Chapter 2 The Golden Fish
After a short ride, he arrived at the door of his house, which is a beautiful two-story villa with a single courtyard, and it can be seen from the house that his family is not bad.
Wen Bin was about to enter the door with his bicycle pushing, when a bright gold suddenly jumped into his eyes.
He looked down and saw a small golden fish lying on the ground to the left of the gate.
This little fish is petite and exquisite, at this time the mouth is constantly opening and closing, and the little tail is still slapping the ground weakly, as if longing to return to the embrace of the water, but unfortunately it is all asphalt roads, and I don't know how it came from.
"Could it be that some naughty kid threw it here?"
Wen Bin guessed as he squatted down and picked up the small fish.
"What a beautiful fish!"
Starting with silky, Wen Bin found that the little fish had golden scales and transparent armor, a slender body, and two wisps of dragon whiskers under its mouth, with a petite cute appearance, it looked very beautiful.
Only in a few places on its back and sides the scales fell off, giving it a charred black color, as if it had been burned by flames.
Wen Bin frowned, some bear children playing with small animals can be said to be "cruel", and they can think of any tossing tricks, this little fish is estimated to have suffered such a bad luck.
After careful identification, Wen Bin didn't recognize what kind of fish this was, judging from its slender and agile size, it should belong to the genus "snake fish" called by the locals, but there was no nausea feeling of being slippery and greasy when he touched it. It looks a bit like a white eel, but the color is wrong, and the white eel's scales are under the skin, unlike this small fish, which is shining with beautiful scales.
The most amazing thing is its eyes, when Wen Bin stared at it, the little fish that was still struggling in his hand suddenly quieted down, and his eyes turned to him, and the eyes were not as godless as ordinary fish, but filled with a smart luster, staring at him motionlessly.
Wen Bin actually saw the meaning of helplessness and pity begging for help in those smart eyes.
"Don't worry, little thing, I'll take care of you."
Wen Bin carefully held the small fish and brought it into the house.
Dad had already come back and was stir-frying in the kitchen on the first floor, when he saw Wen Bin entering the door and shouted, "Bin Bin, are you hungry?" Go wash your hands and get ready to eat...... What are you holding in your hands? ”
Wen Bin said: "A small fish, I don't know who threw it to the ground, I picked it up and raised it." ”
Dad laughed and shook his head, he wanted to say that he would throw it out, but seeing Wen Bin's concerned expression, he changed his mind and said, "Then stay, it's just that there is no suitable fishing gear at home, Dad will go out in the afternoon to buy you a set." ”
Wen Bin snorted, he knew that his father had always spoiled him, especially after his mother disappeared, the father and son depended on each other, as long as it was his request, his father almost did not agree.
But he still didn't want to talk more, in Wen Bin's heart, he always thought that his father was angry with his mother, which was a thorn in his heart.
He first gently put the small fish into a basin containing water, then came to the back storage room, rummaged through the boxes and cabinets for a long time, and finally found a fish tank that had been sealed for a long time.
This fish tank was also a birthday gift that his father bought for his sixth birthday. At first, a few goldfish were raised, but they died within a few days, and then they were shelved for a while, and one day, Wen Bin had a whim and bought a nest of ants to raise.
It's a pity that he took good care of him for a few months, and suddenly one night the ant queen ran away with her people and never came back, so Wen Bin was really uncomfortable for several days.
After that, the fish tank was useless until now.
Dad watched Wen Bin take out the old fish tank and wipe it, and said with a smile: "Look at the fish you just wore, I think it's a good fish, and this broken fish tank doesn't deserve its identity, how about waiting for Dad to buy you a good set of smart switches with an aerator oxygen pump?" ”
Wen Bin said stubbornly: "Just use this raise, I will definitely take care of it this time!" ”
Dad shook his head with a wry smile, and didn't say more, only put the food on the table, and was afraid of the cold, so he buckled the insulation cover on it, and sat there waiting for Wen Bin to eat.
Wen Bin knew that his father was waiting for him, and said, "You eat first." ”
Dad said, "I'm not hungry yet, let's eat together." ”
Wen Bin felt a little uncomfortable, he couldn't let go of his mother's thorn, and he couldn't bear to hurt his father's heart, so he was silent for a moment and said, "Recently...... Do you still need to travel for business? ”
Dad said: "If you don't leave this week, you may go to Huhai City next week." ”
"How much money is enough, the business is big enough, pay attention to your body. If you have something to do, you can leave it to the people below. ”
When the father heard his son's rare words of concern, he said happily: "Okay, listen to my son, and I will rest for two months." The world is big, and no matter how big the business is, it is not as important as my son's words. ”
Wen Bin looked at his happy father, and felt a little ashamed in his heart, no matter what, his father loves himself, and some of his cold behaviors in the past two years must have broken his heart.
Wen Bin stopped talking, brushed the fish tank silently until the fish tank was cleaned, and then gently poured the water and small fish from the basin into the fish tank.
The little fish entered a larger space than before, wagged its tail a few times in the water, as if to show joy, and then leaned back against the corner of the fish tank, silently motionless.
It looks like it hurts badly!
Wen Bin leaned against the wall of the fish tank, looking at the little fish, through the hazy water lines, the little fish looked at him pitifully, so that Wen Bin instantly gave birth to the idea of protecting the weak.
"Little thing, you just take care of it here, I will take care of you and let you recover completely!"
After settling the small fish, Wen Bin washed his hands and ate, the father and son finished the meal in silence, and the father was about to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, Wen Bin rushed to do it and said, "I'll come." ”
Dad didn't let me: "Noon is short, you go to rest for a while, and you have to go to class in the afternoon." ”
Wen Bin insisted on snatching the dishes and chopsticks, and his father gave it to him with a smile, leaning against the kitchen door and watching his son wash the dishes.
"Binbin, there are still two months to go to the college entrance examination, what university do you want to go to?"
Wen Bin pursed his lips, and replied after a while: "I haven't thought about the specific school yet, I want to go to Yanjing and Huhai to see the big cities, maybe it is the local university." ”
Dad hesitated: "Actually...... Our Wenhe is not bad, I didn't want to stay in my hometown? ”
His words are a little strange, in fact, according to Wen Bin's grades, it is enough to go to an A-class university in Yanjing and Huhai, and Wenhe's educational resources are far worse, and the best university, Wenhe Normal School, is only two colleges.
What parent doesn't want their child to go to a better school? However, considering the special family situation, Dad's words also have his considerations, and the Wen family is not short of money.
Wen Bin thought that his father was reluctant to leave home too far, but he could only say sorry in his heart, he wanted to go out to see it, and he also wanted to leave this home that he loved and hated temporarily.
Seeing that he was silent, Dad figured it out and said with a smile: "You will be an adult soon, and Dad naturally respects your choice." No matter where you go, Dad will visit you from time to time, and besides, the business here is almost at a bottleneck, maybe I should expand my business outside. ”