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In a dimly lit old house full of dilapidated furniture, a trembling and elderly couple sat at the end. In their hands, a dilapidated porcelain bowl with a large gap could be seen, and a lot of turbid liquid was spreading in the bowl.
One of the old men said, "Wife, come and drink this medicine." Another old man with white hair and wrinkles took it. But after drinking, he couldn't help but feel sad, and then said, "Where do you say our daughter is?"
"Old man, do you think our daughter knows that we miss her very much, daughter, daughter, daughter...... Your mother is dying, and before I leave, I just want to see with my own eyes if you're still alive, old woman. The old lady choked up.
Another old man couldn't help but miss his daughter when he saw his wife, but he didn't say a word. Then he took out an extremely precious old photo with a yellow glow. I saw that there were three figures faintly on the photo, and if you looked closely, it was a group photo of a family of three.
In the middle is a girl, and the two next to her seem to be the appearance of the couple when they were young. However, this sweet family of three has fallen apart. Because her daughter Cao Qian has not been heard from for many years, this is a scene that happened on a certain day in 2020.
Counting the days, it has been 21 years since the old couple last saw their daughter. For more than 20 years, the old couple were worried about their only daughter all the time, until they died. But in the end, I learned that my daughter had become a German professor.
Why is this daughter so ruthless? She has not seen her parents for 21 years, so that her parents still do not know her whereabouts, her life and death situation. Why is there a huge gap between the old man and her child?
Parents dot on each other and do their best to help
In 1979, a little girl was born in Caojiadi Village, Changcheng Street, Lushunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province. The young couple who were anxiously waiting to give birth on the side were naturally full of joy when they saw the little girl. immediately named her Cao Qian.
The word Cao is naturally the surname, and the word Qian is full of the couple's blessings and hopes for their children. The meaning of 茜 in Chinese was originally a perennial herbaceous plant, which was later extended to be beautiful and vivid. It is not difficult to see that the parents are very happy.
Therefore, Cao Qian has always been regarded as the pearl of the palm by Cao Zhaogang and Liu Yuhong. I'm afraid that this baby daughter will be dissatisfied and uncomfortable. In fact, if it is any pair of parents, the importance of their children will not be much worse than that of Cao Zhaogang and Liu Yuhong.
However, Cao Qian, who has always been regarded as proud, later made an extremely ruthless and unfilial act. Of course, this is an obvious afterword. Because Cao Zhaogang and Liu Yuhong are still immersed in Cao Qian's birth and cannot extricate themselves, because Cao Qian is a single seedling.
According to Liu Yuhong's recollection, when she gave birth to Cao Qian, she had suffered a bad situation of dystocia and unfortunate hemorrhage. At this point, Cao Qian can only become the only descendant. In other words, after Liu Yuhong gave birth to Cao Qian, her body was very weak. You can no longer get pregnant and have a baby.
Therefore, even though the economic conditions of Cao Zhaogang and Liu Yuhong are very average, the couple still maintain a frugal attitude. Their purpose in doing this is so that their daughter Cao Qian can live a good life and not suffer like them.
As a result, from childhood to adulthood, Cao Qian almost gave whatever she wanted, and spoiled whatever she wanted. This state lasted until Cao Qian was admitted to university. In 1998, Cao Qian, who had excellent grades, was admitted to Liaoning Normal University, a prestigious school in Liaoning.
You must know that in that era when material resources were not abundant, it was enough to describe the rarity and ancestor apparition that the family could cultivate a college student. This is no exception for Cao Zhaogang and Liu Yuhong. The husband and wife boasted very proudly when they met someone.
While working in the village, the couple had a look of pride on their faces. However, her daughter Cao Qian called in her junior year and came with "bad" news. It turned out that Cao Qian was very eager for the advanced education system abroad when she was studying at the university.
She really wanted to study abroad and see the bigger world. Then he made a money-raising call home. It is reported that the cost of studying abroad is 70,000 yuan. But the couple made a difficulty: they wanted to support their daughter to go abroad but didn't have so much money;
If you don't support your daughter, you may delay her future. After thinking about it, the couple finally decided to make up the money even if they smashed the pot and sold iron. When my daughter comes back from studying abroad and comes back to work, this money will definitely be earned back quickly. However, the turning point began.
Studying in Germany is gradually disappearing
After Cao Qian received 70,000 yuan from her parents, she immediately went through the necessary procedures for studying in Germany through a study abroad agency. In Cao Qian's eyes, studying abroad can give a glimpse of the bigger world, and at the same time, you can also feel the customs and food culture of a foreign country.
