CHAPTER XXXVII

"Old man, look who's coming!"

Grandma Song took a pair of cotton slippers from the shoe cabinet and gave them to Shu Dong, Shu Dong changed them and followed Grandma to the living room, but the moment he saw Grandpa Meng, Shu Dong's heart tightened.

"Dongdong is coming......" Grandpa Meng was lying on the sofa with a quilt on his body, and slowly opened his eyes after hearing the sound.

"I'm here, cold or not?" Shu Dong sat next to his grandfather, and when he first came to the living room, he felt very cold, so she helped his grandfather tuck the quilt.

Grandpa Meng closed his eyes again and shook his head slightly.

Shu Dong was stunned at this look in front of her, she didn't know what to do, she hadn't seen her for a month, how could she be like this......

I can clearly feel my grandfather's weakness, so weak that he doesn't even have the strength to speak, obviously he is very thin, but his eyes are visibly swollen.

"Shall I go and close the window?" Shu Dong's eyes were a little sour, but she didn't dare to move, for fear that she would break if she touched the person in front of her.

"It's not cold, it's too stuffy......" Grandpa Meng opened his eyes again and smiled at Shu Dong.

But Shu Dong could feel very struggling.

"How can you open so many windows, isn't it too cold?" Grandma Song also came to the living room after putting the dishes in the kitchen, and saw so many windows open and closed, leaving only one, and then came to the sofa, "It's too cold and the cold should be aggravated." ”

"Stuffy, out of breath......" Grandpa Meng sat up slowly.

"Are you still bored?" Grandma Song asked.

Grandpa Meng shook his head.

"Then wait a while and open it again, I'll go cook first, and you can chat with Dongdong." Grandma Song took some biscuits and put them on the coffee table, "Dongdong is hungry, eat some snacks first." ”

"I'll cook for you." Shu Dong got up from the sofa.

"No, no, the three of them will be fine for a while, and when you are bored, you can watch TV for a while." Grandma Song went back to the kitchen.

Shu Dong was stunned, and the three of them ...... Doesn't he go home for dinner?

"Eat an apple." Seeing that there was a fruit bowl on the coffee table, with toothpicks on it, Shu Dong brought one over and gave it to Grandpa Meng.

I don't know if it's because someone from the family came, Grandpa Meng's mental state was better than at the beginning, but when he took something from Shu Dong's hand, his hands were shaking.

"Do you want water?" Shu Dong took a pillow and put it behind his grandfather's back to make him more comfortable.

"Don't drink it, let's go down and take a walk..."Grandpa Meng slowly lifted the quilt, "I've been lying on the bed for two days......

"Wait a minute, I'll hold you." Shu Dong hurriedly put the cup in his hand on the coffee table, "Let's go downstairs and have a look after lunch at noon, the weather is very good today." ”

With Shu Dong's support, Grandpa Meng struggled to get up from the sofa, and his breathing became disordered as soon as he moved: "Grandpa is a wasted person, and he is tired when he moves..."

Shu Dong's eyes were very sour, like the dry juice splashed on the eye mask when peeling an orange, and she hugged her grandfather's arm hard: "Eat more at noon to have strength, and we will rest for a while when we are tired." ”

They walked around the living room, although the area was small, but it would take a long time for them to move forward, and although Grandpa was walking hard, his face was better than when he was just lying down.

"Your grandmother's cooking is not delicious, I don't want to eat it......" Grandpa Meng slowly walked to the table and turned back.

"Then you hurry up and take care of your body, and make what you want to eat." Maybe people are older, or they are especially like children when they are sick, Shu Dong can't help but want to laugh.

Grandpa Meng walked more and more smoothly, Shu Dong's strength became smaller and smaller, and in the end, it was basically Grandpa who walked by himself, albeit slowly.

"My wife doesn't want to take care of me...... Called you to be a coolie today? Grandpa Meng smiled.

"Yo! Got up? Grandma Song looked at the living room and was shocked, she hurriedly threw down the dishes and ran out, "Why didn't you let you come down for a walk yesterday, Dongdong just came down?" ”

"Dongdong, you stay at home for a while, help me treat this old man, you can make me angry all day long!"

"Okay? No, don't hold on, just take a few steps and take a break! ”

Grandma Song complained and worried, holding her wife with her hands for fear that he would fall. Shu Dong unconsciously curved the corners of his mouth beside him, slowly let go of his hand, and watched them walk forward......

