after an hour.
Gu Ling and his party successfully arrived in front of the People's Hospital of Qiuye County.
On the way here, Gu Mingsheng asked Nian Huailin about the old man's current situation in the name of visiting him. When he learned that he was still undergoing surgery, he went directly to the address Nian Huailin sent him.
In the family area outside the operating room, almost everyone from the Nian family was here, and they were all waiting anxiously for the results of the operation.
Gu Mingsheng approached Nian Huailin and asked, "Huailin, how is Mr. Nian's current situation?"
Nian Huailin looked heavy: "I thought it was the old man who fainted because he was old and exhausted, but I didn't expect that after I sent him to the town hospital for examination last night, he was told that it was the old man's organ failure. The medical conditions in the town are not very good. It was perfect, so it was sent here urgently... The operation is not over yet, and the situation is not clear yet."
"Did the old man sober up last night?"
"...Oh, no." Nian Huailin shook his head.
"The old man has been confused for so many years. I always feel that he has always wanted to do something. If he can't get over it this time... it will probably become a mystery."
Nian Huailin walked to the window. After ensuring that other Nian family members would not hear the conversation between the two, he looked at the flow of people and traffic outside: "Mingsheng, there are people coming and going on the road every day. With so many people driving, why did the old man get into a car accident at that time? He was still on the way back to Ping'an Town..."
Gu Mingsheng also heard about what happened to the old man.
Back then, there was a car accident on the West Bridge in Lantian. It was not an accident, but a man-made disaster, and it was even reported in the local news.
A passenger bus carrying more than twenty passengers fell from the high bridge and fell directly into the sea.
The reason was that a passenger in the car was in the wrong car and wanted the driver to turn around and go back. However, the road section at that time did not allow vehicles to turn around, let alone stop midway.
The passenger was so angry that he clashed with the driver. He even slapped the driver several times and cursed him.
It just so happened that the driver's life had been going badly recently and his mentality was very depressed. This was like a fuse, which completely ignited the evil thoughts in the driver's heart. He just kept doing nothing and pulled a whole car of people into the trap. nautical miles.
"...Including the driver, there were a total of 28 people in the car. In the end, only 3 survived, and the old man was one of them." Nian Huailin lowered his voice, his face filled with pain.
"But he escaped the explosion that occurred when the bus crashed into the sea, and his fellow villagers and friends who knew how to swim were buried in the sea. I didn't expect that the old man had been living in a state of confusion for so many years after he was rescued."
"Is this considered lucky? Or unlucky?"
Gu Mingsheng patted Nian Huailin's shoulder and said comfortingly: "The greatest luck is that a person is still alive."
"Yes...but I'm afraid that the old man won't survive this time." Nian Huailin's eyes fell in the direction of the operating room again, and his mood was not very optimistic.
No one can escape birth, old age, illness and death.
…
Outside, Gu Ling was sitting on the bench next to the corridor, with Xian Jiu sitting next to him.
Gu Ling put his backpack on his lap. Half of Greedy's head was exposed from the backpack, and he looked in the direction of the operating room from time to time, his eyes full of worry and anxiety.
After Gu Mingsheng understood the situation, he came back.
"The old man is still in the operating room."
There was an operation going on in the operating room and they were definitely not allowed in.
The distance outside was too far, and the glutton couldn't feel the soul breath inside. He could only wait until the operation was over and then find a chance to meet the old man.
Hearing this, Gu Ling touched Greedy Gui's head: "Gludgy Gui, when the operation is over, you will know whether Grandpa Nian is the person you are looking for."
The glutton nodded, but the expression on his face was still a bit complicated, as if he was struggling with something.
Greedy Ghost also understood that the person he was going to meet was now in danger of his life.
But now, Greedy Ghost himself is a little confused. He doesn't know whether he hopes that the person in the operating room is the friend he has been looking for, or whether he hopes that this person is not...
If so, then it has just found its friend, is it going to face "separation" again?
Everyone waited in the hospital for almost four hours. When it got dark outside, the lights at the door of the operating room finally dimmed, and the old man who had just completed the operation was sent to the intensive care unit.
