Chapter 60 Chapter 60 "Yue Wei?" ...
"Yue Wei?"
"So cold? It took me a lot of effort to find out which hospital you were in."
Jin Man didn't appreciate it at all and said unnaturally, "What can I do for you?"
Yue Wei held the phone between his legs and fanned it with a piece of paper to remove the dust. He had just completed the formalities for his job transfer, and with much to do, he suddenly thought of that special Alpha and called him. "How's he doing?"
Jin Man paused for a moment: "Not bad."
Yue Wei lit a cigarette and recalled the impulsive feeling of kissing a young man through the smoke. He jokingly said, "Being blind is still considered good?"
Jin Manmo touched the gauze on his face and muttered, "If you're fine, hang up."
Yue Wei didn't intend to hang up. He rambled on about some ridiculous trivial matters. Before hanging up, he said, "Stay home for a few days and don't wander around. I have a surprise for you."
Jin Man couldn't see, so it was inconvenient for him to make calls or reply to messages. When he hesitated while holding his phone, the caregiver asked if he needed help. Jin Man handed over his phone and said, "Please send me a text message."
"Okay, who?"
Jin Man fumbled around and sat down on a stool, letting Duo Duo pounce on him. The child had been getting anxious lately when he was away from him, but Jin Man couldn't take care of him at home, so he had to let Duo Duo go to kindergarten first. He waved his hand and said casually, "I don't have the name saved. I just called the number, so I said no."
Duoduo cried for a while, sobbing: "Manman, who is he?"
The stranger was very tall, had very cold eyes, looked very oppressive, was dressed very tightly, and had a strange voice.
Jin Man kissed his red cheek and comforted him: "It's the uncle who comes to our house to cook. Don't be afraid."
The caregiver couldn't cook, so he was disliked by Duoduo. In his eyes, these were all necessary skills for adults. For example, the carefree Zhou Yu not only cooked delicious food, but also could make candied haws.
Jin Man didn't comment on this. He took his child to Zhou Yu's house to eat and said to the nurse: "You can just come during the day."
His businesslike attitude was completely different from that of a stranger he had no good feelings towards.
At Zhou Yu's home, he had already prepared dinner. After eating, he asked Jin Man why he didn't answer the phone just now. Jin Man frowned, not knowing what was going on. His phone didn't ring.
Zhou Yu thought his phone was broken, so he checked and found that it was in vibration mode. He also hadn't replied to Yue Wei's text message, probably because he touched it accidentally. He changed it back to the original mode, and didn't forget to sneer at Yue Wei's fake concern in the text message.
"I asked him to help find someone, but he said it was a critical handover period and asked me to wait."
Zhou Yu sometimes couldn't understand. To him, friends and family were the most important things, so sometimes he couldn't accept others putting feelings second.
After the balance in his heart shifted, even his stance changed. He felt that the person most suitable for Jin Man should be a love-brained person, and Yue Wei was far from that.
The next day, the nurse gave Jin Man a bath. In the pool behind Zhou Yu's house, the pool was filled with hot water left over from grinding tofu. He took off his clothes and went into the water, hugging his knees to soak in the hot water. The surroundings were quiet with only the sound of the wind. The plump, misty fragrance of corn stalks harvested in autumn wafted in the air.
He had a wet towel draped over his shoulders and dipped his chin in the water, feeling the temperature: "It's not too cold."
The nurse listened quietly, occasionally increasing the pressure to urge him to continue speaking silently.
Jin Man lay by the pool, talking about the dark green mountain in front of his door covered with clouds and mist when he was a child. After being moistened by the sunset glow, it looked like colorful gauze floating. Lush corn grew in rows, stone steps spiraled down, and moving mountain songs came from the shaded path.
Autumn is a season of harvest, but Jin Man never felt full. The crimson apples and golden pumpkins in the textbooks, the endless food and endless love, bewildered him in his youth. Autumn should be about endless stairs to climb, wild chrysanthemums in full bloom, withered peaks, and a loneliness filled with hunger. He had to avoid the aroma of food to avoid drooling in front of others.
At that time, he thought that when he grew up, he would find his own place to belong and his heart would no longer be empty.
Some cold eyes and some hurt are actually nothing.
"When I was in high school, there was a mistake with my student status. I wasn't accepted. Everyone said I had no school to go to because the acceptance notice had already been sent. I found out too late and didn't know what went wrong. I went to the county education bureau, but they also said it was too late and there was nothing they could do. I didn't listen. I took my grades to the county high school, but they didn't want me. I went back to the education bureau and asked every department. Finally, the night before school started, a very young salesperson helped me change my student status. I was able to go to school again, but I was too stupid and didn't get to go to college."
He remembered the small office, the mountains of documents, how he was sweating all over and anxiously waiting for the results.
Jin Man said, “It was really good back then.”
The nurse was silent for a long time, staring at his short stubble and the calm and gentle expression on his face. This was a story he had never heard before.
He only remembered that this person had a very difficult past.
He thought it was a very long and sad story, but in Jin Man's memory, he was a hardworking and happy person.
"There's a big pear tree in front of my parents' graves. It's very sweet. They planted it when they were young. Part of my junior high school tuition was paid from selling pears. People in town especially like to buy pears from me. I guess they really like it."
Jin Man recalled the bustling crowds at the market, the lively scene of people eating and sharing pears, and slowly smiled: "It's a pity that pears are out of season this year."
Jin Man asked him, "By the way, are the roses I planted in the yard dead?"
The nurse shook his head and replied, "No, they are blooming."