"Don't say a word, twitter all day long......" Grandpa Meng began to dislike his wife again.

"If you think I'm annoying, you will be obedient and go to the hospital!" Grandma Song hugged him and walked forward slowly.

"Why does it smell mushy...... Did you forget to turn off the fire again? Grandpa Meng walked to the sofa and sat down.

"As soon as you say that, you change your mind...... Oops, I forgot to turn it off! Grandma Song hurriedly ran to the kitchen and turned off the fire.

Although there are only three people in the family, Shu Dong does not feel empty at all, Grandma Song is seventy years old and still in a hurry all day long, and the two of them dislike each other on the surface but support each other in this family.

Shu Dong poured a glass of warm water and put it in front of his grandfather: "Tired, drink some water." ”

Grandpa Meng couldn't slow down for a short time, sitting there panting, breathing chaotically: "Don't drink ......"

Holding the water cup and preparing to feed his grandfather, Shu Dong's hand paused, seeing that he should not have the strength to drink water now, Shu Dong lowered his gaze, and then put the cup on the coffee table.

"It's not feeling well, shall we go to the hospital in the afternoon?" The picture in front of her made Shu Dong panic and at a loss, and when she first saw it, she was thinking why not go to the hospital?

I just heard my grandmother mention it, and it seems that my grandfather is unwilling.

"If you don't go to the hospital for the New Year, ......"

In a few words, Shu Dong understood what her grandfather meant, she smiled: "When the disease finds the body, it doesn't matter if it's the New Year, if it's sick, we have to be treated, and it can be easier if you get better early." ”

Shu Dong rarely talks to a person like this, and when he says these words, he is still an elder, an elder like a child.

Of course, she rarely has such sincerity towards a person.

"Don't go, don't go......" Grandpa Meng frowned and leaned back.

Grandpa seemed to be unhappy, Shu Dong sighed and didn't continue, for fear of making him angry, but the sense of powerlessness and worry became heavier and heavier.

Grandpa Meng has taught all his life and understands a lot of truths, but he is still very traditional in his bones. Although he doesn't like to talk on weekdays, his temperament is as light as water, but he is terrible in some things.

Grandpa doesn't like to drink water, Song Feng and Grandma Song have chattered countless times, but they still don't drink it.

When he is sick like this, he just doesn't go to the hospital, he feels that he is a burden, so that everyone will not have a good year, and he also feels that it is unlucky to spend the New Year in the hospital, and he is afraid of spending money......

Grandpa didn't go, and Song Feng and Grandma Song didn't dare to force him, for fear of making him angry again.

At lunchtime, Grandpa Meng didn't have a good appetite because he was sick, and he disliked that his grandmother's cooking was not delicious, so he only ate half a bowl.

"It's not worrying to eat all day." After Grandma Song finished speaking, Grandpa Meng said to Shu Dong again, "Dongdong, if you don't like your appetite, you will be left, don't be reluctant, treat this place as your home." ”

"It's delicious." Shu Dong smiled.

She didn't mean to comfort her grandmother, because her sense of taste was not particularly sensitive, and her life was not too delicate since she was a child, so as long as it wasn't particularly unpalatable, she could.

"Really? Then grandma will give you another bowl. Hearing that someone recognized her cooking skills, Grandma Song couldn't help it, she stood up and went to get Shu Dong's bowl.

Shu Dong smiled a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry grandma, I'm almost full." ”

"Why do you children eat this, look at this thin arm, Xiaofeng too, not a cat eats much all day." Grandma Song went to fill a bowl for herself again.

With his eyes lowered, Shu Dong looked at the pattern of the tablecloth distractedly, grandpa was sick and he was not at home, where did he go?

"If you don't eat, you won't eat, I like to force people to ...... every time" Grandpa Meng may be in a bad mood because he is sick, and he has to interject a sentence in everything, how can he be so naΓ―ve usually.

"You're going to be a good guy again?" Grandma Song didn't care about him.

Shu Dong smiled, Grandpa Meng may have been oppressed by Grandma Song for a long time before he took the opportunity of illness to speak out.

As if he had no strength after arguing a few words, Grandpa Meng didn't speak again, leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes again.

"When you're tired, go lie down on the couch, or go back to your room." Grandma Song said.

