Chapter 35 Chapter Thirty-Five

Jujube flowers are in full bloom, clusters of yellow flowers are clustered on the red branches, like all the gold in the world is condensed on the branches of the Jujube tree, the eyes are full of golden stars, and the whole world is emitting light. Intense sweet aroma.My dad likes jujube flowers very much. Ye Shengnan picked a lush one from the branch in front of her shop and put it on my dad's desk.Sure enough, Ye Shengnan overjoyed my father with a little effort, and kept saying hello to Ye Shengnan.I told my dad that these flowers don't need to cost money, so he doesn't need to think that Ye Shengnan is much better than me.My mother interjected, "It's not about spending money or not, it's about whether you have the intention. Why didn't you think about not spending money to make your dad happy?"

I am speechless, because these are two different things, and the difference between men and women is most fully displayed in these details.If any old man can think of picking a few flowers to give to his father, he will not feel abnormal, but others will.But if it is a daughter or daughter-in-law, everyone will think it is normal and worthy of appreciation. My dad got sick during the season when the jujube flowers were in full bloom and was admitted to the hospital.I was busy at the construction site. My mother called me and asked me whether the RMB was more important or my father. I said of course my father was more important, and said jokingly: "If you lose the RMB, you can earn it back. My father only has one. It cannot be recycled and reused.”

My mother said that since you know your father is important, you should come back quickly to see that your father is in the hospital.I was taken aback, dropped what I was doing and ran towards the hospital.Ye Shengnan was pretty good, she was already in the hospital when I went.My dad was awake, which made me breathe a sigh of relief. He had a tube in his arm and a tube in his nostril. When he saw me coming, he nodded politely to me like the leader of the unit. My mother told me that my father often suffers from back pain these days. At first he thought he was suffering from the wind, but he didn’t care. However, if the elderly are suddenly unable to move, they must not drag and pull, they must stay still and call a doctor.My mother hurriedly called the hospital. When the doctor came, he suspected that my dad had kidney failure, so he immediately took my dad to the hospital. The results of the examination have not yet come out.

"Mom, don't worry, it's okay. My dad is already a century-old man. He's a lucky man. Just stay for a few days and he'll be fine." Ye Shengnan comforted my mom, but she actually said it to my dad. My dad is happiest when others say that he is an old man who has crossed the century. He is already seventy-nine years old. He himself said seventy-three, eighty-four.I remember my grandpa also said this kind of thing, and I guess my dad also heard it from my grandpa.My grandfather lived to be ninety-two years old, and I told my dad that according to the principles of genetics, Kaner was ninety-two years old like my dad, and my dad would have to wait another ten years before the century passed.My father was deeply encouraged by my judgment, and he said: "Then I will try to live another ten years, and I have to see how the daughter-in-law brought back by Dandan will look like."

We ate dinner in the hospital. My dad drank a bowl of porridge, and then watched the news broadcast. The announcer of CCTV suddenly declared solemnly. Professors and experts from various fields confirmed that the year 2000 is still the twentieth century. The year 2000 is the first year of the 21st century.Thinking back to the last day of 1999, we kept our spirits up and watched the TV and waited to hear the century bell. When the bell rang, we all happily congratulated my parents on becoming old people across the century. I thought I had entered the new century, but it turned out that was not the case at all, we were still living in the 20th century, my dad was still an old man in the 20th century, and he hadn't yet become a cross-century old man.The news disappointed us and made us feel stupid.Eggy told us back then that 2000 was not the beginning of a new century, and we didn't believe it. It seems that this kid was right.

"It's okay, isn't it only half a year from now? Our father is sure to be a century-old man." Ye Shengnan comforted my father. My dad still had a latex tube in his nose, and he suddenly said, "Forget it, I won't go in the 21st century, I'm from the 20th century." My mother was shocked when she heard his words: "What nonsense are you talking about? Are you going to let me go alone if you don't go to the 21st century? Treat your illness well. It's up to you whether you go or not. I have to drag you to the 21st century." The century cannot go."

