Long years (133)

Xu Qiang never expected that the first gift waiting for him after graduating from college would be this.

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

"I have to think about it," he told his dad.

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

It was someone from the dormitory who came out to fetch water who came to tell Qing Ning: "Your boyfriend is downstairs."

Qingping was stunned for a moment and glanced at her phone. It was not turned off. Why didn't she say anything when she came? She hurriedly ran down and saw her standing there, motionless.

She was extremely nervous: "What's going on?"

When someone comes to see me abnormally, the first thing I feel is that he wants to break up.

She felt uncomfortable in her heart and her nose became sore. Without any warning, she found it difficult to accept it for a while.

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

Something must have happened.

Qingping hummed and took him walking around the campus. It was too hot to go to the playground, so he walked slowly on the green path. When he encountered an empty chair, Xu Qiang sat over it and pulled Qingping to sit too.

, but never let go of her hand, holding it tighter and tighter.

After sitting in silence for half an hour, Xu Qiang said, "Come somewhere with me."

Qingping looked at him, nodded, and did whatever he wanted. Just don't say anything.

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

Xu Qiang shook his head and continued walking until he reached the door of the ward. He glanced in through the glass on the ward, then turned back to Qingping and said: "...my mother."

Mom, this word has not been uttered for a long time.

Qingping said "Oh" and understood everything. He must have felt very uncomfortable and complicated.

She asked: "Aren't you going in?"

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

Just deciding to go in and take a look seemed to have exhausted all his energy.

Qingping held him back and pushed the door open first.

The ward was a single room, with a pale-faced, skinny woman lying on the bed.

His withered and yellow hair was scattered on the pillow, and his exposed hands were dry and covered with calluses and black nails. There was an oxygen tube inserted into his nose, and he was not awake.

"Qiangzi, don't run, be careful of falling!"

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

"My son is so handsome. He will not worry about finding a wife in the future."

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Every sound and sentence rings in my ears as if it was yesterday.

Those distant, almost dusty past events came to his mind, telling him: she once loved him so much, loved him so much, and was such a pure mother.

He sat next to her and held her hand. Tears welled up in his eyes. He covered them up and wiped them away. He took out the keychain with nail clippers hanging on it.

He grabbed her hand and cut it carefully.

Just like she once held 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 helped cut the fingernails, then cut the toenails, and then helped wash hands, wipe faces, and wash feet.

When Qingping saw the woman lying down, tears welled up from the corners of her eyes from time to time, then flowed to her temples, and finally fell into the pillow. She wanted to tell Xu Qiang that she was awake. When the words came to her lips, she still didn't say anything.

The son may not know that the mother has woken up, and the mother has woken up and cried without suppressing a sound. Maybe he wants to keep this moment longer.

She turned around silently and planned to go out.

Xu Qiang raised his head, "Don't leave." He lowered his head and focused on cutting the toenails of the person on the hospital bed, "Tell her to look at you... When I was very young, you asked me what kind of wife I wanted to find... Idle

Tell her to take a look, I just want to find a wife like this..."

Qingping's face turned red immediately. She felt that the person on the hospital bed opened his eyes through a slit and looked at her seriously.

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

She was asking Xu Qiang and also her in the hospital bed.

The woman raised her hand and stretched it towards Qingping.

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

"...Good girl...Qiangzi...take good care of him..." She choked up as she said this, "My son is very good...he deserves your love for him..."

Pain, this word is actually a bit embarrassing when used between male and female friends.

But Qingping still nodded and looked at Xu Qiang.

Xu Qiang did not raise his head, but she saw him crying.

This time, she walked out silently without him stopping her.

After Qingping went out, he went directly to the doctor. You have to ask the doctor to know what the situation is.

"... It's in the advanced stage... Bone metastasis and lung metastasis have occurred, so surgery is of little significance... All we can do is make the patient suffer less pain..."

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

She sat down silently and took his tightly clasped hands.

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

Just ask the doctor what he said.

Qingping shook his head and said what the doctor said. This cannot be concealed. Only by knowing the truth can we make the best arrangements, "...it's hard to say how much time there is left. It's ten days and a half, one or two months, 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 only thing left is pain relief, right?"

Qingping said 'hmm', "The hospital can't do more."

"Stay here for a week first, and then go back to your hometown." Xu Qiang took a deep breath, "My hometown is very particular, don't just leave it outside..."

To die outside is called a violent death.

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

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

"This matter has nothing to do with him." If you get divorced, stop worrying about it. "I can just make up my mind."

"Then you're in the hospital." Qingping said, "I'll pack a change of clothes and toiletries for you."

I definitely have to live here and take care of him.

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

Their hometowns are not in the same county.

It's summer vacation, and it doesn't involve anything else. "I have to tell my parents."

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

Qingping didn't know what he was going to say, but he had to leave first to help pack things. As soon as he walked around the corner, he saw a teenage child squatting in the corner. This child was particularly conspicuous, and his clothes were a little out of place. The clothes were small, and

The style looks like a style from more than ten years ago, and the sneakers on my feet are also white sneakers that haven't been seen for several years, with patches.

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

Perhaps feeling that someone was looking at him, he raised his head and looked at Qingping, then quickly lowered his head.

Qingping felt that this face seemed familiar. He was about to leave before he remembered. How similar was this child's face to Xu Qiang?

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

Qingping's footsteps slowed down and he heard him say: "...Second uncle...I should have told you and my second aunt in person, but now that the situation is...I can only tell you on the phone...I want Qingning

Agree with me to date Qingping... After she graduates, if you and the second aunt still like me, we will get married..."

She turned her back and leaned against the wall, feeling her heart beating very fast.

There have been many touching proposals for marriage in the past, but none have been more touching than this one.

She had imagined the proposal scene, with flowers, roses, diamond rings, and blessings, but she never thought that he would tell 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 said on the phone, but he saw Xu Qiang nodding his head. It took him a long time to put down the phone.

He turned around and saw her a little surprised: "Why are you back again?"

She blushed a little and pointed to the end of the corridor: "There is a child squatting there..."
To be continued...