bad daddy

The medicine stove was simmering slowly on a small fire, steaming with puffs.Lian Ming had a cigarette in his mouth, squinted his eyes, and shook the cattail fan in his hand.

It's getting hotter.

He Yaning came here in the evening.When the door curtain was lifted, the wind chime rang wildly as if frightened, Lian Ming raised his head to look at him, and nodded to He Yaning.

"How's the business going?" He Yaning always stood there every time he came. After all, there really wasn't much place for him to stay in this square inch of land.

Lian Ming was lazy, so he simply moved the decoction place to the front hall. As soon as He Yaning came in, he was choked by the strong smell of Chinese medicine and rolled his eyes.

"What's the matter?" Lian Ming sat on a pony, with his long legs curled up aggrievedly, his back arched, and his eyes narrowed in the smoke, "It's almost impossible to open the pot, no, for the alley Grandma Zhang decocts medicine and earns some pocket money."

He Yaning looked around, and then turned his eyes back to Lian Ming, "Aren't you going back to inherit your billions of dollars?"

Lian Ming sneered, "Lawyer He is joking again."

In fact, He Yaning came here for nothing else.Recently, the wind has become tight, and Lian Ming has temporarily stopped supplying medicine.But for some reason, when the car drove through the alley, He Yaning still wanted to come in and sit down.

...although there really isn't much room to sit.

Lian Ming took a paper cup and poured water for He Yaning.He found a small red plastic bench from some corner and kicked it to He Yaning's feet.

"Have you met Xiang Jie?" He Yaning moved his position to avoid being smoked.

"Who?" Lian Ming was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized, "Oh, the one who eats soft food."

He Yaning did not immediately correct Lian Ming's evaluation of Xiang Jie, "Do you have any opinion on him?"

"No," Lian Ming came to his senses, carefully avoiding the hole He Yaning dug for him, "Old He, I'm just a little barefoot doctor, does my opinion matter?"

As he spoke, he continued to bow his head, fanning his small stove to ignite.

A little spark sputtered from the small stove, making a crackling sound.He Yaning looked at Lian Ming, "Of course it's important. I know you're a good judge of people."

Lian Ming was caught off guard by the sudden flattery.He laughed hastily, and stopped swinging the fan in his hand, "What's the matter, you finally decided to fire him?"

He Yaning shook his head slightly, "He confessed to me."

The fan in Lian Ming's hand fell to the ground with a "click".

"What happened a few days ago." He Yaning looked calm, grabbed the cup and took a sip of water, "I want to hear your thoughts."

"You're not so stupid that you want to fall in love with this kid, are you?" Lian Ming picked up the fan, and fanned it fast, to cool himself down.

He Yaning looked at him noncommittally.

"I'll just say it! This kid is not a good guy! Old He, we've read everything, don't we know what a man looks like?" Lian Ming tried his best, just like an old mother admonishing his daughter, "Be careful of being caught by others." Defrauding money and sex!"

He Yaning rested his chin on one hand, thoughtfully, "Do you think he is a liar?"

"It's funny, Lao He," Lian Ming's eyes widened, "Think about it, an alpha, who can't even find a serious job, is working as a nanny for others, is it normal?"

Calm down and think about it, indeed.

Although it has long been the mainstream discourse that occupations do not distinguish between high and low, but most of the practitioners in occupations such as nannies and kindergarten teachers are still omega.

For some reason, He Yaning suddenly remembered Xiang Jielai's appearance on the day of the interview.

A refreshing boy.With a little embarrassment and anxiety.He Yaning recalled what attracted him to Xiang Jie.It's not just about looks, after all, there are too many good-looking people.

Perhaps it was the appearance of him accepting this job as an alpha.He Yaning smiled, although it was just a misunderstanding.

Lian Ming frowned, "I've seen this kind of person a lot. I don't want to work hard and change my destiny by marrying into a rich family. Hmph, it's also a kind of self-made."

He Yaning smiled, "I'm not considered a wealthy family either."

The real rich man fanned the wind with his hands, "That's what it means. We always have to figure out something. We are also old, and we can't fall in love. You just say your previous one..."

Lian Ming regretted the words as soon as he uttered them. Who was that before was a taboo topic between him and He Yaning.

Lian Ming stuck out his tongue and shut up obediently.

He Yaning was not angry. He drank all the water in the paper cup, squeezed the cup hard with his fingers, "Speaking of this...he came to me."

