Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

That day, He Lai drove out with Da Niu and her two sisters.

The three girls were all excited, because they knew that He Lai was taking them to meet their father.

Although He Lai treated them very well over the years, providing them with food, shelter, and even allowing them to go to school like other children, they still missed their father in their hearts.

He Lai didn't say a word along the way because he had already learned the specific information about Da Niu and her friends' father, Wang Sangou, from Bo Hao.

Since Wang Sangou abandoned the three sisters, he fled to the port city and worked as a porter at the dock. He also remarried a woman and had a son. He had long forgotten the three sisters.

And during this period, he never cared about the big girl and the others, never sent them a letter or a dollar.

He Lai thought about telling Da Niu and the others that their father was dead or not in Gangcheng, but he couldn't bear to do it. After all, he was their biological father, and they should be allowed to see him no matter what.

Arriving at the door of a tea restaurant outside the Kowloon Walled City, He Lai slowly said, "Big girl, your father is inside."

"Really? Thank you, uncle!" the eldest girl said excitedly. The other two sisters also looked into the tea restaurant, eager to see their father.

"Go ahead, Uncle Lai is waiting for you outside." He Lai waved his hand and said.

He still didn't say anything, he didn't want to ruin the mood of their father-daughter reunion.

He thought that if Wang Sangou was unwilling to support them, he would continue to take care of the three little girls, as it would at least provide him with one more meal; if Wang Sangou was willing to support them, He Lai could also find him a better job in his factory so that he could afford to support the children.

The three big girls looked at each other and ran in.

He Lai leaned against the car door, took out a cigarette and started smoking.

He smoked one cigarette after another until the ground was full of cigarette butts and the cigarette box was empty. He Lai then realized that he had smoked a whole pack.

He looked up at the tea restaurant, there was still no movement. He Lai was thinking about whether he should go in and see what was going on, but he didn't dare to go forward.

I don't know if he was afraid of disturbing the father-daughter reunion, or was afraid of seeing Wang Sangou unwilling to raise Da Niu and the others, and the scene of Da Niu and the others crying bitterly.

Just when He Lai was hesitating, Da Niu and the others came out, followed by a hunched man.

He Lai was stunned. This should be their father.

"Uncle Lai, this is my dad." The big girl did not look down on her father just because he was dressed in rags. She introduced him to He Lai with a smile.

He Lai was still in a daze. The middle-aged man looked up at He Lai with an indescribable feeling in his eyes.

"Hello, boss. I'm Wang Sangou, the father of Wang Danniu and her friends. Thank you for taking care of my daughter for all these years."

Wang Sangou walked up to He Lai, bent his back, bowed to He Lai and expressed his gratitude.

But He Lai didn't say anything, he didn't know how to start.

Looking at Wang Sangou's body shape, he knew that this man must have suffered a lot. Years of carrying heavy bags have taken a toll on his body.

He Lai looked at the man who had kept his head down and didn't dare to look at him, then looked at the three sisters with excited faces, and sighed.

"Big girl, wait for me in the car first. I want to talk to your father alone." After saying this, He walked straight into the tea restaurant.

After hearing what He Lai said, Wang Sangou looked at He Lai's back and followed him.

There were a few of Bo Hao's men sitting in the tea restaurant. They had come here specifically to bring Wang Sangou here. When they saw He Lai coming in, they quickly bowed and called him "Boss Wu".

He Lai took out two thousand Hong Kong dollars and gave them to them, asking them to guard the door for a while.

In the box, He Lai was sitting and Wang Sangou was standing.

He Lai didn't say anything for a long time, and Wang Sangou just stood there silently.

In the end, it was He Lai who spoke first.

"Have you told them that you've remarried and have a child?"

"Not yet...not yet." Wang Sangou said tremblingly.

"So do you still plan to keep them?" He Lai asked.

"I...I..." Wang Sangou stammered and couldn't speak.

"I know that you may not be able to support them given your financial situation, so you don't have to carry heavy bags on the dock anymore. I can arrange for you to work in the factory, and your wife can go too, so that both of you can have a salary.

That would be enough for you to feed them, would you?"

He Lai was too lazy to talk to him and just told him the best solution.

"Yes, yes, thank you, boss. Thank you, boss." Wang Sangou kept bowing to express his gratitude.

He didn't expect that He Lai would directly change his job and also give his wife a job. Working in a factory is definitely better than carrying heavy bags.

He had no choice back then. After escaping from the mainland, he survived with great difficulty. It's not that he didn't think about bringing his three daughters over, but he had no ability and could only barely survive in Hong Kong. It was not until he got a job carrying heavy bags that he slowly settled down.

When he wanted to write back, he found that he didn't even recognize the characters. He asked others to write several letters but received no reply, so he gave up.

Gradually, he forgot about the three big girls.

"Well, but I have a few requests, please listen carefully." He Lai continued.

"You say, you say, as long as I can do it, I will definitely agree." Wang Sangou said hurriedly.

"First, you are not allowed to bully the older girls. You must ensure that you give them the same fatherly love."

"Okay, okay."

"Second, you have to keep your wife under control. Don't let me find out that she is bullying the older girls."

"Of course, of course, she won't."

"Third, the girls want to go to school. You don't have to worry about their tuition. Don't stop them."

"Okay, okay, I won't care. No...no...I will let them do it."

"Four……

He Lai made many requests to Wang Sangou, and Wang Sangou agreed to all of them.

"I'll have people keep an eye on your family. If I find out that you say one thing and do another, I'll make your whole family disappear!"

He Lai finally said something harsh.

"No, no, don't worry, I will treat them well."

Wang Sangou waved his hands repeatedly.

"Okay, pack your things tonight and go to Laixin Industrial Park tomorrow. Someone there will naturally make arrangements for you."

"Okay, thank you, boss. Thank you, boss."

……

After leaving the box, He Lai gave him two thousand yuan and asked him to take the three girls out for some fun.

Wang Sangou took the money and happily left with Da Nv and the others. He Lai asked the driver to follow them and bring them back after they had enough fun.

After He Lai got back to the car, he rubbed his temples. He actually had no idea if this was the right decision. But when he saw the little eyes of the girls longing for family warmth, he wanted to give it a try, after all, he was their biological father.

Besides, with me standing by to intimidate him, I don’t think Wang Sangou would dare to do anything naughty.

In fact, He Lai originally wanted to help Ke'er and the others find their mother, but for some reason, he chose not to do so.

Let everything take its course. Maybe when Ye Jun and Ke'er grow up and want to find the person themselves, I can help them look for him/her.

However, He Lai continued smoking in the car, wondering if Ke'er's mother was in trouble now and had become a street prostitute!

Then I thought that she seemed to be following a man, so she shouldn't come out to entertain customers.

What if that man was a thug? He Lai thought more and more about it, and finally called Bo Hao's men over and asked them to help find out whether Ke'er's mother was in Hong Kong City.

It is much harder to find out about women than men. After all, men in this era may use their real names, but when women come to Hong Kong, they are basically trapped in the secular world. If they are lucky, they can marry into a good family. If they are unlucky, they are probably already entertaining customers.

When Bo Hao's men heard that He Lai was still looking for someone, a woman, they told He the truth. It is really difficult to find a woman, after all, there are too many pseudonyms.

He Lai also nodded slightly, gave them another 20,000 yuan, and told them that if they found the person, he would reward them with 100,000 yuan. Of course, it had to be the person he was looking for.