As the saying goes, there is no such thing as a feast. They were lively in Yinhai for a few days, Fang Wei and Xiaoli were going back to Nanling, Wang Jianguo and his wife, sent them to the airport, and the two did not leave until after taking off.

Fang Wei and Xiaoli returned to Nanling, took the things they bought in Yinhai, and came to Xiaoli's house, the nanny saw from the window, the two of them walked into the small courtyard, quickly walked out of the house, and said; "You're finally back, your father is hospitalized, and your mother is the only one in the house, and if you don't come back, I'm going to send you a telegram."

When Xiaoli heard that her father was hospitalized, she suddenly got up in a hurry, hurriedly walked into the house, and saw her mother sitting alone on the sofa, she asked; "Mom, I'm back, why did my dad get hospitalized? What is the disease? ”

When the mother saw her daughter come in, she followed behind Fang Wei and said; "After your father was hospitalized, there were your eldest sister and second sister, taking turns to take care of them in the hospital, don't worry, you went out to travel this time, the time is really not short, you have been to many places, have you had a good time?"

Xiaoli said; "Mom, let me ask you, what kind of disease my dad has, and you haven't told me yet, and you won't call me."

Mother said; "Since the two of you left, within a few days, your father was hospitalized, and it was still the root of the old illness left before, it doesn't matter, there is nothing to worry about."

Xiaoli said; "No wonder, I call home, every time you always say, my dad is not at home, he went out, and he has been hiding it from me."

Fang Wei put down his things, looked at Xiaoli and said; "Xiaoli, don't say it again, let's go to the hospital now, can we take a look?"

Mother said; "You two come back all the way, and you're tired, let's take a break, don't worry, there's no need to go to the hospital right away, just go tomorrow."

Xiaoli said; "Mom, I'll go to the hospital with Fang Wei now, go to see what's going on with my dad, you wait for me to come back at home, we bought a lot of foreign specialties, put them in our bags, let the nanny take them out and taste them, see if it suits your taste."

The two drove to the hospital and parked the car outside the cadre ward, they walked into the ward and saw the father lying on the bed, he saw his daughter come in, and asked the nurse to help him sit up, Xiaoli walked quickly to the bed and said; "Dad, are you feeling better? I didn't make a phone call when I was hospitalized, but as soon as I got home, I heard that you were hospitalized, so I rushed over immediately. ”

The father looked at his daughter and said lightly; "It doesn't matter if I'm sick, it's all when I was young, I participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and I fell into trouble, there were a few pieces of shrapnel that were at fault, and I wanted to take it out a few years ago, because I was busy with work, I didn't have time, and I felt unwell recently, after the doctor's diagnosis, the shrapnel was stuck in the critical parts, as long as I moved it, it was likely to cause hemiplegia, you don't have to worry about me, just take care of yourself."

Fang Wei saw that the old man's face was not good, he observed it carefully for a while, and then stepped forward and said; "Uncle, it's better not to sit down, it's better to lie down, so that it will be more comfortable to talk."

Fang Wei glanced at Xiaoli, gently tugged at her clothes with his hand, then looked at her father and said; "Uncle, when Xiaoli and I came, we met an acquaintance, and he was still waiting outside, so we went out to say hello to him and will be back soon."

Xiaoli followed out of the ward and said; "Fang Wei, what's wrong with you? What are you letting me out? ”

Fang Wei said; "Xiaoli, don't you see, your father's face is not good, I feel wrong, it's not like the old man said, there must be something wrong here."

Xiaoli looked at him in surprise and said; "Don't talk nonsense, my father's face is not very good, isn't this sick, where do you think of it?"

Fang Wei said solemnly; "Xiaoli, you are too careless, the nurse looks at us, a little dodgy, don't you think it's strange? We must not be careless, the medical staff must be hiding something. ”

Xiaoli was frightened by Fang Wei's words, she didn't react for a long time, looked at him blankly, and said; "Fang Wei, don't scare me, is Dad's illness really that serious?"

Fang Wei said; "Let's stop arguing, go to the attending doctor immediately, and ask in detail, isn't your father's condition clear?"

Xiaoli said; "Alright then, since that's the case, then without further ado, the sooner the better, let's go to the doctor right away."

The two of them found the leader of the cadre ward, asked the attending doctor, then came to his office, pushed the door in, Xiaoli saw the doctor, recognized it as an old acquaintance at a glance, walked to his desk, and said; "Hello, doctor, I came to you just to ask, is my father's condition serious?

The doctor looked at Xiaoli and said; "Don't worry, you sit down first, your father's condition is not easy to say now, and you need to observe it for a while."

Xiaoli said; "Doctor, we've known each other for many years, don't hide it from me, my dad's condition, what's going on, you must tell me the truth."

