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February 6, 2016, afternoon.
There is still one week left before the winter vacation ends on the 13th.
As the holidays come to an end, migrant workers have to leave their hometowns and embark on a new journey.
On the contrary,
Su Chen boarded the train to his hometown.
In the compartment of the carriage,
The two people bickered every day.
"Liu Qingsong, how come I used to persuade you to go to Fuqing every day, but you didn't come even to the death? Just say one thing in the morning and you nod like a grandson?"
"I'm happy with it, do you have any objections?"
"Haha, dad is waiting for you to live on the streets."
"I sleep on the street? Chenchen, do you understand what I mean?"
"Come to my house, come to my house, my bed is big."
Holding the bulging schoolbag on her chest, Su Chen had a smile on her face from the moment she got in the car.
From time to time, I would look at the scenery outside the window and let out a silly look like "ho ho".
"Alas, this child is hopeless."
Liu Qingsong raised his hand to his forehead.
"Chenchen, it's only thirty thousand yuan, how can you be so happy?"
I was called to the bank to withdraw money early in the morning.
Lin Weixiang couldn't help complaining, "You're so tired from holding it, put down your schoolbag quickly, no one will steal your money."
certainly,
He also completely forgot that when he earned his first monthly salary, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm not tired."
Hearing this,
Instead, Su Chen hugged the schoolbag on his chest tighter and glanced warily at the passers-by, lest they didn't know that he was carrying a treasure.
"Forget it, it's up to you." Lin Weixiang shook his head helplessly. Anyway, it was only more than three hours' drive, which was not too long.
on the way,
"By the way, Chenchen, can I ask you something? If you don't want to answer, you don't have to answer." Liu Qingsong tentatively spoke.
"Uh...Brother Songsong, tell me." Su Chen was stunned for a moment.
"That's right, I heard you say that you are also a single-parent family like me. Were you raised by your mother or your father?"
After Liu Qingsong asked, he felt a little nervous again, "Of course, it's okay if it's not convenient for you to answer. I'm just asking casually."
"What does this mean? Like Brother Songsong, I was raised by my mother."
Su Chen shook his head and said with a natural expression: "As for my dad, the two of us don't get along and fight all the time. They got divorced before I could remember. Now I hear people say that he is out of town. I haven't seen him for a long time."
"Emotional discord, just like our family."
Liu Qingsong was bitter yet sympathetic, "But Chenchen, you are worse off than me. At least I can still see him occasionally."
"Auntie, it must have been very hard to take care of you all these years, right?"
Taking a deep breath, Liu Qingsong let go of the loneliness in his heart and felt a little closer to Su Chen.
"Well, it's really hard."
When Su Chen mentioned his mother, he nodded heavily, dependence and admiration flashed in his eyes. He was not shy about his family, but was proud of it.
His mother came from a rural family, and at that time there was a strong preference for sons over daughters. There were many older brothers and younger brothers, and they never went to school. They helped the family with farm work since they were young.
When I grow up,
After meeting his father, they quarreled and divorced within a few years of marriage, and his mother was too embarrassed to return to the countryside.
Without the help of any relatives or friends, Su Chen relied on setting up a street vendor to support Su Chen, who could not walk at the time.
Until Su Chen was 16 years old,
Not only has the street stall turned into a small shop, but he also owns a house of about 100 square meters.
only,
The crushing mortgage payment is still weighing on my mother's thin shoulders.
But now,
"I can carry everything!"
Su Chen hugged her schoolbag proudly and turned to look at the scenery outside the window. It had never been as beautiful and charming as it is today!
In a blink of an eye,
We are getting closer and closer to our hometown,
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——Zhongxing Road Vegetable Market,
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, there were no pedestrians in the vegetable market except for the messy vegetable leaves and the figures of sanitation workers enduring the cold and cleaning the place.
And opposite the vegetable market,
There were not many customers visiting the various shops.
The winter sunshine shines into the house through the glass, making people drowsy.
the whole street,
Apart from the rustling of the broom, there was no other sound, making it seem a bit lonely and cold.
"The weather is so cold, and I don't know if Chenchen's clothes are enough. Do you want to send some more?"
Thinking of my precious son,
The woman sitting in the shop felt the cold air outside, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were full of worry and longing.
She used to be,
She was extremely disgusted with Su Chen being so far away, so she yelled at the top of her lungs, and kept running to her shop, squirming around for a while, and asking for two or three yuan to buy spicy strips.
