Familiar and Strange

Chapter 27

Familiar and strange

November 6

Family is everything to relatives. Whenever they are tired, relatives return to their families and forget all their worries. As long as they are together, even if "affection" is confused because of someone, even if "intention mind" is melancholy because of flowers blooming for "love", the heart will be calm after the storm of gratitude - affection.

Quiet waves, calm winds, Thanh Hang "accidentally" brings flowers to visit relatives. The flower smiles gently at the statue. The smile brings peace to the mother, and the solemn bow wins the affection of the Sam and his father.

Ironically, the statue is waiting for someone's figure to come back. The flower blooms again because of the figure in the heart of the statue. So the flower is friendly but cannot be familiar with the statue.

The heart is as calm as water, now immediately waves rise again. Affection is infatuated again, and the intention mind is confused again following the red line that binds tangles together.

The statue is hidden in the darkness. Fate has not let go but is entangled with hundreds of silks.

Yue Lao agrees to tease the predestined wrong, and Silk old man and Moon old woman guide the relatives to point out the way... let... the flowers come to make friends with the statue.

The statue greeted its loved ones but did not respond to the flower. Hanna was surprised by the indifference, but she still smiled softly at the first time she was ignored by others. The flower still headed for the center of the storm.

Every relationship starts with sincerity. The pure flower fell into a situation that was easily misunderstood by the affectionate person. Under the unfamiliar gaze of the statue, the flower became "fake".

The mother frowned, finding it hard to understand the children's minds. She hadn't said who Hanna was yet, and the children kept their distance in front of the girl, each of them building an invisible barrier with mime. The young had their own reasons, and it was inconvenient for the elderly to intervene. She said simply:

- Hanna a bone marrow testing tomorrow!

The "fake" flower can't yet be "real" in the eyes of the statue. Regardless of whether the flower is "real" or "fake", this decision rekindles hope for Luu Ly. Even though dearest person life or death, the statue must bow to thank the flower.

The "statue" is not an insensible object.

"Statues" are affectionate person.

The flower was happy because the statue was more sympathy to her. Hanna smiled softly:

- Luu Ly will live. Such a cute little girl, the Grim Reaper is couldn't bear to take her life!

Luu Ly coughed and called her mother:

- Mother, I am thirsty.

Luu Ly's sudden fainting is common in hospitals, and doctors, nurses and family members take turns on duty to guard against unexpected situations. The little girl woke up for a few days, breathing steadily, but her face was pale and haggard.

The second time she met her youngest granddaughter, Thanh Hang no longer lowered her head and cried under thin body, the grandmother struggled to resist the suffering that always pushed her to collapse, the breadwinner came descendants with forced smile to liven up spirits of relatives.

- Luu Ly!

Luu Ly greeted her with a smile, and the little girl raised her eyebrows in surprise:

- Oh, grandma is crying?

Thanh Hang wiped away her tears in a hurry:

- Oh no, it's just dust flying into my eyes!

The Lan sisters and Ngoc lowered their heads and secretly wiped their tears. Every time Luu Ly met her relatives, she was always busy talking and laughing and telling stories. The little girl had just said a few words when she suddenly had a severe cough. The relatives gathered around Luu Ly, and Hanna was the first to react. She panicked with Ngoc helped Luu Ly.

Ngoc and her daughter frighten and gave Luu Ly medicine, but the little girl vomited as soon as she drank it. Her face was pale and she kept dry vomiting, fear made Hanna's pupils dilate, hurriedly massaged Luu Ly's acupoints.

Ngoc was in a state of confusion, Hanna behaved strangely. Anxiety suffocated her spirit made the mother forget everything, blurting out:

- What are you doing?

Everyone was stunned, not understanding what Hanna meant. The girl urged Lan sisters to call the doctor immediately, but the phone was out of signal, so the girls hurried to find it. Hanna gently stroke Luu Ly's chest area.

- My family has a medical tradition, and I have saved people in this situation before, her blood is unstable, and I'm afraid it's doctor late!

Hanna is the only one who brings dream back for Thanh Hang. The girl in the dream never turns pain into a nightmare. The children are separated by invisible barriers, mother must act as a bridge to bring her family closer. Thanh Hang puts her hand on her daughter's shoulder:

- Don't hesitate any longer!

The flower wants to be friendly with the statue family. The dearest one believes in the flower. Last night the statue understood the "heart" of the flower, that heart is giving the little girl warm emotions, the sincere heart convinces the statue to believe flower.

Hanna concentrates on massaging the acupuncture points. Luu Ly breathes evenly every minute and every second, the little girl stops dry vomiting, but continues to cough.

The Grim Reaper let go of his scythe, and the angel appeared. The doctor ran into the room with the Lan sisters. Hanna wiped the sweat from her forehead and stepped back to let the doctor save people. Luu Ly was more stable but fear still crushed Thanh Hang's heart, scratching every trace of fear on Ngoc's and daughter's face.

