Sweet 80s

Wang Shuping, who was watching from afar in the house, judged that things were not going well from Lin Xiangdong's reaction and Zhou Zheng's serious body language.

He was halfway through clearing the things on the table when he hurried across the yard to the two of them.

"What's wrong, what happened?"

Lin Xiangdong turned his head slowly, his expression filled with fear and disbelief, and said in a pause: "Daliang...had a car accident...and his limbs were amputated."

"What? How could this happen!" Wang Shuping exclaimed.

She turned to look at Zhou Zheng. Zhou Zheng, who was always smiling and frivolous, also changed his expression: "I don't know the details yet. I got the information from Lanlan."

Taking advantage of the weekend, Zhou Zheng went to Bai's Restaurant again.

As soon as I stepped into the restaurant, I saw that it was business hours, but the chairs were turned upside down on the tables, as if they had not been put in order yet, and it seemed like they were preparing to close down.

Zhou Zheng shouted towards the backyard, and Bai Zhiyong hurried over from the inner room.

He knew that whenever Zhou Zheng and Liang Fengshou came, they drove the transportation company's cars.

Bai Zhiyong hurried forward to confirm whether the other party had driven here.

Seeing his nervous expression, Zhou Zheng thought something had happened to Bai Xuelan, and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong, uncle? Is Lanlan sick?"

Bai Zhiyong waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, something happened to Fengshou. I'm going to take Lanlan to the city now."

"Liang Fengshou? What happened to him?"

Starting from the wheat harvest, almost all colleagues in the company with rural household registration will ask for leave during this period to go home to harvest the wheat.

Zhou Zheng was used to not seeing his colleagues at work, so he didn't care too much about it.

As he spoke, Bai Zhiyong's eyes turned red, and tears could be vaguely seen gathering in the corners of his eyes.

Because Liang Fengshou unilaterally proposed the breakup over the phone, the Bai father and daughter are still unclear about the specific circumstances.

As they were talking, Bai Xuelan also came out from the inner room with a package in her hand, babbling and urging her father.

Zhou Zheng drove them to the county hospital without saying a word.

In view of Liang's mother's bad attitude towards Bai Xuelan, Zhou Zheng first came to the ward to confirm.

In the ward, only the eldest sister Liang Xiaozao was there. Seeing that Liang Fengshou was sleeping soundly, Zhou Zheng did not ask much.

Until dusk, Bai's parents still hadn't seen Liang Fengshou.

In desperation, Zhou Zheng sent the two home and then took the time to find Lin Xiangdong.

Speaking of this, Lin Xiangdong felt something was wrong in his heart, as if he was somehow involved.

He lowered his brows, and the guilt that could not be hidden continued to fill his entire face.

Wang Shuping saw what he was thinking, so she left her two sons in the temporary care of a neighbor, and then followed Zhou Zheng to the county hospital.

In the past, the night sky, which was as bright as obsidian, had already changed in the eyes of the three people.

On the way, the three of them said nothing.

An indescribable feeling of oppression became heavier as the distance between us shortened.

As the car passed through the dark streets and stopped in front of the brightly lit hospital inpatient building, the three of them felt as if they were carrying a heavy weight under their feet.

Because he had introduced Liang and Bai before, Zhou Zheng was the first to explore the way this time.

Through the window on the ward door, Liang Fengshou was awake and seemed to be in good spirits, but Liang's mother was there too, so Liang Xiaozao was nowhere to be seen.

Zhou Zheng guessed that several people in the family took turns to look after him according to schedule.

Just as he was thinking, Liang Xiaozao's voice came from behind him.

"Xiao Zhou, why don't you go in? Come on, come in and sit down."

As she said this, she was about to open the door and enter, but was quickly stopped by Zhou Zheng.

"Sister, um..." Zhou Zheng glanced inside the house through the window, then turned and walked to the other end of the corridor.

Seeing that the other party was clearly here to visit but was not convenient to go in, she immediately thought that it was probably because Liang's mother was there.

"Fengshou was asleep when you came this afternoon. My mother went home to get something. We will both stay here to keep her company in bed at night."

Liang Xiaozao looked around. Due to time constraints, she could only occasionally see three or two figures in the corridor.

"Is there anyone else coming?"

Zhou Zheng nodded: "Yes, I'm just afraid that my aunt will be unhappy if she sees it."

Liang Xiaozao smiled and waved her hands: "It's okay, let me find an excuse to take my mother out and come back in half an hour, is that okay?"

"Okay, okay, half an hour will be enough."

After saying that, Liang Xiaozao walked in, and within two minutes, as expected, the mother and daughter left the ward one after the other.

When Zhou Zheng saw that everyone had left, he immediately ran downstairs and called up Lin Xiangdong and his wife.

Liang Fengshou was surprised at first at the arrival of the three people, but then he quickly calmed down.

Wang Shuping stood at the corner of the bed and didn't dare to get closer. The more she didn't want her eyes to fall on the other person's legs, the more she couldn't help wanting to take a few more glances.

Lin Xiangdong said nothing as he looked at the tall and thin man in front of him with pale and bloodless cheeks, sunken face, and eyes that he tried his best to open but could no longer see the light.