"Who?"

"Xu Yingyue," He Yaning looked at the heat coming out of the medicine stove, and his voice became erratic, "My ex-husband."

The small stove was long gone.

The sound of puff puff puff gradually became smaller.

Lian Ming picked his nostrils, cleared his throat, and rubbed his feet uneasily.

"What did he come back for?" He held back for a long time before he asked such a question.

He Yaning smiled bitterly.Coincidentally, he also wanted to know.

In the divorce battle two years ago, He Yaning was exhausted.After that, Xu Yingyue left Haishi and never contacted him again.

He Yaning just didn't expect that he came back suddenly.

Lian Ming was the first to come up with the answer for him, "Is it because of Xiao Zhu?"

He Yaning was shocked and looked up at him.

"I think it's probably because of the children." Lian Ming lowered his voice, but hesitantly, his brows were twisted into "Sichuan", "It's strange, didn't you divorce because of the children?"

When I left Lian Ming's house, it was already dark.Lian Ming persistently invited him to eat at a restaurant in the alley that was said to be so delicious that flies flew up, but He Yaning declined.

"I still have something to do, so I'll go back first." He Yaning said.

Lian Ming leaned against the door and exposed He Yaning's lies with a smile, "You still have a place to go?"

He Yaning patted him on the shoulder, "Leave me alone."

"Don't be cowardly." Lian Ming said to him with a smile, "The child must stay."

The night in the early spring of Haishi is like a ball of cotton wool unfolded in the wind, wanton and soft.He Yaning drove the car into the fast lane, lowered the window, and a wind mixed with the fragrance of magnolia flowers blew past his ears.

It hasn't been like this for a long time, and I have a pure time of my own.

If it was put in the past, He Yaning would definitely blame himself for doing this by himself, which is not a good father.I can't spend so much time with my daughter. At this time, I should help the child to check and check the homework, or read her a little bedtime story.

He Yaning has always been like this.There is a set of standards and rules for a good father in this world, which he has always demanded of himself.

Although it has been so many years, he is still not used to it, and he has to be responsible for a small life.

Unknowingly, there was a faint salty smell in the wind, and the faint sound of waves came from afar.He Yaning clicked on the map, only to find that he had already reached the Linhai District.

The car drove off the main road, and he found a suitable place to stop the car.This is the suburbs, without the dazzling light pollution. He Yajing sat in the car quietly and turned on the stereo.

"It doesn't matter to me, whatever you say is right, when I have become your piecemeal time..."

When the slightly sweet female voice sounded, He Yaning suddenly felt that his numb heart had broken the ice seal, exposing the wound, and aching again.

There is an undeveloped beach not far away, but it does not prevent people from playing on the beach.Even with the stereo turned on, He Yaning could still hear the cheers of young men and women from time to time.

Crisp and warm.

Just like Xu Yingyue back then.

He Yaning recalled the name he was immune to and the person behind the name that made him numb.

He and him were also a model of happiness.They met on campus, fell in love, and got married after graduation.The family is happy and they support each other in their careers.

Xu Yingyue is the kind of outstanding and confident person who always shines wherever she goes.He is perfect, and he pursues perfection.Because of this, he cannot tolerate Xiaozhu's "flaws".

Xu Yingyue wanted to have another child, but He Yaning refused.It took a lot of energy for him to have a child, not to mention that He Yaning was on the rise in his career at that time.

A rift gradually formed between him and Xu Yingyue.

——I have listened carefully, what you said makes sense.Once carefully, to maintain the surface of peace.

He Yaning has been thinking about how to behave as an omega in such a society.

An omega with a career, an omega who is not only satisfied with raising children and taking care of the family, how to choose is the right one.

He Yaning thought about it, and it seemed that no matter what he did, he could not achieve the common satisfaction of the outside world and himself.

The tunes are played cyclically.He Yaning just leaned against the car window, letting himself go a little bit.It wasn't until the phone rang suddenly that he slowly pulled away from the memory.

He Yaning looked down at the calling number and was taken aback for a moment.

He didn't really want to take the call.But the other party was very persistent, so He Yaning had no choice but to answer the phone when the second wave of ringtones came.

"Hi." He cleared his throat.

What was said on the phone, He Yaning frowned slightly.

After a while, he looked at the turbulent black sea in the distance, "Do you really think we need to talk again?"