The cafeteria was packed with people, like a pot of boiling dumplings. Just as I was looking left and right, a delicate white jade hand appeared in my sight.
"Yu Bin, this way..." Zhou Shutong kept waving at me.
I walked towards her quickly. My mother and Zhou Shutong were the only ones present. I couldn't help but ask, "Where's Qiangzi? Didn't he stay to eat something?"
My mother sighed, shook her head and said, "No, he went back when he saw Shutong was there."
"Go get food first! There won't be any food in a while." Zhou Shutong reminded.
The food in the hospital cafeteria can only be described in one word: expensive and unpalatable.
I walked back with the dinner plate. I don't know what Zhou Shutong said to my mother. She smiled for the first time in her life. She had been frowning since my father was hospitalized.
"What are we talking about? So happy!" I sat next to Zhou Shutong unconsciously.
My mother's smile was particularly bright, and the wrinkles spread from the corners of her eyes to her entire face. The last time my mother was so happy, it was Lin Feifei who accompanied me home for the New Year.
"Shu Tong told me about the stupid things you did before!"
I was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhou Shutong in surprise, "Don't slander my glorious image in my mother's heart."
Zhou Shutong raised his eyebrows and said, "I am always seeking truth from facts. My aunt asked me."
"If you do this, you will have no friends."
As soon as I finished speaking, my mother glared at me, "You still dare to threaten Shutong? Let me tell you, if you bully her, I can't spare you."
"..."
My mother turned to look at Zhou Shutong, her eyes turned into two crescents as she smiled, "Shutong, don't pay attention to him. If he dares to bully you, just tell me and Auntie will make the decision for you!"
I sighed. She hit me hard and treated Zhou Shutong gently. She looked at Zhou Shutong with unabashed satisfaction.
That look was like looking at my future daughter-in-law. She felt like a spring breeze, but I was heartbroken. From what I know about her, she is probably sighing in her heart right now. It's a pity that Zhou Shutong is not her daughter-in-law.
Lin Feifei is as active as a rabbit, and Lin Feifei is as quiet as a virgin. One is as passionate as fire, and the other is as gentle as water. I like flames, but my mother appreciates lakes more.
Zhou Shutong pulled the pork and stewed cabbage a few times, picked up the only fat and thin piece of stewed meat in the audience, and smiled at me: "I don't eat fat meat, you can eat it!"
It was said to be fat, but actually it was just right. She picked it up and gently placed it in my bowl. The stewed meat followed the edge of the bowl and fell into the bowl smoothly.
My mother couldn't stand it, so she put both pieces of meat from her dish into Zhou Shutong's bowl.
"Don't just cling to him. Eat too. Let's see how thin you have become." My mother said she disliked Zhou Shutong for being thin, but her eyes were full of smiles.
"Auntie, I'm trying to lose weight! Let Yu Bin eat it!" Zhou Shutong turned around and gave me the meat clip again.
My mother's eyes widened, "You are already so thin and you still want to lose weight?"
Zhou Shutong smiled shyly, "We are anchors! We also have to keep in shape, because the camera will make people look fat, so I have to keep my weight."
"Hey, today's young people are really..." My mother shook her head. Although she didn't understand, she didn't say anything else.
Back outside the intensive care unit, Zhou Shutong ran to buy water. I was afraid that my mother’s legs would hurt after standing for a long time, so I took her to sit on the steps in the corridor for a while.
I took off the skin clothes I was wearing, spread them on the steps, and then helped her sit down.
She sat down slowly, her back slightly bent by the weight of time, like an ancient tree.
"I'll see my dad later. Let Feifei and Shutong accompany you back. I'll just stay in the hospital by myself."
After saying that, I picked up my pants and sat down on the steps.
As soon as my butt touched the edge of the steps, my mother suddenly let out a soft sigh.
"Why are you still sighing?" I wondered.
She had a complicated expression on her face, her mouth tightened, and she couldn't help but said sadly: "Actually, I think Shutong is pretty good too, but it's a pity that you two are not destined to be together."
I frown slightly
Wrinkling slightly, she swallowed hard, as if swallowing a bitter pill, and said bitterly: "Mom... don't always think like that, Feifei is fine too."
"It's very good, but mom thinks Shutong is more suitable as a daughter-in-law. Look at Shutong, she has a big butt, which makes her easy to give birth to. Look at Feifei, she has a small butt."
I really want to tell her that Lin Feifei’s butt is actually not small at all, she has a pretty pert figure.
But if you really want to say it, it always feels weird.
"Don't always think like that, they are...each has his or her own merits. Shutong and I are good buddies."
My mother gave me a sideways look, "Do you think your mother is blind? I can't tell what Shutong treats you? Mom won't interfere with your feelings, and I can't control them. I just want to tell you that Shutong is more beautiful than Feifei." It’s better to choose the one that suits you better than the one that you love more.”
