Chaoying's small group [Zhongyingmei]

The new week begins again.

Daisy returned to the kindergarten, sat next to Sheldon as usual, took two dolphin badges from the weekend trip to the aquarium, and gave one to Sheldon and one to Missy.

She was happy to share what she saw and heard in the aquarium. She waved her hands and told Shelton: "Dolphins fly up, hoo..."

"That's called jumping out of the water." Sheldon said while reading a book.

His growth is obvious to all. After reading one more book yesterday, his speech and words became different today. After only a few weeks of homework, he was able to point out a slight spelling error made by the principal when he wrote the questions. .

The principal's expression at that time was so wonderful that Sophia didn't dare to recall it.

"Jump out of the water." Daisy read slowly after Sheldon.

One of the things she admires most about Sheldon is that he can always say complex words that other children can't say, and sometimes he can say idioms, such as "Actions speak louder than words", which he speaks effortlessly.

After all, Sheldon is not the same as an ordinary three-year-old kindergarten child, but Daisy is not in contact with ordinary people, so she doesn't dislike Sheldon's intelligence, on the contrary, she loves him when she doesn't know what worship is. His cleverness gave birth to some admiration.

Without squinting, Sheldon stretched out his hand and took Daisy's badge.

The floating dolphin pattern on the badge felt very good to the touch, which made him look a little bit like a happy expression, but this expression quickly faded as the pages of the book were turned.

The little old man appeared again.

Daisy and Missy played house with finger puppets, and felt bored after playing for a while, then turned to look at Sheldon, who had already read half of the book.

She came over with the puppet, squatted down beside him obediently, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Sheldon gave her the book cover to take a look.

"The Secret of the Human Body".

Daisy didn't know so many complicated words yet, she stared at the title of the book for a while, and then asked him again: "What does the book say?"

"I see how people grow old now." Sheldon said.

Daisy knows what "old" is.

Her father said that her hair and beard are gray, and when she can't walk, she becomes old.

So is growing old a joyous thing, like a child grows up.

Daisy thought about it.

Shelton shook his head: "My grandma is at this age, and every time she celebrates her birthday, she sighs quietly. She knows that when she is very old, she will die."

His face was very calm: "The book says that this is the law of nature."

A three-year-old child is a rising sun that has just emerged from the sea level, and will not cry for the laws of nature.

"What is death?" Daisy asked again, "Sheldon?"

Shelton didn't like others to disturb him while he was reading, but she was thirsty for knowledge and asked a few questions in a row, but he didn't make him impatient. Half of it was on Daisy's lap, and he pointed to a line of words on it and read to her.

"It was a long farewell."

Daisy seemed to understand, and nodded.

After school this afternoon, Tony came to the kindergarten to pick up his daughter.

He may not be free at this time every day, but he still tries to do his work at other times. Thinking about getting off the driver's seat and seeing the lively daughter running out of the small red door of the kindergarten at first sight, it is also a It's a very rewarding and fulfilling event.

Being a parent and a child, how long can such ordinary and warm life moments last day after day.

Tuanzi got into the car by himself today.

She opened the car door with one hand, and clung to her father with the other. With two short legs, she got into the car, and when she climbed into the safety seat, she knew how to buckle the seat belt herself.

"Sophie said to do her own thing, Dad." Daisy said.

Tony sneered.

He sat in the driver's seat, closed the car door, fastened his seat belt and was about to drive when the phone screen flickered and a call came, so he picked it up and listened to it.

"Hello."

Tony said a short sentence.

Then he fell silent and stared straight ahead, only listening to a voice in the phone receiver whispering something. After a few words, there were endless busy tones.

Tuanzi put his little hand on his ear, imitating his father's phone call.

Before school, the minions wanted her to bring a little badass phone watch, but Tony refused.Besides, she couldn't use a phone at her age.

"Who's on the phone, Dad?" Daisy asked.

Tony hung up the phone, looked at the caller number for a while, turned off the screen, started the car and said, "It's someone you know."

He then asked Jarvis to call up the schedule for the past few days to take a look, pondered for a moment, and instructed the smart housekeeper to delete all unnecessary arrangements, and postpone the work that had to be done for two days.

"May I ask for leave from the kindergarten for you these two days?" The old father looked at his daughter in the rearview mirror, "We have to go out for a while."

"Where are you going?" Daisy asked.

She also let out a "Huh", a little surprised, thinking that today Sheldon said that he would lend her "Secrets of the Human Body" after reading it, and it might take several days to get it from him.

Tony said: "Go to see the patient."

