Chapter 4 third quarter

Wu Leting opened her mouth wide and was stunned for at least half a minute, then she smiled dryly: "Old Man Di, you are joking, right?" "It's a good bit of dark humor if it's a joke," Dinon said, "but unfortunately, I'm not kidding." Wu Leting's expression became serious, and at this moment she saw that Dinon's expression also became serious. "Mr. Di, this is a hospice," she reminded.Though she didn't think she should remind a dying patient that way. "I know." Dinon said flatly. "The patients living here are all..." Wu Leting couldn't find the right words to express her meaning.

"They are all people who will not live long." Di Nong said it for her. The corner of Wu Leting's mouth twitched unnaturally. "Then you say that you have lived here for more than ten years, which is obviously impossible. You know..." "Your name is Wu Leting?" The old man interrupted her suddenly. "Ah... yes." "Okay, Wu Leting." The old man stared into her eyes and said in a low voice, "Remember, there are many strange things in this world, and nothing is absolutely impossible." Wu Leting looked at him for a moment, and suddenly remembered what the dean had said to her.

The old man is mentally ill.He often speaks some crazy words. It may be that the previous conversations with Di Nong were so normal that Wu Leting almost forgot about it.Now she understands. I can't be serious with him anymore.She said, "You are right, Old Man Di." Dinon stared at her for a while, but said nothing. Wu Leting walked to the balcony and took a few deep breaths of fresh air.At this time, a burst of brisk music came out of her trouser bag, it was the ringtone of her mobile phone.Wu Leting took out her mobile phone and glanced at the caller ID - it was from grandma.Oh, by the way, she knew I was going to apply for a job today - she must have called to ask about the results.

"Hi, grandma." Wu Leting answered the phone, keeping her voice as low as possible. "Good granddaughter, how are you? Did you succeed in your first application?" The gentle voice of the old woman came from the phone. "What do you think?" "If you ask me to guess, I must have applied for the job, right?" "En." Wu Leting nodded happily. "That's great, congratulations, Le Ting!" Grandma said happily, and then asked, "How about the salary?" Wu Leting glanced back at Di Nong, put her hand in front of her mouth and whispered: "It's good, it's much higher than I expected—Grandma, I'm already at work now, so it's not convenient to talk. When I'm free, come back Go home and talk to you and grandpa slowly."

"Okay, okay. Your grandpa is looking forward to your coming home." When grandma said this, her voice suddenly choked up. "If your mother is still alive, she must be very happy..." Wu Leting's heart sank. "Grandma, don't talk about these unhappy things, okay?" "Hey...Okay, let's not talk, you go to work. Call home when you have time." "I will, Granny, bye." After Wu Leting hung up the phone, she stood on the balcony in a daze for a while, with a serious expression on her face.She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly adjusted her mood. At the same time, she looked at the time displayed on her mobile phone. It was almost noon.

At twelve o'clock, there was a knock at the door.Wu Leting said, "Please come in." A fat middle-aged woman opened the door and came in, holding a large tray with two steaming fast food on it.Wu Leting walked over quickly, caught the tray in her hand, put it on the coffee table, and said with a smile, "I guess you are Mrs. Mai?" "Ah, you knew my nickname from the first day you came here?" Mrs. Mai said with some surprise. "You are such a lovely girl." "Thank you, my name is Wu Leting." "It's a beautiful name." Mrs. Mai's kind face was full of smiles. "Actually, my surname is not Mai, but I usually like to cook wheat porridge, so everyone calls me 'Mrs. Mai'."

"I really want to try your wheat porridge." "It's too easy. Let's try today's meal first, I hope it suits your taste." "It smells delicious." "That's really nice," said Mrs. Mac. "Just put the plate away when you're done eating, and I'll collect it when I bring it over." "OK." Mrs. Mai glanced at Dinon who was sitting on the bed.She lowered her voice and said, "He's going to trouble you for feeding. You have to be patient and follow him." Mrs. Mai pointed to her head. "You know, he's kind of..."

"I understand, thank you, Mrs. Mai." "Okay, let's eat, I'm going out." Mrs. Mai left with a smile. Wu Leting picked up a plate of fast food.This is a typical fast food plate, with several compartments for meat and vegetables, and the largest compartment in the middle for rice.Today's dishes are roast beef with bamboo shoots, fried lettuce and mapo tofu, which look quite attractive.Wu Leting was already hungry, but she still brought the plate to the old man and said, "Old Man Di, let me feed you." "Eat first. I eat slowly, and it will delay you for a long time." The old man said.