I turned my head sharply. When these words came out of her mouth, I couldn't believe it. I really didn't expect that she could express such simple insights.
My mother ignored my surprise and lowered her voice: "Did you say I like your dad? Of course not, we have been arguing all our lives. He is now hospitalized, and I am very sad. You asked me what love is, and I don't know. But I know that love and life are two different things. Shutong and you are not relatives, so it’s great that she came all the way here.”
I breathed out, I didn't know what she said.
"Mom, please stop talking. I like Feifei. I just treat Shutong as a good friend and confidante, and she treats me the same way."
"Mom said, it's not that I don't agree with you and Feifei being together..."
At this time, the sound of footsteps suddenly echoed in the corridor, approaching from far away.
I heard someone coming and was about to change the subject, "Mom..."
"Listen to me first."
My mother interrupted me and said stubbornly: "I just want you to think clearly that life and marriage are two different things. I chatted with Shutong for a while today. Her family conditions are similar to ours. You have similar life experiences, but you Unlike Feifei, her family is rich and her mother looks down on our family. Even if you don’t say it, your father and I know it. Of course, mother respects it..."
Before she could finish her words, she suddenly stopped because a pair of legs wrapped in jeans came into view.
I was stunned for a moment, then slowly raised my head, and suddenly there was a thunderbolt above my head, which shattered my mind.
"Feifei..."
I licked my dry lips, not knowing what to say. My mother was also a little confused, her expression was a little unnatural, and she didn't know what to say.
A trace of sadness flashed in Lin Feifei's eyes, and the corners of her mouth drooped slightly, forcing a smile.
"The elevator was full, so I just thought of climbing up the stairs, but I didn't expect to run into you."
"Just now..." I was a little confused.
Lin Feifei interrupted me, "Oh, visiting time is up, why not go see your uncle first!"
"Okay!" I sighed, feeling my chest suddenly congested.
After a while, Zhou Shutong also came back. She handed me and Lin Feifei a bottle of mineral water each, then stuffed the thermos cup into my mother's arms and whispered,
"Auntie, this is filled with warm water. I tasted it and it's not hot. Please drink more water."
"Hey, okay..." My mother smiled very delicately.
I subconsciously turned my head to look at Lin Feifei. The long eyelashes concealed the disappointment in her eyes.
There was a bitterness in my heart. The more virtuous Zhou Shutong behaved, the more uncomfortable Lin Feifei felt.
Fortunately, the visiting time came, and my mother and I skillfully put on protective clothing and walked into the ward.
My father was lying quietly on the hospital bed, with tubes inserted all over his body. His face was tired and pale, like an old tree bark that had been tempered by time, full of traces of time. And those big hands that were once strong and strong were now lying feebly on the sheets, with pale and curved fingers, as if they wanted to grab something, but were unable to hold it.
My parents are getting older. This is a fact that no one can change. I have also thought about what I will do when my parents get old, but the impact of reality on me is not what I imagined.
So simple.
After I came out of the intensive care unit, the doctor called me aside alone.
"Your father's current condition is quite stable. He will be observed for a few more days. If there are no problems, he can be transferred to the general ward."
I breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, doctor."
"But you have to be mentally prepared. If there are no sequelae, that's fine. Once there are sequelae, you have to be prepared to go to a rehabilitation center. No matter it's energy or money, you have to be mentally prepared."
I nodded, "I understand, doctor, thank you, as long as my dad is fine."
Coming out of the doctor's office, my mother immediately held my hand nervously and asked, "Binzi, what did the doctor tell you? Is your dad okay?"
Her nerves were like stretched strings now. I patted her old hand and said with a smile: "Don't be so nervous. The doctor said that my dad is in a very stable condition now and will be transferred to the general ward in a few days." Observe and observe, if there is no problem, you can go home and recuperate.".z.
"Oh oh oh, that's good." My mother breathed a sigh of relief.
The visit was over, and I planned to persuade them to go back. There was no point in spending so many people in the hospital. It was enough to leave me alone.
"You all go back! Just leave me here alone."
Zhou Shutong looked at me, radiant with longing, "How about I stay here tonight? You and Feifei slept here all night yesterday, it's time to change."
I shook my head, stared at the two peerless beauties in front of me, and murmured: "It's okay, I can handle it alone. Before my dad is transferred out of the ICU, I have to be there. If anything happens, the doctor will just Tell me."
They stopped scrambling, Lin Feifei nodded, "Okay, if you need anything, just send me a message and I'll bring it to you tomorrow."
After that, she looked at me deeply, her eyes seemed to be filled with an emotion that I couldn't see through. She took my mother and Zhou Shutong in her arms, turned around and walked out.
After seeing them off, Aunt Xu, Brother Lei and I met up. As soon as I sat down, Zhou Shutong suddenly ran back...
