ebookland Chapter 231 Epidemic
Chapter 231 Epidemic
Xiao Huya drove to pick up An An first, and the family went back to Mother Zhong's house together.
"My son, you're back." As soon as Zhong Yunxing entered the door, Mother Zhong stood up tremblingly from the sofa and came to greet him.
Zhong Yunxing had half of his cheek swollen, and he tried hard to force a smile for me.
After hearing the noise, Xiaoping also came out of the kitchen. During the days that Zhong Yunxing was in the hospital, Xiaoping stayed at home to take care of Zhong's mother.
"Brother, are you okay?" Xiaoping asked softly, looking at Zhong Yunxing's swollen face.
"It's okay. Just take out the gauze filling in two days."
Zhong Yunxing still couldn't speak clearly, but in order not to worry his family, he still tried hard to chat with Xiaoping and Zhong's mother for a while.
At night, Zhong Yunxing was lying on the bed, and suddenly he felt like he had survived a disaster. He held Darong in his arms, thinking about what had happened in the past two days, and his arms tightened unconsciously.
"Why are you exerting so much strength? Is it because I've gained weight in the past two years? You can't hug me anymore?" Darong joked with Zhong Yunxing cheerfully.
"Da Rong, you know, I guessed it must be some serious illness when I was in the hospital. I missed you so much and couldn't wait to see you. I can't describe the feeling."
Because half of Zhong Yunxing's cheek was still swollen, he was afraid of hurting himself when he spoke, so he could only speak by biting the teeth on the side where the surgery was performed. The tone of his voice was very funny, and it sounded like he was speaking sweet words with gnashing of teeth.
"Luckily it was a false alarm. I was actually scared too. To be honest, I was thinking at the time, if you really had something happen to you, I would go with you..."
Darong couldn't help shedding tears when she thought of her mood at that time. They had been married for decades and although they had quarreled before, the inseparable emotion between them could not be described in words.
"Are you stupid? What if I really ..."
"Stop talking, okay? I don't want to hear you say this. It makes me feel bad."
Darong covered Zhong Yunxing's mouth with her hand, not wanting to hear him say those unlucky words anymore. However, she used too much force and it hurt Zhong Yunxing's cheek. He couldn't help but hissed twice.
"Ouch, I hurt you."
Darong quickly pulled her hand back and wanted to look up at Zhong Yunxing, but he held her tightly in his arms.
"It doesn't hurt. It doesn't hurt."
The emotional dependence between middle-aged couples is far beyond the reach of those impulsive vows of love.
Compared to the passionate love of youth, the emotions of middle-aged couples are more reflected in the trivialities of daily life: a look, a greeting, a hug... These seemingly insignificant actions contain endless warmth and care.
After years of tempering and settling down, the emotional foundation accumulated is an indestructible fortress. The depth of this emotion is incomparable to the momentary passion.
It can stand the test of time and withstand the storms of life. As they get along day after day, they have become an indispensable part of each other's lives.
Darong and Zhong Yunxing supported and tolerated each other along the way and faced all kinds of difficulties and challenges in life together. This tacit understanding and dependence on each other is the true expression of their feelings accumulated over the years.
It is through these ordinary yet real life accumulations that their rock-solid friendship has been forged!
Before the winter solstice that year, television began to report extensively on the epidemic in Jianghan, as if the entire country had suddenly entered a state of tension.
After the news spread on the Internet and in the news media for a few days, all the masks in Yutian pharmacies, big and small, were out of stock and out of supply.
"You'll be staying at Ruyi's house recently. Don't bring An'an downstairs. I won't go over to pick you up. It's getting pretty chaotic outside. Let's go out less."
After Zhong Yunxing asked Darong to take good care of An An, he went to the market to buy a lot of meat, eggs, and vegetables. Although Zhong Yunxing did not realize the severity of the epidemic at that time, he still instinctively stockpiled some daily necessities at home.
Zhong Yunxing had just finished shopping and was about to go home when the cell phone in his pocket rang again. He looked at the call and saw that it was from Goubangzi.
Ever since Zhong Yunxing promised to take him to dialysis, he has been doing so regardless of weather conditions.
However, due to Goubangzi's limited conditions, he often extended the dialysis time to ensure three times a week, which was supposed to be done every other day. Therefore, the time to go to the hospital was not fixed. He would call Zhong Yunxing the day before each dialysis.
"Hello, Chunshan, are you going for dialysis tomorrow?" Zhong Yunxing was holding something in his hand. After picking up the phone, he hurriedly asked.
"Hello, Xiao Zhong, I'm Chunshan's elder brother. He passed away and asked me to tell you, thank you for taking care of me during this time..."
Zhong Yunxing's hand holding the phone froze in the air, and a feeling of sadness lingered in his heart.
Dog Bangzi Liu Chunshan passed away quietly after suffering from illness for more than ten years. He was less than fifty years old when he left. His life was sad and unfortunate, but in fact, leaving was a kind of relief.
Later, Zhong Yunxing and Darong found out that Liu Chunshan's father died of uremia, and his elder brother just became ill a few years later than him.
After Liu Chunshan left, the small building he left behind was sold by his eldest brother and sister-in-law. Later I heard that his eldest brother found a kidney and had a successful operation.
But that is just a passing remark from other people. A person's life may be happy or sad, but after returning to dust, there will be no more stories.
When the 2020 Spring Festival arrived, an unusually tense atmosphere enveloped the entire Yutian.
"This has never happened before. Look, there's no one downstairs." Little Tiger Teeth's mother said with a frown, lying on the balcony.
Xiao Huya's home is located on a relatively busy street in the city. Outside the balcony facing the street, there is a constant stream of traffic almost every day.
Since the Spring Festival approaches, there is almost no one to be seen on the road, and the few cars passing by in a hurry only leave behind a few lonely afterimages.
"The municipal education commission has issued a notice that all extracurricular institutions and private schools are strictly prohibited from opening early. Our leaders said that even we may have to delay the start of school."
Little Tiger Teeth stood aside and responded to his mother.
An epidemic hit people when they were completely unprepared, and Ruyi and Xiaohuya's work came to a halt at the same time.
"We should still have a salary, it's just a little less. Just treat it as a long vacation. It's also good to be at home with the kids." Little Tiger Teeth could only comfort Ruyi like this for now.