Chapter 80 The Story of the Abandoned Villa
After I arrived at the abandoned villa, I walked around for a short while and found the three children. However, this time there was also a man in his sixties. Although he was not in rags, he was dressed in rags.
It was very simple and old-fashioned. Seeing this scene, I walked towards them.
I walked up to them and asked with a smile: "Little guys, do you still remember me?"
The little boy who competed with me last time recognized me immediately, pointed at me and shouted: "I recognize you! You, aren't you the uncle who competed with me last time?
"
My face sank, and I knelt down and pinched his little cheek, "I told you last time, call me 'brother' and don't call me 'uncle', do you understand?"
The man saw that I knew all the kids, so he smiled at me, and then took out a box of cigarettes that cost a few yuan from his pocket. Seeing this, I quickly took out the cigarettes and handed them to him.
In order to prevent their children from inhaling second-hand smoke, I said to them: "You three, I will arrange a small task for you. Go over there and pick up those small stones. The more the better, I will compare with you later."
, gesture, but this time, no matter you win or lose, my brother will treat you to something to eat, okay?"
"good!"
After they went there, I lit the cigarette that I had just handed over to the man. It was also at this moment that I saw a sack behind him with many bottles and cans in it.
After a short chat, I learned that the man’s name was “Li Wei” and that he had been living in this abandoned villa for more than ten years.
"Uncle Li, do you take care of all three children?"
The man nodded and said: "The three of them are all children who have suffered a lot... As I said just now, the child who failed in the competition with you is my grandson, his name is Li Wendong, and the other two are brothers and parents.
Being outside all year round, they are even more 'excessive' than left-behind children. In the past two years, their parents have not even come back for the Spring Festival. As a neighbor, I have to take them with me. They have been in this area for several years. The eldest of their two brothers is named Xu.
Feng, the younger one’s name is Xu Yun, and over the years, I have taken care of them as my grandsons.”
When I heard this name, I immediately thought of Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun... Speaking of left-behind children, this is the sadness and helplessness of many families.
I sat next to Li Wei and continued to ask: "Uncle Li, since Wen Dong is your grandson, then...where is the child's father and others? Where have they gone?"
Li Wei showed a look of reminiscence on his face and said sadly: "The child's father, my son Li Yuntian, actually bought this villa back then. However, the few people who were partners with him suddenly withdrew their capital. Even his wife and I
My daughter-in-law also followed one of the partners... As an old man, I don't know exactly what happened that year. One day he suddenly came back and entrusted Wen Dong to me. Not long after that... my son
After a long period of depression, I became ill and left. The white-haired person sent the black-haired person..."
"I'm sorry, I didn't expect this. I'm really sorry." I felt sorry and sympathized with what Uncle Li said.
Uncle Li shook his head and said it was okay. He squinted his eyes and took a puff of cigarette, his cheeks on both sides were sunken, and then continued: "I really don't know what happened to my old Li family. My son is gone, and my wife is gone too."
, I have one grandson left to me. He is only thirteen years old! I can’t take care of him for many years..."
I expressed comfort: "No, Uncle Li, you have to believe that things will get better."
These words made Li Wei look even more lonely, and the wrinkles on his face were particularly clear. He shook his head, and when he was about to speak, he looked at the direction Li Wendong and the others were walking back towards me.
The chat between Li Wei and I stopped here. We couldn't talk too much about these things in front of their children, because Li Wendong had already returned with the two brothers Xu Feng. He was so good at picking up a bag of stones.
They all came back, and they all shouted for me to go over and accompany them in their misdeeds.
With Uncle Li’s nod of permission, I took the three of them to play water games. This time I deliberately let the water slide and they all won. Of course, the three of them jumped up and applauded happily.
The happiness of a child is so simple. Think about it when you were a child. At that time, you were still foolishly looking forward to growing up. As a result, when you grow up, you can never go back to the simple happiness of the past.
Since Uncle Li was also there, I didn’t treat them to snacks anymore. Instead, I treated them to a serious meal at a restaurant near the villa.
While eating, I learned that Li Wendong, who was 13 years old, had actually only been in school for a few years. He had dropped out of elementary school before he finished elementary school. He was about to reach the age where he was preparing to enter the first grade of junior high school. However, he had no financial resources.
I had no choice but to temporarily follow Li Wei to pick up some bottles and cans near the villa to make a living. Li Wei would also go fishing in his free time on weekdays and sell them to nearby restaurant owners.
After dinner, before leaving, I called Li Wei aside, then took out all my cash from my wallet, about 2,500 yuan, and stuffed it all into his pocket.
"Uncle Li, take this money, and here is my phone number..." I took a piece of paper from the hotel and wrote down my mobile phone number and handed it to him, "If you need anything, call me
, This is all I can do now... I will think of a solution later when it comes to Wen Dong going to school."
"Oh, young man, this, this can't be done!" He still wanted to hand the money back to me, but how could I accept it?
"There's nothing you can't do, just accept it. Just consider it for the sake of the children. You are an old man with three children. How stressful it is. Just accept it!"
Li Wei couldn't talk to me, and he felt that what I said was indeed reasonable, so he had to accept my wishes. In the end, I bought a Yellow Crane Tower for him from the hotel owner, and then I waved to them.
Saying goodbye, I got on the ride-hailing car that had already arrived to pick me up.
In fact, I myself am not much better, just like the Clay Bodhisattva crossing the river, but maybe I really felt compassion, and maybe I was influenced by Fang Le’s charity work, so I will do my best to
Do these things.
There are still many beautiful things in this world, and the world will become more beautiful because of it.
On the way back to the city, it was already past four in the afternoon, and Zhao Hu suddenly called me. In confusion, I answered the call.
"Lao Zhou, today is May Day. I plan to have a meal at the winery. My eldest brother will also come tonight. I don't have many friends in City A, but you are definitely one. Let's have a meal together tonight. Come over
Okay! It's at my house, let's talk about the next branch's overall project planning."
Originally I wanted to refuse, but when I heard that he would mention the company's overall planning to me, it meant that he probably didn't know that I had left Zhongtian Group, especially... Zhang Zhongming still couldn't let me contact him.
My previous clients.
"Okay, okay, I'm still outside now, let's go over now."
Chapter completed!