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Chapter 45 Chapter Ten Outside the Door

The Oriole 苏童 3863Words 2018-03-19
During the afternoon nap, there was a lot of people outside the door.At first she thought it was neighbors who were bickering, and she didn't want to get up, but when the noise got louder and louder, she realized that she couldn't get rid of it, so she climbed out of bed and looked out the window, and saw that a group of people had already blocked her door.A group of people crowded at her door and made noise, surrounding a shriveled old man like stars. Grandpa is back. Most people are keen to inquire about the whereabouts of the flashlight, and are concerned about whether there is any hope of grandfather returning to his soul, and some people express their opinions on behalf of grandfather, saying that so many healthy old people have died on Toon Tree Street over the years, only grandfather has become an unhealthy tree. Lao Song, what is the problem?It shows that losing one's soul can lead to a longer life, and maybe losing one's soul is the best way to preserve one's health. Why is there any need to find a flashlight?Why is there any need to force the return of the soul?People expressed their views on the tenacious life phenomenon of the grandfather, but the grandfather just kept shaking his head with a miserable expression.Someone brought him a piece of watermelon from home. His grandfather gnawed greedily on the watermelon, and his face was stained with red melon juice. His clothes were dark and dark, with blue and white stripes faintly visible, and a red crescent moon on his chest. , that is the logo of Jingting Hospital.She looked down at her grandfather's figure in despair, and couldn't help complaining that Baorun was not tied again!My own grandfather can't even tie him up, so what's your use?

Later, the crowd outside began knocking on the door. Miss Bai, quickly open the door, Baorun's grandpa is coming in! Considering his age, you can just let him come in and sit down for a while. He is mentally ill and his legs and feet are inconvenient. It is not easy to find him home! Miss Bai, don't be so cruel. This is not your home. This is his home. It's an inheritance passed down from his ancestors. He's out of his soul. It's very pitiful. Open the door and let him come in and have a look. Will you die? Her indifference ignited the fire of justice in the chests of neighbors.Everyone felt sorry for Grandpa and wanted to help Grandpa. Some people started throwing stones at the small windows upstairs, and some even slammed into the door. The door lock was just changed, if you do not open the door again, the door lock is damaged, we will not pay.

She was lingering at the stairs, listening to the sharp knocking sound of the door lock, her brain got hot, she grabbed the wallet on the table and rushed to the door, thinking that I am so rare to live in this house?Come in, old man, come in, all of you!She opened the door and said, I'm leaving, I will return this rotten house to you! She walked sideways through the crowd, with her head held high, and she left Baorun's house in a haughty gesture.The crowd behind was silent for a while, and soon cheered.The grandfather came back, she was evicted, she was evicted from a street.After walking for a while, she looked back and saw that the crowd at the door of the house was well dispersed, some people went in, some people came out, and a big yellow dog from someone's family was happily jumping into her door.She could imagine people visiting her kitchen, her bed, her shoes, her underwear, her CD player.She could imagine them poring over all of her belongings, catching untold bits of her private life to their heart's content.But Fairy, as her name, was already circulating on Toon Tree Street, what else did she have to hide?She has nothing but the child in her womb.She didn't feel too uneasy, and thought angrily in her heart, look, look, let you see, such a poor and humble life, let's open it up to even poorer people.

When she reached the Shanren Bridge, her legs and feet were a little tired, so she sat on the bridge railing and called Liu Sheng.Liu Sheng listened patiently to her scolding him, didn't take it seriously, and encouraged her to say, you've met people in all kinds of troubles, are you still afraid of a crazy old man?You have to be strong, bear with it, and we'll clear the place for you right away.She was annoyed and self-pitying, and she almost cried, but under the Shanren Bridge, where people come and go, it is really not a good place to cry. The black river flows under the bridge hole.The black river water reminded her of the pale corpses of some drowned people. She was a little sick, and the unfinished suicide note suddenly appeared in her mind: I hate this world to death, and I hate the people in this world to death.If you write down, what should you write?Her mind went blank.She knew why her mind went blank, because she didn't want to die.How to deal with this world, how to deal with the people in this world, except hate, she doesn't know any other way.

