A widower's entertainment

Chapter 7 [Sad Father’s Love]

Decheng, Chunfeng Lane.

In the early morning, Lin Youcheng got up with thick dark circles under his eyes. He didn't sleep much at all all night.

Baby Lin Zhaole's cradle was placed next to Lin Youcheng's big bed.

Looking at the baby who was still sleeping in the cradle, Lin Youcheng felt like he wanted to cry without tears. He didn't know why the baby was so energetic at night and kept crying. It really couldn't stop.

Lin Youcheng sat blankly by the bed and glanced at the sky outside. He felt that he was not Huang Shiren now, but a long-term worker in Huang Shiren's family.

It’s not yet dawn, so you need to get up and work.

But there was no other way, so Lin Youcheng gently placed the cradle in Lin Zhaoxi's room.

At this moment, Lin Youcheng suddenly understood why there were people who went out to work with their children on their backs, because there was really no way to leave their children at home.

Now that the baby is still too small, Lin Youcheng is worried about catching cold when going outside to blow in the wind, so he can only put the baby in the house of Lin Zhaoxi and his brother. When he goes out to sweep the streets, he can only rush back as soon as possible, hoping that there will be no problem.

Just as Lin Youcheng put the cradle next to the big bed of Lin Zhaoxi and his brother, he glanced at Lin Zhaoxi and his brother who were sleeping on the bed. Fortunately, the bed was big enough, and several children could still sleep if they were squeezed together. When the children get older, they will have to put them in bunk beds, otherwise they will really not be able to sleep.

Otherwise, let brothers Lin Zhaoqing and Lin Zhaoman sleep with him.

But that's definitely not possible now. Lin Youcheng didn't let two-year-old Lin Zhaohuan sleep in his place because the noisy Lin Zhaole cried at night and the other children couldn't sleep peacefully, so they might as well squeeze in here.

Lin Youcheng saw Lin Zhaoman kicking off the quilt, walked to the bed, and covered Lin Zhaoman with it.

"father!"

Lin Zhaoxi opened her eyes sleepily. She heard the movement and looked at Lin Youcheng in confusion.

"Brother, let you guys stay here. I'll go sweep the streets first. If anything happens, just call me."

Lin Youcheng told Lin Zhaoxi about this matter last night. He had no choice but to take care of Lin Zhaoxi now.

"You can sleep a little longer, I'll go first."

Lin Zhaoxi rubbed her eyes and responded. Through the hazy moonlight, she looked at the back of her father who went out to open the door. Her mood was a little complicated. Her mother was gone and she felt very sad. She had also been hearing those words from the aunts and grandmothers. She felt sorry for them, but she knew she had to take good care of her younger siblings, and she was actually very uneasy.

But now his father seems to be a little different. He washes their clothes and cooks for them. Although the food he cooks is not as delicious as his mother's, Lin Zhaoxi thinks that such a father is also very good.

Yes, good.

With a slight smile on his lips, Lin Zhaoxi closed his eyes again and fell asleep.

……

Lin Youcheng rubbed his waist. Although his whole body was sore, he didn't sleep well because the child was crying at night, but now Lin Youcheng didn't have time to think about this. He just wanted to finish sweeping the streets and go home to take care of him. child.

Lin Youcheng thought that maybe when Lin Zhaole was older, he would go out to sweep the streets with Lin Zhaole on his back.

The picture was so beautiful that Lin Youcheng could imagine it.

But Lin Youcheng felt that it was impossible to sweep the streets all the time. After all, it was still summer, so getting up early was fine. But when it rained later or snowed in winter, he would never be able to sweep the streets with his children.

If you pass the manuscript and become a writer, you can write the manuscript at home and take care of your children more conveniently.

Unknowingly, Lin Youcheng had already started making plans for those children.

Perhaps because of acceptance, although Lin Youcheng was tired, he still managed to hold on with one breath. He did not dare to delay any longer, thinking that it would be over quickly and he had to rush home. “You’re successful, why don’t you go play cards after sweeping the streets?”

Lin Youcheng was sweeping the street when he saw Zhu Rong, his former poker friend. Zhu Rong worked in the state-owned canteen and was not too busy at work. After dinner, it was naturally his free time, and he joined Lin Youcheng behind. From time to time, people would arrange to play cards after get off work.

"No, I have to go home and take care of the children."

When Zhu Rong heard what Lin Youcheng said, he also realized that Lin Youcheng's wife was dead now and he still had those children at home, so he was definitely not as leisurely as before.

Zhu Rong was about to leave, but Lin Youcheng grabbed Zhu Rong and asked, "Do you have any meat tickets? I want to ask you to buy some meat?"

"That's it, no problem, I'll take care of it."

Zhu Rong patted his chest and said, "I'll send it to you later."

"Thank you then. By the way, can you order some milk?"

"Milk is a rare thing. Your baby can just drink rice cereal."

Hearing Zhu Rong's words, Lin Youcheng nodded and expressed his understanding. He also knew that the supply of milk powder was still very tight in the early 80s, and sometimes special approval was needed.

It is not easy for ordinary people to order milk in this era. In my memory, it used to be because the mother was breastfeeding her children. Even if the milk was not enough, when cooking, she would first take out the rice soup and add a little sugar. Just feed those kids like that.

No wonder they are all extremely thin.

Lin Youcheng thought it was better to ask his eldest brother about the milk. After all, his eldest brother worked in a state-owned factory and should have some connections.

Just thinking about the money for milk is not easy.

Zhu Rong didn't chat much with Lin Youcheng, he had to rush to work.

Fan Aiguo at the newsstand heard Zhu Rong calling Lin Youcheng to play cards, and he was a little worried about the children in Lin Youcheng's family. After all, if Lin Youcheng relapses, the children in the family really don't know what to do. Yes, when I saw Lin Youcheng refused, I couldn't help but feel relieved for those children.

Lin Youcheng didn't know what Fan Aiguo was thinking. He didn't have time to play cards now.

After Lin Youcheng finished sweeping the street, he hurried home to take care of his children. He was afraid of being delayed and Lin Zhaoxi couldn't take care of them at home.

Maybe it was because there was enough noise in the middle of the night, but the baby was still sleeping when Lin Youcheng got home.

"My brother kept crying when he woke up. He just couldn't fall asleep easily."

Well, I thought I was asleep all the time.

Sure enough, it's not that easy.

Lin Youcheng heard Lin Zhaoxi's words, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Xi'er."

Just as Lin Zhaoxi was about to say something, the baby in the cradle woke up and seemed to know that Lin Youcheng was coming back. It waited for Lin Youcheng to arrive home and began to cry to welcome him, and then started crying again.

Cry, cry, cry, just know how to cry!

Now Lin Youcheng almost had a stress reaction when he heard the cry, and his whole head felt big, but he still quickly picked up the baby from the cradle, and it turned out that the diaper was wet.

Lin Youcheng quickly changed the baby's diaper into a clean one. Naturally, the diapers he changed were also washed by his father.

It’s so sad just thinking about it!
  What time-traveler has to work hard to wash his child's diapers?
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  (End of this chapter)