Chapter 4: The Red-billed Snail
Today's weather is relatively hot, and after Aunt Zhang of the neighborhood committee entered the store, she wiped the sweat on her forehead, looked at my store and said it was good.
The aunts of the neighborhood committees are all retired employees of some enterprises, she belongs to the kind of idle and idle to exert her spare heat, she is full of energy in her fifties, and her mental state is much better than mine.
Speaking of this aunt, her character is old-fashioned, hot-hearted, chivalrous.
More than ten years ago, when my dad first opened the store, she was particularly concerned about my dad's personal problems, saying that my dad was single and alone with children, and his life was difficult, so she turned around and introduced him to someone.
Every time, my dad politely refused, and in order to show his gratitude, he specially fried some red-billed snails for her to take back to his grandson.
My dad's fried red-billed snails are not spicy, sweet and salty.
Children or something, especially like to eat, bite after bite, can hardly stop.
For a long time, my dad's personal problems have always been Aunt Zhang's heart disease.
Faced with more and more frequent blind dates, my dad was overwhelmed.
He was tired.
So he directly told Aunt Zhang that he hadn't thought about this problem and just wanted to bring me up. When he spoke, his tone was very serious, and Aunt Zhang stopped at this time.
After entering the store, Dr. Hu saw me at a glance.
He was surprised and asked me how I was here. When he heard that this was my shop, he was surprised and said that many of his colleagues said it tasted good, but he had never come to eat it.
I laughed, pulled Mei Mei over, pointed to Xiao Hu and his wife, and said, "Mei Mei, call Uncle and Aunt." ”
The woman standing next to Dr. Hu is her wife, Ou Fang.
Her appearance is more gentle than in the photo, her skin is very white, and she can almost see capillaries. Although she is only twenty-eight years old, she has a lot of crow's feet at the corners of her eyes.
Moreover, I saw in her eyes some melancholy that did not match her age.
Maybe it's a bit of a lot of work to be a teacher, after all, there are so many things to learn in a class, and when you encounter some naughty mischievous people with bad grades, it's really haggard.
When she saw Mei Mei, Ou Fang suddenly smiled.
She squatted down and stretched out her hand to the child: "You are Meimei?" You're so good-looking, how old are you? ”
When Ou Fang laughed, the tiredness in his eyes was still unobstructed.
Mei Mei didn't know what was going on, she shrank back and leaned against my body. She turned around and looked up at me, and was about to say something, I gritted my teeth, and simply said first:
"Meimei, this is Aunt Ou, she is...... Your new mom. You'll be with her after that. ”
As I said this, I could clearly feel the child's body trembling.
Immediately, the palm of my hand suddenly became cold.
When Mei Mei stared back at me, she was no longer that kind of clear eyes, but instead it was a strange coldness, with a hint of hatred in it:
"You, sold me!?"
Although her voice was small, my heart trembled when I heard it.
I shook my head and quickly explained to her: "No, I'm doing this for your good, I'm not selling you, I'm adopting, they ......"
She interrupted me: "Anyway, you just don't want me anymore!" Right!? ”
I was speechless.
Seeing that I didn't speak, Mei Mei gritted her teeth, suddenly turned around, and suddenly smiled sweetly at Oufang: "Mom, you're here, take me home." ”
Hearing the child call his mother, Ou Fang was shocked all of a sudden.
Immediately, a few tears rolled out of her eyes, and she took the child in her arms.
Dr. Hu on the side was very emotional, and he patted his wife's shoulder as if comforting.
The happiest was Aunt Zhang, she clapped her hands: "Oh, this is really fate, this mother and daughter, as soon as they meet, they are no different from their own children, it's really good!" ”
The whole time after that, Mei Mei didn't look back at me again.
I gave a brief introduction to the child's situation with Dr. Hu, and it can be seen that the couple is very satisfied with the child.
I was also relieved.
Even though this kid hates me now, it's better than staying with me all the time.
Maybe she'll understand when she's older.
We made an appointment to go through the adoption procedures tomorrow morning, and Ou Fang said to the child: "Meimei, mother will come to pick you up tomorrow, you have to be obedient, and ...... with your sister"
Before she could speak, Mei Mei raised her head suddenly: "No! Mom, I'm going to go with you now! I never want to stay in this place again! ”
Mei Mei's voice was loud and her tone was resolute.
The atmosphere, at that moment, suddenly became a little awkward.
Seeing that the child insisted on following the new mother, Aunt Zhang said that it would be up to her, anyway, she would officially go through the adoption procedures tomorrow, and Xiaohu and his wife were also full of sincerity, and it was not bad for this night.
I looked at Mei Mei, and her head kept turning to the side, not even looking at me again.
Sighing, I said okay.
Then he went upstairs and simply packed up her things, and packed her in a bag.
Ou Fang took her sister's hand and said goodbye to us, and I looked at Mei Mei, thinking that after all, she had been with me for so long, so why did she have to say goodbye.
So I walked over and just reached out to pull her, but when I saw her on one side, I hid behind Ou Fang.
My hands are in mid-air, neither in nor in or out.
Liang Yuan came to the round, he said that the time is not early, the chicken noodle shop is about to open, we have to prepare the dishes for the evening, so we will not leave more everyone.
As he spoke, he looked at Mei Mei: "Then Mei Mei has to be good, tomorrow morning, we will see you again!" ”
Before Dr. Hu left, he told us about my father's condition.
He said that now the hospital has introduced a new special injection drug, which is quite effective for my father's condition, but the price is a little expensive, nearly 10,000 yuan for a shot, and the medical insurance does not reimburse it.
I listened, and was silent for a moment.
Doctor Xiao Hu said: "It's okay, you think about it, in fact, Tang Sihai's current situation has stabilized, and he will observe it for a while." ”
With that, the two of them left.
Mei Mei walked among them, and her little figure didn't seem so lonely anymore.
Liang Yuan stood beside me, he also looked at the family of three who went there, and sneered at me: "Tang Xiaofan, regret it." Do you think you're not doing this kindly? ”
I didn't say anything, turned around and went back to the store.
I told Liang Yuan that the heat is very important, and the maximum heat must be used.
The stir-fry time should not exceed half a minute, so that the whistle will be crisp and crisp, and it will not be old.
It was busy for almost an hour, and everything was ready.
A pot of water for cooking noodles was already boiling, and I opened the roller shutter door to the maximum.
Turning around, I saw the first guest of the night come in......