"Ah, heavens." Zhao Dami rolled her eyes hard, completely at a loss for words.
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After coming out of the noodle shop, at Qin Shiyu's invitation and Zhao Dami's urging, they went to Qin Shiyu's house together.
Qin Shiyu is a local of Rongcheng, with both parents working at Rong University. Her father, Qin Yun, is an English teacher, and her mother, Yun Fang, works in the library. For the convenience of work, although they had long bought a house outside the third ring, the family still lived in the faculty housing of Rong University, only occasionally going to their new home on weekends when they were not busy.
Qin Yongjian, the grandfather, used to work at Rong University and was once the director of the university library. The marriage of Qin's parents was largely due to this old man's efforts. However, this old man has been retired for many years.
This family can be considered a scholarly household.
The house allocated by the school is not very large. With Qin Shiyu's grandfather, the four of them still felt a bit crowded, but the place was very tidy. As soon as you entered, you could smell the scent of ink, and the walls were filled with calligraphy and paintings, exuding a strong cultural atmosphere.
A large white cat was lying in the corner by the sofa. Feeling someone enter, it opened its eyes and glanced, then closed them again, very arrogantly, and continued to sleep.
According to Qin Shiyu, her parents were on a business trip these days, leaving only her and her grandfather at home. However, as soon as they entered, Su Hang heard a faint conversation from a room inside, indicating that there was someone else at home.
"Grandpa Qin, we have guests." Zhao Dami, who clearly came often, called out to the inner room familiarly.
"Is Dami here?"
A hoarse voice came from inside, and then an old man in a wheelchair was pushed out by a fat man.
Seeing the fat man, Su Hang immediately smiled. It turned out that Shuai Yu was also here.
Zhao Dami enthusiastically went over to help push the wheelchair into the living room. The old man raised his head, his gaze falling on Su Hang, "Do we have a new friend?"
"This is my grandfather!" Qin Shiyu introduced to Su Hang.
Su Hang bowed politely to the old man in the wheelchair, "Hello, Grandpa Qin, my name is Su Hang."
"Grandpa, Su Hang is my classmate." Shuai Yu stood behind the wheelchair and said to the old man.
The old man nodded repeatedly, "I've heard of you, the young man who can eat dozens of buns in one meal, right? Sit down, don't beζζ (restrained) at home."
Su Hang was drenched in sweat. Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news spreads a thousand miles. How could a random person know about his astonishing appetite?
"Right, right, the big eater on TV news is this guy." Shuai Yu said repeatedly.
Qin Yongjian laughed, "It's good to be young. Being with you young people makes me feel much younger."
Indeed, although Qin Yongjian looked old, his spirit was not lacking at all. His eyes were very sharp, and at over seventy, to still have such vigor was quite rare. It was clear that he was a very optimistic old man.
"Grandpa Qin, you are already very young." Zhao Dami said with a smile.
"You're just a sweet-talking girl." Qin Yongjian looked back at Zhao Dami and laughed, then sighed, "I can't resist getting old. My legs are not as nimble, and even if I want to be young, I can't."
"It's just old cold legs, right? The weather has been humid and hot these days. It will get better in a few days." Zhao Dami massaged Qin Yongjian's shoulders, and this big sister was quite good at comforting people.
"Ha ha!" Qin Yongjian just shook his head and smiled.
However, Qin Shiyu and Shuai Yu's expressions were a bit off.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing their expressions, Zhao Dami felt that something was amiss and quickly asked.
Qin Shiyu bit her lip, "A few days ago, we went to the hospital for a check-up, and it turned out to be lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans!"
"What disease? Isn't it just old cold legs?" Zhao Dami was stunned, looking very surprised.
Qin Shiyu shook her head, "A few days ago, Grandpa said his legs hurt. We all thought it was just old cold legs, and that taking some medicine and resting for a few days would help. But after several days, it didn't get better. My father took Grandpa to West China Hospital for a check-up and found out it was this disease."
"What exactly is this disease?" Zhao Dami asked.
At this point, Qin Yongjian spoke, "Atherosclerotic plaques deposit on the inner walls of the lower limb arteries. As the plaques grow and the lumen narrows, the patency of the vessel is affected, and the blood flow to the lower limbs decreases. When the lumen narrows to a certain extent or even completely blocks, the blood supply to the lower limbs cannot meet the needs, leading to lower limb ischemia, which is called lower limb arteriosclerosis obliterans."
Rong University was originally composed of three universities, one of which was West China Medical University, which merged in the year 2000 to form the current Rong University. Qin Yongjian was originally from West China Medical University and worked at West China Hospital for a few years. However, he later changed his career and returned to teaching, eventually working in the Rong University library. Although he spent the latter part of his life doing things unrelated to medicine, he still had some knowledge of pathology.
"Is it hard to treat?" The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and Zhao Dami asked again.
Qin Shiyu bit her lip and didn't say anything.
Shuai Yu said, "Grandpa is old and can't withstand the strain. The doctor said that for now, we can only maintain the condition with medication to prevent it from getting worse."
"What happens if it gets worse?" Su Hang asked.
"Amputation!" Shuai Yu spat out two words.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the living room became very somber.
"What are you all doing? I'm still alive and well. It's not a terminal illness. At worst, I'll have my legs amputated, so what?" Seeing his granddaughter and grandson with their heads hanging low, Qin Yongjian couldn't help but speak up.
"Grandpa, don't say that." Qin Shiyu squatted down, her head gently resting on Qin Yongjian's leg, looking like she was about to cry.
"Don't worry, Grandpa is still strong. I can live for another twenty years!" Qin Yongjian lovingly stroked Qin Shiyu's hair, "It's just two legs. As long as our family is together, I'm content."
It was truly touching!
Su Hang really didn't want to ruin the atmosphere, but he couldn't help but speak up, "Grandpa Qin, can I take a look at your legs?"
"Huh?"
Everyone was stunned. Qin Yongjian looked up at Su Hang and smiled, "Two rotten legs, what's there to see?"
Qin Shiyu and the others also looked at Su Hang with puzzled expressions. Why look at the legs? Was he planning to take a photo and post it on social media? That would be a bit too much, wouldn't it?