The afterglow of the sunset is still shining at the foot of the green pine hill, still lingering, reluctantly lingering, from which gap the sprinkling of a little bit of golden light fell on the dilapidated window, everyone sat in the car of the chief engineer of Zhu, and drove in the direction of the Nabashu hot pot restaurant.

As soon as the lotus walked into the hot pot restaurant, all kinds of furnishings around, the layout and the elaborate design, are very ingenious, elegant, and appear just right, at a glance, you know that the boss is an imposing, and very romantic, but also very hospitable person, neither lack of elegance, but also lack of noble momentum, and it seems that there is no waste at all, and the whole reflects the spicy local flavor between the clouds, mountains and rivers.

At this time, everything is so fresh, and everything is so full of desire.

There are many guests who come here, there are tourists from all over the country, there are also people from all over the world who make friends, and there are also pairs of young men and women, who snuggle, linger, whisper, and slowly step into the back of the elegant seat that is temporarily increased by the screen, and from time to time there is laughter. There are also relatives and friends, etc., with some people saying that there are mixed fish and dragons here, and it is better to say that this is a leisurely paradise. So that the heart of the lotus has more and better curiosity. This is a place that lotus can't think of, not to mention that you have to taste the spicy and spicy food in the mountains and rivers that are unique to the world.

The strength of the lotus heart is immediately attracted by the food, delicious is a woman's nature, and it is also a woman's exclusive patent. It's just that I really don't have the conditions and opportunities, when the opportunity comes, the natural delicious character will rush in, although the lotus is also a woman, but its automatic strong heart restrains herself, she has a strong perseverance, the lotus thinks of Wang Zhongyu who is still studying and struggling, and Wang Zhonggang, who has just entered the university, Wang Zhongmei, who has not yet entered the university, they are frugal every day, a meal is divided into two portions, and the campus time when they fail to eat well and eat well, maybe these are secondary words, The main thing is that Wang Zhongyu's father is still lying on the bed in the ward.

So all the delicacies in the world are not the same thing in her mouth, when people are judging it? But she was thinking about how to get through the next hurdle? When everyone raised their glasses and called a few times, she came back to her senses, and when she raised her glass, she couldn't drink, so she replaced it with tea. Lotus stood up, raised her glass, and said:

"Wine is a thousand cups of confidants, today I thank you for coming, you have not forgotten Wang Zhongyu, I thank you for visiting the old man for him, and I also hope that everyone encourages and supports each other to create a better tomorrow and work hard. Jiang Song! You're too old, you have to have something to do. ”

"Okay, we'll do our best to help him every chance we get." Zhu Chief Engineer and Master Yang agreed, "What's more, we are brothers when we meet."

Everyone ate and drank almost, Master Yang called the waiter, settled the account, ate 800 yuan, and the heart of the lotus almost didn't jump out, oh my God! It's so expensive, isn't this a robbery? She was chattering in her heart. Master Yang said:

"It's not much, I don't know if my sister-in-law eats well, don't you blame me for calling it that? Although I am a little older, I am inferior to Wang Zhongyu and my sister-in-law in all aspects, so I consider myself a younger brother. Master Yang said.

Zhu Chief Engineer first sent the lotus back to the ward, and then he said to the lotus:

"The three of us stayed in the guesthouse together. Come back tomorrow and go back, you have to take care of your body, your body doesn't seem to be quite right! Just now I saw if Jiang Song didn't say anything to his mouth, there shouldn't be something going on here! You must not fill all of us with some things, if there are things and difficulties, you can say them, and we will all solve them together. ”

"No, I will definitely let everyone know about something, and I will definitely inform everyone." Lotus said.

Lotus was shocked, how could it be, Lotus thought to herself, I haven't told anyone else, how can it be? It can't be, it could be something else, is there something wrong? Okay, don't care so much for now, do you see the move? That's all there is to it, let's see how it goes. Lotus waited for the chief engineer to send himself back to the ward, Wang Zhongyu's father was still sleeping, and the chief engineer looked at the old man and said:

"Then I'll go, see you tomorrow".

