When it was almost dark, Xiao Mei returned to the hospital from home with a big bag. Da Sheng took it and placed it on the stool beside him."Yu Lang and I have already eaten. Take a rest and wash your face. I'll go to the canteen to buy some food for you.”Xiao Mei said," No need. I've already eaten at home. When my parents heard about this, they insisted that I stay at home for dinner before coming over."”"Have you finished harvesting the wheat in the contracted fields?" asked Da Sheng.”Xiao Mei said,"The harvest is done, and the weeding is done. The family is busy drying the field and transplanting the seedlings." When I came, Uncle Yulang and Aunt Yulang hadn't come home for dinner yet.”Da Sheng said," It's all thanks to Da Zeng and Da Ting not studying anymore. Otherwise, we'll be in the hospital while his siblings are in school. This year, our parents will be really busy."”Xiao Mei said,"If you don't have time to do it, you can't rely on your parents to do it. You can only spend money to hire a harvester to harvest the wheat." Li Dapeng and his wife, who were working outside, didn't come back. They sent back 500 yuan. His parents hired machines to harvest and farm. I heard that transplanting rice seedlings requires hiring people to do it.”Da Sheng sighed." As the saying goes, the rich suffer, the poor suffer, and the poor suffer. It's the lonely old man who has no money and no one!”Xiao Mei said," In the future, I won't have to suffer anymore. I heard that the town is going to set up a nursing home. The lonely old people will be sent to the nursing home to support them."”
When Yu Lang saw his mother coming back with a big bag, he was curious and asked,"Mom, where are you going with that big bag?”Xiao Mei was shocked and coaxed him." These are all your grandpa, grandma, uncle, and aunt's dirty clothes. Your grandma has been too busy these few days to do the laundry. She asked me to bring them to the hospital to wash them."”She was afraid that Yu Lang would continue to ask and give himself away, so she asked,"Mom went home today and wasn't at the hospital. I wonder if Yu Lang cried when he was on the drip? Did you cause trouble?" "I didn't cry, not even once." Dad even praised me for being brave." "What a good child!" Xiao Mei patted Yu Lang's head and praised. Then he bent down and said,"It's windy outside today. We can't go for a walk in the garden." Come, let Mommy carry you around the room to help digest your food.”
Xiao Mei carried Yu Lang and walked back and forth between the beds. The mother and son chatted. After a while, Yu Lang fell asleep on her back. She asked Dasheng to carry Yu Lang down and put him on the bed to sleep. She looked at Yu Lang's pale face and his hair that was thinning due to chemotherapy. She thought about how she would be on the train to Guangzhou when her son woke up the next morning. She did not know how Yu Lang would cry and look for her. She did not know what Dasheng would say to him. She felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife. With tears in her eyes, she kissed Yu Lang's face gently, then lay on the bed and cried silently.
Da Sheng was also very sad when he saw this. He comforted Xiao Mei and said,"Don't cry. Let him sleep well. When you get back the 300,000 yuan and operate on Yu Lang, he will recover. Even if you can't come back, I will bring Yu Lang to Guangzhou to see you.”Xiao Mei nodded and slowly stopped crying.
That night, both Xiao Mei and Da Sheng found it hard to fall asleep. They looked at each other for a long time. What a cute and familiar face, what a familiar movement, what a familiar expression. They wanted to say something and take care of each other, but they were afraid that they would wake Yu Lang up and let him know the inside story, which would cause trouble. They could only remain silent. Seeing that Yu Lang was fast asleep, they went to the corridor and whispered as they walked in the courtyard. Yu Lang's illness, the unpredictable situation in Guangzhou, various things at home, and the pain of missing each other after parting, the two talked and reminded each other. When they were sad, they hugged each other and cried several times, then wiped their tears and comforted each other.
