Chapter 11 Rehabilitation and Nursing Home 2
The elderly people next to them immediately started chatting.
"Old Yang is a pitiful man. His wife died long ago. He raised his son all by himself, acting as both father and mother. After his son got married, he retired and was diagnosed with a serious illness."
“He had said several times before that he didn’t want to live anymore because being sick was too painful. But his son is filial and said that no matter how much money it costs, he will cure him.”
"At the time, I thought, with such a filial son, Old Yang's life has not been in vain."
At this moment, someone nearby spat and said, "His son isn't filial at all! He's clearly eyeing Old Yang's pension! A pension of ten thousand yuan a month, after deducting all sorts of miscellaneous expenses, leaves more than Old Yang's son's monthly salary!"
“I happened to be passing by that day. The door to Lao Yang’s room was ajar, and I heard it all clearly. His son was kneeling on the ground crying and complaining that raising children is expensive, and he also has to pay the mortgage and car loan. His wife loves to buy luxury goods, and her monthly salary isn’t enough for her to spend. Without Lao Yang’s help, he definitely wouldn’t be able to make ends meet.”
"The implication was that he wanted Old Yang to hold on and not die, to live for another two years. Once the burden on his shoulders was lighter in a few years, if Old Yang wanted to die again, he wouldn't stop him."
"Everyone says that raising children is for old age security, but when people get old, they can't even control their own life and death!"
These words left the other elderly people completely dumbfounded.
"Old Yang was sick and in pain, and he didn't want to live anymore. But his son, for the sake of his retirement pension, insisted on keeping him from dying? Is this even possible??"
"Back then, Old Yang was able to raise his son all by himself. Now that his son and daughter-in-law are together, even two salaries aren't enough to make ends meet?"
"Those with a lot of money have their own ways of spending it, and those with little money have their own ways of living it. How can life not be a struggle..."
"Old Yang probably held it in for too long and couldn't take it anymore, so he made up his mind to jump. But what a coincidence! When he jumped, he actually hit someone passing by."
"So don't throw trash from high places. You can't even throw it at yourself! It will cause trouble for others."
The elderly people sighed deeply, for Old Yang, and for the innocent passersby who lost their lives.
Yunxin observed for a while, then quietly left.
There were six elderly people who were bedridden and unable to get out of bed. Yunxin made several trips back and forth to deliver meals to each of them.
Finally, I couldn't help but ask, "Why not bring a small cart and deliver the food together after it's prepared?"
The chef explained, "Each patient has different dietary restrictions, so sending them all together could easily lead to mistakes."
“After packing the food and soup, you can write the room number on the plastic bag with a marker,” Yunxin suggested. “Or prepare food that everyone can eat? That would be safer.”
"No," the chef disagreed.
Before Yun Xin could say anything more, the chef glared at her and said, "Are you trying to slack off and not want to work?"
"No," Yun Xin denied.
"Then work more and talk less," the chef said fiercely, shooing Yun Xin away to eat.
Yunxin finished her work at 1 p.m., and the cafeteria was empty with hardly anyone around.
So she casually ordered two dishes and ate them with rice.
The chef's skills were indeed as good as the experienced caregiver had said; the pork belly was fatty but not greasy, and the broth was so good that I could easily finish a whole bowl of rice with it.
Perhaps due to the large number of elderly people in the nursing home, many dishes are prepared in a relatively light style. However, since the staff also need to eat, a few large meat dishes for the younger people are also cooked.
In this way, everyone will be satisfied.
After finishing her meal, Yunxin packed a few glutinous rice shumai as snacks.
As she was walking out, one of them stumbled and fell in front of her.
Yunxin instinctively helped the person up.
"I'm so sorry, I twisted my ankle while walking." The man apologized repeatedly.
Yun Xin looked and recognized him as a familiar face—Wu Peng, who had applied for the caregiver job with her.
"Be careful."
As Yunxin spoke, she stepped aside and continued walking out.
Once she left the cafeteria and reached a secluded corner, she stretched out her right hand, revealing a small note in her palm—a slip of paper that Wu Peng had slipped into her hand while he stumbled.
Opening the note, one could see a few words scrawled on it: "There's something to say behind the warehouse."
After reading the note, Yunxin tore it up and then strolled around the nursing home, pretending to familiarize herself with the surroundings. As she wandered, she ended up at the warehouse.
"Why are you so late? I thought you weren't coming!" Wu Peng exclaimed as soon as he saw Yun Xin, talking non-stop like he was seeing a long-lost relative. "Let me tell you, this nursing home is really weird!"
"What's wrong?" Yunxin asked.
“Didn’t someone jump off a building before? And one of them was killed.” Wu Peng was terrified. “Later, I was talking to other elderly people. As we were chatting, she got tired and closed her eyes and fell asleep. I didn’t say anything and quietly went out.”
"And then!! Half an hour later, when I went in to wake her up for breakfast, I saw a venomous snake lying by the window! It was so long and so thick!"
Wu Peng gestured wildly, clearly quite frightened.
Yun Xin was startled. "Are you sure it's a poisonous snake?"
"It was a venomous snake! And it bit an old man! I mustered up the courage to touch him, and he wasn't breathing or having a pulse." Wu Peng was nearly frantic. "How could two accidents happen in the same place in one day? There's definitely something wrong with this nursing home!"
"Later, after thinking about it carefully, I suddenly realized that I had never submitted my resume to this nursing home. Yet, they suddenly emailed me saying that my resume had passed the initial screening and an interview had been arranged..."
