half-baked life

Chapter 88 Can you still talk to Jiang He?

"...Dad, don't stay in bed and get up quickly! You promised to send Duoduo to school today, but Duoduo is already late!"

At three past 7 o'clock in the morning, Li Tao stood in the entrance hall, putting on a coat and listening to what was going on in the master bedroom.

Her daughter, Xiong Duoduo, was trying to wake up Xiong Yunhao, who was writing in his notebook until after three o'clock in the morning before going to bed, but obviously failed, because apart from her voice, Li Tao didn't hear any movement from her husband.

She looked at the time and estimated that she would be able to send Duoduo off in time.

"Duoduo, let daddy sleep a little longer. Mommy will send you to school today, okay?" She raised her voice to discuss with her daughter.

But Xiong Duoduo didn't run out of the bedroom immediately as usual. Just as Li Tao was about to shout again, she heard her daughter suddenly burst into tears and shouted "Daddy" loudly while crying, her voice full of fear and panic.

Li Tao's heart suddenly tightened. Her first reaction at the time was that Xiong Yunhao had a cerebral infarction due to staying up late. She rushed towards the master bedroom, forgetting that she was only wearing one high-heeled shoe. , almost sprained his foot in panic.

"What's wrong, Duoduo? What's wrong with dad?" Li Tao rushed into the bedroom and immediately picked up her daughter who was lying on Xiong Yunhao's body.

"Dad...wuwu...Dad, he can't get up!"

Xiong Duoduo cried so hard that he was out of breath, with tears rolling down his cheeks. Li Tao looked down and found that Xiong Yunhao was lying on the bed with a strange expression and struggling wildly. He looked like he was teasing Duoduo. Play with each other.

"Old Xiong, what's the matter with you? You don't know how to joke. Look, you scared Duoduo!"

Li Tao slapped Xiong Yunhao's thigh in disgust, turned around and comforted her daughter with a smile, "Don't cry Duoduo, daddy is fine, daddy is joking with you!"

But Xiong Duoduo just shook his head. She was too young and couldn't speak clearly when she was anxious, so she could only keep pointing at Xiong Yunhao.

"Old Xiong, get up quickly, or Duoduo will still..." Before Li Tao could finish her words, she realized that something was indeed wrong with Xiong Yunhao.

His expression was not weird, but stiff after losing control of his muscles. He was sweating profusely from struggling, but even a simple movement like sitting up became extremely difficult. He seemed to be stuck in a muddy and slippery swamp. On the ground, I struggled and turned with all my strength, but I still couldn't get out.

"He seemed to be caught by the bed that day. In the end, Duoduo and I helped him up. At that time, the muscles all over the old bear were spasming, and the sheets were wet with cold sweat... He Later he told me that he really wanted to shout, but he couldn't."

If Li Tao hadn't said it, Jiang He wouldn't have known that diagnosing ALS was not an easy task.

"It took half a year to finally get the diagnosis, and it's been almost two years now. The old bear was paralyzed last month. I was alone, and I couldn't give him a bath."

"Have you ever thought about hiring a caregiver?" Jiang He asked.

"I've asked for one before, but the average nurse doesn't know how to take care of people with ALS. In August last year, when I was feeding him a meal, my aunt didn't pay attention, and the old bear choked and almost suffocated. Fortunately, the ambulance arrived in time... so I simply resigned and now take care of him full-time.”

After listening to Li Tao's story, Jiang He didn't know what to say for a moment. Expressing sympathy would be too condescending, while speaking outright about admiration would be suspected of consuming suffering. In the end, she just nodded lightly.

"I've read through the agreement, and everything else is fine. Just this one, it says that the whole bathing process will be 'video-recorded'. Can I not do it?"

"I'm afraid this won't work. The purpose of recording the whole process is to protect the rights and interests of bath assistants and customers. Once a problem occurs, it is easier to collect evidence. But don't worry, after both parties confirm that there are no problems with the video, we will delete all backups. Absolutely no It will reveal any customer privacy, I will add this directly to the agreement, what do you think?"

"That's great, no trouble, right?" Jiang He's assurance obviously made Li Tao very satisfied.

"It's not troublesome. Next time we come to help with bathing, I will bring the revised agreement."

"Thank you, Jiang He. It's mainly because of the old Xiong's situation. I'm still hiding it from his grandma. I'm worried that the video will be posted online and the elderly will see it or hear about it, and they won't be able to bear the blow."

After Li Tao finished speaking, she smiled sheepishly at Jiang He, "After all, I knew about it at the beginning and was punished, but I haven't changed yet."

"...What are you thinking about? I'm so lost in thought that the light has been green for a while!"

Jiang Xiaoping patted Jiang He's shoulder several times. Jiang He, who was lost in memories, noticed that the urging horns behind him had become louder and drove quickly.

"I just thought about Xiong Yunhao. He is so young and has a small child." Jiang He couldn't help but sigh. She checked specifically and found that the survival time of ALS is generally 3 to 5 years, and most likely will not exceed 10 years. But even if Xiong Yunhao lived for 10 years, and Duoduo was not yet an adult at that time.

