Rebirth: Starting from Saving the Desperate Girl

Chapter 28

Perhaps for that woman, the only wise choice under that situation was to leave, but in Chen An's eyes, it was still a bit disheartening.

Forget it, why are you thinking so much?

Now that he has a new life, Chen An is fully confident that he can support his father to take the throne.

Of course, before that, he has to help his father regain his confidence and rekindle his fighting spirit.

Even though Chen Xingguo is working very hard now, that's purely because he's thinking about Chen An's future tuition and living expenses. Once he's no longer a son, the man just wants to have a drink and live a day-to-day life.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with having a drink, but Chen An feels that for his dad, the business world offers more opportunities!
So, how can we cheer up Chen Xingguo?
Chen An thought for a long time and felt that the answer to this question might lie with himself.

……

At ten o'clock in the morning, Chen An took Chen Xingguo out and set off for the mall.

He has done a lot of preparation for today.

For example, one afternoon after school, he deliberately found a toy store with glass windows on the way Chen Xingguo had to pass after get off work, and then stood in front of the glass window, staring at the toys inside without moving.

When Chen Xingguo passes by on his motorcycle, he will naturally notice him.

It just so happened that the shop owner came out to chase people away - the shop owner was about 40 or 50 years old, in menopause, quite fat, and often swore at people. She was also the one who liked to chase people away the most.

Especially chasing away a little brat like Chen An, who has no money at all and just stands there watching, blocking her path to wealth.

So when Chen Xingguo parked the car, what he saw was that his son was being pointed at and scolded by the store owner, with saliva spitting all over his face, but he still stood stubbornly in front of the glass window.

He hung his head, said nothing, and just stared at the toys inside, with the word "desire" written all over his little face.

I'm afraid that father would not feel good if he saw this scene.

Besides, the kidnapping happened not long ago and Chen Xingguo was already feeling guilty.

He immediately wanted to pull his son into the store to buy it.

But unexpectedly, he was dragged and pushed out by his son.

"Wait, don't you want that toy gun?"

Chen Xingguo was a little stunned. He pointed to a black pistol hanging in the glass window, which was a Yellow River brand.

After he finished speaking, he saw his son's eyes light up, but then a series of complex expressions flashed across his little face, including sadness, loss, and reluctance.

"Dad, let's go home."

The boy withdrew his gaze and just urged in a low voice.

Chen Xingguo was really anxious now. "Why go home? Come on, Dad will take you to buy it!"

He didn't move, but his son hugged his hands and shook his head.

"Dad, let's go home and not buy it. It's too expensive."

"Besides... I don't like playing with toys. I'm already this old..."

The boy whispered, looking up and smiling again.

After hearing this, Chen Xingguo felt very anxious. Just as he was about to say something else, his son pushed him to the other side.

"Okay, Dad, didn't our family owe a lot of money? We can't waste money here. Besides, we need money for food, school, groceries, and everything else..."

The boy counted them one by one on his fingers.

He counted very carefully and comprehensively.

But the more this happened, the more uncomfortable Chen Xingguo felt.

The man squatted down, untied his son's schoolbag, held it in his hands, and said, "Xiao An, Dad has almost paid back the money you owed. And the money Dad helped you get when you saved someone before is a lot, enough for you to buy a whole store of toys."

"Be good, Dad will take you to buy it, okay?"

"Really?"

"real."

"Then I'm going to buy it at a big mall, not here."

"no problem."

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Chen Xingguo felt relieved as he looked at his smiling son.

But he didn't notice the boy's slightly raised mouth corners.

……

...Kaiyuan Mall.

The only large shopping mall in the county.

Of course, the scale is definitely not as large as those in big cities, but it is definitely enough for Pingyang County.

Chen Xingguo stood at the entrance of the supermarket, took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it, looking into the supermarket from time to time.

He didn't go in, but let Chen An push the cart and choose whatever he wanted.

He was worried that with him around, his son would be unable to move freely.

After waiting at the door for about ten minutes and smoking several cigarettes, Chen Xingguo finally saw a familiar little figure.

He pushed the cart back with a full load, almost filling the entire cart.

Seeing this, Chen Xingguo was not angry, but instead a hint of relief appeared between his brows.

He was afraid that his son would worry about not having enough money at home, so he was unwilling to take more.

But when he got closer, his brows slowly frowned.

The man walked to the cart, put a cigarette in his mouth, pushed aside the top layer of fruits and vegetables, and began to flip through the items below.

Cabbage, potatoes, beef, pork...

After taking out the vegetables and meat, the man's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. He remained silent and continued to search.

Washing powder, soap, and even a big bucket of peanut oil...

As the items were taken out one by one, the cart became empty again.

In the end, only two boxes of cigarettes were left.

We have everything.

But there was nothing he wanted to see.

Chen Xingguo took a deep breath, squatted down, touched his son's head, and asked, "Xiao An, did you push the wrong way?"

"You're right. I took all the things from the cabinet one by one."

The son's words of affirmation came.

After listening to this, the man slowly stood up. His eyes flickered and he wanted to pick up the cigarette and take a puff, but then he remembered that his son was still beside him, so he put it out.

"Dad...did I take too much?"

I heard my son's timid voice in my ears.

Chen Xingguo was silent for a while, then forced a smile, "Where's the toy? Don't you like that gun? Didn't you find it? Do you want dad to take you there?"

He said, trying to hold his son's hand.

Chen An looked at him and let him hold his hand, saying, "Dad, what are you talking about? Who told you I want to buy toys?"

"Go and pay the bill."

"Now that we have money at home, we must buy food. Dad, you work so hard every day, how can you not eat more meat?"

The boy squatted down and put back all the things his father had taken out one by one.

He took his father's hand and walked towards the cashier.

"But I heard from the teacher that smoking too much is not good for you, so I bought you two packs. Dad, let's smoke less in the future..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xingguo fell silent.

He took out his wallet. His hand was broad and rough, having handled cement and moved steel bars before.

But now, when he picked up the light banknotes, his heart trembled slightly.

……

……

That night, after his son fell asleep, the man went to the balcony alone.

He did nothing but sit on the ground, smoking one cigarette after another in silence.

The moonlight fell on that face.

Poker face.

(End of this chapter)