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There was a woman in Paris who worked as a maid in a rich man's house during the day and came home at night to live with her four-year-old son.
After the master learned about the maid's situation, he made room for her and the child, and said, Take the child, from now on you will eat and live in my house, everything is free, and you will not deduct a penny of your salary.
The maid thanked her and said forget it, don't bother you, the master didn't insist anymore, the matter passed.
In fact, the maid has her own worries, in the master's big house, there are more than a dozen toilets alone, and the smallest toilet is also larger than her family's house, and she does not know what impact it will have on a four-year-old child before the huge gap between poverty and wealth.
One day, the host wanted to entertain at home, to invite many people, and there were obviously not enough people. The master consulted with the maid and said, can you go home later today, I am short of manpower here, it is too late to find it, so I have to trouble you.
The maid said, "Okay, I'm just a little worried about my son, and I'll be scared if he doesn't see me at night."
The host said, this is easy to do, you go and take him now, dinner is eaten at my place, and it is enough to eat with the guests.
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When the maid took her son in, the guests were arriving, and she did not lead her son in through the main entrance, walked through the side door, and hid him in a bathroom where the owner did not patronize.
She took a plate from her master's kitchen and pulled out of her own pocket sausages and bread, which she had bought specifically for her son on her way home.
The child had never seen such a magnificent and gorgeous room, he did not know the flush toilet, did not know the colorful, crystal clear bottles and cans on the marble washstand, and the good smell of the house made him so happy that he almost fainted.
The maid told her son that her mother brought you to the banquet, you are a child, you can't eat with adults, this is a single room specially prepared for you by the owner of the banquet.
The child wanted to put the plate on the washstand, but he was too short to reach, so he had to put it on the toilet lid, and he sat on the beautiful tiled floor, singing while eating these delicious dishes that were usually difficult to eat.
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Soon, in the palatial banquet hall, the master did not find the child's figure and went to ask the maid.
The maid said, I've been busy and don't have time to take care of him, maybe, maybe, maybe, he's playing by himself on the lawn outside.
The master seemed to understand something, and he left the banquet hall, searched all the rooms of the whole house, and finally found the child in a bathroom in the corner.
The host asked, how can you eat here, do you know what this place is?
The child replied, my mother said, this is the banquet host specially prepared for me a single room, today's sausage is too delicious, I have not eaten for a long time, right, who are you, such a delicious sausage I can not eat alone, are you willing to accompany me to eat these delicious here?
The master nodded with tears in his eyes and faced the child with the brightest smile, he didn't need to ask anything anymore.
At this moment, he remembered the experience of coming to New York with his parents, when they were also very poor and had experienced a very difficult period.
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Back in the banquet hall, the host said to the guests, I'm sorry friends, I have to accompany a special guest now, please enjoy it slowly, I can't have dinner with you.
After saying that, he filled two large plates full of the child's favorite delicacies, brought to the bathroom, he imitated the appearance of the child, also put the plate on the toilet lid, also sat on the ground, and then said to the child, such a good single room and food, you alone will be a pity, come and come, let's have dinner together.
The owner and the child sang and talked a lot while eating, and he made the four-year-old believe that his mother was the most industrious and greatest mother in the world, and that you should not only be proud of her, but also do something for her when you grow up, and the child did not know until now that his mother was just a servant.
The guests found that the host had taken two large plates of food, never came back, felt strange, and also went to look for it, when they saw two people sitting on the ground with father and son, eating around the toilet lid, they were deeply shocked.
These guests, also with wine glasses and delicacies, quickly filled the bathroom, and everyone sang many good songs to the child, expressing too many good wishes, which convinced the child that his mother was the most respectable mother, and he was the happiest person in the world.
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Many years later, the child grew up, and he not only had his own career, but also bought a large house with several toilets and entered high society.
Every year, he anonymously donates a lot of money to the poor, but never holds a donation ceremony or gives interviews, and he tells friends who never understand, I will never forget that one day many years ago, a rich man, with his sincerity and conscience, maintained the dignity of a four-year-old child.