"Okay, everyone is tired from the day, it's time to rest early, see you tomorrow". Lotus said.

The next morning, as soon as the doctor called Lotus to the office, Zhu Chief Engineer, Master Yang and Jiang Song went to the ward, and the old man asked the three of them why they were so early and didn't take a short rest, and asked them if they had breakfast. The three of them replied together:

"Eat, have you eaten? If you haven't eaten it, we'll get it for you right away, what do you want to eat? ”

"Just finished eating, you guys came, look at it, the bowls are still there, Lotus knows that you are coming, she is afraid that she will not be able to leave the office for a while, so she told me not to fall asleep and wait for you."

"It's so thoughtful." Zhu Chief Engineer and Master Yang said at the same time.

Chief Engineer Zhu asked the old man why he came to the hospital this time, and the old man said:

"Early that morning, Zhongmei was going to go to school in the provincial capital, and Lotus sent her to the county seat to take the shuttle, I knew that the pig food and cow grass were not fed, so I wanted to get a little grass for the cow first, and I didn't want to step on the weak, so I fell down, and then I didn't know anything, and when I woke up, it was noon on the fourth day." The old man said with tears in his eyes, "I know that the lotus is too bitter, this girl is so good, she carries everything by herself, I look at it and feel very painful, I want to help her, do what I can do, I didn't think that I was busy and didn't help, but it added too much trouble, but increased too much pressure, I don't know how much it will cost this time, and I don't know where the lotus goes to get so much money?" ”

At this time, Jiang Song also said with tears in his eyes: "Uncle, don't say it, this, this ........."

Chief Engineer Zhu immediately said: "Jiang Song, do you know about this? ”

Jiang Song immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing: "I don't know!" I also want to know where Sister Lotus got this money, she has to pay the hospitalization fee first when she is hospitalized, and now that I think about it, maybe I borrowed it from your two eldest brothers? The reason why Jiang Song said this was that he wanted to change the topic, and secondly, he wanted to block the mouths of the two.

"She hasn't borrowed money from me!" Master Yang said.

"Everyone knows that she borrowed money from me, and I personally sent it, and my uncle also knows about it! Sister Lotus didn't mention it this time, the reason why I came here was because I came to see Lotus and the old man, and I only knew about it. “

Jiang Song also knew that the matter could not be hidden, and the horse's feet had been exposed, but she hoped that the problem would not be with him, otherwise he would not be able to explain it to Sister Lotus. But sooner or later, everyone will know about it! What should I do about this, but what should I do? I said no, and I didn't say no. Jiang Songyi was suppressing himself. He really wanted to cry, but he must still be a man. Forget it, wait and so on, the day when things will finally be understood, whether it is good or bad, let people say it for themselves!

Jiang Song was thinking of this, and the lotus came back from the office, and as soon as he entered the ward, it seemed to smell a little gunpowder. She smiled:

"What's wrong, all of them are moving their faces. It's me who offended everyone, I did have something to be late, so I made everyone wait for a long time, I'm sorry, I apologize to all of you. “

Master Yang said, "No, we want to know where you got the money for Uncle Wang's recent treatment?" “

"Oh! Oh yes! That's it? Is it still possible to use this method? As for it? I guess it's not necessary! I borrowed it from my classmates. Can you ask that classmate of mine when you have time? It doesn't have to be like this, right? Lotus said.

Chief Engineer Zhu and Master Yang looked at the lotus and didn't say anything, they knew that Wang Zhongyu and the lotus were people, maybe they really thought about it too much, so they didn't say anything. The only thing is that Jiang Song's mouth is about to say and swallow it back, with tears in his eyes, Zhu Chief Engineer has always been engaged in construction, and the nature of the work makes him develop the characteristics of carefulness, he looked at Jiang Song's speech and demeanor, and once again determined that there was a problem in it, but he didn't want to explain it here, so he had to take his time. Since the lotus doesn't want to talk about it, don't you say it for the time being? Don't pick things up, wait for Uncle Wang's illness to recover and then see the situation!