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Daisy had never visited a patient in a hospital, still less in a hospital in Westchester.

It was close to lunch time when the Stark father and daughter arrived in Westchester. The September sun was as hot as a gypsy girl. Floating in the middle of the sky.

Tuanzi held a big and long flower in his hand, which was a sunflower picked at the door of his house. Wendy sprinkled a handful of seeds on a whim, but the growth was gratifying, and summer happened to be the flowering period, so it bloomed lively and crowded. a large piece of

Sooner or later the Stark house becomes a flower garden.Although it has almost become a flower garden.

"I'll take the car to the parking lot," Happy said to his boss, lowering the driver's window.

Daisy took her father's hand, walked into the hospital gate, and looked around curiously.

The hospital is really quiet, there are many people filling out forms at the reception desk, there are hurried footsteps in the corridor, the adults walk so fast, as if the wind is blowing from their feet.

Daisy held and held the flower stem in her little hand.

The reason why they want to come here all of a sudden is because Tony got a call yesterday that Grandma Roxy fell while riding a heavy machine and is now in the hospital.

It's been a long time since Roxy.

But she has always been thinking about the little Daisy of the Stark family. Every holiday, she can receive cards and gifts from her. Last time, she had a video with Daisy, but because the background was a racetrack, Tony hung up the phone very quickly. .

I didn't expect to meet again in the hospital.

Daisy felt as if she and her father had walked through similar corridors one after another, and hadn't come to the end yet.

But inside each slightly opened door is a different scene.

She saw the smiles of a few people, but most of the people in the hospital didn't smile. Their faces were sullen, and there were occasional low-pitched crying sounds, as if encountering unsolvable difficulties, and the only way to feel better was to cry to no avail.

Hospitals are really not a happy place.

Daisy can understand adults' distress a little bit.

She was also very unhappy when her father was sick.

Is sickness the same as aging, is it also a natural law?

If it is something that goes with the flow, why does it bring so much sadness?

Tuanzi felt a little bit sad because he saw other patients' sad, but the moment he opened the door of the ward and saw Roxy, it became a lot of sad.

When she heard that she was going to see Grandma Roxy, Daisy still had lingering fears. After all, in her short life of only three years old, there were several impressive memories of being sucked by Roxy's face passionately. The terrible feeling of being eaten by others left an indelible mark on the immature hearts of young children.

Daisy didn't dislike Roxy because Grandma Roxy would make her a delicious apple pie.

But now Roxy may not be able to do anything.

Little Daisy baby subconsciously went to his father's side for a blow.

She saw a neat hospital bed with a very white and thin quilt, and a person was lying under the quilt.

Roxy is sleeping.

The old grandma's white hair was under her head, and she had lost a lot of weight. She was already petite, but looking at it now, she seemed to be able to hide it with a thin quilt.

She used to be too lively, smoking, drinking, gambling, and playing games, so energetic that people almost forgot that she was not young.

Now that they were so close face to face, Tony suddenly felt Roxy's aging.

Evan's departure had dealt her a lot of blows, but now the driving accident gave her a heavy blow to her bones, which seemed to accelerate this aging.

People always get old.It could be decades, or it could be an instant.

"Is mother-in-law asleep?" Daisy asked softly.

"I'm asleep." Tony said, "Don't speak loudly."

He couldn't tell what kind of mood he was in right now, but he felt that his footsteps were inexplicably heavy, so he relaxed his movements, led his daughter to Roxy's bed, and wanted to pull a chair to sit down.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they approached, Roxy, who was asleep on the hospital bed, opened her eyes suddenly, lifted the quilt and sat up: "Aha!"

It scares people.

At the moment of being frightened, the expressions of Big Stark and Little Stark were surprisingly the same, and they both took a step back at the same time. Daisy trembled and the flower in her hand fell to the ground.

"Be scared by me." Roxy laughed.

Mr. Stark, who was fooled by the old man's superb acting skills, wiped his face and was not angry. He just hugged his daughter expressionlessly, turned around and left: "See if I will come next time."

"Oh, don't, don't!" Roxy was complacent about the success of the prank a second ago, but now she has become a cat caught by fate's neck, and she quickly stretched out her hand to keep her, and she was about to be carried away before she took a closer look. The dumpling almost rushed over and pressed Tony to the ground, "Leave my little daisy behind!"

She was about to get out of bed, but unfortunately the movement hurt her leg, she hissed in pain, and gasped for air.

When Tony turned his head, he saw the never-decent lady beating her head on the bed to ease the pain from the wound.

