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The nurse is a straightforward and even stubborn woman who almost never thinks about the consequences before speaking.
She only cares about how to do it, not how it needs to be done. She is not afraid of offending people and will never compromise on principles.
Not only did she not intend to give the videotape to Tang Xi, she even hid it behind her back as if it were a treasure.
The nurse's expression was serious and a little nervous: "Ms. Tang, I can't make the decision for Auntie. You should wait until Grandma wakes up and ask her in person if she is willing to give it to you."
Tang Xi fully understood the caregiver's decision.
The nurse is with my grandmother day and night, so she is more like an outsider who is not worth caring about.
It was normal for her grandmother not to blame her for not showing up for a long time, let alone lending her the videotape. She even felt that her grandmother might have forgotten who she was.
Yes, a granddaughter who had not appeared for five or six years asked her for something as soon as she opened her mouth. What she asked for was the only comfort she had while being locked up in a mental hospital.
She clenched her fists, her nails almost digging into her flesh, yet she didn't feel any pain. A stiff smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Okay."
Seeing Tang Xi give in, the nurse felt relieved: "I'm glad that Miss Tang understands."
She seemed afraid that Tang Xi would go back on his word, so she quickly stuffed the videotape into the drawer and locked it.
Tang Xi nodded his head twice.
Song Xingchui knew Tang Xi's personality. He liked to keep everything to himself and waste his energy on it. If a trivial matter went around in his mind, it would most likely become a huge grievance.
She didn't expose it at this time, but she had made up her mind before coming here today that she must change the bad situation.
She looked at the nurse and asked, "Aunt Mo, when does grandma usually wake up?"
The nurse glanced at the old lady with her eyes tightly closed, then looked up at the clock. After a moment's thought, she replied, "You've come at a really bad time. Grandma just took some drowsy medicine. Normally, she won't wake up unless she sleeps for another hour or so."
Just as they nodded, the nurse asked uncertainly, "Or, should I wake up grandma? She's been mumbling for a long time that she wants to talk to someone, but...ah."
The three people present could understand the hidden meaning of the caregiver's words.
An elderly person who lives in a mental hospital for a long time must have few friends, let alone distant relatives, and even his children may not visit him often.
"No, no!" Qiao Tian answered without hesitation, "We are here to visit the patient, not to torture him."
Song Xingchui clenched his fist and tapped her back lightly: "What weird things are you talking about?"
Qiao Tian said confidently, "Is it strange? I think I'm completely considering my grandma's health."
Tang Xi watched the two of them arguing, and her bad mood instantly improved a lot. She smiled and said, "Tiantian, Sister Xingchui, why don't we come back another day?"
She made up her mind that no matter where the conflict between her and her mother went, she would treat the elderly person who had given her warmth when she was a child well.
Unexpectedly, the two refused in unison: "No."
Song Xingchui shook his black hair and raised his chin towards the clock. "It's only one in the afternoon. Grandma will definitely wake up at four or five at the latest. She still needs to eat, right, Aunt Mo?"
The nurse nodded and said, "That's right, dinner is usually delivered around five o'clock, and grandma will definitely wake up around four o'clock. We walk around the corridor a few times at this time every day. If the weather is good, I will also go for a walk in the garden with grandma."
Tang Xi was surprised and asked, "Grandma can actually leave the hospital building?"
Song Xingchui tapped his forehead helplessly: "Tang Xi, this is a hospital, not a prison. Patients are not allowed to leave the inpatient building at will for safety reasons. If you are accompanied by family members or caregivers, of course you can go down. Of course, if you want to leave the hospital, I'm afraid you have to go through the formalities in advance, right, Auntie?"
The nurse nodded twice: "Yes, actually grandma's condition is not serious, as long as Ms. Yu——"
No matter how slow-witted and honest a nurse is, he knows that there are some things that must not be said.
She coughed twice, looked at the people in front of her with an awkward expression, and quickly explained: "Haha, I'm not a doctor, I'm just guessing, don't take it seriously."
Was it really the nurse's blind guess?
Tang Xi suddenly felt his heart beating faster, and some memories that had nothing to do with the hospital but were closely related to his grandmother popped up in his mind.
*
Her father is recognized as a "top-notch" gentleman in the circle.
Everyone who knew him praised him for how much he loved his wife and daughter.
In Tang Xi's memory, even though her mother never gave her father a good face, her father never spoke harshly to her, so they almost never quarreled.
As for my mother, she always has an attitude of "don't argue with fools".
But one time, my father and mother talked about my grandmother.
During the meal, my mother suddenly put down her chopsticks.
She looked at her father and said in a tone that seemed to be informing him, "I plan to bring my mother home."
The father looked embarrassed: "Xiao Ji, we have so many empty rooms at home, it doesn't matter if there are more mothers and caregivers, but..."
The mother's face was expressionless: "Tang Guangyao, I'm not asking for your opinion. If you don't want to see my mother, you can just get out of this house. After all, you can have everything you have now-"
For the first time, the father threw down his chopsticks and said, "That's enough. What do you mean by saying this in front of the children?"
The next second, he immediately regretted his anger.
He pursed his lips and spoke kindly again: "I didn't mean to yell at you, I was just too worried about Xixi."
The look her mother cast on her suddenly became heavy.
Tang Xi actually wanted to say,
"I want my grandma to come home, too."
But her father always managed to stop her from saying anything.
He wiped his wet eyes, walked behind her, patted her shoulder, and looked at his mother sitting opposite him.
"Xiao Ji, Xixi and I both know your mother has become like that. It's really not easy for you to run back and forth, but Xixi is such a good and honest child. Do you really have to let her endure all those grievances?"