"Oh well! I have to go, I only have 1,000 yuan in cash today, so let's do my little bit! Zhu Chief Engineer said.

"I only have one thousand and five on me, and I won't say anything else, I hope to take care of my body, then we'll go, I'll come when I have time." Master Yang said.

"I can't take this money," Lotus said.

"Sister, this money is not for you, it's for your uncle, you just save it for him temporarily, he pays the fee, it's inconvenient to eat something, just run errands for us." Zhu Chief Engineer and Master Yang replied in unison.

In this way, the lotus is not easy to shirk. I had to accept it for the old man for the time being, and said:

"On behalf of the old man, I thank you for your kindness." Lotus said.

"Okay, take care, see you next time." Master Yang said.

"Goodbye"! Lotus said.

I wish the chief engineer to send Master Yang home first, and then go back to the construction site, Jiang Song saw them go away, and then turned around and asked the lotus if there was anything they needed help, the old man was much better, it seemed that he could be discharged from the hospital soon, if there was nothing wrong, I also went back, I didn't go home for a day, I was afraid that the family was worried, and I didn't say hello to the family when I left.

Lotus said: "It's not a big deal, you can go back too, so as not to worry your family." “

After the lotus sent everyone away one by one, he sat on the stool all of a sudden, and turned over the words of everyone just now, trying to find some clues, although the matter was prevaricated by himself, but it was not a long-term solution, I had to find the key to the problem. I am also observing Jiang Song, there seems to be a problem, is the problem with him, it seems that it is not, if it is, he may also say it, then it may wait until now, not to mention how does he know? How do you know? I didn't tell anyone. Is it really the answer to the sentence: "If you want people not to know, unless you don't do it?" "It seems that I have to find time to try Jiang Song, otherwise I won't be prepared at all in the future. After thinking about it, the lotus breathed a sigh of relief, and then went to get food for the old man, the lotus got the rice, and the old man also sat on the bed when he walked into the ward, and the old man's eyes stared at the lotus and asked:

"Girl! You tell you the truth to your father, where did this fee come from, just now you said that you borrowed it from one of your classmates, I have never heard that you have such a classmate! Besides, your classmates know that you are loyal! Wang Zhongyu's father said, "I hope you don't lie to me!" We're all a family now. ”

Lotus was stupid all of a sudden, she didn't expect the old man to be so shrewd, and she hated herself at that time She didn't expect that her classmate was also Wang Zhongyu's classmate, what should I do, I have to deceive the old man first, but I have to insist? The lotus flower immediately said:

"Yes, I borrowed it from a classmate!"

"Kid, don't lie to me, you are such a classmate? And willing to lend you so much money? Then the relationship is not ordinary, there is no special relationship, will lend you money? What's more, it's an economic problem, besides, in our family, it's too late for people to dodge, and they want to take a detour when they walk, and they will borrow money? You tell me? Child, you tell me, just like what Chief Engineer Zhu and Master Yang said just now, everyone fights together when there is difficulty, and your personal ability is always limited, do you say yes? I'm really worried that you're doing something stupid? ”

Lotus's heart collapsed all of a sudden, he completely ignored the old man, he didn't expect that the old man usually didn't like to talk, and it still made a lot of sense when he said it. And one by one, I was speechless and caught off guard when I asked them, which seemed to be a miscalculation. Lotus has always been quite shrewd, and there is no way to deal with it now. She'll have to put it off first. She had no choice but to say:

"I'll go ask the medical staff first, and I'll tell you later."

Lotus also knows that it's not a good way to do things like this all the time, but where to find a good way for a while? Lotus Says:

"Dad, you're in better spirits, I haven't been back for a few days, chickens, ducks, pigs, cows, I have to go back to see, although I asked Aunt Ma to take a look, I'll go back to see if the prepared feed is finished, by the way, see what to bring, you just wait for me to come back!" Don't go too far. ”

After the lotus confessed, she rushed home, before she got home, she saw a woman busy in the yard from a distance, and it was not Aunt Ma, but a bit like her mother, the lotus walked in to see, it was really her mother, she ran up at once, hugged her mother and cried, the will of the lotus at this time was completely out of control, compared to the mother, she will always be a child, children like to make trouble in the mother's arms, the lotus is not the same, she wants to cry in the mother's arms for three days and three nights.

