Zhou Jiao had just finished getting her meal in the cafeteria when Zhang Guoqing also rushed over from outside the city.
"Didn't you say you would wait for me to come and eat together?" As he said that, he handed the food in his hand to Zhou Jiao and nodded to the people at the adjacent table.
"What is that? I thought you ate it."
Zhou Jiao took it and opened the lunch box. There was a braised chicken leg and preserved vegetable pork at the bottom.
This guy...
Zhou Jiao looked at him amusedly and ran to buy a few more steamed buns.
Zhang Guoqing washed his hands and came over to take a look. If there hadn't been a stranger nearby, he would have almost said something sarcastic. If he hadn't brought his own food, his wife would have become the "soup commander."
The couple ate and talked about irrelevant topics.
After the colleagues around him finally finished their meal, said goodbye and left, Zhou Jiao pushed him.
"Don't worry. Ping An said the old man has a strong desire to live. His body is really weak, but his mind is clear. As soon as he saw Mom, he grabbed her hand and wouldn't let go..."
In fact, it was not as calm as Zhang Guoqing said. He just tried to be brief.
Although I decided to go there before work this morning, I don’t know the patient’s condition. I can’t really go to visit the patient before the hospital opens.
After all, Mr. Lin was a general of high rank, so his treatment remained unchanged. Unlike ordinary wards, the high-ranking cadre wards were different.
Therefore, when Miao Lishan and her granddaughter arrived, they happened to meet Lin Aidang who was rushing out to work.
After not seeing him for many years, he looked like a completely different person from the middle-aged man who was always smiling in my memory. His military uniform was still the same, but it was obviously old...
If the other party had not just pushed open the door of the ward and saw Miao Lishan calling "Big Sister", he would have thought that it was some old man who was so bold as to break into the house and steal.
Time is merciless, he is really old, with a head full of white hair. He remembered that this person was only a little over fifty years old, about the same age as his grandfather.
At this moment, he began to understand why Old Man Lin had always wanted to win over his grandfather. When people are gone, the tea gets cold, and a toothless tiger is doomed to be unable to protect its cubs.
"Sister, why are you here so early? Are you not going to work today?" Lin Aidang quickly opened the door behind him and took a few steps back to let her in.
Suddenly, his eyes caught sight of the young man who had followed closely in. He immediately realized that this was not a Zhou family guard. He looked young, and thinking of this familiar face, he exclaimed in surprise, "Is this Xiao Ping'an?"
Ping An smiled at him and nodded slightly.
To be honest, he really disliked the other person. The childhood memories were too vivid, especially the time when the other person swallowed more than his mother's stuff, and actually acquiesced to the role swap.
Miao Lishan didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she nodded and said, "You're going to work, right? Go ahead. I'll go in and sit for a while because I have some things to do."
Lin Aidang thought about what he had to do at work this afternoon, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Then you should spend more time with Dad. He's been nagging you several times. Ping An should also come over more often when he's free. This child is growing up beautifully."
The atmosphere was a bit awkward. Miao Lishan was worried about Old Man Lin in the inner room, while Ping An was too lazy to talk. If he remembered correctly, his grandmother would always visit the rest home several times a month.
Some of his words were just to fool his grandma, but she was impatient now, so why should he hand her a ladder?
No matter how spacious the high-ranking cadres' ward was, the noise outside wouldn't disturb Mr. Lin from his light sleep. He immediately called out, "Shanshan is here? Second brother, go do your thing first. I'll just have Shanshan here. Come in quickly."
"Big sister, look how happy Dad is. Hurry up and take the kids in. I only have half a day off this morning and I have to rush back to the factory. Go in quickly."
As soon as they entered, Miao Lishan quickly approached the bed and looked at the old man's expression. "Dad, what's wrong with you this time? Didn't I tell you to mind your own business and take good care of yourself?"
Ping'an, who was following behind her, had his eyes flashed, then looked at Mr. Lin reaching out to grab Miao Lishan's right hand, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Hahaha, now that you're here, just take care of your dad. Come over here, Ping'an, and let Great Grandpa see you. Hey, you really take after your dad. I remember the last time I saw you, you were so short..." Old Man Lin raised his other hand and gestured, "Your dad came to see me a while ago. He said you've grown into a big man, and he really didn't lie to me."
"Hello, great grandfather."
"Good boy! Come and sit here." The old man patted the edge of the bed. "It's not the weekend today. Why do you want to come to see me? Oh, look at what I said..."
Miao Lishan complained, "Didn't I hear that you were hospitalized again?"
Well, seeing that his grandma still had something to say, Ping'an moved a stool next to Miao Lishan for her to sit, and he also followed the old man's wishes and picked a stool to sit next to him.
"Alas, I'm old, and my body is like an old machine, it just won't work anymore. Have you heard about your little sister? She's been spoiled. She used to complain that I was partial to you, but look at her now... Your dad is old and can't control her, but your eldest brother is far away and can't protect her. How can I be at ease?"
Miao Lishan frowned. "She's almost a grandmother. How long can you worry about her at your age? What's the point of worrying about her? Doesn't she know what stupid things she's done? The doctor said that your heart is not in good condition and can't be stimulated. She just wants you to die soon."
Ping An was stunned when he saw the old man, and he almost burst out laughing. No wonder his grandfather said that his grandmother's straightforwardness had its advantages. Are you sure this won't hurt someone?
Old Master Lin was startled for a moment, but quickly came to his senses. "What can I do? I've been on the front lines all my life. I couldn't take care of you four siblings in the first half of my life, and now I always want to make up for it. I'm not worried about you and your eldest brother, but your second brother and your sister have had a hard time. I'm always worried about them."
"Why are they having a hard time? Are they short of food or clothes? You're just overthinking it. It would be nice to play chess and chat with old friends more often when you have free time."
“You, you…”
Ping An took advantage of the moment when he patted his hands and quickly touched his pulse when he put his hands into the quilt to cover him, with a hint of ridicule in his eyes.
Sitting there quietly listening to their conversation was quite interesting. The old man had a lot of tricks, saying "big brother, second brother, youngest sister" over and over again. Was he trying to influence me subtly?
And there was this look of doting on his face, just like the one his grandfather had towards his mother, and the intimate tone, which was familiar, but it seemed weird no matter how you looked at it.
He couldn't imagine how such an old man could have fought on the front lines for his country. Was he truly senile? Or was he simply unwilling to resist after enjoying the privileges he had?
He didn't believe that Lin Liying was close to that group of people. Even an ignorant teenager like him could see it. How could an old man like him who once held a high position not understand the meaning?
So who are they acting for by being hospitalized for such anger?
The one above? Or his grandfather?
Ping An looked helplessly at Miao Lishan, who was frowning all the time. Her biological daughter was just like this, so how much sincerity could you, an outsider, expect?
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