Chapter 2 chapter 2

Today, the layout of the hospital wards is similar to that of a hotel. Pastel colors have been used as much as possible, but no matter how they are concealed, the patients are still nervous. Ke Qing asked, "Did you smell the medicine?" Shaoping smiled: "Does the hospital still smell like roses?" "Shaoping, the dead are preserved with a kind of potion, right?" Shaoping is not angry, knowing that at this time, he must help his friend maintain optimism, "Where did you think of?" At this time, Dr. Zhang Simin came in, "Okay, Keqing, today is our big day."

Ke Qing was depressed, "I thought getting married was the big day." Dr. Zhang was taken aback, "Ah, I have been married three times. I think the most important days in my life are when I graduated from medical school, got my specialist certificate, and the first patient regained his hearing." Ke Qing smirked, "Isn't it a big deal to get married?" "Exactly." Doctor Zhang smiled. Ke Qing asked, "Can Shaoping enter the operating room?" "It's better to go home and rest for a few hours before seeing you if you don't have a screen."

They seldom say no directly, a word of no hurts one's self-esteem, but even if they don't say no, it is tantamount to a very definite no. Ke Qing was silent and lowered her head. Dr. Zhang encouraged her: "Hey, hey, I'm in the operating room is the key." Ke Qing smiled wryly. Shaoping couldn't help saying in his heart: Poor little rich girl. Dr. Zhang personally shaved Ke Qing's hair. "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it will grow back soon. I have inquired about it. Very short hair is popular this year." It's not easy for a doctor to be so considerate, but of course Qing can't say anything.

"Do you want to look in the mirror?" Ke Qing hurriedly said, "No!" Then she was pushed into the operating room, and the nurse teased her while giving the injection, "Do you have any close boyfriends?" "You'll meet someone with a heart." "I will never marry and have children in my life. I am afraid that my children will inherit my problems." The nurse hummed. Ke Qing only felt that the numbness in the wrist line quickly spread to the armpits, and then she fell unconscious. Before waking up, someone tapped her face lightly. She opened her eyes and found that she was still in the operating room.

She wanted to move her head, but she was bound by a steel frame from the neck up, and her limbs were also locked on the bed, Ke Qing screamed. The nurse held her hand tightly, and brought her face closer to Ke Qing so that she could read her lips, "Don't be afraid, we are all here, Ke Qing, the first part of the operation has been completed, and the second step is now in progress." Ke Qing was startled, "My head—" "Everything is fine, don't worry." "Doctor, doctor." Dr. Zhang came over and smiled, "Ke Qing, we will connect the artificial auditory nerve and test the pacemaker control. If you hear it, please answer loudly."

"hear?" Suddenly, Keqing burst into tears. The nurse quickly wiped away her tears. Ke Qing knew that the skull had been lifted, and the red and weak brain tissue was being exposed to the air. She gradually calmed down. How many people in the world have their heads touched the air? She suddenly said, "I want to see it." The nurse glanced at the doctor, and several assistants in the operating room nodded. Finally, Dr. Zhang said, "Okay, patients have the right to know." The large fluorescent screen suddenly turned on. Ke Qingmu was dumbfounded. I saw small labels with letters pasted under the left hemisphere of the magnified human brain.

Ke Qing exclaimed: "What are these?" "We want to know which part controls your hearing." "Everyone is different?" "There are nuances." The forceps lightly touched a part, and the doctor asked, "Do you hear me?" "No." The forceps moved to another part, "Can you hear?" "No." It was hard to imagine that it was her own brain. "We're playing Beethoven's only violin concerto." "Is the violin pleasing to the ear?" "Like a lover's voice, soothes the soul." "I can't hear you yet."

"It doesn't matter, now?" Keqing's face changed color, and she trembled all over. "Ke Qing, can you hear me?" But Qing's silent world was suddenly broken, the feeling was indescribable, as if someone had roughly torn her clothes, she was inexplicably terrified, and a lot of noisy noises poured towards her like overwhelming mountains and seas. Ke Qing choked, "terrible, terrible." She yelled. She was so frightened that she struggled hard and then lost consciousness. "She heard it," said an aide. "Doctor, the operation was successful."

