Chapter 575 She Recognizes
The autumn in Tang'an is much milder than that in the capital, and the cool breeze blowing against your face does not bring much of a biting feeling.
Su Chengyi raised his head. The sky was gloomy and covered with dark clouds, but there was no sign of rain.
This is also the autumn he is most familiar with. The air floating in the air carries the familiar smell of decaying leaves.
It reminds me of those days when I got up before dawn and went to school for early reading. The old man selling roasted sweet potatoes on the street took a nap with his hands folded. The fallen leaves made a mottled and cracking sound under their feet. The continuous sound in the distance The mountains reveal the color of red maples in the mist.
"Ah~ It's so familiar and lifeless! Home~Sweethome~"
Ye Ju, who followed behind, rubbed his eyes in confusion, and then stretched his waist greatly.
This person slept all the way on the plane. She only woke up briefly for a few minutes when the flight attendant handed out meals. After finishing her portion of the fish-flavored shredded pork rice bowl, she fell asleep again. past.
Throwing the thin blanket on her, she covered it up by herself. She seemed to take good care of her.
Should I say it, the quality of my sleep was enviable, and my sleep was almost dripping all over the floor.
Su Chengyi didn't reply, just took two steps forward and flagged down a taxi.
Ye Ju followed up and threw her treasure chest-like schoolbag into the car. She leaned on the back of the seat and greeted the driver in a familiar manner:
"Master, master , want to go to Jushan Sanatorium?”
“Girl of Jushan Sanatorium, please let me check the navigation.”
The driver frowned, obviously he didn’t expect there to be one in Tang’an City. A place that even the old locals like him don’t know much about.
Su Chengyi stood by the car door and looked down at his watch.
Today's flight is not delayed. If the driver is willing to carry two people, they can arrive at the nursing home in about an hour.
“Oops, the location is off, girl.”
The driver scratched his head and looked at the distance on the navigation screen.
“Yes, brother!”
Ye Ju nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and continued:
"Brother, the silly goose standing outside the car is my brother, and we are going to visit our grandmother this time.
She has been working hard to pick up rags all by herself since we were young. Finally, we all went to college, thinking that good times were ahead, but we didn’t expect her. I was suddenly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and my memory is getting worse day by day.
We can only try to come back to see her as much as possible. Brother, I am really scared. When I come back one day, my grandmother will no longer remember us. Wuwuwu"
Ye Ju has always been good at making up lies. After this mess, she was already ready to cry, so touching.
The driver, who looked embarrassed just now, was probably roaring in his heart, "Damn, I really deserve to die!" He waved his hand and slapped the steering wheel hard.
"Get in the car! Brother will pull you over for free, no money required!"
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Su Chengyi was silent for a while, then bent down and sat in the car.
Ye Ju, who was still sad and emotional a second ago, now had a sly look on her face. She blinked at Su Chengyi, and then continued:
"Brother, we will definitely pay the fare. You are such a good person! The weather is bad today. If we hadn't run into you, we might have been delayed for a while without being able to get a taxi!
Brother, here you are The peace talisman hanging was a gift from my sister-in-law, right? Wow, that’s really thoughtful.”
Besides making up lies, Ye Ju is obviously also very good at talking nonsense.
In short, just a few words made the driver very happy.
He already felt that the winding mountain road, which was originally boring and required concentration, had become more interesting, and the remote destinations were no longer far away.
The car hadn't been driving for twenty minutes, and Ye Ju almost figured out the eldest brother's bank card password.
Su Chengyi originally wanted to close his eyes and rest for a while, but he had not fallen asleep on the plane just now, but the two of them chatted enthusiastically, and they obviously did not see his intention to rest.
In fact, just listening to the sound of chatting is nothing. The body is not bumpy and the two of them are talking to each other, but it is quite hypnotic.
However, when the taxi went around the mountain road, something more terrifying happened:
Ye Ju enthusiastically connected to the car's Bluetooth speaker.
"Wu! Meng! Mountain! Connect! With! Mountain! Outside! Mountain!
Moon! Light! Sprinkle! Down! Down! Sound! Water! Beach!"
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Listening to the passionate singing of these two people, Su Chengyi slowly opened his eyes.
The surroundings are already a desolate scene unique to urban suburbs. The mountains are covered with lush evergreen trees, making this winding mountain road seem to have no end.