If the bed could talk, it would be screaming right now.

"Since you are so energetic." Tony said, "Don't talk so miserable on the phone."

"Did you think I was going to die soon?" Roxy asked.

The moment just now might have really hurt a bit, she quietly wiped the sweat off her forehead, her face was still indifferent, her gaze quickly shifted from Tony's face to Daisy's body, her eyes were as bright as light bulbs , released a dazzling light.

"Give me a hug." Roxy held out her hand.

Daisy was frightened by the old grandma just now, she nestled in her father's arms and watched people quietly, when she heard that she was about to hug her, she immediately retracted her head.

Tony raised a finger: "Don't suck your face."

It's a pity that he doesn't want to be the roundworm in other people's stomachs.

Roxy stared at him, then looked at the soft baby in his arms, had no choice but to compromise, and sighed: "I don't suck. Give me Daisy."

"Will you let me hug you?" the old father lowered his head and asked his daughter.

Daisy hesitated, looked at her father, and then at her mother-in-law sitting on the hospital bed.

Before going out, Wendy told her that people who are sick will feel very uncomfortable, and they need to take care of them more. Only when the patients are in a good mood can they get better faster.

Hugging may also be included in the category of caring.

Tuanzi finally nodded and was placed in Roxy's arms.

Roxy hugged Daisy contentedly, and said with emotion, "It's a lot heavier, it's really big."

She gestured a few numbers with her fingers: "We haven't seen each other for so many days, and you've grown up."

"I'm old enough to go to kindergarten." Daisy said.

Whenever she talks about going to kindergarten, she is always very proud.

Roxy raised her eyebrows: "Is there any handsome boy in the kindergarten?"

"What's a handsome boy?" Daisy asked.

Roxy was about to answer, but when she looked up and saw the old father's unfriendly eyes, she quickly shrank her neck like an ostrich: "The handsome guy is a good friend."

"I have a handsome boy." Daisy understood and replied quickly, "It's Sheldon."

"Oh!" Roxy's eyes sparkled, "As expected of my little daisy."

It's a conversation that doesn't match the lips of the donkey.

After holding the baby for a while, Roxy let go and asked Daisy and her father to get a chair to do it, while she looked at the sunflower Daisy brought to visit the sick.

"Very beautiful," said Roxy. "Sunflowers are my favorite."

"I remember you said you liked violets last time." Tony mercilessly exposed her lie.

In this regard, the old lady said that she has a thick skin and is not afraid at all: "I like what Daisy gives me the most."

"How did you fall off the car?" Tony asked, frowning.

He quickly turned his face away: "At this age, I still ride a heavy motorcycle, so I can't blame others for falling."

"If there are always no accidents in the world, the insurance company won't be able to continue." Roxy didn't care. "And I didn't fall to my death. See if I'm still sitting here."

Tony then leaned forward, trying to press Roxy's injured leg, but Roxy hurriedly stopped him: "You are deliberately hurting Shi Dake!"

When she moved, beads of sweat appeared on her nose again.

Even though the air conditioner was on in the room, it wasn't hot at all.

"I see that you have lost a lot of weight. If you don't take a good rest, I'm afraid you will burn a lot of money in the hospital." Tony said.

"I can afford it." Roxy said not to be outdone.

She said so, she was stubborn in words, but she felt tired after holding Daisy for a while, so she returned the child to the old father.

Tony didn't speak any more.

After a moment of silence, Roxy asked, "Are you hungry?"

"Not hungry."

"I want to eat pizza." Roxy turned around and took out her wallet from under the pillow, and took out a brand new slip of money, "You buy it for me, Shi Dake."

Tony took out his phone and asked for delivery.

"Delivery is not as fast as you." Roxy said, "Go quickly, I'm going to starve to death. Put the little Daisy here."

Tony glanced at her, didn't say anything, put his hands in his pockets, and said to his daughter, "I'll be back soon."

What a privilege it must be to allow a billionaire to run errands to buy pizza himself.

Daisy originally wanted to go with her father, and after a few discussions, she was willing to stay with Roxy obediently.

"Buy an apple pie for Daisy." Roxy said, "The apple pie I made is the best, but she can't eat it now, so let's replace it with a nasty one."

Tony smiled halfheartedly: "You really love her."

Said and walked out the door of the ward.

Dad wasn't there, and Tuanzi didn't know what to do. When he looked up, he saw Roxy beckoning to him, slipped off the chair, and walked over slowly.

"Let me see." Roxy stretched out her hand and scratched Daisy's head, comparing her height, showing a bit of joy, "I've grown a lot taller too. My little Daisy will definitely be a stunning beauty in the future .”