"Outsiders think that patients will immediately be ecstatic when they regain their hearing, but the truth is just the opposite." Dr. Zhang said: "It takes a long time to adapt after recovery." "Ready to sew." Ke Qing finally woke up again. Shaoping immediately leaned over to look at her, "Congratulations, Keqing." "Did grandfather know?" Lawyer Zhen replied: "The doctor has given him a detailed report." Ke Qing let out a breath. Lawyer Zhen looked tired. Ke Qing asked, "How long has the operation been going on?"

Lawyer Zhen raised both hands. "Ten hours?" Ke Qing raised her hand to touch my head, but the whole head was wrapped in gauze. "I still can't hear the sound." "The doctor hasn't connected the switch for you yet, wait until you feel better." "I want to hear all the sounds in the world." "Don't worry, take it step by step." "Shaoping, what's your voice like?" "Rough and rude." Ke Qing laughed and cried, "Where's my own voice?" "It's like a yellow warbler coming out of the valley."

"With less screens, you have a ready-made answer to every question." Lawyer Zhen couldn't help laughing, this girl is indeed a ghost. Dr. Zhang Simin came into the ward with almost twirling tango dance. "Honey, I'm so happy." Ke Qing said: "Beforehand, I refuse to give demonstrations to you and other patients." Dr. Zhang: "I didn't make this request." Everyone laughed. Ke Qing let out a breath. Shaoping said: "The environment in my house is noisy. I always fantasize about putting switches in my ears to resist the noise. I didn't expect Keqing to fulfill my wish." Ke Qing asked Dr. Zhang, "When will my ears be turned on?" "You rest for a few days first." In this way, another week passed. It was Shaoping who felt bored first. She took the local car to the Indian settlement alone, bought a silver-red sandal, wore it to the hospital to visit Keqing, and fed Keqing curry pancakes. Shaoping has the most tricks, and at least there are Half are not accepted by adults. But Qing's heart has always been quiet, reading books for a day without requesting or complaining. Doctor Zhang Simin came in early that morning. "Morning, Doctor Zhang." "Morning, Keqing, is there any good news in the newspaper?" "Who's going to print the good news." "That makes sense." The nurse removed the bandage on Ke Qing's head. But Qing felt a chill on her head, heh, she needs to wear a hat. The nurse asked, "Do you want to look in the mirror?" Ke Qing nodded this time. A zip-like scar on the smooth skull, with stapler marks in the crack, looks genuinely eerie. "It's so strange." Ke Qing praised. The nurse put on the wool cap and coat for her. "Come," said Dr. Zhang Simin, "follow me." Ke Qing knew that something important was about to happen. She followed gently behind the doctor. Dr. Zhang took her to the children's ward. A large class of children is having a music class, and the teacher is directing them to sing. What kind of song is that? Doctor Zhang suddenly instructed the nurse to plug in the device, and the nurse handed a small box to Ke Qing. Ke Qing widened her eyes and pressed the switch. Suddenly, she heard a voice. Kind of like an old-fashioned radio, with a rustle, and then, clearly, she heard a child singing. They sing like this: "Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountains are high, when you're in the Rocky Mountains, you have nowhere to hide, woo woo woo, do you remember me, woo woo, do you remember me... " It is clearly a reserved and low-pitched love song, sung by a childish voice, which is even more depressing because of its innocence. The so-called Rocky Mountains are just looking for a topic, and in the end it is to ask whether you have forgotten him. I really didn't expect the children's voices to be so touching, but Qing was so touched that she couldn't hold it back any longer, tears streaming down her face, and she cried convulsively. The nurse put his hand on her shoulder to comfort her, but Ke Qing simply put her head on the nurse's shoulder and wailed. What surprised her even more was her own cry, ah, terrible, like a beast. She pressed her mouth, her eyes widened, and she coughed violently. The nurse immediately turned off the machine for her and helped her back to the ward. Doctor Zhang said softly: "Ke Qing, my task has been completed, you can test it slowly." Ke Qing, who was in tears, suddenly burst into tears. She immediately called home. The old servant came to answer the phone: "Qin residence, who do you want?" "Is the old man up?" "who are you?" "I'm my sister." "Who?" The old servant didn't