not can't lose

Chapter 20

When the nanny brought Lin Xiao into the house, Ning Zhien was in her own emotions.

Ning Zhien was sitting on the sofa in the tea room, with several large photo albums on the table in front of her.

When Lin Xiao entered the room, Ning Zhien came back to his senses and asked him, "Xiao Xiao, why are you here? Are you here to see your brother?"

Many children nowadays are very self-centered, and most of them are impatient with the face-saving manner of the older generation. At least, in Ning Zhien's mind, Lin Xiao is not the type of child who visits the elders specially.

Gui Yuanyuan also complained about Lin Xiao to Ning Zhien, saying: "Unless you ask me for money, you won't contact me. I'm afraid this child is closer to Ning Qiu than to me."

Ning Zhien could only comfort Gui Yuanyuan's complaints, "Xiaoxiao is a boy, of course he prefers to talk to his brother, but he definitely loves his mother more. Right?"

Although Gui Yuanyuan was helpless, she had no other options.

Probably in the eyes of everyone in the family, Lin Xiao is still a child, even though he is almost 23 years old.

Ning Zhien knew that Lin Xiao was here to see him, so he must be looking for Ning Qiu.

Lin Xiao really nodded, "Yes. Brother, is he there?"

Ning Zhien said: "I drove back to City S just now. I didn't finish talking to him, and he left in a hurry. This happens every time. The phone call for overtime is like a reminder, and I can't sleep at home all night. Back then When I agreed with him to enter the current unit, I still thought it was a good unit with guarantees, but I never thought it would be like this.”

Ning Zhien's words were just talking, and he didn't think that a child like Lin Xiao who "plays more than everything" in his head would listen to him.

Unexpectedly, Lin Xiao not only listened to it, but also said: "Brother, he is not in good health. He always coughs in autumn and winter, and he works a lot of overtime. Auntie, do you want to find a Chinese medicine doctor for him? Or go to the hospital examine?"

Seeing that Lin Xiao could speak "human language", Ning Zhien was very surprised and moved, and told him to go to his side, saying: "Their unit has a physical examination every year. I asked him, and he said it's fine. Why are you coughing again?"

Lin Xiao walked up to Ning Zhien, and saw that the photo album on the table was Ning Qiu's when he was a child. He was suddenly full of curiosity, and looked through it, "I have a dry cough at night, I heard it several times."

Ning Zhien let out an "ah" and said frowningly, "He said he didn't find anything wrong with the CT scan, but he also knows a few good doctors in respiratory medicine, but your brother has a stubborn temper and always says he doesn't have time, so he won't go there." Look. What can I do with him? He answers everything I say, but he doesn’t take it to heart. I think if you talk about him, he might still take it to heart.”

"Ah?" Lin Xiao suddenly became nervous, "Why do you think he will listen to what I have to say?"

Ning Zhien: "What's wrong? He cares about you and will listen to your advice. When he was at work, I said I would buy him a car, but he didn't want it. You lived in his house, and in a hurry to pick you up to school Go buy the current car, and don't want me to pay him, otherwise, you can buy a better one."

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Brother, he is a person with a cold face and a warm heart. The same is true for you, auntie."

Ning Zhien sighed, and said: "It's not as good as you said, I know, he blames me in his heart, and doesn't kiss me."

Lin Xiao usually doesn't like to talk about these mother-in-laws, but when Ning Qiu is involved, he always talks more, saying: "How come, you are his mother."

Ning Zhien took out the smaller photo album at the bottom, flipped to the front, and said, "Look, this is a photo of Ning Qiu not long after he was born, and it's still in the incubator in the hospital."

Lin Xiao took several pictures of Ning Qiu when he was a child with his mobile phone, and now he took the picture that Ning Zhien was pointing at. In the picture is a very old-fashioned incubator, which looks old, and Ning Qiu inside It's also very small, because the photos are a little blurry, and basically the facial features cannot be seen clearly.

"Ah, he was like this when he was just born." Lin Xiao thought so, with a smile on his face.

Ning Zhien said: "He was born prematurely. He was like a little mouse when he was born. I was afraid to touch him. I thought he wouldn't be able to support him. How can I imagine that he has grown so tall now."

Lin Xiao carefully observed the photo. Ning Qiu in the photo really looked like a hairless mouse. He was very surprised. He knew that Ning Qiu was born prematurely, but he never thought that he would be so young because of premature birth. , so shocking, but also distressing.

