Chapter 257 Fragments

Zhang Zian watched Fei Na and Xue Shizi run away, picked up Zhulan and went back to the second floor.

Guo Dongyue and Aunt Bai had already entered the room, the door was ajar, he pushed the door open and closed the door.

The common problem of old houses is poor indoor lighting, and this house is no exception. There are quite a lot of sundries in the house, but it is clean. It seems that Aunt Bai is quite diligent.

Although the house is old, the electrical appliances are very new. It should be bought by Guo Dongyue.

The smell of food wafted from the kitchen, as well as Guo Dongyue's anxious voice.

"Mom, put down the spoon quickly and let Aunt Bai do it."

"Come on, old sister-in-law, give it to me."

Zhang Zian walked over following the sound, stood at the kitchen door and looked in.

A pot of soup was simmering on the gas stove, and Guo Dongyue and Aunt Bai were sandwiching an old woman in an apron with short ear-length hair, coaxing and taking the long spoon out of her hand. The eyes of the old woman flickered, sometimes they were as clear as a normal person, and sometimes they were blank.

"Swallow, who is this? It looks familiar." The old woman asked Aunt Bai in confusion.

"Old sister-in-law, this is your son Xiaoyue." Aunt Bai took the long spoon, opened the lid to check the heat, dipped the spoon into the soup and stirred it a little, then put the lid back on. She said this sentence very skillfully, as smoothly and naturally as if she had said it countless times.

"My son..." The old woman smiled and looked at Guo Dongyue, her eyes lit up instantly, her lips parted slightly to say something, Guo Dongyue also looked at her expectantly.

However, in the next second, the brilliance in her eyes faded away, and her gaze went straight past him, staring at the wall clock on the wall, as if Guo Dongyue was a transparent person, and murmured: "Why hasn't Xiaoyue come back yet? Is the teacher procrastinating again..."

This is one of the obvious characteristics of Alzheimer's disease. Patients do not see things with peripheral vision like normal people. Their vision is blurred, even if they are a few centimeters next to the wall clock, they will turn a blind eye.

In just a few seconds, the expression on Guo Dongyue's face changed from heaven to hell.

Aunt Bai turned down the heat of the gas stove, put the long spoon aside, and said comfortingly: "The doctor has already said that this disease cannot be reversed, so don't be too sad."

"Yes, yes..." Guo Dongyue felt lost, and smiled awkwardly,

"Aunt Bai, you are right."

"This is fate!" Aunt Bai folded her hands on her stomach and said seriously: "I know you young people don't believe in this, but this is fate, and my old sister-in-law deserves to suffer this—but you Thinking, at least this disease won’t hurt or feel uncomfortable, and it’s much better than many worse diseases.”

Zhang Zian felt that what she said was not unreasonable, and it could indeed play a comforting role. Alzheimer's syndrome is a terminal illness, but it will leave enough company and farewell time for the relatives and friends of the patient. From this perspective, this is a very benevolent terminal illness...but the blow to the soul is too heavy.

At this time, Mother Guo noticed Zhang Zian standing at the door of the kitchen, she was slightly taken aback, and asked, "Excuse me, are you..."

Zhang Zian gave full play to his usual ability to speak freely, and replied without thinking: "My surname is Zhang, and I am Guo Dongyue's teacher. I am here today for a home visit."

Guo Dongyue: "..."

Zhang Zian speaks in a serious manner, telling nonsense without blinking an eye. If Guo Dongyue hadn't already understood his character, he might really believe it.

Mother Guo believed it. She froze for a moment, then said nervously: "Dongyue...is he alright? Did something happen at school? It's so late and he hasn't come home yet..."

Zhang Zian smiled calmly, "Nothing happened, because he is on duty today, so he will come back later."

"Oh, then I'm relieved." Mother Guo breathed a sigh of relief.

Guo Dongyue and Aunt Bai looked at each other in astonishment, because they found that Guo's mother had really relaxed, her whole person's spirit was different from before, and her face glowed with a serene and peaceful look.

Especially Guo Dongyue, he suddenly felt like he was being tricked by nature - every time he tried his best to tell her the truth, it was a kind of torture for her and him, but it was not as good as Zhang Zian's light lie.

He repeatedly checked in his heart, his mother looked at the watch frequently at noon every day, and kept talking about why Xiao Dongyue hadn't come back yet, why didn't he think of using a harmless lie to reassure her?

The same is true for Aunt Bai. She takes care of Guo’s mother every day. Every day at noon, Guo’s mother is restless. At first, she would say that Dongyue has grown up and has her own job. She doesn’t have to wait for him to come back for dinner. She will feel bored after a long time. , Gradually adopt an attitude of ignoring, or casually perfunctory.

"Mr. Zhang, please sit down." Mother Guo graciously let Zhang Zian into the living room and asked him to sit down.

Zhang Zian acted like a teacher, sat on the sofa with peace of mind, and crossed his legs.

"Mr. Zhang, I don't think I've seen you before. May I ask which subject you teach?" Mother Guo asked cautiously.

Zhang Zian said: "Chinese, and I'm still his head teacher."

"Ah? Isn't the teacher in charge Mr. Liu? Has someone changed?" Mother Guo was taken aback.

"It's changed. I'm the new head teacher, and Teacher Liu is on maternity leave."

"Maternity leave?" Mother Guo was taken aback again, "Ms. Liu is a man!"

"..." Zhang Zian responded accordingly, "It's a man, but his wife gave birth to a child, and he accompanied him on maternity leave... Let's not talk about this, let's talk about your child."

Guo Dongyue waved to Aunt Bai, and asked her to continue cooking, and stayed in the living room silently watching Zhang Zian talking with his mother. At this time, the mother seemed to be in a good state, concentrated, thinking smoothly, and speaking appropriately. She had a normal reaction to every word Zhang Zian said, and she couldn't tell that she was a patient with Alzheimer's syndrome.

He understood why, she was very concerned about her son's performance at school, which made her remaining normal brain cells run at full speed, like a pile of dying bonfires being reawakened by a sudden breeze. Unlike a bonfire that burns faster, it's clearly good for her to have her brain cells running full throttle.

Zhang Zian didn't know what Guo Dongyue was like when he was in middle school, but the real situation didn't matter at all, he just praised the son in her memory as much as possible without any trace, every word made the wrinkles at the corners of Guo's mother's eyes bloom like flowers.

Sometimes, what people with Alzheimer's syndrome don't need is the truth, because the truth is quickly forgotten, what they need more is care and happiness. Guo Dongyue is an overly serious person, he doesn't have the ability to talk nonsense with open eyes like Zhang Zian, his worry about his mother makes him always sullen, sometimes even he hates his own face.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and my mother was awake for a long time this time. How much Guo Dongyue hoped that time could slow down its pace and let this moment stay here... If he was the one who sat in front of her and talked eloquently, he would better.

Zhang Zian changed the subject and asked Mother Guo: "I heard that you have two parrots at home, right?"

A smile appeared on Guo's mother's face, "Yes, my parrot... my parrot... my parrot..."

Her mind was suddenly fragmented, like a clock whose hands were stuck, repeating the same sentence over and over again.