Relying on one's own hair

After going downstairs, Qiao Ran took a taxi and went straight to the departure and landing port in City A, and bought the nearest shuttle to City C.

Three hours later, Building 5 of the Second General Hospital in City C, District 4.

Qiao Ran gently pushed open the door of Ward 2615, and saw Grandma Mary half lying on a bed by the window inside, connected to a life support device, surrounded by a few strange middle-aged people.

Grandma Mary is already very old. In Qiao Ran's impression, this chubby old lady has always been in good spirits, with a kind smile on her face.I haven't seen her for a year. Grandma Mary has lost a lot of weight. She has a lot of age spots on her face. When she speaks, she speaks so slowly that Qiao Ran is almost unrecognizable.

After a while, it was still Grandma Mary who found a young man standing at the door, blinked her eyes and recognized it for a while, and then asked, "Who is that, is it Joe?"

"It's me, Grandma Mary."

Qiao Ran endured a sore nose and entered the ward, and came to Grandma Mary's bedside.

When several middle-aged people saw people coming to visit Grandma Mary again, they said goodbye to her one by one, and then left.

Qiao Ran cheered up, put the bag in her hand on the bedside table, and said with a smile, "Grandma Mary, I bought your favorite coconut cheese, do you want to try it?"

Grandma Mary's eyes lit up for a moment, showing a greedy expression like a child's, "Okay, I haven't eaten for a long time."

Just when the nurse came in to replace the new nutrient solution, Qiao Ran asked if he could let Grandma Mary eat some cheese.

The nurse said, "Okay, just don't overdo it."

With the help of Qiao Ran, Grandma Mary ate a small piece of coconut cheese, and then praised with a look of enjoyment: "It's so delicious, I can eat up the whole box."

But in fact, she couldn't eat any more after eating three yuan. She touched her stomach and said regretfully, "It's a pity that I'm too full for lunch. I can't eat anymore. Let the children eat the rest."

"Okay." Qiao Ran carefully wiped her mouth with a wet towel.

Grandma Mary patted the bed beside her, "Son, come sit beside grandma."

Qiao Ran sat down by the bed as she said, and held Grandma Mary's dry and thin hand, "Grandma, what's wrong with you?"

Grandma Mary said nonchalantly: "It's nothing wrong, it's just that the body naturally weakens when you get older. Everyone has this time, so don't be sad. Blame Brian for making a fuss and insisting on sending messages to the children. Everyone works, goes to school I’m very busy going to school, so it’s troublesome to come here. Joe, are you busy too? You said it was difficult to ask for leave from the company last time.”

Qiao Ran said, "It's okay, I just have two days off, so I don't need to ask for leave."

"That's all right. Joe, are you in love now?"

Qiao Ran replied shyly, "Not yet."

Grandma Mary said with a smile: "You are not young anymore, it's time to hurry up. But our little Qiao is handsome and has a good temper, so we will definitely find a good partner."

"Well, thank you grandma."

"How is your health now, do you still have headaches and brain fever?"

"It's been much better recently. I'm living with a sentinel now. His spiritual body is a lion. After playing with the lion for a while, my head doesn't hurt anymore."

Grandma Mary was very clear about the fact that Qiao Ran could see the spirit body. She was the doctor she took to see Qiao Ran when Qiao Ran's spirit body disappeared. Hearing this, she was surprised and said, "Lion spirit body, it sounds like that sentinel is very powerful. Look, you have to protect yourself."

Qiao Ran: "Don't worry, I will. Although that sentinel looks fierce, he is actually kind to me."

A sentinel with the spirit of a lion must be a person with outstanding strength. Grandma Mary didn't think much about what he said, but just smiled and said: "That's good. I remember that you were afraid of taking elevators when you were young. Afraid?"

Qiao Ran said embarrassedly: "There is one more thing, but it's okay under normal circumstances. I don't know why I'm afraid of this."

Grandma Mary: "Because you had an accident in the elevator. That night Brian took the students in your class to the museum to watch a documentary. Something happened, and after returning to the orphanage, I started to have a fever, and it took three days for the fever to subside."

