Chapter 156: Illness (2/2)
Grandpa Tang has been used to saving money for all his life, but his lung disease is also an old problem. He refused to listen to his grandson's persuasion, and pushed Tang Jinyu into his room to let him read and study.
Tang Jinyu stood there and knocked on the door twice, but the old man either didn't hear it or ignored it.
Tang Jinyu sighed and could only sit back by the bed.
The small dining table outside their house was wiped clean by the old man just now when he was making medicine, and moved to his room to let him study. Although the house is poor and there is no study room, the old man still tries to vacate the room for him so that he can concentrate on his study.
The book he had turned over was still in the bedroom. Tang Jinyu's eyes fell on it, and he picked it up and flipped it.
The expected situation did not happen, he did not have a fever and passed out, nor did he go to the other side, the book stayed quiet in his hands. The number of pages on the book has not changed, but when it is opened, the things written have changed a little. Tang Jinyu sat on the side of the bed and looked at it carefully. He turned to the page he had read before, as if it was moved by a thin line. The things recorded there have also changed.
In this book, Xia Ye’s entrepreneurial life, and his relationship with several other entrepreneurs, and even the names of him and the Tang couple next door are recorded in detail. The book says that he is the only child of the Tang family, it describes Tang Hongjun's every promotion and the gradual expansion of Chen Suling's company, as well as several small things about him, Even his online name ”A Small Fish” was recorded in it. In the book, Teacher Xia did not leave either, and after his operation was successful, he stepped onto the stage he loves…
Tang Jinyu flipped through the pages, looking at the life he used to be familiar with, and sometimes smiled, but after a while, he burst into tears.
The first fifth of the pages in the book were quickly turned over. Most of the content in the back was illegible, but the last page was blank, and he doesn’t know why it was damaged.
It seemed that a page was torn off at random.
The ending is not finished.
He took a look, put the book down, and looked at the spine of the book again. The author did not write their name, and was left vague.
Since he can’t go back there for the time being, and there is no way to communicate. Tang Jinyu didn’t have any dreams when he went to bed at night, just like an ordinary boy at this age, he was in good health, and wouldn't easily get sick even if he got caught in the rain.
On the second day, Tang Jinyu went to school with the old man. The old man went to work in the cafeteria. As usual, after finishing all his morning schoolwork, he ran to the cafeteria a short time in advance to help the old man. The work at noon was the heaviest, especially on Wednesday, the northern cafeteria eats most of the steamed buns. A drawer of steamed buns needs two adults to move down together. The old man is getting older, but the work day after day is still the same. Tang Jinyu is not willing to let him do this, and always comes to help.
He arrived at the canteen very quickly. Not long ago, he had come to Pingcheng with Xia Ye on purpose. At that time, the canteen looked almost the same as the small auditorium next to it. However, after a few years, the small auditorium was demolished. The cafeteria also looks a bit older. When he passed by, the boss over there was very happy to see him and asked, ”Xiaoyu is here?”
Tang Jinyu nodded and said, ”Uncle Wang, where is my grandpa?”
”He has asked for a leave of absence for something, and he seems to be a little uncomfortable. I'll call and ask.”
Tang Jinyu agreed, grandpa and grandson had an elderly phone, and Grandpa Tang usually had it. The people in the cafeteria called him, but the old man only said that there was something wrong, which made Tang Jinyu want to eat in the cafeteria today.
Tang Jinyu answered the phone and asked, ”Grandpa, are you in the hospital? Where is it?”
”It's okay, it’s just an old problem, I came to get some prescribe medicine. If you don't want to eat in the cafeteria, go home and wait for me. Grandpa will go home soon.”
Tang Jinyu didn't wait, but drove to the hospital to pick him up.
When he arrived at the gate of the hospital, he happened to run into the old man coming out. The old man coughed a few times and smiled and said to him: ”You have a bad temper, didn't I tell you about it. It’s only a minor illness. The doctor prescribed some cough medicine and said it was the flu. I plan to take a few days off to rest at home. It just so happens that you are about to take the exam. Grandpa will take good care of you at home this month.”
Tang Jinyu carefully looked at the boxes of medicine, and the old man said, ”I really didn't lie to you, just a little cough. It's been several years, right? It will be fine after a while.”
”What about the medical records?”
The old man rummaged through his bag and said, ”I don’t know where I left it. I’ll buy another one another day,” he said distressingly, ”I have to spend a dollar more. I’m really old and I don’t have a good memory”
As he spoke, he secretly watched his little grandson's reaction.
Tang Jinyu also looked up at him, they looked at each other, and the old man looked away with a guilty conscience.
Tang Jinyu boiled Chinese medicine for him at night, watched him take the medicine, and said to him: ”Grandpa, I watched you take the medicine. Don't just take half of the medicine every time, and you can't save the medicine. Don't be afraid to spend money. I have a scholarship when I go to college. If I get a good score in the college entrance examination, the school would give me a bonus. Later, when I grow up, I can make money to support my family and make money to support you…
”Yeah, I know.” The old man smiled and reached out and touched his head. His hands were too rough, and he didn't dare to use force when it landed on his grandson’s head, so he was satisfied with just one touch.
Tang Jinyu held his hand on his cheek, rubbed it against each other, and lowered his eyes and said: ”Grandpa, I'm serious, I can't live without you.”
The old man was a little surprised. After watching him for a while, he suddenly smiled: ”Why do you still act like a baby? This is the first time I saw you like this. Where did you learn it?”
Tang Jinyu said, ”I always knew how.”
The old man changed the subject, stopped talking about the hospital, and sent him to study.
In the middle of the night, the old man coughed constantly, at first it was loud, and then after putting on his clothes, he held back his voice. There was like an old bellows in his lungs panting. He bent over and clenched his fist and pressed it hard, but he could hear it. The sound of that old bone squeezing.
Tang Jinyu slept on the single bed in the living room and heard it through the door.
He got up and went to the bedroom door, raising his hand to knock on the door, but listening to the old man inside trying to suppress it, and did not even dare to let a single gasp escape him. It made his heart feel sour, he raised his hand for a long time, choosing whether his hand should fall.
He didn't knock on that door.
But he kept standing at the door, listening to the old man's breath returning to a steady state before returning to sleep.
The old man considers him as his top priority. He loves him to the bone, and the same is true for him. He also loves his grandfather.