sleepless tonight

Chapter 6 Are You Sick?

I knelt on the ground, weeping uncontrollably.

My parents' hair has turned gray a lot, and wrinkles have also appeared. I even saw some age spots on my mother's face. In high school, my parents' faces were rosy, and their days were extremely nourishing.

But now, it has become like this. The originally spacious house is gone, and a dilapidated old house of more than 30 square meters has been replaced. In order to make a living, my father has to work as a security guard at such an advanced age.

My heart was really hurting, and at the same time, I was very confused. What is the reason why I got into the bad habit of gambling, and then it caused such a big impact on my family, and my parents wanted to sell the house and sell the teahouse to pay off my debts.

"I'm your mother, I don't worry about you, who will worry about you?" My mother's eyes were also a little red, and she wiped her tears secretly, "As long as you learn well, don't get into those bad habits again, and live a good life." , me and your dad can rest assured."

"Mom, don't worry, I will live a good life and make money to support my family." I promised.

"Yeah." My mother nodded and glanced at Chen Le, "Xiao Le is only one year old, and you can't leave her by her side. If you want to go to work, someone will take care of her. You will leave it with me, and I will take care of her for you." Take her with you so you can find a job."

"No need, Mom, don't worry, someone will take care of her." I didn't want to bother my parents anymore, and I didn't want to make them worry and tired, so I refused.

A one-year-old child, not to mention that milk powder is a big expense, needs one can a week, which costs at least 400 yuan, and the cost of milk powder alone costs two to three thousand yuan a month.

Even if there are diapers, it will cost several hundred.

Children's immunity is inherently weak. If they have a cold and fever, they can get an injection casually, and it will cost more than 1000 to prescribe some medicine.

In the past, it would definitely be okay to leave it to my parents. They have the time and ability to take care of it, but now I can't bear it.

It's not just a matter of money, Xiao Le is only one year old, and it's the age when it's difficult to take care of him. If he makes a fuss in the middle of the night, his parents won't be able to get a good night's sleep.

"You and Xiaojun are both divorced. You take the baby. If she doesn't help you take care of it, who will you take it with?" My mother said, "Xiao Le, you can leave it with me. She must not be hungry. You work hard. .”

"Mom, you really don't have to worry. Although I divorced her, she is the mother of two children after all. She won't ignore the children." I said, "Don't worry, I have a solution."

My mother was silent, then sighed.

"Xiaojun, this child is also very pitiful. You said you, why did you leave her?" My mother said, "Okay, it's good if the child is by your side, at least there is a bond between you and Xiaojun. Contact. You must make good corrections, and you can't be like before."

"I know." I nodded.

When I left home, I carried the 2000 yuan my mother gave me.

Walking outside the community, I looked back at the buildings in the community with some mottled walls, and I felt mixed feelings.

The two elders have worked hard for half their lives, and finally had a nourishing life, but they were all ruined by me. When they are old, they still have to worry about me.

After taking the bus, I got off at a large supermarket in the city center and entered the supermarket with Xiao Le in my arms.

There is no milk powder at home, so I have to buy some milk powder quickly.

"Sir, this can of milk powder is good. It only costs 230 yuan per can. We are doing an event now. If you buy three cans, you will get another can for free." The supermarket attendant took a can of milk powder from the shelf and told me.

"230 yuan a can?" I was a little worried, "I haven't heard of this brand much, is it a small brand?"

In fact, I don't know anything about milk powder. I have only heard of Sanlu, and I feel that milk powder that costs more than 200 yuan is not very good.But the activity of buying three and getting one free attracted me again, and I was a little hesitant.

"Sir, this brand of milk powder is very famous in China. You can rest assured that it is a big domestic brand. There is no problem. A child in my relative's family is as old as your daughter. He often asks me to buy milk powder from the supermarket." Supermarket The waiter swears by it.

"This kind of event doesn't happen every day. My relative heard that I was doing this event. He bought two boxes of milk powder in one go, a total of twelve cans, and sent four cans. How cost-effective? It saved nearly 1000 yuan at once. .”

