Chapter 4 (47) (I)

When the eastern sky had just turned white, Gao Jinsong was woken up by a sound of footsteps.

He opened his eyes, and the blinding light coming through the half-open door forced him to close them tightly again, until he heard the subtle click of the lock and the pin. It was dim and hazy in front of him, and it took him a long time to realize that he was still lying on the hospital bed.

He saw the man on the bed diagonally groaning softly, slowly sitting up, and then carefully moving one of his legs to the side of the bed with his hand. The man's entire right foot was tightly wrapped in plaster and bandages, making it stand out in the darkness.

The person who had just gone out soon returned. It was the wife of the sick number on the bed diagonally opposite, and she also brought back a basin of hot water.

The woman gently laid down the basin beside her husband's bed, and whispered to herself that the man should not have gotten up, and then she came over and prepared to close the door; She noticed that Gao Jinsong was also awake, so she smiled at him, meaning sorry for the noise she had just made to him.

Gao Jinsong nodded at her in understanding, and at the same time he signaled that he didn't need to close the door completely. The summer temperature in Wuhan is high, and even at night, the heat is unbearable, so the air conditioning in the hospital wards is almost always supplied until midnight; But the multi-person room he lives in now, there are 12 people with patients and their families in the small ward, so many people are crammed into a closed space, and after another night, the smell of ointment, disinfectant, sweat, sweat, athlete's foot, bad breath and other smells are all mixed together, making the air in the room extremely turbid, so he leaves a crack in the door, and it is good to ventilate and change the air. Of course, it should not be completely open, otherwise all kinds of noises in the corridor can be transmitted into the ward without hindrance, and it will affect the rest of others.

The woman did as he commanded to leave a gap in the door, and then crept over and opened the door and window that led to the balcony.

The air in the room has finally improved somewhat.

Gao Jinsong fumbled for his phone under the pillow. It was less than six o'clock, and there were still four hours before the operation. He ordered himself to sleep a little longer—this is what the doctor repeatedly explained yesterday, and he must rest well before the operation, and don't think about it. But he was not sleepy at all, as if he were about to step on a football field.

He immediately thought sadly that maybe he would never be able to set foot on the football field again.

No! Don't think about football! Don't think about football! Think about other things, think about other things that make you happy......

He struggled to keep his mind from the football, desperately keeping his eyes open, searching the room for something to divert his attention.

Six beds, six patients, and the same number of family members who came to care for the patients. To his left is his brother-in-law, Chen Gang, who is now snoring evenly; On the right is a little boy in elementary school, who came in only yesterday afternoon, and when he got out of school at noon, he took a shortcut and climbed over the wall with other dolls to go home, but the wall collapsed and broke his arm and a rib; In the past, it was an old man in his sixties, who went downstairs to buy vegetables, but fell at the top of the stairs, broke his tail vertebrae, and was sent by his son and daughter-in-law to scold the bastard who sprinkled sesame oil on the ground. Lying on the opposite bed is a patient from Pingdingshan, Henan, when he transferred to this ward, he was already there, with a big temper, he scolded everyone, scolded the doctor, scolded the nurse, scolded his mother-in-law, his wife said that they had gone through many hospitals, the big hospitals in Beijing and Shanghai have been there, and spent a lot of money, but until now I don't know what his problem is, no matter what medicine or even surgery, the wound on his thigh is always not good. Gao Jinsong saw the wound when the nurse changed the dressing, there was a black purple lump on the inner thigh that was the size of a palm, and the half-finger-long wound in the middle was black and shiny, and it kept bleeding pus, which made people tremble when they looked at it; I heard my brother-in-law say that I was afraid that I would have to amputate my leg, so that person was so angry. Alas, the limb will be amputated before the disease is diagnosed, and this kind of thing can't stand anyone else......

Beyond that is the couple diagonally opposite. Both of them are farmers, they came to Wuhan from Huangshi to earn money, they have no skills, so they pedal a tricycle to sell vegetables along the street, although it is hard, they can get up early and be busy all day, planing to eat, drink and stay, and can also save some money. One afternoon a month ago, in order to escape the urban management inspection, her husband accidentally overturned the car, and his legs and feet were also painted. They were reluctant to spend money on such a small injury, so they kept seeing a doctor and getting medicine at the clinic on the street, until their feet were so swollen that they couldn't walk in the pain of putting on their shoes, and then they had to come to the big hospital for examination. The results of the examination came out and shocked the doctors: two broken phalanges and a misaligned ankle joint; To be hospitalized. Now the husband has stood up with the help of his wife, and asked his wife to move to the bathroom with his pestle and crutches, and he is still babbling and complaining that the big hospital charges a lot of money, a hospital bed costs 20 yuan a day, and the nursing bed and bedding that his wife sleeps on at night costs 5 yuan a night, as well as medical expenses and food and drink for two people, at least 200 yuan a day...... His wife whispered to comfort him beside him, saying that no matter how much he saved, he could not spare the money for medical treatment, and that it was worth it more than anything else when he got sick. Until the two moved into the bathroom and closed the door, the husband was still arguing with his wife about returning home.

At this time, the person in the innermost bed in the ward also woke up. It was a quiet young man, with a fair face that looked younger than his own age, and he rarely talked to others except for the doctors and nurses doing rounds, so he took a book to read. His wife also got up and was tidying up the bedding on the nursing bed. Maybe they're husband and wife. Gao Jinsong couldn't clearly judge the relationship between the two. They are not like husband and wife, because from the tone of their voice, there is no understanding, tolerance and casualness that is unique to husband and wife; But it doesn't look like lovers. Why not lovers? Gao Jinsong, who has no emotional experience, can't say why, he just thinks based on his own feelings that their relationship is not as simple as lovers.