"It's okay, I'm not hungry now." Wu Leting lied. The old man no longer shirked.Wu Leting scooped up some rice with a spoon, added some vegetables on top, and stretched it out to the old man's mouth. Dinon opened his mouth, ate into his mouth, and chewed slowly. He did eat slowly, seemingly savoring every bite.After feeding this meal, it was almost one o'clock at noon.Wu Leting was already hungry, but she kept holding back and didn't show it. After the old man finished eating, Wu Leting wiped his mouth with a tissue before sitting aside and eating by himself.The food has been cold for a long time, and it might have been delicious, but now it tastes nothing, and it can only fill the stomach.

During Wu Leting's meal, she didn't frown because the taste of the food was discounted.Dinon watched her all the time. After dinner, Dinon lay down to take a nap.Wu Leting was also a little sleepy. Seeing the bed next to her, she really wanted to sleep on it herself, but she held back.She took out her phone to play games. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Di Nong woke up and told Wu Leting that he was going to relieve himself.Wu Leting took out the bedpan from the bathroom, and she gently lifted the quilt, only to find that the old man's lower body was naked - obviously for the convenience of relief.Wu Leting's face blushed a little, she reminded herself in her heart that she was a medical worker, and there was nothing embarrassing about it.She shoved the bedpan under the old man.Then take it to the bathroom for cleaning.

