Strangers bloom again

Chapter 64 The only child (5)

"It's only half an hour. I'll take a taxi and get back quickly. I'm sure it won't delay you for too long! I'll go buy her some special products from our place and mail them over!" Mother Lin's tired face disappeared immediately. She stared expectantly at the nurse's startled face.

The nurse cast her eyes out of the window, and she took a deep breath and couldn't help worrying, "It's a snowy day, don't slip and fall again! Can't you buy it another day when the weather is better?"

Mother Lin followed her gaze, her brows tightened suddenly, and then she pretended to smile calmly, "The weather forecast said that there will be heavy snow this time before the year, it's okay, I'll walk slowly, everything will be fine !"

The nurse at the moment didn't know how to comfort the stubborn old man, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then be careful on the road."

Mother Lin put on a down jacket, a hat, a scarf, and a mask, and went out happily.

Through the glass covered with frost, the nurse vaguely saw an old man wrapped like a giant panda stumbling on the soft snow, and the snowflakes were falling on her head, shoulders, and arms. ...

The half-foot-deep snow fully covered Mother Lin's ankles, and she trudged through the snow with difficulty, stepping forward cautiously...

"Can you see my wife? Is it snowing too much?" Father Lin braced himself and stretched his head to look out the window.

The nurse hurriedly blocked his sight, and comforted him again and again, "Uncle, it's not snowing heavily, and Auntie has already caught a taxi!"

"That's good—that's good!" Father Lin's heart finally fell when he heard the nurse's words, and a gleam of joy flashed across his pale cheeks.

This is the first smile that the old man has shown since he was admitted to the hospital. The nurse's eyes are flushed, wondering whether the parents in the rural hometown are living the same life...

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Unknowingly, the New Year's holiday has entered, and colleagues have embarked on the train to return home one after another.

The company is still relatively humane. Only on the 28th of the lunar calendar, employees from other places are allowed to go home early.The local employees have to stick to it until the afternoon of the 29th of the lunar calendar before they can officially take a holiday.

Although Lin Xiaonuan is a foreigner, she will not go back to her hometown for the New Year after all this year, so she and other local colleagues stick to it until the end.Everyone posted couplets inside and outside the company, and there was a New Year's atmosphere all of a sudden.

Nuoda's city is usually bustling with people, but the bustling streets are so quiet and empty at this moment that people can't help but shiver.

Perhaps this is the legendary "Empty City". For the first time, Lin Xiaonuan felt the meaning of the Empty City. It was so quiet that it made one's heart chill. The coldness rose from the ground to the air, covering every corner of the city. It also hangs over the hearts of every stranger.

Xiao Ying and Chen Hao didn't go back to their hometown either, and everyone knew the reason.

Chengzhi went abroad to spend the New Year with his son, but Quer didn't want to go with him, preferring to stay alone in his empty home.

In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that Queer is not yet mentally prepared to face such an older son.

On New Year's Eve, the few of them naturally gathered together, and they gathered in Lin Xiaonuan's small nest of only about 30 square meters.

The usually deserted little nest suddenly became lively.

Early in the morning, several people set up battles and clamored to play all night.As a result, they felt hungry after playing poker until after three o'clock in the afternoon, so a few of them put on their coats and went out.

Sometimes, Lin Xiaonuan feels that she is really lucky. Having these friends laugh and cry with her makes her feel happy in this indifferent city.

New Year's Eve is a time for family reunion.But the few of them were wandering in the street, discussing what to have for dinner.As if the festival had nothing to do with them.It may be because the parents are not around, so for them, the strong New Year flavor is really missing.

(End of this chapter)