While Nian's family was busy taking care of the old man, they anxiously asked the doctor.
"How is my old man doing now?"
The attending doctor replied: "The patient is elderly, and organ failure is caused by old age and frailty, which cannot be changed by human power... In short, we will do our best."
When Nian Huailin heard this answer, his heart sank completely and his body shook uncontrollably.
Gu Mingsheng helped the person in time and patted Nian Huailin on the shoulder: "You have been working hard all day. Don't wear your body out. Go and rest first."
Nian Huailin sighed and nodded: "Yes, there will be another surgery tomorrow morning..."
The Nian family gradually began to divide the work. Some people went to rest and eat, while others continued to take care of the old man.
In the current situation, Gu Ling felt that it was inappropriate for her to bring a glutton to find the old man at this time.
Ghost-type pets are often taboo, and various folk rumors also mention that ghost-type pets can take away a person's soul.
Especially in a place like a hospital, where the old man's condition is serious now, the presence of the glutton becomes very sensitive.
Gu Ling discussed it with Gu Mingsheng and decided to wait until the operation was completed tomorrow morning before visiting the old man.
…
After a night.
Early the next morning, Nian Huailin, who had rested all night, went to the ward to take over.
Nian Huailin walked into the ward. After a few minutes, a surprised voice came from the ward:
"...Dad is awake!"
Such a big movement naturally alarmed other Nian family members, and immediately more than a dozen people crowded into the ward.
On the hospital bed, the old man with various tubes inserted into his body slowly rolled his eyes. The effect of the anesthetic had worn off. The old man moved his fingers slightly and made some sounds on his lips: "Go...go get..."
"Dad, what do you want to say?"
"Dad, please don't worry..."
The adults in the ward were all guessing what the old man wanted to say, but they couldn't figure it out.
On the side, a five-year-old girl suddenly said in a babyish voice: "Does Grandpa want to eat candy?"
For a moment, everyone's eyes turned around.
This is Nian Huailin's little granddaughter, who just turned five this year.
The little girl was a little timid when she was stared at by so many people, but she still said word for word: "I, I saw my great-grandpa hiding the candy in the box, and he kept holding it in his hand. Grandpa wanted to eat the candy." Yet?"
At this time, the old man struggled to utter two words: "Box..."
After Nian Huailin calmed down, he slowly thought about it.
The old man did have a box with some candies in it.
Later, when Nian Huailin saw that the candies had expired, he was worried that the old man would accidentally eat them, so he threw away the candies, leaving only the box.
But every time the box was empty, the old man would go to the canteen to grab a handful of candies and stuff them inside. He would throw them away a few times and then put them back a few times. He was very persistent.
Now, that box is still at home.
Nian Huailin turned to look at his second sister: "Lijun, go home and get that box. It's on the bedside table in dad's room."
"Okay." Nian Lijun nodded, wiped the tears on her face, and immediately left the ward.
Nian Huailin turned to comfort the old man: "Dad, don't worry, what you want will be brought to you soon."
The old man turned his head, his eyes fixed on Nian Huailin's face, and his voice was a little dry: "Are you... pregnant with... Huailin?"
"Dad, you...do you recognize me?" Nian Huailin looked shocked.
This sudden surprise made Nian Huailin a little confused. At this moment, he, a grown man who was already the father of several children, had his eyes red unknowingly.
Since the old man fell ill, Nian Huailin, as the eldest child in the family, was forced to support the whole family even though he was only a teenager at the time, because he had two younger sisters.
Nian Huailin went to work day after day to make money so that his two younger sisters could continue to study in school with peace of mind. However, every time he went to visit the old man, he could not help but hide and cry secretly.
In that memory, the tall man could easily pick him up and take him for a ride. Later, he could only lie in bed and spend the day. Even if he woke up, he would be in a haze all day long.
Nian Huailin always hoped that one day his father would wake up, recognize him, and call his name again.
But he didn't expect that after waiting for decades, he has now become a father and has gray hair on his head.
