Ten years to feed the dog

The cold weather in Beijing came earlier than in Guangzhou, and it was bitingly cold at the end of December, and the wind was howling outside the window. Yao Liang wrapped himself in a thin quilt, and the people watching TV laughed wildly, but he himself He frowned.

Yao Liang only feels a little regretful about the fact that he agreed to Zhang Yiwen yesterday in a flash of his brain.

Mingming is also old and not young, and he can be regarded as a cautious person. When he met Zhang Yiwen, he seemed to lose his mind, and agreed after a few sweet words.

But it was regrettable, but the expression on Yao Liang's face was completely different. Thinking of what Zhang Yiwen said yesterday, he couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth.

Xu Shi felt that this was too disappointing, so he sighed again and frowned.

This time I laugh and sometimes get annoyed, and if people look at it, they will have to ask if there is something wrong with this person's mind.

The ringing of the phone interrupted Yao Liang's thoughts in a timely manner, and the rapid ringing broke the tranquility of the room.

"Hospital?!"

Yao Liang's tone sounded a little trembling, and after answering a few times to the person on the phone, he hurriedly put on his clothes and went out.

On the way from his home to the hospital, Yao Liang's head was blank, his heart seemed to be suspended, and even his whole body seemed to be in a fog.

"Is grandma all right?"

The woman was sitting by the hospital bed with her head lowered, peeling apples, listening to the old man on the bed, raising her head and smiling from time to time, and responding to the old man.

At this time, when the woman heard Yao Liang's voice, her whole body froze visibly, the smile on her face stopped abruptly, and the apple in her hand fell off, rolling on the ground.

"Why did Yao Yao come here? Hey, didn't you say that you don't need to tell him? It's the end of the year and I'm busy with work. Grandma is fine. Go back quickly and don't delay work."

Although grandma told Yao Liang not to delay work as if she was blaming her, her face was already full of smiles.

Yao Liang bent down to pick up the apple at his feet, glanced at the woman, suppressed the trace of impatience in his heart, and threw the apple into the trash can.

"There is nothing busy this year. I just had a holiday a few days ago."

While talking, Yao Liang walked to grandma and sat down.

"What's wrong with this injury? Is it serious?"

The worry in the words is beyond words.

"Grandma is too old to be useful, and she accidentally fell. The doctor just said it's okay, grandma, I'm still strong."

Seeing that the old man was still talking and laughing, and looked at the affected area, it seemed that it was not serious, so Yao Liang was really relieved.

The woman in that compartment had already sat down, and took another apple to peel. Although her hands were a little trembling, she still peeled the apple well, and then cut it into bunny-like shapes.

"Yao Yao, do you still remember that when you were a child, you only ate apples like this, and you didn't eat them unless they were cut into pieces like this, it's hard enough to serve you."

Upon hearing this, the woman raised her lowered head slightly and looked at Yao Liang.

Normally, Yao Liang would have followed the old man's words, but after his eyes touched the plate of apples cut by a woman, the words changed into something else.

"Grow up now."

As soon as this sentence came out, not only the grandma was stunned, but the woman also lowered her head.

"Grandma, I'm leaving first, you have a good rest, I'll come back tomorrow."

Probably even Yao Liang felt that the tone just now was a bit cold, so he immediately softened his tone and said goodbye to grandma.

"Okay, take care of yourself too."

Grandma glanced at the woman's expression, probably feeling the tension and embarrassment in the air, and it was not good for Yao Liang to stay, so she just patted Yao Liang's hand and gave a few words of advice.

"By the way, grandma hasn't seen Ah Wen for a long time, so let's bring Ah Wen back for dinner next time I go home."

Yao Liang felt a little guilty when he heard Zhang Yiwen's name, and he didn't dare to look at his grandma, so he just responded a few times indiscriminately and left.

As soon as he left the ward, the phone in his pocket vibrated non-stop.

It's Zhang Yiwen.

"Yao Liang, I'm back, why didn't I see you?"

Yao Liang was silent for a moment, and briefly talked about grandma's situation with Zhang Yiwen, so that people don't have to worry, and then said that he would go back as soon as possible.

The obvious impatience in Yao Liang's tone made the person on the other end of the phone pause, but that person seemed to be in a good mood today, and he didn't ask too many questions, but it made Yao Liang's already bad mood even more unhappy.

Yao Liang leaned sideways against the wall, with his head resting on the wall, his usually tense shoulders drooping unconsciously, as if he was carrying a heavy burden, but Yao Liang's appearance was not out of place in the hospital.

"Yao Yao."

The cautious tone came from behind, and Yao Liang knew who it was without turning his head to look. The hand on his side clenched his fist when he heard the voice.

"Is there a problem?"

Yao Liang turned around, tensed his shoulders, and stood upright, completely defensive, and the alienation in his tone made women even less afraid to look at him.

"Yao Yao, I'm sorry, I didn't watch it..."

Yao Liang was really upset when he saw a woman, especially her cowardly appearance.

"Grandma said it was just an accident."

Interrupting the woman's apology with obvious impatience, he paused and added:

"I'm going to ask a nurse to come and take care of grandma."

"Yao Yao, I can take care of grandma for you, no need..."

The woman became anxious when she heard it, and looked up at Yao Liang in a panic, holding Yao Liang's sleeves, as if begging.

"Can you? Does your mental state allow you to take care of an old man?"

When meeting a woman, Yao Liang would always be a bit mean unconsciously, quietly avoiding the woman's contact, and said the mean words out of his mouth, even Yao Liang himself was a little surprised.

But he didn't feel guilty, because after all, he was facing someone who had betrayed him.

"Dr. Li told me that you haven't been to follow-up visits since last month."

The woman's face turned pale for a moment, and she was about to speak to defend herself, but was interrupted by Yao Liang.

"I don't want to know your excuse. It doesn't matter to me whether you go or not. I just don't want you to hurt grandma."

Yao Liang's tone became more and more rapid, the joints of the clenched hand had already turned white, and the blue veins on the back of the hand were also exposed as the strength increased.

The woman didn't speak for a long time, her mouth opened and closed, as if unable to speak.

"Okay, I'll go back to the doctor tomorrow."

Yao Liang didn't answer after hearing this, but just looked at the woman, and after an unknown amount of time, he replied softly, then turned his head and left.

As soon as he left the corridor and turned around the corner, Yao Liang seemed to have breached his defenses, and his indifferent and distant appearance had long since crumbled to pieces.

The fist that had been tightly clenched just now was already flushed red at this time. He wanted to punch the wall to vent the long-suppressed emotions, but reason took the head first, and the movement of punching stopped in mid-air. Finally, he loosened his fist slowly, scratched his head irritably, stood for a moment, and then sat down on the chair beside him.

He raised his head slightly, leaned against the wall, and closed his eyes. Everything in the past reappeared in his mind, the laughter of the two-bedroom home, the smell of food overflowing from the kitchen, the smell of his mother's perfume, The smell of father's cigarettes and alcohol, the clash of flesh and blood against hard tables and stools, and the roar of men.

Everything is like yesterday, 16 years ago, I can't forget the warmth of the past, and I can't forgive the abandonment and beatings.

"Brother Yao?"

With a cry of Brother Yao, Yao Liang was brought back to reality from the endless hell of memories.