Lin Zhiyuan turned to look at his aunt in confusion.

Grandma didn’t speak like this before.

Ning Xiuqin explained in a low voice, "My hearing has been impaired since last year. Speak louder when you speak, or grandma won't be able to hear you."

Lin Zhiyuan felt sad. Three years ago, when he came to pay New Year's greetings, grandma was in good health, with no hearing loss or blurry eyes, but now...

Lin Zhiyuan turned around and looked at his mother, "Mom, after the Chinese New Year, take grandma to get a hearing aid. I'll pay for it. I'll buy the most expensive one."

My aunt hurriedly explained, "Your grandma is very stubborn. I told her a long time ago that I wanted to give her a hearing aid, but she refused. Now that you're back, she listens to you the most. Please talk to her."

Lin Zhiyuan put his mouth close to grandma's ear and said loudly: "Grandma, after the New Year, I will buy you a hearing aid so that you can hear other people talking."

"Okay, my grandson is still filial." Grandma nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

My uncle-in-law Xue Baichang stood in the corner the whole time, with a simple smile on his face and said nothing.

I haven't seen my uncle for a few years, but he hasn't changed much.

The whole family gathered in the warm house, chatting and talking about everything.

Although grandma couldn't hear clearly, she kept asking Lin Zhiyuan what job he did, where he lived, and whether he was busy.

Lin Zhiyuan could only introduce it to her impatiently.

At noon, the Xue family also prepared a large and sumptuous reunion dinner, and everyone gathered together to celebrate the New Year in a lively manner.

Grandma was so happy that she ate two more pieces of pork elbow and drank a small cup of white wine.

After lunch, the aunt pulled Lin Zhiyuan aside and said, "Zhiyuan, your grandma will be 90 this November. We want to have a big celebration. Can you come back then?"

Aunt looked at Lin Zhiyuan eagerly.

"Grandma is already 90?" Lin Zhiyuan felt ashamed again. He even forgot his grandma's age. He felt really sorry for grandma who just praised him for being filial.

"Okay, auntie, as long as I have nothing else to do at that time, I will definitely come back."

At around 3:00 p.m., the Lin family was about to return to the city. Grandma reluctantly pulled Lin Zhiyuan and said, "Zhiyuan, when are you coming to see me?"

"Grandma, I'll come again before I leave." Lin Zhiyuan made the promise.

******

On the third day of the junior high school entrance examination, Lin Zhiyuan, Zhang Dalu and others got together.

On the fourth day of the New Year, Lin Zhiyuan and Li Gang went to the hot springs at Tangquan Ranch again and had a drink with Ge Gang's old colleagues including Xu Dayou, Bai Shuguang, Shi Maocai, Shi Mingguang, Chu Peng, Sun Gexin, and Li Zhishan.

On the fifth day of the New Year, Wang Changsong organized a drinking party attended by Geng Zhenbiao, Guan Yuecheng, Qi Jingwei and others.

At the banquet, Lin Zhiyuan mentioned that he saw Gu Yanqing in Xinhua Street in the morning a few days ago.

As members of the same leadership team of the Public Security Bureau, Geng Zhenbiao and Gu Yanqing had some personal grudges. Geng Zhenbiao was squeezed out by Gu Yanqing back then.

However, so many years have passed, and there is no need to mention those grudges anymore. When everyone heard about Gu Yanqing's current situation, they sighed for a while.

Halfway through his drink, Lin Zhiyuan's cell phone rang. He opened it and saw that the caller ID was from his aunt's brother-in-law, Guo Shun. His heart skipped a beat.

These people from my aunt's family rarely call him, and they just met two days ago. If they call him now, something big must have happened.

Lin Zhiyuan did not dare to delay and quickly answered the phone.

"Brother-in-law, what's wrong?"

"Zhiyuan, it's bad, grandma just fainted..." Guo Shun's voice came out quickly.

Lin Zhiyuan's head buzzed, "How could this happen? Wasn't grandma fine in the second year of junior high school?"

"Maybe it's because I ate a little too greasy food during the two days of the New Year, plus grandma is too old..."

Lin Zhiyuan interrupted him without waiting for him to finish, "Brother-in-law, has he been sent to the hospital?"

"Not yet. As soon as grandma got into trouble, I called you first."

"Brother-in-law, Dadaowan is a little far from the city. I'm afraid it will take time for the ambulance to go there. So, don't you have a car? Take a few people and drive grandma to Tiedong Hospital. I'll contact the hospital right now and wait for you at the door."

"Okay, okay!" Guo Shun agreed repeatedly and hung up the phone.

Lin Zhiyuan stood up, put on his coat and walked out, explaining as he walked, "I'm sorry, everyone. Something happened at home and I have to go there quickly."

The people at the table roughly heard what he said on the phone. They all stood up and followed him out, "Zhiyuan, we'll go with you."

Lin Zhiyuan stopped and thought for a second. "Director Geng, Director Guan, you two shouldn't go. Too many people won't have a good influence. Let Chang Song and Jing Wei accompany me."

Everyone was or had been in the officialdom, so they certainly understood Lin Zhiyuan's concerns. So they listened to his advice and had Wang Changsong and Qi Jingwei accompany Lin Zhiyuan to Tiedong Hospital.

As soon as he walked out of the private room, Lin Zhiyuan took out his mobile phone and called Shi Mingguang first.

"Mingguang, is it convenient for us to talk?" A chaotic voice came from the receiver. Mingguang should be socializing at this time.

"Wait a minute, I'll go out and talk to you."

Ten seconds later, the background noise disappeared. "Okay, Zhiyuan, go ahead and talk now! But let's make it clear first, if you ask me to drink, it's definitely not okay. I've already had a little too much..."

Lin Zhiyuan interrupted him rudely, "Mingguang, my grandma is suddenly ill and is now on her way to Tiedong Hospital. Can you help me contact the dean? After all, it has been three years since I left Ge'an. I don't even know if the dean has changed?"

Shi Mingguang sobered up immediately, and his voice returned to normal in an instant, "Okay, I'll call the dean right away, don't worry, I'm going to the hospital now, and we'll meet at the door."

After hanging up Shi Mingguang's phone, Lin Zhiyuan called his sister Lin Ningjing's number again, "Sister, what are you doing? Are our parents here?"

The sound of mahjong came from the receiver, and Lin Ningjing replied with a smile, "I'm playing mahjong. My parents are right next to me. Do you want to talk to them?"

"Sister, our grandma suddenly fainted. My eldest brother-in-law just called me. You should drive mom and dad to the entrance of Tiedong Hospital right now. Grandma will be here soon. Remember, keep an eye on mom and don't let her get too excited."

"Ah?" Lin Ningjing screamed out of control, and then replied, "Okay, okay, I'll take them to the hospital right away."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Zhiyuan got into the car. Wang Changsong drove himself. At this time, he didn't care whether he was driving under the influence or not, because no one would check on him anyway.

It is still the New Year holiday and there are not many cars on the road. Wang Changsong drove at maximum speed, ran through several red lights, and arrived at the emergency room of Tiedong Hospital in just ten minutes.

At this time, a doctor and two nurses were standing at the door of the emergency room, and the three of them were looking into the distance.

As soon as Lin Zhiyuan got out of the car, these people surrounded him, "Is this Mr. Lin? The dean just called and said there is an emergency, so we should be prepared."

"Thank you, please wait a moment, the patient will be here soon." After shaking hands with the doctor, Lin Zhiyuan stood aside waiting with a soft heart.

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