217,—the twenty-fourth cannon fodder—(1/2)
When Father Yin and Taomi got off the plane, they did not go directly to Cui's house. Father Yin took Taomi to the hotel. Looking at Xin Ai sitting on the bed, Father Yin was also suffering in his heart.
"Xin Ai, we have arrived in South Korea now. If you want to find your mother Cui, then dad will take you there tomorrow. If you don't want to go, then dad will take you to Korea for two days, and then we will
Just go back, what about you? What do you think?"
"Dad, I want to go find Mother Cui." There was a firmness in Taomi's tone that could not be ignored. It was a joke. She came here just to go back to Mother Cui's house. Would she go back?
Not to mention anything else, just Mother Yin and Yin Junxi, that was the reason why she refused to return to live with the Yin family.
"Okay, then tomorrow dad will take you to Cui's house. You will live there for a while. If you like it there and Cui's mother is willing to let you live there, you can stay and dad will give Sister Cui a sum of money.
The money is the remuneration she received for taking care of you." Father Yin stroked Taomi's long hair and said with some melancholy.
Taomi looked into Father Yin's eyes and said, "I don't think Mother Cui will ask for your reward."
"Of course Dad knows that she won't ask for it. Before, Dad wanted to give her a sum of money, just as it was the money for taking care of you for so many years, but she didn't ask for it. But this time it's different. You are Dad's daughter, but you want to be here.
In Cui’s life, it’s appropriate to give you some money as your living expenses.”
What Father Yin said made sense, but Taomi frowned and asked, "Dad, do you know what kind of life I want?"
"What kind of thing?" Don't all girls want to be a little princess? In the past, Enxi was a little princess in their family, and his wife made all daily necessities like a princess.
But now he treats Xin Ai so perfunctorily that he doesn't even have the face to face his daughter.
"The life I want is not to be rich, but to be happy together as a family. In the past fourteen years, although my life in the Cui family was very difficult, I want to have a happy life every day.
A windfall landed in our house, but I also knew it was impossible."
"Every morning I wake up and help my mother wash the vegetables, then eat and go to school. After coming back from school, I help my mother entertain the guests and wash the dishes. Every day when I lie down, I want to go to bed right away, but I can't sleep at that time.
Because I have to do homework, I know that in a family like that, if I don’t study hard to find a way out for myself, then my fate will be the same as Cui’s mother, opening a small restaurant to make a living, so I have to work hard
Learn and change your destiny.”
"I'm sorry, Xin Ai, it's dad's fault. It's dad who lost you." Yin's father held Taomi's hand. He knew that his daughter was suffering before, but he had never heard of these things. Now he heard about it suddenly.
, the sadness in my heart cannot be described in words.
"But dad, do you know? That kind of life is the life I want. The whole family is together every day and is happy. Although Brother Hero often makes Mother Cui angry, the noisy life is the way to live, right?"
Taomi's words moved Yin's father very much. Although he did not see it with his own eyes, he knew from Taomi's words that the Cui family's life was not rich, but she was still willing to live there, but she was unwilling to return to the Yin family.
Live a prosperous life with them.
It's all because of the human heart. Taomi really felt the human heart in the Cui family, instead of enduring the cold violence from Yin's mother and Yin Junxi in the Yin family.
"And dad, can you not give money to Mother Cui?"
"Why?" If he gave money to the Cui family, wouldn't she not have to be so tired? There wouldn't be a break in the day.
"Because I know Mother Cui, she is a strong person. If you give her money, it is an insult to her. If she wants money, many people have been willing to give her money for so many years, but she has refused.
, she wants to make money by relying on her own craftsmanship, not money for nothing."
Father Yin moved his mouth and was about to speak when Taomi continued, "And the fun of being a family together is not to be able to work together and move in the same direction together. If you give her money, it is not just an insult."
She will also make it difficult for me to integrate into that family again."
Father Yin understood, and this was the reason why Taomi was unwilling to stay in the Yin family, because the Yin family did not have a goal to strive for, and their hearts were not on the same page at all.
"Xin Ai, the fact that you can talk so much to your father today proves that you have really grown up. Seeing that you can have the thoughts you have today, my father is relieved."
It is said that children from poor families become masters early, and he really feels it now. Xin Ai is obviously not a child from a poor family, but because she has experienced too much since she was a child, her mind is much more mature than girls of the same age.
He is even more mature and sensible than his son Yin Junxi.
This is really rare.
What Taomi and Yin's father said were all the true words of Xin Ai. Of course, this was not what Xin Ai thought when she was fourteen years old, but after following the Yin family to the United States, she discovered the life she wanted and what she had experienced.
It's not the same at all, and that's when I got such a realization.
At that time, she also wanted to come back, but she didn't dare to say it. She was afraid that if she did, Yin Junxi and Yin's mother, who were not close to her in the first place, would become even more indifferent to her. And South Korea's Cui mother also had Eunxi.
That good daughter, no one wants her after she goes back, so she can only hold on to the Yin family tightly.
But when she returned to China more than ten years later, she realized that Cui’s mother had always had her in her heart. Although she didn’t treat Eun Xi like Yin’s mother did to Xin Ai, in Cui’s mother’s mind, she would always have a daughter named
Xin Ai, I followed her from childhood to hardship, and then finally lived a good life, and she was very happy for her.
The next day, Father Yoon brought Tao Mi to Sokcho. He knew that the Cui family had moved several times when Xin Ai was young, so this time he was not sure whether the Cui family had moved. In fact, in his heart,
He still hopes that the Cui family will move, so that he can take Xin Ai back to the United States openly and Xin Ai will not say anything.
