When she mentioned this, she began to talk nonstop. “I don’t know why, but since you and An An came to our nursing home for dinner last time and stayed with Aunt Mo for a while, she has been in much better spirits.”
“She doesn’t bother us anymore and is now playing cards with other old ladies in the recreation room.”
Mo Sui was surprised. Could her mother play cards?
After a while, Nurse Huang took her to the entertainment room.
There were several mahjong tables inside, and each mahjong table was full. The old ladies and old men were playing against each other.
Mo Yaqin sat at one of the tables, staring at the cards. Every time she played a card, she hesitated for a long time and her movements were slow, but she played with great interest.
This was an activity arranged by the nursing home. Letting the elderly play mahjong was to exercise their thinking ability and stimulate their brains to become active.
The elderly did not gamble. In front of each person was a points card. When enough points were accumulated, they could exchange for food that they could not eat normally, such as fried food or seafood.
Of course, the nursing home would also arrange their diet reasonably and try to make their diet lighter.
Among them, there were also some elderly people with the same illness as Mo Yaqin. They were all slow at playing, and no one disliked anyone. They kept each other company, and their lips were full of smiles.
Mo Yaqin didn’t smile.
But Mo Sui knew her very well. If she wasn’t willing, she wouldn’t want to play with these old men and women.
“Mom, can An An go?” The little dumpling looked in the direction of Mo Yaqin and asked softly.
“Yes.” Mo Sui said with a smile, “But you can’t make trouble.”
An An ran over with her short legs.
Standing next to Mo Yaqin, she raised her little face: “Grandma.”
Mo Yaqin looked down at her and recalled for a long time.
On the other side, An An had already pulled on Grandma’s legs and was about to climb up.
The other caregivers rushed forward, worried that Mo Yaqin would push An An away, but unexpectedly, she gave a hand to the little dumpling.
An An sat steadily on Mo Yaqin’s lap and said in a baby voice, “Grandma, I can play mahjong too.”
After that, whenever Mo Yaqin picked up a card and wanted to play it, she would give it to An An.
The little dumpling gently placed the mahjong on the table with both hands and turned around to ask for praise.
At this time, an old man nearby picked up the thermos and drank water.
After the old man finished drinking the water, he put the cup aside. Mo Yaqin frowned and pushed the cup away a little.
Who knew if the water was hot?
Mo Sui watched this scene quietly.
More than four years ago, when Mo Yaqin leaned against the crib to tease her granddaughter, she was like now, without too much expression on her face. But even when she held a rattle in her hand, she was very cautious, for fear that the rattle would fall on the bed and accidentally hit the child’s face.
At the side, Nurse Huang said with emotion, “Last time you and An An spent some time with Aunt Mo, she was in a very good mood. She even showed me the candies in the jar and asked me if they were expired.”
“Do you think Aunt Mo knew that this was her little granddaughter? I always feel that she is sometimes smart and sometimes confused.”
“I hope she knows.” Mo Sui’s lips curled up with a faint smile.
“Even if not now, she will know slowly in the future.”
Because many years ago, Mo Yaqin should have been looking forward to the child growing up quickly, being able to run, jump, talk, and call her Grandma.
She mistakenly believed that she was the cause of her child’s ‘death’, but the shock and pressure she endured at that time were obvious.
And now, the regret that had been entangled in her heart for four years was slowly dissolving.
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Maria Lian On CFRFGC Chapter 104