"We will definitely encounter more similar situations in the future. We have to be more professional." Jiang Xiaoping persuaded, "Why don't you think about what to do about Boss Gu? I see that more and more people are criticizing him online. More and more."

"I am just a bath assistant now. Boss Gu has a professional team, so I don't need to worry about it."

Jiang He really felt that way, but she obviously didn't believe what her mother meant, "You don't worry? Are you cutting and writing there every day?" "Didn't I promise to give you two little red flowers?" Flowers!" Jiang He explained, and Jiang Xiaoping immediately laughed twice, "You two little red flowers are quite heavy!"

"Grandma, I passed the practical test!"

During lunch the next day, Gu Xiabeier chatted excitedly with Liang Xiujing.

Since the last "fan meeting", the relationship between Gu Xia and Lao'er has improved by leaps and bounds. They come here every day to order without saying anything, and they even eat together, and they do so confidently. From time to time, they even order dishes, watching Jiang He Come on, it kind of means "it's easy to invite gods but hard to send them away".

"Xiaoxia is so awesome! Did you stay up late yesterday? You have dark circles under your eyes. Come on, eat more meat to make up for it. This young man must stay up less late. Staying up late consumes the most energy!"

As Liang Xiujing spoke, she gave Gu Xia a large piece of stewed beef brisket. Jiang He saw this and immediately cleared his throat loudly.

Gu Xia hurriedly put the piece of beef brisket into Jiang He's bowl, but Jiang He held the bowl away and stretched it straight in front of Lao'er.

"You are so old, and you are jealous of Xiao Xia!" Liang Xiujing said with disdain, but she still gave Jiang He a piece.

Jiang He stuffed the piece of beef brisket into her mouth, took another mouthful of rice, and then got off the table. She made herself a cup of coffee, and while drinking, she moved closer to Jiang Xiaoping, who was leaning on the bar and eating fruit.

"Mom, tell me the truth, is my grandma...a little bit patriarchal?"

"It's not about favoring boys over girls. I think it's more likely that the old lady values ​​sex over girls. Mr. Gu came back this time with a handful of flowers. Those who wanted to fool him didn't succeed. The old lady Just looking at it, I’m almost going to be deceived.”

"It was lame to begin with." Jiang He corrected.

Jiang Xiaoping glanced at her speechlessly, then laughed angrily, "You, just follow me!"

"What else? I want to eat an apple, ah!" Jiang He opened his mouth wide at her mother. Jiang Xiaoping shook her head, and finally picked the biggest piece for her and fed it to her mouth.

"Boss Gu, how is your choice? I would recommend these two."

As soon as Gu Xia put down the bowls and chopsticks, Jiang He handed over the information of the two customers. The time for visiting to help with bathing was Saturday this week and Wednesday next week respectively.

"The elderly people in these two families are in relatively good health, and the family members are relatively easy to communicate with. More importantly, the living conditions at home are good, which is very suitable for shooting. What do you think? If there is no problem, let's meet then?"

Jiang He's first words were normal, but the last sentence obviously meant to see off the guests.

"Jiang He, I passed the practical examination, which means that I am now the official bath assistant of Jieping, right? This means that Aunt Jiefang and I are the same as you. I can participate in all the bathing assistance.”

"Of course." Jiang He nodded in agreement.

"But it's not necessary. What's more, Xiong Yunhao won't accept filming this afternoon, so you won't have any material if you go."

"It doesn't matter, I just want to practice it. Besides, Xiong Yunhao is an adult male. I think it will be more convenient if I am here, right?"

Jiang He frowned and looked at Gu Xia, as if he was a math problem master. After a while, she laughed helplessly, "Gu Xia, I don't think it's worth it, really."

"It's really not worth it." Li Mingchu advised him the same way last night.

"I'm really convinced. I'm convinced with my heart and my words. Even if we draw this round... No, just think I lose, okay? I'll take your assistant to pick up the car tomorrow."

Li Mingchu's "grandson" pretense during this period was very effective. Not only was it reflected in his business, but his weight was also expressed vividly. The big-name suit he just bought at the end of last year was only worn once, and his trousers could no longer be buttoned. .

He decided to lose weight and started running at night on Friday last week. It was just 5 kilometers from his home to the downstairs of the company. But that day, he noticed that the company floor was brightly lit even though he was far away. He thought it was because the employees were in a hurry to leave work. Forgot to turn off the lights.

When he came up to take a look, he found that it was Gu Xia. He stayed away from home in the middle of the night and was studying the practical videos of bathing aids there. Moreover, Gu Xia not only watched them, he also practiced with them without any real objects. He muttered something in his mouth. Some formulas and the like, at first glance it looked like he was possessed by an evil spirit. Not to mention how scary it was, Li Mingchu immediately raised the white flag and surrendered.

"No." What's terrible is that Gu Xia simply doesn't accept the victory that comes to his door.

"You still have to catch up, right? So what if you catch up? Can you still talk to Jiang Hezhen?"

Li Mingchu stood in front of the projector with his arms folded, feeling that it was necessary to have a good chat with Gu Xia.

(End of this chapter)