzipped his coat, took out a plastic bag containing medicine from his arms, and handed it to his sister.
"Oh" my sister took the plastic bag and pouted and walked away.
Seeing his sister go back to the room, Wendi Deng quickly took out a doll of Pleasant Goat from his arms, stuffed it into the wardrobe beside him, closed the curtain above the wardrobe that was specially used to block his body to change clothes, and began to change clothes.
"Brother" came from the bedroom with the call of his sister.
"What's going on again?" Deng Wendi took off his clothes and replied helplessly.
"This medicine is so bitter, I don't want to drink it." My sister's delicate voice.
"What's wrong? Did you put the medicine in your mouth for a long time, afraid of getting stuck, and didn't dare to drink water and swallow it, and as a result, it melted in your mouth? ”
"Humph!" There was an angry grunt from the bedroom.
"How many times have I told you? How many times have you been taught? Said no......"
"If you don't listen or don't listen, Wang Ba recites the scriptures, if you don't look at it, you don't look at it, the rooster lays eggs!" Deng Wendi was ruthlessly interrupted by his sister before he finished speaking.
Deng Wendi had a black line, and was a little angry, "Deng Mingen!" Where did you learn all this nonsense? Hurry up and drink the medicine, or your ass will suffer after I change my clothes! ”
"Hmph" There was another cold snort in the room.
After Deng Wendi finished changing his clothes, he hugged the doll behind his back, hid it behind his back, and walked sneakily towards the bedroom.
Gently kicked the door open with his foot, and saw his sister pouting her ass, trying to shove something under the bed.
Deng Mingen had just finished hiding the medicine, and when he turned his head, he saw his brother's face full of black lines, and he sat on the ground in fright, crying.
"Woo, blame you, blame you! Ah-you said that if I don't drink the medicine, you will beat my little ass, and I won't drink it, so I can only hide the medicine, and I blame you! You can't blame me, I don't want to be spanked. Deng Mingen rubbed his eyes, pretending to cry while peeking at his brother.
Deng Wendi saw it in his eyes, sighed helplessly, and took out the doll hidden behind him, "Don't cry, not only don't spank butts, but also the Pleasant Goat doll you like." ”
"Really?" Deng Mingen immediately stopped crying, and got up to grab the doll.
Deng Wendi immediately lifted the doll above his head and shook his head, "You have to drink the medicine first, if you can't drink the pills, you can drink the one that can be washed into water, and the one that is sweet." ”
Hold the doll and let your sister jump, no matter how you lift the master, you can't touch the doll. After all, he is 1.78 meters, plus his arms are taller, and his sister has only grown to 1.6 meters, although for the height of a normal thirteen-year-old girl, my sister is already tall, but it is not an egg.
"Hmph" Deng Mingen grabbed it for a long time, but finally gave up and obediently drank the medicine.
"The sky will be sunny and dark, I have long been used to it, for three meals a day, not to be shabby, in order to keep you warm, I broke my wings, I suffered those hardships, but you don......'t care" There was a sudden singing in the living room, it was Deng Wendi's mobile phone ringing.
This song is a song that the little eye boss is waiting for this year, Deng Wendi felt his heart tremble for the first time, it was a call, that was the heart found a belonging, Deng Wendi immediately set it to a mobile phone ringtone, Deng Wendi felt that he was the sparrow in the song, he wanted to fly all the time.
Deng Wendi put the pleasant goat on the bed and hurriedly went to the living room to answer the phone, and looked at the caller ID from the hospital, Deng Wendi's heart instantly rose to his throat.
"Hello?"
"Hello, are you Liu Xuerong's family?"
"Yes, I'm her grandson, what's wrong?"
"Don't be nervous, the patient is recovering well. It's ......"
"What's it?"
"Even if you resume physical therapy, the money in your account is no longer enough to pay for the next medical bills."
"Well, okay, I got it."
"Well, hurry up, the hospital can't delay ......"
"Okay, okay."
Wendi Deng interrupted the conversation and pressed the hang up button.
Deng Wendi hung up the phone and stood in place for a long time, money, what I need most now is money, in this society, you can't survive without money, grandma's illness can't be cured without money, my sister's school can't go to school without money, I will starve to death if I don't have money, everything is money, damn money, ruined everything!
Wendi Deng felt a fire rushing from the bottom to the top. Mentally out of control, he raised the mobile phone in his hand and slammed it on the ground, and then kicked wildly, stepping on and crushing the mobile phone until the mobile phone was unrecognizable.
My sister hid in the bedroom and watched all this through the door, without saying a word, this is not the first time, my sister wants to help my brother, but I don't have the ability, my brother has a strong sense of self-esteem, he definitely doesn't want others to see him like this, what my brother needs most now is not comfort, but someone to help him share the pressure.
At this time, a strange thing happened, and the mobile phone next to Wendi Deng's feet, which was broken and could no longer be broken, actually rang.