straight to heaven

The Affiliated Hospital of Yan Medical University has the best reputation among the top three in the capital. The medical resources are like honey in the ant heap. Not only the local residents, but also the patients living in surrounding cities are attracted by the reputation. It is normal for traffic jams to start a few hundred meters in front of the hospital. .

Lao Hu's ward is on the seventh floor, and the guide sign says Oncology Department.

Now the high incidence of younger cancers is obvious. The same elevator car on this floor is like a flood with no gates. It is estimated that the heads of people rushing out can overload the small elevator.

The man standing next to me was not tall, with a beer belly as big as eight months pregnant, and the smell of cigarettes was heavy.As soon as he swallowed his phlegm, the elevator door opened, and the passing crowd pushed him to one side.

The space is tight, and the moment he raised his foot, I couldn't avoid it, and subconsciously wrapped my right foot around my left foot.My center of gravity was unsteady, and then I turned around, stepped on Pei Yanlai's leather shoes, faced each other, and slammed into him.

There was a lot of force, and there was even a muffled sound when the forehead hit the chest, and the couple who were still in the elevator coughed violently.

"..."

"..."

Under the fabric of the suit in front of me is Pei Yanlai's chest muscles. Standing up straight will show my face in an embarrassing situation. To be honest, I would rather keep this posture forever.

But God did not wish.

The elevator was empty of people, but Pei Yanlai still grabbed my collar and tore me off.He didn't say a word, and I felt so embarrassed that I forgot to say sorry.

Ward [-] is at the end of the corridor, relatively clean.The door was open, and Lao Hu was on the outermost hospital bed.

The ward was not quiet, but taking care of patients was exhausting. Hu Chunman fell asleep lying on the edge of the bed in a daze.

Lao Hu is holding a handful of small yellow flowers, which I just saw in the mini park downstairs of the hospital.He folded off one and gently put it behind Hu Chunman's ear.

Then I watched for a long time, my eyes were heavy, I couldn't bear to watch it any longer.

"咚咚-"

Pei Yanlai raised her hand and knocked on the door.

Hu Chunman woke up like a rabbit. Seeing us, she straightened her clothes and stood up. When she came out, she closed the door, "This is..."

"Hello, Pei Yan is here."

He nodded to signal, his face was calm and solemn, he couldn't see that he was still willing to commit crimes in the car.

She asked Pei Yan and me if we wanted to drink water, but Pei Yan said no, so I said no.

"Uncle Hu...what's the situation?" I asked.

"As you can see." She shrugged, much more tired than when I first met her: "Urachal cancer, it's developing very fast."

The cloud of suspicion was finally cleared away, but after the boulder fell to the ground, it was inevitable that the ups and downs on the ground would be stirred up.I couldn't stop feeling stuffy.

She continued: "It was in the late stage when I discovered it, and I also had it in the bladder. He had blood in the urine and abdominal pain for a long time, but he only told me at the end of last year."

end of last year?

really.

I guessed that there must be something strange on the day he handed over Li Yangming's case to Pei Yanlai.Thinking about it now, I am afraid that the results of the inspection have settled.

Pei Yanlai asked, "What did the doctor say?"

"The doctor in charge suggested surgery. The success rate is hard to say, and it depends on the condition of the lesion." Hu Chunman paused: "Before the surgery, he must be hospitalized for a long time. But last night, I didn't watch any of them, and he sneaked back to the law firm."

When Hu Chunman said this, the fool also guessed what she was looking for.

Lao Hu is at work three days a week, and he has let go of a lot of work, but he has never stopped.This is to invite Pei Yan and me to be lobbyists.

I follow good advice, "We will try our best to persuade him."

Pei Yanlai also said: "Don't worry, I won't let him worry about the affairs of the institute."

The little yellow flower was stuck behind her ear stubbornly, making her smile brightly, "Old Hu and I are going to quarrel if we can't say a few words. I really have no choice but to ask you two. I can come over in my busy schedule. Thank you so much."

