A minute later, Lin Yue hung up the phone.
Su Han saw that he looked unhappy and asked with concern: "Who called and what happened?"
Lin Yue said: "Yuan Shanshan called and said her grandma passed away."
"Yuan Shanshan?"
Su Han thought for a moment and remembered the girl Lin Yue brought when the pet store opened. It was said that her father owed a lot of gambling debt and ran away, leaving the girl and her grandmother to depend on each other. Debt collectors had come to collect debts many times before, and they still had to pay back the debt. He went to her school to pull up a banner. That day he saw her being harassed by a group of thugs, so he stepped forward to rescue her and took them to a store for temporary shelter.
"Now what?"
Lin Yue glanced at the saleswoman, who didn't know why and smiled politely at him.
"I'll go to the hospital to see you. You go back to the store first."
Su Han said, "Okay."
After saying that, the two of them walked outside. The saleswoman didn't ask any questions and walked to the parking lot. Lin Yue asked her for a business card and drove away.
He sent Su Han back to the store first, and thirty minutes later arrived at Changde Hospital, not far from the community where he lived.
After arriving at the emergency department floor via the elevator, I turned into the corridor and saw a girl in school uniform sitting on a chair in the rest area from a distance, burying her face in her arms and trembling slightly.
There were two old men standing not far from her. They looked familiar. They should be residents of the community.
He walked straight to Yuan Shanshan, touched her shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Yuan Shanshan, Yuan Shanshan..."
The girl opposite slowly raised her head, her hair hanging down from her temples, covering the tears in the corners of her eyes, but not her red eyes.
"Brother Lin..."
She stood up very suddenly, hugged his waist, and cried loudly: "Grandma...grandma...she doesn't want me anymore."
Lin Yue raised his hand, looked at the elderly man standing next to him, slowly lowered his hand with hesitation, and patted the girl's shoulder.
It's superfluous to say anything at this time. All he can do in his capacity is to accompany and help with the funeral arrangements.
The old man in a black jacket over there gave her some advice. When she calmed down a bit, he looked at Lin Yue and said, "Your name is Lin Yue, right?"
"Yes, it's me."
He was not surprised that the old man could call him by his name. Old communities are generally not big, unlike the newly built community-type buildings where dozens of buildings are crowded together. The relationship between residents is very cold. In the community where he lives, Those old men and women gather together every day to play mahjong, sing Peking opera, dance square dances, and chat. As owners of celebrity pets in the community, it is difficult not to want to attract attention.
"This is what happened..." The old man paused and recounted what happened to Yuan Shanshan's grandmother.
It turned out that the debt collectors went to Yuan's house to make trouble again this morning, and the result was the same as before. The old lady was old, and even if she didn't sell the house to pay off the debt, there was nothing the people could do. After they left, Grandma Liu across the door heard that Yuan Shanshan's grandma On the balcony, he yelled at the debt collector who passed by downstairs, so he knocked on Yuan's door with good intentions to comfort him.
They were residents of a unit building and had been neighbors for many years. The two elderly people had a good relationship. Grandma Liu was let into the house. After sitting down and saying a few words, Yuan Shanshan’s grandma complained that she was dizzy and her heart ached. Grandma Liu When I saw something was wrong, I quickly called 120 and called an ambulance. Unfortunately, it was a step too late. He disappeared just after arriving at the hospital. According to the doctor, the old man had a heart attack due to excessive emotion. Because of the rapid course of the disease, there were some delays on the way. Time, and ultimately the best rescue window was missed, and the person was just gone.
After listening to the old man's story, Lin Yue sighed heavily, looked at the girl who was still sobbing, and helped her sit down on a chair by the wall.
This situation is no different than those patients who have been ill in bed for a long time. Their grandmother, who was dependent on them, suddenly passed away. Of course, she, a little girl in her third year of high school, couldn't accept it and didn't know how to face it.
"Who are you?"
At this moment, a voice came from behind.
Lin Yue looked back and saw a man in his forties with a middle score walking over with a death notice.
