Wu Yanxu felt a little lost. If it weren't for the people in that time and space, who existed vividly in his mind, he would really doubt that the so-called time-travel journey was just a long dream.
"Ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling..."
The ringing sound of an old-fashioned cell phone rang in the room, coming from the bedside table. Wu Yanxu quickly walked over and opened the drawer. His Nokia cell phone lay quietly in the drawer, and the indicator light flashed along with the ringing sound.
His cell phone was found together with him while he was unconscious after he fell off the cliff. Wu Juan took it to be repaired and kept it on the bedside table in the ward. His former comrades and special police officers would call him from time to time to ask about his condition.
Every time Wu Juan answered the phone and exchanged a few words, she would put the phone to his ear so he could hear the voice of his comrades. In the following two years, the calls became less frequent, with only the quartermaster, Yu Dahai, calling him every week to chat for a while.
Wu Yanxu opened his flip phone and saw that the caller ID was Yu Dapao, Yu Dahai's nickname. He grinned and pressed the answer button. Yu Dahai's gruff voice rang out from the phone, "Hello, sister-in-law, how's Lao Wu doing lately? Any progress?"
A while ago, Wu Yanxu accidentally opened his eyes, which made Wu Juan very excited. After Yu Dahai knew about it, he flew to see him specially, so he asked at this moment.
"There's no progress. I'm afraid he won't wake up." Wu Yanxu held the phone in one hand and supported his waist with the other, his mouth grinning even wider.
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and then the receiver was about to explode. Yu Dahai's voice exploded in the phone like thunder, almost blowing the roof of the ward off.
Fortunately, Wu Yanxu was smart enough to straighten his arm and hold the phone away, otherwise his eardrums would have been broken by his loud voice.
"Have you yelled enough? I just woke up and I'm bombarded with your loud voice. If nothing else, I'm going to die. I have to take your sister-in-law and my daughter to find a place to eat."
"That's it. See you later."
"No!" Yu Dahai yelled from the other end, "I'm treating you. I just came from the airport and happened to be passing through Hecheng to do some business. I thought I'd come and see you. I didn't expect you to give me such a big surprise."
"Haha, I knew you couldn't bear to leave me, your old friend!"
Wu Yanxu laughed and said, "Okay, I'll give you a chance to show off. Hurry up and come over. We'll be waiting for you at the hospital."
Upon learning that Yu Dahai had come to Hecheng and was going to treat their family to a meal, Wu Juan smoothed the hair by her ear and smiled, "Thanks to Chief Steward Yu for running around for us these past few years, why don't we treat him to a good meal?"
"No need. I'll invite him back later. He's a man with many advantages, but also many faults." Wu Yanxu noticed as he spoke that Wu Juan's hair was dry and without a luster. She was less than forty years old but already had fine wrinkles on her forehead. Compared with Tian's visibly rosy and wealthy appearance in recent years, there was a sharp contrast between them. It was obvious that she had been having an extremely hard time both in material and spiritual life in recent years.
He looked at Wu Juan, who was dressed extremely simply from head to toe, and then looked at his own jacket and leather shoes. Although he didn't know what brand they were, he knew the quality of the fabric.
His nose felt sore and he couldn't help but hug Wu Juan in his arms in front of his daughter.
Wu Shuangshuang lowered her head and smiled, "I'll go downstairs and wait for Uncle Yu."
"Sister Juan, I'm so sorry. I regretted it the moment I fell off the cliff. I will treat you well in the future, and you should also be kind to yourself and not suffer too much. Life is not easy, and no one knows if there will be an afterlife after this one. Even if there is an afterlife, not everyone is blessed with the memories of their past lives. Be kind to yourself in the future and don't always think about me and my daughter, okay?"
Wu Juan leaned against his chest, her face full of happiness. "I don't feel I've failed myself, nor do I feel bitter. Do you believe me? During the years you were in a coma, I watched you and stayed with you every day, and I felt very at ease. My father adopted you with a purpose and forced you to marry me. It's our family that has let you down. It's also my greed. If I hadn't agreed, if I had refused to marry you, my father wouldn't have been able to force me. So, everything was my own choice, and I should have endured it. I don't blame anyone. On the contrary, I'm very happy in my heart, and I'm willing to stay with you and accompany you."
"Don't say that." Wu Yanxu hugged her tightly. "I completely don't want to do it. Do you think morality can restrain me? I just can't accept that Dad put the big hat of conscience on my head, and I have been holding back my temper to go against him. Now that I think about it, I don't know where that stubbornness came from. It was really stupid! After all, he raised me. After all, when we get our work settled, we will go home to see our parents and bring them to the city to live with us. What do you think?"
"We'll talk about it later. My parents are used to living in the countryside and may not be used to city life. They won't even want my sister to take them there."
"How can it be the same? Living with your sister means living with their daughter and son-in-law, and of course they will feel uncomfortable. But I am their adopted son, so that's different. Raising children is a way to support you in your old age, and this is our obligation and filial piety. That's settled. We'll go pick them up as soon as the job is confirmed."
After Wu Yanxu finished speaking, he lowered his head and pressed his lips against Wu Juan's domineeringly.
Wu Juan closed her eyes, her body trembling slightly with excitement, like a young girl who had just fallen in love, her ears turning red with embarrassment.
"Dad! Mom!" Wu Shuangshuang's voice rang out in the corridor, followed by Yu Dahai's hearty laughter. He hadn't even entered the ward when he started yelling, "Old Wu, haha, old buddy, come out quickly, I'm coming!"
"This is a hospital, please keep quiet." A nurse carrying a medicine tray came out of the ward and glared at Yu Dahai.
Yu Dahai not only had a loud voice, but he was also quite tall and strong. He got carried away and raised his voice. He quickly put down the things he was holding and saluted. "Sorry, haha, I will pay attention."
In the ward, Wu Yanxu let go of Wu Juan only when the footsteps outside got closer. Yu Dahai pushed the door open and saw Wu Juan glaring at Wu Yanxu coquettishly. He paused for a moment, then put down the things in his hands again and strode towards Wu Yanxu. The two punched each other on the shoulders and then gave each other a big bear hug.
Wu Juan smiled and lowered her head to smooth the hair beside her ears. Wu Shuangshuang smiled and pulled her hand, then tilted her head to look at her face. Seeing that her eyes and eyebrows were glowing with a different glow than before, she shouted "Mom" and threw herself into her arms.
"Oh, old friend, I'm so damn happy to see you standing in front of my eyes again! You don't know, when you and Jane Ning were dragged back, hey, it's a pity for Jane Ning, such a good girl!"
"Where is she buried?" Wu Yanxu asked.
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