Chapter 123 Which one is my grandfather?

His grandmother was still urging him on the other end of the phone.

"Come back quickly. I specially brought this to you during the National Day holiday. You can wear it every day during the National Day holiday. You won't go out and it won't be embarrassing."

Li He: ...

He was out of his mind back then, no, he was so angry with Bo Wei that he lost his mind.

They actually sent a shirt over.

Tsk!

"No need, Grandma, I don't believe it anymore."

Grandma panicked upon hearing this, "What happened? Did you ruin it? Oh dear, is there still a chance? Can you give her the money? I'll give you a hundred million."

Li He: ...

"It's not broken yet."

"It's not broken yet?" That means it's about to break.

Li He didn't want to talk anymore. "Grandma, I'm busy, I'll hang up now."

"Oh dear, if you can't handle it, I'll do it!" Grandma was furious; what a useless thing!

Li He: ...

"Looks like you'll still have to wear this. I'll put it in your room, and you can wear it tomorrow! Breakups and divorces are so normal these days, maybe it'll be your turn tomorrow."

"...I'm out of town these past few days and can't come back because of some business. I've taken the clothes and thrown them away; I'm not wearing them anymore."

After hanging up the phone, he silently rubbed his forehead.

I had a feeling that this was absurd.

Bo Wei looked at the phone that had been hung up on, feeling a strange sense of loss and disappointment.

Never mind, let's talk about it when we get back.

Anyway, a few more days won't make a difference.

I lay on the sofa, not wanting to move, scrolling through rental apps on my phone.

Finding a place to live is not easy.

She has an eight-day holiday. Depending on the situation, if possible, she wants to go back early to look at apartments and ideally rent one during the National Day holiday.

Ji Mingxiu took a taxi to the hospital and went directly to the ward.

I mentioned it in the group chat before.

He put down his suitcase when he reached the door of the ward.

It's nighttime now, and the lights in the ward are off.

But the door was open, and the light from the hallway shone into the room, so it wasn't completely dark inside.

Ji Mingxiu didn't say anything and quietly walked in.

Both hospital beds were occupied, and he walked straight toward the inner bed.

Beside the bed outside, a chair for a caregiver had been unfolded, and a middle-aged woman he didn't recognize was half-reclining there.

Moreover, judging from the video, it seems that the grandfather was sleeping in the bed by the window.

As Ji Mingxiu approached, in the dim light, he could only see the light reflected from his grandfather's open eyes on the hospital bed.

"Grandpa," he said, his voice filled with tender longing.

"Hey." The old man on the hospital bed moved his eyes at the sound and immediately responded, looking up at the face that appeared in the sky.

After a moment, the old man blinked and asked curiously, "My dear grandson, who are you?"

His grandson works away from home; he doesn't seem to be very old.

The voice doesn't sound like it either.

Ji Mingxiu: ...

This old man is not his grandfather.

"I'm sorry, sir, I made a mistake."

He was so embarrassed that he immediately straightened up and moved away.

On the hospital bed, the old man propped himself up on his arm and looked him over.

Ji Mingxiu turned around and gave a smile to the middle-aged woman next to the hospital bed.

Pointing to the hospital bed next to her, she said, "I've come to see Grandpa."

The woman sized him up. "You're his grandson?"

"Mm." Ji Mingxiu nodded.

"That's impossible. Is it a biological mother or someone else?" the woman said disbelievingly. "Someone else is also possible."

Ji Mingxiu frowned in confusion. What do you mean by "close" or "other"?

The person sleeping in the hospital bed was probably woken up by him. He turned to his side, his eyes searching for something to watch, and looked up to see the young man who was walking over but then stopped abruptly as if he had braked.

Ji Mingxiu remained in place.

The face on the bed clearly belonged to a middle-aged man.

Even when his grandfather was thirty years old, he didn't look like this, as if he had reversed his aging process.

