Chapter 131 Condolences to Ye Lao

I was admitted to the third floor of Beijing Hospital on February 1 due to a high fever.The fever subsided and came back up again, and passed a week in a daze.After waking up, colleagues from the Association for the Promotion of Democracy came to condolences with gifts, saying that Lei Jieqiong and Zhao Puchu lived in Sihou, and old man Ye Shengtao lived on the first floor.Ye Lao is the honorary chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, Lei Jieqiong is the chairman, Zhao Puchu and I are both vice-chairmen.Everyone laughed and said, "The Democratic Progressive Center has moved to Beijing Hospital.

Lei Jieqiong had a minor illness, and Zhao Puchu always used the hospital as a place to avoid guests, often hospitalized, and brought a lot of thread-bound books, paper and pens to read and write.The three of us also wrote limericks and told jokes to each other. I only think about Mr. Ye. It is said that he has pneumonia, but he has no fever and has a myocardial infarction.I was uneasy. Whenever the doctors came to my ward, I always asked Mr. Ye what happened?Doctors always say "still stable".I am very familiar with and understand the "language" of doctors. They always try their best to comfort patients. If they don't say "much better", the situation is not very good. I just keep silent... I was discharged from the hospital on the afternoon of February 15th.

On the night of the 16th, I sat in front of the TV and watched the news broadcast, and suddenly heard the announcer's clear voice, "Vice Chairman of the CPPCC, Honorary Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party..." I knew what was going on before I finished listening!Tears welled up in my eyes...a big mountain collapsed in front of me, leaving only a vast expanse of white land! On the evening of February 24, 1988 (This article was originally published in Guangming Daily on February 28, 1988.)