But wait until these are gone,
It also makes the woman feel empty in her heart. She often sheds tears silently when she returns home, making it difficult to sleep at night.
Thinking about it,
The corners of the woman's eyes were moist again.
Sudden,
"Mom!!!"
Accompanied by a howl of ghosts and wolves, the silence of the entire street was instantly broken.
"This voice?!"
The woman's face suddenly came alive, and she hurriedly stood up before walking out of the store.
"Mom!!"
A tall young man wearing a black down jacket rushed into the store. His aura of youthful vitality made everyone envious.
"I'm back!!"
Seeing her mother's thin body, Su Chen opened her arms and hugged her. Her laughter was clear and a little mischievous, "Haha, how are you, mother? Are you surprised?"
Until then,
Only then did the woman really know that her son was back.
A burst of dumbfounding reminiscing ended,
"Mom, wait a minute."
Su Chen quickly walked out of the shop, stuck his head out, and waved happily, "Brother Xiang, Brother Songsong, here, here."
"Who is Brother Songsong?"
The woman noticed this unfamiliar name.
"Brother Songsong is...a friend I met at work. He usually takes good care of me and often buys me food."
Swallowing the word 'teammate' in his mouth, Su Chen wanted to save this surprise until the end.
soon,
Lin Weixiang, who was carrying a schoolbag, and Liu Qingsong, who had his hands in his pockets, walked into the store one after another.
"Hello, aunt."
Liu Qingsong lowered his hands and said hello slightly cautiously.
"Chenchen said that you often take care of him and must stay for dinner at night. Auntie will cook you a delicious meal to express her gratitude."
The woman's smile was very kind,
"Uh... No, no, no, let's go to the restaurant to eat later."
Seeing the confused Liu Qingsong and the green-faced Lin Weixiang, Su Chen quickly interrupted.
"Going to a restaurant?"
The hesitation in the woman's eyes flashed, but she immediately smiled and nodded gently, "Okay, let's go to a restaurant to eat tonight. We can't treat Chenchen's friends badly. Auntie, go get the money now."
"No, Mom, I have money!"
"Have you paid your salary?"
"That's right, it's a huge sum."
Su Chen's eyebrows were dancing with excitement, and he couldn't hide the smile on his face. He stepped on his feet and reached out to quickly pull down the rolling shutter above his head.
Before the woman showed any doubts.
"Mom, let me show you a gift."
After taking the schoolbag from Brother Xiang, Su Chen took her mother to the small dining table and said impatiently, "Sit down quickly, sit down quickly."
"Why did you lose money again? What kind of gift do you want at my age? Can you return it?"
The woman complained, but sat down obediently.
"Ahem~"
Su Chen opened his schoolbag and coughed slightly,
The smile at the corner of his mouth couldn't stop rising. He stretched out his hand to hold the tied red bricks, took them out suddenly, and pushed them all in front of the woman's eyes, "Dang Dang Dang~ Mom, this is a gift for you."
"Isn't it just a salary? You thought I..."
The woman just looked moved, but suddenly saw the thickness of the banknotes in front of her, but was stunned on the spot, "This...this money..."
"Thirty thousand yuan, my salary!"
Su Chen smiled brightly and chose to show off his cards.
"Thirty thousand yuan?!"
The woman opened her mouth in surprise,
The expected joy did not appear, but instead grabbed Su Chen's sleeves in panic, "Chenchen, have you done something bad? Otherwise, how could you make so much money in a month?"
"Mom, who do you think I am?" Su Chen expressed his grievance.
"Auntie, Chenchen earned this money by working with us."
Due to the communication in the car, Lin Weixiang took the initiative to help.
"Playing professionally?"
The woman's face gradually became a little strange.
"Mom, listen to my explanation!!"
Su Chen was frightened and hurriedly revealed all his previous plans. He also boasted about the good place where he lived, his friendly teammates, and how nice his boss was.
Liu Qingsong also spoke appropriately.
most of the time,
The words of an outsider are often more effective than the words of a family member.
finally,
Looking at the three begging young men, the woman looked at the 30,000 yuan in front of the table, hesitated for a long time, and chose to believe it.
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(ps: From now on, the family aspect will basically disappear. This is considered based on my own life.
In the days to come, I hope that every book lover, including myself, will have the opportunity to pursue their dreams like Su Chen. )
