Chapter 25: Your mother is waiting for you so much
"Who will pay the fee and go through the hospitalization procedures?" The nurse interrupted Deng Xiuzhen's wandering thoughts.
She quickly said, "I'll go, I'll do it."
Looking at the five hundred yuan on the hospitalization certificate, she touched the dozens of yuan in her pocket.
Turning back, he looked at the mother and son sitting on the bench and said, "I don't have enough money. You guys go to the hospital first and I'll go back to get it, okay?"
The woman looked at her and said, "Okay."
The boy got anxious and shouted, "Mom!"
The woman patted his hands and said to Deng Xiuzhen, "It's okay, go ahead."
Deng Xiuzhen looked at the nurse and said, "I don't have enough money right now. Can you pay a little first so they can complete the paperwork and I can go back and get the money?"
The nurse looked at the woman, and the woman said, "Let her go first. If she doesn't have enough money when she is discharged from the hospital, she can come to me."
The boy opened his mouth, wanting to say something but in the end he said nothing.
Deng Xiuzhen went to the cashier's office to pay some fees and then left after seeing that the mother and child had been placed in the ward.
I just left the hospital and thought it was noon, and the mother and son should have lunch too. I could bring them some food so they don't have to buy it outside and increase expenses.
I thought of asking them if they had any food taboos, so I returned.
As soon as I reached the door of the ward, I heard the young man say, "What if she runs away?"
The woman said, "It doesn't matter if he ran away. His injuries are not serious. He can recover by himself. Take out the clothes in the box quickly. Let's change clothes. Don't catch a cold."
The boy agreed, sighed heavily, and said nothing more.
Deng Xiuzhen hesitated for a moment and did not go in. She turned around and drove home.
"Why are you covered in mud?" Tan Yanlin, who was looking out the door, hurried over and asked.
"Yanlin, I dropped someone and he's in the hospital now." When she saw Tan Yanlin, Deng Xiuzhen felt cold and aggrieved.
"It's okay, it's okay. We can just treat him. How are you? Are you hurt anywhere?" Qin Yanlin hurriedly checked.
"Mom, mom, what's wrong with you? Are you hurt?" The three children gathered around and asked.
"You guys go eat, and then go to school. I'll get some hot water for your mother to take a bath and change clothes." Qin Yanlin said as he went to the kitchen to fetch water.
Deng Xiuzhen went to get clean clothes.
"Yanlin, are there any vegetables at home? Cook two more dishes and I will send them to the hospital later." Deng Xiuzhen reminded when she entered the bathroom.
When she finished washing and changed into clean clothes, Qin Yanlin was busy in the kitchen with a bowl of hot ginger water on the table.
After dinner, Qin Yanlin prepared meals for the mother and son and sent Deng Xiuzhen to the hospital entrance.
As soon as Deng Xiuzhen got off the car, someone shouted: Numb, numb.
Tan Yanlin went to Numu, and Deng Xiuzhen went to the ward.
At the door, I heard the young man say, "He hasn't come for so long, he must have run away!"
Seeing Deng Xiuzhen coming in, the boy felt a little embarrassed. The woman smiled but said nothing.
"Are you feeling better?" Deng Xiuzhen walked forward, put the food on the table, and turned back to ask.
"Much better." the woman replied.
"Thinking that you haven't eaten yet, I cooked two side dishes at home. It took me some time. I'm sorry for being late. You just have to make do with what you have." Deng Xiuzhen said as she went to help the woman.
The woman waved her hand and said, "I can do it myself."
After tasting the food, the woman said, "You cooked a good meal."
"I don't know what your taste is, so I'll just cook it according to our home cooking method." Deng Xiuzhen stood at the door and said as she brushed the water droplets off her clothes.
The two began to chat about cooking and other family matters. As they chatted, Deng Xiuzhen learned that the woman's name was Huang Juxiang and the boy was her son, Chen Chuanjun.
The mother and son came from Yuncheng to take care of some household matters.
As for what to do, Chen Juxiang didn't say much.
The rain stopped in the evening, and when Deng Xiuzhen came the next day, Huang Juxiang was about to be discharged from the hospital. Deng Xiuzhen advised her to listen to the doctor and observe for a while.
Huang Juxiang said she was much better and insisted on being discharged from the hospital.
Deng Xiuzhen couldn't resist, and of course she secretly hoped that Huang Juxiang would be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible to avoid spending too much money.
After completing the discharge procedures, Huang Juxiang did not mention anything about compensation, but only asked Deng Xiuzhen to send them to Chenjia Bay.
"Are you here looking for someone?" Deng Xiuzhen couldn't help asking when she saw the two people walking towards Chen Guohu's dilapidated house.
She later heard from Tian Guoqiang that Chen Guohu was in prison and no one took care of the old man's funeral. The police station took Chen Guohu to the crematorium for cremation.
The woman looked back at Deng Xiuzhen, her expression and eyes were calm, and she looked very clean and quiet. Deng Xiuzhen felt a sense of familiarity, but she didn't know where it came from.
"We came back to see grandma." the boy replied.
"Oh," Deng Xiuzhen agreed, then hesitated and asked, "Chen Guohu is your father?"
"Well, but we haven't seen each other for a few years." The boy glanced at Huang Juxiang and answered.
The woman said nothing and walked straight towards the house which was even more dilapidated than it was two months ago, but the door was still half-open.
Deng Xiuzhen didn't know how much Huang Juxiang and the others knew, nor did she know how to start the conversation, so she could only follow behind silently.
She actually wanted to leave, but Huang Juxiang's injuries had not healed yet and compensation had not been discussed. She didn't dare to leave, fearing that once she left, the two men would go to the police station and she would have to face them again.
"Juxiang, you're finally back. Your mother has been waiting for you so long!" said an old man walking out of the house.
"Auntie Chen, I haven't seen you for many years. How are you?" Huang Juxiang hurried over to her.
"I'm fine, I'm fine, it's your mom, your mom..."
"What's wrong with my mother?" Huang Juxiang finally became a little anxious.
"Your mother passed away because she couldn't get over it," the old man said, wiping his tears.
"Ah? Gone?" Huang Juxiang murmured as she looked at the old man.
"Why did my grandma leave? Where did she go? Doesn't she live here anymore?" the boy asked anxiously.
"Chuanjun, your grandmother has passed away." Huang Juxiang said as she walked forward.
He opened the door and looked at every corner of the house. Then he picked up the fallen chair, sat down slowly, lowered his head, and said nothing.
Deng Xiuzhen finally understood where her sense of familiarity came from: Huang Juxiang's expression and movements were at least 90% similar to the old man's.
Is this the old man's daughter? Otherwise, how could they look so similar?
If this was the old man's daughter, would she blame him? After all, it was that time when they came to see Chen Guohu that they offended the old man with their words.
Regardless of whether the old man hanged himself because of their arrival, it should have something to do with them to some extent.
The young man helped the old man in, found a stool, wiped it, and let the old man sit down.
"Do you know how Chen Guohu is doing?" the woman asked, looking up.
"He went to jail. Your mother passed away on the day he was arrested. The police found her at night."
"Well, it's good that he was caught."
"Your mother's health has been getting worse in the past two years. She is always in pain all over. Sometimes it's so painful that she can't even walk. She has to stay at home every day, and we have to bring her some food. Alas, such a good person, but in the end she suffers such a misfortune!" The old man said, shaking his head.
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