My dad didn't speak, but I saw a grin at the corner of his mouth, like a smile, or disapproval of my mother's words.I suddenly remembered the scene when my grandfather died. When people are old, they are very clear about the coming of death, and they even seem to be able to hear every footstep of death approaching.Thinking of this, my heart suddenly sank, and I suddenly wanted to cry. I was afraid that I would lose my composure and affect the emotions of my parents, so I quickly retreated from the ward.Ye Shengnan also came out afterwards: "What's wrong? Dad is fine." She saw my tears.

I told her: "Call Er Chuxi and Xiaomei as soon as possible tomorrow and ask them to come back." She was stunned: "Is the problem that serious? No way, if you want to call them back, you have to tell Mom, otherwise I won't dare to call." "Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case. Anyway, my dad is almost 80 years old. People live every day in their 70s, and when they live in their 80s, anything can happen to people of this age." The two of us were muttering in the corridor, when my mother poked her head out of the ward and called us, "Come here, your dad is calling you!"

Ye Shengnan and I hurried back to the ward, my dad motioned us to sit beside him, and then asked both of us: "What are you going to do? So the husband and wife are not husband and wife and continue to live together illegally?" Both Ye Shengnan and I couldn't believe it, he was so sick, and he was still so obsessed with our affairs, in his opinion, the current living conditions like me and Ye Shengnan are very immoral and immoral, Illegal, and certainly intolerable to him.But in the past, he never spoke positively about us. Sometimes my mother said that we spoke badly, and he helped us very disapprovingly. Contradictory ideas, but he didn't call us "a couple of absurds, two stinky hooligans" like my mother did.Today, when he was seriously ill and was fighting for death, he took the time to raise this issue to us, and characterized our issue as "illegal cohabitation", which shocked me greatly.I suddenly understood that my "illegal cohabitation" with Ye Shengnan had always been a problem in his heart, but he kept it in his heart like a man and a father and didn't say it.In fact, I also have my own difficulties. I am not a hooligan, let alone an irresponsible person. However, I am not the only one who has the final say. It is not that I do not want to formally remarry Ye Shengnan. The problem lies with her, because she is friendly. declined my application for remarriage.

My dad raised this question at this time, which made me very embarrassed. I looked at Ye Shengnan, and Ye Shengnan was also stunned. Obviously, she didn't expect my dad to raise this matter at this time, and characterized us as "illegal" live together".But she has always been better at adapting to the situation than I am, and she has always been more straightforward than me. She looked at me, and then pretended to be innocent and said, "Dad, it's not up to me to decide whether to remarry or not. It's up to your Yang Wei to decide." .” I let her play with it again, and with a wave of her hand, she not only put the blame on me in front of my parents, but also completely put on the hat of "two absurd people, a pair of stinky hooligans" on my head.Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, my parents' eyes immediately focused on my face, scolded me with their eyes, and asked me for an answer with their eyes.Responsibilities and rights are equal. I can't just let me take responsibility, but also let me enjoy rights.I have been stuck with Ye Shengnan all my life, and I have developed a natural defense function to deal with her. I solemnly said to my parents: "It just so happens that we also want to tell you about this. Some time ago we I have already agreed to go through the formalities for remarriage, and I have been too busy with the project to go through the formalities, and we will definitely find time tomorrow to go through the formalities, if you don't believe me, ask Ye Shengnan."

