my old life

Chapter 2892 Purify the Heart

As the saying goes, it is better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish. If you meet someone, it is a kind of fate. I believe in luck very much.

The moment I met Chihiro, the sins in my heart seemed to be washed and purified. No amount of money can buy this kind of experience.

In fact, this is also a kind of peace of mind for people like us, just like social people who do a lot of bad things, they always like to hang two strings of Buddhist beads on their hands when they have nothing to do.

In my opinion, people in society burn incense and worship Buddha only for a form of peace of mind. Everyone needs to be recognized, and they also need to use forms to obtain inner salvation.

There were people coming and going in the whole rice noodle shop, three elders eating rice noodles with red eyes, surrounded by young people.

In this environment, we seem out of place, not just because of age, but because of our hearts that are riddled with holes.

"Xiao Qianxun eat slowly, after dinner, I will take you to the playground, okay?"

"I want to see my mother..."

"Night, only at night!"

"Well, as long as I can see my mother, I'm willing to wait...as long as I want." Little Chihiro's eyes were full of anticipation, and I really couldn't bear it.

"Hurry up and eat."

"Brother Ming, tissues."

"The eyes are a bit uncomfortable, let's eat quickly."

I used to eat rice noodles many times when I was in school, and the taste in my memory is basically the same, but today the taste is a bit bitter.

After dinner, I searched for a playground in the shopping mall. Generally, children like to play in this playground, but when I arrived at the naughty bag, I found out that they were all smaller children.

Xiao Qianxun is obviously a size bigger than the child in the naughty bag, she is not suitable for playing here, but her eyes are full of expectation.

"How about I take you to play video games? There is a video game city over there!"

"Ah."

"Let's go, the blind man is going to change the game currency, and change a little more."

"no problem."

The video game city is basically full of children as old as Chihiro, and there are some old men with cigarettes in their mouths at the coin pusher in the corner. This is the first time I have such an aversion to cigarettes.

In fact, the coin pusher is a purely gambling game. No matter how you gamble, no matter how lucky you are, you will lose completely in the end.

The same is true of any gambling game, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, but no one wins all the time...

"Here I come!" The blind man came over with two large baskets of game coins, I was really afraid that he would fall if he lost his footing.

"Slow down, there are children here, why are you panicking?"

"Hey hey hey, excited!"

"Little Chihiro, play whatever you want."

"Can I play with that?" Little Chihiro pointed to an electronic fishing machine, which was the only place where there were no children.

"Of course!" I readily agreed, but I know why she chose there.

She dare not integrate into other people's world, she dare not play with other children, I have to find a way to change.

The fishing machines here are so similar to the ones in the previous video game city, you can adjust the size of the fishing net points to obtain points with different multipliers.

"You just fire the cannon, I'll be responsible for providing you with shells!" The blind man put game coins in a basket next to him, and the sound of clattering was very familiar.

Soon Chihiro's attention was attracted by the electronic screen. Video games have an attraction that cannot be replaced by anything else, and that is the process of exploration.

Soon a group of children gathered around the fishing machine, and they all gathered beside Chihiro and watched, their eyes full of longing.

"Kids, do you want to play? Her name is Chihiro, you can play with her."

I pushed a basket of game coins over, indicating that other children can take it, and playing together will be more lively.

The most important thing is to let Xiao Qianxun integrate into it, so as to break the small barriers in her heart and let her get happiness from the group.

"Brother Ming, the ammunition is not enough!"

"Go and buy a few more baskets, just be happy."

"Okay, I'll come as soon as I go!"

There are all kinds of electronic fish on the screen, which is the same as what I have seen in the video game city, but now the gamblers are replaced by a group of children.

My second uncle once asked me to work part-time in the video game city. I have seen all kinds of gamblers, and I have also seen various ways of playing, but the feeling is completely different.

Originally, the game currency of a few hundred yuan was only enough for one stud, or even not enough for one time... But here, it can be exchanged for happiness, everyone's happiness.

The same fishing machine has different mentality, the difference between gaming and entertainment is actually the difference between happiness or not.

In the video game city, I rarely see anyone happy, except for the cheers at the moment of winning money, most of the rest are tension and anxiety.

"Here comes the big fish!"

"Hurry up and help!"

"Grab it!"

A group of children shouted to each other, their attention was focused on a big fish, but there was no feeling of jealousy.

At this moment, it is more about unity and cooperation, and they just want to catch this big fish, and they don't have the gambler's aura of killing red eyes at all.

In fact, I am not opposed to children being exposed to various video games, nor are they opposed to being exposed to game consoles and various games.

Everyone has curiosity, and the process of satisfying curiosity is also a process of exploration. This process is very important!

No matter what kind of video game city it is, no matter what kind of customer group it is targeting, the odds are basically the same.

Even if the video game city is aimed at children, the odds adjustment will not let the children continue to play, and there will always be a moment when they lose everything in the end.

Because operations always have to consider benefits and costs, in my opinion this is not a bad thing!
When a person understands that certain things are entertainment rather than making money, he will naturally not be lucky, let alone obsessive and greedy.

Many people do not allow children to be exposed to various games, for fear that children will learn badly, but people will grow up one day after all.

Some of the suppressed ones will rebound strongly in the end, and some will always be curious about things they don't understand, and will inevitably fall into various traps of the dealer in the end.

"Brother Ming, do you have any plans for this afternoon?"

"There is no arrangement, just play here."

"Okay, Xiao Qianxun comes with me, and I'll take you to drive a racing car!" The blind man rubbed his hands together, wondering if he wanted to play by himself.

The time passed by every minute and every second, and I played the entire video game city in one afternoon. I hope to use this to make Xiao Qianxun forget some things.

Dinner was still diced chicken and rice noodles. Xiao Qianxun was a little impatient while eating, but in fact she couldn't wait to see her mother.

"Xiao Qianxun, I'm going to see my mother soon, do you have something ready to say?" I asked with a smile, and she nodded immediately.

It's just that her eye circles turned red in an instant. I know she has too many grievances and misses, but she will eventually cross this hurdle!
"But there is one thing, that is, you can't cry, as soon as you cry, your mother will leave."

"I won't cry!" Xiao Qianxun replied very firmly, and quickly suppressed her tears.

"That's good, I believe you can do it, as long as you are obedient, you can see your mother every night in the future!"

I said every word very firmly, I didn't mean to be joking, I just needed to find a way for her to vent her feelings.

"Really?" Little Chihiro looked at me excitedly, her eyes moved me.

"Really, I am Sheriff Black Cat, and I never lie."

"Then can I go now?"

"Of course you can, but you have to think about what to say when you see your mother. The most important thing is not to cry."

"I want to tell my mother that I miss her very much and I want to see her every day. I promise to be obedient and obedient every day in the future. I am willing to promise anything...as long as she can come back."

When I heard this, I felt a little sore in my heart, but I still kept a smile on my face, and I would never let anyone see the change in my mentality.

"Okay, what a good obedient boy, go, I'll take you to see your mother!"

I waved my hand to tell the shadow and the blind man to leave. They all looked at me with complicated eyes, they just didn't know how I could make up this lie.

If I were someone else, I might be at a loss, but I have an incomparably rich deception, and all the deceptions seem to become truly valuable and meaningful at this moment...

It was already dark after leaving the shopping mall, so I asked the blind man to drive as far as possible towards the outskirts.

At this moment, the more remote the place, the better, because she needs a chance to express her grief...

(End of this chapter)