Unknowingly, it was past midnight. The waning moon was setting in the west, and the cold dew was striking. Da Sheng said to Xiao Mei,"Go back and sleep for a while." He had to get up early tomorrow to go on a long journey. You have to be careful in the car. There are many pickpockets now. Protect this little thing and money well. Don't lose it. When they arrived in Guangzhou, they were unfamiliar with the place and people, so they had to be careful and cautious. Her mouth had to be sweet. According to seniority, she should call him whatever she wanted. He had to be diligent, do more work, talk less, and not offend or make others unhappy. He would only have the energy to deal with these things tomorrow after a good sleep.”"I can't sleep," Xiao Mei said. Why don't you sleep? Tomorrow, you'll have to serve Yu Lang alone.”"No, you must sleep for a while. I promise nothing will happen tomorrow." I'm familiar with everything here. I can sleep anytime and anywhere.”Xiao Mei saw that Dasheng was sincere and reasonable, so she no longer refused. She held Dasheng's arm and returned to the ward. Seeing that Yu Lang was sleeping soundly, she did not disturb him anymore. She did not take off her clothes and curled up on the other side of the bed to sleep. Da Sheng said," Rest assured and sleep. I'll look at the time. The bus leaves at five o'clock. I'll wake you up at four o'clock."”Xiao Mei said,"Wake me up earlier at 3:30. Don't delay."”
The senior took a small square stool and sat in front of the bed to watch Xiao Mei and Yu Lang sleep. He had to control the time for Xiao Mei, afraid that he would miss something important, so he did not dare to close his eyes. Actually, he couldn't sleep either. She wondered if Xiao Mei would be able to get the 300,000 yuan when she arrived in Guangzhou. With such a high salary and so much money, and he even had to pay in advance, would his uncle cause trouble and change his mind at the last minute? When can Yu Lang's surgery be done after the surgery fee has been raised? Would he be as successful as the leukemia patient? Xiao Mei would be gone for two to three years before she returned. At that time, would her uncle and mother continue to keep Xiao Mei and not let her come back? During this period, how would he and Yu Lang live? When Xiao Mei came back, what would happen to him and Yu Lang? All kinds of questions, he thought about it, and his imagination ran wild. He could not come to a conclusion.
After all, he had worked hard for the whole day, talked so much, and thought about so many problems. He gradually felt sleepy and drowsy. He unconsciously dozed off. When he woke up, he saw that it was already 3:20 pm. He did not dare to sleep anymore. She stood up and stretched, then went to the bathroom to pee. When she came back, it was exactly 3:30 pm, so she quickly woke Xiao Mei up.
Xiao Mei got up and saw that Yu Lang was still sleeping soundly. She bent down and kissed his anemia-stricken face. She covered him with the blanket and quickly went to the sink to wash her face and brush her teeth. After washing up, she returned to the ward. Thinking of Yuying's instructions, she took out a new set of clothes from her bag and changed into them. She combed her hair carefully and applied some moisturizer on her face. Then, she carried her backpack and said,"I'm leaving. You haven't slept the whole night. You should take advantage of the fact that Yulang hasn't woken up to sleep.”Da Sheng picked up the two pieces of bread he bought for Yu Lang and stuffed them into Xiao Mei's bag. He said,"I slept for a while just now. There's no time to get food for you. You can eat these two pieces of bread at the station.”
Da Sheng sent Xiao Mei to the courtyard. Xiao Mei stopped him and said,"Don't send me off. You should go back. When Yu Lang wakes up later, he will cry again if he can't be found.”Da Sheng also stopped in his tracks and said,"Alright, you go. I'll stand here and look at you. I can also listen to Yu Lang."”Xiao Mei had just taken two steps when she turned around and pulled Dasheng."If I go, we won't be able to see each other for two to three years. I really don't know how we'll survive such a long time. Hug me." Da Sheng pulled Xiao Mei into his arms. The two of them hugged each other tightly and kissed each other.
Lil Mei left Dasheng's embrace, walking and stopping, looking back every three steps. When she arrived at the gate, she stopped in her tracks, turned around, waved at Dasheng, and finally left reluctantly. Da Sheng could not help but shed tears. He stood in the courtyard for a long time, watching Xiao Mei's figure gradually disappear into the night before dawn.
Xiao Mei went to the bus station and bought a ticket. She took the bus to the provincial capital at five o'clock sharp. The car sped along the highway. Gradually leaving her hometown and her family, her heart felt empty. She felt extremely disappointed, an indescribable feeling. After a long time, she felt a little hungry. She remembered the bread that Dasheng had given her and took it out to eat. When she saw the bread, she thought of Yu Lang again. She wondered if he had woken up or if he had cried. She could not help but shed tears. After eating the bread, he took out a cup and drank a cup of tap water supplied by the car. He felt a little better. She wanted to sleep for a while more, but when she remembered what Dasheng had told her, she couldn't fall asleep. He looked around and saw nothing unusual. He began to calculate when he would reach the provincial capital, when he would reach Guangzhou, and how he would contact Yuying.
