Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 386

Calculating the time, it was about five years ago, autumn and winter.

At that time, Cheng He had been working in the capital for two years. Of course, he was still very young.

When he first went to the capital, he went for a fellow villager, but he didn't know until a few months later that the fellow villager had fallen into a pyramid (harmonious) marketing organization.

After the fellow cheated him of the last bit of money he had, he disappeared without a trace.That was the darkest period of Cheng He's life.

My family is gone, and I have no relatives when I come to the capital. I have no money, and I don’t have a high degree of education. I only have a high school degree, and I can’t find a good job.

He has done almost everything, and he never dislikes dirty work. Of course, whenever he has the opportunity, he will try his best to climb up.

Two years later, he took a sales position in a small company.The salary of the sales position is not high, and everything depends on the commission.

At around nine o'clock in the evening on a certain weekend, he and a group of colleagues had just paid their wages, went out to have a meal, and then walked back to the company.

On the way, they passed a somewhat remote and dark alley. They were bragging loudly while walking, but it was quite lively.

Cheng He walked behind and noticed a shadow under his feet, always following his group, neither near nor far.

Occasionally, when I turned around, I saw a girl walking alone behind me two or three meters away.

It may be that the alley is very dark, and the girl looks terrified.

Cheng He thought that the girl might be afraid that the alley would be unsafe, but she and the group were wearing uniforms issued by the factory. They were obviously decent people and relatively safe, so she followed behind the group.

Thinking of this, he slowed down a step or two, bringing the distance between them a little closer.

There is a bend ahead, they will take this road when they return to the factory, and they will arrive soon.

Someone was about to turn the corner. Cheng He looked back, and the girl following her frowned, looking a little anxious.

Cheng He guessed that the girl must go straight.But the front is still dark, and after she and her colleagues have turned the corner and left, she will continue walking alone.

So Cheng He shouted: "What are you doing going back so early, go, go over there and have a look, it looks so lively over there."

The people who had just been paid their salaries were still in a relatively high mood. After hearing Cheng He's shout, they all continued to walk straight.

After walking through this dark alley, there is a lively night market street in front of it, almost brightly lit, there are supper places, and many stores are still operating with lights on.

After walking to the brightly lit place, the girl following behind strode forward, reached the door of a small supermarket, opened the door and walked in.

After opening the door, the girl looked at the group of people here again, and smiled at this side.

Of course, none of Cheng He's colleagues noticed this. At this time, no one looked at the girl, and they didn't know that she smiled at her.

But Cheng He saw it.

For some reason, that kind of smile suddenly made his heart tremble.

He will never forget that she was wearing a pink woolen dress that day, with a slender figure and long black and straight hair, which was messed up by the autumn wind, making her look so bright and attractive.

Since then, Cheng He often sits and plays at the entrance of this supermarket.At the entrance of the supermarket, there are chairs for people to rest their feet, or to eat something small.

Cheng He also rarely buys anything because he doesn't want to spend money.And as poor as a dog, it is difficult for him to muster up the courage to strike up a conversation with others.

However, during that time, he also helped her solve a few minor troubles.

She works in that small supermarket, which is open until 12 o'clock in the evening.When it was too late, I saw that she was the only one in the store, and occasionally some people wanted to tease her or something.

Cheng He ran into the store at this time, pretending to want to buy something, but those who rummaged there refused to leave, and those who wanted to make fun of them had to leave.

However, there was still no communication between them, and he didn't even know her name.

Just one time, when he was sitting outside the store, it suddenly started to rain, and the beautiful girl held up a huge umbrella, the kind that protects against the sun in summer, and put it next to the chair outside.

At that time, Cheng He's heart was beating very fast, and he felt his throat was a little stiff, and he planned several opening remarks to strike up a conversation, but he didn't dare to say it.

He just watched helplessly as her figure walked into the store again.

Later, when he paid his salary again, he finally made a purchase in the store, and they had their first communication, and the girl smiled at him.

Slowly, they looked at each other and smiled, and they had some topics to talk about, and it was almost the time of Chinese New Year.

Cheng He remembered very clearly that the fourth day of the Lunar New Year was Valentine's Day, and he did not go back to celebrate the New Year, and the company had annual leave, so he did not have to go to work.With nothing to do, he wandered around outside.

