Chapter 178 Chapter 178 Father's Favoritism 27
Ding-ling-ding-ling
The crisp sound of car bells was carried far away by the rolling heat waves. The roadside trees were slanted across the non-motorized vehicle lane, and the pink flower spikes hung down, swaying gently in the wind.
Zhuozhuo stood up from the bamboo basket and stretched out his arms to pull. Just as his chubby fingers touched the petals, the stable bicycle tilted for a moment, drew an S shape and stopped at the side of the road.
Zhao Hongwei supported himself on one leg, twisted his body to look back, and said with a stern face, "Zhuozhuo, didn't I tell you not to move around or the car would flip over?" He was frightened and slapped Zhuozhuo's butt with his backhand.
She didn't use much force, but Zhuozhuo lost her balance and was thrown forward, clinging to Zhao Hongwei's arm. She looked up at Zhao Hongwei, her voice unjustified and unyielding, and accusing him, "Why did you hit Zhuozhuo?"
"You did something wrong, you shouldn't be beaten?" Zhao Hongwei raised his eyebrows and said fiercely.
"Even if they do something wrong, you can't hit them. Hitting children is wrong!" Zhuozhuo stood up and argued with Zhao Hongwei in a childish voice, "You should tell Zhuozhuo what he did wrong and what is right."
Zhao Hongwei sneered, "Didn't I tell you that? Use your little brain and think about it carefully. How many times have I told you not to move around in a car? You can't stick any part of your body out of the car."
Zhuozhuo's breath weakened. He blinked and hugged Zhao Hongwei's arm again, saying softly, "Dad—Zhuozhuo forgot about Huahua when he saw the beautiful girl. Daddy must watch over Zhuozhuo and stop him before he does anything wrong."
Later in her speech, she regained her normal tone, obviously feeling that the main responsibility did not lie with her.
Zhao Hongwei laughed angrily, nodded his burning little head, got out of the car and tied the bamboo basket to the horizontal bar in front, "Okay, I'll watch you."
He looked around and found no sign prohibiting the picking of flowers. He quickly grabbed a bunch of flowers and stuffed them into Zhuozhuo's hand. "Okay, sit in the basket and tell me if you see anything."
"Hehe, I know." Zhuozhuo grabbed the flowers and played with them.
"You can only play with it, not eat it." Zhao Hongwei reminded him, raised his leg to step onto the bike, and stepped hard on the pedal -
I was stopped by a traffic policeman on a motorcycle. “Hello, you are damaging the greenery. You will be fined ten yuan.”
The traffic police showed his ID and started issuing tickets.
Zhao Hongwei: “…”
shining:"……"
9972 is hilarious, these two people are so lucky.
After paying the fine, Zhao Hongwei got back on his bike and rode away. He glanced at Zhuozhuo, who kept her mouth shut and said nothing, and patted her head in amusement. "It's okay. Dad knew you couldn't just pick flowers from green belts in big cities, but he did it anyway. He knowingly broke the law, so he deserved the fine. But I've learned my lesson this time, and I won't take any chances. I won't do it again. Zhuozhuo, don't you agree?"
"Yes." Zhuozhuo felt sorry for the money and wanted to throw the flowers in his hand away to vent his anger, but then he remembered that this bunch of flowers was exchanged for ten yuan and he was reluctant to throw it away.
9972 suggested, "Baby, make dried flowers when you get home. They'll last a long time."
Zhuozhuo lowered his head, flattening the petals one by one. Suddenly, he heard Zhao Hongwei say, "Zhuozhuo, how about we buy some seedlings and plant the flowers at home? When they bloom, you can pick any flower you want."
"Uncle Ma planted vegetables." Zhuozhuo said sullenly.
The small courtyard in the county town was planned clearly by Ma Xia. The ditches were ditches and the ridges were ridges. Every piece of land had its purpose. Except for the small paths, all the land was planted with vegetables, crowded together. Even the small melons were grown on racks. There was no fertile land at all.
"I mean, our home in Hai City."
"Ah?" Zhuozhuo was stunned. When did Zhao Hongwei have another family without her knowledge?
"I was planning to give you a surprise after I finished it." Saying it now makes Zhuozhuo happy.
Zhao Hongwei squinted at the traffic light, wiped the sweat from his eyes, and said with a smile, "Every time we come to Haishi, the car is empty. It's too much of a loss. I plan to open a shop in Haishi to sell some things."
I haven’t decided what to sell yet, so I bought a bicycle and took Zhuozhuo around to look for inspiration.
The market supervision here is too strict and there is no one he can trust. Zhao Hongwei wants to take the formal route and get a business license to open a store.
