On this day, An Xiabai got up early to prepare for the stall and walked to the yard but found that he was not the first person in the family to be angry, Father Su didn't know when he woke up and was standing in the yard.

It was the height of summer, even in the sultry season, the morning was very cold, An Xiabai was afraid that he was not in good health, so he hurriedly called him back to the house: "It's cold in the morning, Dad, your health is not good, why are you standing outside, what if you catch a cold?" ”

Father Su looked at her with a smile, his eyes full of tenderness.

It's been a long time since I got along, from the initial unsuitability to An Xiabai's title to the current habit, only how much of his own mental journey has been: "Aren't you going to accompany you out of the stall today, I'm afraid that I'll be lazy and get up early, I just don't want to delay your business, when are we going out today?" ”

An Xia Bai smiled and told him that there was time, even if he was lazy and slept for a while, it would be fine: "I still have to buy ingredients in the morning, and the stall will open when it is close to noon." ”

Father Su looked at An Xiabai's hand, then looked at his own, and said with a smile: "Then I'll help you carry something." ”

The vegetable market usually opens before dawn, and in order to select the freshest and best ingredients, An Xiabai will usually get stuck when the door opens.

Usually, she carries a lot of ingredients by herself, and it is difficult to walk, but now with the help of Su's father, it is much easier.

An Xiabai walked in front to lead the way, looking back at Father Su from time to time, for fear that he would be tired from carrying too many things in his hand: "Why don't I come?" ”

Anyway, she's a young man, and her physical strength should be much better than Su's father, isn't it?

The concern in her eyes was undisguised, and Father Su was slightly stunned, and said in a trance: "If my daughter is still alive, she is about the same age as you, and the temperament of the two of you is really similar." ”

An Xiabai's heart was sour, tears gathered in her eyes, and she was about to fall, but she held back and didn't let the tears fall.

"It's a pity that she didn't have half the luck of you, and left me at a young age." Father Su sighed and shook his head.

The world is at hand, and there is no greater distance in the world than this.

An Xiabai suppressed her urge to confess her identity, and said to Father Su with a smile: "Maybe this is fate, you and I have a father-daughter fate, and what she didn't do, I will do it, and it's the same." ”

Father Su stared at her smiling face, and suddenly seemed to see his daughter smiling and talking to herself, just like in the past.

When people are old, they are easily trapped by memories, and he sighed heavily and did not speak again.

When they arrived at the stall with the ingredients, they quickly forgot about the event and turned the page of their memories as they gradually got busy with the work that gradually became busy after the opening.

The busy work of serving wine and food really made Father Su's old bones tired enough, but with An Xiabai, he was energetic and didn't say a word of complaint.

After the last table of guests finished eating, it was already afternoon, and there were no guests in the stall at this time, An Xiabai looked for a space to come over and talk to Su's father, she was worried that being busy would make his body unbearable: "If you feel too tired, Dad can go back to rest first, and I will do the rest, anyway, the best time for stall business is at noon, and no one comes back in the afternoon, and I can handle it alone." ”

It's all here, what's the matter of returning to the Lu family halfway?

Father Su shook his head, saying that his physical fitness was good, and he didn't need to go back to rest at all.

The two of them were sitting in their positions talking and laughing, and suddenly another gust of cold wind blew, An Xiabai looked at it, and saw a few ruffian men standing not far away, all of them holding wooden sticks in their hands, and they were clearly looking for trouble when there were few customers in the stall.

An Xiabai's face sank, and the panic in his heart was pressed by him: "The presence of a few guests really makes our store shine, I don't know what you want to order?" ”

Several ruffians smiled similarly, and put down their sticks and sat down in their seats.

It seems that a few of them didn't come here to make trouble?

Before An Xiabai could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard one of the thugs say something.

The menu of the stall is clearly posted on the table, and the one on it is written by An Xiabai himself, but he just doesn't look at it, and orders several dishes, all of which Xiao Tan doesn't have.

It's not that An Xiabai doesn't know how to do it, but he doesn't want to do it, and these people in front of him are clearly here to find fault!

"A few guests, we just don't have any dishes here, if you want to eat, it's best to go to another restaurant." An Xiabai looked respectful, but the words he said were not.

The gangsters were annoyed all of a sudden, they had been rampant and domineering in the small town for more than ten years, which businessman didn't keep his voice down when he saw them?

Even when Shopkeeper Ge saw them, he had to give them face, An Xiabai drove him away so frankly, didn't this make him ugly in public?

"I heard that your cooking skills are excellent, so a few of our brothers came over to take a look at the situation, and by the way, we collected some protection money, but I didn't expect Mrs. Lu that you are so ignorant and dare to contradict us?" The thug said fiercely, "It seems that your stall is not wanted, brothers, smash it for me!" ”

They were originally entrusted to smash the business of the Anxia Bai family, but now they have found the reason, and they are all as active as flies seeing leftovers.