Jin Man felt that the nurse was very professional in listening. He expressed his curiosity and attention just right, and the massage he gave him was gentle and moderate.
He planned what would happen next: "That's good. I planted a lot of flowers, and there will be new flowers blooming next year."
The water in the pool rippled in circles, and the cold air howled in, but was blocked by the tall body.
Jin Man stretched his fingers out of the water and felt the coolness. He finished his shower and stood up straight, water droplets pouring down his body. He took a few steps forward, almost fell, and slowly stopped, saying apologetically: "Can you help me up?"
"good."
Sometimes the caregivers are very professional, and sometimes they are very amateur.
Jin Man held his arm and sneezed as he put on the towel.
That evening, the nurse made sandwiches and scrambled eggs. Duoduo loved the sandwiches, but Jin Man devoured the scrambled eggs all by himself. His stomach was signaling comfort and satisfaction, and the nurse took the opportunity to suggest eye care and supplementary treatments. He had Jin Man lie down on the bed while he unpacked the necessary equipment from a large box he had brought. The treatment was uncomfortable, leaving Jin Man dizzy and retching. The nurse, holding him, caught his vomit and saliva with her hands, unable to reach for a trash can.
Jin Man's sweat soaked the gauze. He curled up weakly in the quilt, realizing that he was really seriously ill.
Duoduo couldn't come in. He was the only one in the room with the nurse. Emotions suddenly surged up like a tide. He wiped his eyes sadly, grabbed the nurse's hand to wipe his sweat, and turned his back: "You go out first."
The caregiver didn't move. Alpha's thin fingers pulled his arm away and his voice was soft: "Please."
He did as he was told, opened the door and walked out, but he slumped down outside the door, covering his cheeks with his hands, his shoulders cold and stiff. At this moment, the nurse felt self-loathing and helpless.
After Jin Man recovered, he felt that the discomfort around his eyes had eased a lot. He took the initiative to request treatment on the third day, but the nurse was very hesitant.
Jin Man lay in bed, thinking the nurse was having trouble with yesterday's cleanup and didn't want to do it for him. He patted the edge of the bed and said, "It's okay, just go out. I've prepared a trash can."
Jin Man heard a heavy inhalation and stared suspiciously into space. A moment later, the nurse turned on the instrument and gently placed it on his head: "Change your position. Lean on me. You will feel more comfortable."
Jin Man frowned: "But I will vomit."
The nurse's voice was clear and full of tolerance: "I'll pay attention. It's okay."
The treatment continued like this for the entire month afterwards. Jin Man went from being embarrassed about dirtying the other person to being calm about it. The nurse took very good care of him and was always aware of Jin Man's needs. His cooking was still not delicious, but he made braised pork very well. His meager cooking skills improved by leaps and bounds over time.
Jin Man asked Zhou Yu to buy a new piece of clothing for the nurse as an apology, and the nurse shyly accepted it.
The day before the gauze was removed, most of the hundreds of roses Yue Wei sent had withered.
Speaking of this surprise, Zhou Yu, the person who was responsible for delivering the flowers, complained all the way with a cigarette in his mouth. The nurse was unusually silent and accidentally cut his hand while pruning the branches. Only the person who received the flowers was happy.
The roses are very beautiful. Yue Wei said that they are not given to lovers, but to good friends in the future who are not yet good friends.
Jin Man did not feel embarrassed, because most of the roses were white, there were also yellow roses and pink roses, each of which was filled with chill and dew, and smelled rich and fragrant. There were very few red roses, and the plump buds were hidden among the green leaves, swaying shyly in the wind.
So many roses filled the school yard, making the coming winter brilliant. Even if the flowers withered as time passed and he could no longer see such a magnificent scene when he opened his eyes, they still retained that dreamlike fragrance.
Jin Man's eyes recovered well. He went to Bincheng to remove the gauze. When his eyes, which had not seen the light of day for a long time, saw the first color, his tears flowed unconsciously, even though there was no sadness on his face.
Duoduo hugged him happily and cried loudly in his arms. Only he knew how afraid he was that Manman couldn't see and would be sad and heartbroken.
Xu Wen set up a large table in the hotel and invited many friends. Zhou Yu took him to the temple to pray and burn incense, and gave him a jade-green peace pendant: "All right, from now on you will be free from illness and disaster."
Jin Man touched it in astonishment. He didn't know the value of jade, but these things were very expensive. "Brother, where did you get the money? Are you breaking the law?"
Zhou Yu laughed in anger. He held a cigarette between his lips and pressed his shoulder hard. "I picked up this rough stone while on a mission and asked someone to carve it. It won't cost much to consecrate it."
Jin Man: “Really?”
Zhou Yu: "Don't give it back to me."
The celebration was lively. Jin Man stayed in Bincheng for two days and was very happy with his friends. But when he left, he didn't know why he felt a little lost. Maybe it was because there were too many people who had started families and careers. A warm family is a harbor and support for friends after they have talked and talked. Everyone has their own concerns and directions to return to.
Jin Man rushed back to Liuhe Town before the kindergarten's closing ceremony.
He held Duoduo's hand and walked back home along the path. Duoduo suddenly jumped up and pulled his hand: "Daddy, look!"
The autumn wind was cold, and the morning glories on the fence swayed.
Countless fiery red roses covered with frost and dew grew unrestrainedly, occupying the withered and yellow path. The dark green branches and leaves were lush and upright, holding up plump, velvety flowers. The petals scattered all over the path, casting an extremely gorgeous and overwhelming deep and light red. His courtyard and his way home were buried in the fragrant sea of flowers.
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