Chapter 317 Traveling Between Home and Hospital
Upon learning of her grandfather's misfortune, Shen Xuewei immediately set off to the city to visit them.
Knowing Shen Xuewei's eagerness, Chen Fangli helped her pack some things and they took a car together to the city.
Both of them knew where Chen Fangyang's house was. After getting out of the car, they went upstairs without stopping and arrived at the door of an apartment on the eighth floor.
Chen Fangli reached out and knocked on the door, "Mom, Mom, Weiwei and I have come to see you and Dad, please open the door!"
A series of light, hurried footsteps approached from inside, and then the door was opened from the inside.
Grandma Xi, who looked much older, appeared before me.
She saw Shen Xuewei beside Chen Fangli and softly called out, "Weiwei..."
Shen Xuewei responded, looking at her grandmother who had aged and become so haggard in just a few months, her throat tightened, and she didn't know what to say.
Chen Fangli was the first to come to her senses. "Mom, Weiwei, don't stand at the door. Let's go in and see Dad first."
Grandma Xi nodded hurriedly, "Oh, oh, let's see your dad first. I was just talking to him about Weiwei yesterday, I didn't expect Weiwei to be back so soon..."
She led the two through the door, and Shen Xuewei, who was at the back, closed the door.
After entering the house, Chen Fangli glanced at one of the open doors and asked:
"Mom, didn't Ayang hire a caregiver for Dad who was staying in this room? Why is this room empty?"
Grandma Xi sighed softly, "Your father is not used to being taken care of by outsiders. He refuses to let outsiders help him bathe or turn over. The caregiver left last month after settling his wages."
“I’m at home anyway. I can’t work in the fields in the city now, so I’m just sitting here doing nothing. I can take care of your dad.”
“Ah Yang comes to see us whenever he has time, and Fang’er comes occasionally too…”
Shen Xuewei looked at the closed master bedroom. "Grandma, does Grandpa live in this room? I want to see Grandpa."
“Oh right, this is the one. But…” She paused, a hint of embarrassment appearing on her face.
"Ever since your grandfather became unable to get up, he has been a bit irritable and doesn't like to see people much."
"If your grandfather gets angry later, don't be angry with him. He... he can't accept how he is now."
Shen Xuewei said softly, "I understand, Grandma. I won't be angry."
My grandfather has always been a strong-willed person and has never shown any weakness in front of others. How could he accept that he had suffered a stroke and was paralyzed in bed...
Shen Xuewei stood in front of the door, knocked twice, and said softly:
"Grandpa, it's me, Weiwei. May I come in?"
Grandma Xi pushed the door open directly. "You can go in. Your grandfather doesn't like to talk these days. If you wait for him to speak before you go in, you probably won't get in at all."
Shen Xuewei slowly walked in and, in the not-so-bright light, saw her grandfather lying on the bed.
He had lost a lot of weight, and his hair had turned completely white, even though he was only sixty-eight years old.
"Grandpa."
Shen Xuewei sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her grandfather with sunken eyes and a thin figure. For a moment, she thought she had mistaken him for someone else.
When Grandpa Chen heard her voice, his eyelids twitched slightly, and he slowly opened them.
His words were somewhat unclear, "Weiwei...you're back from vacation?"
"Yes, I'm back."
Shen Xuewei nodded slightly, forcing a smile.
Grandpa Chen, just like before, asked her about her studies and her life at school.
Due to the effects of his stroke, the corner of his mouth always droops to the left involuntarily, and saliva slowly seeps out along his jawline while he speaks, soaking the collar of his shirt.
He asked her questions, and Shen Xuewei answered them.
Seeing that he was willing to talk today, Grandma Xi, standing not far behind Shen Xuewei, smiled with relief.
Seeing that he was drooling, she quickly grabbed a towel and went over to wipe the drool from the corner of his mouth.
He wasn't feeling well, and he only talked to Shen Xuewei for half an hour before he started to feel sleepy again.
Shen Xuewei sat to the side, keeping watch over him with Grandma Xi.
Only after he fell into a deep sleep did the two of them tiptoe back to the living room.
After that day, Shen Xuewei stayed here.
Chen Fangli also stayed and helped take care of Chen's grandfather for a few days before going home.
It takes several hours to travel from downtown Yizhou to Fuxing Village, which is inconvenient. Moreover, she has many things to do at home and cannot stay in the city for long.
Shen Xuewei lives in the city. When the weather is nice, she will push her grandfather in his wheelchair and take him for a walk in the nearby park.
Only at this time would my melancholy grandfather's spirits lift slightly.
Whenever she noticed that he was in a good mood, his grandmother would take the opportunity to give him some rehabilitation training.
Chen Fangyang would visit the elderly couple every few days. When the couple wasn't paying attention, he would pull Shen Xuewei to the balcony and launch into a long rant.
Some say that Grandpa Chen has a bad temper and doesn't allow caregivers to look after him; others say that Zhao Fang'er has been in a bad mood lately and often finds fault with him; but the most talked-about person is Chen Fangqiu.
“Weiwei, you have no idea what your damned uncle is like. He's absolutely lawless. Even after all this, your grandparents are still hoping I'll use my connections to get his sentence reduced. Don't tell me I don't have those connections; even if I did, I would never use them on him…”
His tone was filled with deep dissatisfaction and resentment.
He poured out his grievances to Shen Xuewei, and finally let out a long sigh.
After hearing this, Shen Xuewei also sighed.
She understood her second uncle's resentment at this moment; he was simply venting his frustrations after keeping them bottled up for so long.
If you worry more about a particular child, you'll pay more attention to and care more about that child, which inevitably leads to neglecting the other children.
The elderly couple lived in Chen Fangyang's house, but they always worried about Chen Fangqiu, who was in prison, even though it was because of Chen Fangqiu that Chen's grandfather suffered a stroke.
It's perfectly normal for Chen Fangyang to harbor resentment.
The two remained silent. At this moment, Grandma Xi, who had finished taking care of Grandpa Chen, came to the living room and called out to Chen Fangyang.
"Ah Yang, come here for a second, I have something to tell you."
Chen Fangyang muttered, "Here it comes again..."
He looked helpless, but still got up and went with Grandma Xi to the room next to Grandpa Chen to talk.
Grandma Xi deliberately avoided Shen Xuewei, and Shen Xuewei naturally wouldn't follow her to listen.
From Chen Fangyang's complaints earlier, Shen Xuewei had already guessed what she wanted to say to him.
Ever since Chen Fangqiu pushed her while drunk, she moved out of the Chen family home. Since then, the elderly couple rarely mentioned Chen Fangqiu in front of her.
After all, Chen Fangqiu didn't like her, and she harbored resentment towards Chen Fangqiu; this was something almost everyone knew.
The two talked in the room for a while, which ended with Chen Fangyang slamming the door and leaving.
Shen Xuewei didn't get involved; she just helped take care of her grandfather every day.
A few days later, Chen Fangyang came again, with a stern face, and took the elderly couple to visit him in prison.
Shen Xuewei didn't go; instead, she stayed home to do housework.
In the afternoon, the three returned from their prison visit.
Seeing that the three of them looked unwell, Shen Xuewei guessed that their trip and conversation must have been unpleasant.
After that day, Grandpa Chen's condition worsened. Sensing something was wrong, Shen Xuewei quickly called Chen Fangyang and took Grandpa Chen to the hospital.
For the entire 10 years, Shen Xuewei spent almost all of her Spring Festivals traveling between home and the hospital.
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