Pei Yanlai shook her head lightly: "Miss Hu, you are welcome."

Hu is often criticized for his broken family. This is no secret in the industry, but no one has brought it up to the public.

In the early years, Lao Hu and his wife fell in love freely. They ran long distances for six years since they were students, but after marriage, they neglected their families and devoted themselves to their careers.From pregnancy test to delivery to postpartum care, Lao Hu has been absent.Until a death notice was received outside the hemisphere in the early morning.

Postpartum depression and overdose, Hu Chunman had just turned eight months.

Hu Chunman has been divorced from his father since he was a child, and was taken to Central Europe by his grandfather. He only returns to China every winter and summer vacation.

The war between father and daughter has been protracted, and the relationship was eased in the years when Hu Chunman graduated from university.But it is definitely impossible to let go of it completely. The death of my mother has always been an inextricable knot.

I am an outsider, but I also want to say that Lao Hu was very successful as a lawyer, but he was terrible as a man, husband, and father.

Hu Chunman went downstairs to buy lunch.

I pushed open the door, and Lao Hu said calmly, "Pei Lu is here too."

Pei Yanlai nodded.

"I know why that child asked you to come here." He said slowly: "The matter has come to this, I have to agree if I don't agree. I won't go, I won't go."

I sighed silently: "You should have realized this earlier. The work can never be finished, and the body is the most important thing."

"Who likes to be a model worker? No one gave me an award. But no matter if I am awake or asleep, whether the Lingtai is clear or drunk, I must be familiar with the art of sailing, and I must not be unfamiliar with it." He smiled and looked at Pei Yanlai: " When the geese come, people who are about to die have good words, and today we open the skylight and speak brightly."

Pei Yanlai nodded: "Say it."

"I have a strong desire for human rights, and Dingrun is my life's painstaking effort. Although I wanted to poach you five years ago, if it hadn't happened to Lao He and myself, I would not agree to your request to go directly to a partner .” Lao Hu has a straight face, but it can be quite scary when straight.

But Pei Yanlai wasn't annoyed at all, and even smiled lightly, "It seems that I'm lucky."

Old Hu seemed to be seeing this man's shameless side for the first time, and choked for a few seconds.

"I don't mean anything else when I say these words." He considered, "It's just that whether I recover or not, please run Dingrun well, and it's troublesome to continue to recruit new partners. However, as long as I am still alive, Dingrun Run will always have a surname of Hu. I hope you will remember this, Yan Lai."

I am a close soldier of the two people who are talking about it. It is a lie to say that my mood is not complicated.

Although Hu Ming secretly reminded him to curb his ambitions, Pei Yanlai would never hang the sword of Damocles on his head.He had nothing to fear, so how could he escape from the throne.

"Okay." Pei Yanlai was neither humble nor overbearing.

The atmosphere is too heavy.

I changed the subject and asked, "Does the institute still keep your illness a secret?"

Lao Hu waved his hand: "Don't worry about it, work hard. I can handle this small matter by myself."

"Okay." After finishing speaking, I put the fruit basket I bought downstairs on the bedside table: "You rest, we won't bother you."

"The hill."

I stepped out of the door with one foot, and Lao Hu suddenly stopped me.

I look back at him.

His face was darkened, and his illness made him look like a teenager within a few months.

"I have taken you under my care for four years, and you have always been reticent, lacking energy, and living as if you are going to die. I can see all of this." Lao Hu smiled: "But it is a good thing that you have changed recently. Happy for you. Really."

"Uncle Hu..."

Old Hu nodded to me: "Come on, kid."

Walking out the door, I closed my eyes and said, "I will."

? Aleph Zero

*Quoting Kipling in Pound: What is a Good Legal Education?

Lao Hu is a terrible father and husband, but he is indeed a good teacher. One size fits one size, and he has no intention of washing him.