understand for a while. "Yes, Keqing, invite grandfather, I want to hear his voice." "Sister, is your ear healed?" "Shh, don't yell, surprise him." "Yes Yes." How nice, no more annoying paraphrases. After a while, Mr. Qin's voice came over, "Who is it?" But Qing couldn't make a sound, she choked up, she was old, and her voice could be heard, hoarse and deep, but there were two short words, and there was authority in them. He got impatient, "Who?" "Grandfather, it's Keqing." In a blink of an eye, he understood, "Did you hear that?" "Yes, grandfather." For a moment, he was also at a loss for words, but after a while, the old man returned to normal, he deliberately understated, "Do you feel good?" "I don't know yet, it's being tested." "Call me when you have time." Ke Qing gently put down the phone. Hey, where did the ghost Shaoping go? Keqing called again to the apartment to find someone. The phone rang for a long time and no one answered it. Just as I was about to put it down, the call came through suddenly, and a male voice asked. "Hello, hello?" As if just waking up, a female voice asked, "Who are you looking for?" Ke Qing seemed to accidentally spy on someone else's naked body, she blushed in fright, and immediately hung up the phone. Immediately, he felt that Shaoping's voice was so sweet, and he was very envious. She tried to speak to herself: how are you, Qin Keqing, what are you going to do today, The pronunciation was inaccurate, and the hoarseness was not very pleasant, but Keqing covered her mouth again. It turned out to be the truth. The nurse came in and smiled: "Ke Qing, you can leave the hospital now." Ke Qing opened her mouth wide. "Lawyer Zhen will pick you up later." Before he finished speaking, Lawyer Zhen had already opened the door excitedly and walked in. "Kenny, can you hear me?" His voice was like Hong Zhong, but Ke Qing smiled. He hugged Keqing tightly, and said foolishly, "Okay, okay, I can finally hear you." Ke Qing immediately asked, "Take me to the street." She put on her coat, and lawyer Zhen drove her to the intersection with the busiest traffic, parked the car, and Ke Qing stood on the safety island to listen to the sound of the city. Car horns, hawkers hawking, pedestrians talking, road car engines, white pigeons flapping their wings... all of a sudden flooded into her ears like a tide. She heard it all. She needed to clench her fists against the sound. But Qing felt that she could even hear the sound of gray clouds moving in the purple sky. She raised her head and looked up at the sky. Lawyer Zhen looked at her from the side. This tall and beautiful girl is greedily looking forward to absorbing every sound, her complexion is pale, her expression is gentle and desolate and moving, God behold, she is no different from ordinary people at last. He was so happy for her. Lawyer Zhen gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief. Ke Qing was hypnotized by various voices, and she didn't want to leave. She felt dizzy, closed her eyes, and clenched her fists. "So far today?" Ke Qing nodded, and Lawyer Zhen helped her into the car. They go back to the apartment. Shaoping and the nanny are not here. Lawyer Zhen said, "Is it okay to leave you alone in the apartment?" Ke Qing said, "No problem." "Be careful and don't open the door casually." "Treat me like a toddler." After Lawyer Zhen left, Keqing turned on the radio, listened to the stations one by one, went to the kitchen to start the dishwasher, turned on the faucet to listen to the sound of the water, moved the stool, stomped her feet vigorously, shook the sheet, and punched her. on the pillow... All kinds of voices fascinated her. Opening the window, I saw an oak tree on the second floor. A gust of wind blew, and the rustling of the leaves was very pleasant. Ke Qing couldn't help singing softly: woo woo woo, do you still remember me, do you still remember me. This time, she didn't cry anymore. Suddenly I heard a cooing sound, what is it?She was stunned, the sound came from her abdomen, she suddenly remembered, is this the thunderous abdomen described in the book?hungry. She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches, when the phone rang suddenly, she was startled, not used to it, and ran to answer it immediately. The other party said: "Miss, I'm going to sell you the "Encyclopedia of the Source of Knowledge and Laughing Laughter." He began to explain without stopping. Ke Qing listened with gusto. The salesman didn't believe in such good luck, and was very skeptical, "Miss, are you still on