Next to her, a middle-aged woman spoke softly with tears in her eyes: "Dad, I am Lirou, do you remember me? It was Lijun who left just now."
The old man glanced over, and there were a few tears in his cloudy eyeballs: "I remember... I have grown so big..."
"I'm sorry... I caused you trouble..."
Although the old man had just woken up, the hazy memories of the past few decades suddenly flooded into his mind. Although he couldn't sort them out for a while, he also knew very well how much effort his family had spent on a useless person like him. .
His three children seemed to have been in their teens not long ago, but in the blink of an eye, the children they once had became adults and started their own families.
Nian Lirou's eyes were red, and she stretched out her hands to push her two children: "Come here quickly, call grandpa."
Nian Huailin also quickly grabbed his child: "Hurry up and call me grandpa, call me grandpa..."
The children were pushed to the hospital bed one by one and shouted softly to the old man in unison:
"Grandpa/great-grandpa."
"Grandpa."
"They are all good children..." The old man's eyes were sore, and he looked around from each child, and then looked up at Nian Huailin: "Huailin, there is something, please help me find it..."
"...Go, find a friend." The old man finished this sentence intermittently while coughing violently.
"Don't be anxious. Once you recover, you can go find him anytime." Nian Huailin advised.
"No..." The old man shook his head: "I know my own situation...ahem..."
At this moment, the old man's state seems to be more energetic than before, and he doesn't look like a person with organ failure and who has just undergone a major operation.
Although everyone in the Nian family was crying with joy, they still could not hide the sadness underneath the smiling faces.
Old man, this is...this is a moment of reflection.
"If you don't go...it will be too late."
"If I don't get this done, even if I die, I will still be ashamed..." The old man's eyes were a little divergent, as if he was recalling some memories that were too long ago.
Seeing this, Nian Huailin had no choice but to agree: "Don't worry, I'll find that friend right away. Where is that friend? I'll invite him over right away."
"..."
…
At the entrance of the hospital.
Gu Ling, who had slept in a nearby small hotel for the night, brought Xianjiu and Greedy Gui to the hospital gate again.
In order not to cause a commotion, Greedy Ghost still stayed in Gu Ling's backpack, while Xianjiu was held in Gu Ling's arms.
As soon as he walked into the hospital gate, Gu Ling glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Nian Huailin looking in a hurry, as if he was walking towards the parking lot.
Seeing this, Gu Ling quickly chased after him and asked, "Uncle Nian, where are you going? How is Grandpa Nian doing now?"
Nian Huailin's footsteps did not stop, but he only took the time to respond: "The old man just woke up, and he is still awake. Xiao Ling, I have something urgent to do now. I won't say more now. I have to go there." On the island opposite Zhenpingan Town..."
Nian Huailin was also a little embarrassed about the "friend" the old man had mentioned in the ward.
If it were an ordinary person, he would have just asked Nian Lijun, who had just left, to look for her on the way, but it happened to be...
Hearing this, Gu Ling's eyes lit up: "Are you going to the island to find your pet friends?"
"How do you know?" Nian Huailin was a little surprised when he heard this.
Gu Ling continued: "Uncle Nian, you don't have to look for it. I may know who Grandpa Nian is looking for, and I brought it here."
"Really?" Nian Huailin frowned slightly, not believing that it was such a coincidence.
"Yes, but no matter what happens, Uncle Nian, don't be too surprised." Gu Ling reminded.
After the profession of beast master was included in the college entrance examination system, the basic knowledge of pet beasts with various attributes has been popularized for decades.
But there are still people who keep a respectful distance from ghost beasts. A considerable number of people are even afraid of ghost beasts, thinking that they are the incarnations of ghosts.
Nian Huailin nodded nonchalantly: "Okay."
Nian Huailin thought to himself, what could be there that would surprise him?
Isn't he just a teenager...
But the next second, Nian Huailin watched Gu Ling take the backpack and unzipped it——
A big green grimace suddenly appeared in front of him.
The glutton blinked his big blood-red eyes and grinned friendly at Nian Huailin.
But in Nian Huailin's eyes, this "friendliness" immediately turned into a fright!
