Years 133

Xu Qiang never expected that this would be the first gift he had after graduating from college.

He just felt confused for a long time and didn't react.

"I have to think about it." He said to his dad.

Then he went to Qingping School alone and stood under the dormitory building.

It was only when I came out to fetch water in the same dormitory to tell Qingning: "Your boyfriend is downstairs."

Qingping was stunned for a moment and looked at her phone that was not turned off. Why did she not say anything when she came? She hurriedly ran down and saw her standing there without moving.

She was extremely nervous: "What's wrong?"

When I came to find myself abnormally, the first feeling was that he wanted to break up.

Her nose felt sore after feeling uncomfortable, and she couldn't accept it for a while without any warning.

Xu Qiang looked at Qingping: "Come with me for a walk." He said.

There must be something wrong.

Qingping nodded and took him to walk on campus. It was too hot and couldn't get to the playground, so he walked slowly on the green path. When he encountered an empty chair, Xu Qiang sat over and took Qingping to sit, but he didn't let go of her hand, clenched tighter and tighter.

After sitting silently for half an hour, Xu Qiang said, "Go to a place with me."

Qingping nodded at him, and he could do whatever he wanted. Just don’t stop talking.

But she never expected that Xu Qiang brought him to the hospital, and she was shocked: "It's Uncle Xu..."

Xu Qiang shook his head and continued walking until he looked inside through the glass on the ward at the door, then turned around and said to Qingping: "...my mother."

Mom, this word hasn't been said for a long time.

Qingping said oh, and understood everything. He must be very uncomfortable and complicated.

She asked, "Don't you go in?"

Xu Qiang held Qingping's hand hard, as if he was absorbing strength, and said softly: "I... then let's go."

I just decided to go in and take a look, and it seemed that I had exhausted all his strength.

Qingping held him with his hand and pushed open the door first.

The ward is a single ward, with a clean and skinny woman lying on the bed.

The head was scattered on the pillow, the exposed hands were dry, and the hands were calloused and black nails were covered with black nails. There was an oxygen tube inserted into the nose, and the person was not awake.

"Qianzi, don't run away, be careful of falling!"

"Son, what do you want to eat? Mom makes it for you!"

"My son is so handsome, and he will not have to worry about finding a wife in the future."

...

One by one, one by one, one by one, was heard in my ears, as if it was yesterday.

Those distant, almost dusty past events surged into my heart and told him: She once loved him so much, loved her so much, and was such a pure mother.

He sat next to her, pulled her hand, tears came out, he wiped it in concealment, took out the keychain with a nail clipper hanging on it.

He grabbed her hand and cut it finely.

It was like she used to hold him in her arms and carefully cut his nails with scissors.

Qingping quietly went to the bathroom, brought out a basin of water, and placed the soap next to it.

Xu Qiang carefully cut his fingernails, then cut his toenails, and then helped him wash his hands and face and feet.

Qingping saw the woman lying down, tears gushed out from time to time, then flowed to her temples, and finally penetrated into the pillow. She wanted to tell Xu Qiang that she was awake. She said something to her mouth, but she still said nothing.

When my son didn't know that the mother woke up, when my mother woke up, she cried and suppressed her voice and didn't cry. It might be that she wanted to keep this moment for a while.

She turned around silently and planned to go out.

Xu Qiang looked up, "Don't leave." He lowered his head and focused on cutting the toenails for the people on the hospital bed, "I asked her to see you... When I was very young, I asked me what kind of wife I wanted to find... I was just asking her to see her when I was idle, I just wanted to find such a wife..."

Qingping's face turned red after a flash of brush. She felt that the person on the hospital bed opened a gap before looking at her seriously.

This made her a little restrained, "How about I go to fruit? What do I want to eat?"

She asked Xu Qiang, and she was on the hospital bed.

The woman raised her hand and stretched it towards Qingping.

Qingping hesitated for a moment, reached out and was immediately grabbed by the other party.