Grandparents sat on one side, Shu Dong sat opposite them, Shu Dong put down his chopsticks and said, "Why don't I help you back to the room?" ”

Grandpa Meng sat up slightly, moving slowly and laboriously, "No need, go to the sofa." ”

Dongdong is here, he doesn't want to go back to the room, Xiaofeng likes her, he likes it too, he is not arrogant and impatient, and he is very kind, although he can't help much......

Grandma Song was about to put down the dishes and chopsticks to help the old man, but Shu Dong turned around: "Grandma, you can eat first, it will be cold for a while." ”

Shu Dong helped her grandfather to the sofa and covered the quilt, it was just noon, she opened the sliding doors of the living room and the balcony, and the sun was shining on her grandfather: "Rest first, and then we'll go downstairs later." ”

Grandpa Meng closed his eyes and slowly said "um".

It seems that she is gradually falling asleep, Shu Dong went to the balcony to secretly close a window, she was afraid that it would be cold to sleep with too much wind, the sun was very warm on the quilt, and the room was very bright.

Grandma was still eating, and Shu Dong walked to the table with light steps.

"People are old and have bad teeth, grandma eats more, and I am the last one every time I eat." Grandma Song said with a smile.

"It's not too important, it's not good for the stomach to eat fast." Shu Dong sat next to his grandmother.

Grandma Song laughed twice, looking at Shu Dong's eyes kind and full of pity: "Dongdong, you are a good girl." ”

His eyes paused, Shu Dong lowered his head and smiled slightly, but did not speak.

No one had ever said the words "good girl" to her.

She has always been a bad girl, a weirdo, and an alien in the eyes of others.

"Grandpa is not feeling well, is Song Feng not at home?" Shu Dong finally asked.

"Huh? He went to the city to get medicine for the old man, didn't he tell you? Grandma Song put down the dishes and chopsticks.

"Nope." Shu Dong's eyes moved slightly and he shook his head.

Grandma Song suddenly approached Shu Dong, looking mysterious and gossipy: "Quarreled? ”

Originally, he should have been confused or panicked because of this question, but Shu Dong couldn't help but smile when he saw his grandmother's old naughty appearance: "No, I haven't been to work in the past few days, and I haven't seen him." ”

"That's ......" Grandma Song didn't know whether to be happy or regretful.

"That's right." Shu Dong nodded obediently.

Grandma Song leaned back in her chair and recalled what had happened in the past few days: "The old man was sick a few days ago, but yesterday it suddenly began to get worse, and the medicine at home was also exhausted, Xiaofeng went home last night to see that it was like this, rented a car and went to Yangyang overnight, but the doctor definitely did not go to work at night, and I didn't dare to call him until now, for fear that he would drive to distract ......"

The old man's mind is always very meticulous, Shu Dong's afterglow swept over the white hair on the back of his grandmother's head, black mixed with white, and he couldn't tell which color was more.

Actually, grandma is the one who worries the most......

I have to take care of my grandfather, I have to take care of everything in the house, and I have to worry about Song Feng......

"Don't worry, if he doesn't come back in another hour, we'll call him." Shu Dong made his voice as gentle as possible and reassuring.

"Okay, this little cub doesn't know how to call home, and when he comes back, he will clean him up!" Grandma Song began to clean up the dishes and chopsticks on the dining table.

"I'll wash it." Shu Dong reached out to pick up the plate.

"No, no, you go to watch TV, these housework grandma have been doing it all your life, you are still children, go play." Grandma Song put the bowls and plates in the sink.

The dining table is next to the kitchen, and the kitchen has a sliding door, which is now also open, Shu Dong stood at the dining table and looked at his grandmother's back, which was already very curved......

She is not very accustomed to saying goodbye to others or rushing to do something, and many times everyone's politeness or greetings are very hypocritical in Shu Dong's opinion.

Shu Dong walked to the side of the sink and put on the rubber gloves for washing dishes: "Grandma, I'm not a pampered person, and I'm used to doing these things at home." ”

Grandma Song was cleaning up the board when she was suddenly stunned, she smiled and said, "No matter what you do at home, but in Grandma's eyes, you are a child." ”

Shu Dong's eyes suddenly turned a little red, although the corners of her mouth still rose, she opened the water wider, trying to hide her long and disordered breathing.

