C18 First smoking
My father looked at me and smiled with gratification. He gestured at his chest and said, "I was only this tall when I left. In the blink of an eye, I have already grown so much."
My mother immediately scolded him. You haven't been home for all these years. Do you still remember us, mother and son? You don't even know how your son grew up, how dare you say that?
My dad's old face flushed red. He scratched his head awkwardly and laughed, saying that I have a capable wife in my family, so I naturally could be at ease.
My mom didn't care about the gold on my dad's face. She was a bit unhappy and said, "Just hurry up and forget about it. If you have anything to say to my son, he's been much more sensible than you. At least he hasn't troubled me."
My father's expression immediately darkened. After staring into my eyes for a while, he lowered his head and said, "Son, I'm sorry …"
We naturally knew what he wanted to say, but in my heart, he was irresponsible. He coldly said, "It's nothing. Let's eat."
I sat down without giving my father a seat.
Seeing that I was not on good terms with my father, Uncle Xie immediately came out to smooth things over. "Right, you just came back. Eat your food. Today is my recovery dinner, and Big Brother's day is also the day you return home. I'm so happy to drink more today."
My father immediately greeted her and told Aunt Xie, "Sister-in-law shouldn't be in such good health after so many years."
Not bad, not bad. Big brother, it's been a long time since you've been away from home.
Then my father looked at Xie Yu and said, "Aiya!" Xie Yu was already this big. When she was young, she was already a beauty. It's only been a few years since we last met, yet she's already this slim and graceful. She's simply a little beauty.
Xie Yu, who was praised by my father, immediately laughed and said, "No matter where it goes, it's all thanks to the good nurturing from my parents."
My father also laughed and said that my nephew daughter really knew how to talk.
Then Uncle Xie and I sat down together and asked him how he was doing. When he received the notice, he wanted to come back to check on us, but he couldn't get away, so he was delayed. I'll take a look for you when we get home.
Uncle Xie smiled and said it's alright, if you're not at home, there's still Xiao Qiang. Don't say it, your Xiao Qiang is really a good child. Not only did he study well and have great medical skills, he saved my life twice in this short period of time.
It occurred to my father that there was a doctor in the family who was not yet eighteen, so he looked at me and said nothing.
During the meal that followed, the atmosphere gradually became more familiar with my father. Not long later, I became one with his family and my mother. I was the only one who didn't say anything and ate very little.
In fact, even when he took the initiative to ask me, I didn't answer him.
My father also knows that the child is too old to be deceived. He knows that there must be a gap in my heart for him to not return home all year round, so he doesn't ask me anymore questions.
When I got home, I directly told my mother that I was sleepy, that I was going to bed, and that it was time for the exam.
My mother didn't say anything and let me go back to my room, but I couldn't sleep at all. To be honest, I also wanted to accept my father, but I just couldn't.
Inside the house, I heard my mom say to my dad …
"It's been so many years since I've returned home. Your debt to me is a small matter, but you can't make up for your debt to your son. He's still awake, go and talk to him. I don't want to see you and your father face each other so coldly."
There was no sound from outside. It was a long time before my father knocked on my door.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Xiao Qiang, are you asleep?"
I didn't even bother to pay attention to him. To be honest, he didn't want to be related to me by blood, so he was pretty much the same as an outsider. It was precisely because of that that blood relation that he was able to enter the house.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, he could think again about why.
Son, I know you haven't slept yet, and I also know that you know a lot of things when you grow up. With a father like me, who doesn't have a family for a long time, how hard is it for you and your mom to live their lives?
"You still have the face to call me 'Son'? When you gave birth to me, have you ever done what a father should have done?"
He had nothing to say to Ben, and his face was so full of shame that he didn't even have the courage to look at me.
"I think you only know that your son suddenly wants to be as tall as you. But you don't know how bitter it is for a person to grow up with a child, because all of this is under my mother's responsibility. You don't deserve to be called father at all."
His face immediately paled, and his eyes immediately began to shine with tears.
Then my mother heard our argument and came out of the house frowning. "How can your son talk to your father? Where are your usual things? Your father didn't do his duty, but he's also your father, and just because of this, you don't blame yourself or question him, and you don't think about our lives over the years, yes, it's not like we made you look like a fuerdai, but if your father wasn't working outside, how could we have a life of superiority? Isn't it all because of your dad that we two girls have such an environment? "
My dad didn't do his duty, but he did send money home every month for the past few years, and the amount he earned was much higher than the average person's income. In terms of that phone, that was a luxury item, and my Blue Screen Nokia couldn't even be used in our home. After all, at that time, there were four or five hundred of them.
At that time, the average family's income would only be about 2,000 yuan a month, but my father didn't lower than 5000 yuan every month. Taking my clothes for example, my family's total income was close to 500 yuan, and this was all due to my father.
"Son, you should think about your dad too. He's out of the country carrying this family, and it's not easy for him to live a life by himself. The two of you really need to communicate peacefully. I'll go back to my room first. You guys go upstairs and talk."
Then my mother went into the bedroom.
Hearing my mother's words, I immediately felt how extreme my words were. I lightly said, "Let's go upstairs. I don't want to disturb my mother's rest."
Then I closed the door and walked past my father and up to the second floor. He followed me and stood next to me on the balcony.
He took out a cigarette and lit it up for me, even indicating that I don't want it. I was also a bit depressed at the time, perhaps because it was the first time my father gave me something these years and he just took it.
However, the moment it landed on my hand, I immediately covered my eyes. I didn't know how to smoke at all, "About that, how will dad smoke me because I don't know how?"
Maybe it was my dad's eagerness to smooth things over with me, or maybe it was the first time he came back and heard me calling him Dad.
As a result, I choked and coughed, and he saw that this was the first time I'd smoked, so he patted me on the back and said, "It's fine, it's the first time I've done this."
Actually, I was also interested at that time. After all, I saw Yang Bing and the others smoking a lot in school, and the smoking seemed to be very satisfying. So, I asked, "What do we do next?"
He smiled and said, "One look and you haven't learned it yet. You can suck it into your mouth and inhale it gently through your lungs."
I did as I was told, and immediately choked Yan'Er out, coughing violently.
My dad patted my back worriedly, "It's fine, it's fine. Next sip will be fine. At the beginning, you have to absorb less."
I took a drag on my cigarette, but this time I didn't dare to push it. The light from the cigarette began to dim, and just as he said, I didn't cough this time, but once the smoke entered my lungs, I immediately felt a sense of pressure, and then I just let it out.
This time, I didn't cough. I thought that I had learnt the skill and immediately took two deep breaths in excitement.
My dad just smiled and didn't say anything when he saw that I was curious about Bo.
After a while, I lost my excitement and got down to business. "Umm … Dad, do you have nothing to say to me?"
He took a long, deep breath of the cigarette, then stubbed it out. "I'm sorry, son! All these years you two have suffered. "
The sparkling light in his eyes appeared once again. He spoke sincerely and sincerely, "I understand your hardships. I also want to come back often to accompany you. I also want to see my own son grow up, to witness his every moment of growth."