Although she had been helping him pack his luggage, she also noticed that Lin Xinghua looked awkward after entering the room.
Xie Linan just said calmly: "Maybe he is used to being abused in his second and third uncles' homes. He sleeps well in the dark room with an iron bed in their homes. Of course he won't be used to it if you build him a room with a solid wooden bed. You might as well clean up that junk room and let him live there."
Xie Li: “…”
"Grandpa is like a wild boar. He can't eat well."
Ye Xiaozhen glared at him, "How do you talk like that?"
Xie Li was also angry, "You are older than him, why are you still teasing him? Don't say that, or Grandpa will be sad if he hears it."
Xie Linan thought he was sad, but he was still angry.
Because the old man really lived in the dark room in my second uncle's house for a month.
I don't know if it was his illusion, but after being locked up in the dark room for a month, his health got worse.
After the meal was ready, Xie Li went into the house to take her grandfather out to eat.
When Zhang Jianhua saw him, he said, "Grandpa, I'll buy you a pair of crutches later."
Lin Xinghua patted his legs and said, "With these shoes, I am much better now and don't need crutches anymore."
"The walking stick I'm talking about is different from what you think. It's a walking stick specially designed for the elderly. It can be used for standing or sitting."
Um?
"Can you still sit?"
"Yes, if you get tired, you can put down your crutches and sit down anytime."
"Is there such a thing?"
"Yes, I'll bring it back and show it to you later."
He wanted to see what this crutch looked like.
While eating, Zhang Jianhua discovered that his grandfather never took any food from his bowl. He only ate the first dish he put into the bowl, including the rice.
He was a little puzzled and asked, "Grandpa, is this meal to your liking?"
"Very good, very appetizing."
"Then why don't you pick up some food?"
"This is enough for me. I can't eat more."
"This..." He felt a little strange and looked at Xie Li.
Then Xie Li and Xie Linan each picked up a bunch of food for him.
Xie Li said, "Eat yours, we will pick it up."
Xie Linan added: "He was worried that he might bring disease to us."
"This... Grandpa, your disease is not contagious, it's okay."
Although Zhang Jianhua said this, the old man still insisted on not using the chopsticks he had used to pick up food.
If Xie Linan hadn't insisted, he would not have been willing to sit at the table. He wanted to share food with them, and not using chopsticks to pick up food was his bottom line.
After dinner, Xie Li talked to them about her grandfather's illness and going to the hospital.
"We've made an appointment. It's 9:30 tomorrow morning. Let's go early and come back early."
"Okay, sister will take care of all the hard work."
Xie Li smiled and said, "Why are you being polite to me? He is my grandpa, so it is only natural for me to run for him. But what's wrong with my grandpa? Why is he so awkward even when having a meal?"
Ye Xiaozhen didn't know what was going on.
Xie Linan said: "Maybe he was told that at my second uncle's house."
"Hmm? What did you say?"
"He is at my second uncle's house. He doesn't eat at the same table with them and rarely even leaves his room. He lives in a windowless room at my second uncle's house. The food is usually packed and brought in for him. His family probably dislikes him because of his age and dirtiness."
Xie Li's face darkened.
Xie Linan added: "He also told me that I, as an old man, should be more self-aware and share meals with my younger generations, so as not to be disliked."
Xie Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but at the same time, she felt very sad.
Grandpa worked hard all his life, was weak all his life, and even in his old age, he still considered others in everything.
He only has a few years left to live, yet he is always thinking about not annoying people, not adding burden to future generations, and not causing trouble for them.
Instead, his own needs have always been put last.
Such old people would be badly bullied if they did not meet conscientious descendants.
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The next day they took the old man to the hospital for a check-up. Based on the results of this check-up, they would develop the most appropriate treatment plan for him.
After coming out, Xie Linan frowned, looking serious.
Ye Xiaozhen said to him: "These are the best tumor hospitals in the country. If you are not confident about this hospital, then we can only send Grandpa abroad. But you know the situation in the country. It is not easy to go abroad. Besides, Grandpa is too old to stand the hardship."
Xie Linan nodded and said, "I understand, it was too sudden. Even with the best treatment, Grandpa may only have three years to live."
"Ah!" Xie Li beside him sighed and said, "Let's try to think positively. Doctors always say that if the patient has a good attitude and is well treated, he may live a few more years. At Grandpa's age, he can live longer without any loss."
"But he has worked hard all his life and has not enjoyed much happiness. Maybe his life has been better in recent years."
After hearing what he said, everyone in the family remained silent.
The inspection report would not be available for a few days, so they took advantage of this opportunity to buy the house.
Yeh Chun-chen meant to buy a home first as a transition.
The house should be in a school district, and the school nearby should be one of the best schools here. Solving the children's school problems first is more important than anything else.
The area is not big, it seems like several buildings and rooms have been opened up in the gap.
The areas range from over 30 square meters to over 90 square meters.
Most of the units are in the 30s and 60s, with a few in the 90s, and only one each on the first floor and the top floor of each building.
They wanted to buy one for more than ninety yuan, but neither the first floor nor the top floor were good choices.
Not to mention the first floor, the sunlight is blocked, the privacy is not strong, etc.
There was no elevator to the top floor, so I had to climb up to the sixth floor on my own.
But the 90-square-meter apartment on the top floor comes with a rooftop and a loft.
After much deliberation, Ye Xiaozhen decided to live on the first floor.
Because if they choose the top floor, the old man won't be able to live there.
"This top floor is a gift for the attic." Xie Linan felt quite regretful.
Ye Xiaozhen said, "The first floor is not bad, with a yard like this. Grandpa likes to grow vegetables, so he can grow vegetables when he has nothing to do."
"Still growing vegetables? He's out of breath even when he walks."
"Well, he does grow vegetables, too. Look at our home in Lincheng. The broken baskets on the windowsill in the backyard are all filled with vegetables he grows."
Xie Linan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
People who are out of breath when walking are a kind of vegetable. They don’t feel sore in the waist or legs, and they don’t feel out of breath.
The houses we are selling now are all ready-made houses. You can get the keys if you pay.
The 90-plus square meters without a public stall area is quite spacious, with three bedrooms and a living room, as well as a study room, and the kitchen, bathroom and living room are all small.
They decided to give the room next to the study to grandpa to live in. In the future, they would definitely need a nanny, and the study could be given to the nanny to live in.
The other three are still in kindergarten and can live together temporarily.
The two uncles are busy studying and have little time to go home.
It's okay for them to come over occasionally. The three kids can sleep in the room with their wives, and the other two can be left for their two uncles.
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