The bus arrived at the provincial capital at eight o'clock. She hurriedly took her luggage and took the bus to the train station, just in time to catch the train that went straight to Guangzhou at 9:30. She only calmed down after getting on the train. He calculated that there were still five to six hours before he could reach Guangzhou, so he leaned against the back of his seat and took a nap. When she woke up, she saw the beautiful scenery outside the car window, the misty willows, the painted bridge, and the pedestrians passing by. She knew that she had already arrived in Jiangnan. When she was young, she had read Bai Juyi's poem," Remembering Jiangnan." The phrase " The red flowers on the river at sunrise surpass the fire, and the river is as green as blue in spring " was still fresh in her memory. He forgot the sadness in his heart and started to appreciate the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan.
They arrived at Guangzhou Train Station at 5:30 p. m. The huge Guangzhou train station was crowded with people. Xiao Mei didn't know where to go. She remembered Yu Ying's instructions and quickly took out her phone to call Yu Ying to pick her up.
Half an hour later, Yuying drove her car to pick up Xiaomei. She parked the car by the roadside and entered the station to look for her. She saw a noisy crowd and people shaking. She couldn't see where Xiaomei was. Xiao Mei suddenly saw Yu Ying in the crowd. Meeting an old friend in a foreign land was like seeing a family member. She immediately waved her hand and shouted her name,"Yuying, Yuying, I'm here!”Hearing this, Yuying hurriedly squeezed over.
She saw Xiao Mei carrying many bags and said,"Boss Zhang has everything. You don't have to bring so many things.”Xiao Mei said,"He has his own." Since she couldn't go home for more than a year, she had to bring clothes for the four seasons.”"Your clothes are too old-fashioned. Boss Zhang might not like them. He might even buy you new ones."”Xiao Mei said,"He has already paid his salary. How can he still buy clothes?"”"You didn't ask him to buy it," said Yuying."He didn't like your clothes and wanted to buy them for you. It would be a waste if you didn't want it. It would be a waste if you wanted it. He wouldn't deduct your salary. As long as he buys it for you, you can wear it without worry. Women make faces for those who like them. Did you know? He will be happy to see you wearing new clothes.”Xiao Mei still said,"No, no." The bridge was the bridge, the road was the road, how could he ask for something else?”Yu Ying shook her head." You don't understand the situation here. As long as you make him happy, he won't care about a few pieces of clothing or jewelry.”Xiao Mei looked at Yu Ying, who was wearing luxurious clothes and gold ornaments. Your high-end clothes and jewelry are probably bought for you to please the boss. People were different. You had the nerve to ask for it, but I was too embarrassed to ask for it.
Yuying took Xiaomei out of the train station and pointed to a car parked by the roadside."Get in the car." "This car is yours?" Xiao Mei asked in surprise.”Yu Ying nodded. Xiao Mei was surprised. You already have your own car? It's really not simple!" "What's so rare about that?" said Yuying. Here in Guangzhou, cars are like bicycles in our hometown. Every family has one. Otherwise, you can't go out.”"A car is much more expensive than a bicycle!" Xiao Mei didn't believe it. How could every family have one? Even the poor?" "I'm considered poor in Guangzhou," said Yuying."Even I have a car. What do you think?”Xiao Mei shook her head repeatedly, still in disbelief.
Xiao Mei got into Yu Ying's car and drove for about half an hour before stopping in front of a newly built residential area in the suburbs. "I live in this neighborhood, Yuexiu Garden," said Yuying. Get out of the car, go home, take a shower, rest, and rest up. Wait to see Boss Zhang.”
Xiao Mei got out of the car and walked into the neighborhood. She saw rows of buildings rising from the ground, towering into the clouds. A garden was built in the middle of the two rows of buildings, with some bamboo trees, flowers, and plants planted. There was also fitness equipment. It was similar to the residential area he saw in his hometown, but the buildings were taller. Outside the residential area, there were streets, shops, and buildings. Pedestrians came and went in an endless stream. Many places were still under construction, and large cranes were waving their arms, making a lot of noise. "This is Guangzhou?" she asked Yuying. It's about the same as our county." "Not Guangzhou," said Yuying with a smile,"or Tongzhou?" Why, it didn't look like it? Let me tell you, this is only the suburbs of Guangzhou. Guangzhou City is still there. It's very big, more than ten times bigger than our county!”She pointed to a large area of brightly lit places in the distance.
