Chapter 163 Becoming a Cripple
Qi Yan never celebrated his birthday because no one had ever celebrated his birthday.
When other students have birthdays at school, their parents will specially buy cakes and new clothes and send them to school to celebrate their children's birthdays. Some people who are well-off and generous will even buy big cakes for teachers and classmates to eat, just to be nice and ask everyone to take better care of their children.
The first piece of cake Qi Yan ate in his life was a birthday cake handed to him by the parents of his junior high school deskmate.
They were a very open-minded couple. Although their deskmate's grades were not very good, he still prepared a big meal for his birthday and sent it to the classroom in a thermos bucket. He spread out the dishes one by one, filling the entire desk.
They surrounded him and sang birthday songs for him, one put a birthday hat on him, and one took a photo of him. The honest classmate used a cake knife to cut a two-layer chocolate cake, and his chubby neck was wrinkled with smiles.
Qi Yan was sitting there staring blankly at that time, holding a half-eaten steamed bun in his left hand and a water-based pen with a missing cap in his right hand. He couldn't concentrate on any of the questions in the exercise book.
Before that, he didn't have a deep understanding of eating birthday cake, but after taking the cake from his deskmate's parents and listening to their requests, he suddenly got it.
It turned out that his parents didn't care about his birthday, but avoided him and took Qi Jiang and three others to have a birthday meal. He was sad.
It turns out that he also wanted to celebrate his birthday and he wanted to eat cake.
He also wanted to hear earnest requests like those from his deskmate's parents: "Xiao Qi, our Zeyuan isn't very good at math. If he comes to you with a question, could you please help him after class or when you have free time? Uncle and aunt, please."
This request is not excessive, and he would answer any person who asked him.
But it feels different when these words come from the mouths of parents.
Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run.
They love children, so they are willing to spend money to treat the whole class to cake, willing to humbly ask a young child for help, and willing to say nice words one by one to pave the way for the child in the class.
Qi Yan had never felt such deep love for his son in Qi Feng and Xu Yuelian.
He tried to fight for it, but all he got was a beating.
The so-called birthday is just the beginning of his suffering in the world.
There is nothing to commemorate and nothing to celebrate.
"Chiu."
My face suddenly felt hot.
Qi Yan came back to his senses and turned his head to look at Gu Nan.
Gu Nan tilted his head and smiled at him, "Why are you always in a daze? You don't respond when I call you, and you can only come back to your senses after a kiss. Qi Yan, are you trying to trick me into kissing you?"
Qi Yan blinked, then touched his left cheek and found a greasy lip print.
Gu Nan saw him wiping and snorted, "You didn't celebrate your birthday before because I wasn't around. Starting this year, I'm going to celebrate it in a big way for you!"
"I'm giving you a chance to choose your birthday present in advance, otherwise I'll buy you something random, and you can't return it if you don't like it."
Qi Yan smiled and held her hand under the table. "My birthday has already passed. When is yours?"
Gu Nan gave him a look that said, "You're talking nonsense, keep talking nonsense." "Actually, I know when your birthday is. I'm just asking you as a formality."
Qi Yan showed appropriate surprise to match her performance, "When?"
Gu Nan pretended to be in a state of confusion and counted on his fingers, "Hmm... Is it December 1st?"
Qi Yan was stunned.
Seeing that he was stunned, Gu Nan sighed in his heart.
Pei Xing's birthday is also December or January.
Two people born on the same day of the same month of the same year have completely different and earth-shaking lives.
Qi Yan frowned and thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out when he had leaked his birthday date, so he had to ask, "How did you know, sister?"
Gu Nan shook off his hand and continued eating. "I know a lot. If you don't tell me, I won't tell you either."
Qi Yan: “…”
This is strange. Could it be that Gu Nan is really a god who can tell fortunes?
He couldn't figure it out, and he didn't understand what was going on until he was taken to the hospital.
The results came out quickly, and the two printed out the films and went to see a doctor.
The doctor took a look at the film and frowned, "You've been waiting for more than a week, right? Why didn't you come earlier?"
Gu Nan: "Doctor, how is the situation?"
"Bone fracture. Late treatment and poor recovery. Displacement and wear of the joint surface have caused traumatic arthritis." The doctor gave Qi Yan a cold look. "What are you thinking? You want to be a cripple, right?"
Gu Nan's face changed. It was so serious, but Qi Yan never showed it at all. Two days ago, he even carried her on his back from the hospital to the light rail station.
The doctor stood up and asked Qi Yan to sit on the examination table. He lifted up Qi Yan's trouser leg and held his swollen ankle to rotate it. "Does it hurt?"
Qi Yan hesitated for a moment and shook his head honestly.
The doctor sneered, "You're amazing. You don't even feel any pain even when your bones are broken."
Qi Yan pursed his lips and did not refute. Although the doctor did not believe him, he really did not feel any pain.
It was definitely painful when I was first injured. I could hardly stand on the ground, but there was no other way. I had to work even though it hurt. If I didn't work, I would be beaten. If I didn't work, I wouldn't have the money for transportation and food to go to school. Later, I don't know if it was because I had been frozen for too long, but my senses became numb and the pain gradually went away.
He thought he was almost healed, but it turned out to be even worse.
Gu Nan looked distressed and self-blaming, but Qi Yan didn't feel anything at all. He just asked, "Will you become lame?"
Doctor: “I can’t say.”
He clipped the film onto the light box and pointed to the obvious bone fracture and joint effusion. "You've been waiting too long. The joint has been severely worn out. Even if the fracture heals, the worn joint won't grow back. I can't guarantee that you'll be able to walk normally in the future."
Suddenly I was told that I might become a cripple in the future.
Qi Yanmumu was so confused that he didn't even know how he walked out of the clinic.
Gu Nan went to buy him a crutch. He sat on the cold bench in the corridor, looking down at the plaster on his left leg with his eyes exposed. His toes were swollen and shiny due to the red and purple chilblains.
His gaze was sometimes clear and sometimes clear as he stared at the plaster again and again. In an instant, it seemed as if he was thinking a lot, and yet it seemed as if he was thinking nothing.
It wasn't until Gu Nan came back with a cane and squatted down to put on his thick wool socks that he said, "Sister, if I really became lame, would you abandon me?"
"What nonsense are you talking about." Gu Nan scolded lightly, "You won't become a cripple."
"What if?" Qi Yan pressed on, "What if I become lame? It's too early to say anything. My sister dislikes me and doesn't want me anymore. I understand and accept that."
"But when that day comes, sister must tell me in advance, and I will go on my own."
Gu Nan raised his hand and tapped him hard on the forehead, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll hit you again."
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