chronic silence

The cries in the ward attracted the medical staff on duty.The nurse pushed open the door, and a child about ten years old sat on the ground by the window and cried loudly, while the adult on the hospital bed kept holding the mobile phone, putting it to his ear for a while, and holding it in front of his eyes for a while, nervous and anxious. look.

"Are you okay, little friend?" She helped the stone up, saw the injury on his forehead, and checked it again briefly, "It's okay. What's wrong with you, little friend? Did you hit something?"

Shi Shi pointed to the back of her head, and she rubbed it with her hands, while chanting "spells" such as "no pain, no pain" to coax children.And after she finished all this, Shitou's cries became quieter, but the adults on the bed still acted as if they had nothing to do with him.

She has worked in the hospital for five years and has seen many dramatic scenes.Softly confirming Wei Nuo's identity to Shi Shi, "What's wrong with you as a parent, the child is crying like this, but you only care about playing with your phone?"

Wei Nuo felt that he was in the bustling traffic.Traffic lights, sidewalks, intersections... and at this moment, he was standing in the very center, and when he took a step, a vehicle sped past him immediately.The traffic lights are out of order, and everything in front of me is accelerating.I don’t know where the mobile phone came from has been displaying a number, but no matter how I try, all I hear is something similar to a recording:

"Hi, where are you now?"

"Chen Yaoyu?"

"Are you surprised?"

"Unexpected, too unexpected, you don't think we can get back together after one night, do you?"

"of course not."

"I'm too busy to spend time with you..."

A series of flustered sirens almost pierced Wei Nuo's eardrums.

"Sir? Sir?" She patted Wei Nuo's face to check the condition of his pupils. "Little friend, you are watching your father here, I will call for help."

The little boy nodded.

"Come help, the patients in Ward 507 are not mentally stable." Several policemen at the front desk were still asking something.

"507? It's the one just now... Go and see!"

A group of people hurried into Wei Nuo's ward and found him fighting for something with the stone.Obviously, the point of focus suddenly disappeared, and the stone fell to the ground again.

In Wei Nuo's small world, countless people rushed towards him from all directions.No matter who it is, they all want to take what is in his hand.Wei Nuo didn't know what the use of this non-talking mobile phone was, he just felt that the voice of another person in this recording was very familiar and made people want to get closer.Based on this alone, he is not willing to let go easily.

No matter who came, he had no reason to hand over his things.

"Take a sedative."

"we can only do this……"

A beam of light radiated from a distant place, followed by sharp and short-lived pain, and finally everything around We Nuo retreated backwards.There are no cars, no pedestrians, no traffic lights and intersections.Everything fell into darkness.He opened his eyes, and it seemed as if someone closed his eyelids.Rarely did he seem to see Stone standing in front of him crying.He wanted to reach out his hand to touch his face, and ask him why he was crying—the tense nerves were relaxed, and the exhaustion of the overdrawn body redoubled his protest to Wei Nuo, longing for a rest.Consciousness drifted further and further away, "Is it night...?"

In his thirty-year dream, Wei Nuo also failed to wait for Chen Yaoyu.What awaited him was even more suffocating and desperate news.

On the other side, Ma Yue'er didn't know what kind of mood she was in. She couldn't tell whether she should be worried or not.There was a kind of self-blame for being sorry for Yi Yin in her heart, which prompted her to force herself not to think about Wei Nuo.In a way, she is as hopeless as Wei Nuo.

Ma Yueer herself admitted this.Even in her heart, she already regarded falling in love with Yi Yin as the first step to heal herself.However, going to see his parents with Yi Yin on New Year's Eve is the second step in the treatment.She wanted to forget We Nuo, the kind of forgetting from the bottom of her heart, the kind of forgetting uprooted.The scenery on both sides of the expressway is constantly receding, and the troubles of the last second have been thrown far away in the next second.

Ma Yue'er comforted herself like this, but she raised her head and looked ahead, and there were still rolling green hills and lonely signboards.

"This is what I mentioned earlier, stress disorder."

"Will his mental condition stabilize after treatment?"

"It's hard to say. Generally, it is not recommended to use drug treatment, and more methods of psychotherapy are used. After treatment, as long as the patient is stimulated to evoke painful memories, he will not appear in a trance or even become abnormal."

"In this colorful world, there are so many temptations. I'm sure I'll be stimulated tomorrow. What kind of strange disease do you think this is?"

"Xiao Gu, shut up - so this is a slut?"

"More precisely, it should be a dormant active volcano. According to his previous medical records, the source of the stimulus should be a car accident."

"Got it." This is almost the same as what I knew before. "Xiao Gu, it seems that what needs to be resolved now is whether the adoption relationship between this child and him can be maintained."

