Chapter 60: Children of the Poor
The security guard shouted loudly: "Just no, what do you want?!Where are you?? What right do you have to accuse me?"
Lei Xiaobo smiled lightly and said, "On such a hot day, if she were your sister, would you kick her out? Would you bear to watch her sit in the sun, sweating like rain? You are so unreasonable!"
The security guard said angrily: "You can't care!" Lei Xiaobo raised the corners of his mouth and said disdainfully: "There was a poem in the past, called 'Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road.'" 'Now that I'm here for you, what has become of you?, ah, think about it, do you still have a little humanity in doing this?'
The security guard didn't feel guilty, and said with a smile: "This is my duty, what's wrong?" Lei Xiaobo was so angry that his liver hurt: "Do you know how to handle things humanely?"
As he spoke, he walked over to the front desk and said to the waiter, "Please come out of your manager, I will let him tell me, is it right for the security guard to do this?" Lei Xiaobo said: "Then you say, is it right for the security guard to kick out the lobby of the people who are waiting for customers?" The two waiters looked at him stunned, not daring to squeak.
At this time, Zhu Yafang walked up, pulled Lei Xiaobo's shirt, and whispered: "Assistant Lei, forget it, he is too, for work." It's me who is wrong, I shouldn't be sitting here. ”
"What's wrong with you?" Lei Xiaobo pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, "You're just a little poor, is it wrong to be poor? If you are poor, you can't sit in the hotel lobby for a while? To what extent do these people hate the poor and love the rich? Ah? I want to complain about them!"
He scolded and led Zhu Yafang into the elevator and asked her, "Did you bring clothes?" Zhu Yafang said, "No." I rarely go out and don't know how to get it. ”
"If you bring clothes, take a shower and change your clothes before you go out. Lei Xiaobo opened the door of the room, hurriedly poured her a glass of water, and brought it to her, "Drink saliva." Zhu Yafang, who was so thirsty that her lips were cracked, took the water cup and drank it all in one go.
Lei Xiaobo looked at her pitiful appearance, and his heart felt like he had been pricked by a needle. He hurriedly poured her another glass of water, and Zhu Yafang drank it in one gulp before panting and saying, "Oh, I'm dying of thirst." ”
Seeing her tired, Lei Xiaobo pointed to the bed next to her and said, "You can sleep for a while, let's leave at two o'clock." "No, no, I'm not tired, you can rest. Zhu Yafang shook her hand, sat down on a chair, and said, "I'll just sit for a while." You get some sleep. Our family's affairs annoy you, alas, I'm really sorry for you. ”
Lei Xiaobo said: "Don't say such things, this is what I should do." I'm a little sleepy, close your eyes, you can also rest. As he spoke, he leaned back on the bed and closed his eyes tiredly.
After resting for a while, he opened his eyes and asked Zhu Yafang to call his youngest son. They discussed an explanation, and Zhu Yafang took out an old mobile phone from his pants pocket and called his youngest son. At first, no one answered, and the second time he called, his youngest son picked up. Zhu Yafang said a little excitedly: "Xiaoshi, Mom has arrived in the city, where are you? Mom came to see you." ”
Xiao Shi said on the phone with some resistance: "What are you doing here? Zhu Yafang said: "Mom brought you some pancakes, don't you usually like the dough pancakes that Mom bakes for you?"
"I don't want to eat it now, you can take it back. Xiao Shi said a little ruthlessly, "I have food here, you don't have to worry about me." Zhu Yafang said helplessly: "You are still angry with your mother." Xiaoshi, it's not that your mother won't let you go to school, but the family is poor and has no money. Now, Assistant Lei has come to the village to help our family. Let you go to school, and get your dad to go to the doctor. Well, you listen to Assistant Lei talk to you. You don't hang, he's a good guy. ”
As he spoke, he handed the phone to Lei Xiaobo. Lei Xiaobo took it and put it to his ear, and said in a steady voice: "Xiaoshi, I'm Lei Xiaobo." He has just been sent to Qianao Village by the higher-level government to be the assistant of the village party secretary. As soon as I arrived in the village, I learned about your family. You know you're a good kid, a good student, so we can't let you drop out of school. ”
Speaking of which, there was a suppressed sobbing sound on the other end of the phone, followed by a child's immature cry. Lei Xiaobo listened, his eyes turned red, and tears came out of his eyes. Zhu Yafang on the side was already in tears, and wiped her tears with the back of her rough hand.
The crying on the other end of the phone stopped, and a boy's stubborn voice came again: "Lei, Mr. Lei, thank you for your kindness." But I can't ask for your money, I have to pay for my own tuition. ”
Lei Xiaobo was even more moved when he heard him so strong and sensible, and persuaded him to say: "Xiaoshi, you are a good boy with ambition, I am very happy." But today is August 17th, and there are more than ten days to go before school starts, where will you have time to earn enough tuition?"
There was a brief silence in his hand. Lei Xiaobo continued: "Xiaoshi, where are you now? Your mother and I will come to see you. ”
Xiao Shi said anxiously: "Don't come, I'm here, it's fine." I earned 10,000 yuan and went back to school. Lei Xiaobo said: "Xiaoshi, listen to me, you are still young, you shouldn't come out so early to earn money." You also have potential, and you should think about your future. Tell me where you are, and we'll call you right away. ”
"No, don't come here. Xiao Shi said and hung up his phone. Lei Xiaobo felt a little strange, why didn't he want us to go over? Where was he, and what was he doing?
"How old is Xiao Shi?" asked Zhu Yafang. Zhu Yafang said: "I am 15 years old this year. "Is 15-year-old child labor?" Lei Xiaobo said suspiciously, "Which unit still dares to use child labor now?"
Thinking of some news he had seen on the Internet, Lei Xiaobo felt even more uneasy and anxious. How can a minor child live if he is left homeless, without food, clothing, or shelter? They are easily discovered, exploited, and brought bad by unscrupulous elements in society, and finally embark on the road of crime.
He was afraid that Zhu Yafang would be worried, so he didn't tell her. He just said to her, "If you fight again, you must get him back, and the sooner the better." ”
Zhu Yafang dialed again, but there was a voice on the mobile phone, "The number you dialed has been turned off". "He's off, no, we have to find a way to find him. Lei Xiaobo couldn't sit still, and took Zhu Yafang out of the room, "Let's go to the police station and see if they can help us find him." ”
Walking outside the hotel, Lei Xiaobo used the taxi app to call a car and drove to the nearby police station. Sitting in the car, Lei Xiaobo asked Zhu Yafang: "How many days has Xiaoshi been out?"
Zhu Yafang pinched her fingers and calculated, and said, "It's been 38 days." ”