Chapter 967 I can’t wait until my birthday
I felt a little sad and encouraged him, "It's okay, just tell me what you want to eat and I'll ask the doctor which ones you can eat, okay?
Or is there anything you want? A toy or something?"
I really want to do something for him to make him happy, but I really don’t know what I can do. The only thing I can think of is to buy him something he wants.
At this moment, I suddenly realized, isn’t this exactly how my father treats me?
When you don’t know how to express your concern, you try to meet my material needs.
This realization gives me mixed feelings.
If I became a mother, would I be able to do a better job than my parents? Would my children love me and never complain about me?
I'm really not sure. After all, the only way I can think of to express my kindness to this brother is to use money.
With my encouragement, Xia Yixuan still said what he wanted with full of anticipation.
KFC's spicy chicken wings and hamburgers, mangoes and chocolate are all the same preferences as ordinary children.
"Sister, my birthday is next month. Can I eat the birthday cake in advance?" He looked at me expectantly.
I couldn't bear to refuse him, "Okay, I'll ask Dr. Su later. If he says it's okay to eat, I'll buy it for you.
But why eat birthday cake in advance?"
He smiled sheepishly, "I'm afraid I won't be able to see my birthday...
I...maybe I'll become a star in the sky." He subconsciously looked out the window.
Suddenly, an indescribable sadness welled up in my heart. This brother whom I never wanted to admit made me feel sad for him.
I don’t know if I’m too sentimental or if blood ties are really that magical, but my chest felt so choked up that I didn’t want to speak.
I forced a smile at him and said, "Don't think too much. I'll go ask the doctor right away." After that, I got up and ran away.
The nurse was standing guard at the door. When she saw me come out, she smiled at me ingratiatingly, then went back into the ward to look after Xia Yixuan.
I went to the doctor's office to find Ming Chenggang and told her what Xia Yixuan wanted to eat. Ming Chenggang looked very embarrassed, "He said these things are all things he can't eat now..."
My heart sank, but I continued to ask, "What about the birthday cake?"
She looked at me regretfully and said, "Avoid anything high in sugar and fat, but I remember his birthday wasn't until next month."
I felt a pang of sadness in my heart again. "He said he was afraid he wouldn't be able to see his birthday..."
Ming Chenggang's eyes turned red when he heard this. "Mengmeng, he's the first critically ill patient I've met since graduation. I really want to save him..."
At this time, Su Yi just came in from outside. Hearing our conversation, he glanced at Ming Chenggang and said calmly, but his voice was much lower than usual, "Buy him a cake, let's celebrate his birthday together and let him eat less.
Remember to buy a Black Forest cake so you can have chocolate too.
Now, whatever wishes he has, try to satisfy him."
Is there anything I don’t understand about Su Yi’s words?
My eyes were sore and swollen, but I forced myself to leave the ward.
Along the way, I was thinking, if I had told him earlier that I was his sister, could I have done more for him?
Why did I bother with a seriously ill child in the first place?
Why do you hate him as well if you hate his mother?
Su Yi’s words, “Try to fulfill whatever wishes he has now,” weighed heavily on my heart like a cold stone.
Xia Yixuan’s hopeful eyes and his words “I’m afraid I won’t be able to wait until my birthday” flashed in my mind again and again.
I took a deep breath, suppressed the surging sadness, and went to the nearest KFC first.
Even though I knew he couldn't eat it, I still bought a serving of spicy chicken wings and a burger, just to taste it.
Then I went to a large boutique supermarket nearby.
Standing in front of the dazzling array of shelves, I was a little confused. What would a twelve-year-old boy like? I knew almost nothing about him.
I tried hard to imagine what Wensong and Wenbai would like if they were me.
I picked out a set of exquisite Lego mechanical model sets. No boy can refuse Lego. At worst, I can just assemble it for him to see.
I also picked out a small model of an astronomical telescope, maybe I could let him see how beautiful the stars in the sky are.
Then I went to the book section and picked out a few hardcover, beautifully illustrated science fiction comic novels.
Of course, there was also a medium-sized Black Forest cake with a candle numbered "12" on it.
When I returned to the hospital carrying heavy shopping bags, Ming Chenggang was already waiting for me at the ward door.
Her eyes were a little red, but she tried to force a smile on her face: "Mengmeng! Come quickly, I found someone to celebrate Xiaoxuan's birthday together!"
When I pushed open the door of the ward, the inside had changed. The curtains were mostly open, and the afternoon sun was gently shining in.
Xia Yixuan was helped to sit up a little, with a soft pillow behind his back.
There were several young doctors and nurses standing around the bed. I didn't know any of them except Su Yi, but they all had kind and deliberately created relaxed smiles on their faces.
A nurse was holding a few brightly colored balloons in her hands.
"Little birthday boy, look who's back!" Ming Chenggang said cheerfully.
Xia Yixuan's eyes fell on me first, and then he saw the cake box in my hand and the big box with the Lego logo printed on it.
His pale face instantly blossomed with great surprise, his eyes brightening surprisingly, "Sister!" he called out weakly, his voice filled with incredible joy.
"Happy birthday, Xiaoxuan!" Ming Chenggang, I, and the doctors and nurses around us said in unison.
Ming Chenggang deftly opened the cake box, put in the candles and lit them.
In the small ward, everyone sang the birthday song, not in unison but with great warmth.
Xia Yixuan looked at the flickering candlelight, and his pale little face actually became a little rosy.
He took a deep breath and tried to blow out the candle, but because he was weak, it took him several tries before he succeeded.
"Little birthday boy, make a wish!" the nurse reminded with a smile.
Xia Yixuan closed his eyes, his long eyelashes trembling, and made a wish very seriously.
When he opened his eyes, they were narrowed into slits by a smile. "Thank you, sister. This is the most lively and happiest birthday I've ever had!"
The nurse cut a small piece of cake, scraped off just a little bit of cream and chocolate chips, and fed it to him carefully.
The others looked at him with smiles, pity clearly in their eyes. They had tried their best, but they still couldn't save this twelve-year-old child.
I sat down beside his bed and asked softly, "Xiaoxuan, do you have any particularly good friends? Do you want them to come and see you too?"
Xia Yixuan's eyes lit up, but he quickly lowered his head again. "I only have one friend named Wang Jiayou. He was my deskmate, but he went back to his hometown with his parents last year. Now I don't have any other friends."
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