Daisy didn't care if she could become a big beauty. She looked at Roxy's leg in a plaster cast, which was fat and much bigger than the other good leg. She stretched out her little hand to touch it, but stopped before touching it. and asked Roxy, "Does it hurt, mother-in-law?"

"It doesn't hurt." Roxy said.

Daisy puffed up her cheeks and blew gently on them.

"Father said you were sick." She asked, "How can you be sick if it doesn't hurt?"

"The leg injury isn't that bad." Roxy touched the soft braid on Tuanzi's head, and said slowly, "It's the realization that I'm getting old that makes me feel bad. Do you think I'm old?"

Daisy just looked at her.

She is an honest child, seeing that Roxy's hair is indeed gray and her skin is also wrinkled, which is exactly the same as aging, she nodded and said: "Yes."

Roxy laughed loudly: "In the future, if a beautiful woman like me asks you how old you are, you'd better tell a lie."

"It's not good to lie," Daisy said.

"But sweet lies, everyone likes to hear." Roxy said, "It's more joyful to live a long life than to say that you are dying of old age, isn't it? Although it is unlikely to come true."

When the old and the young were talking, there was a sudden noise in the corridor. The sound of footsteps was like tides, gushing from all directions. Even if the door of the ward was closed, the panicked voices outside could still be heard, shouting "Doctor, come and have a look, please."

This burst of noise quickly subsided, the footsteps were still there, but they were lighter, and no one shouted, leaving only nasal sobbing.

Daisy shrank away from Roxy.

"Don't be afraid," Roxy said.

"What's going on outside?" Tuanzi asked, "Someone is sad."

"Someone died." Roxy said, "People die every day in the hospital. This is a natural law and a normal thing."

She looked at Tuanzi's little face: "Do you know what death is, Daisy?"

Daisy just learned from Sheldon yesterday.

Learning is really a good thing, it can let people know a lot of knowledge, maybe it will come in handy one day.

Daisy nodded.

Her memory is not bad, and now she can repeat what Sheldon said yesterday verbatim, with a soft voice, "It's a long farewell."

"Sheldon saw it in a book."

Roxy reached out and shook Daisy's hand.

A child's hands are white and tender, with fresh palm lines, and life has only taken a small step, with infinite possibilities.

And the old man's hands have spots and many wrinkles, which can't be smoothed out with any essence. It's like the boundless road that he has traveled in his life is engraved on the skin. Walking along the road, there is only one end in the end.

Long farewell.

"When I fell off the heavy machine, I suddenly became old, Daisy." Roxy said, "Look at me, I can't walk now. The doctor said that I also have problems with my internal organs, like a broken machine. Like Your dad's battered armor."

"Daddy make another one," said Daisy.

"I'm just like, I'm not a machine." Roxy was provoked by her, "Evan has left, as for you, how many times can I see you again?"

Daisy couldn't answer that question.

She counted with her fingers, but she couldn't find any results. Then she looked up at you Roxy. The old lady in hospital clothes was smiling, but she felt a bit sad.

If it is something that goes with the flow, why does it bring so much sadness?

"I'll die in the future, and the valuable things will be left to you." Roxy whispered to Daisy, "Don't waste money."

She has no husband, no son, her parents went to heaven decades ago, she is alone, and she doesn't have too much to worry about.

It's a whisper, but it's actually very loud, and the ward is small, so it has already spread.

Across the door, Tony Stark stood outside who didn't know when he bought a pizza.

He stopped silently, and heard what Roxy said to Daisy, his face remained expressionless, but the hand holding the packing bag under him tightened quietly.

He stood like this for a long time.

The nurse came from the other end of the corridor and saw the famous Iron Man right in front of her eyes. She was surprised and a little excited, but she restrained herself from asking for an autograph. Tony stepped aside and let her go in.

The door of the ward opened, and the nurse said a word to Roxy who was immersed in sadness.

Roxy successfully changed her expression, first she opened her mouth wide, and soon all the sadness on her face seemed to be completely replaced by metabolism, replaced by an unprecedented youthful vitality, accompanied by two parts of shyness and two parts of passion.

A long farewell to riding a horse, she can still ask the sky for another 500 years: "Mr. Xavier is coming to see me!"

The old woman dragged her cast leg and yelled, "Where are my cosmetics!"

When she turned her head, she didn't see the makeup, but first saw Tony's stiff face standing outside the door.

"Why do you look like that?" Roxy asked.

"You're wasting my expression," Tony said.