- The patient is in a stable condition. - The female section chief carefully advised the female doctors - From today on, you will take turns to watch over Luu Ly 24/24 hours a day, don't make any more mistakes! - The section chief said to the youngest doctor - Hong, you take care of the patient today!

Ngoc and her daughter were overjoyed, and the whole family bowed to thank the doctor. Dr. female chief of department immediately corrected the credit:

- The person who deserves the thanks is Hanna! Luu Ly had pulmonary embolism and blood circulation was blocked. She helped Luu Ly regulate her blood and breathing, so we were able to save the little girl!

Dr. female chief of department said goodbye to everyone. The doctors followed her out of the ward. All attention turned to Hanna. Hana risked her life to save Luu Ly, regardless of the risk of losing the little girl's life, and Hanna would become a criminal.

Just be indifferent to Liu Ly,, she would avoid being caught in the center of the storm. Ordinary people would of course stand with their arms crossed watch. Hanna did not turn a blind eye, she regardless of everything to save the patient from the Grim Reaper's scythe.

The pure flower carefree without calculation.

The statue is embarrassed in front of the flower.

The moment the flower bloomed for love, indifference enveloped feelings for flowers.

Now the statue cannot remain indifferent, Suong is no longer coldly, the frost ice melts in the flower's warm feelings for its family.

Lan timidly lowered her head, her fingers twisted and intertwined awkwardly, the girl was afraid that the flower would see confusion smear shyness to her face.

Ngoc was shy of the flower, she to frown, locked eyes when the flower exuded a mellow fragrance in her mother's dream. She was indifferent when the flower bloomed for love, now it is impossible to be "indifferent" to pure flower.

The three stone statues bowed their heads in ashamed before the sincere heart.

The flower that bloomed for love now emit fragrance for the statues.

The flower are no longer strange in the eyes of the statues.

The flower are real, not fake.

Sincerity restarts the old relationship. Mother and daughter express many thanks as Hanna's hometown ritual. Bowed posture replace gratitude and apology for doubting the flower. The flower respond with a sunny smile that dispels the darkness surrounding the flower and statues. Flower and statues towards the Luu Ly together.

The mother quietly built a bridge for her children to meet. God not let down those who are hearted. Finally, empathy can help the mother lead her loved ones to go in the same direction and return on the same road. That empathy delight opens a festival in Thanh Hang's heart. The mother is about to enjoy the joy of reuniting with her family.

Affectionwarms the cold air. Nature sympathizes with humanity. The golden sun emits a soft glow, dispelling the darkness, and the bleak room is brightened in the morning light.

Not sure whether it is the warmth of the sun or the warmth of people, but there is no more doubt, no sorrow or confusion. The invisible barrier dissolves in the warm human feelings.

- Thank you for saving me, sister! - Luu Ly looked at Hanna with round eyes - But who is sister? I have never seen you.

 The statue approached Luu Ly calmly, and heart was once again shaken by a question that was not given to them. The flower smiled gently to hide her shyness.

- I'm a friend of your family!

Thanh Hang smiled slightly, satisfied with Hanna the clever answer. The innocent little girl still confused the adults with her cute questions:

- So, are you a friend of my sister, my mother or my grandmother?

Hanna didn't have the courage to tell the truth. She didn't want to lie to the innocent little girl, so she hesitated, wanted to speak but stopped. She didn't know how to answer to get the best of both worlds. The curious people standing outside were full of suspicion, whispering and discussing:

- Hey, that girl looks familiar.

- She looks like Hanna.

- That mysterious girl?

- Why is Hoang Kim's mom here?

When Luu Ly heard the "mysterious girl", she smiled like a flower:

- Ah, I know. Sister is my uncle Kim's girlfriend?

Thought that the statue's heart was quiet and the flower's heart was at calm, but the innocent question once again raised distracting thoughts. The statue bowed its head silently and lingered with their restless the monkey mind. The flower was shy and oscillate with the hazy horse-will.

The person who brought the flowers to the statue was worried that the gossiping crowd would be arousing greed, hatred, and delusion towards the family. Fearing that the world would nitpick, she and Hanna visited while the worldly people was still asleep.

The worldly people get out of bed, but refused to awaken from the fascination. Sooner or later, the family faced the storms of life, but unfortunately the son had not recovered yet, there was no one to steer the, the tossing boat will drowned by the storm.

A flock of vultures continuously pecked at the bodies of their loved ones, and a group of carnivores gnawing on the bones would build a family tomb through the world's word of mouth. She hesitated, and the melon trade crowd would gossip with the world. The mother frowned and barely stood up. Doctor Hong was one step faster than Thanh Hang, and the one who saves people drove away the owl that was peeking into the ward[1]:

- Do you all want to breathe in all the air of the patient?

Agreeing with the doctor, a clear voice echoed in the corridor:

- The patient has difficulty breathing, who is responsible?

A bunch of nosy people turned around, stunned, unable to close their mouths, staring at the beauty from head to toe with eyes brightly opened wide. The girl was stared so immediately got angry:

- What are looking at? Get out of here!