The old man noticed Lin Yue's expression and quickly introduced him: "This is Mr. Li, Yuan Shanshan's class teacher."
"Hello." Lin Yue nodded in greeting, feeling somewhat fond of Teacher Li.
"He is a resident of our community, and he usually takes good care of Shanshan and her grandma." The old man helped introduce Lin Yue.
I heard that he and Yuan Shanshan were friends. The class teacher named Li thought of the scene he saw when he came here just now. Although he was puzzled, he knew that now was not the time to explore the relationship between the two. In order to avoid irritating his students, he approached Lin Yue and the two The older man said in a low voice: "The nurse has moved the people to the back. Next..."
The old man who spoke just now said, "Grandma Liu went to buy funeral supplies."
The head teacher surnamed Li said: "I have asked the nurse to help contact the vehicle. After you help the old man change his clothes, we can take him away."
Lin Yue glanced at his watch: "Does Mr. Li still have classes? If so, you can go back. My time is relatively free. Just leave the things here to me."
The head teacher surnamed Li glanced at Yuan Shanshan and saw that she had no objection. He nodded and handed over the death notice in his hand: "If you need anything, call me. She knows my number."
"Okay, I will."
Lin Yue sent the person to the elevator, then returned to the corridor to ask the two old men about local customs.
With the help of him and his neighbors, the old man returned home.
After talking with Grandma Liu, Lin Yue learned that Yuan Shanshan's family had no relatives. The old man died more than ten years ago. The couple only had one son, the guy who ran away with a lot of debt. Yuan Shanshan's mother was still alive, but in When she was in the second grade of elementary school, she ran away with a small boss who came from MO.
The room was deserted, and she was the only one guarding the portrait of the old lady. The people who came were all neighbors in the same unit building. They came to stand for a while, greeted her a few words, and then left.
It was already evening when Tan Xiaoguang got the news. Yuan Shanshan's eyes were red, and she knelt on the cushion by the window. She kowtowed to him with a black gauze wrapped in the crook of her left arm.
"What's going on?"
Tan Xiaoguang comforted the girl with a few words and walked to Lin Yue, who was asking a neighbor about the storage of ashes.
He repeated the words of the old man on the first floor. After hearing this, Tan Xiaoguang sighed: "The old lady suddenly passed away and she was left alone. What will she do in the future?"
Indeed, this is a big problem.
The old lady has a pension. Although the amount is not large, it is enough to support the life of one old and one young. If she usually picks up cans and mineral water bottles around, her life can be lived. Now that there are no people, she can only live a comfortable life. Yuan Shanshan is left as a little girl who is still studying. You can imagine what kind of difficulties she will face in the future.
Lin Yue turned to look at her and found that she had gone to the balcony to answer the phone.
"We'll talk about the future later. The most important thing now is to take care of the old lady's funeral affairs."
Tan Xiaoguang nodded when he heard this: "In this case, I will ask the leader for leave tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and come over to help you."
"Okay." Lin Yue did not refuse his kindness.
Yes, the old lady doesn’t have any relatives, and she doesn’t usually like to contact people. She only has some friendship with the residents in the unit building. But for this kind of thing, there are still procedures that need to be followed. You can’t leave everything to the first floor. Let the old man and the old people like Grandma Liu take care of it. Since this kind of thing has happened, the title of "Brother Lin" cannot be used in vain.
"The old lady is at the funeral home. I have just discussed with Grandma Liu and the others to hold a short memorial service for the old lady. My car is not enough. I will drive Wang Heng's Audi over later. Tomorrow you Is it okay to be responsible for picking up and dropping off the elderly in the community?"
Tan Xiaoguang nodded and said, "No problem."
Lin Yue remembered what the old man on the first floor had just said, and was about to give a few more instructions when the phone rang. He took out his phone and looked at it, and found that it was an unfamiliar number, and he couldn't help but frown.
Who, call him at this time...
He complained in his mind, but pressed the connect button and put it to his ear.