Qiao Ran said in a daze, "What was the accident? I don't remember it at all, and no one told me about it."

He only remembered that he went to the museum with his teachers and classmates to watch the documentary, and when he woke up again, it would be three days later, and he had no memory of what happened in between.

Grandma Mary: "You were only seven years old at that time, and you were frightened and had a high fever. It's normal to forget. Brian said that there was a junior high school student in his teens who took the elevator with you that day, and the whole building suddenly lost power. The elevator also stopped running, and then someone opened the elevator door in the dark, trying to kidnap the student. After more than ten minutes of power restoration, when the police arrived, the gangster and your two children were all unconscious for some reason. Waiting for you After waking up, the police asked you what happened, you couldn’t remember anything, and then had a fever for a few days, Brian was afraid that you would be stimulated again, so he didn’t tell you.”

Qiao Ran suddenly realized, so it turned out that this accident must have cast a psychological shadow on her taking the elevator, which still affects her to this day.

Why did I fall into a coma with that junior high school student and the gangster?This is so weird.

Grandma Mary spoke a long paragraph, her expression seemed a little sleepy, Qiao Ran immediately said: "Grandma, please take a rest."

"Okay, I'll talk to you when I wake up." Grandma Mary yawned and soon fell asleep.

Qiao Ran sat by the hospital bed, thinking that it was already noon, wondering if a certain sentinel had eaten, and whether he lost his temper with others because the food did not suit his appetite.

After a while, another middle-aged man in his 40s came in. He was Brian, the current director of the Sunflower Orphanage. He was not surprised to see Qiao Ran in the ward, and asked in a low voice, "Have you had lunch yet? "

Qiao Ran shook his head.

Brian said: "Then go to the hospital cafeteria with me to have some food. Grandma Mary will wake up after sleeping for at least half a day."

So Qiao Ran followed Brian out of the ward.

During the meal, Brian talked about Grandma Mary's condition, sighed and said, "Grandma Mary is in a coma for most of the day now, the doctor issued a critical illness notice yesterday, saying that she is too old and her whole body Her organs are in a state of exhaustion, and she can’t wake up when she falls asleep. That’s why I sent messages to some children who are close to her. Someone came to see her and talk to her, and she also would be happier."

Qiao Ran nodded sadly.

Seeing this, Brian asked, "Are you working in City C now?"

"Yes." Qiao Ran roughly talked about his work situation.

"That's not bad. Since the middle of last year, the courtyard has received a donation of 1000 points from City C every month. Is this person you?"

Qiao Ran was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "It's me. I don't have much money, so it won't be of much use."

Brian said with relief: "You have only started working not long ago, so it's good to have such a heart. I have the impression that although you don't talk much and are a bit introverted, you are very serious in everything you do, and you will definitely get better and better."

Qiao Ran thanked him, and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Brian, when I was chatting with Grandma Mary just now, she mentioned an accident that happened when I was seven years old when I was riding an elevator in a museum. Do you remember the specific details at that time?" passed?"

Bryan thought about it for a while, and then said: "I later heard from the police that the middle school student who was kidnapped by the gangsters had a difficult family background, and his own ability was not ordinary, so he knocked out the gangsters, and he was also unconscious because he was too young and exhausted. As for you, you are younger, probably fainted from fright."

Qiao Ran couldn't help laughing, this is indeed possible, "Do you know who that middle school student is?"

Having experienced such a special thing together, it would be nice if we could get to know each other.

Moreover, if Qiao Ran's memory is correct, his lamb spirit body disappeared after the museum elevator incident.If he could find that student and ask him exactly what happened at that time, he might be able to find out the reason for the loss of his spiritual body.

Bryan shook his head, "The police didn't disclose it. He was picked up from City C overnight that night. The details of the case were not disclosed to the public afterward, and he was very vague."

Qiao Ran was slightly disappointed, "Oh, forget it."

After eating, the two returned to the ward, and Grandma Mary was still in a deep sleep.Brian had something to go back to the orphanage, so Qiao Ran went with him with some small gifts he bought.

