psychochemist

Chapter 426 Childhood Guardian

Defending the childhood of others is one of the responsibilities of every adult.

Yu Fan easily accepted the task of blowing up five hundred balloons.

Cao Ben reminded at the side: "Old Yu, be careful. You may not feel it when you blow up one or two balloons, but you will obviously feel powerless if you blow up a few more. Last time my friend got married, let us help blow up balloons. I After blowing up a dozen or so, the brain was starved of oxygen and couldn't bear it anymore. Old Yu, blowing up balloons and bragging are two completely different things."

Yu Fan smiled mysteriously and said, "I have my own way."

Yu Fan turned around and said to Xi Hongli, "Housekeeper Xi, please prepare some white vinegar and baking soda for me, and a larger Coke bottle. Let's go to the restaurant to decorate now. See you in the restaurant."

Xi Hongli immediately turned around to prepare things.Cao Ben said sleepily, "Old Yu, are you going to do some tricks again?"

Yu Fan smiled without saying a word, and the past 20 years ago appeared in front of his eyes.

It was Yu Fan's 12th birthday, and it was also the most grand occasion in Yu Fan's life. Yu Fan invited many friends to his new home, and his father also put aside his busy work to help Yu Fan arrange a birthday party at home.Yu Fan felt that he was the happiest person in the world that day, bar none.But an accident still happened. Dad bought [-] balloons from a department store and planned to arrange the house into a balloon paradise, but there was no pump.Yu Fan and his father tried to blow a few times and felt dizzy and uncomfortable due to lack of oxygen.But it was less than three hours before noon, and it was almost impossible to blow up five hundred balloons.Yu Fan was so anxious that he was about to cry, but his father said calmly, "Don't worry, I will protect your childhood!"

Dad back then was kind, funny, and hardworking.That time, Yu Fan felt the charm of chemistry for the first time in his life.

The timeline went back to the present, through the long corridor, along the road to the restaurant - Ankangyuan.

Unexpectedly, Xi Hongli arrived one step earlier than Yu Fan and the others. There were all kinds of deflated balloons piled up on the dining table. Xi Hongli had already brought baking soda and white vinegar according to Yu Fan's request.Yu Fan: "Thank you, Butler Xi, I will leave this place to me, go get busy."

Xi Hongli: "Are you sure?" Xi Hongli expressed doubts. After all, Cao Ben and Yu Fan had to inflate [-] balloons without an inflator, which was simply unbelievable.

Yu Fan was confident: "Don't worry, take care of me."

Xi Hongli: "Okay, if you need help with anything, you can come to the kitchen and find me." After speaking, Xi Hongli left.

Yu Fan picked up the big Coke bottle that Xi Hongli brought and looked at it. It was exactly the same as the props his father used back then.

Cao Ben asked, "Old Yu, what are you going to do? We don't have pumps, so we can't do it by force."

Yu Fan smiled slightly and said, "Since there is no pump, let's make one ourselves."

After speaking, Yu Fan took a piece of paper from the table, folded it into the shape of a hole, placed it on the mouth of the bottle, and then poured some baking soda into it.Every step is exactly the same as before, time seems to go back to the past, the same material, the same technique, also for a child's colorful childhood.

Cao Ben seemed to understand, and said: "I understand, you have to use that reaction!"

Yu Fan nodded, that's right: "The main component of baking soda is sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), and the main component of white vinegar is acetic acid (CH3COOH). Together, the two will undergo metathesis reaction, forming sodium acetate and carbonic acid, and carbonic acid does not Stable will continue to break down into carbon dioxide and water. This precious carbon dioxide is what we want."

Cao Ben: "Old Yu, you are a smart bunch."

Yu Fan poured white vinegar into the coke bottle, and there was a violent reaction in the bottle.Cao Ben and Yu Fan cooperated. Yu Fan was in charge of putting the balloons on the Coke bottle, and Cao Ben was in charge of tying the rope. The two cooperated quite tacitly. In less than one minute, twenty balloons had been blown up.

Chen Wanli and Wen Xin also arrived one after another to help.Everyone was gathering firewood and the flames were high. After a while, the balloon was almost ready.

Beep, Yu Fan's cell phone rang again, it was still the mysterious little girl, this was the number of times that Yu Fan called in the past few days.

Yu Fan put down the balloon in his hand, walked out of the restaurant with the phone in his hand, and picked it up: "Hello?"

Little girl: "Daddy, Daddy. I slept so well last night. It was the happiest birthday I've ever had. If only you could come back, heck, mommy said, I'll be home in a few days Yes. Come back soon, Dad, I love you." The phone hung up again...

Why does the little girl have to hang up the phone in a hurry every time?very strange.

Yu Fan thought, in fact, for every child, a father's love is extravagant and silent.The father's role in the family is often to work hard outside to earn money for the family.In order for the family to live a good life, the father often sacrifices his time with the family to go out and socialize. As time goes by, the connection between the father and the child will gradually become estranged.Although the father's affection for the child will never be indifferent, as time goes by, the child will develop various psychological problems due to the father's "lack of companionship" during his growth.

It would be great if the pace of life slowed down a little bit; if father could spend more time at home, that would be great; if Yi Rui's father could come back to attend Yi Rui's birthday party, that would be great OK.

However, Yu Fan knew that what he could do was limited.But in the dark, Yu Fan has a premonition that maybe one day in the future, he will really help Yirui realize this wish!

"Old Yu, are you done calling? The balloon is almost gone." Cao Ben shouted from inside the room.

Yu Fan responded: "It's over, I'll come now." Yu Fan raised his head, looked at the sky, turned and went back to the house.

Outside, behind a hidden tree, a pair of eyes stared straight at Yu Fan, blinked, and disappeared into the shadow of the sun with a gust of wind...

It was almost noon, and Yi Rui walked into the restaurant happily, and the restaurant was already a sea of ​​balloons.The moment Yirui stepped into the restaurant, he was shocked and said, "Wow! There are so many balloons! This... This is a scene that appeared in my dream once."

Indeed, every child has a silly dream, imagining himself immersed in a sea of ​​balloons, carefree.For children, balloons are not just props, but also a symbol of happiness and security.

Yu Fan smiled and said to Yi Rui, "Yi Rui, I wish you a happy birthday."

　The greatest pride in life is to realize your childhood dream when you are an adult——Heshuo Xiaohuasu
　　
　
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