Li Xiao returned to the homestay.

Chishui in July is in the rainy season. On the way back, it was raining again.

Li Xiao was a little feverish, but the mosquitoes refused to let him go, buzzing in front of his eyes.

Liu Geling sent him a WeChat message, "Your mother came to my house, and she has been talking to my mother about your wild nature and rebellion, and I don't know who will subdue you in the future." I also told my mother that if you don't go back, they will kill you and find you. ”

Li Xiao thought of Zhu Sheng in his mind. Shoot some videos of Zhu Sheng's bamboo dance, which is enough to edit a micro-documentary. The live broadcast of netizens called, forget it, whatever. He typed in the dialog box: "Come on, pick me up at the airport in two days." ”

WeChat dudu, there is new news, "Anyway, can you give me the contact information of that bamboo drifting beauty?" I was eager to have a cloud conversation with her. I have no doubt that she will be my muse. ”

Li Xiao, who had already obtained Zhu Sheng's number, sent out a WeChat message, "Can I shoot tomorrow?" I watched you practice a horse that day, dancing and bamboo drifting, which was very amazing. ”

Zhu Sheng quickly replied to his message: "It won't work tomorrow, I have an arrangement." ”

Since it can't be filmed, Li Xiao thinks about it well, just give himself a vacation and cure this damn cold.

It's just that he didn't expect to meet Zhu Sheng again in the hospital.

**

In the neurology clinic of the First Hospital of Chishui City, Zhu Sheng pinched his fingers nervously, his eyes drifted to the doctor's diagnosis list, but he didn't dare to look at it. "Doctor, how is my grandmother?"

The doctor, who was in his forties, wore glasses and pushed the bridge of his nose. "We suspect it's Alzheimer's. It is best to go to a big hospital for a follow-up, build a city or simply go to the imperial capital, where the hospital is more authoritative. ”

How difficult it is to register in a big hospital in a big city. And Zhu Sheng's current conditions are really inadequate. "Are there any contraindications or caveats?"

"The main manifestations of the disease are memory loss, forgetting recent events, difficulty coping with complex things, and may face cognitive impairment of time and place in the future. Thankfully, it was discovered relatively early. ”

Zhu Sheng remembered that her grandmother had forgotten the way home when she picked bamboo and forgot to put salt when cooking, and she had some bad premonitions at that time, but after listening to the doctor's verdict, she still couldn't help but feel a pain in her heart. "Doctor, my grandmother is not yet 65 years old, she usually looks fine, how can she ......"

The doctor patiently explained: "Because our country is aging more seriously, there will be one Alzheimer's disease patient in 25 families; Your grandmother's condition is Alzheimer's disease. In general, it is divided into medication and psychiatric treatment......"

Coming out of the consultation room, my grandmother was still waiting at the door, and greeted her in a panic, "Shengsheng, how is it?" ”

Zhu Sheng squeezed out a reluctant smile and pretended to be relaxed, "Oh, it's nothing, it's mainly a lack of calcium." Grandma, you wait here for a while, I'll prescribe some medicine, and we'll be home." ”

Grandma is not very literate, and Zhu Sheng hopes to get by.

Grandma's gloomy face finally showed a smile, "I'll just say it, I'm fine." If you want to buy calcium tablets, we can go to the clinic in the town, and things are expensive in big hospitals. ”

Zhu Sheng didn't look over, afraid that he would not be able to bear it, "It's too troublesome, grandma, you are waiting for me here, I'll go." ”

The whimpering sound was swallowed, and Zhu Shengfeng disappeared at the end of the hallway. Instead of making the payment first, she found an ATM and inserted the ABC card she had in school, which made her even worse off with a four-figure deposit.

In the four years of college, she basically had a full scholarship, and she would also do some part-time jobs, without spending her family's money. But after all, she studied in a music and art college, and the tuition fee was much higher than that of ordinary universities. Now that she has just graduated, it is normal for her bank card to be empty.

took out the card, pinched it in the palm of his hand, Zhu Sheng opened the phone, flipped to the address book, and the second name - "Dad A".

After a moment's hesitation, she took a deep breath as she pressed the dial-through button.

The beep rang for a long time, and when she wanted to give up, the phone was connected, and a tired voice came from the microphone.

"Do you know that there is a father like me? Say, what's the matter? ”

Zhu Sheng wanted to learn dance when he was a child, but was strongly opposed by his father. Her father pointed to her nose and scolded, "The little girl doesn't learn well, what's the use of learning those head-scratching movements?" You are good at culture classes, why do you want to learn dance? Don't learn from your mother. ”

When Zhu Sheng was five years old, he already remembered. Occasionally, I heard from the neighbors that my mother jumped into the Chishui River and didn't find her.

What kind of despair would make a person willing to leave such a young child and die alone?

Zhu Sheng knew that her mother liked to dance, and so did she. She hopes that one day, she will stand on a high enough stage for her mother to see, even if her mother is underground.

Tears rushed out of his eyes with the past that drilled his heart, and he was caught off guard. Zhu Sheng wiped it hard, not wanting his father to notice his choking. "Grandma, you're sick."

She held back, trying to speak in a smooth tone of her daily life.

