Ye Qingqing was very surprised. He didn't expect Tang Bao to be not Grandma Gu's biological son, not even a blood relationship, but a complete stranger.
But Grandma Gu was willing to support a stranger with hardships. She was really a good person with a kind heart.
But what about Grandma Gu's relatives?
Where did they go, why don't they leave her alone?
"Has Uncle Tang Bao always been like this?" Ye Qingqing asked curiously.
Granny Gu tilted her head slightly and recalled, "In the first two years, I could still say a few words, and told me that his name was Tang Bao, and he also said that he could cook, but he didn't say a word for the past few years, and the doctor said it was congestion. In the brain, the nerve is compressed, and surgery is required to remove the congestion, otherwise it will be life-threatening."
She and Tang Bao came to Pingjiang last year and had been in the northwest countryside before. She planned not to set foot in Pingjiang City in her life, but she came back for Tang Bao.
Pingjiang's medical level is second to none in the country, and it is similar to the capital. She is not familiar with the capital and dares not go there, so she can only go back to Pingjiang.
"When will the surgery be performed? Has the time been set?" Ye Qingqing asked with concern.
Grandma Gu smiled shyly, embarrassed, "I haven't saved enough money, it will be next year at the earliest."
She is old, has no craftsmanship, and has poor physical strength. She can only go to a stall every night to sell fried eggs and fried skewers. She pastes some cardboard boxes during the day. The money she earns pays for the rent, water and electricity. , I don't know when will I be able to save enough money for surgery?
Ugh!
From the corner of Ye Qingqing's eyes, she glanced at a stack of papers on the cabinet. She was familiar with it. It was the paper box that the old lady was pasting every day.
She should have enjoyed a happy age, but Grandma Gu is still running around for a living. Does she have no children?
"Grandma, don't you have any relatives?" Ye Qingqing asked cautiously.
Granny Gu's accent is very complex. She can speak Pingjiang dialect, but she also has a northwest accent. She feels like a Pingjiang native who has lived in the Northwest for a long time, and maybe a Northwestern native who has lived in Pingjiang for a long time.
But Ye Qingqing guessed that it should be the former.
Although Granny Gu is old and haggard, she carries the grace of Jiangnan water town on her body. She must have been a very delicate beauty when she was young. More importantly, Granny Gu's eating habits look like a southerner.
Granny Gu's expression changed slightly, and she lowered her head slightly, as if she wanted to cover up something. After a long time, she replied, "No more... dead, scattered... home is gone!"
"Anyone gone?"
After being silent for a long time, Grandma Gu sighed and said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, no more... Let's eat!"
She used the public chopsticks to serve Ye Qingqing with vegetables, and the bowl quickly piled up into a hill. She also served Tang Bao with vegetables, but she didn't eat much.
"Grandma, you eat too, but you don't eat much."
Ye Qingqing wanted to serve Granny Gu with food, but she didn't have public chopsticks, so she had to persuade Granny to eat it.
"When you're older, you don't eat much. You little girl has a long body, so eat more." Grandma Gu smiled, but there was bitterness in her smile.
Ye Qingqing felt sorry for her, because she was so talkative and asked about Grandma Gu's relatives. Originally, Grandma was quite happy, but after recalling the past, she was in a bad mood.
Maybe it's because the past is too sad, otherwise, why would a family member be gone?
Ye Qingqing felt guilty and didn't care about the food. She told the story of Tie Dan's recitation of ancient poems that day, and said it vividly. Grandma Gu was made to laugh out loud, and tears came out of her eyes.
Ye Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief, and chatted with her grandmother while eating. Tang Bao kept eating quietly and stopped talking. Ye Qingqing didn't dare to talk about other things, only the safest food.