"You go out and watch grandpa, I'm afraid he wakes up and wants something, I'll just come here." Shu Dong said.

"Don't worry about him, he will consciously call people when he wakes up, I'll go outside and wipe the table." Grandma Song went out with a rag.

said that he was not worried about Grandpa Meng, and after going out, he first went to see Grandpa Meng, helped him press the quilt, and then began to wipe the coffee table.

Grandma Song is an idle person, she got up early in the morning to make breakfast, and after washing, she talked with Grandpa Meng for a while, and then went to the vegetable market and started to make lunch again......

Many young people may not be able to keep up with their physical strength, but as grandma said, she is used to it.

Grandpa Meng is not in good health, and grandma needs to take care of many things at home, but Grandma Song is very optimistic, otherwise this family will really collapse.

After cleaning up, grandpa was sleeping, Shu Dong and grandma were sitting on the sofa watching TV, but grandma pressed the mute button, and the two of them seemed to be watching pantomime.

Shu Dong turned on her phone, there was no news, an hour was almost up, she flipped to Song Feng's phone, and when she was about to call out, Grandpa Meng woke up.

"Why is there no sound...... Grandpa Meng opened his worried eyes.

"Hmm... Awake? Grandma Song looked at herself and fell asleep, she rubbed her eyes and took the remote control to add the voice, "What do you want to see?" ”

"Everything." Grandpa Meng said.

Shu Dong turned his head and looked, feeling that his grandfather was better than in the morning, at least his breathing was not so shaky when he spoke.

"Watching TV at home or going for a walk?" Grandma Song sat next to her grandfather.

"Let's watch TV, go out and catch a cold again." Grandpa Meng held his hands and wanted to sit up.

Grandma Song smiled and helped him to stuff a pillow behind his back: "I'm quite sensible today, I'm afraid of catching a cold?" ”

"Just how much you talk ......" Although it was very difficult to speak, Grandpa Meng couldn't help but glance at his grandmother.

Shu Dong watched them bickering and smiled from the side, but didn't go forward, Song Feng hadn't come back yet, and she didn't feel at ease if she left now.

"I haven't taken the medicine at noon yet..."Grandpa Meng's swollen eyes haven't subsided, and he feels that his eyelids are very heavy when he opens and closes his eyes.

"Look at my memory, Xiaofeng is no longer completely forgotten." Grandma Song took out the medicine box from under the coffee table, selected today's medicine, and felt cold as soon as her hand touched the glass, "This water is cold, wait for me to get you a cup of hot water." ”

"I'll go." Grandma Song was just about to get up, Shu Dong took the cup in her hand, this cup of water was still poured for grandpa in the morning, he didn't drink a sip until it was cold now.

"Be careful."

The water dispenser was behind the dining table, and when Shu Dong walked away, Grandma Song leaned in Grandpa Meng's ear and whispered, "How are you looking at Dongdong?" ”

The two of them talked for a day, and finally reached a consensus when it came to Shu Dong, Grandpa Meng looked at Shu Dong's back and nodded with a smile.

Shu Dong had just left the restaurant with the cup, when she suddenly heard the sound of the door lock turning, she subconsciously stopped, and because she stopped too suddenly, the water in the cup almost spilled.

The door was opened, and Song Feng just stepped in with one leg and was stunned when he saw Shu Dong......

"Is Xiaofeng back?" Grandma Song heard the voice and hurriedly walked to the entrance, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that it was Song Feng, "You little bastard, you don't know how to call grandma after going out for so long!" ”

Grandma Song slapped Song Feng on the back, but was soon attracted by the medicine in his hand again: "Did you prescribe so much this time?" Come on, old man, let's take this medicine. ”

Grandma Song returned to the coffee table with the medicine, and Shu Dong was still in place with the cup.

Song Feng's eyes fell on Shu Dong again, she was wearing the slippers that her grandmother bought at the mall last time, and a black sweater...... After two seconds, Song Feng bent down to change his shoes, then slowly walked up to Shu Dong, took the cup in her hand, and looked down into her eyes, very serious......

"Take the medicine you just got first." Looking at Shu Dong, Song Feng turned around with the cup and came to Grandpa Meng.

Shu Dong stood in place, his fingers had just been accidentally touched by him, and it was very cold. It's the same on the body, and it's all cold when it's closer......

In many cases, without speaking, one eye contact is enough.