The metropolis with the largest population of foreigners is so deserted during the New Year, as if the whole city is empty, and the roads are much wider.This is Cheng He's third year living outside alone.

Because it was Chinese New Year, Cheng He saved some extra money for himself, and planned to eat something good and go shopping.But on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, not many stores are open.

It doesn't matter anyway, he's just doing it to pass the time.

Then somehow, he bumped into the girl walking alone on the street.

During the Chinese New Year, she was walking alone on the street, and she looked a little lonely no matter how she looked, so Cheng He took the initiative to say hello to someone.At that time, it was almost dinner time, and it was getting dark quickly, so he invited the girl to have dinner jokingly.

To be honest, it is too lonely to eat alone during the Chinese New Year, and it is outside again.

Unexpectedly, the girl agreed, and they went to find an open restaurant together.This was Cheng He's first time asking a girl out for dinner, and he was a little flustered at the time.

So that later, when he met a little flower seller and sold roses to him, he bought one for the occasion and said, "This flower has no other meaning, it is purely for festivals, so you can keep it."

How dare he confess to others.

At that time, regardless of their age, almost all the couples passing by held flowers in their hands and smiled sweetly at each other.

The girl accepted it openly, without being shy or anything.Maybe it's because he said that he didn't mean anything else, so I didn't have any psychological burden to accept it.

Afterwards they ate together and drank wine.As we drank and drank, we talked more.

Cheng He asked: "Why don't you go home for the New Year?"

"I have no family." The girl replied calmly.

At that time, Cheng He thought in his heart, our situation is the same, it is really a good match.

Spending the new year outside, and being alone, the two of us at the same table must not be in a better mood, and drink more wine.

At that time, Cheng He's capacity for drinking was not good. Anyway, when he woke up the next day, he found a girl on the bed who hadn't got any clothes on.

At that time, he was in a daze. How did he come back last night?
After all, he was only a 20-year-old boy at the time, and he didn't have much experience, so he was a little panicked at the time.The girl who woke up was even more panicked.

Anyway, after coming and going, the two of them simply slept together.

Two people with no experience in life were foolishly laughing happily. When the girl was five months pregnant, she didn't even know she was pregnant. She thought she was gaining weight and clamored to lose weight!
Anyway, just so confused, Cheng He has a home.

After being alone for so long, he finally had a home and finally didn't have to live alone.Cheng He cherishes this happiness very much.He felt that this must be God's compensation for him after he suffered so much.

Taking care of the pregnant woman in a hurry, and becoming a father clumsily, Cheng He cried for no reason when he held that little child for the first time.In his world, he is no longer alone.

He has a home, a real home.

All in all, it was a sweet and happy time. Watching the child grow up day by day, he also began to plan for the future.

He plans to open a restaurant or a hotel. When he used to wash dishes as a part-time job, he learned to cook with him, and he cooks very well. He has this confidence.The child's mother is also very supportive of him.

Of course, the premise is to save some money.

Some superstitious people often say that when a child is born, the child will bring some financial luck to the parents. The plan is not very far away, and half of the restaurant has been seen.

However, it never occurred to me that one day suddenly, the child's mother left without leaving a letter or a note.

In the past, she once said that she had no family, so he rarely asked about this aspect.Because he himself doesn't like people asking him.So after she left, he didn't even know where to find her.

But he gave her all his heart.

He lost his home, lived alone for so long, and finally he was accompanied by someone who filled the emptiness. He really loved this person with his life.

But everything is gone, as if it never existed.

He took the child and waited in the capital for two years, looking for her everywhere, but it was as if she had never existed in this world.

Can't find it, and can't wait, he returned to Taohua Village with Xinxin, and started everything from scratch.

Only now did I know that when she left him, it was because she was sick and didn't want to drag him down.

Cheng He sat alone by the courtyard wall for a long time, and these things that he had deliberately wanted to forget came to mind so clearly.

He was going to fetch her back, wherever she was.

……

Cheng Xinxin played in the room for a while, seeing that her father hadn't come back, she suddenly sensed something, and walked out with her panda toy in her arms.

Seeing her father sitting outside the yard, she froze for a moment, and shouted timidly, "Dad..."

　Two more together, no more at night.Feel sorry.

　　I wish my friends well.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)