I Love You我愛你

邵潤盈

My grandfather on my mothers side is a cancer patient. He was in hospital last week for his high fever.

My grandfather was very optimistic1 and positive， and he has soon made a friend—his ward-mate. His wardmate is a native of Tianjin as well as my grandfather， so they had a lot in common and talked very well.

One day， the wardmates wife， a woman who was a bit odd， came to visit her husband. She became familiar with my grandfather soon， and then she told us secretly that she can divine2 everything.

“Buddy，” she said to my grandfather. “If you want to recover， you just need to do three things.” Her voice became lower.

My grandfather looked very curious and sat upright at once. The ward became silent. We were expecting her explanation.

“Firstly，” she said slowly， “you should go to the flower store and buy a bunch of rose.”

“Sorry. A bunch of what？” my grandfather asked surprisingly.

“Rose，” The woman said. “The most beautiful and fresh rose. Secondly， kneel down on one knee towards your wife.”

My grandfathers mouth dropped open. Everyone except him was giggling behind their hands. A shy smile crept across my grandmothers face.

“And then？” my grandfather asked uncertainly.

“Lastly， you should say three words to your wife，” the woman smiled secretly. We all cheered and looked at my grandmother—except my grandfather.

“Which words？” he asked confusedly.

The woman smiled more secretly than before. “I cant tell you. You need to find the correct answer by yourself.”

As the day goes on， we forgot this ridiculous3 divination4. We all considered it as a lovely joke， except my grandfather.

Yesterday， my grandfather was discharged5 from the hospital. When my grandmother was sweeping the floor， he came in the house with something in his hand.

“Dear，” he said unnaturally. “May I interrupt you for a few minutes？”

“Speak out，” my grandmother said impatiently， didnt stop her work.

My grandfather took out a bunch of rose slowly. Under our surprised gaze， he kneeled down on one knee towards my grandmother. He raised the beautiful rose as high as he could. Then， he said three most moving words that Ive heard， “I love you.”

After a short silence， the house was filled with cheer. My grandmother blushed6 with shy and laughed at my grandfather. Actually， everyone was deeply touched by my grandfathers action.

After about forty years， my grandfather made his proposal7 again. Although we cant be sure whether he will recover or not， I believe the love between my grandparents will continue forever.

我的姥爺是一名癌癥患者，上周他因為高燒而住進了醫院。

姥爺非常樂觀積極，并且很快交了個好朋友——他的病友。這位病友和我姥爺一樣都是土生土長的天津人，故而他們有很多的共同點，也因此聊得十分投機。

一天，這位病友的老婆，一個有點神神叨叨的女人，來到病房看望她的丈夫。她很快和我姥爺聊得熱絡起來。之后，她神秘地告訴我們她可以預知一切。

“老兄。”她對我姥爺說，“如果你想要康復的話，只需要做三件事。”她的聲音漸漸變低。

我的姥爺看起來很好奇，他立刻坐得筆直，整個病房安靜了下來。我們在期盼著她的解釋。

“首先，”她緩緩地說，“你應該去花店買一束玫瑰花。”

“不好意思……一束啥？”我姥爺驚奇地問她。

“玫瑰花。”女人說道，“最美麗最新鮮的玫瑰花。接下來，對著你的妻子單膝下跪。”

姥爺目瞪口呆。除了他以外的所有人都捂著嘴偷笑起來。一抹羞澀的微笑浮云般掠過姥姥的臉頰。

“之后呢？”我姥爺不確定地問道。

“最后呀，你應該對你的妻子說出三個字。”女人神秘地笑了。我們歡呼起來，紛紛扭頭看向我的姥姥——除了姥爺以外。

“哪三個字啊？”他大惑不解。

那女人笑得愈發神秘起來。“我不能告訴你。你需要自己找到答案。”

日子一天天過去，我們忘記了這荒唐的預言。我們都把那當成了一句笑話，除了我姥爺以外。

就在昨天，我姥爺出院了。在姥姥掃地的時候，他走進了房間，手里拿著什么東西。

“親愛的。”他不自然地說，“我可以冒昧打擾你幾分鐘嗎？”

“有話快說。”我姥姥不耐煩地說道，手里仍然忙個不停。

我姥爺慢慢地掏出了一束玫瑰花。在我們驚異的注視之下，他朝著我姥姥，單膝跪下。他盡力舉起了那束美麗的花。接著，他說出了我有生以來聽過的最感人的那三個字：“我愛你。”

在短暫的寂靜之后，整個房間沸騰了。姥姥一邊羞紅了臉，一邊不忘嘲笑我姥爺。但事實上，每個人都被他的這個行動深深打動了。

我姥爺在時隔約四十年后再一次向他的妻子求婚了。盡管大家都無法肯定他是否會康復，但是我相信他們之間的愛情會永遠延續下去。

【Notes】

1. optimistic [?????] adj. 樂觀的;樂觀主義的 2. divine [?????] vt. 占卜;預言;用占卜勘探

3. ridiculous [?????] adj. 可笑的;荒謬的 4. divination [?????] n. 預測，占卜

5. discharge [?????] v. 準許（某人）離開 6. blush [?????] vi. 臉紅

7. proposal [?????] n. 求婚