The Wind Blows Fallen Leaves Chapter 43

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Staying in the hospital for these days made You Min very exhausted. All kinds of people came and went in a hurry every day, and no one spoke to his heart. Shen Yixiang stayed up all night for several days in a row. His hair was visibly whiter, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were getting deeper and farther away like the road he had walked.

Now taking some time off, You Min squinted on a folding bed. You Min looked at him who was working so hard and wiped away his tears. The sound of the TV echoed in the empty ward. She looked at Shen Yixiang worriedly for fear of waking him up, but there were other people in the room, so she had to ask them to lower the sound.

“Hello, eldest sister, my old man is sleeping, could you please lower the volume? It doesn’t have to be very low, just let him sleep peacefully.”

The elder sister’s neck was injured and she couldn’t move it much. She pointed to the remote control on the table and said, “The remote control is on the table. You can adjust it yourself.”

You Min had trouble picking up the remote control. After a moment, she said embarrassedly: “I’m really sorry. My old man is a teacher, but I can’t read. I’d better trouble you to adjust it.”

The eldest sister was not impatient. Instead, she called her over and asked her to sit on the edge of the bed. She patiently read the words above to her one by one. Her two hands, which were covered with tape after the intravenous drip, interacted back and forth, with one hand looking slightly dazed.

“This is the volume. The top one is to increase the sound, and the bottom one is to reduce the sound. The string on the left is the channel. The top one is plus and the bottom one is minus. You can press it and try it out.”

You Min pressed it as she asked, and her voice was much quieter. She smiled so happily, like a child who had eaten candy. Just a small thing made them familiar with each other.

The eldest sister suddenly became sad. Watching the little faces on TV running out of school with smiles on their faces, she said a little aggrievedly: “Actually, I didn’t go to school, and I suffered a lot when I married into my husband’s family. Fortunately, my son is promising. He taught me these words. He is the young man who was here before.”

You Min remembered that there was such a person who came only a few times and for a short period of time. Every time he stayed for less than half an hour before being called away by phone.

You Min nodded, and the elder sister continued: “My son is good at everything, but he is too busy.”

Smiling, the elder sister actually shed tears. You Min hurriedly wiped her tears and said, “If your son is successful, he will be able to enjoy happiness in the future. This is a happy thing, why cry.”

“Yes, yes, yes, this is a happy thing,” the eldest sister calmed down and asked her, “How about you, how many children do you have at home?”

“I have a grandson who has been beautiful since he was a child. I would hold him in my arms like this when he was a child. He was small and soft. As soon as I picked him up, he would grab my clothes and refuse to let go. He even tore several of my clothes for this reason.”

At this point, You Min smiled, and even his illness was gone.

“Later, the old man recognized a godson, one of his students, and now he is the boss of the company. They have a son, who is my grandson. I have watched him grow up. These two children have a close relationship and wear the same pair of pants. They have been inseparable since they were young. Every time one of them makes a mistake or fails in an exam, they want to cover for the other. In fact, I don’t care about this. As long as they are happy, in my heart, it is 100%.”

Recalling their childhood, You Min’s already tired eyes suddenly brightened, like a streetlight guiding her back to the past.Shen Yixiang, who had been sleeping, woke up at some point. He sat on the side and watched lovingly as You Min slowly recounted the past events.

“It’s just that I haven’t seen them for a long time. Now I don’t even dare to call them, for fear that they will know and worry. I also know what my body is like and I won’t live long. Now I just hope to take a good look at these two children. It will make me feel less regretful.”

The eldest sister was dissatisfied again and said, “You tried so hard to persuade me just now, but why are you so confused? People can only live long if they give themselves a hand. Don’t talk about death all the time. It’s very unlucky.”

You Min patted his mouth, sniffed, laughed and said, “Yes, yes, look at me, I just say some unpleasant things, don’t be offended.”

Shen Yixiang brought the paper to her and helped her lie down on the bed again. The old lady couldn’t help but joked: “Look at how loving and happy you two are, God is reluctant to take you away.”

The two looked at each other and smiled. You Min held his hot hands and said, “When can we go home?”

You Min would ask this question every day, and Shen Yixiang would always take the trouble to tell her, “Come on, be obedient, this year must be the year of reunion.”

“I miss home. If I have to stay in the hospital to survive, then let me go home. I have been making choices. This time I want to choose by myself, okay?” You Min held his hand aggrievedly and said imploringly.

“Okay.” Shen Yixiang’s whole chin was trembling. This was the first time he cried in front of You Min, and it was also the first time You Min asked him to plead with him. He was so determined that he couldn’t refuse.

After agreeing, the air around them became much thinner, and the two of them quietly went about their own business, just like they had for decades.