Chapter 116: Warmth
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Shanghai, a bustling metropolis, is approaching midnight at the moment, but it is still lit with neon lights and full of people, a scene of prosperity and prosperity.
However, even if the city is prosperous, there will be its less glamorous side, and the bustling main street, the old city area, obviously more desolate, much more dilapidated, dim street lamps, closed doors, ordinary people walking alone in the streets and alleys, there will really be a creepy feeling.
Dragging his tired body, a middle-aged figure was walking slowly in one of the alleys, the dim streetlights shining on his thin figure, pulling the oblique shadow into an elder.
When he came to an old residential building, the figure in front of him slowly stopped, slowly took off the golden eyes on the bridge of his nose, the middle-aged man looked up to reveal that pale and tired face, habitually glanced upstairs a few times, the faintly visible light on the third floor seemed to be guiding him in the direction of progress.
So, taking a deep breath, the middle-aged man hurriedly quickened his pace, and immediately rushed forward, because that was his home, where he cherished the most cherished storage in his life.
When he came to the third floor and looked at the iron door in front of him, the middle-aged man heard a whisper from inside, making his right hand, which had just touched the key, and then hung down weakly.
"Mom, I'm hungry, why don't we eat first?"
"Wait a minute, it's your dad's birthday, why are you so ignorant?"
"Okay, I was wrong, wait, let's wait."
Hearing this, the nose of the figure outside the door suddenly soured, and a thin layer of mist suddenly blurred his vision, these years, because he was too much of a failure, even his family has suffered a lot, his hands were clenched into fists, and the figure outside the door immediately secretly swore in his heart that he must work hard to change the status quo and try to let his family live a good life as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, and the figure outside the door secretly adjusted his breath, and then opened the door with a smile on his face: "Wife, Juanzi, I'm back." ”
"Happy birthday, Dad." Hearing the sound of the door, a petite figure immediately pounced, and after sending her blessings, the fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl in front of her immediately couldn't help but complain in a low voice: "Dad, today is your birthday, can't you come back early?" ”
"Hehe, Dad doesn't want to do this either, it's just that there have been too many things recently, but Dad promised you that I would try to come back as soon as possible in the future." Holding his girl tightly in his arms, the middle-aged man immediately smiled lovingly, and all the tiredness and fatigue of the day seemed to have disappeared without a trace after seeing this angelic face.
"That's what you said, you have to talk about it!" Hearing the middle-aged man's assurance, the fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl in front of her suddenly showed an innocent smile.
"Okay, okay, your dad is tired all day, don't get tired of being in his arms." At this time, a middle-aged woman wearing an apron came over, first glared at the fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, and then, turning her head to look at her husband, the middle-aged woman hurriedly said softly: "Go wash your face, I'll go and heat up the dishes." ”
"Well......" In the face of his wife's tenderness, the middle-aged man immediately nodded movingly, reached out and pinched his baby daughter's nose twice, the middle-aged man immediately walked towards the bathroom, and the middle-aged woman turned around and walked towards the kitchen.
Soon, under the middle-aged woman's Zhang Luo, a table of food was steaming on the table, saying that it was a table of food, but in fact, there were only three or five plates, two of which were still vegetarian dishes, because it was the second time to return to the pot, and the two plates of green vegetables had long lost any appearance.
A family of three sat down around the table, and the middle-aged man was about to pick up chopsticks, but his daughter hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him: "Dad, you wait a minute." ”
"What's wrong?"
Looking at the actions of his baby daughter, the middle-aged man suddenly showed a somewhat confused look, tired all day, he was really a little hungry, more importantly, he knew that the wife and children at home must be very hungry now, the middle-aged man is not good at words, only hope to use his own practical actions to drive the appetite of his family.
"Hee-hee, you'll find out later." Faced with her father's question, the fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl in front of her immediately smiled playfully, and then turned around and rushed into her room.
"Phew... Wow... ......Soon, the fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl suddenly took out a very beautifully packaged box from her room, and then gently placed it on the dining table, and then, unpacking the beautifully packaged box, the little girl immediately took out the small colorful candles inside, and then lit them one by one.
"Dad, make a wish."
Looking at those jumping candles, the corners of the middle-aged man's eyes suddenly turned red, since he met his wife, this scene in front of him will be staged once a year, every time he will be very excited, the only difference is that the first two years were the two of them, and in the next ten years, it was a family of three celebrating together.
"Dad, why are you stunned, hurry up and make a wish?" Seeing that her father had been sitting there motionless, the little girl immediately blinked a pair of big watery eyes and whispered two words at her father.
