After Song Yan went to work, Wen Ruan was left alone at home again.
Considering it's already February, there are less than eight months until the official notice to resume the college entrance examination is issued, so the timeframe is still relatively flexible.
For Wen Ruan, the other subjects were not too bad. She had started studying them early on, and now she could just consolidate and review them. The questions at this stage were not very difficult.
However, Wen Ruan was quite weak in politics. After all, she was not a person of this time and did not know much about many things. Apart from the most classic quotes in the "Little Red Book," she knew nothing about the rest.
So I've decided to start memorizing more whenever I have free time, and maybe it will be easier later.
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"Ring ring ring..." In the afternoon, a telephone rang in Song Yan's office.
"Hello, is this Song Yan from the Commerce Bureau? I am Sun Wenbin, the political instructor of the Special Operations Regiment of the *** Army, and also your brother Song Heng's partner." Song Yan answered the phone, and upon hearing the voice on the other end, he had a bad feeling.
"Hello, I am Song Yan, Song Heng's younger brother."
Upon hearing Song Yan's reply, Sun Wenbin's tone was anxious and heavy: "Song Heng was seriously injured in a mission a few days ago and is still in a coma. We need to wait for further observation to find out when he will wake up. He needs his family to stay with him."
Afterwards, Sun Wenbin gave him a detailed account of Song Heng's current situation, left his address and phone number, and then hurriedly hung up the phone.
Song Yan was getting restless, considering how to describe the situation to calm his parents, especially his mother. Sun Wenbin called Song Yan first with the same intention, fearing that the elders in the family might get too agitated.
After much hesitation, Song Yan made a phone call to his father's office.
That evening, Song Yan hurriedly picked up Wen Ruan from his home, and the two returned to the compound together.
Seeing that it wasn't a holiday or a weekend, Song's mother was puzzled as to why everyone was suddenly home, even though Song's father, who worked overtime every day, was home on time.
Song Yan looked at his father, signaling him to speak. Wen Ruan had already heard Song Yan's instructions on the way here, and was a little afraid that Song's mother might be too emotional, so she sat down next to her and held her hand.
"Xiaoyun, there's something I'm about to tell you. Don't get too excited after you hear it. We'll figure something out together." Song's father said with worry in his eyes.
After her last medical check-up at the hospital, Song's mother's report revealed some problems, including chronic superficial gastritis and high blood pressure.
It is important to maintain a cheerful mood and avoid excessive mental stress, otherwise blood pressure can easily rise, leading to adverse consequences.
Therefore, Mr. Song was very careful and patiently comforted her.
Song's mother sensed something was wrong. Looking around, she saw that all three of them had solemn expressions and worried eyes, and her heart skipped a beat.
It was Song Heng! Song's mother realized it immediately.
She felt waves of dizziness, but she managed to stay conscious and looked at the group with agitation: "Xiao Heng... what happened to Xiao Heng?"
Seeing that Song's mother's expression was a little off, Song's father quickly reached out to comfort her. Song Yan then quickly added, "My brother was injured a few days ago and is currently receiving treatment in the hospital. He is in a coma."
“His partner called today and said that one of our family members needs to accompany him.”
Song's mother felt her vision blurring, and she gripped Wen Ruan's hand tighter and tighter.
Unable to utter a single word, she suddenly collapsed onto the back of the sofa, startling the three of them who quickly tried to comfort her. Upon hearing the news, Aunt Li rushed to the kitchen to pour herself a cup of hot water.
After a long while, Song's mother finally came to her senses, stood up, and said, "I'll pack my things now and head to Haishi. Xiaoyan, hurry up and buy me a train ticket for tomorrow." Then she hurriedly went to her room to pack her things.
The three people left in the living room stared at each other in bewilderment.
Song Yan knew that his father held an important position and that his every move attracted attention, so it would be difficult for him to ask for leave to go with his mother.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Dad, I don't know if Mom can manage to go and take care of my older brother by herself. I'll ask for leave and go with her."
Looking at Song Yan, Song's father said with relief, "No need. I can apply to the organization for this year's annual leave. After all, the situation is special. I'll go and take your mother there first, and then we'll see how things go."
“You’ve only been working at your new unit for a short time, so taking leave now would be bad. Your older brother is a lucky man, he’ll be fine. Just stay home and wait for news,” Mr. Song said, waving his hand.
After saying that, he stood up, thinking of going into the room to see how Song's mother was packing. He guessed that she was probably hiding in her room and secretly shedding tears at this time, and Song's father couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her.
"Dad, how about Mom and I go together?" After hesitating for a while, Wen Ruan took the initiative to speak.
“I don’t have much to do at home, I just read books. I can go with Mom and keep her company. Otherwise, we won’t feel at ease leaving Mom alone when you come back.”
Just as Song's mother finished packing and came out, intending to tell Song Yan to buy the earliest train ticket for tomorrow, she heard Wen Ruan's words.
Wen's mother's eyes were red and swollen, clearly from crying silently in her room. She quickly went over and took Wen Ruan's hand, saying, "Ruan Ruan, thank you so much. When your older brother wakes up, I'll definitely have him thank you properly..."
After discussing it together, the group decided to adopt Wen Ruan's method and told her to contact them directly by phone if anything happened.
After finishing, Song Yan and Wen Ruan quickly went home to pack their belongings for their trip to Haishi the next day.
Mr. Song then asked someone to buy two sleeper tickets to Haishi and asked the train conductor on the same train to help look after the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, because the train journey would take a day and a night, which was too long, and he was afraid that something might happen to them.
After getting off the train, everything was fine. We had already contacted Sun Wenbin, and they could arrange for someone to pick us up at the station.
The next morning around 7 a.m., Song's father and Song Yan came together to see Song's mother and Wen Ruan off to catch the train to Haishi.
Song Yan had given Wen Ruan a lot of instructions beforehand, afraid that there might be something he hadn't mentioned, after all, this was her first time traveling far from home, and it was for his family's sake.
Before leaving, he told Wen Ruan that she could call the compound if she needed anything, as he would be moving back to the compound in the next few days, and that they should keep in touch.
He even repeated the compound's number and his own office number several times, and even wrote a note and put it in Wen Ruan's bag.
After seeing Song's mother and Wen Ruan off on the train, a short while later, the train whistles sounded and the train doors gradually closed.
Wen Ruan leaned against the window, watching Song Yan and his father waving to the two outside. The train gradually moved away, getting further and further away until it became a tiny dot, no bigger than a sesame seed, until it disappeared completely...
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