"Can anyone tell me!
But the sky is calling you!!!!"
Su Chengyi thought silently, it was really impossible to rush down from here with a foot of the accelerator.
The impassioned singing made the second half of the road seem particularly long. For the first time, Su Chengyi looked forward to seeing that dark and gloomy building.
Jushan Sanatorium.
The taxi reluctantly stopped at the door. After Ye Ju jumped out of the car, he began to argue with the driver about the fare.
"I won't accept it! I won't accept it, little sister, don't argue with me!"
"If you don't accept it, I'll be worried about you, brother!"
Ye Ju threw the money into the car through the window, and the driver quickly threw it out again.
Su Chengyi adjusted the cuffs of his windbreaker, walked to the car, and said slowly:
"Can you please wait for us here for a while? It is not convenient to take the bus out here, and it may take a little longer, so I will pay you for the delay during this period."
The driver was slightly startled, and then said " It's easy to talk about." He turned his head and looked at Ye Ju carefully, and asked in a low voice:
"Um, isn't your brother mute?"
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Ye Ju suppressed his laughter until his face almost turned green.
Su Chengyi took out a few hundred-yuan notes from his pocket and handed them to him expressionlessly.
"Excuse me."
Then he turned around and walked towards the door of the nursing home.
Ye Ju followed him for a few steps and finally couldn't help laughing.
The empty mountain forest echoed with her sharp laughter. If it were placed in a horror movie, it would probably fit well. If it was placed in "Access to Science", it could also be filmed for three episodes.
The security guard at the door is not the thin old man I met when I came here a few times before, but a big man who looks very difficult to mess with.
However, despite his fierce appearance, he did not embarrass the two of them. After registering, he nodded and let them go.
Ye Ju worked part-time here, so entering the door felt like going home. While humming a little tune, he introduced Su Chengyi:
"This is the sports area, and that is the entertainment area. , and further ahead is the lecture area”
The sports area is actually a place where some common fitness equipment is displayed in elderly parks. In the entertainment area, there are some old men and women waving small fans in their hands and doing some aerobics and other dances. Su Chengyi followed Ye Ju's gaze and asked:
"Lecture area?"
"Hmm, as the name suggests, the hospital occasionally invites some lecturers It's like giving lessons to patients! Don't worry, it's not a brainwashing site by some marketing organization, and it won't defraud everyone of their pensions.
It's mainly similar to "Searching for the Meaning of Life" or "Long Time". "Return to Nature in a Cage" and so on, it's all nonsense, but everyone still likes to hear it, maybe because they like to listen to people talking, haha! ”
Ye Ju, this talkative person, kept dropping such words all the way.
Su Chengyi listened quietly, nodding occasionally.
The two of them walked all the way to the downstairs of the residence. Ye Ju saw her old acquaintance from a distance, stood on tiptoe and waved hello:
"Sister Yuan!"
< br>The nurse whose name was called by her turned around, her eyes above the mask were dazed for a moment, and then turned to joy.
"Little Ye Zi."
After a brief exchange of greetings, Ye Ju quickly explained the purpose of her visit and introduced Su Chengyi as her college classmate. Although she looked fierce, she was not actually aggressive.
Nurse Yuan naturally believed what Ye Ju said, so the two of them successfully entered the residential building without any effort.
It is very convenient to have someone who has been in the enemy camp to lead the way.
Su Chengyi thought this way, put his hands in his pockets, and followed behind.
After the elevator came, Nurse Yuan took a step back, glanced at the wall clock at the end of the corridor, and explained apologetically:
"Little Ye Zi, I was supposed to accompany you to go through the visitation process, but I am temporarily here. I can’t leave yet. You know the rules and regulations, so I won’t go into details. I’ll remember this before I leave. You have to come here to register."
Ye Ju narrowed his eyes and nodded, and replied in a brisk tone:
"Okay, sister Yuan, see you later? I’ll put it on your desk later~~”
“Okay, thank you”
Nurse Yuan's eyes stayed on Su Chengyi until the elevator door was completely closed.
As soon as the elevator went up, Ye Ju breathed out and said:
"Fortunately she was not free, otherwise Xia Xia would have been very nervous again with her watching. Damn it, how can you have a good birthday?"
"I didn't expect you to have two faces."
Su Chengyi said slowly.