After a few seconds of silence, there seemed to be a faint sigh from my father's side, "Got it, I'll call you." ”

The palms of the hands holding the phone were full of sweat. She was afraid that if she said one more word, she would reveal her emotions. Zhu Sheng stiffened his phone into his bag.

Fortunately, her father didn't suspect it, and fortunately he didn't continue to ask, otherwise she was really not sure if her lame acting skills would let her father find out the clues.

**

In the worker's dormitory, Zhu Chunhe moved his plaster leg.

He found a job repairing the subway in the imperial capital, and was accidentally injured a few days ago, and the engineering team gave him a subsidy, and he basically spent money on treatment.

Just as his fellow countryman came in, "Brother Li, can you lend me ......" His eyes flickered, and he compared five fingers slowly, "This money?" ”

In these years, it is not easy to work as a worker.

"So much, what's going on?"

Zhu Chunjiang drooped his shoulders, hung his head, and told his daughter about the call. "Shengsheng, this kid, hasn't talked to me about asking for tuition in four years of college, and in their school, the tuition fee is 20,000 yuan a year. Today she spoke to me to explain that she was really in trouble. My mother's illness may be worse than I thought. ”

The fellow villager and worker was a little moved, and thought for a long time, "I can only lend you 2,000." ”

If you can borrow something, it's a point. Zhu Chunhe thanked again and again.

**

Soon, Zhu Sheng received a transfer from an unfamiliar number, as well as his father's WeChat.

Wiping away his tears, Zhu Sheng cheered up and bought some medicine first.

People come and go in the hospital, no one notices the helplessness of this ordinary girl, and the joys and sorrows of human beings are not connected. It's just that what she doesn't know is that her performance is all watched by one person.

Li Xiao.

Li Xiao, who was wearing a mask and pulling a huge trolley suitcase, withstood the discomfort of a heavy cold, and followed Zhu Sheng.

He saw her prescribing medicine, watched her smile brightly at her grandmother, and the two of them walked out of the hospital gate with their arms.

It was raining again, turning from heavy rain to dripping, and there was still some standing water on the road.

He saw Zhu Sheng holding up an umbrella, carrying an exaggerated backpack, and helping his grandmother into the rain.

Li Xiao's heart rose and fell with the girl's stubborn back. Suddenly, she slipped and fell into a small puddle, half of her knee was covered in mud, the umbrella was out of her hand, and she called "grandma".

Li Xiao rushed over at the speed of a cheetah, covering the big black umbrella in his hand over his grandmother's head. The long arm was like him, and he stretched out his hand towards Zhu Sheng.

In the drizzle, a mist rose in front of Zhu Sheng's eyes, opposite him who was wearing a mask and only showed a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes. She also had mud on her hands, and shook it to get up on her own. Li Xiao had already grabbed her arm and placed her under her grandmother's umbrella, and handed her the handle of the umbrella.

This one is big enough for the two of them.

Then he quickly picked up Zhu Sheng's umbrella and took back his luggage.

"Shengsheng, are you a friend?" Grandma asked, smiling comfortingly.

Zhu Sheng didn't know how to answer for a while, so he only replied lightly, "Hmm." ”

"Where are you going, I'll give you a ride." Li Xiao walked back, pulled off half of his mask, and asked in a calm voice.

Zhu Sheng instinctively refused, "No need, let's call a car......"

Unexpectedly, Li Xiao had already taken the initiative to greet her grandmother, "Grandma, hello, my name is Li Xiao, and I am from Zhu Sheng...... Friend. What a coincidence, I'm going to Red River too. ”

He made the gods say it, as if he had practiced it many times.

And Zhu Sheng, just acquiesced to him as a friend, and it is not good to deny it.

Grandma immediately made a decision, "That young man, let's go all the way." ”

In this way, Li Xiao was like a flower messenger, protecting Zhu Sheng and his grandmother, got into a taxi, rushed to the bus station, and got on the bus back to Honghe Town. He is quick and quick, and the driver also acquiesces to him to pay the bill and buy the ticket, and the fare is borne by him.

When we arrived at the entrance of the town, the rain fell even more, and it all flowed into a small river. It is inconvenient for the elderly to walk.

Li Xiao simply squatted down, "Grandma, I'll carry you." ”

Zhu Sheng was embarrassed to trouble him again, and just wanted to refuse, but heard him say: "Zhu Sheng, you can help me take my suitcase, it's very heavy." ”

That way, she doesn't have to worry about owing favors. Zhu Sheng sighed faintly.

And so this scene occurred.

Li Xiao carried his grandmother on his back, and Zhu Sheng carried a large bag and an umbrella, like a wandering refugee family of three.

DELIVERED TO THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE, LI XIAO TOOK BACK HIS UMBRELLA AND LUGGAGE, "I LIVE IN THE RIVER BEAUTY HOMESTAY, AND CALL ME IF THERE IS SOMETHING." ”

Zhu Sheng noticed that Li Xiao's face was blushing amazingly. She didn't think it was because he was tired of carrying someone just now, he had caught a cold before. "You wait for me," he said, running into the house.

Grandma took Li Xiao's hand, "Young man, let's go in and have a meal, this weather is the most suitable for Zhusun hot pot." ”