double struggle

This is the best nursing home in the city. Every time Xu Qingzhou walks into the gate, he is extremely grateful for their generosity in this regard.He was dragging his suitcase, and his dusty appearance attracted the attention of many staff members. It was also raining in M ​​City, a dead leaf drifted away before his eyes, and then landed on the tip of his shoe.

The room was at the end of the corridor. They chose it because they thought it would be quiet, but they didn't know that what the old man liked was excitement.At the door, Xu Qingzhou met Aunt Zhou who came back from carrying water. This is grandma's nurse, and she has been there for many years.

"Hey Xiao Xu, you are back."

Xu Qingzhou often came to the nursing home, and their relationship became familiar with each other.Maybe Xu Qingzhou's age is similar to Aunt Zhou's son, so Aunt Zhou treats him very well and makes soup for him from time to time.

Xu Qingzhou wanted to take the thermos from Aunt Zhou's hand, but he didn't let it go. Instead, he rushed to carry the suitcase for him, but he didn't let it go.As a result, the two stood still and laughed after a while.

"The old lady should still be asleep, go in and keep your voice down." Aunt Zhou reminded when she pushed the door open.

Xu Qingzhou nodded, and lifted the suitcase a little away from the ground.

This room is well lit and spacious, with white curtains dancing gently in the wind.In the breeze, there was a faint smell of medicine and the fragrance of ginger flowers.

Xu Qingzhou put away the suitcase, pulled a chair and sat beside the bed.He gently covered the old man's exposed hand with his hand, which was much thinner than the last time we met, and the fragile bones were wrapped in wrinkled skin.He always felt that something was quietly passing under his palm.

"The old lady fell asleep very easily recently, and she slept for a long time." Aunt Zhou filled a glass of water for Xu Qingzhou, and said softly, "Maybe I won't wake up until evening, Xiao Xu, you just came back, right? Don't you want to go home first?"

Xu Qingzhou shook his head, and carefully covered the old man's hand into the quilt.

"It's okay, I'll stay here with grandma." He said, "Aunt Zhou, you have to catch the train tomorrow morning, so you should go back early today to prepare."

Aunt Zhou refused without hesitation: "Which way? I've already packed my things, so I can leave later."

Aunt Zhou is still Xu Qingzhou's elder after all, and he can't refute, so he just smiled and stopped talking.Now that Aunt Zhou was still taking care of her here, he thought for a moment, then decided to go back first, pack up and then come over to take over.

Before leaving, Xu Qingzhou rummaged through the suitcase for a while, seeing that the souvenirs he brought back were not crushed, he was secretly relieved.

"Aunt Zhou, you have worked hard these days. You can take this home, just some food."

Although Aunt Zhou declined repeatedly, she couldn't resist Xu Qingzhou's kindness and accepted it gratefully.

Aunt Zhou held Xu Qingzhou's hand and couldn't help sighing: "Xiao Xu, you are too polite."

"I'm not being polite." Xu Qingzhou frowned and said in an intimate tone, "I always thought that Aunt Zhou was my family, and this little souvenir is just a small thought."

Aunt Zhou has been good for so many years, Xu Qingzhou sees it in her eyes and remembers it in her heart.Many times in the past, only this small corner could make him feel at ease.Because there is his favorite grandma here, as well as Aunt Zhou who is willing to listen to his heartfelt words.

After coming out of the nursing home, Xu Qingzhou received a call from home.This seemed to be within his expectation, after all, he was still the eldest son in the family, and he would be an abrupt character without any sense of existence.

"Brother, have you returned to City M?"

Xu Qingzhou was stunned, and didn't come to his senses until the rapid bicycle bell sounded behind him.He hastily stepped back two steps to the side, but his arm was still scraped off by the handle of the bicycle he was carrying.

"elder brother?"

Xu Yunzhou's voice sounded again, seeming to be a little worried.