Xiao Mei looked at the place where Yu Ying was pointing at. It was filled with lights and the sound of chariots and flutes. She imagined that it must be more prosperous and lively there. "Why didn't you buy your house in the city?" she asked, puzzled. Is the air here good?" "No." Yuying shook her head. I really want to buy a house in the city. It's convenient to do business, do things, and buy things. But can I afford it? A house in the city cost 100,000 to 200,000 yuan per square meter. Even a small house of 100 square meters would cost more than 20 million yuan! Although the houses in the suburbs were cheap, each square meter was about 30,000 to 40,000 yuan. My house covers an area of more than 120 square meters. I spent more than six million yuan to buy and decorate it! I used all my savings over the years and even took out a loan of hundreds of thousands of yuan.”Xiao Mei was so surprised that she stuck out her tongue and said,"So expensive! If you have so much money, you can buy more than ten houses like yours in our county!”"That's where you're wrong," said Yuying."Houses are expensive in Guangzhou, but it's easy to make money. I'm doing business here, and I earn at least two to three million a year. In our county, we can't earn this much even in ten years. You're new here and don't understand the situation in Guangzhou yet. You'll know the benefits of living here after a long time.”
Yuying parked the car in the garage and helped Xiao Mei carry her things. She took the elevator to the tenth floor and took out the key to open the room."Come in." She took off her high leather boots and changed into slippers. Then, she took out a new pair of slippers and handed it to Xiao Mei."You wear this pair. I don't usually invite people into my room.”Xiao Mei put down her things and changed into slippers."Looks like I'm an exception." Yuying put Xiaomei's things into the storeroom and said,"Of course, we're old classmates and fellow countrymen. Do you love the people of your hometown? Do you love the water of your hometown? After so many years, no one from my hometown has come. You're the first person from my hometown to come here. It's really rare!”Xiao Mei said,"Let me take a good look at your embroidery room."”As he spoke, he walked to each room and looked carefully. He saw that each room was beautifully decorated. The furniture was complete and colorful. It was really an eye-opener.
This was a three-bedroom, two-living room, kitchen, and bathroom. The decoration was very exquisite. In the living room, there was a leather sofa, an LCD TV, a large air conditioner, and a high-end and elegant coffee table. There were two bedrooms, one big and one small. The big one was naturally Yuying's boudoir, with a luxurious Simmons bed, a tall wardrobe, and beautiful lamps, which complemented each other. The smaller one was the guest room, with a smaller Simmons bed, bedside table, and ordinary lamps. The other large room was Yu Ying's study and studio. There were bookcases, computers, and office tables and chairs.
Xiao Mei looked around and returned to the living room. She sat down on the sofa and said,"Yuying is not simple! In just a few years, he had bought a house, a car, and so many high-end furniture and appliances in Guangzhou. It was really not simple! Did you buy them all yourself? Or did someone help you?" Yuying blushed and said,"Nonsense! In Guangzhou, if I didn't buy it myself, who else would help me? I'm not like you. You have a strong backing. When you're tired and sleepy, you have a solid shoulder to rely on. I'm alone. Who else can I rely on if I don't rely on myself?”
Xiao Mei was a little embarrassed and said,"I'm sorry!" I was thinking, after so many years of adventuring outside, you've met so many people, but none of them caught your eye? Isn't your standards too high?" Yuying sighed." It's not like there aren't any who catch my eye. It's just that if I like them, they either don't like me, or they're already married. I can't force myself on them."”Xiao Mei said,"Your standards are still too high." When you were in school, there were so many boys chasing after you. You also dated a few of them. Why didn't any of them succeed in the end?”
Yuying recalled the situation at school and the scene of Xiao Mei chasing after a student. She said,"When classmates fall in love, it's just for fun. After graduation, their things will be separated. He was like you everywhere, chasing relentlessly until he reached his goal and never giving up until he died. How are you doing with Dasheng now? Was she still as infatuated and passionate as before?”When Xiao Mei heard this question, she thought of Dasheng and Yu Lang's situation and said with emotion,"Dasheng and I are still infatuated and passionate. It will not change in this lifetime. It's just that Yulang is suffering from this illness, and I can't raise enough money for the surgery at home. I can only listen to you and sacrifice myself to temporarily separate from Dasheng.”Xiao Mei couldn't help but burst into tears when she talked about the sad part.
