Chapter 401 Dong Hanmei fainted again
During evening self-study, Zhan Mengyan asked for leave from her homeroom teacher, Teacher Yan, and went straight to the home of her second sister Dong Hanmei.
The door of Dong Hanmei's second sister's house was locked - no one was at home.
Zhan Mengyan went to her neighbor's house to inquire about the news and saw Tongtong doing homework.
"Aunt Mengyan, are you here to look for my Aunt Hanmei? She went to the hospital for treatment. My father and mother also went there. Can you take me to the hospital too? I miss them..."
While Tongtong was talking, he held the corner of Zhan Mengyan's clothes with one hand and shook it continuously.
"Tongtong, it's best for children to avoid going to the hospital. Dad, mom, and your aunt will be back to pick you up soon. Practice writing well. When dad, mom, and aunt see how well behaved you are, they will definitely reward you."
As Zhan Mengyan spoke, she gently stroked Tongtong's round little head with her hand.
The neighbor's aunt also tried to persuade Tongtong with kind words, and finally Tongtong let go of the hand that was holding Zhan Mengyan's clothes.
The neighbor aunt sent Zhan Mengyan to the gate.
"Dong Hanmei is so lucky to have a classmate like you! She is still concerned about her classmate's illness and comes to visit again. When Tongtong just left for school this morning, Dong Chunmei asked someone to tell me that her elder sister Dong Lamei was also in the hospital. I heard that she had advanced bone cancer, so she asked me to help take care of Tongtong for a few more days. Alas... How come both sisters are sick..."
When the neighbor aunt spoke, she spoke in a low voice and turned back to look at Tongtong who was doing homework.
"Auntie, I'm going to the hospital to see Dong Hanmei. Tongtong, thank you for taking care of her..."
When Zhan Mengyan was speaking, she looked at the neighbor aunt's kind face and wanted to tell her the news that Teacher Dong Lamei had passed away, but she swallowed the words back. She wanted to go to the hospital to prove it in person.
"Maybe Teacher Dong, Dong Lamei, will miraculously wake up now..."
Zhan Mengyan thought to herself and said goodbye to the neighbor aunt.
Zhan Mengyan came to the hospital and found out Dong Hanmei's ward.
When Zhan Mengyan walked into the ward, she was stunned by Dong Hanmei in front of her.
Dong Hanmei's eyes were hollow, her pupils were dilated but unfocused, her eyelids were stiff for a long time, occasionally blinking slowly, as if staring into the void, losing her reaction to the outside world, her face was as pale as paper, her lips were slightly open but no sound came out, her chin was slightly drooping, her whole face seemed to be frozen, her hands and feet were wooden and still like statues. Occasionally, her hands and feet trembled slightly unconsciously. She repeatedly stroked the corners of her clothes or hair, her movements were mechanical and repetitive, revealing her mental distraction after her inner collapse. Suddenly, she cried silently again, her tears fell but her face was expressionless. She was like a puppet whose soul had been drained out. Tears and trembling were the instincts of her body, and her consciousness had long been lost in the abyss of despair...
"Dong Hanmei! Dong Hanmei! How did you become like this? You were fine last night... Look who I am, look who I am! I am Zhan Mengyan! I'm here to see you, please talk to me!"
Zhan Mengyan called out while caressing Dong Hanmei's face and hands...
But despite Ren Zhan Mengyan's calls and caresses again and again, Dong Hanmei did not respond to the sounds and movements around her. She was like a shell.
"Sister Mengyan, please stop shouting... Dong Hanmei insisted on going with me to sell breakfast this morning, and she saw my elder sister coming to the hospital for emergency treatment. She waited like crazy at the door of the emergency room, and finally... finally saw my elder sister pass away after the rescue efforts failed, and she was sent from the emergency room to the morgue covered with a white sheet, and she... she fainted again, and when she woke up again, she was like this..."
While the second sister Dong Chunmei was speaking, she was already crying.