the other side?" "Yes, I'm listening." "Will you buy it?" "I already have a set, let me think about it." Ke Qing smiled. She opened the milk carton and poured the liquid into the cup. All the sound came from the friction of matter in the air. Without air, the world would be silent, just like in space. She sat down and flipped through the newspaper. There was a hiss, and another hiss. The mood is a little calm, waiting for the friend to come back, and give her a surprise. I was reading a political commentary, and a faint conversation sounded in my ears. "I want to...leave him." Someone replied to the woman: "Then, why did it take until today?" "I can't stand that kind of emptiness. At the moment, at least someone is by my side, no matter how noisy or hateful, there is someone to whom... This kind of self-abuse is abnormal, I know..." The voice was resentful and sinking. But Qing was surprised, who, who is this? She stands up, is it a radio play on the radio, who is watching a TV soap opera? Where did the question come from? She looked around the apartment. None, she was alone in the room. Then, Keqing walked from room to room, listening carefully. She turned the volume control on the switch up. All of a sudden, she could even hear footsteps upstairs. "He lied to me and then abandoned me." Dialogue is clearer. "Will there be retribution for doing so?" Finally, Ke Qing knew where the voice was coming from. Old-fashioned apartments use heat sinks for heating, and there is often a nearby vent to circulate the air. This vent runs from the downstairs to the third floor, and the sound comes from another unit. The second floor vent is in the den. Ordinarily, the voice should not be so clear, but what Keqing has is not a pair of ordinary ears, her ears are high-tech receivers. The lonely and sad voice came again: "Only death can relieve my pain." Ke Qing feels sorry for it. She listened with bated breath. "No," said another, "you would not seek death, otherwise you would not have come to me." Ke Qing suddenly understood the relationship between these two people. They are the psychiatrist and the patient. There was a psychiatrist's clinic upstairs. Ke Qing was curious, so she opened the door and went downstairs to check her household registration. Sure enough, she saw Dr. Shao Yeyun's nameplate. Ah, eavesdropping is immoral. Back in the study, she blocked the vent with a chair cushion. The conversation faded away and was never heard again. Ke Qing thought it was ridiculous, but in fact, she only needed to close her ears to hear nothing. After a while, the nanny came back from the vegetable market. She was a taciturn middle-aged lady who immediately greeted Keqing in fluent sign language. Ke Qing felt that this kind of relationship was precious, so she replied in sign language. The nanny went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Ke Qing sat on the sofa and enjoyed the sound of the cups, saucers and pans in action. Where did Shaoping go? At this moment, the door rang, and she opened the door and came in. "Ke Qing, why didn't you tell me when you got out of the hospital, it made me lose my mind." "I have a surprise for you." "But Qing, any accident is terrible. Remember, if you have a boyfriend, don't let him have any accidents." Ke Qing laughed. Shaoping squatted beside her, looked at Keqing carefully, and she turned behind her. "Poor thing, such beautiful hair won't grow back until next year. At this moment, Keqing realized that Mingmin's Shaoping hadn't noticed that she could hear her, so she couldn't help laughing secretly. She blurted out: "Isn't short hair popular?" Shaoping was stunned, what a smart person she is, of course she knew that standing behind Keqing, she couldn't see her mouth shape. Shaoping walked slowly in front of Ke An, and asked softly, "Do you have hearing?" Ke Qing nodded. Shaoping couldn't help nodding, "Great, great." But Qing smiled, Shaoping was a little silly. After a while, Shaoping said again: "That's great, that's great." Then, the two hugged and danced together, circling in the living room until they fell to the ground in a daze. Then, the two laughed non-stop. The nanny was worried, so she came out to see what happened. Shaoping yelled: "She can hear it, she can hear it." The nanny also smiled and nodded, her hands were wet, stained with eggs and flour. Shaoping asked, "When shall we go home?" Ke Qing asked back, "Are you homesick?" Shaoping was silent, and after a while she said dejectedly: "I actually don't have a home." Ke Qing didn't make a sound. Shaoping