"Is there really no problem with milk powder worth more than 200 yuan?" I asked again.

"Don't worry, if there is a problem, will you still sell it here?" the supermarket waiter said.

I thought so too. I looked at all kinds of milk powder, and the price of more than 200 yuan is not too low, and there are 200 yuan. More than [-], and it is a big domestic brand, so it should be okay.

"Okay, then bring me three cans, and send one can?" I said.

"Three cans get one free, don't worry, I won't lie to you." The supermarket clerk said, "I'll put it in the shopping cart for you, and you can go directly to the cash register to check out."

"Do you need to buy anything else?"

"No need." I shook my head and pushed the shopping cart to the cash register.

"Chen Jin?" Someone called me.

I turned around and saw that it was Tong Wangjun.

It was a coincidence that I ran into her in the supermarket.

"Xiao Le, come and give mom a hug." Tong Wangjun came over and hugged Chen Le.

One person pushed the shopping cart and followed Tong Wangjun.

The man was dressed in a suit and tie, and looked imposing.

"Wang Jun, why don't you introduce me?" The man glanced at me and said to Tong Wangjun.

"This is Chen Jin." Tong Wangjun glanced at the people around him, and then at me, "This is my colleague, what are you doing in the supermarket?"

"I'm here to buy milk powder." I said, "What about you? Isn't it time for work? Why do you have time to go to the supermarket?"

"I just finished talking about a business, and I had some time, so I went to the supermarket and bought some milk powder, and diapers for Xiao Le, and some snacks to bring back to A Ke." Tong Wangjun said.

I glanced at the shopping cart beside Tong Wangjun. There were four or five cans of milk powder, two packs of diapers, and some yogurt and other snacks.

"You don't need to buy milk powder anymore, I bought four cans, enough for Xiao Le to drink for a month." I said.

"Your milk powder is not good. It is made in China. It only costs more than 200 yuan a can. I just saw that there is still an event. Buy three cans and get one free. Calculated in this way, the price of a can is only more than 100 yuan. That's all." At this time, Tong Wangjun's colleague glanced at my shopping cart and interrupted.

"Chen Jin, your milk powder only costs more than 200 yuan a can?" Tong Wangjun stared at me.

As soon as I heard it, I became annoyed: "What's wrong with the milk powder that costs more than 200 yuan? This is also a big domestic brand, why can't you drink it?"

"This brand is not a big one, it's just a second-tier brand in China." Tong Wangjun's colleague smiled and said to me, "Although the ingredients of milk powder are roughly the same, some domestic products are still not imported. It’s reassuring that you can buy good imported milk powder for an extra two or three hundred yuan.”

"The child is still young, so don't be sloppy. You can't make fun of the child's future just to save this little money. I advise you to put these cans of milk powder back. Wang Jun and I have already picked out milk powder, which are all imported good milk powder. It costs more than 500 yuan a can, so you can drink it with confidence.”

"Chen Jin, put that milk powder back." Tong Wangjun said to me, "Xiao Le can't drink such cheap milk powder."

"Is the expensive one the best?" Tong Wangjun's words sound harsh to me, "I picked this milk powder, you don't have to worry about it, just give me Xiaole."

"Also, I have the ability to support Xiao Le and A Ke, so you don't need to bother, just take your milk powder back."

As I said that, I hugged Xiao Le, paid the money, and walked out with four cans of milk powder.

After a while, the horn of a car came from behind, and a Volvo S60 stopped beside me.

"Get in the car." Tong Wangjun shouted to me from the passenger seat.

In the cab, Tong Wangjun's colleague also glanced at me, but said nothing.

This car is this man. A Volvo S60 costs at least 30 yuan. For me now, it is a sky-high price, and for most ordinary people, it is also a lot of money.

"No, I'll take the bus back." I said, holding Xiao Le in one hand and a plastic bag in the other, walking towards the bus stop.

"Chen Jin, are you sick?!" Tong Wangjun got out of the car and walked to me quickly, "You have no ability to buy poor milk powder for Xiao Le to drink. You don't care about your daughter, and you don't let others said?"

(End of this chapter)