A young couple came down from the bridge, holding hands. The woman was a pregnant woman, walking slowly and happily. She was probably about to give birth, and her belly was already shaped like a mountain.She stared at the pregnant woman's belly, and the other party was also studying her belly. The eyes of the two collided, and she blushed first.She always feels shy when meeting other pregnant women, and she doesn't know why.The pregnant woman had already passed by, and she looked back at her with a smile, are you five months old?Have you ever done a B-ultrasound?Do it now, you can know if it is a boy or a girl.She shook her head, expressing her lack of interest in discussing the baby with strangers, the pregnant woman said nothing more, and the man next to her said in a proud and loud voice, my wife is pregnant with a son!

She muttered something in a low voice, crazy.Looking down at his swollen abdomen, he was momentarily disappointed.What is she pregnant with?son.daughter.They belong to Mr. Pang.Her motherhood is still vaguely present, sometimes it resembles love, sometimes it resembles curiosity, and more often it is a kind of deep fear.Can she be a mother?Why is she a mother?Thinking that her failed life was all due to all kinds of wrong bets, thousands of mistakes, maybe not as stupid as this time, except for a sum of money, what else can this huge bet win?She stared down at her abdomen, and suddenly said, forget it, I don't want you anymore!The vicious voice echoed on the Bridge of the Good, startling herself.In fact, her hatred was far from affecting the innocent fetus. Threatening the fetus so brutally made her feel a little guilty.She remembered Mrs. Ma's hand gesture to detect the fetus, so she raised a finger and pointed it at her abdomen, pressing on the left and right, trying to show the fetus in a gentle tone.Child, are you a boy or a girl?Whether you are a man or a woman, it belongs to him, I don't want it.She said, child, who's child is not good for you, why do you have to drill into my stomach?Don't blame me for being ruthless, blame yourself for being too stupid, I'm sorry, I won't be your mother, you can find someone else to be your mother.

She came down from Shanren Bridge, hailed a taxi, and went straight to the maternity hospital. The obstetrics and gynecology hospital is always the world of pregnant women. She is a different pregnant woman.The nurse thought she was going to have a perinatal checkup to guide her the route she should go, but she said, I don't check, just take a look.She wandered around the door of the operating room for a while, and suddenly opened the curtain to go in, but was grabbed by the nurse.She said, isn't it empty now, I'm going to induce labor.The nurse was not surprised, glanced at her abdomen, frowned and asked, did you quarrel with your husband?You can't vent your anger on the fetus even in a quarrel. Isn't the husband's child also your child?She said casually, children are worthless, my husband doesn't care, he works in a foreign country, in Paris.She unintentionally offended the hearts of all the mothers, and the eyes of the pregnant women shot at her from all directions, with the nature of encirclement and suppression, as if they were staring at an unforgivable demon.The nurse must also be a mother, and asked her, if a child is worthless, what is worth it?She couldn't answer for a while, the nurse's face was already darkened, and she spoke in a strange way, your husband is in Paris?Isn’t Paris not far away, let him fly back, the abortion operation will kill people, we are not responsible for the dead people, relatives need to sign!

She inexplicably provoked the anger of the crowd, and a little resentful, she went to the corner to think about it, and ran to the nurse again.To tell you the truth, I was an orphan since I was a child. Now that I am divorced, I can't get my relatives to sign.She said, my relatives are myself, and I sign it myself, why can't I?The nurse thought she was a mess, and looked at her face sharply. I can't investigate whether you were an orphan before, but I think you are so fashionable and beautiful. Now you must have a few relatives. Even if you divorce, your ex-husband and boyfriend are considered relatives , otherwise, how did you get pregnant?She heard something in the nurse's words, and suddenly lost control, she screamed, can't I do without my ex-husband?I don't have a boyfriend, can't I?Can you treat me as a prostitute? Can a prostitute induce labor if she is pregnant with a client's child?The nurse must have been used to seeing all kinds of pregnant women, so she reacted very calmly and asked, Miss, who said you are a prostitute?We are doing it for your own good, why don't you know what is good or bad?Your mental state, is it normal?She said, it's normal now, if it drags on, it might be over!The nurse said, while it is normal now, just do something normal, don't abuse yourself, go home to calm down, take a rest, and you will feel better tomorrow.She stomped her feet, don't pretend to be a good person for me, why go home?what tomorrow?You have a home and I have no home!You all have a tomorrow, I don't have a tomorrow!