"The signal was not good just now." Xu Qingzhou casually put off the abnormal pause just now, dragged his suitcase and continued to walk towards the subway station, "I just returned to M City, is there anything wrong?"

Xu Yunzhou didn't speak for a long time, he thought he was frightened by his tone.This is not the attitude that a brother should have, but only when he distances himself from each other can he feel at ease.

"It's okay, I'll hang up first." Xu Qingzhou has already arrived at the subway entrance, he doesn't want to hold his mobile phone in one hand, suitcase in the other, and take out his card.

Xu Yunzhou hurriedly shouted: "Don't, don't, brother, don't hang up first!" After a pause, he said again: "Brother, come home tonight? The festival is not over yet, you only stayed for a few days before leaving , Mom and Dad miss you."

Xu Qingzhou gently pressed his thumb on the side button of the phone, and sighed softly for a long time.

"I'm going back now, and I'll be there in about an hour." The temperature in the subway station was warmer than outside, and he loosened his scarf. "Just keep a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and you don't need to buy more vegetables."

"Okay!" Xu Yunzhou happily replied as if he had completed the task.

Xu Qingzhou finally pressed the side button and looked down at the darkened phone screen.Not far away came the warning sound from the closing of the subway doors, and gradually, even the short beeps disappeared.He still stood where he was, like a stiff puppet, weighed heavily by the air.

"Brother, you're back." As soon as he rang the doorbell, Xu Yunzhou ran to open the door, turned his head and called to the living room, "Mom! Brother is back!"

When Xu Qingzhou was about to change his shoes at the door, Xu Yunzhou wanted to help him carry the suitcase, but was gently dodged.He noticed the gloom flashing across Xu Yunzhou's face, after thinking about it, he decided to explain: "I have to eat later, don't get your hands dirty."

"It still needs to be washed anyway."

Xu Qingzhou didn't care about his brother's muttering, and dragged the suitcase in by himself.

Xu's mother heard the door opening early, and immediately walked out of the kitchen.She stood not far in front of Xu Qingzhou, and Xu Qingzhou couldn't understand the expression on her face.He lowered his eyelids and saw the dripping drops of water. He took out a tissue and gently wiped Xu's mother's wet hands.

He could feel Xu's mother's gaze, but he didn't want to explore what meaning was hidden in it.

"Where's Dad?" Xu Qingzhou asked, throwing a tissue.

Xu's mother was stunned for a while and replied: "There is no soy sauce at home, so he went to buy it."

Xu Qingzhou nodded, in fact, he just randomly found a topic to resolve the current embarrassment.

"I'll go and pack my luggage first, Mom, go get busy." He patted Xu Yunzhou on the shoulder and said, "I brought a souvenir, come and get it."

Xu Yunzhou obviously didn't expect there would be souvenirs, so he couldn't wait to open the bag that his brother handed over, and found that it was almost full of specialties he wanted to eat.

"Brother! How do you know that I want to eat these?" The boy who just turned 19 has not yet learned how to restrain his emotions. Excitement and joy are all portrayed on his young face.

Xu Qingzhou glanced at his excited younger brother, then turned around and continued packing the clothes in the suitcase.

"Didn't you mention it before?" He said slowly, "I just remembered, so I bought it."

There happened to be a man in Xu Yunzhou's university dormitory who was from City G. After he tasted a special product brought back by his roommate, he had been thinking about it for a long time.Although Xu Qingzhou seldom goes home, it doesn't prevent him from knowing what his younger brother is thinking.

Xu Yunzhou scratched his hair hehehe: "Brother, you are so kind!"

Xu Qingzhou silently accepted this gratitude, raised her arms and hung the folded clothes on the closet.After a while, he said to Xu Yunzhou: "Go and put away your things, and prepare to eat."

"Thank you brother!" Xu Yunzhou ran out bouncingly, and he didn't forget to cover the door for his brother when he left.

After waiting for a long time, until the footsteps could no longer be heard, Xu Qingzhou leaned against the wardrobe door with relief.

From entering the house to now, he is really tired.