Chapter 209: Chapter 202 The Frog in the Well
“Don’t worry,” Tang Zhinian patted his daughter’s shoulder, “Dad will live a long time. When our Yuxin has white hair, I’ll still be giving her new year’s money.”
The person Tang Zhinian worried about the most was his daughter. He was afraid she would be bullied. Up to now, he did not trust anyone completely, not even Sang Zhilan, the child’s biological mother. But, what did she do? So, his daughter is still young, she still needs her father. He obviously can’t die now. He has to work harder on the land, earn more money and send his daughter to the best college. Even though he can’t give his daughter a mother, he still strives to make her life no worse than other children.
On the train, Tang Zhinian and Chen’s dad had already found their seats.
The trains were still painted green. This was Chen’s dad first train ride, so it was quite novel for him. However, when the train started, he felt like crying.
The seats were very uncomfortable, and he still had to sit for over thirty hours to reach that place in the south.
Tang Zhinian took out the biscuits and broke off a piece for Chen’s dad.
“You’re thoughtful. I didn’t think to bring anything for the journey, I thought of everything but forgot the most important thing,” mainly because this was his first time traveling, so he was a bit too nervous.
He brought everything except food.
“This biscuit is really delicious,” Chen’s dad took a bite, indeed it was tasty, and quite filling as well.
“It was made by my Yuxin,” Tang Zhinian ate the biscuits his daughter made, feeling very happy.
Look, she’s as warm as a small cotton jacket.
The biscuits were delicious, but Chen’s dad felt sour as he ate them.
By this time, it should still be the rainy season in the south.
Chen Lidong was bored at the table, keeping his book at a distance.
“Tang Yuxin, when do you think my dad and your dad will come back?”
“When it’s time, they’ll naturally come back.”
Yuxin was also worried, but she thought there should be no problems.
“Then when will it be?” Chen Lidong was now having trouble sleeping and eating. His dad had never left home before and now he’s been gone for five days; he was not used to it.
“Soon, I guess,” Tang Yuxin calculated the time, “at least ten days to half a month, at most a month. They will be back. After all, it’s their first time going to the south and it takes time.”
Chen Lidong sighed and then sat up, looking through his book. A moment later he noticed Sisi peeking through the door.
“Sisi, come on, big brother will take you to play.”
Chen Lidong could certainly act crazy sometimes. He seemed normal on normal days, but as soon as he saw Sisi he would become silly.
He held Sisi’s little hand. His mom had to work overtime, his dad went to the south with Uncle Tang, and he was left alone with nothing to eat or sleep. So he came over to freeload and brought Sisi along.
Tang Yuxin rubbed her temples, really feeling like the troubles of adolescence were a bit too taxing.
A calendar hung on the wall beside her, already flipped to five days later. She wondered how her dad was doing now?
The next day, just as Tang Yuxin got home, she heard from her uncle that her dad had called. He said that they had already arrived in the south, their luck was good, and they had met a townsman who could help them with their business. They would be back in at most seven days.