Fang Wei looked at the doctor, and his words were vague, and then he spoke; "Doctor, Xiaoli's father has been hospitalized for more than a month, why is he still observing?"

The doctor glanced at him and said; "Young man, what is your relationship with the old secretary's family?"

Xiaoli felt that there seemed to be something wrong with the doctor's words, so she was a little anxious and said; "Doctor, what's wrong with him, can't he say something in front of him? He is my object, they are all family members, there is no need to avoid him, you can just say it if you have something to say. ”

The doctor sighed and said; "Xiaoli, your eldest sister and second sister, I have asked me many times, there are some words, I didn't dare to tell them, I don't think I can hide it anymore, I'll tell you the truth today, in fact, your father knows how serious his condition is, and he knows it very well in his heart, for this reason, he specially explained, he is not allowed to say it to anyone in your family, otherwise, he will settle accounts with me, I have known your father for many years, I have never seen him, treat me so harshly, I have no way, the leaders of our hospital know this matter, The upper and lower hands concealed that this responsibility cannot be borne by me alone. ”

The doctor had already made his words clear, Xiaoli's eyes were full of tears, and she choked up and said; "Doctor, isn't there a good way to treat it?"

The doctor was silent, hesitated for a moment, and said; "Your father has been sick for many years, and now it has exploded, he used to be busy with work and rarely came to the hospital to check his body, I said it many times, he just didn't listen, your father is the leader, I can't force him, it has been delayed until now, and I can't do anything."

Fang Wei looked at Xiaoli's sad appearance and said; "Xiaoli, the doctor has made it clear to us, no longer bothering people, let's go."

The two of them came out of the doctor, and after walking a few steps, Xiaoli started crying, Fang Wei held her in his arms, snuggled up to him, comforted her and said; "Xiaoli, don't be like this, your father's condition has reached the point of no return, there is no way to do it, no one can change it, I will go to see your father later, like you, your eyes are red, you just don't say anything, your father also knows that you have cried, this is not the same as showing the old man that we know everything, your father will be sad."

Xiao Li cried even harder, almost convulsed, Fang Wei hugged her tighter to reduce her pain, and after a while, Xiao Li's crying weakened, and he spoke; "Xiaoli, don't cry anymore, there are a lot of people standing over there, looking at us, you go to the bathroom to wash your face, let's go to the gate, stay for a while, wait until you calm down, and then go to see your father, okay?"

Xiaoli stopped crying and obeyed Fang Wei, they went downstairs and walked outside the hospital door, she leaned on Fang Wei's shoulder and said; "Fang Wei, I'm about to lose my father, I'm so uncomfortable now, my heart is dripping blood, I can't wait for my life, I like my father's life, and I hate God for being unfair. I can't put into words how I feel right now, can you understand me? My father loves me so much, is it possible that our father and daughter will soon be separated by yin and yang, my father really can't bear it, leaving my mother and our three daughters, and just leaving, how to live in the future, I don't dare to think about it anymore. ”

Fang Wei understood Xiaoli's mood, and it was not easy to answer her, so he was silent for a while and said; "Xiaoli, I say something of great awe, don't you feel harsh, alas, birth, old age, sickness and death, that is the law of nature, not to mention the old man, even you and I can't escape, you still have to face the reality, your mother will know sooner or later, and it won't be hidden for long, and now there is no better way, you can only resign yourself to fate, go with the flow, take a step, count it as a step."

Xiaoli didn't say a word, quietly looked into the distance, and said; "Fang Wei, another world, what is it like, is it like the legend, there is heaven and hell."

Fang Wei looked at her, sighed, and said; "I don't know, maybe there is, maybe not, good people can go to heaven, bad people have to go to hell, this is passed down from generation to generation, this is to warn the world, when you are alive, you should do less evil and do more good, a good person like your father, even if he goes to another world, he will be respected."

Xiaoli said; "Why do people die, what do they do if they leave their relatives behind? Can't live forever? I regret it very much now, why didn't I go to study medicine when I was admitted to university, if I could start all over again, I would not hesitate at all, I must apply for the famous medical major in China. ”

Fang Wei said; "Xiaoli, it's useless to say anything now, and you can't change reality, stop thinking nonsense, let's go in now and see your father."

Xiaoli walked to the ward and talked to her father, she saw her father's uncomfortable appearance, so she got up and said; "Dad, you rest, I won't bother, my mother is home alone, we only came back today, and before I said a few words to my mother, I rushed to the hospital to see you, now go back to have a meal with her, and come to see you tomorrow."