As a man, he can empathize with what Liang Fengshou has been through.

The words were on the tip of my tongue, but I didn't know where to start.

It was Zhou Zheng who took the initiative to ask about Liang Fengshou's situation.

In the bland conversation, Lin Xiangdong seemed to hear the hidden cry. Finally, he mustered up the courage to ask what was in his mind.

"How did the car accident happen?"

Liang Fengshou had already accepted the reality and answered their questions easily and naturally.

"This is my fault. My second sister gave birth and I was in a hurry to go home to announce the good news. It was raining and the road was slippery, so I fell in the middle of the road..."

Liang Fengshou is a man who knows what's going on. Although he appears to be carefree on the surface, he is actually very clear-headed in private.

Facing Lin Xiangdong's restrained expression and words, he had long guessed that the other party was worried that any link in the car accident was related to him.

A casual remark at this time may very likely make Lin Xiangdong and his wife feel guilty for the rest of their lives.

The pain in your legs will heal one day, but the pain in your heart will always be with you.

He himself is already like this, so why should he make things difficult for others? What's more, if you really dig deeper into this matter, it really has nothing to do with Lin Xiangdong.

It wasn't Bai Xuelan that Liang's mother hated.

According to her blind date requirements, even if Bai Xuelan was not there, there would still be thousands and thousands of ordinary women represented by her who were not worthy of her son.

This disaster is destined to happen, and we can only let it develop.

"That's what life is like. Tomorrow or an accident, let's see which comes first. Although I'm disabled, God has been kind to me and at least left me with a life."

"Hey! Brother, you are right to think so. How many people would rather lose their arms and legs than keep their lives? It's okay. If you need me in the future, just let me know!"

Hearing Liang Fengshou's words, the nervous Zhou Zheng relaxed instantly. His tone of voice once again carried some teasing meaning, which also eased the low and dark atmosphere in the ward.

"Yes, Daliang, from now on, whether it's work or life, just tell me if you have anything to say. From today on, you are my real brother."

"Okay, Brother Dong." Liang Fengshou forced a smile on his face.

"Don't call me Brother Dong. I am the fifth child in my family. My brothers and sisters call me Xiaowu. From now on, I will be your Fifth Brother."

This sentence finally made Liang Fengshou smile more naturally.

Although Wang Shuping didn't say anything, she was always thinking about the time.

Thinking it was about time, he walked up and pulled at the corner of Lin Xiangdong's clothes.

Lin Xiangdong understood immediately, pointed at the dark sky outside the window and said, "It's getting late, Lao Zhou, let's go back and let Daliang rest early."

Zhou Zheng then echoed, "Ah, yes, yes, go to bed early, we'll come see you another day."

After the three of them went downstairs, Wang Shuping glanced towards the distance and saw Liang's mother and Liang Xiaozao coming back from outside. She hurriedly pulled Lin Xiangdong to hide behind the car.

He didn't get out from behind the car until they went upstairs.

"Oh, there's nothing to be afraid of. The old lady doesn't bite anyone." Zhou Zheng was obviously in a much better mood.

"No, she came to our house last time to make a fuss about introducing a date to me," Lin Xiangdong explained.

"Ah!" Zhou Zheng's mouth twitched subconsciously, thinking of his wife Wu Aimin's temper: "Well, then I'd better stay away..."

"broken!"

Just as the three were about to get in the car, Wang Shuping suddenly exclaimed.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xiangdong and Zhou Zheng asked in unison.

"I came here in a hurry and forgot to buy anything."

"Hey, it's okay. He can't be discharged from the hospital for a day or two. When he goes to work on Monday, the company will definitely organize a visit to see him. We can buy it together then."

Zhou Zheng’s words made sense, but Wang Shuping felt uncomfortable and secretly glanced at Lin Xiangdong. Unexpectedly, their eyes met.

She understood that Lin Xiangdong had his own ideas about visiting the patient again.

"Hey, if you want to die quickly, just kick it. You really can't drive this motorcycle too fast, it will hurt people. Let's go quickly, I have to go back to the company to return the bike..."

Zhou Zheng got into the car and left while complaining.

Early Monday morning, as Zhou Zheng said, after the unit learned about Liang Fengshou's situation, they organized a group to go to the hospital to see him.

Not only that.

At Li Xianglan's call, everyone took the initiative to donate money to Liang Fengshou, hoping that the streams would merge into rivers and get the greatest possible help during his most difficult days.

The kind deeds among colleagues warmed the Liang family, so much so that when Liang's mother saw Lin Xiangdong, the disgust and hatred in her eyes turned into gratitude.

But a lot of things are like that.

On the surface, everything seems calm, but in fact, there are undercurrents behind the scenes.

Liang Fengshou had an accident while on leave, and due to amputation, he will never be able to drive a car again.

Therefore, the transportation company held a meeting and decided to transfer Liang Fengshou from his original job.

The new position is actually a retirement position, with a salary of only one-third of the original and no benefits.

Not only that, once the unit undergoes rectification, this position will be the first to be affected.