Lin Baiyao felt strange.

The man should be a truck driver. Not only are truck drivers rich these days, they are at least above the average living standard of ordinary people.

However, this man's pockets are so tight that he is reluctant to even spend money on his daughter's birthday - it's not that he doesn't love her, the kind of deep and pampering father's love can be felt through his eyes and actions.

Lin Baiyao moved his arm and pretended to accidentally touch the chopsticks to the ground.

"Little sister, can you help my brother pick up the chopsticks?"

"OK."

The little girl responded briskly, jumped off the stool, bent down to pick up the bamboo chopsticks, and handed Lin Baiyao to Lin Baiyao with both hands politely.

Looking closely, under the dirty putty, the little girl's face is a little unhealthy and dull, but her eyebrows are still clear and bright, and her eyelashes are long and curved, making her very cute.

"thank you……"

The little girl tilted her head, her innocent smile could dispel the gloom in the sky, and said, "Brother, you're welcome."

Lin Baiyao smiled gently, turned to the middle-aged man and said, "Master, my daughter is really well educated. She is sensible and well-behaved."

Like all fathers in the world, as long as someone praises his daughter, he can't help but open up the conversation.

The middle-aged man said happily: "Yes, the neighbors have always praised her for being sensible since she was a child. It is because of my incompetence as a father that she has to suffer by following me everywhere in my car every day..."

The little girl took the man's hand, rubbed the calluses on it distressedly, and said, "Dad, I don't feel any pain. I am very happy to be with you every day."

The middle-aged man's eyes were filled with guilt again. He reached out and tucked the little girl's hair behind her ears and said, "Be good."

"What's your surname, master?"

"My surname is Liu..."

"Master Liu," Lin Baiyao asked, "I would like to ask, is it time for your daughter to go to school?"

"I'm over seven years old. I was supposed to be in the first grade of elementary school this year..."

The middle-aged man flashed a sad look, and whispered: "But something happened at home at the beginning of the year, and no one took care of the child. I have to go out for ten and a half days, so it is not safe to leave her alone at home..."

Every family has sutras that are difficult to recite. If Lin Baiyao was not a meddlesome person in the past, he would stop at the point and know the general reason and would not continue to ask questions.

Maybe the rain was pouring tonight, and my heart was easily softened, and I was touched by the little girl's eyes and smile, so I couldn't help but say a few more words, "If there is really no other way, why not ask a neighbor or friend to take care of you first, and send him to school during the day?"

, Just have a place to stay at night, and give some money as living expenses. Once you get through this period, you can free up your family. After all, the child is so young, don’t follow the sports car, it will be too hard..."

In 1998, there were not that many boarding schools in society. Even if they did exist, they were expensive aristocratic schools and it was impossible for ordinary people to go to them.

And running long distances is really tiring and painful. Even adults can’t bear it sometimes, let alone such a young child?

The middle-aged man looked sad and said: "I also asked my neighbors for help before, promising to give them sixty yuan a month and let them take care of the girl, but I didn't expect..."

He shook his head and said no more.

The little girl suddenly grabbed her father's hand, lowered her head, and bit her lip, with a hint of panic on her face.

"Dad, don't leave me alone at home..."

"Dad can't, no way!"

The middle-aged man hugged the little girl and comforted her: "Be good, it's okay. Dad is here. Dad will always be here..."

Lin Baiyao sighed silently.

As hard as life is, there is nothing we can do about it.

At this time, the landlady came out of the kitchen with several steaming dishes, which were fragrant and looked good.

"Boss, try my sister-in-law's cooking. This is the most thoughtful meal my sister-in-law has ever made. You will never forget it after eating it."

These words match her big watery eyes. It sounds weird. Do you want people to eat it, or do you want them to eat something else?

Lin Baiyao smiled and said: "It smells delicious. Thank you boss lady for your hard work."

The proprietress sat down, her eyes widened, and she pursed her lips and smiled: "Oh, he is so handsome and his mouth is so sweet. I wonder which girl is so lucky..."

Cao Bei smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Li, go ahead and do your work. It's embarrassing for you to accompany us when we have dinner."

"Okay... you eat while it's hot, and I'll go greet the guests..." The landlady stood up, walked away for two steps, and looked back with a look of reluctance on her face.

Cao Bei chuckled and wanted to make a joke, but Lin Baiyao glared at him and wisely shut his mouth.

The little girl looked at the crispy pork stewed with vermicelli, garlic mashed tripe and stir-fried twice-cooked pork on the table, and couldn't help but swallow her saliva. She wanted to eat it, but knew it wasn't hers, and her father didn't have the money to buy it, so she sat obediently.

, no crying.

Immediately afterwards, the spicy and sour potato shreds and two bowls of white rice ordered by the middle-aged man were also served. The little girl picked up her chopsticks, picked up two potato shreds, put them into her father's portion of rice, and said happily: "Let's eat."

!”

“Let’s all eat together!”