Seeing that the gangsters picked up sticks and smashed them on their stalls, An Xiabai was in a hurry, and subconsciously reached out to block it, and after a muffled snort sounded, there was a red mark on her hand.

The father was distressed, and stood in front of An Xiabai regardless of his safety, and hurriedly explained: "The young man is so angry that he doesn't know what the rules are, what is there to clash with you, how about I compensate you for her?" Just let her go for the sake of her being a girl, otherwise after the matter gets bigger, the impact on both of them will not be good. ”

Father Su's words made the gangster's heart feel dark, and he wanted to stop, but he knew that when his hand was raised and smashed, he couldn't turn back.

"You're just saying good things now, it's too late, the boss behind me doesn't agree to let me stop at this time," he said, looking at An Xiabai with a smile, and said with a sigh, "If it weren't for taking people's money to do things for others, I wouldn't want to let the young and beautiful little girl suffer such a big crime!" ”

Before he finished speaking, several other thugs burst into laughter, and they all stretched out their claws to An Xiabai: "If you want to blame, it's only your stall that blocks other people's financial routes!" ”

The stall blocks people's money, could it be that what happened to me today is related to the shopkeeper Ge?

Before An Xiabai had time to think about it, he heard a woman's scream not far away: "Someone is dead, hurry up and report to the official!" "

She raised her head in a daze, and what caught her eyes was the appearance of Father Su lying on the ground with his eyes closed, and behind his head, bright red blood was constantly flowing, like a dazzling rose.

An Xia Bai screamed silently, no wonder the gangsters' offensive didn't fall on her at all, it was Father Su who used his body to help her hold up a world, and he himself was pushed by the thugs in the chaos, and there was a sharp stone where he fell!

An Xiabai hurriedly rushed to Father Su's side, and helped him up with trembling hands: "Dad, wake up!" ”

When Shopkeeper Ge instructed them, he only said that he would smash An Xiabai's stall and teach her a lesson, but he didn't say that he would kill someone, but now that he saw blood, several gangsters panicked.

"Otherwise, let's run away, the government must have received the news, and it is estimated that we are already on our way here!" Someone suggested.

They looked at each other and turned to run, but they heard a soft shout, and someone stood in the middle of the road blocking their way.

That person was really Lu Li, he heard that Anxia Bai's stall was doing a hot business, and he originally wanted to come over to help, but because he was lazy in bed, he went out a little late, who would have thought that such a serious thing could happen in such a short time.

Lu Li narrowed his eyes slightly, and easily knocked several thugs to the ground.

The onlookers were already unpleasant to see those guys who were showing off their might, and when they saw this, they rushed over to help, beating the gangsters to the point of bleeding and begging for mercy.

"Husband, husband!"

When Lu Li heard the voice, he hurriedly rushed to An Xiabai's side, there were injured people, he didn't dare to delay, he didn't even have time to ask the reason, he picked up the unconscious father Su and walked in the direction of the medical hall.

An Xiabai's hands were covered with blood, and there were a lot of blood stains on her dress, she ignored her embarrassed appearance, and also staggered to the hospital with Lu Li.

It's a pity that it's too late, and when they rushed to the medical hall, Father Su had more air in and less air, and his face was also very ugly.

The doctor looked at him, shook his head and said that he couldn't save him.

"How is it possible," An Xiabai couldn't hold back his emotions anymore, and said angrily, "He should have the rest of his life well, how could he not be saved!" ”

The doctor sighed and said, "When people get older, a little wind and cold can kill them, not to mention the wound on the back of the head, the injury is so serious, it is not easy to live until now." ”

An Xiabai's tears fell down like pearls with broken threads, and it was difficult to accept the reality, just when she blamed herself and was sad, the person who should have been unconscious on the bed stretched out his hand and held her hand, and said softly with his eyes: "Don't be sad." ”

Father Su's eyes were bright, and his smile was very gentle and clean, and he knew at a glance that it was back to light.

An Xia Bai held his hand and shouted out to his father with tears in his eyes.

"At this age, my wife and daughter are far away from me, and I am alone, and it is easy to die," he said in a cheerful tone and with a natural expression, "Maybe our family can still be reunited on Huangquan Road, don't feel sorry for us." ”

How could An Xiabai not be sad, he was the father who gave birth to her, and the two people who used to depend on each other were about to be separated by yin and yang, she couldn't accept this fact: "Dad, don't go!" ”

Hot tears slipped down Su's father's face one by one, and in a trance, he seemed to see the people in his memory mourning and crying, and his heart hurt terribly.

Unfortunately, he no longer had the strength to wipe away her tears.