Ning Zhien sighed and said: "I was young at the time, only seventeen or eighteen years old. I was so ignorant that I didn't even know I was pregnant. Later, my mother found out about my problem and took me for a checkup, and found that I was actually pregnant. He scolded me and forced me to ask who the father of my child was. I panicked at that time, alas, I was so ignorant."

Lin Xiao knew that Ning Qiu was the child of Ning Zhien who was born out of wedlock, but he didn't know about these things.

Lin Xiao stared softly at Ning Qiu, who had the size of a hand in the photo. For some reason, he felt very sad and sore all of a sudden.

Ning Zhien wanted to confide: "My mother took me to induce labor, but the baby was so big, and after the induced labor, the baby was alive, and the crying sound was as small as a mouse, but it kept crying and didn't stop. A living baby The child, who could bear to throw him away, sent him to the incubator to raise him. When Lin Xiao was induced, the scalp on his head hadn't fully grown. I thought he had grown his head There will be a piece of hair missing on the top, but I didn't expect his hair to be okay. It's really strange."

Lin Xiao looked at Ning Zhien in shock, his mind went blank for a while, he didn't know that Ning Qiu was born like this.

No wonder, Ning Qiu's health is still so poor.

Ning Zhien himself seemed to have some understanding, and said: "Ning Qiu's lungs are not good now, and he tends to cough at night in autumn and winter. Maybe it's because he cried a lot when he was a child and hurt his lungs."

Lin Xiao stared blankly at the baby in the photo album, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Ning Zhien didn't seem to realize that what she said was very cruel, and her tone was full of nostalgia, "It was really not easy back then, such a small child, but he has grown up so big. He was sick from time to time when he was a child, and within a month Li lived in the hospital for more than half a month. My mother’s retirement salary was basically spent on seeing him. pass him."

Lin Xiao felt the pain.

Ning Qiu's constant coughing at night came to his mind. Apart from coughing, he was also prone to migraines, and his stomach was not very good, so he was always very thin, and he couldn't gain weight by eating anything.

Ning Qiu must be suffering from illness, but he never seems to tell anyone.

Lin Xiao said to Ning Zhien: "Auntie, I have something to do, I have to go."

Ning Zhien stopped her endless recollection of the past, and said, "You are leaving. Did your father promise to give you money?"

Lin Xiao said: "No. But I will think of other ways."

Ning Zhien said: "Your father is old-fashioned. Your sister, she doesn't necessarily want to see you well. You still have to think more about yourself."

"Well. Thank you." Lin Xiao didn't want to talk to her about this matter, so he left quickly.

Lin Xiao drove back to City S at night. He called Ning Qiu, but the voice said that Ning Qiu's mobile phone was not in the service area. Lin Xiao had to give up and drove directly to Ning Qiu's house. Ning Qiu was still working overtime at work and did not come home. .

Lin Xiao cleaned the house again, until late at night, Ning Qiu still did not come back, he called Ning Qiu, but still could not get through.

This feeling of not being able to be contacted is very painful, but Lin Xiao has no better way. He could have waited at home until Ning Qiu came home, but he really didn't want to wait, so he drove to Ning Qiu On the side of the road not far from the entrance of the unit, so that whenever Ning Qiu drives out of the unit, he can see him immediately.

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In the early morning, Ning Qiu was still working overtime, and someone asked him to answer an internal call.

When Ning Qiu took Lin Xiao out, he was very surprised, and asked Lin Xiao who had been locked in a small dark room for several hours, "Are you doing nothing? What are you doing here?"

Lin Xiao was very confused. He didn't expect that he would be arrested and taken away just sitting in the car waiting for Ning Qiu. He was taken aback, but he quickly sorted out the situation before calming down. To be honest, They came to look for Ning Qiu, but luckily they were brought out by Ning Qiu in the end.

Lin Xiao said: "I called you, but I couldn't get through. I wanted to wait for you on the road next to your unit. As soon as you come out, I can see you."

Ning Qiu sighed: "Go home and go to sleep. I still have something to do. Don't do this kind of thing in the future. We don't allow parking and staying here. Be careful of being regarded as a spy."

Lin Xiao: "Aren't you going back with me?"

Ning Qiu said: "The matter here is a bit complicated, you should go back quickly."

Lin Xiao: "Then when will you go home?"

Ning Qiu: "I don't know yet. Don't wait for me."

Ning Qiu looked at Lin Xiao with tired eyes, which made Lin Xiao even more distressed.

Lin Xiao said, "Can I give you a hug?"

Ning Qiu: "No, there is monitoring."

Lin Xiao thought about it: "Then I'm leaving."

Ning Qiu waved to him, "Go back quickly. I'll go back when I finish my work."