"...good girl... Qiangzi... you love him very much..." She said this, and she choked up a little, "My son is very good... worth your love for him..."

It hurts, it is actually a bit embarrassing to use this word between boyfriend and girlfriend.

But Qingping nodded and then looked at Xu Qiang.

Xu Qiang didn't look up, but she saw him crying.

This time, she walked out silently, but he didn't stop her.

After Qingping went out, he went straight to see the doctor. What was going on? He had to ask the doctor to find out.

"... It's late... There is bone metastasis and lung metastasis, and the operation is not very meaningful... What we can do is to ask the patient to suffer less..."

Qingping came out of the doctor's office and saw Xu Qiang sitting on the bench at the door of the ward.

She sat over silently and pulled his hands tightly clenched together.

Xu Qiang pursed his lips and finally asked: "How is it?"

I asked the doctor what to say.

Qingping shook his head and said the doctor. This cannot be concealed. Only by knowing the truth can the best arrangements be made. "...It's hard to say how much time is there, ten days and half months, one or two months, and half a year. It's hard to say."

So, what are you going to do?

Xu Qiang asked Qingping: "Apart from the nutrient solution, the rest is pain relief, right?"

Qingping nodded, "The hospital can't do more."

"Stay for a week first, and then go back to your hometown." Xu Qiang took a deep breath, "There are some things in my hometown, don't tell me to throw them outside..."

Those who die outside are called sudden death.

Such people will not be with the village cemetery after death. They are usually buried in the place called the corner.

Qingping hesitated for a moment, "Do you want to discuss with Uncle Xu?"

"This matter has nothing to do with him." Don't worry about this matter if you divorce, "I'll just make a decision."

"Then you are in the hospital." Qingping said, "I'll pack up your clothes and things to wash."

I must live here to serve.

Xu Qiang nodded, hesitated and asked, "Can you go back to your hometown with me?"

Their hometowns were not in the same county.

It's summer vacation, so I don't involve anything else, "I have to say something to my parents."

Xu Qiang slapped his head: "You shouldn't say this, I have to say it."

Qingping didn't know what he was going to say, but he had to leave and help pack up his things first. As soon as he walked around the corner, he saw a teenage child squatting in the corner. The child was particularly conspicuous and was wearing a little out of place. The clothes were small, and the style looked like the style from more than ten years ago. The sneakers on his feet were also white sneakers that had not been seen for many years, with patches.

He squatted alone in the corner, his head buried between his legs.

Maybe he felt someone was looking at him, so he raised his head and looked at Qingping, then lowered his head.

Qingping felt that this face seemed familiar, and he only remembered that he raised his foot and had to leave. How similar is this child's face to Xu Qiang?

She stopped, turned around and walked back, and Xu Qiang was holding the phone, as if she was talking about something.

Qingping's steps were lighter and he heard him say, "...Uncle Second... I should have told you and my second aunt in person, but now in this situation... I can only tell you on the phone...I think Qingning agrees to date Qingping...When she graduates, if you and my second aunt still see me, we will get married..."

She turned her back to the wall, feeling her heartbeat very hard.

I have said many touching proposals, but no one has ever been more touching than this.

She had fantasized about the scenes of proposals, flowers, roses, diamond rings, and blessings, but she didn't expect that he would say to her parents, "I want to date her, please approve it. If you agree, I want to marry her in the future."

Qingping didn't know what his father was saying on the phone, but saw Xu Qiang keep nodding. It took him a long time to put down the phone.

Turning around and seeing her a little surprised: "Why are you back?"

She blushed and her ears were hot, and she pointed to the end of the corridor: "A child was squatting there..."

Xu Qiang's expression stiffened for a moment, yes! Dad was not guarding the hospital, so someone must be taking care of the hospital.

Needless to ask, everyone knows it is Sun Jun.

This younger brother hasn't seen him for more than ten years. The last time he saw him, he was still the age of being held in his arms.

He walked over with Qingping's hand and saw a child standing in the corner of the wall.

It should be thirteen.
To be continued...