novelden Chapter 562: The Dogtail Grass Becomes a Spirit
Chapter 562: The Dogtail Grass Becomes a Spirit
In the ward, Mother Wei was still in a coma, her face pale but revealing a hint of life.
Dad Wei sat beside the bed, gently holding Mom Wei's hand, his eyes full of heartache and fear.
Wei Xiaoming and Wei Xiaogang stood aside, looking at their mother on the hospital bed, their hearts filled with guilt.
Wei Xiaogang couldn't hold it in any longer, he knelt down beside the bed and cried, "Dad, brother, I was wrong, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, Mom wouldn't be like this."
Dad Wei raised his head, looked at Wei Xiaogang, and sighed: "Son, get up, it has happened, we don't want this to happen. Your mother has always loved you, she definitely doesn't want to see you blaming yourself like this."
Wei Xiaoming also stepped forward, helped Wei Xiaogang up, and patted him on the shoulder: "Yes, Xiaogang, we should pay more attention in the future and take good care of mom."
Wei Xiaogang wiped his tears and nodded vigorously. He said, "I will send Goudan away and never scare Mom again..."
Although Wei's mother turned a disaster into a blessing, Wei Xiaogang also knew that if it weren't for Goudan, his mother wouldn't have almost gotten into trouble because of the fright.
What happened to Goudan was indeed outrageous!
Dad Wei and Wei Xiaoming looked at each other, their eyes conveying their tacit understanding of each other.
Father Wei cleared his throat and said solemnly, "Xiaogang, don't rush to send Goudan away. Your brother and I have discussed this before. We need to treat this matter with caution."
Wei Xiaogang raised his head, his eyes full of confusion. He didn't understand what his father meant.
Wei Xiaoming continued, "We all know that Goudan's appearance is beyond common sense. He can communicate with you, and he has done all these miraculous things. We know nothing about him. So, before we decide how to deal with him, we have to investigate it first."
Father Wei nodded and added, "Yes, if Goudan is harmless to humans, it's fine to keep him at home. After all, you have feelings for him. But if he is potentially dangerous, you can't keep him."
When Wei Xiaogang heard this, he felt a little reluctant. He muttered softly: "Goudan has always been very good to me. He won't hurt anyone, will he?" Wei's father sighed and said earnestly: "Son, just because we think it is harmless, it doesn't mean it is really harmless. Who can be sure of things in this world?
Think about it, if it is really in danger and we still keep it with us, if something happens again, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Moreover, if it is harmful, wouldn’t it be harmful to society if we just let it go? We don’t even know what it is, so we must not let it go.”
Wei Xiaogang bit his lip and was silent for a while. He knew that what his father said made sense, but he still felt sad when he thought about having to separate from Goudan.
He asked, "How can we investigate this? We don't know anything about this." Dad Wei thought for a moment and said, "I plan to ask some expert friends who know about plants and biology to see if they have heard of similar cases. Your brother can also look up information online and maybe find some clues."
Wei Xiaoming patted Wei Xiaogang on the shoulder and consoled him, "Don't worry, Xiaogang, we will try our best to make things clear. In the meantime, you take good care of mom first, and leave Goudan's affairs to me and dad."
Wei Xiaogang hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
From then on, Wei's father and Wei Xiaoming began to inquire about Goudan's information everywhere.
They contacted a professor of botany at the university and posted various help-seeking posts online, leaving no stone unturned in their search for any source that might have knowledge of Goudan.
Wei Xiaogang, on the other hand, put more attention on taking care of his mother. He accompanied her in rehabilitation training every day and told her interesting stories at school.
The early morning sun gently sprinkled into the ward. Wei Xiaogang came to his mother's bedside early with a bright smile on his face. He helped his mother to sit up slowly and began a day of rehabilitation training.
He patiently guided his mother to move her arms and stretch her legs, and kept saying, "Mom, you look really good today. You will definitely recover faster!"
During breaks in training, he would vividly tell his mother jokes about his classmates at school, making his mother smile from time to time.
Finally, under Wei Xiaogang's careful care day after day, Wei's mother recovered completely and was discharged from the hospital.
On the first day back home, Wei Xiaogang was watering the flowers in the yard when he suddenly heard his mother's voice coming from inside the house: "Xiaogang, why is this grass here?"
Wei Xiaogang's heart tightened and he quickly put down the bucket and rushed into the house. He saw his mother standing in the corner, looking at Goudan curiously.
He walked forward nervously, stammering, "Mom, this is Goudan, I..."
Mother Wei smiled and interrupted him: "Silly boy, it's not like I haven't seen it before. Actually, the fact that I'm in the hospital has nothing to do with you. You don't know that I have a bad heart, and you didn't do it on purpose. With my condition, no matter what scared me at the time, I would have been hospitalized."
Wei Xiaogang's eyes were filled with tears, but the heavy stone in his heart was still heavy.
As the days passed, Wei Xiaogang noticed that his mother and Goudan interacted more and more.
Once, when he came home from school, he saw his mother squatting next to Goudan, holding a mobile phone in her hand, muttering to herself: "Goudan, what do you think of this blue flower pot? The color is so bright, it suits you very well. And this nutrient soil has fruity and herb flavors. Which one do you like?"
The leaves of the Goudan tree swayed gently, as if responding to its mother's words.
"This grassy smell feels very natural, maybe Goudan will like it."
Wei Xiaogang looked at his mother's serious expression, then looked at Goudan standing beside him, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.
After the things arrived, Wei Ma immediately replaced Goudan's soil with fresh nutrient soil. Goudan was very happy when he saw that he had a new flowerpot and climbed into the pot on his own initiative.
Seeing this scene, Wei's mother exclaimed that it was magical and she didn't have to dig the soil herself.
"This pet is so easy to raise! If all plants were so easy to raise, I wouldn't have killed the cactus!"
Thinking of his mother's title of plant killer, Wei Xiaogang looked at Goudan, who was staying obediently in the pot, with some worry.
Are you sure it won't be killed by the fucking water?
Probably not...
If there is too much water, it will run away, right?
Can you run?
Run?
Right?
……
The investigation journey of Wei Dad and Wei Xiaoming was full of thorns and extremely difficult.
They couldn't just say that they had a moving foxtail grass in their hands, so they could only ask around to see if there were any moving plants in the world, the more magical the better.
They consulted a large number of plant books and looked through various research materials, and came to the same conclusion: the known moving plants in the world, such as mimosa, respond to changes in cell turgor pressure after being touched, which is completely different from the Wei family's Goudan, who can communicate and has autonomous consciousness.
Wei Xiaoming, on the other hand, spends all day surfing the Internet, posting help requests on major plant forums and academic websites, asking whether there are any magical, moving plants, just like posting gossip.
He stared at the screen, not missing any reply, but the result was still disappointing.
As the days passed, their investigation made no progress. However, perhaps due to their frequent consultations with experts, the large amount of information posted online, or some other reason, they attracted the attention of the relevant departments.
That day, when Wei Xiaoming was about to go home after school, he was stopped by his physical education teacher Guan Manzhu: "Are your parents home? I want to visit your house!"