Boss, He’s Becoming a Father [Arc 1] Chapter 12.1: The Prodigal Son (21)
Shao Dabao only felt that he and the old man met by chance, but the old man abandoned his face to help him apologize, which seemed like a huge sacrifice.
After hearing this, Old Man Zheng was slightly stunned, and then said: “You are a junior. I have walked with you all the way, and I am also considered your elder. What big deal can it be if the elder helps the junior to make amends?”
Shao Dabao was stunned when he heard this.
Old man Zheng continued: “You child, you are a little stunned. When you were at home, your father should have done this kind of thing for you.”
Shao Dabao didn’t know why. Whatever Shao Yu did for him, he always took it for granted, but when Old Man Zheng, a stranger, helped him, he felt that he treated him very well.
Once old man Zheng saw that Shao Dabao’s expression was wrong, he said again: “You can eat quickly, you can rest early after eating.”
Although there was little food, Shao Dabao, who was extremely hungry, still picked it up and ate it cleanly.
When he finished eating, Old Man Zheng pulled him to hand over his bowl, and then rushed into the room to grab a bed.
The conditions here are difficult. What is called a bed is actually a ball of dry straw placed there haphazardly. However, these beds are still good and bad.
The closer the bed is to the door, the easier it is for air leakage and the easier it is for people to freeze. The conditions in this place are simple, so it is extremely important to find a place without air leakage.
Relying on Old Man Zheng’s rich experience, Shao Dabao managed to get a fairly good bed.
Old man Zheng skillfully arranged the bed and put dry straw on it. Shao Dabao stood beside him and seemed a little at a loss. He imitated the old man’s behavior, but because he was too clumsy, what he showed was still a mess.
Old Man Zheng turned around, looked at the straws he had sorted, sighed, and said, “Have you never done these things at home?”
Shao Dabao felt a little embarrassed and said, “I am also learning to do some things now.”
There was nothing to do now, but Old Man Zheng wanted to talk, so he asked: “Have your parents always doted on you so much? Then what were you doing at home?”
“I was studying.” After Shao Dabao said this, he couldn’t help but blush.
After all, he said he was studying, but in fact he spent very little time actually studying and spent most of his time fooling around outside.
“Study.” Old Man Zheng said with some envy in his eyes: “If they can support you in studying, your family’s conditions should be good.”
Studying is very expensive in this era. If you don’t have any money, you won’t dare to send your children to study easily.
Old Man Zheng did not continue to ask why he stopped reading. Looking at the quilt that Shao Dabao brought over, it was not much better than his. It was obvious that the conditions at home could not support him to continue reading.
“Whether you have read a book or can read, you can find a bookkeeper in the city and become a gentleman.” Old Man Zheng said.
Being a gentleman in the accounting office means you have more money and less work, and you don’t have to worry about it. This kind of job is also very enviable in the eyes of the old man.
Shao Dabao was not happy. Although he had read the book, he had never read much. Therefore, he might not be able to meet the requirements of the accountant. But he did not dare to tell Old Man Zheng about such a thing. He could only respond vaguely twice.
At night, Shao Dabao was lying in a drafty room. Listening to the snoring coming from the left and right, he wanted to cover his ears.
But as soon as you cover your ears, cold wind will pour in from the tattered bedding.
He had never felt that any night was as difficult for him to sleep as this night. He opened his eyes and looked at the dark sky above. For some reason, he thought of Shao Yu.
He had just come here and had not officially participated in the construction of the dam. He already felt that he couldn’t stand it. What about Shao Yu? In those days when he couldn’t afford the fine, Shao Dabao didn’t dare to think about how his father’s old body worked.
Early the next morning, when it was still dark, Shao Dabao was still in bed when he suddenly felt a strong cold wind blowing in.
“Get up, get up, don’t be lazy!”
Shao Dabao heard someone yelling viciously, but he didn’t take it seriously. Instead, he turned over, wrapped himself in a quilt and fell asleep.
But the old man Zheng beside him had already started to dress very neatly. After the old man was dressed neatly, he came to Shao Dabao, patted his face gently, and shouted: “Kid, wake up quickly.”
Old Man Zheng was a little anxious. If Shao Dabao didn’t wake up, he didn’t know what kind of measures the officers would take.
But Shao Dabao still thought he was at home, muttered something, and turned over to sleep again.
At this time, most of the people in the house got up, and the officer who called to get up, patrolled the house with a lamp, and soon noticed Shao Dabao, who was sleeping like a dead pig.
The officer was quite polite. He first looked at Old Man Zheng and said, “You, call him up.”
When Old Man Zheng heard this, he pushed Shao Dabao a few more times.
But these times, it was like scratching a dead pig, it had no effect.
At this time, many people in the room had already put on their clothes and walked out. The room inevitably seemed a bit empty, so Shao Dabao’s snoring sounded particularly harsh.
When the officer carrying the lantern saw that Old Zheng couldn’t wake anyone up, he simply stopped being polite and went straight up and kicked Shao Dabao hard through the quilt.
Shao Dabao was kicked awake. After sleeping in a daze, he immediately shouted: “Who! Who hit me!”
“Of course it was your officer who did it, you damn pig, get up!” the officer cursed.
Shao Dabao muttered something casually, but still didn’t think about it. His industrious behavior was rewarded with a few heavy kicks from the police, and he was even kicked out of the quilt.
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