The father looked at his daughter's red eyes, and he already understood in his heart, his daughter knew her condition, and she didn't pierce this layer of window paper, and said; "You go back, you must take care of your mother, she is old, and there is a lot of inconvenience in moving, you have to worry more about it in case she falls, I have doctors and nurses here, they will take care of me, go back and tell your mother, let her rest assured."

When Xiaoli returned home, the mother saw that her daughter's eyes were red and asked; "Xiaoli, what's wrong with your eyes? Why is it so red? ”

Xiaoli rubbed her eyes and said; "Mom, it's nothing, there is a little bug that got into my eyes, I rubbed it for a long time before I rubbed it out, and then my eyes turned red, probably because of this."

Mother looked at Fang Wei and said in disbelief; "Xiao Fang, is what Xiao Li said true?"

Fang Wei said; "Auntie, what Xiaoli said is true, she can't lie to you, I was in front of me at the time, and I also helped her blow her eyes for a long time."

The mother vaguely felt that something was wrong, and the sixth sense told her that something big might happen at home, and the first thing she thought of was her wife, and it seemed that the old man's situation was not good.

After the family had eaten, Xiaoli sat next to her mother, in order to avoid the old man, asking too much about the hospital and distracting her attention, Xiaoli found a topic and said; "Mom, how did you and my dad meet when we were young? Where did you meet? Can you tell me about your daughter? ”

The mother looked at her daughter, looked at it for a long time, and said, "Daughter, okay, why do you ask, these things, those are all old calendars, what are you talking about?" ”

Xiaoli began to be coquettish, snuggled in her mother's arms, and said; "Mom, I just want to know about you and my dad when we were young, we just had dinner, and there is nothing to do, let's talk a few words, you can tell me about it."

The mother couldn't resist her daughter, sighed, and said; "If you really want to know, then I'll tell you, probably in the late fifties, I went to North Korea to participate in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, I worked in the political engineering department, in a breakout, the troops were scattered, on the way to the rapid march, I met your father, he covered me to break out of the encirclement, and that's how we met."

Xiaoli said; "Mom, just a few simple words, you want to send me away, that's not good, I want you to continue, talk about it in detail, okay?"

Mother said; "You kid, why do you have to inch in, I'm old, my brain is not as good as before, some things, I don't remember very clearly, if no one reminds me, I can't remember."

Xiaoli said with a smile; "Mom, this is easy to do, I ask a question, you answer, are you optimistic?"

The mother slapped Xiaoli lightly on the back and said; "If you want to know something, just ask."

Xiaoli raised her head, looked at her mother and said; "Mom, have you ever seen a captive? What do they look like? Is it exactly the same as in the movie? ”

Mother said; "There are a lot of foreigners captured by our army, and they are escorted down from the front line in batches, and I really hate them to death when I think of the scene of their cruelty to the Korean people, and if it weren't for our army's policy of giving preferential treatment to prisoners, I would really like to destroy them with one shot."

Xiaoli asked; "How cruel the Korean War was, I saw it in the movie, how did you and my dad get here?"

Mother said; "In those days, the equipment of our troops was relatively backward, and they could not compare with the invaders, so they were willing to sprinkle all their blood on the Korean battlefield by virtue of their love for the motherland and their determination to defend the Korean people."

Xiaoli thought to herself, without her fathers, throwing her head and spilling blood, there would be no happy life today, she said with emotion; "Mom, your generation is really not easy, you have experienced too many ups and downs, you have suffered all hardships, you have suffered all crimes, on the Korean battlefield, the heroic deeds of our army are endless, and we, the younger generations, are proud and admired."

Fang Wei interjected; "Auntie, the ups and downs of that era, you and your uncle have finally come over, and our younger generations will not forget the cruelty of war."

Xiaoli said; "Mom, have you ever encountered the most dangerous thing on the battlefield in Korea? There is one thing that you remember most clearly and will never forget. ”

The mother looked at her daughter and future son-in-law and said; "Speaking of the Korean War, there are many things that I can't forget, the most memorable thing for me is that once, at night we went to transport the wounded and sick, the road was winding, there were potholes everywhere, they were blown up by American shells, the road was particularly difficult to walk, and I couldn't use flashlights to illuminate, I could only walk in the dark, I was tired halfway, we sat down to rest, I went to the woods on the side of the road to relieve my hands, just squatted down, I felt wrong, I touched the side with my hand, I touched the dead man on the ground, by the faint light of the crescent moon, I looked around, It scared me too, and around me, there were all people with missing arms and legs, and a few people who had lost their heads. ”

When her mother said this, she startled Xiaoli, and she couldn't help but hug her mother tightly and said; "Mom, what you said is really terrifying, so many dead people, lying next to you, aren't you afraid? I didn't dare to listen any further. ”

The mother looked at her daughter and said; "Kid, I'm a little tired today, I want to rest early, let's continue tomorrow."