Ye Shengnan cooperated with me with a smile all over his face: "Yes, we will go through the formalities tomorrow." My dad said: "That's right, leave everything behind tomorrow, go through the formalities, bring it back for me to see, and then show Ye Shengnan her parents, you make such a fuss, the old people of our two families will be very angry." It's embarrassing." Ye Shengnan and I agreed in unison. My dad was very pleased, and my mother was also happy: "Okay, let's go through the formalities quickly. I've seen through it. You two, no matter how much you struggle in your life, you will only be the same. A couple can't get along with anyone else." The speaker is not interested in the listener, and my mother's casual remark reminded me of that Wu Mingming and some female compatriots I came into contact with afterwards, and my face suddenly felt hot and swollen.Ye Shengnan secretly pinched me, and muttered: "Do you remember the bad things you did again?" Eyes as sharp as knives. Ye Shengnan urged my mother to go home and rest, saying that she would take care of my father in the hospital at night with me.The remarriage between Ye Shengnan and I really seemed to be a shot in the arm and a stimulant. My dad seemed to be back to life when he saw it just now, but now he got better again, and fell asleep smiling.Eggy has been successfully admitted to a very famous university, and she is ambitious to study hard to be able to fight aircraft carriers and stealth planes in the future. There is no one at home, and my mother is worried that thieves will take the opportunity to visit her home that has nothing to steal. Dad was really tired after being sent to the hospital for another whole day, so he asked me and Ye Shengnan to accompany my dad, and she went home to rest for the night.We sent my mother out, and my mother told us both in the hallway, in fact, my father has always been very "depressed" about my illegal cohabitation with Ye Shengnan. Hearing my mother say the word "depressed", Ye Shengnan and I couldn't help it They looked at each other and smiled.My mother continued: "You can agree to remarry in front of your father today. You can see that your father is happy, which means that his heart disease has been relieved. Your father is an old revolutionary. He has never done anything in his life that makes people chew his tongue. In the end, the two of you messed around when you got old, and he couldn't straighten up in front of people, and he felt very embarrassed. The same is true for Ye Shengnan's father. You don't know how many days they even go to the park they often go to exercise in the morning. I don’t want to go anymore because I’m afraid people will ask about your affairs. Now it’s all right, let’s do it quickly, and the heart troubles of the two old people will be relieved..." I am most afraid of my mother nagging, there are many old roots in trees, and there are many old words in people. If she is allowed to express her opinions on this issue and explain her views, she may always stand in the corridor of the hospital and teach us endlessly. We stood in the corridor of the hospital with her and her nagging to welcome the morning sun tomorrow.Ye Shengnan and I pushed her outside together: "Mom, we all understand what you said, isn't it already agreed that we will go through the formalities tomorrow? Okay, you go back early and rest early, and come over early tomorrow to replace us, okay Let's go through the formalities." After seeing off my mother, before returning to the ward, Ye Shengnan's cell phone rang, and when she answered the phone, her expression changed. I asked her what's the matter, and she waved to me: "It's okay, go back to the ward to see Dad Go." After dismissing me, she said to the other party: "Don't be nervous, I'll go over right away, okay, okay, I'll go over right away." I was still on the sidelines, and her face told me that something very unpleasant must have happened. I asked her, "What's wrong? What's the matter?" Ye Shengnan said: "It's nothing serious, there's something wrong with the store, I'll go over and have a look, and I'll be right back when I'm done." I saw her complexion was not good, so I asked her, "Shall I go with you?" Ye Shengnan asked me back: "You went with me, what should Dad do? Left alone in the hospital?" I had no choice but to say: "Okay, you go there first, and call me anytime you need anything." She reminded me: "Don't turn off the phone." After speaking, she ran into the ward, picked up her bag and ran away. I have to turn off my mobile phone every night before going to bed, not to save money, but because I think it’s troublesome to charge it, and I’m afraid that I’ll be disturbed by a phone call just after falling asleep.Many people know my mobile phone number, and the number of my landline at home will not be known to anyone except relatives and friends.If there is really something urgent, or if relatives and friends come to me for something, they will know my home phone number, and they will call my landline if the mobile phone fails.Ye Shengnan is different from me, her mobile phone is turned on 24 hours a day, and today in the hospital, she is afraid that I will not be able to get through the phone if I turn it off at night according to my habit. I sent her out, and she got into the car, rolled down the window and said to me: "If I come back too late, I won't come, so as not to affect your rest with Dad. If I don't come, you will wait here tomorrow morning." Me, or call me, I'm probably going to sleep in tomorrow morning." I waved my hand to urge her to leave quickly. To be honest, it might be because of her age. She is also a bit verbose now, and she often says one thing over and over again five or six times.She started the car, and I was about to turn around and go back to the ward, but she stopped the car and stopped me: "Hey, will you call Er Chuxi and Xiaomei to call them back tomorrow?" I said: "No, it seems that Dad is fine. I may have been too nervous just now and made a mistake in my judgment. You can go now and leave this matter alone. Just deal with the affairs in your store." She drove away quickly, and the car's taillights were like two red shooting stars, drawing a smooth curve in the darkness and disappearing before my eyes.