As the mother of the lotus, seeing her daughter's running around and tired, her heart is always very painful, and the mother and son are connected! Although Lotus said that she hadn't gone home since the last time she went home, she didn't expect her mother to come quietly to help. Tears fell from my heart again. The mother knows her difficulties, and she knows that her daughter is strong on the outside, but fragile on the inside, although her mother does not agree with such a thing, but it must be a piece of meat on her body, and she is a little embarrassed in that regard. Many times my mother also secretly wept or prayed for God's blessing. The two mother and daughter cried for a while, this crying woke up the people in the neighborhood, they all came to Wang Zhongyu's house, asked about the situation, it turned out that the mother and daughter were frustrated and cried, nothing else, the neighbors persuaded each other to persuade the mother and daughter for a while, and the mother and the mother left one after another after returning to Xiao Xiao's calm. Then, the chickens, ducks and geese were fed and how to prepare were also prepared.

Lotus said goodbye to her mother, and her mother also said that she occasionally came to see the house, telling her to rest assured that she would take care of Wang Zhongyu's father first, and bring the things she should bring back to the hospital. After returning to the hospital, Lotus returned to the hospital, as usual, and first asked the old man what he wanted to eat. Wang Zhongyu's father can get out of bed and move these days, which also reduces a lot of things, Wang Zhongyu's father said that he didn't want to eat, he asked about the situation at home, and the lotus flowers answered one by one, of course, there was no mention of his mother. Then the lotus felt that there was nothing wrong, and she was very tired, so she fell asleep.

When the lotus woke up, it was not early, she was too tired, so she overslept, the lotus saw that there was no one on the bed, so she immediately looked for it, all the places in the hospital were not found, the lotus was about to go out to look for it, and was ready to go home to see, Wang Zhongyu's father came back with a bag of breakfast in his hand, his eyesight was not good, he walked slowly, after the lotus saw it:

"Dad, why don't you say anything when you go out to sell things, I'm all over the hospital and I'm about to go home!"

"I woke up and saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I got up, didn't the medical staff tell me to walk more? Don't be so nervous all the time. Okay, let's eat breakfast first. ”

How excited lotus is in her heart, if her father is like this old man, how good it would be!

"Good". Lotus said, "Dad, I have to go out later, don't walk around!" I won't be able to see you when I come back, and I'm going to be anxious again. ”

"Okay, listen to my daughter, is that okay?"

Lotus left the hospital, one was to find something to do, and the other was to send a letter to the three siblings. Lotus asked as she walked, did anyone need people in those stores? At this time, someone slapped her on the back and shouted:

"Lotus".

When the lotus looked back, it turned out to be Huang Lijuan. Huang Lijuan is her tablemate from the first grade to the third grade, and the relationship between the two is very good, but Huang Lijuan didn't come to the second semester of the third grade, because everyone was very young, so she didn't ask, Lotus only heard her say that her father was working in the field, saying that her father was in what army, what regiment commander and so on? Also listening to what others said, Lotus was both happy and surprised:

"Aren't you coming back? Why did I meet you here today, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, I miss you a lot, what are you doing now? ”

"My father is retiring from the military and coming back together for work. What are you doing, what are your former classmates doing? Huang Lijuan said.

"I didn't do anything, I came back, and I slowly got to know. Why ask me. Lotus said.

"Okay, I can't ask you. I have an urgent matter today, and I will go to your house tomorrow." Huang Lijuan said.

Then he left without waiting for the lotus to answer. The lotus looked at the distant back and fell into deep memories! From the first day of meeting to Huang Lijuan's silent departure from school, every subtle action appeared in front of Lotus's eyes!