Compared with when I was a child, the size of the orphanage has expanded, and there are many more children.Qiao Ran helped Brian sort out the documents in the afternoon, and even played games with the children.

The children liked Qiao Ran very much, and they thought he was a new teacher, so they called Teacher Qiao twitteringly, making Qiao Ran temporarily forget the worries in his heart.

Unexpectedly, at five o'clock, news came from the hospital that Grandma Mary passed away in her sleep, and she passed away peacefully.

Qiao Ran burst into tears when she found out, but she didn't expect Grandma Mary to leave as soon as she said she would. The half hour she talked to her at noon was her last waking time in the world.

Although sad, but fortunately I came in time and did not leave too many regrets.

Next, Qiao Ran, Brian, and the teachers of the orphanage handled the funeral for Grandma Mary. Because the hospital was already mentally prepared for her departure, the process went in an orderly manner.

After discussion, everyone decided to hold the funeral at the C City Cemetery the day after tomorrow, so Qiao Ran planned to stay in City C for one more day, but he had to go to work the day after tomorrow, so he had to ask the company for leave.

He called Buck, and the other party said unhappily: "I'm so busy now, you suddenly ask for a day off, where can I find someone to take your shift?"

Qiao Ran could only apologize. No matter how annoyed Buck was, he had to ask for leave.

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Ran helped the orphanage publish the obituary, and answered inquiries sent by other people through phone calls and text messages.Many people originally planned to visit Grandma Mary in City C, but they couldn't come right away due to the rush of time.

That night, Qiao Ran stayed in the courtyard, and the next day, she was busy running between the hospital and the funeral parlor until midnight before making all the preparations for the funeral.

After two consecutive days of busy work, Qiao Ran was very tired at night, and her head also had a dull pain.After I came out of the bathroom after taking a shower at almost twelve o'clock, I realized that I hadn't told Van Lundin about going back one day late.

Bad, the guy must be angry!

Qiao Ran quickly took the mobile phone on the bedside table, and found that Fan Lundin had sent him a message while he was taking a shower.

【Amao's father: You don't plan to come back? 】

He hurriedly replied: [Sorry, Grandma Mary passed away yesterday afternoon, and the funeral will be held tomorrow. I have been busy preparing for the funeral, and forgot to tell you that I will postpone my return by one day. I am really sorry. 】

After 10 minutes, there was still no movement there.

Qiao Ran rubbed his temples, and lay down on the bed in frustration. It was over, and his things might be thrown out of the house by Valentine. After returning, he had to find another place to live.

Thinking of this made her head hurt even more. Qiao Ran wanted to cry but had no tears. She tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep no matter what.

At this moment, the phone beeped, and there was a message.

Qiao Ran turned over and lay down on the bed, and immediately lowered her head to look.

[Amao's dad: The lion is throwing a tantrum, so he insists on making a video call with you. 】

Qiao Ran was stunned for a moment, but before he could react, a video request was sent over there, and he excitedly pressed the connection button.

As soon as the picture came out, it was Amao's big hairy face. Immediately after seeing him, he jumped up and down, and there was a white afterimage in the camera, which could not be seen clearly.

Qiao Ran was both funny and heartwarming. The depression just now disappeared in an instant, and he called out "A Mao".

The camera shakes slightly, and someone takes it a little farther away, and then a deep male voice sounds: "Stop jumping, calm down."

The lion finally calmed down, squatting in front of the camera and looking at Qiao Ran.

Qiao Ran said: "I'm sorry, Amao, I broke my promise again. I originally said I would go back today, but because of an accident, I can only go tomorrow."

The lion didn't seem to mind at all, wagging its tail at him.

Then there is Valentin, a sentinel passing the living room with a glass of water in his hand, glancing casually at the camera.

Qiao Ran's heart skipped a beat, feeling that the other person's look seemed to have some meaning, but before he could see it clearly, that person walked out of the camera.

Well, the things I agreed to change again and again, although there are reasons for the incident, the sentinel must still be a little unhappy.After I go back, I will search for recipes and make a few dishes to express my apology.