laughed at himself: "Dogs are not too poor." Ke Qing immediately corrected: "You never complained about the poor environment, it's just that your family has never cared about you." Tears filled Shaoping's eyelashes, "Only you understand." "Shaoping, you might as well come and live in Qin's house." "what?" "Just treat it as an unofficial adoptive Qin family." "how can." "It's not difficult to put a salary in your grandfather's name." Shaoping asked: "The position is Ms. Qin Keqing's personal secretary?" "If you will." "No merit, no reward." "Then, as an accompanying student, let's go to school together." Shaoping smiled reluctantly, "I'll think about it clearly." Ke Qing laughed, "Are you afraid of making a mistake?" "I'm afraid of becoming a parasitic weed." Ke Qing said nothing. Shaoping gently touched her ear, "You are no different from ordinary people, I am so happy for you." But Qing also covered her ears with her hands, and suddenly screamed heartily. This time, the nanny did not come out to inspect again. Anyone who has been deaf for twenty-one years and has only learned about what sounds are like in books has the right to scream when they regain their hearing. In the evening, lawyer Zhen came. He took two girls out to dinner. The western restaurant was unexpectedly quiet, there were not many customers, and the guests were eating as if they were worshiping, swallowing silently and making no sound. Lawyer Zhen asked, "Ke Qing, what are your plans?" Ke Qing was listening to the sound of herself drinking soup, and she had to gather herself before she said, "I know my grandfather wants me to go to school." "Which country do you plan to choose for further study?" Ke Qing smiled, "My grades are mediocre, and it's not like I can get it wherever I like." Lawyer Zhen replied softly, "Leave it to me." "Then, please take the trouble to go through the formalities for Shaoping." Lawyer Zhen was curious, "How did you two meet?" Shaoping looked at Keqing, "During a swimming competition." "No, I dropped my scarf. You asked me to pick it up, but I didn't hear you. You caught up, remember?" "Your nanny just keeps going." "You were ten years old then." Shaoping smiled, "I've always been older than you." Ke Qing said, "Not necessarily, you are sometimes more lively than me." Shaoping said: "It seems that someone is bullying you on the street, and your driver hasn't arrived yet, so I'll drink those big guys away for you." Ke Qing remembered, "Yes, yes, they clapped their hands and laughed at me as deaf." Lawyer Zhen nodded, there was a connection between them. "Miss Meng, please hand over your academic records to me as soon as possible." Shaoping restrained his smile, "That's a huge fee." Lawyer Zhen replied: "Cultivating talents is not measured by money." Shaoping was a little touched, but he didn't expect that his wishes would be fulfilled because of the Qin family's charity. She followed the right friend. At this time, a man and a woman sitting next to each other suddenly had a dispute. The male guest said some unpleasant words, which made the female companion fly into a rage, she stood up and gave him a slap in the face.That crisp snap caught the audience's attention. Then, the well-dressed girl walked away with a flick of her sleeves. But Qing looked at this scene without blinking, and was extremely excited. It turned out that sound movies are so exciting. Lawyer Zhen hurriedly whispered. "Don't look, it's rude." Ke Qing hurriedly lowered her head. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw the man with a flushed face, took out a banknote and paid the bill before leaving. As soon as he was gone, he grinned again. Shaoping wondered, "You rarely take pleasure in others' misfortunes." "It's not a disaster." Shaoping said, "It's definitely not a good thing for the man and the woman." Even Lawyer Zhen couldn't help it: "If there is a real fate, we can't break up even if we fight." "So weird." "Yes, men and women's gossip is often so strange that it cannot be explained by common sense." Ke Qing returned to the track: "Grandfather thinks that North America is the best place for reading." Zhen replied: "I will start looking for schools." Back at the apartment, it was still early, so Shaoping immediately went to the kitchen to find something to eat. When the nanny made spaghetti with meatballs, I was overjoyed. Ke Qing smiled and asked, "Aren't you full?" "I'm most afraid of the new French cuisine, three shrimps, two pieces of lettuce, arranged like a beautiful pattern, eating stomach like a