Just like that, under the gaze of his brother and sister, Ye Zhiqiu, who had just returned home, rode his bicycle out.
According to the address left by Chen Erbao, he soon arrived at a large compound. He asked to meet Chen Erbao and was then taken to register his information.
This time he took out his black book directly, and after seeing the certificate, he registered his information and told Ye Zhiqiu directly which building to go to find Chen Erbao.
After thanking him, he parked his bicycle in the shed and hurried towards the building the security guard mentioned.
After entering, he looked at the busy hall and quickly found the receptionist and asked, "Comrade, I'm looking for Chen Erbao. Could you please tell me where he is?"
The receptionist glanced at the notebook, then looked up and replied, "Hello, Comrade Chen Erbao is not at the office today."
Ye Zhiqiu asked in surprise, "Then how can I find him? Also, can you check the information of retirees? My grandfather is a retired employee of the unit. Yesterday he said he was coming to the unit, but he didn't come back all night. My family is really worried."
The receptionist pushed up his glasses and asked Ye Zhiqiu to show his ID. After checking it, he replied, "So you are Mr. Wang's adopted grandson. Mr. Wang is in poor health and has a serious problem. Yesterday, he was chatting about work at the company when he suddenly collapsed. Director Chen took him to the hospital.
Although Elder Wang has instructed us not to reveal this to you, I intend to disobey his orders this time. Comrade Ye Zhiqiu, Elder Wang's body must have suffered many traumas. He overdrew his body severely in his youth, and now he has symptoms of organ failure.
Ye Zhiqiu was dumbfounded. He quickly asked, "Comrade, what does this organ failure mean?"
"It means his organs are aging and no longer functioning. This means that Mr. Wang's life is already counting down..."
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Ye Zhiqiu left and rode his bicycle to the Union Hospital. His head was buzzing, and the receptionist's words kept echoing in his mind.
How come everything seemed fine, but suddenly it started counting down...
Wang Fugui usually looked so energetic, and he could even drink half a catty of wine with her! Suddenly he said that he was about to die. Ye Zhiqiu couldn't quite accept it, and always felt like he was joking!
When he arrived at the hospital, parked his bicycle, and hurried inside, he ran into Chen Erbao who was pulling the doctor to ask questions. There were also several people surrounding the doctor and questioning him.
When Ye Zhiqiu walked over, Chen Erbao noticed him. He looked a little surprised, but he quickly recovered.
He waved to Ye Zhiqiu and led him to the smoking area without saying anything.
Ye Zhiqiu didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only follow him. After they lit their cigarettes, Chen Erbao said with a heavy face, "I'm afraid the teacher won't make it this time. He always wanted us to keep it a secret from you, but this time you discovered it yourselves, so I don't count as breaking my promise.
He has been returning to the unit for checkups, but his condition has been getting worse each time. We have asked him to be hospitalized many times, but he just won’t agree…”
Ye Zhiqiu was silent, then asked with difficulty, "Is there no way to treat this organ aging?"
Chen Erbao shook his head and explained, "There's no cure for aging organs. At least the doctors say there's no way to treat them at the current level. The teacher has suffered too many fatal injuries in the past, and every time he's climbed back from the brink of death, he's overdrawn his body's potential. Now he's at the end of his rope, so there's nothing we can do..."
"How is he now?"
"He's still in the critical care ward. The doctor has already shaken his head and said we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate."
Ye Zhiqiu took a deep breath, his mind was in a mess. He didn't know how to tell his family this news.
Seeing Ye Zhiqiu's confusion, Chen Erbao also felt very heavy-hearted, but some things had to be faced after all.
He said softly, "Things have come to this point, we must face it calmly. The teacher's funeral will be held at the workplace because many leaders will be in attendance. He also left a will, leaving all his belongings to you to dispose of. When the time comes, you, as family members, will give a return gift..."
Ye Zhiqiu's eyes were a little red, but he tried his best to control himself. People are not plants or trees, who can be heartless? The Ye family has lived with Wang Fugui for so long that they have already regarded him as their real grandfather.
Now that he heard that he was going to die, he still found it hard to believe it.
He forced a smile and said, "Uncle Chen, are you kidding me? I just had a few days of drinking with grandpa. Is he angry that I haven't been home much lately? Stop it, okay..."
Chen Erbao patted Ye Zhiqiu on the shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Okay, you're a man, be strong. I'll take you to see him for the last time, even though he can't open his eyes anymore..."
Ye Zhiqiu followed Chen Erbao a little numbly and saw Wang Fugui lying in the intensive care unit where the doctor was busy.
But half an hour later, they stopped what they were doing, walked out after a while, and shook their heads at the people outside.
Chen Erbao raised his head, his eyes red, and choked up as he said, "Let's go in and see him. He's worked hard all his life and suffered so much. It's time for him to have a good rest."
The operation of the world cannot be changed by human will.
When Ye Zhiqiu saw Wang Fugui closing his eyes and lying motionless, tears finally flowed out.
After he recovered, Chen Erbao told him that they would move Wang Fugui's body back to the unit soon, and asked him to go back and inform his family first, and then go to keep vigil.
There were still many things to do, so Ye Zhiqiu could only wipe away his tears and ride his bicycle out of the hospital.
He first returned to the factory and informed Ye Tianya to ask for leave. Although he didn't know what had happened, the heavy expression on Ye Zhiqiu's face made him realize the seriousness of the matter, and he hurried back to ask for leave.
After coming out, he hurriedly asked: "Son, what happened?"
Ye Zhiqiu said sadly: "Dad, grandpa is gone..."
Ye Tianya was stunned, and then he hurriedly said: "Don't talk nonsense, you little brat, the old man just didn't come back for one night, don't joke like this..."
But when he saw Ye Zhiqiu's red eyes, he couldn't continue.
The father and son were silent for a long time before Ye Tianya sighed and said, "Okay, I understand... Have you informed your family?"
"I don't know how to tell Mom and the others, so I had to come and inform you first..."
"I understand. Let's go home and tell them. We'll have to face it eventually..."
Ye Tianya, like Ye Zhiqiu, couldn't believe it at all. How could the old man who was laughing so happily the day before yesterday suddenly be gone?
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