He sighed immediately after he finished speaking, looked down at her and asked,
"Okay, Xixi, she is your mother's biological mother after all. They are blood relatives. Dad knows that you can understand why mom is worried about her. It's okay to feel a little wronged, right?"
Tang Xi nodded slightly, not understanding why.
My father exhaled and smiled.
"Dad knows that Xixi is a good child, but Xixi, remember, if anyone in school bullies you because of this, or says strange things to you, you can tell Dad, and Dad will definitely teach them a lesson for you."
Tang Xi felt that his father was so great that it was a bit excessive. He even considered these details in advance.
He smiled at his mother across the table and said in a gentle voice,
"Do you need me to help you get discharged from the hospital?"
Tang Xi remembered very clearly that her mother did not answer her father directly, but asked her to go back to her room to rest first.
She didn't hear the rest of the conversation, but she still couldn't understand why her mother, who had clearly gotten what she wanted that night, took the initiative to suggest "then don't take the child back."
She was even so angry that she broke almost all the bowls in the house.
Why?
Dad said,
"Xixi, maybe your mother also inherited your grandmother's madness."
Mom, are you a crazy woman?
*
After that quarrel, her mother never took her to see her grandmother again.
The relationship between them became increasingly cold.
She recalled the past events and began to have various doubts.
Does my father really agree to let grandma go home?
Is he really acting as a lubricant in her relationship with her mother?
Is he really the good guy that outsiders see him as?
She didn't know, she only knew that she absolutely, absolutely let down the little old lady's love.
She tiptoed to her grandmother's front and raised her hand to cover the back of her hand.
Although wrinkles covered her body, strangely, the back of her hand did not feel as rough as she had imagined, but was actually more delicate and smooth than her hand with thin calluses.
But the old lady was too thin, and the bones of her wrist began to hurt when they rested on the chest.
How much does she eat? It would take her less than ten minutes to count the grains of rice.
She suddenly had an idea that since she had to muster up the courage to tell her mother, she didn't want to continue playing the piano.
Why not ask her if she still wants to bring grandma back home?
When she thought of this, she couldn't help but feel excited.
She turned to look at her two friends, her tone even more determined than before: "Tiantian, Sister Xingchui, if you have anything else to do, don't worry about me. You can leave first. I want to wait for Grandma to wake up. I want to... chat with her."
Qiao Tian made an OK gesture and said, "I'm sure it's fine. My parents have been very busy lately. It seems like there was some problem with a project. They haven't been home for a few days. I was planning to go to your house for two days of meals."
She plopped down on a chair nearby and stretched, then took out a notebook from her bag and began to scribble and modify the music score: "Anyway, grandma wakes up and calls me."
Song Xing, acting like an adult, shrugged and said nonchalantly, "I'm a bar owner accustomed to the nightlife after all. It doesn't matter how late I go home. Besides, I also want to talk to my grandma."
Tang Xi knew the reasons why his two friends stayed, and was so moved that his nose was sore.
Song Xingchui just waved his hand, then walked to the nurse and began to tell her how to use the health products he brought today.
The nurse listened carefully, but her memory was really bad. She couldn't repeat Song Xingchui's words even after he repeated them three times. She could only pick up the small notebook beside her and said awkwardly, "Miss Song, could you please write it down for me? I really can't remember it."
She hummed, and while writing, she asked, "How's your appetite lately, Grandma?"
The nurse frowned with a worried look on her face. "It's not good. Even my favorite pig's trotters, I can't finish them whole. But Auntie didn't let me tell Madam Yu because she said she was afraid she would worry."
Song Xingchui paused and asked, "Did the doctor say what the cause was?"
The nurse sighed and said, "Auntie Lu's medications all affect her appetite. The doctor said she could reduce the dosage appropriately, but she needs her family's consent. But I called Mr. Tang before, and he seemed to say he was very busy and would be back in a while. So, the doctor can't reduce the dosage at will."
Song Xingchui's fingers gripping the pen slightly tightened: "Why don't you just call Ms. Yu? She is grandma's biological daughter."
The nurse looked a little bewildered: "They are husband and wife, is there any difference?"
Of course!
Even though Tang Xi still didn't want to admit that his father was a bad guy, he couldn't agree with the caregiver's statement.
Mom is grandma’s blood relative.
Even though she thought she didn't understand her mother, she was sure that given how much her mother cared about her grandmother, if she knew that the old lady's appetite was decreasing, she would never sit idly by and wait for her to die.
Therefore, mother, relatives, roots, and origins do not know the Tao.
Song Xing put down the last stroke, rubbed his thumb on the back twice, and decisively took out a business card from his pocket: "Auntie, this is my business card. If there is anything that you can't contact Ms. Yu, you can ask the doctor to call me."
Tang Xi felt that Sister Xingchui was too enthusiastic. She was actually willing to take care of her grandmother for her.
She thought that at least after leaving the hospital tonight, she would treat Qiao Tian and Song Xingchui to a meal, and of course she would not forget to repay their kindness later.
While she was thinking, her clenched hands suddenly moved twice.
The little old lady opened her eyes dazedly.
"Xiao Ji, are you here?"
Before Tang Xi could even start to introduce herself, her grandmother reacted first.
Her eyes gradually brightened.
"No, you're Xixi! Xixi, you haven't been here for a long time. Xiaoji said you were busy studying. How come you're free today? You can't fall behind in your studies. Studying is very important."
Grandma smiled with joy, revealing her broken teeth. However, her happiness didn't last long, and the corners of her mouth drooped slightly. There was a hint of grievance in her voice.
"Oh, it's a pity that Xiaoji confiscated all of Grandma's chocolates. Grandma has no chocolate to give to Xixi."
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