Finally arrived at Yi Yin's parents' house.

"Mom, I'm back!"

"My son is back! Let me take a good look, yo, I'm thin again, I'm tired from driving, who is this?"

"Mom, you see, you and I have been nagging since we entered the door. I mentioned it to you on the phone, Ma Yueer, my girlfriend."

"Girlfriend?" A figure loomed from the kitchen, "My son is back, and he brought me a wife, hehe."

"I just yelled so loudly, so excited, why didn't you make a sound, and you rushed out when you heard your son brought his girlfriend back?"

"Mom, you didn't ask Yue'er to put down the things first. You shouted so loudly, Dad thought you didn't like it again, so you were muttering."

"Father and son...forget it, Yueer? Miss Yueer, come on, come in and sit down."

"Hello." Under the leadership of Yi Yin's mother, Ma Yueer put away a lot of presents.Uncle Yi was busy arranging food again, and Yi Yin was busy helping out, so she had time to get to know this "girlfriend" better.

"Miss Yue'er, it's great to hear Yin'er said that you are a colleague of her company. Back then, I met his father because of work, and now I have Yi Yin. I belong to the horse, and it's been 27 years, really. Hurry up. By the way, Yueer, what do you belong to?"

Ma Yueer smiled, "I am a cow."

"Ox is good. Ox and horse are a pair. Alas, the ox..." Yi Yin's mother was stunned for a while, "Oh, how is Yi Yin's work? Didn't cause you any trouble?"

"No, he worked very hard. He can achieve this position at a young age."

"Xiaoyi is working alone in other places, and we can't take care of him. With a sister who is older than him by my side, I can worry less."

"Yi Yin is a good man with responsibility, and his mind is far more mature than expected. We are together to take care of and support each other."

Yi Yin's mother was very pleased to be able to say such words.Although it is not traditional and old-fashioned, she was still a little dissatisfied with the girl who was five years older than her son.During the back and forth conversations, she gradually came to her own judgment. The girl in front of her was a down-to-earth type who could marry and live a lifetime.

"There is only one dish left to start the meal. You should prepare all the dishes and chopsticks."

"Here we come!" Yi Yin's mother pulled Ma Yue'er along, "Come give me a hand."

"it is good."

Yi Yin's father came out with the braised pork, and his mother immediately put the table mat in tacit understanding. A big pot full of braised pork was freshly baked. People have a big appetite.

Ma Yueer jumped out of this busy and orderly atmosphere, and felt the real happiness, the nostalgic feeling of reunion when she was a child.

Maybe this is the taste of the year.

Yi Yin's optimism, cheerfulness and down-to-earth hard work were probably cultivated in this kind of warm family environment.

"There is still porridge in the pot, Yue'er, do you like it thin or thick?"

"Dad, she hasn't finished her meal yet."

"Let me ask first, what do you know, you silly boy?"

"Why do I not understand?"

"Then tell mom, does Yue'er like to drink thin or thick drink?"

"Mom, what are you talking about. What do you mean by drinking..." Before Yi Yin finished speaking, he sneaked a glance. It was so beautiful.My heart is full of liking, but I am afraid that what my mother said just now will make her angry.

"I like thicker ones." Not only did Ma Yue'er not want to be angry now, she had to hold back her laughter. This couple was so interesting, they joined forces to suppress their son.

"Thick ones are good, if you like thicker ones, let it boil for a while longer."

Ma Yueer felt that this was what she wanted, the happiness she was longing for.She suddenly felt that she was very lucky. Even at the age of 32, she still waited for her own happiness.It feels really strange, mysterious existence.Just now, she hadn't thought of Weinuo at all—even now that this idea came to her, she could let the word "Weinuo" magnify infinitely in her mind, and then calmly deal with the past. Lingering stuff.All of this is just because Yi Yin began to live in his heart.She is willing to be surrounded by such a warm feeling, even completely submerged her.

The Wei Nuo family's New Year's Eve should also be full of happiness.Two newly married couples had a quarrel because of a person who hadn't been home for more than ten years:

"Cheng Yi, how could you say that to brother!?"

"Wei Yan, what do you want me to say? You go and call him back alone—"

"You just have a problem with my brother. You think he is just like Dad... You really think from the bottom of your heart that it's best that brother never come back to this family!"

"Who has a problem with him? If Dad wants to let him come back, I won't say a word. Even if he is not gay, you run over and call him back, and then go to persuade Dad to let him come back alone. If you sing a one-man show well, of course everyone is happy, but have you ever thought about it, if Dad disagrees, not to mention embarrassing us all, how embarrassing your brother is, have you considered for him? I said I didn’t treat him What's your opinion, are you the one holding on to this now? Wei Yan!"

