A foreign city, dear you

As Lin Shushen walked, he watched Yaya eating ice cream.

He likes to watch Yaya eating ice cream, as if he can also taste the sweet and cold taste in Yaya's mouth.

It was still early, and dinner at my sister’s house was relatively late. Lin Shushen wanted to take Yaya to play outside for a while longer.

This is Yaya's last afternoon in Yancheng.

Lin Shushen usually leaves early and comes home late to drive a tricycle, and rarely spends time with Yaya. This afternoon, he finished work early and wanted to spend more time with Yaya.

Lin Shushen took Yaya to Dafu Shopping Mall.

A paid amusement park has just been built in Dafu Shopping Mall. Yaya has never played there before, and Lin Shushen wants to take her there.

Lin Shushen felt that his abilities were limited and could not fulfill many of Yaya's wishes, but he also wanted to make Yaya as happy as possible. He felt that during the past two years that Yaya had been in Yancheng, he had been busy making a living, and he owed her a lot and felt guilty. He wanted to make some amends this afternoon.

Yaya had already finished the ice cream, and she had also eaten all the cake outside.

She threw the wrapping paper in her hand into the trash can on the roadside, wiped her mouth with her hands, and grinned at Lin Shushen with satisfaction.

Yaya is still young. If she doesn't think about how her father has time to spend with her this afternoon, why is he willing to buy her such expensive ice cream? Anyway, she feels happy when her father is with her.

When Lin Shushen told Yaya that he was going to take her to the amusement park, Yaya was even happier. Yaya is always with her grandma on weekdays, and grandma is never willing to spend money to let Yaya go to the amusement park.

"Dad, where is the playground? Is it far?" Yaya asked as she walked.

Yaya can’t wait a little bit. She grasped her father's hand tightly, her face glowing with the happiness of being pampered by her father.

*

Around 7pm.

Lin Shushen took Yaya and knocked on the door of his sister Ye Lian's house.

Ye Lian opened the door, opened her arms, and shouted happily: "Yaya—"

Yaya sweetly called "Auntie" and then obediently got into Ye Lian's arms.

Ye Lian picked up Yaya and said that she had not seen Yaya for a long time and she wanted to take a good look at Yaya.

Lin Shushen followed him into the house and asked, "Brother-in-law hasn't come back yet?"

"Not yet, but we'll be home soon." Ye Lian replied.

Ye Lian put Yaya down, knelt down and asked her, where did Yaya go to play?

Yaya immediately became excited and chirped like a sparrow and told Ye Lian: She went to the amusement park to play, it was so much fun! There are many, many bobo balls where you can roll and hide and seek; there are long slides that you can slide down as if you are flying; there are also trampolines that bounce and bounce like springs...

Ye Lian was amused by Yaya's serious and excited look: "Yaya's little mouth makes my aunt want to play too."

"Auntie, have you ever eaten ice cream? Ice cream is delicious." Yaya seemed to still be savoring the taste of ice cream.

Ye Lian pretended to be envious and drooling: "Really? My aunt has never eaten it. My aunt also wants to eat it, what should I do?"

"Auntie, go buy it." Yaya said with a smile.

Ye Lian deliberately teased Yaya: "Auntie just wants to eat Yaya's ice cream."

"Dad only bought me one." Yaya was a little regretful.

"Then why don't you leave it for auntie to eat?" Ye Lian pretended to be unhappy.

When Yaya heard this, her big bright eyes suddenly flashed: Oh, is this aunt too stupid?

"If you don't eat the ice cream, it will melt!"

Yaya said the word "melt away" very seriously, probably because she was afraid that this stupid aunt wouldn't understand.

Haha!

Ye Lian laughed, and Yaya’s confused and serious look was so cute!

Lin Shushen watched the conversation between Yaya and his aunt, with love and reluctance in his eyes.

Ye Lian stroked Yaya's head and said, "Yaya is so good. Brother Shanshan is playing with blocks in the room. Go play with brother Shanshan, okay?"

"it is good!"

Yaya answered loudly and jumped to find Brother Lanshan.

Ye Lian hurried into the kitchen. There were still two dishes that had not come out. While she was busy, she told Lin Shushen that if he wanted to drink water, he could pour it himself.

Lin Shushen then walked to the dining table to get a drink of water.

"Why aren't Grandma Yaya and Ye Lu here?" Ye Lian asked.

"Grandma Yaya refused to come and said she had to pack things at home. Ye Lu will have to get off work late tonight." Lin Shushen said after taking a big gulp of water.

Ye Lian said "Oh" and asked while cooking: "How is the business in the Yelu Factory?"

"It's not very good. We've even laid off people." Lin Shushen walked to the kitchen door and threw the disposable cup into the trash can.

Ye Lian was startled and stopped the spatula: "Are there layoffs? Is Ye Lu okay?"

"Ye Lu is fine," Lin Shushen said, "Her elongation is pretty good. She knows our family's situation and told Ye Lu to do a good job in the factory and she won't be cut off."

"That's okay," Ye Lian breathed a sigh of relief: "Otherwise, I would have to find a job again."

"But the salary has dropped." Lin Shushen looked a little solemn.

"It will be good if I have a class." Ye Lian comforted Lin Shushen: "I heard that many companies are in difficulty this year."

Lin Shushen nodded. He runs outside every day, so he naturally knows that many people's business is not doing well this year.

"What about you?" Ye Lian asked again, "How is business?"

A trace of sadness flashed across Lin Shushen's face: "My business is not doing well either."

"Why?" Ye Lian was puzzled.

"There are fewer people riding cars and more people pulling them. Many people can't find anything to do, so they all buy tricycles to pull them, thinking that every profit counts." Lin Shushen explained.

"So you want to send Yaya back..."

Before Ye Lian could finish her words, Lin Shushen interrupted her with a hurried "shh": "Don't say it yet, Yaya doesn't know yet. If Yaya knows, I don't know how sad she will be."

Ye Lian stopped asking, and Lin Shushen's words also made her feel sad.

The four dishes and one soup are out of the pot and put on the table.

Cao Xueqian is also back.

Ye Lian then shouted to start the meal.

Yaya jumped out of the room, glanced at the table, and shouted, "Wow, so many dishes!"

"What kind of food does Yaya like to eat?" Ye Lian asked with a smile.

Yaya showed a cute smile: "I like them all."

Ye Lian said softly: "Well, Yaya, sit down on your seat and tell Auntie what you want to eat, and Auntie will pick it up for you."

Yaya is leaving tomorrow, and Ye Lian is reluctant to leave.

Yaya didn't sit down. She turned to Lin Shushen and said, "Dad, sit down and I'll pack some food for you."

After saying that, Yaya took the bowl and quickly went to the kitchen to fill her father's meal.

Lin Shushen watched silently, his eyes suddenly turning red.