northernbook Chapter 280 This Dad is Yours 5
Chapter 280 This Dad is Yours 5
Jiang's father could not even imagine what kind of life they had lived before.
When Jiang's father went inside, he didn't even know where to put his feet.
There aren't even proper tables and chairs in this room.
Julie told Jiang's father to just sit on the bed, as they also ate their meals on the bed.
There was a child on the bed doing his homework. The homework book was on the bed, and he was bent over and writing.
The way he sat, and the dim lighting, made Mr. Jiang frown deeply.
But this wasn't his own child, so he couldn't say anything.
Besides, everyone wants a better life, but limited resources mean there's nothing that can be done about it.
Julie made the child call him "uncle".
The child obediently called out "Uncle".
Both of their eyes were red, indicating they had been crying for a long time.
Father Jiang did not sit down.
Julie didn't offer him a seat again, and kept apologizing, saying that her family's circumstances were too poor and that she had made Mr. Jiang laugh at her.
Mr. Jiang said he came to discuss compensation with them.
He will do his best to compensate them.
I hope they can live in a place with a better living environment.
At least if we move out of the basement, the house will be able to get normal natural light.
And the little girl can have a suitable learning environment.
This makes it easy to hunch over and is also bad for your eyes.
Julie kept talking on and on.
They came from other places to work.
Their parents and elders have all passed away.
Now only the mother and daughter remain, relying on each other for survival.
In this unfamiliar city, they had no relatives or friends, and no one to rely on.
That's why I kept sending messages to Jiang's father.
If Father Jiang ignores them, they really don't know what to do.
Julie apologized for having bothered Jiang's father.
Mr. Jiang comforted them, saying it was alright.
He also bears responsibility for what happened.
He will take good care of them, and they can come to him if they need any help in the future.
There's not much he can do, so he'll just consider it as making up for what he owes.
During the conversation, I learned that Julie's child, Li Ke, is now ten years old.
My child's tenth birthday is in ten days.
Li Ke's father works late into the night so he can work more overtime and take her out for a nice meal on her birthday.
Li Ke's father only rests for four hours a day, and spends the rest of his time working overtime.
I was so tired that night that I lost my footing and fell down.
Looking at Li Ke, Jiang's father thought of his own daughter.
They were both ten years old, but their living conditions were completely different.
Compared to her own daughter, Li Ke is so pitiful.
Remembering Jiang He's expectations for her birthday present, Jiang's father asked Li Ke what she wanted.
Li Ke said her father promised to take her to eat delicious KFC and go to the amusement park on her birthday.
Li Ke had never eaten KFC or been to an amusement park.
But she heard other kids say that KFC was delicious, and that their parents took them there for their birthdays.
The amusement park was a lot of fun; their parents took them there for their birthdays.
So when her father asked her what she wanted for her birthday...
She said she also wanted to eat KFC and go to the amusement park.
Dad said he would find a way to make her wish come true.
When Julie heard Li Ke say she wanted to eat KFC and go to the amusement park, Lin quickly stopped her.
They couldn't trouble Father Jiang.
Then apologize to Mr. Jiang, saying that the child was just talking nonsense out of ignorance.
Li Ke obediently apologized to Jiang's father.
Looking at Li Ke, Jiang's father felt even more sorry for the mother and daughter.
Even eating KFC is a wish.
Speaking of food, Li Ke's stomach rumbled.
Jiang's father also felt hungry.
I was just planning to buy something random, but this place is too remote and there's nothing to eat here.
So Jiang's father was still hungry.
Li Ke told her mother that she was hungry.
Julie told her to drink a bowl of water, saying that once she was full, she wouldn't be hungry anymore.
I never imagined they'd been living like this all along.
To save money, I don't eat dinner.
If you're hungry, drink some water to fill your stomach.
No wonder Li Ke and her daughter are both ten years old, but Li Ke looks much younger than her daughter, appearing to be only seven or eight years old.
She's so thin and small; it's all from hunger.
Jiang's father took Zhu Li and Li Ke out to eat.
The main problem is that he himself hasn't eaten yet.
They went to eat first, talking as they ate.
Julie and Li Ke stood beside Jiang's father's car.
Both of them were very reserved.
They had never ridden in a car like this before.
Father Jiang opened the door for them and invited them to sit inside.
Mr. Jiang took them to a restaurant, ordered several dishes, and a bowl of rice for each of them.
They had no choice but to eat with them.
Julie and Li Ke are very grateful to Father Jiang.
Seeing that the two of them dared not do anything and had never seen anything before, I wondered how they would live in the future.
That basement is absolutely uninhabitable.
Mr. Jiang asked Li Ke which school she attended, as he planned to rent a house for them near the school.
A two-bedroom apartment would be enough for them.
Julie told Li Ke about her current school.
Jiang's father noted it down and planned to look at houses near Li Ke's school.
Consider this house as compensation he gave to them.
When they came out after dinner, they found it was raining outside, so Jiang's father took them back to the basement.
As a result, the basement leaked.
Julie said that this is how it is on rainy days, and they are used to it.
But when Jiang's father saw it, he certainly couldn't let them sleep on a bed that was wet with water.
Mr. Jiang took them to a nearby hotel, where they would spend the night.
He'll go find them a place to live tomorrow.
You can't stay in that basement for even a day.
The rain was too heavy last night, and a lot of things got wet.
Including their clothes.
The two said it didn't matter, and that it would dry after wearing it for a while.
Father Jiang wouldn't let them wear it, saying that wearing such wet clothes would cause them to catch a cold.
Mr. Jiang went to the mall and bought clothes.
Let them change into new clothes.
Julie refused and asked Jiang's father to back out.
Mr. Jiang said the price tag had been thrown away and the item couldn't be returned.
If they don't wear them, they'll just have to throw them away.
The two put on new clothes.
As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and Jiang's father suddenly realized that Zhu Li was actually a beauty.
Before, he looked disheveled and his hair was messy and unkempt.
The clothes were construction site work uniforms, loose and ill-fitting.
She's wearing new clothes and her hair is freshly washed; she looks like a lotus emerging from the water.
Unfortunately, she was a pitiful woman.
Julie was very grateful for Jiang's father's help and marveled that they had met a good boss.
Mr. Jiang planned to resolve the issue of their house the next day, help them move, and settle the matter completely.
I didn't plan to go home, so I stayed at the hotel for one night.