"Why can't it work? Since I decided to let my brother go home for the New Year, why can't I get my father's consent? What do you think of your own nonsense with my brother? Brother is the easiest person to think wildly. It's all right now , and the phone can't get through."

"Wei Yan! You are too bullying. It's Chinese New Year, and we just finished our honeymoon. You actually quarreled with me about this kind of thing, and it spread to my natal family. I don't know what my parents think. Are you just Why don't you think about my feelings! You said you could handle your dad, but what happened at the wedding that day, why didn't you say anything!"

"Enough!" Wei's father pushed the door open, "Stop arguing, without Wei Nuo, twelve years and thirty years have passed, what, this year is not enough? Wei Yan, you apologize to Cheng Yi immediately, Until she forgives, or you don't eat at the table!"

"Really, it can cause chaos even if no one is at home. Bad luck!" Wei's father slammed the door and yelled towards the kitchen: "What time is it? Is the meal ready yet?"

Wei Yan gradually calmed down amidst the scolding.Cheng Yi also chose to talk to Wei Nuo for his consideration.After all, he wasn't completely sure.Looking at the situation just now, Dad's attitude towards his brother will only become worse than before. Wei Yan wonders if he is getting darker and more chaotic.

Cheng Yi's grievances all turned into tears, and when the tears were over, only sadness remained.

"I'm sorry." Wei Yan's unnecessary apology made Cheng Yi cry even harder.

If we count the cracks in their marriage in the future and reflect on the past, this will be the first and most profound one.

The rest of Wei Yan didn't say more, because he felt that he really did something wrong.Cheng Yi knelt on the ground, his shoulders twitching from crying.Wei Yan also knelt on the ground, running his hands along her back over and over again.

"Old man, what's wrong with Xiaoyan and Cheng Yi? Are you arguing? Why are you arguing?"

"Why? It's not for your good son!"

We Nuo's mother was held back in one breath, and the spatula rattled.

When the dishes were ready, Mother Wei stood at the door to test: "Xiaoyi, Xiaoyan, come out for dinner."

After standing there and waiting for a few minutes, there was no movement at the door.

"Come and sit down, the two of them will settle their affairs by themselves." Weinuo's father deliberately raised the volume so that the people in the room could hear it.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Wei Yan coaxed Cheng Yi out of the room.Cheng Yi squeezed out a smile on his tear-stained face, and restrained himself when he saw the man's serious face.

"Let's eat, let's eat, the food will get cold soon." Wei Nuo's mother came out to smooth things over and ease the awkward atmosphere.For some unknown reason, the newlyweds had such a quarrel before the New Year's Eve dinner. Looking at the home-cooked dishes lined up on the table, she felt that she was far away from them.

"Xiaoyi, try this, I made it according to the method you said, drunk shrimp, try it."

"Thank you, Mom." As soon as Cheng Yi finished speaking, Wei Yan immediately handed her a bowl, and two clear shrimps landed on the rice mountain, making them all the more tempting due to the steaming heat.

"Son, try it too." Mother Wei picked one up for Wei Yan by the way.

The family had a sumptuous dinner, drinking and eating, and except for Wei's mother who occasionally said a few words, everyone else was used to keeping silent.Wei's father's cell phone rang, and after a glance, it was an unfamiliar number.

Hang up and don't answer.

Others just thought it was an episode, Wei Yan was busy picking up Cheng Yi's favorite dishes.Mother Wei added some wine to the father and son.After a while, the phone rang again.

Wei's father looked at it and saw that it was still that strange number.

"I still picked it up, maybe I have something to ask you."

"It's New Year's Eve, an unfamiliar number, it's either a scam or a scam, why do you pick it up." After drinking a glass, "Pour it up, fill it up."

"I'll pour you... wait a minute, there's a call—son, pour a glass of wine for your dad." Wei's mother just picked up the beer and handed it to Wei Yan, who was also an unfamiliar number.She hesitated for a while, thinking that she was a liar, so she hung up. Can she be fooled over the phone?In case someone is in a hurry.She pressed the answer button, her ears were not as sharp as when she was young, and the voice on the phone could be heard clearly by the whole family:

"Hello, is this Mr. Wei Nuowei's mother?"

A gentle female voice came from the phone, and Mother Wei looked around, everyone had the same puzzled faces as her.

"Yes, yes. I am, may I ask you?"

"That's great, that's great. Mr. Gangwei's father's phone has been blocked, but luckily you got through. I'm the nurse on duty at the city hospital."

The word "nurse" made Wei's mother's heart hang in the air; the expression on Wei Yan's face became visibly tense.Dad Wei just frowned; he didn't say anything for now.Cheng Yi's eating speed also slowed down.

