Chapter 74 Memories of the Past
Su Qing turned her head and saw a middle-aged man coming in. He looked familiar at first glance, but she couldn't remember his name.
"Uncle Guo, why are you here?" Lu Xinghui's face was full of surprise.
"Xiaohui, how is your father? Is he feeling better?" The person who came in put the things in his hand on the table and went over to take a look at the patient.
He turned around and took a closer look, "Lu Xingchen, it's you." After saying that, he smiled, walked forward and stretched out a hand.
Lu Xingchen politely reached out and touched it. Only now did he remember that it was Director Guo.
It was Director Guo Qingshan who brought the provincial medical team to diagnose me last time.
In fact, Lu Xingchen was also very confused. Gu Qingshan had always given her special care, but she couldn't imagine what kind of relationship he had with her.
Judging from his conversation with Lu Xinghui just now, it seems that the two families are quite close.
I guess she noticed the confusion in his eyes.
Lu Xinghui took out a folding stool from the corner of the ward and opened it next to the bed.
After Guo Qingshan sat down, he slowly said, "Your father was my former leader. When he was a senior official in Jinggu County, I was his secretary! I should have been his first secretary. Even Sun Hao, the current senior official in the county, was once his secretary."
Su Qing suddenly realized what was going on and was surprised that Sun Hao had taken such good care of Lu Xingchen before.
After Guo Qingshan said this, many things became logical when he thought back on them.
"Uncle Guo, since you are my father's former subordinate, do you know some things about my childhood?" Lu Xingchen had too many doubts in his mind, which had been kept in his heart for so many years. He couldn't find the answers and was very anxious.
"Xingchen, actually your father has always cared about you. Even when he was performing special missions in the former confidential unit, he never forgot you. He would send me money and always pay attention to your life. He has his own difficulties." When he said this, tears flashed in Guo Qingshan's eyes.
In fact, Lu Xingchen could feel this. In the orphanage, the director and the nurses were very caring towards him. He never had to worry about food, clothing and other daily necessities.
Later he was adopted by Li Tiejun, who also told him that someone sent him living expenses, but he was still young at that time and didn't know where the living expenses came from.
"You went to the orphanage and were later adopted. All the relevant procedures were handled by me at the instruction of your father. Your father also contributed a lot to your later work arrangements!" Speaking of this, Guo Qingshan's memory went back to the distant past.
"I also helped with your mother's funeral. Let me see the scar on your wrist." Thinking of this, Guo Qingshan looked up at Lu Xingchen, stretched out a hand, and looked very kind.
Lu Xingchen showed the scar on his wrist.
Guo Qingshan looked at it and nodded repeatedly, "It's you, for sure. I didn't expect you to have grown up so fast. Who is this?"
"Uncle Guo, my name is Su Qing. We met before at Jingu County People's Hospital." Su Qing said generously.
"Yes, Xingchen, you married a beautiful wife. Your father will definitely be very happy for you when he knows it!" Guo Qingshan kept nodding.
"Actually, it's been hard for Xiaohui these years. Your father is in poor health, and Xiaohui is responsible for daily care. It's not easy for you two brothers. You lost your mother at such a young age?" Guo Qingshan sighed.
"What happened to Xiaohui's mother?" Lu Xingchen heard the hidden meaning in Guo Qingshan's words and asked hurriedly.
"My mother had a difficult labor and heavy bleeding when she gave birth to me. When the doctor asked for her opinion, she insisted on having a small baby. As a result..." Lu Xinghui burst into tears before he could finish his words.
"My mother passed away just to make a living, and now we don't even know what she looked like? She didn't even leave a photo behind." Lu Xinghui choked up, and every word he said touched people's hearts and moved the listeners.
According to what he said, Lu Xingchen felt that he was much happier than his younger brother. After all, he and his mother had depended on each other for five years. He still vaguely remembered what his mother looked like, as well as the photo of a family of three in his pocket watch.
"Later, Dad felt that his fate was to marry a wife, so he never remarried. It was actually very hard for him to raise me alone. He told me that he really wanted to pick me up, but it was so far away. In those difficult times, he really couldn't help, he was powerless, and he was powerless!"
When Lu Xinghui talked about his childhood, he looked at his father on the hospital bed with concern on his face, and even a hint of pride.
One can imagine how difficult it was for a man to raise a child in an era of material scarcity.
Lu Xingchen's expectations and grievances of more than 30 years disappeared at this moment.
"As his old subordinates, we are very concerned about the old leader's condition. He is always paying attention to your every move. Last time you were hospitalized with injured legs, even though he was sick, he wanted to visit you in person!" Later, I promised him that I would send an expert treatment team to treat the problem, and he was finally relieved.
"Yes, Dad's comrades-in-arms and old subordinates are all over the country. They really give us a lot of care and support." After Lu Xinghui finished speaking, he took out a small notebook from his arms.
Lu Xingchen and Su Qing took it and took turns reading it.
The book records the names of people from all over the country who have helped, the amount of funding provided, a list of items, etc.
It is a thick book, and it contains the heavy gratitude that Lu Xinghui will always remember in his heart.
In fact, a few years ago, Lu Wannian was still in very good health, and his headaches were much less severe than when he was young.
But at that time, all his energy, apart from work, was focused on taking care of Lu Xinhui.
But as Lu Xinhui grew up, found a job and became independent, his health deteriorated.
Especially in the past ten years, with this turbulent situation, he felt that his experiences would affect Lu Xingchen, so he could only take back his thoughts.
It is conceivable that the father, who is over fifty years old, feels guilty about Lu Xingchen even though he is thousands of miles away from her. He is always worried about her and feels very painful every time when the night is quiet.
What an unbearable mental torture this is.
Perhaps only Lu Xingchen, who is also suffering from the pain of lovesickness, can deeply understand this.
Su Qing has never had this kind of feeling of separation from loved ones. He has been able to live with his family since he was born. It seems that this is such a great happiness.
However, the father and son are reunited after a long separation, but the patient on the hospital bed has lost his memory.
Maybe, forgetting the past can be a kind of happiness.
But Lu Xingchen may have some regrets in his heart. A son wants to support his parents but they are no longer around. Now his father is still alive, but in his eyes, he has become a stranger. How does it feel?
Su Qing saw this, and her eyes towards Lu Xingchen became soft and warm.