"Why bother, waste money." Hearing the urging of his baby daughter, the middle-aged man shook his head bitterly, he was indeed very touched by the fact that his family had made a fortune for him, but no matter how cheap this cake was, I am afraid it would cost dozens of yuan, which would really be enough for their family to eat for several days.
"This is Juan'er's idea, and the child is also a filial piety, hurry up and make a wish, don't count those trivial accounts."
Looking at her husband's expression, the middle-aged woman who knew what he was thinking immediately shook her head with a smile, they are indeed having a hard time at the moment, but in the eyes of the middle-aged woman, as long as our family can be happy together, bitter and tired, these are nothing.
The cake has been placed on the table, the candles have burned most of it, and it is completely impossible to return the goods, so in desperation, the middle-aged man can only slowly close his eyes and silently recite the oath he just made outside the door in his heart.
Then, slowly opening his eyes, the middle-aged man took a deep breath, and immediately with the help of his wife and children, he blew out all the candles in front of him in one go.
"Yay......"
Looking at the green smoke rising from the curling up, the little girl's eyes suddenly narrowed into a slit with a smile, as if today she is the protagonist, she is the birthday star, and then, unscrewing the bottle of Coke on the table, the little girl immediately poured three glasses, and after handing two of the cups to her parents, the little girl then raised the cup in her hand, and looked at her father with a smile.
"Dad, I wish you a year and a year, come, let's make this cup together."
"You naughty." Glancing at his baby daughter with love, the middle-aged man hurriedly picked up the cup in front of him and gently touched it twice with the other two cups.
Raising his head and drinking dry, the middle-aged man slowly put down his cup, his face was full of happiness, Coke was very sweet, but the warm feeling brought to him by his family made his heart even more intoxicated.
The little girl was about to continue to fill herself with a glass of Coke in the same gulp, but her mother whispered: "Okay, let's eat first, those who will drink later, don't worry, no one will rob you." ”
"Uh......" The little girl smiled awkwardly when she heard her mother say this, and then under her mother's gaze, the little girl could only put the Coke under the table and picked up the chopsticks in front of her.
A family of three, just around the table eating 'dinner', the dishes are not sumptuous at all, but the current warm scene, is quite touching, I don't know if the middle-aged woman's craftsmanship is too good, or everyone is already hungry, or because of the current warm atmosphere, a few plates on the table quickly bottomed out.
Looking at her baby daughter who was burping there, the middle-aged woman got up and was about to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and whispered to her baby daughter: "Hurry back to the room to read the book, and then rest, you have to help me do something tomorrow." ”
"Well, that's fine." Hearing her mother's instructions, the little girl immediately nodded lightly, and then, with a somewhat hesitant look, the little girl hurriedly whispered: "However, Mom, what materials do we have to pay in our school, it is said that it will be of great help to us to take the high school entrance examination." ”
"Pay again?" Slowly put down the dishes and chopsticks in her hand, the middle-aged woman looked at her baby daughter, and immediately frowned slightly, since this baby daughter entered the third year of junior high school, the school always charged every once in a while, which made her really feel a little difficult to support.
"Otherwise, forget it, this material fee is voluntary, and I will ask my classmates to take a look at it when I ......."
"No, since it is helpful for the high school entrance examination, then even if it is expensive, we have to pay this money, let's say, how much?" Without waiting for the baby daughter to finish speaking, the middle-aged man immediately interrupted her mentions, no matter how hard he can't be bitter about the child, no matter how poor he is, he can't be poor in education, he can be wronged himself, but he will definitely not let his daughter be wronged.
After receiving her father's affirmative answer, the little girl was not very happy, but stretched out a slap with a sad face: "Five... Five hundred. ”
"Five hundred?" Hearing her baby daughter say this, the middle-aged woman was taken aback, 500 yuan is the living expenses of their family for more than half a month, what kind of information does the school want the students to buy?
"Okay, since it is information that can affect the high school entrance examination, this money must be a little more expensive." Compared with his wife's reaction, the middle-aged man was obviously much calmer, took out his wallet and looked at it, and the middle-aged man immediately took out a few crumpled hundred-yuan bills from it, and then gently handed them to his baby daughter: "Come, Juan'er, take it, strive to get into a better school, give your dad and me a long face." ”
"Daddy......" looked at the crumpled banknotes in front of her, the little girl's eyes were suddenly filled with tears, she knew that taking out these banknotes, her father's wallet must be empty again, and their family will have an extremely difficult time in the next half month.
"Take it, Dad has no hope in this life, I hope you can fight for Dad and let your mother live a good life for a few days." Stuffing the banknotes into the hands of his baby daughter, the middle-aged man smiled self-deprecatingly, and the lonely expression outside the door suddenly appeared on his face again.