Mother Wei didn't dare to look at him, partly because Wei Nuo's name was mentioned on the phone.She turned sideways and immediately said, "Nurse? What's the matter? Weinuo is in the hospital?"

"Mr. Wei was in a car accident just now... Auntie, don't be nervous. There is nothing wrong with him. There is a child next to him who is about ten years old and has a forehead injury."

Mother Wei's heart fluctuated up and down, sometimes she said that Wei Nuo was in a car accident, and then said that there was nothing wrong, but if there was nothing wrong, why did she call at this time? "Then...the reason for calling..."

"It's like this. Mr. Wei did not suffer any physical injuries, but his mental condition is not stable now. We just gave him a sedative. If you can come over now, you can enlighten him when he wakes up. Enlighten, comfort and comfort him, let him calm down his emotions as soon as possible..."

Later, what the nurse said was no longer important. Mother Wei's palms were sweating, and her phone almost slipped several times. It's here, the city hospital, right? Okay, okay." She couldn't sit still, her buttocks touched the ground, she stood up abruptly, and hurriedly put on a coat.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

Wei's mother looked in disbelief, "What are you doing? You heard everything on the phone. Wei Nuo was in a car accident and is lying in the city hospital. Can I sit still? I'm not you."

"Dad, I'll go too." Wei Yan put down his chopsticks and got up.

"Sit down for me! What's the matter? Didn't you say it clearly on the phone, people have nothing to do, can't you go after dinner?"

The grievances Wei's mother had accumulated over the years seemed to be stirred up by a man's words. "You don't want your son anymore, I want it! He's lying in the city hospital now, and I'm going now!"

"What did you say! Say it again! Son!?" The man slapped the dining table with a slap, and the bowls, plates, cups and chopsticks clanged. "From the moment he moved away, I didn't have him as a son. He has humiliated our Wei family so much by himself. I can't even lift my head up. If you step out of this house today, you will give me and my son Like him, roll as far as you can, and never come back!"

"Dad!" Although Dad often quarreled with Mom because of my brother's affairs, Mom chose to endure it most of the time.That's because in Mom's mind, homosexuality is indeed not a glorious thing.It's just that my brother is also my mother's child, and I don't say it, but I have to think about it, worry, and be afraid. There is nothing less to worry about.

Now that the conversation has come to this point, Mother Wei simply finished the words that have been hidden in her heart for so many years in one breath. "Can't hold your head up? Do you think you can hold your head up because you drove your son away? Who are you lying to? Oh, you drove Wei Nuo out of the house, and you haven't been home for more than ten years. Those neighbors Friends forget that you have such a son, don’t you? You think they won’t make irresponsible remarks when he’s gone!”

"You woman, today I... me!" Wei's father was drunk and tried to hit Wei's mother, but Wei Yan reacted quickly and stopped her.

"Go away, if I don't teach her a lesson today, she won't even know who is in charge of this family! Something unlucky has been born, and you'll lose all face."

"I'm going to guard my son today. The unlucky thing in your mouth has bought you many things over the years, even the parrot you and your neighbors showed off was bought by him! Xiaoyan, look Your father and mother went with your brother!"

Now Mother Wei's mind is full of Wei Nuo, she has some money and her own clothes and is about to go out.The man was still shouting, Mother Wei turned around and bowed to Cheng Yi, "My child has wronged you." After saying this, she immediately turned around and closed the door and left.

Tears couldn't stop flowing, she was still a little scared when she saw the man's action just now.There are few pedestrians on the streets on New Year's Eve, and there are fewer cars than usual.She stood in the wind, not knowing when she would see We Nuo.

The father and son at home also started arguing, as if they had completely forgotten about Cheng Yi's existence.The grievance he just swallowed once again filled his chest, frantically looking for an outlet to vent.

Across the door, the family was in chaos.

"Dad, I bought this, don't throw it away!"

"I can throw whatever I want, and it's not your turn to intervene! You bastard, you bastard, you're making a mess of the house."

"Enough! Wei Yan, I'm really fed up with your family, you too, and your father too!" Cheng Yisi's family suddenly became overwhelmed with emotion. She was happy to celebrate the new year together, but she didn't know why it turned into such a mess. situation.She seems to have found someone to blame among these people, so that she can blame him for all her dissatisfaction and anger, and she will probably feel better in her heart.But who did it wrong?

Mother Wei Yan, there is nothing wrong with caring about her son.

Wei Yan's father had heard about his and Wei Nuo's affairs before he married into the Wei family.

Wei Yan, it seems that he did nothing wrong.

So who is to blame?Is it my fault, but I obviously didn't do anything...

a mess.