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"Grandpa, I want the bigger doll next to me. The 6-year-old daughter pouted sadly.
My dad stubbornly ignored her, "Tiantian, this little doll is also very good, let's buy this today!"
When my dad put the doll in his daughter's hand, the little one hit the ground.
"Grandpa, I haven't seen you for half a year, you've become stingy. ”
Tian Tian turned her head away, no matter how much my dad tried to please her, she just ignored my dad.
Looking at this old and young, my good mood disappeared in an instant.
My dad is really, with a pension of 7,000 yuan a month, he is only willing to buy 30 yuan of toys for his granddaughter.
My daughter has been stubborn since she was a child, and if things don't go her way, she will definitely make a lot of trouble.
In the end, my dad really had no choice but to take another step back. He promised to buy my daughter another ice cream.
"Grandpa, I want this. The daughter pointed to the vanilla-flavored ice cream priced at 20 yuan and said.
"This is too expensive, waiter, do you have that kind of few dollars?" My dad once again ignored his daughter's opinion and bought a 4 yuan ice cream.
"Grandpa, you are so slammed, in the future, I will never welcome you to my house again. The daughter ran away angrily.
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I panted behind and chased after my daughter, and the fire in my heart grew inexplicably.
Yesterday, on the weekend, I drove back to my hometown and picked up my dad.
After I came, I took him to the mall for a shopping spree, and I spent nearly 2,000 yuan on all the new ones from head to toe.
My dad spent so much money on me except for talking, it was a pure waste. Nothing else.
Today, he had to take Tian Tian to the mall, saying that he wanted to buy a gift for the child. Who knew it would be so unpleasant.
After catching up with Tiantian, the resentment in the little guy's heart still didn't disappear, and he kept muttering: "Grandpa just doesn't love me anymore." Before, I asked for a 300 yuan toy, and he bought it for me without even blinking an eye. ”
"Now, he has to think about dozens of dollars for a long time......"
My daughter's words seemed rude, but as I listened to them, I felt that my dad was not doing something right.
My dad was the head of a department in a unit before he retired. He has been righteous and bold all his life, and he is always the first to take the lead in donating when his family is in difficulty.
After he retired, he continued to do the same, but the subjects were me and my brother.
When my brother started his business, my dad gave him 500,000. When I bought a house in the school district, my dad gave me 200,000.
Even he usually comes to see Tiantian, and every time they meet, he gives 1,000 or 2,000 yuan.
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At night, before going to bed, my dad suddenly asked me, "Are there any needles in the house?"
I was stunned, what do you want this thing for?
"The socks are torn, and I sew them. My dad explained.
This caused my dissatisfaction: "Dad, what are we doing with that money, we don't bring it in life, and we don't bring it in death." ”
My dad didn't speak, he kept his head down. Seeing this, the fire in my heart somehow burned again.
I just wanted to explain it to my dad at length.
Who knows, my dad said: "My salary is stuck with your brother, and he only gives me 100 yuan of pocket money every month." ”
At this moment, I finally understood that it was the financial power that was deprived!
But when I think about it, it's not quite right, my brother has been quite successful in starting a business in the past few years, earning millions of dollars a year, and he can't afford to stare at my dad's three melons and two dates.
So, I called my brother.
From the phone, I heard shocking news.
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My brother said that my dad didn't know who was fooling him, and he had recently become obsessed with online shopping. Boxes and boxes of health care products are moved home.
As he spoke, he deliberately turned the camera to the room of expired things.
My brother was afraid that these health products were fakes and didn't dare to let my dad eat them, so he saved them.
Also, my dad is a big fan of antiques. Every time he saw the live webcast, he bought and bought.
When my brother first asked, my dad said it was a friend and didn't care.
Later, I saw that there were more and more collections at home. My brother became suspicious, and he secretly took a few pieces to find someone to distinguish the authenticity.
The results were all fake.
It's just fake, the key is to buy it at a high price.
After half a year's work, my dad tossed all the previous savings of 400,000 yuan.
If it hadn't been for my brother's timely discovery, my father's house would have been mortgaged to the bank immediately.
"Little sister, it's not that I've done too much, I'm really out of line. My brother said helplessly on the phone.
Now, I get it all.
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My brother did the right thing, and if it were me, he would have done the same.
Technology has changed lives, but it has also harmed some people. For example, my dad is a lonely old man.
Since my mom left, my brother has been busy with business, and I have been married far away.
He was afraid that his illness would affect us, so as long as he heard about those health supplements, he could make people healthy.
My dad didn't hesitate to buy it.
What's wrong with him, he just wants not to burden his children.
As for those antiques, it is also because he has lived alone for a long time, and there is no one to tell him what he has in his heart, so he can only entertain on the Internet.
Looking, listening, and my heart moved.
Shopping is addictive. After going back and forth, my dad wasted all the money.
It sounds infuriating, but it's sad to think about it. The elderly who live alone have their own helplessness.
Thinking about this, I decided to talk to my dad.
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"Dad, there are still a few months left, Tiantian is about to enter the first grade, and we are both busy with work, so we definitely can't take care of it. Can you please stay at my house and help take care of the children?" I said sincerely.
I know that once the old man has something to do, he will have less distractions.
"Okay!" my dad agreed, after thinking for a long time.
In order for my dad to be able to work competently, I enrolled him in a chef training class and a photography class for him.
Every day, my dad learns a new dish at school, and he has to try it at home and show it off.
On weekends, he used his daughter as a model and took her around for photos.
Over the course of a few months, I noticed that my dad was spending less and less time online.
His time is either spent in the kitchen, cooking delicious meals for our family, or taking a walk in nature to find some creative inspiration.
I called my brother again and told him about my dad's changes at my house.
"Little sister, thank you. Or you are careful, know how to start from the heart, change our dad, unlike me, but will take extreme measures. ”
I smiled and said nothing.
Actually, my brother and I are not wrong, it's just that the two of us have different ways.
Men are more rational in their work, while women are more emotional. But the starting point is all for the good of parents.
May all parents in the world be healthy, and may all children care more about their parents.
It seems to be a small act, but it is actually conveying their voices.
Don't let them just entertain themselves online.