Everything about going abroad is so beautiful and flawless for her. In 2000, Cao Qian was ready to leave on the same day after completing the formalities for going abroad. But Cao Zhaogang and Liu Yuhong, who couldn't rest assured of their baby daughter, came to the airport in person to bid farewell to their daughter who wanted to get ahead.
At the airport, the family of three took what can be described as the last group photos. One of the group photos is impressive: Cao Qian, who has short hair, is holding her mother Liu Yuhong on the one hand, and her hand seems to be rubbing the wrinkles on her mother's face, and on the other hand, she is holding her father Cao Zhaogang.
The hand approached the gray part of Cao Zhaogang's hair, and made a yes gesture. It can be seen that Cao Qian's eyes and demeanor are full of longing and expectation for the future. And Cao Qian's gesture of snuggling with her parents is a good relationship with her parents and a proof of her gratitude for her parents' support.
However, this is the last photo of the couple and their daughter Cao Qian. According to Cao Qian's father, "When Cao Qian first came to Germany, she did not immediately go to university due to the language barrier, but first learned German in a language class. ”
"After completing the German studies, I went to a school to learn the necessary cultural knowledge. Then I went to the University of Hamburg in Germany to study German language and literature. How did Cao Zhaogang know all this? In fact, Cao Qian sent a letter home.
It turned out that after Cao Qian studied in Germany, Cao Qian sent two letters to her family. According to Cao Zhaogang's recollection: "My daughter Cao Qian was busy working and studying at that time, so she didn't have much money to call. And even if it's a phone call, it's only a short conversation. ”
"They hardly talk to us too much, and even if they talk for a long time, most of them just ask us for money. But we can all understand our daughter because her life abroad is not easy. It's hard to think about a girl working alone outside the home. ”
It is reported that the last time Cao Qian spoke on the phone with her family was around 2003. The couple was very concerned about their daughter's situation, so they specially asked her if there was SARS in Germany, and Cao Qian hung up the phone after getting a reply.
This was the last time Cao Qian contacted Cao Zhaogang and Liu Yuhong, and since then, Cao Qian has never called or written to her home. The couple's contact with their daughter Cao Qian was cut off. Who would have thought that this interruption would be 21 years long.
Suffering from cancer, he still hasn't forgotten to find his daughter
For Cao Zhaogang and Liu Yuhong, it is not a big deal that the 70,000 yuan debt that the family made up to let their daughter go abroad has not been paid off. On the contrary, the loss of contact with her only daughter Cao Qian is the top priority that she can't figure out and has always been very uncomfortable.
In other words, the loss of daughter Cao Qian has become a knot in the couple's hearts. This knot in my heart can't be untied by anyone who tries to persuade it, and it can only be opened when Cao Qian appears in front of the old couple in person. However, more than 20 years have passed, and Cao Qian is like evaporating from the world.
No more news. For the couple, it is already a fantasy that Cao Qian will take the initiative to come back to see them. However, they are still eager to know the whereabouts of their daughter Cao Qian since she studied in Germany, whether she is still alive or no longer alive.
Perhaps it was Cao Qian's active loss of contact that left the couple with a heart disease that could not be cured no matter how they were treated, Cao Zhaogang and Liu Yuhong suffered from cancer and other diseases one after another, and their bodies were not as good as day by day. At the beginning of the article, the couple drank medicine every day.
Of course, in addition to drinking medicine to cure their illnesses every day, the couple will also think about their daughter Cao Qian. According to interviews with relevant media, Liu Yuhong suffers from breast cancer, has been bedridden for many years, and has gray hair. On the bedside table, you can clearly see the words "Quick Relief Pill".
Although Cao Zhaogang is in a better situation, he can move freely. But he also suffered from kidney cancer, and in 2020, Cao Zhaogang had to go to his cherry orchard to farm cherries to maintain the family. It is reported that the couple had applied for a subsidy for the death of an only child in a family planning family.
However, due to the inability to prove whether Cao Qian was indeed dead, it was never approved. Although the village committee of Caojiadi village helped contact the German Consulate General in Hamburg, they could not find out why. Then, the subsidy thing is gone.
As time slowly passed, the couple's body was also getting worse day by day. In the end, he passed away with regret. It's a pity that the couple didn't know why their daughter lost contact until they died.
However, the couple had previously found relevant news about Cao Qian by contacting Cao Qian's classmates, and some well-meaning netizens left messages saying that Cao Qian was already a tenured professor at the University of Munich in Germany and had already started a family in Germany;
But the couple always believed that these were white lies, because if their daughter Cao Qian was doing well, there was no reason not to come back to see their old couple. What's more, after all these years, this matter is destined to become a lifelong regret for the couple.
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