After a while, Wu Leting fetched a basin of hot water from the bathroom and said to the old man, "Old Man Di, let me wash your face for you." Dinon nodded. After Wu Leting washed the old man's face with a hot towel, she asked, "Do you want to wipe your body?" "Just wipe my chest and back for me," Dinon said. "Okay." Wu Leting helped the old man unbutton the patient's gown. After opening the clothes, she suddenly saw an ornament hanging on the old man's chest, and couldn't help but shouted, "Ah, the heart of the ocean!" Dinon was taken aback. "What did you say?" "Ah... sorry, I was talking about this pendant you're wearing. It's my favorite gemstone." Dinon glanced down at the beautiful stone on his chest that was glowing blue, and smiled unconsciously, "What do you call it?" "Heart of the Ocean. I know it from the movie Titanic." Dinon stared at the pendant, shook his head and said, "No, it's not called the Heart of the Ocean. Its name is 'Hope Blue Diamond'." "Yes, yes... the Blue Diamond of Hope. It is the prototype of the Heart of the Ocean. It is one of the most famous rare treasures in the world." Wu Leting showed an excited and annoyed expression. "It's a pity that when I saw it a year ago, I didn't make up my mind to buy it, and now I can't find it anymore." Dinon raised an eyebrow and asked in a tone of great interest, "You saw it a year ago? And you decided to buy it?" "Yeah, it was summer vacation, and my friends and I went to Dali to travel. In a small jewelry store in the ancient city, I saw this ocean that made me dream... no, I hope the blue diamond. It reminds me of the movie A beautiful and heartbreaking love story. I really want to own it. But the owner of the store asked for 160 yuan, and I think he may have asked me for the price because I like it, so he didn’t buy it.” Wu Leting said a little embarrassedly, “ You know, I was just a poor student traveling with a backpack on my own at that time, and 160 yuan was not a small amount for me. But now I regret it, because I never found such a good imitation Hope Blue Diamond again. It would be a pity to miss that opportunity.” Di Nong laughed heartily: "So that's the case, I understand..." "I made you laugh, Mr. Di." Wu Leting said with a blushing face, "It's probably every girl's dream to own such a beautiful and romantic gem—even if it's artificially imitated. However, I didn't expect ...you like this gem too." "Indeed, it's really nondescript for a bad old man like me to wear a dazzling blue diamond." Dinon laughed again. "Ah, Mr. Di, that's not what I meant." Wu Leting's face turned even redder.She stared at the dark blue stone as if in a dream. "However, your hope blue diamond is really beautiful. It is more transparent and brighter than the one I saw in Dali. Now this kind of high-quality imitation technology can easily confuse the real one. I dare say, you This pendant must not be cheap." "Then guess what, how much is it worth?" Di Nong looked at Wu Leting with interest. Wu Leting thought about it. "I think it costs 300 yuan to buy it anyway." The old man laughed again, as if he hadn't been this happy for a long time. Wu Leting realized that she might have made a joke, so she changed her words: "Well...it might cost thousands of dollars." Dinon laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten up.Wu Leting didn't dare to guess any more.After the old man finished laughing, she asked, "Old Man Di, how much is this pendant worth?" Di Nong took a deep breath and said, "Actually, I'm not sure. I didn't buy this thing, it was given to me by someone else." "Oh, that's right." Dinon stared into Wu Leting's eyes and said, "Do you want to know the story about Hope Blue Diamond?" Wu Leting was stunned for a moment. "Actually, I seem to have seen it in some book before. This mysterious blue diamond of hope seems to be an unknown thing. It seems to have been cursed, and it will bring bad luck to the holder-of course, I mean the real thing, not the imitation." "It seems that you know something about it." Dinon said, "That's right, this diamond is also called the 'Diamond of Misfortune'. It is said that the owners who owned it died one after another in strange ways." "Are these legends true?" Wu Leting asked with wide eyes. "About 1660, a huge blue diamond was discovered in the famous Kollur Mine in India. A French jeweler bought it, processed it, and dedicated it to the then French King Louis XIV. The king was very He liked this diamond, and asked the royal jeweler in the court to process it again, and used it as a pendant for his ceremony. After Louis XIV died, he gave this gem to his great-grandson, Louis XV. " "Then did they encounter misfortune?" Dinon said with a smile: "It seems that your elective history course did not cover this part. Louis XIV lived to be 77 years old and ruled for 72 years. He is one of the longest reigning monarchs in the world and is deeply loved by the people. ;As for Louis XV, although he died of smallpox, he lived to be 64 years old, and experienced no special misfortunes other than that." Wu Leting thought about it and said, "Then what you mean is that I hope that the blue diamond will not bring bad luck to people like in the legend." "Don't jump to conclusions yet. Let's see what happened next." Dinon said, "The diamond was later passed into the hands of Louis XVI. This is a very famous king in French history. His queen Marie Antony was also famous—famous for her beauty and luxury. As a result, both of them were later sent to the guillotine. And this blue diamond seems to have some subtle connection with their fate." "Oh, what connection?" Wu Leting seemed extremely interested. "Marie Antoinete was a great beauty, and Louis XVI pampered her very much. He gave her this magnificent, noble blue diamond, which immediately became her favourite. Empress Marie wore it almost every day , I can’t put it down. At that time, this diamond was not called the Hope Blue Diamond, but the ‘Crown Blue Diamond’.” Wu Leting listened attentively. "Later, the French Revolution broke out. Louis XVI and Queen Mary were imprisoned. It is said that they did not carry this diamond with them at that time. It is very strange, isn't it? How could Queen Mary be willing to give up this diamond? And In 1792—before Louis XVI and Queen Marie were executed—six thieves broke into the royal treasury with the sole purpose of stealing the diamond.” Having said that, Dinong stopped as if he was trying to show off.Wu Leting asked eagerly: "And then? Did these thieves succeed?" "There are rumors that they succeeded - stole the diamond and fled across the sea to London. But in fact, it is not the case." "They didn't steal it?" "It was stolen, but it was just some ordinary jewels. The 'Crown Blue Diamond' they never found." Wu Leting was completely fascinated. "That's weird. The diamond wasn't in Queen Mary's possession, nor was it stolen. Where would it be?" "It's an age-old mystery. There is no documented record of the whereabouts of the Crown Blue Diamond. People seem to prefer to believe that it was stolen by those thieves than that it disappeared." Wu Leting thought for a while and said, "But didn't the diamond appear again later?" "Yes, it didn't appear again until 1830. But the question is, in whose hands have the diamonds been in these forty years? Why did they reappear later?" "Yes, why?" Dinon raised an eyebrow. "As I said just now, there is no record of this in any book." Wu Leting looked very disappointed. "So we'll never know the truth." "No." Di Nong spit out a word lightly. Wu Leting looked at him. "I know," said Dinon. Wu Leting opened her mouth: "But, you said that there is no record in any book." "Yes. But I know." He reiterated. "And I can tell you how this diamond became the 'Diamond of Doom'."