The young wife put it up one by one, took out a plastic basin from under the bed, poured hot water on it, put her husband's face towel in it, and tested the temperature of the water with her hands; Then she put the basin on the bedside table, then poured hot water into a plastic cup, took out the toothbrush and toothpaste from the plastic bag, and squeezed the toothpaste onto the toothbrush. It was as if she had said something to her husband when she did these things. Her husband nodded, didn't say anything, got up and began to wash his face. The wife waited for her husband to wash his face before washing himself, and the husband waited for his wife to wash her face before picking up a plastic cup and brushing her teeth.

Gao Jinsong watched them all the way with curiosity and doubt. He didn't know that someone was washing his face before brushing his teeth. It wasn't until he saw his young husband spitting mouthwash into the basin that he remembered that the two vegetable sellers had been in the bathroom for a long time, and they hadn't come out yet.

An indescribable feeling swelled up in his heart. There is bitterness, appreciation, understanding, touching, and envy...... I guess it's envy. He didn't know. They should be happy, at least happier than their second sister......

An even stronger emotion rushed into his chest. This time he couldn't tell them anymore.

Second sister......

He immediately closed his eyes in pain.

This time he could no longer force himself to escape. The events that have happened in the past half a month have passed in front of his eyes like a movie, every scene is so clear, and every scene is so heavy.

It started the day after Zhang Chi left......

After seeing off Zhang Chi that evening, he was sitting with the people of Sichuan Hongsheng again. This meeting with the Sichuan people was very sincere and introduced many of the actual situations of their team. They do not shy away from the team's current predicament, nor do they shy away from the various troubles that will be involved in his transfer, and even the conflict between him and the characteristics of the team has been frankly put on the table by the Sichuan people. Throughout the meeting, the Sichuan people showed confidence. They repeatedly mentioned that Sichuan Hongsheng transferred to him, not to use him to solve urgent needs, if this is the reason, Hongsheng's huge first-line lineup and thick echelon reserves are enough for them to tide over the difficulties. They say he's just part of their overall team-building plan, just the beginning, and the reason why he's been chased by Hongsheng first is simply because he is facing a transfer. At the same time, Sichuan Hongsheng observed him not a matter of one or two days, last year in Chengdu held in the second division finals, they have noticed him, he was in Wuhan Yafeng's game, Hongsheng also sent people to the scene several times to watch his performance. As evidence, the Sichuan people also specially showed him an internal document. From the point of view of weight, this doesn't mean anything, because there are only three thin pages, but the first record about him above is the confrontation between the new era and Changsha Qinyuan, and the evaluation is also very unexpected, the staff sent by Hongsheng is most focused on not his technical characteristics, nor his tactical awareness, but his "ability to drive others to run on the field".

Drive others to run? Is this also a skill? Then again, when did he drive others to run?

The Sichuan people said that they would guarantee his place and treatment in the team, just like Shaanxi Tianhe, or any other club that gave him an olive branch, and they would also provide him with plenty of time and space to play his role. Of course, they also hope that he can fully exert his own means and contribute to the team's ability to climb out of the quagmire as soon as possible, after all, the team's situation is still very bad......

He was moved by the sincerity of the Sichuan people, but he still had concerns. When he spoke out his concerns, the Sichuan people told him clearly that what he was worried about might happen, but it was only a matter of time before he and the team came together; And time can solve any problem. They even implicitly say that all problems will be solved. This "all the problems" include both his problems and the team's problems......

At this point, there is no need to continue to be wordy. Wuhan Yafeng's attitude has decided that it is impossible for him to transfer to Shaanxi Tianhe smoothly, and Sichuan Hongsheng's enthusiasm makes it difficult for him to refuse, and Hongsheng's treatment is no worse than that of Shaanxi, so he decided to accept this sincere invitation. However, he still expressed his concern: Wuhan Yafeng may have to entangle with the transfer fee, because he knows that Yafeng needs funds to buy a team for the new manager.

The Sichuan people immediately reassured him that the price was not a problem. They also joked that since they wanted to make this deal, they naturally had the "consciousness" of being "slaughtered" by Wuhan Yafeng.

After breaking up with Sichuan Hongsheng, he didn't return to the base, so he found a random hotel nearby and wrote a room. He thought that he would have to go into the city the next day to pick up his eldest sister anyway, so he might as well just wait in the city. Of course, he still asked the coach of the second team on the phone for three days off. Then he found Guan Mingshan on the phone, hoping that he could pull Zhang Chi. Mingshan was embarrassed and told him that Chen Mingcan simply hated Zhang Chi to the bone, and if Chen Mingcan didn't let go, then he wouldn't be able to come out of this way. He had no choice but to hang up the phone to Chen Mingcan again. Of course, the result can be imagined, Chen Mingcan said, anyone can go, if Gao Jinsong wants to go, he will come to Wuhan to pick him up in person, but Zhang Chi can't! That's the end of it! If you mention it again, you will turn your face!

Gao Jinsong, who touched the gray nose, had to turn around and look for Mingshan again. It's easy to say it, Mingshan reluctantly agreed, he can say something good for Zhang Chi in front of Chen Mingcan. However, Mingshan also said ugly things ahead, and things were tricky.

Fortunately, Gao Jinsong didn't have much hope for this. If it is successful, it can only be counted. So he didn't tell Zhang Chi what he did. Maybe Zhang Chi ran all the way to find a good owner? No one can tell.

He rested in the hotel for the night, slept until almost noon, got up, left his room, ate something in the street, and went to the docks. The time was just right, and he was just in time to catch up with the "Yangtze River No. 3" passenger ferry that the eldest sister and his family were riding approached the wharf. It was at this time that he received a call from his second sister.

He could no longer have imagined that this call would be the beginning of a series of misadventures......