When Yuying saw Xiao Mei talk about Yu Lang's illness and the hardships of raising the operation fee, she was sad and tearful. She also remembered the various difficulties she had faced in Guangzhou over the years. She advised her,"Why are you crying? Who hadn't encountered difficulties before? Don't think that I have a house and a car now. You don't know that when I first came to Guangzhou, I was also filled with difficulties. It was not easy at all compared to what you are now. However, since he was already here, he had to live his life. If he endured it, wouldn't he be able to get over it? When you were outside, you had to learn to be strong. In the face of difficulties, you had to learn to be flexible and overcome them. There was always a way. No matter what difficulties they encountered, there would always be a way to solve them. Just like Yu Lang's surgery fee, he could not raise it even if he begged his grandparents at home. Now that he was in Guangzhou, with Boss Zhang as his money tree, wouldn't it be solved in an instant?”
Xiao Mei thought,'You're getting to the point.' Why did I come to Guangzhou without telling Dasheng and my family? In order to save his son and earn a lot of money, Yu Lang's surgery fees and his life were tied to Boss Zhang. "I love hearing that," she said, wiping away her tears. When do you think we can meet Boss Zhang and get the money? I'm dying of anxiety! Yu Lang is still lying on the hospital bed in the county hospital, anxiously waiting for me to transfer the surgery fee over!”
Yu Ying did not answer immediately. She looked at Xiao Mei carefully and said,"Don't be anxious. You can't let him see you so easily. Yu Lang's surgery fee and your hope for coming all the way here are all in this meeting. I told him that you used to be the school belle of our county. You were bright and beautiful, one in a thousand. Now that his son was suffering from leukemia and urgently needed surgery fees, he heard that Boss Zhang was a billionaire and a philanthropist. He wanted an heir to inherit the family business, so he came all the way here. Boss Zhang had seen the world. There were many beautiful women in his company. He was not allowed to go to work without makeup. If we meet and you aren't as pretty as he thinks you are, then this matter will be over. So, don't be in a hurry to meet him. Have a good sleep tonight and recover your mental state. Tomorrow, I'll take you to the beauty salon to get a popular hairstyle in Guangzhou and put on makeup. After everything is ready, we'll contact Boss Zhang. He had to ensure that everything was foolproof and that he succeeded in one try!”
Seeing Yuying's serious tone, Xiaomei didn't dare to ask about the meeting. She thought that if Boss Zhang didn't like it and didn't accept it, not only would she not be able to earn money, but she would also have to pay for the travel expenses. How was she going to face Yu Lang when she went back? How was he going to explain this to Dasheng? When in Rome, do as the romans do. Coming here, he could only act according to Yuying's arrangements.
Seeing that Xiao Mei was silent, Yu Ying looked at the gold watch on her wrist and said,"Are you hungry? I'll take you out for dinner." Xiao Mei said,"You have a pot and a stove here. I'll cook it for you and save you some money."”"I don't have anything here. What are you doing?" Yu Ying smiled. The stove and fridge were just decorations and had never been used before. If you don't want to go out to eat, I'll call for takeout. I'll ask them to send up two bowls of beef noodles so that you can have a good rest.”Xiao Mei said,"Alright. You're really lazy to cook for three years." "I'm not that bad," said Yu-ying."I'm just lazy to cook. Think about it, is it worth it to cook my own food, buy vegetables, cook, and wash the dishes after eating? If I want to go down and eat, I can go down and eat. If I don't want to go down, I can order takeout. With a phone call, the food will be served.”As he spoke, he picked up the phone and called for two bowls of beef to be delivered.
After dinner, Xiaomei was about to wash up when Yuying stopped her and said,"You don't have to. They would come back later to get the money and bring it back to wash it together. I still have something to do tonight, so I have to go out. There's a water heater in the bathroom. Take a shower and rest. In the small room, the blanket and pillow were complete and clean.”Xiao Mei said,"Go ahead and do your work. You can accompany me to see Boss Zhang tomorrow." I'll wash up and go to bed in my room. She woke up early and was really tired after a day's ride.”
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