Then she threw herself on the wall and cried, pounding the wall with her palms.The pregnant women around were disgusted with her, and no one came to comfort her.The phone kept ringing, and she didn't remember to answer the phone until she had cried enough.It's Yagyu.Liu Sheng said that her grandfather had been sent back to Jingting Hospital, and the family was safe, so she could go back.She wiped her tears and said, that's not my home, I won't go back, you come to the maternity hospital and sign for me.Liu Sheng asked her what she was doing, and she said angrily, what are you asking so much about obstetrics and gynecology?Hurry up and remember, today you are my family member, and it is your lifetime honor to be my family member.

After waiting for a long time, she finally met Liu Sheng, and without further ado, she grabbed him and rushed into the office.Signed here!She told the nurse in a vindictive tone, my boyfriend is here, my husband is here, and my family members are here, now you can do it for me!The nurse squinted her eyes, first glanced at Yagyu, then squinted at her, flying from Paris so soon, by spaceship?It doesn’t work even if you come here. Induction of labor is not abortion, it’s killing. Normal parents don’t do it. You are irresponsible as parents. Our hospital has to be responsible. First register and make an appointment. We still need to study when the operation will be done. Go back awaiting notice.

Liu Sheng quickly understood, seeing that she still wanted to argue with the nurse, he shouted, stop!Listen to my family!Liu Sheng pulled her into the corridor, pointed to her nose and said, You have spent so many years in the rivers and lakes, and it seems that you have been in vain. If you take away the child, all the hardships in the past will be in vain, and the hope in the future will be gone. I now have serious doubts about your IQ!Leaning against the wall wearily, she said, I changed my mind, I spared the surname Pang, and saved myself.Liu Sheng glanced at her stomach and smiled, it's too late to change his mind now?It's too late to save yourself now, right?He said that persistence is victory, and if you persist for a few more months, you will make it through.She said, I can't take it anymore, I don't want to bet with him anymore, take this child away, I will go back to Shenzhen to sing, and start all over again.Liu Sheng shook his head, the more you talk, the more confused you become, start all over again?That's the lyrics for singing!In a few months, the Taiwanese will pay you, isn't it six figures?Let me ask you, how many songs do you need to sing to earn six figures?She said, poor people like you only care about money all day long, and I don't care about that little money!His little assets, his kind of man, don't deserve to make me pregnant!Liu Sheng neither dared to question her new plan nor her self-confidence. He rubbed his hands together and said, Calm down, calm down, let's think of a solution.He blinked his eyes and rubbed his hands, his eyes suddenly lit up, even if he took away the child, he couldn't take advantage of the Taiwanese businessman, right?How did you sign the contract?She lowered her head and said bitterly that the contract is a choice between the two, and since the child is gone, she has no choice but to take advantage of him.Liu Sheng cried out, this contract is unfair!Taiwanese businessman is rich, how can he be so cheap?You should pay for the birth of his child, and you should also pay for the loss of his child, nutrition, mental damage, youth compensation, ask him for it, pay first and then act!She thought about Liu Sheng's suggestion with red eyes, and thought it was reasonable, but she was too embarrassed to back down on her own words. After struggling with her thoughts for a long time, she stammered, "I don't want to see him anymore. If you are not afraid of embarrassment, you can ask for it."Yagyu said, no problem, when it's time for us to split half and half?She got angry again, are you embarrassed to agree?Are you pregnant?Do you have a uterus?She grabbed Liu Sheng for nothing, seeing Liu Sheng's expression was unnatural, and generously gave in a step, forget it, let's make it four or six, you four, I six, that's okay, right?
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