No matter how thick-skinned you are, also must be ashamed when being scolded by woman, the gossiping crowd sneaks away, the lechers try to sneak a peek at the standard measurements of Miss World causing their eyes to burn. The girl doesn't care, walks away with a smile to visit the patient.

- Hi everyone!

The Lan sisters smiled brightly at the teacher. Ngoc turned from sadness to joy and held Loan's hand. Luu Ly crossed her arms and greeted the teacher. Loan praised Luu Ly for her politeness and approached the little girl, slightly opened smile immediately extinguished and her legs stopped as if being held by a "strangers" yet familiar.

In the past few days, the stranger had been in contact with the media, and the world had carefully examined every word and every move but the stranger had never wavered in spirit, and now the iron mentality was at a loss in front of Loan - who meeting her for the first time.

Ngoc hesitated, wanting to introduce Thanh Hang, but in the end she said nothing, the Lan sisters lowered their reddish-purple faces, the daughter was shy, the mother was confused and did not dare to look at Thanh Hang at a glance, like nation mother appear in a civilian family was an earth-shattering secret.

The awkward atmosphere reminds people of the relationship between Ngoc's mother and daughter and Hoang Kim. The complicated story makes Loan difficult to understand, and the intelligent teacher can't explain the feelings of mother and daughter. Now, by chance, the curtain of secrecy is about to be unveiled, the second half of the truth is still hidden in the minds of insiders.

Everyone behaved strangely. Luu Ly smiled innocently and talked to the strange girl. That girl bowed to Loan. The traditional way of socializing has already told the other party's origin. These days, the media are scrambling to report a mysterious girl from The Sun country. The girl who caused the public opinion to surge is here. The media fabricated that God gave her gorgeous, noble and proud beauty, aristocratic family, and a luxurious life that made her arrogant like a princess.

In stark contrast to the media portrayal of a puppet dressed in luxurious and ornate clothing, Hoang Kim's rumored girlfriend was very friendly to strangers. Loan raised an eyebrow and watched the sun shining brightly on the girl's lips.

First lady, charming miss, or a noble gentleman that Loan used to communicate, everyone was polite to everyone at all times, everywhere. That kind of "sincerity" was a fake mask compared to Hanna's way dealing with worldly person - more real than any hidden facts. But abnormal sincerity became fake, forcing Loan to be skeptical, regardless of suspicion or sizing up Hanna, the teacher responded to the mysterious girl's social bow with a slight smile.

The family dared not introduce Thanh Hang, the mother of the nation hero was silent, and Loan could not ask casually about things that people wanted to hide. The teacher smiled and greeted Thanh Hang, mother nodded quietly.

The unnatural expression bound her feelings, causing her to avoid opposite with Loan for too long, so Thanh Hang gently patted Luu Ly's head. The little girl hi hi, hugged her grandmother, and chirped like a nightingale, happily talking and laughing with one person after another.

Carefree children help adults release stress. Everyone is laughing at themselves, telling themselves to surpass the storm waves, but the wind just started, and the family tilted their hands and oars. Loan is a benefactor, the mother and daughter are still uneasy, let alone facing the worldly person.

If Thanh Hang and her relatives without throwing away their burdens, don't expect to in peace with the mouths and tongues of the world for the rest of their lives. The mother and children forgot all their sorrows and chatted with Luu Ly.

Thanh Loan smiled and watched the they relieve the pressure. Everyone concealed their own thoughts, she should not be curious the probe, the teacher and Hanna were happy to share the happiness family.

At this moment, there is no difference between strangers and familiars, acquaintances or strangers are quietly by the side of the person they care about.

Sam outside the door for a long time. Although Loan is the teacher of the Lan sisters and the elder sister of the that "girl", Sam was still a little uneasy, worried that someone would blurt out something, Sam always conception that he didn't trust anyone except his family and close brothers. But his mother still smiled, joked with her children.

His mother was most worried about exposing family affairs, she was not afraid, so he had nothing to worry about, he informed his mother that Truong Xuan, Anh Tuan and the track and field team came to visit Hoang Kim.

Thanh Hang was afraid that Hanna would stay for a long time and Luu Ly would ask about Hoang Kim again, so she said goodbye to everyone and went to receive the guests.

Loan lingered and played with Luu Ly until the evening before leaving. She walked to the door, and the mobile ringtone ring, picked up the phone, but there was nothing, the teacher laughed and listened to Ngoc answering the phone. Ngoc furrowing her eyebrows, said I would be there soon. She turned off the phone and asked Hong to take care of Luu Ly.

- We're going home for a while!

Ngoc lovingly stroked her sleeping daughter's hair. The mother and daughter goodbye to the teacher and left the hospital soon.

Notes

[1]People also use the image of "owl eyes" to refer to a person who is picky and fierce. The appearance of an owl and the eyes of an owl represent fear to them, so there is saying that "owl looks at the ward", or "peeks into the hospital like an owl" to describe someone who Having malicious intentions, being rude, and wanting to harm others.