“I was so scared that I tried to sneak away. But there were people guarding the door, and they wouldn’t let me in or out freely. They said that whether you’re a staff member or a resident of the nursing home, you have to write an application first, and the director has to give you permission before you can leave.”
"Isn't this tantamount to placing someone under house arrest?!"
Yunxin was now pondering another question, "Why are there venomous snakes in the apartment building? How did they get in?"
"Because the old lady said it was stuffy, she made me open the window!!" Wu Peng was even more exasperated when he mentioned this incident. "I opened the window and closed the screen, but she wasn't satisfied. She said it was still stuffy and insisted that I open the screen as well!"
As a result, something bad happened without me not paying attention.
Yunxin then asked, "How was it handled later?"
"What else can you do? Move the body away, kill the snake, and say you don't want to cause panic, claiming the old man died in his sleep... Seriously, aren't you shocked at all?" Wu Peng almost started to doubt himself. Was he just too easily frightened, that's why he was so easily startled? Otherwise, why didn't this girl react at all after hearing this?
Yun Xin confessed, "Although I sent out a lot of resumes, I had a general idea of which companies and positions I applied to. When I received the email, I knew that I had not applied for a job at the rehabilitation and nursing home; it was the nursing home that took the initiative to contact me."
"Then you still dare to come for the interview?" Wu Peng was shocked.
“These days, jobs are hard to find, and it’s not easy to find a boss willing to take me on,” Yun Xin explained.
Wu Peng looked at Yun Xin as if she were crazy, and couldn't say a word for a long time.
In the entire nursing home, the two of them were the only new employees, and he thought Yun Xin was his only ally. But wow, after she opened her mouth, all he wanted to do was stay far away from Yun Xin.
"Thinking about it, it really is strange." Yun Xin suddenly remembered, "This morning I went to the hospital director and said that I couldn't do the work of a caregiver and wanted to resign. As a result, she gave me a lot of other options without saying a word and asked me to transfer to another position."
"Does she not want me to leave?"
Wu Peng felt a chill run down his spine. "Could this be a shady company? Is there some kind of black market operation behind it? Murdering people, dissecting bodies, and harvesting organs?"
"Is it really that serious?" Yunxin asked skeptically. "What's so interesting about an old person's organs?"
Wu Peng, however, said, "It's easier to take advantage of the elderly. They're already frail and sickly, and quite old. If something happens to them, everyone will think it was an accident. By the way, the elderly have an inheritance. What if the nursing home forges a will and tries to seize the inheritance?"
Yun Xin glanced at him. "If you're worried, you can call the police."
“You think I haven’t tried!” Wu Peng cried. “I suspected I was being illegally detained and wanted to call the police to come and rescue me. But when I dialed the number, it said it was out of service area.”
"I see..." Yun Xin thought for a moment, "There's no other way, I'll ask the dean this afternoon."
Wu Peng, “???”
Is this something she'll tell you just because you ask?
What if I get killed?
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. But you, be careful." After giving her these instructions, Yun Xin went to find the dean.
"Hey, wait a minute." Wu Peng hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and decided to speak up, "From now until the end of today, don't go to the apartment building where the elderly live."
Yun Xin stopped.
This is the familiar admonitory method of saving lives.
She turned around and asked slowly, "Are you able to sense danger beforehand?"
"What are you saying..." Wu Peng stammered, looking flustered. "I just have this strange feeling I can't quite put my finger on, and I'm not really sure. But just in case, I think it's better to avoid it..."
“What a coincidence, I can do that too,” Yunxin said again.
Upon hearing this, Wu Peng was stunned.
In the vast nursing home, it seemed that only Yun Xin was on his side. Therefore, when Yun Xin went to question the director, Wu Peng hesitated for a long time before finally deciding to bite the bullet and follow her.
He said, “What if you don’t come back? I’ll be scared to death if I stay here alone. Since we’re going to die anyway, I might as well go with you so we can look after each other.”
Yunxin let him have his way.
Compared to when I arrived in the morning, there were two more burly bodyguards at the entrance to the dean's office.
Before Yun Xin and the others could get close, the bodyguards reached out and stopped them.
"Move aside, I need to speak with the dean," Yun Xin said.
Two bodyguards stood on either side of the entrance, like guardian deities.
One person said, "The dean is busy right now."
Another said, "Going to the dean won't help. Just go back and do your job well, and leave the rest to fate."
Yun Xin was too lazy to listen to their babbling. If there was a problem, she would go to the person in charge. "If you don't move aside, I'll take action."
The bodyguards exchanged glances, intending to work together to restrain Yun Xin and calm her down.
As a result, Yunxin went up and kicked him.
The man was kicked in the stomach and immediately curled up like a shrimp. The reason was simple: it hurt too much!
The other person was startled and immediately became extremely alert to fight back.
But it was no use.
Despite being a girl in her early twenties, she acted like a veteran with decades of experience in fighting, specifically targeting weaknesses that would render someone unable to fight.
After a few rounds, both bodyguards were lying on the ground.
At first, Wu Peng covered his eyes, unable to watch. But when he realized that Yun Xin had won, he asked incredulously, "Wow, you're really good at fighting!"
"If you don't have some skills, how dare you come to the nursing home for an interview?" Yun Xin said as she pushed open the door to the director's office.
Wu Peng, “…”
She must be cursing at me.
(End of this chapter)
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