Good Dad System [Arc 3] Chapter 34.1: If You Have A Stepfather, You Will Have A Stepmother (13)
After the excitement was over, there was a long silence, with a little excess of emotion, the boiling blood became calm, and even the air was filled with an unfamiliar smell.
Yes, unfamiliar, obviously two father and daughter whose blood is thicker than water, standing opposite, but they feel very far away.
Pei Naochun looked his daughter up and down, his lips stammering, wanting to say something but not saying it. In the original body’s memory, he was more like following behind the girl, silently guarding her, and never even got close to take a look. The original body could only estimate from a distance that his daughter had become thinner, fatter, taller, darker, and whiter.
Now the distance is very close, he finally has the opportunity to take a good look at the daughter of the youth that the original body once missed. When the father and daughter parted, Zhou Qin was still like a child, with a little childishness on her face. When she saw her father, her eyes and heart were full of joy; but now the little girl has grown into a girl, growing up quickly, looking very slender, and her skin, which was not protected by sunscreen before, is now much whiter, but… but in the original body’s memory, the girl who always had dimples when she smiled disappeared like a bubble that was popped, and she liked to lower her head and had no expression.
“Qinqin.” Pei Naochun called his daughter. He could do be the top three at the construction site and could dominate the whole place at the bar, but in front of Zhou Qin, he was the timid father who wanted to run away.
“…What do you have to do with me?” Zhou Qin raised her chin, with a stubborn expression on her face, took a step back, bit her lip, didn’t he say he didn’t want her? Why come again! Fraud.
“…Let’s find a place to sit, okay?” Pei Naochun asked hesitantly, looking at his daughter’s inquiry. There are many students and passers-by nearby, so it’s not good to talk about things in the middle of the road.
Zhou Qin was silent for a long time, so long that Pei Naochun’s heart sank. She nodded and took the lead. There was no quiet place nearby, so she had to walk farther to the park. She put on her schoolbag again. Only the straps that she held tightly gave her an inexplicable sense of security. She strode quickly, just pricked up her ears and listened carefully to the footsteps behind her. If she could not hear the footsteps at the noisy intersection, she would subconsciously look back and retract her eyes when she saw the person with her peripheral vision and continued to move forward.
The park is a little far from the school and Chi’s house. On weekdays, there is a lot of traffic, but now it is dinner time. Except for a few elderly people who take a walk, most of them have returned home. The father and daughter found a bench to sit down. In front of them is the lake. It is not dark yet. All the street lights are on. The stars of light are sprinkled on the lake, and the waves are sparkling with the wind.
Watching the lake shake, the father and daughter didn’t speak, just quietly, thinking about something.
Zhou Qin suddenly said, “How have you been recently?” She turned her face away and looked at the grass on the right, with tears in her eyes.
“Dad is fine.” Pei Naochun answered quickly. He looked sideways at his daughter. Zhou Qin’s body seemed to be shaking. She clutched the chair under her tightly, exerting force, and on the back of her thin hand, There seems to be traces of tendons floating up, “Is Qinqin doing well?”
Not good. Zhou Qin wanted to stand in front of her father and tell him how bad she was! How could it be good? Dad doesn’t want her anymore, mom is someone else’s mom, home is not her own, and classmates at school hate her…
“I’m fine too.” She took a deep breath, answered her father’s question, blinked, and tears fell down her face. The tears were hot, making her heartache.
Zhou Qin’s back is extraordinarily thin, and Pei Naochun looks distressed, trying to keep a light tone: “Some time ago, I quit my job as a security guard in the community. Now I work as a security guard in a bar at night, and do some part-time jobs during the day.” He thought After thinking about it, I decided to be frank, “In the construction site.”
“Why are you going to the construction site?” Zhou Qin still didn’t look back. She spoke so fast that people couldn’t hear her nasal voice. There used to be construction sites near the house. Just by looking at it, she could tell it was hard work. Thinking of her father going to work on the construction site, she couldn’t help feeling a little nervous. Or did something happen to Dad and he was short of money?
Pei Naochun was silent for a while, then said, “Dad wants to make more money.”
Zhou Qin didn’t reply. She felt sad. Is money so important? Isn’t health important?
“Dad has thought about it a lot during this time.” Pei Naochun spoke in a hurry, “I really can’t give you and your mother a better life, it’s because I didn’t work hard enough.”
Is it because of this that you have to work so hard to make money? Zhou Qin wiped the tears from her face vigorously, turned back to look at her father, with a sullen face.
When Pei Naochun spoke, his voice was full of seriousness, “Qinqin, father is not capable enough to give you a particularly good life.”
Zhou Qin held back her tears, she sneered in her heart, her father would never know that this so-called “good life” was not good at all.
“Dad also told you just now that I found another job outside. Although I still do my job as a security guard, my income is higher than before.” Pei Naochun stretched out his hand, carrying a shoulder bag on his chest. Satchel, he settled the money at the construction site in the past two days, went to the film and television city for an interview with Wudi, and bought a simple outfit for himself. He took out a card from the satchel, stuffed it into his daughter’s hand, and smiled flatteringly, “Dad makes more money now than before! Finally, I can give Qinqin some money.”
Pei Naochun put down the card: “Qinqin, you are doing well now, so Dad can be relieved.” He seemed a little disappointed, but quickly cheered up, “You have to remember, no matter when, Dad is your backing, if…”
He paused: “If you are unhappy one day, tell Dad, Dad will take you home. ”
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