drop in the ocean." Shaoping ate another large plate of meatballs and half a loaf of garlic bread. "Food is a blessing," she wiped her mouth, and poured herself a glass of Porteau red wine, "the simplest and most affordable benefit." The most rare thing is that they eat so fiercely and never get fat. The two girls are very similar in body shape, and only when they turn their heads do they notice the difference. But full of depression. But Qing spent the most exciting day of her life and slept deeply. In the middle of the night, I saw a light under the door, and Shaoping hadn't gone to bed yet. Ke Qing heard her talking on the phone. "It is of course good news to be able to enter a higher education. I am confident that I can pass it." The voice dropped to a whisper. After a long time, Keqing was about to fall asleep again, and then she heard her say: "I love you too." But Qing was a little surprised when she was half asleep and half awake. This was clearly a close friend, but she had never heard Shaoping mention it. The two of them respect each other as guests, have a civilized relationship, and never pursue each other's secrets. Boys like the lively little screen. Shaoping has always been pursued by others, and keeps going on dates, but he doesn't show off. Ke Qing fell asleep again. But her mind remained awake, she suddenly opened her eyes, hey, she had turned off the electronic ears before going to bed, how could she hear Shaoping talking on the phone, could it be a dream? But Qing woke up in an instant, turned on the bedside lamp, picked up the box switch, the little red light went off, she remembered well, she shouldn't have heard the sound. Ke Qing was stunned, what's going on, the switch is out of order? It was getting brighter. When she got up, the newspaper had been delivered, and at this time, she couldn't hear anything. She made tea and turned on the electronic ear. Oh, that conversation is here again. Quietly, like someone cheating on her, with light steps, she got into Keqing's head. "I still miss everything about him to this day." It was the voice of the same woman weeping blood. Ke Qing turned her head and found that the seat cushion blocking the barbed wire of the vent had been removed by the nanny. "When he goes out in the morning, he always gives me a kiss, and in the middle of nowhere, it feels so good to know he's loved." Infinitely lingering, but Ke Qing was dumbfounded. "But, that's all in the past." At this time, Shaoping got up and saw Keqing, "So early?" Ke Qing said, "Hush." Shaoping was puzzled, so he sat down and poured tea. Ke Qing heard the psychiatrist say: "Perhaps another relationship can give you the same satisfaction." "No, I was young then, and it feels completely different now." At this moment, Shaoping couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?" "Shaoping, can you hear me?" Shaoping stared, "Listen to what?" "Come here," she pulled Shaoping closer to the vent, "listen." Shaoping listened, "I can't hear anything." But the woman was clearly saying, "I will never love another person so much." Shaoping waved his hand, "Keqing, what do you want me to listen to?" Ah, Keqing found that her electronic ears were much sharper than ordinary people. She had to say, "Nothing." "Wake up so early?" "Emotional excitement, difficulty sleeping." Curiosity came, she put on her coat and planned to go out. "Where are you going?" Shaoping asked anxiously. "Wait." "I'll accompany you." Shaoping also put on his coat.The two girls went downstairs together. Shaoping complained: "Hey, who are you waiting for early in the morning? I will accompany you crazy for no reason." Ke Qing didn't make a sound and stood quietly at the door. Unexpectedly, Dr. Shao started seeing patients early in the morning. Shaoping became impatient, "Who are you waiting for?" "Shaoping, you should go upstairs." "How can I rest assured that you are standing here alone? Eat the king's salary, and worry about the king's worries." Ke Qing smiled and was about to speak when she heard footsteps. There is no elevator in the old house, and someone walks down from the second floor. But Qing pulled the Shaoping screen, Shaoping understood, the two looked at the road as if they were about to intercept a taxi. The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and finally the person appeared, a thin woman wearing sunglasses, her hair tightly wrapped in a silk scarf. She is the patient who comes to the doctor every day to complain. A black car drove up to pick her up, and she got in the car and left.