My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

The little girl panicked and spread her arms to block the way: "No, no! Mommy said... Mommy said she's just asleep. You should put her in a coffin and bury her underground, then Mommy will wake up when she's had enough sleep."

Upon hearing this, the adults burst into laughter. Looking at the little girl crying her eyes out, they felt a strange kind of pleasure.

"Oh dear, you're so naive, little girl. The dead will never wake up again. If you love your mother so much, why don't you just find another woman to be your mother? After all, kids love playing house, don't they?"

"Hahaha, you people don't even have the money to buy a burial plot, how could we possibly bury you? People like you, when you die, we can only cremate you and scatter your ashes into the sea, so as not to take up more resources."

These words struck like a bolt from the blue, leaving the little girl speechless.

She silently stopped crying and asked in a frighteningly calm voice, "Using more resources. Are we alive because we're using your resources and hindering your development?"

The seemingly innocent little girl suddenly asked such a pointed question, causing a slight change in the expressions of the adults present. However, they didn't pay much attention; after all, she was just a little girl. Even if she realized the truth, what could she do?
One of them said dismissively, "You're not wrong to think that way. This world is a dog-eat-dog world, where only the strong can dominate and do whatever they want. So you should just listen to them and stop struggling in vain, or you'll be the ones who suffer in the end."

After saying that, the adults pushed the little girl's mother's body away.

As her mother's body was taken away, the little girl stood quietly, motionless. No one disturbed her; everyone understood that she needed to process this grief alone at that moment.

Only when her legs were numb from standing did the little girl slowly move her body. She looked around at her surroundings, her heart filled with pain. Her only family member had left her, and she couldn't accept this fact, longing for the company of her loved ones.

That evening, she found the security guard at the exit and pleaded tearfully, "I'll be good. I just want to see my dad. My mom is gone, and I only have my dad now. Please let me see him. I promise I'll be right back."

The little girl stared straight at the security guard with tearful blue eyes. Perhaps the night softened his heart, for the guard's attitude softened. Looking at the little girl, he finally sighed and said, "If this makes you feel better, I'll take you to see your father."

The little girl looked at him gratefully: "Thank you, I will always remember your kindness."

The security guard led her to Hill. Hill was resting in his dormitory at the time. When he heard that the security guard was looking for him, he had a bad feeling, but he still came out quickly.

Walking under the moonlight, Zhang Hao suddenly felt that his name wasn't Hill, but Zhang Hao. No, no, he was Hill. This strange thought was quickly suppressed. Reaching the dormitory entrance, he saw a little girl standing in the shadows.

The little girl stood quietly in the shadows, her large eyes fixed on him. Though there were no tears in her eyes, they conveyed an overwhelming sorrow.

Zhang Hao suddenly felt an urge to comfort her, but when he got closer, his words were cold and ruthless: "What are you doing here so late at night? Why aren't you staying over there? Are you here to cause me trouble?"

The little girl sniffed, and her already dry eyes filled with tears again.

"dad."

With a sob in her voice, she cried out, "Mom is gone. Mom got a strange illness and slowly left us. Dad, now you are my only family. Will you stay with me forever? I'm so scared. I can't fall asleep when I'm alone. Dad, please talk to the management and let us stay together, okay? I really need my family with me."

Faced with such a plea from a little girl, few people could harden their hearts and refuse.

Zhang Hao actually wanted to agree, but what came out of his mouth was a cold rejection and blame.

"What did you say?" Zhang Hao's pupils suddenly contracted. He grabbed the little girl's collar and angrily questioned, "How could your mother suddenly die? Is it because you were being irresponsible and dragged your mother down with you?" The little girl was frightened by her father's stern attitude and burst into tears.

“No, no, I’ve always been obedient. But for some reason, those people would feed my mother the same thing every day, and then she got sick, grew weaker day by day, and slowly stopped breathing. Today they took my mother away, saying they were going to cremate her and scatter the ashes into the sea.”

A profound, unspeakable sorrow welled up in Zhang Hao's heart, and at that moment he truly felt an urge to die.

"How could this happen? It must be you, it must be you who ruined your mother."

After crying, the little girl suddenly calmed down in the face of her father's accusations.

She lowered her voice, as if whispering a demon: "Father, how can you blame me? It was you who suggested that the entire tribe move out and integrate into modern society. Mother just followed your arrangements and was killed while integrating into society. In the end, it's your fault. Why don't you want to admit it? Is it because admitting this fact is too painful, and it will make you suffer from a guilty conscience, right?"

My daughter's question was like a sharp knife, piercing my heart and causing me to bleed profusely.

Zhang Hao could barely breathe.

Is this little girl really just an ordinary child? Why are all her words so insightful? With such sharp eyes, she must be a rare genius, right?

Zhang Hao remained silent.

"Dad, why aren't you saying anything? Do you still hate me? Why do you hate me? I am your only daughter, and you are my only dad. We should support each other and live together. Dad, no matter what happens, you will always be my dad."

After the meeting, the little girl returned to her home.

As the days went by, more and more people around me got sick.

Zhang Hao began to suspect that someone was secretly poisoning him, but he had no way of detecting it and could only silently endure it.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Hao felt himself falling ill. The illness was strange; first, he felt weak all over, then developed a fever, and as his temperature rose, his heart gradually failed. Slowly, he could no longer get out of bed and could only lie there awaiting death.

But it doesn't matter, Zhang Hao thought. Almost everyone's dead anyway. If there's a heaven, they'll probably meet again there.

On the very night Zhang Hao thought he was about to die, he saw his daughter come to his dormitory.

Because he is near death, he now lives alone in a room.

The little girl climbed in through the window, seemingly without disturbing anyone.

"Dad, are you leaving me too?" (End of Chapter)