"I don't have any objections to Sister Yuan. The key is that the rules of the nursing home are too inhumane, okay?"
Ye Ju stuck out his tongue, made a face at Su Chengyi, and then laughed again.
"But we are lucky. It seems that Xia Xia's birthday is at the right time and the right place."
Xia Yu's room is still on the top floor, forming the same happy area as the ones she just passed by. Some kind of sharp contrast.
There was silence, except for the incandescent lamp at the end of the corridor that occasionally flickered twice, making a faint "tingling" sound of electricity.
Ye Ju, who had just hummed a little tune, became quiet now. She walked to the door in a familiar way, raised her hand and knocked gently on the door.
"Xia Xia, I am Sister Ye Ju, am I here to see you?"
There was no sound coming from the house, but Ye Ju was not surprised. She waited for a while, He continued to smile and said:
"Then I will come in on the count of three? Three, two, one point five, one point four, one, zero point fifty!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Ju pushed the door open and walked in.
Xia Yu's ward door was locked. Ye Ju had just asked Nurse Yuan to get the key. The reason why there was something wrong with the countdown just now was because the guy had bad eyesight and held the key for a long time and fiddled with the keyhole before he got it in.
"Squeak——"
The iron door opened.
Su Chengyi was not in a hurry to go in, but just leaned against the door, holding the door handle to prevent the door from closing automatically, and then nodded to Ye Ju.
Ye Ju glanced at him, then turned around and entered the door, smiling brightly and saying:
"Xia Xia~"
There was a "click" in the ward, like the sound of a crayon rolling to the ground, followed by a series of footsteps.
Su Chengyi turned his head slightly and saw Xia Yu, whom he hadn't seen for a while, trotting over in a hurry. He stopped when he was only one step away from Ye Ju, like a vigilant kitten. Same.
Fortunately, Ye Ju had a carefree temperament, so he stepped forward without hesitation and hugged her.
Su Chengyi leaned against the wall and watched, unable to help but think.
If it were Miss Chu, she would have squatted down, spread her arms, and then smiled at Xia Yu with her incomparably bright smiling face and said, "Would you like to come for a hug?"
And if it was Chen Jinzhi, she would keep the distance very calmly, and then look at Xia Yu with a smile, saying nothing, until the other party gathered enough courage to take the initiative to hug her.
"Long time no see, Xia Xia, have you missed me? Have you eaten well recently~ It seems you have grown taller again? Children grow up quickly!"
Listen to Ye Ju's chanting After a while, Xia Yu slowly raised her arms and gently wrapped them around Ye Ju's waist.
Just like until this moment, she could confirm that the girl in front of her was the Ye Ju that she trusted.
Ye Ju felt that the little girl had relaxed, and then touched her head and said softly:
"Xia Xia, there is someone coming to see you today."
Her words As soon as he came out, he could clearly feel the person in his arms stiffen, and then start to panic.
“Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid.”
Ye Ju patted her back gently and moved away so that her eyes could fall on the door.
Xia Yu clutched the hem of Ye Ju's clothes, and after a while she dared to raise her eyes and look outside.
Su Chengyi was still standing at the door, holding the door handle, which was a polite gesture of retreating and keeping a distance.
When the two people's eyes met, Su Cheng realized that when he first met Xia Yu, they looked at each other from a distance like this. The thin Xia Yu was hiding in a large nightgown, like a person who had traveled through the Middle Ages. little witch.
Ye Ju seems to be right, children grow up really fast. Compared with that time, now they already look like a girl, but they are still as thin.
Su Chengyi thought like this and nodded slightly as a greeting.
He originally wanted to smile to show his kindness, but his facial nerves were not very developed, and he could only maintain a paralyzed expression for a long time.
Fortunately, Xia Yu was not frightened by his ice appearance, and just stared at him for a long time with her eyes open.
Ye Ju was sandwiched between the two of them. He couldn't hold it in for a long time and finally asked:
"Xia Xia, do you still recognize him? You painted a picture for him as a birthday gift. That brother.”
There was silence in the air for a moment.
After a while, Su Chengyi cleared his throat and took the initiative to speak out:
"Speaking of which, I haven't seen you for a while, so it's normal to feel unfamiliar."
He hadn't finished speaking yet. I saw Xia Yu suddenly nodded softly in an arc, with clear and firm eyes.
She recognizes it.
(End of this chapter)