For a moment, all four people in the room fell silent.

The middle-aged man and Ji Mingxiu looked at each other, their faces strangers.

The middle-aged woman looked Ji Mingxiu up and down. In her husband's family, he was so low in seniority that he would call even a dog "Uncle Dog." Where did such a big grandson come from?

The old man on the hospital bed was still propped up on his arms, looking around quietly in a daze.

Ji Mingxiu left the ward and slapped his forehead in annoyance.

I checked the group chat messages again.

Then I checked the information at the entrance of the ward.

That's right.

Suddenly, a possibility occurred to him, and his face turned pale instantly.

Ignoring the fact that he might disturb the patients who were already resting in the wards, he quickly dialed his mother's number.

The ringing of the phone made his heart race, and he gripped the phone tighter.

"Hello, son?" Mrs. Ji's voice was a little low, but you could feel her joy.

"Mom, when was Grandpa discharged from the hospital? Why was he discharged?" He didn't dare to ask Grandpa directly what happened.

Mrs. Ji hurriedly said, "You haven't been discharged yet? Oh, I forgot to tell you, you've been transferred to a different ward. Were you in the previous ward? I'll come find you right away."

Hearing his mother's words, Ji Mingxiu frowned again, "Why transfer to another ward? Has the condition worsened?"

"No, no, oh dear, I'll be right there." I could hear Ji's mother's hurried footsteps on the phone.

Ji Mingxiu breathed a sigh of relief after the call was disconnected, but he was puzzled.

Soon, he heard tense footsteps in the corridor and saw his mother coming towards him in the distance.

He picked up his suitcase and walked towards her, "Mom."

The woman looked to be in her forties or fifties, with fair skin, a slender figure, and gentle features; she seemed easy to get along with.

Upon seeing her son, she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes.

"Huh, didn't they say Weiwei was here too?" She looked around.

"I took her to the hotel. There was no need for her to come over so late at night. I'll pick her up tomorrow."

The woman nodded. "Oh, yes, let her get some rest."

"Okay, all done."

Ji's mother led him around a corner to the door of a ward, and then said, "Your grandfather is asleep, don't wake him."

Ji Mingxiu nodded and tiptoed inside.

This ward is a bit different. It only has one bed, is spacious, and has simple furniture. The air in the room seems much fresher.

I walked to the bedside and glanced at my grandfather.

The light was dim, and I couldn't see clearly, but I could tell that Grandpa was sleeping soundly.

Afraid of mistaking someone for someone else, he lowered his body slightly to confirm that it was indeed his grandfather.

Afraid of waking her grandfather, she came out after a short while.

"Mom, is Grandpa alright? Why was he moved to a different ward?" he asked in a low voice.

Mrs. Ji smiled and said, "It's nothing, everything's fine. A few days ago, a group of experts suddenly came to the hospital. They treat all kinds of things. The nurses said they're all very capable. They came specifically to exchange experiences."

"Once they arrived, they started making rounds, and then they went to your grandfather's ward. Wow, what a large group! They are truly experts, and their attitude is so good. They checked your grandfather this and that, showing great concern! In just a few days, your grandfather's condition improved, and today he is in good spirits and can even sleep."

Ji Mingxiu was surprised. "That's good?"

What kind of experts can come in a whole group?

These days, the credibility of the word 'expert' has been greatly diminished.

But he didn't doubt that a hospital would joke about this; he just found it a bit strange.

"Why were you moved to a different ward? Is it because your condition is different? What did the doctor say?"

"No, they said they'd use your grandfather as a subject of observation, specifically for the doctors to learn from. It's more convenient for him to stay in this ward." As she spoke, Mrs. Ji smiled at him as if she had gotten a great deal, "I heard this is a VIP ward, and it is indeed much more comfortable than a regular ward."

Although Ji Mingxiu was puzzled, he felt that it must be because his perspective was too limited.

The world is vast and full of wonders.