Lin Baiyao pushed several plates of hot dishes to the middle and said with a smile: "I love lively people, and we meet each other by chance. It's fate that we can eat together at the same table. I don't differentiate between what's yours and what's mine."

The middle-aged man rubbed his hands hastily and said: "Oh, you guys eat yours, we have food and rice here, that's enough, that's enough..."

"Just now, my little sister picked up the chopsticks for me. As a courtesy, I have to treat you to a meal. If Master Liu refuses, will he let others laugh at me, even worse than a child?"

Lin Baiyao couldn't help but put a piece of crispy meat into the little girl's bowl and said softly: "Try it, the meat is charred on the outside and tender on the inside. It should be delicious..."

He knew that the middle-aged man would refuse the invitation, so he knocked off his chopsticks just now just to find an excuse when he invited him to dinner.

The little girl looked up at her father. The middle-aged man's eyes were a little red and he said, "Eat, thank you brother first."

"Little brother, you eat too!"

The little girl gave Lin Baiyao a piece of crispy pork and said, "Thank you for treating us to delicious food."

"Learn a word from you: You're welcome!" Lin Baiyao said with a smile: "Let's compete to see who eats more. The person who eats the most will be rewarded, okay?"

"good!"

The little girl hurriedly stuffed all the crispy meat into her mouth, her cheeks bulged, and she chewed hard like a hamster. She was so cute.

Lin Baiyao raised his glass of water to the middle-aged man.

There is no need for too much politeness between men. When you go out, it is helpful to be able to help.

The middle-aged man quickly picked up the cup.

The two of them took a sip of boiled water at the same time and became friends.

While eating and chatting, Lin Baiyao found out about the middle-aged man's situation.

His name is Liu Hanyuan. He got married early but gave birth to children late. His wife was unable to get pregnant. He looked for doctors everywhere and took medicine. Finally, at the age of thirty-five, he regained control of his health and became pregnant successfully.

At that time, he saved some money by working as a truck driver for another boss. In order to provide a better life for his wife and unborn child, he borrowed money and a loan to buy a truck, and started running long distances with great enthusiasm.

Seeing that the days are getting more and more prosperous, who knows that bad luck will come unexpectedly.

His wife accidentally fell down while working at home, causing the fetus to be delivered prematurely. In the end, the baby could not be saved.

After hearing the news, Liu Hanyuan rushed home anxiously, and accidentally got into a car accident. Not only did he lose all his savings, but he also owed a lot of money.

No one knows how Liu Hanyuan survived, but life must go on, for the sake of his deceased lover and his infant daughter.

Liu Hanyuan's parents died young, and his wife is also a single parent. Her mother is in her sixties and helps Liu Hanyuan raise the children, while Liu Hanyuan works hard outside to make money and pay off his debts.

He was honest and honest, worked hard, never played tricks as a driver, and had no bad habits of smoking or drinking. Many bosses were willing to hire him, and his life gradually started to improve.

Until the end of last year, the old man died of illness and his daughter was seven years old. After a matchmaker arranged a marriage, he married another woman at the beginning of the year. He originally thought that he could help take care of the family. Unexpectedly, just two months after the marriage, the woman got married.

All the money and belongings at home were gone...

Some people are born in Rome, and some people are born as cows and horses.

Some people are born with their lucky values ​​up to the full value, and some are born with negative lucky values ​​that only decrease but don’t increase!

This is fate!

It teases you, tortures you, and laughs at you. Every time you try to climb out of the abyss and see the light, it will rush out with a ferocious smile, and kick you back into the darkness fiercely and mercilessly.

After finishing the meal, he looked at his watch and it was already past eleven o'clock. Lin Baiyao asked with a smile: "Are you full?"

The little girl touched her swollen belly and nodded her head in satisfaction without even having the strength to speak.

"Let's see... Well, you eat the most. Come, I will fulfill my promise and give you a reward."

Lin Baiyao asked Tang Xiaoqi to fetch some small dorayaki cakes from the car that had been spared on the road, and arranged them in a large circle on the table. He also asked the landlady to borrow a half-burned red candle.

After lighting the candle, he wanted to ask the hotel to turn off the lights for a minute and let the little girl make a wish.

But some customers disagreed and cursed: "It's dark when the lights are turned off, how can I eat?"

"That is, the chopsticks did not catch the peanuts and caught the boss lady's peanuts. Who is responsible?"

"What a damn thing you think! Is the boss lady something you can pinch whenever you want?"

Lin Baiyao stood tall and tall, cupped his hands in front of everyone, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, masters, celebrating a child's birthday has affected everyone's interest. It's our fault. Let's do this, boss lady, add a cold dish platter to each table.

Let me apologize. Also, if anyone is willing to stand up and say happy birthday to the children, I will add a bottle of Kongfu wine to each table."

A cold dish is exchanged for one minute, and a happy birthday is exchanged for a bottle of wine. Only a fool would disagree with such a transaction.

The atmosphere in the room immediately became lively. Everyone stood up and shouted: "Happy birthday, little girl!"
To be continued...