But God didn't seem to hear Father Yin's request. When they were looking for it, they immediately saw the Cui family's small restaurant. It was still in the same place, unchanged at all for more than two months.
Taomi ran over and saw the sign standing by the roadside, just as she remembered it.
Looking into the yard, there are several tables of guests inside, but since it is not a meal, there are not many guests. Cui’s mother is cooking in front of the stove. It is very hot. She often wipes sweat while watching Cui’s mother cooking.
You can tell by her appearance that she must be very hot, but in order to make money, she can only do this.
"Xin Ai?" A customer closer to the door asked confusedly when he saw Tao Mi.
"Xin'ai, what Xin'ai, I'm telling you, don't think that just by mentioning Xin'ai's name, I'll be able to waive the food bill for you, do you know?" Cui's mother said without looking back when she heard the voice.
"Sister Cui, it's really my love."
"Of course Xin Ai is real Xin Ai." Taomi walked in and said with a smile, "Uncle Li, long time no see."
When Taomi's voice came out, Cui's mother was slightly startled. She turned around slowly and saw Taomi's eyes.
Taomi ran over and hugged Cui's mother's waist, hugging her very hard. This is an action that Xin Ai has always wanted to do. Shan Si didn't have the chance when she was a child, and she didn't want to let her emotions be exposed when she grew up, so she kept
Actions that have never been done before.
I don't know whether it was because of the original owner's love, or because she didn't feel a trace of smoke and smoke at Yin's house, but the oil smoke emanating from behind Cui's mother didn't feel choking at all.
"Xin Ai?" Cui's mother is still stunned. She can't believe that Xin Ai, who has been away for more than two months, will appear in front of her.
Taomi let go of Cui's mother's waist, looked up into her eyes, smiled and said, "Mom, are you happy that I'm back?"
"Of course I'm happy. How can mom not be happy to see you? But how did you come back? Do Professor Yin and the others know that you're back?" You need to fly from the United States to South Korea. A minor, it seems.
You can't fly alone, right?
At this time, Yin's father walked in carrying Taomi's suitcase and said with a smile, "Long time no see, Sister Cui."
"Professor Yin, you guys?" Cui's mother's eyes wandered between Taomi and Yin's father, "Professor Yin, is this child Xin'ai causing trouble for you? She has been quite sensible since she was a child. Maybe she has reached a new age.
I can't adapt to the environment for a while, so I must forgive you if I cause you any trouble."
"Are you causing trouble to others?" Cui's mother said this to Taomi. Taomi pouted and said nothing, but kept holding Cui's mother's hand and did not let go.
Yin's father also felt a little bitter. Xin'ai was obviously his daughter, but now it seemed that Xin'ai had been staying at Yin's house for two months as if she were staying there. Now that she has returned, she feels that her daughter is much more cheerful and happy.
"Sister Cui, I know you're happy that Xin Ai is back, but can you also turn off the fire first? It's all smelling bad." A guest said.
Mother Cui was so frightened that she quickly turned around and turned off the fire. Fortunately, she had just put in a lot of water, and now it was only the bottom layer.
Just eat quickly."
"Sister Cui, your daughter is back today, why don't you give us a discount?" another customer said.
"Discount, everything is 20% off today." Cui's mother said happily.
Then he turned to Taomi and Father Yin and said, "You guys go in first, I'll be here in a moment."
"I want to stay and help mom."
"Will you still do these things?" Cui's mother expressed doubts.
"Of course I will." She has lived for so many years and has never seen anything. There is nothing that can stump her.
"Then go ahead."
Father Yin walked into the house with his suitcase, and the voices of Taomi and Cui's mother were still in his ears. Taomi's cheerful voice at this time was something he had never heard before.
She can also move freely between tables and chat with guests. She is very skillful. Even though she has not done such work for more than two months, she is still able to do these tasks with ease. It can be imagined that she used to
How many times have you done this kind of work?
The more I think about it, the sadder it becomes. It's all his fault. If he could be more firm and let his wife and son accept his love, she wouldn't feel sad, and she wouldn't have to come back here, and she wouldn't have to do this.
Already working.
Father Yin took out a cigarette and lit it. He didn't smoke, but he bought it on a whim when he saw it at the airport. He didn't expect it to come in handy.
Before Taomi finished helping Cui's mother, Cui Yingxiong had already returned. He was about the same age as Yin Junxi, but unlike Yin Junxi, he didn't like studying at all, and he had never thought of relying on studying.
Find a way, instead of going to school and wasting tuition, it's better to use the money to do other things.
So recently he is discussing with his mother whether he can let her drop out of school and do anything casually, which is better than just sitting in the classroom every day and knowing nothing.
Just when I was thinking about how to tell my mother when I got home, I looked up and saw Tao Mi walking between the tables. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief, "Xin Ai?"
"Brother, you're back." Taomi looked up at Cui Yingxiong and said with a smile.
When he was a teenager, due to irregular diet, he was chubby and looked very tall. Cui Yingxiong walked over quickly, stretched out his hand and pinched Taomi's face, "It's alive. When did you come back?"
"Brother, why are you still so stupid today?" Taomi also pinched Cui Yingxiong's face, the fleshy feel was good.
"Ah, you girl, are you so brave? Do you dare to do this to your brother and me? Let's see how I deal with you." Cui Yingxiong said as he stretched out his 'devil's claws' like Tao Mi.
To be continued...