Zhuozhuo immediately perked up, his eyes sparkling as he said, "Open a restaurant! Sell zongzi!"
"It's fine to open a restaurant, but Zhuozhuo, we need to sell some local specialties from our hometown now, and then we can open a restaurant later."
"Selling flowers?" Zhuozhuo glanced at the flowers in his hand and had an idea. "The wild flowers in the field are beautiful!"
"But if you pick the flowers and send them here, they'll dry up and rot."
Zhao Hongwei rejected each of Zhuozhuo's suggestions. He was completely bewildered, unable to think of any local specialties from his small, shabby hometown that could be sold in a big city. However, he told Ma Xia and the others to keep an eye out for them back home; perhaps they would find something.
After walking around five or six blocks with Zhuozhuo, both of them were sweating profusely, their clothes soaked. They ate fried noodles and popsicles on the street, then went back to the hotel to sleep.
Zhuozhuo couldn't fall asleep with his eyes closed. His body formed a "5" shape under the blanket, and he asked 9972 in his mind where was the best place to buy a shop.
9972 first told Zhuozhuo not to disclose it to Zhao Hongwei, and then analyzed the development trends and potentials of various regions for her, and then combined the price, traffic flow, etc., and gave her three options.
Zhuozhuo stared at the floor plan and the actual video for a while, and said pickily, "There's no yard and no bed to sleep on. Zhao Hongwei won't buy it."
[Baby, many shops don't have residential functions. Business areas aren't suitable for living, either. Not only is the noise level high, but the crowds are also too large, with all kinds of people around. It's very unsafe.]
"ah."
Zhuozhuo sighed in disappointment, then stared at the three options again, wondering if Zhao Hongwei would buy any of them. He gradually felt sleepy...
"all!"
Zhuozhuo suddenly shouted in her mind, startling 9972, who was about to fall into hibernation with her. "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"Zhao Hongwei would buy a house, a place to sleep," Zhuozhuo said. "He needs to sell things, so he can't live in a shop. Staying in a hotel costs money, so he needs a house."
[In the long run, buying a house is definitely the most cost-effective option. Ma Xia and his friends won't have to stay in a hotel when they come to Hai City to buy goods. However, Zhao Hongwei doesn't have that much money right now.]
"Zhuozhuo is rich."
[Baby, yours is already included.]
Although Zhuozhuo and Zhao Hongwei calculated their first purchase separately, they later shared their money to facilitate adjustments to the business. The two of them seemed to have made a lot of money, but their working capital was limited, and they were still a little short of the funds they needed to buy a house in Hai City.
Zhuozhuo sighed again and comforted himself, "Don't worry, Zhuozhuo, I don't have much money now. I need to earn more money and buy it later when I have more money."
Zhao Hongwei shared the same sentiment. He only had an idea; he hadn't even decided what to sell yet, so it was too early to open a shop. He had ambitions to thrive in Hai City, so getting familiar with the area beforehand was a good idea. Another point: while he and Zhuozhuo were practically inseparable, he was busy most of the time, rarely spending time with her. Zhuozhuo was forced to follow him around, with little free time. It was truly pitiful.
Therefore, Zhao Hongwei wanted to take the opportunity to take Zhuozhuo to have some fun in Hai City and spend a few days of parent-child time with Zhuozhuo without being disturbed by anyone.
It was even hotter in the afternoon, so Zhao Hongwei didn't take Zhuozhuo shopping anymore. Instead, they went to the beach to play with sand and pick up shells.
Zhuozhuo built the castle for a while, and then it collapsed. She took a closer look, stood up, and stepped on it again, and the remaining walls of the castle disappeared.
"Stop piling them up and start digging loaches." Zhuozhuo took a small shovel and carried a small bucket. He walked behind a big rock, squatted down and started digging.
Zhao Hongwei followed behind Zhuozhuo, holding a large coconut in each hand, drinking from it. "There are no loaches on the beach."
Zhuozhuo said very firmly: "Dig whatever you can find. Zhuozhuo is awesome."
She dug out a crab with a shovel and subconsciously wanted to pick it up to have a look. As soon as she touched it, it was pinched by the crab claws. She shivered in pain and stood up crying to show Zhao Hongwei.
Zhao Hongwei threw away the coconut, squatted down and held the burning little hand. After seeing clearly what it was, he didn't dare to pull it hard, for fear that the crab would feel pain and clamp even harder. He pulled out the straw from the coconut and tried to pry open the crab claws.
At this time, a little girl of about seven or eight years old came over and said, "Uncle, let me put my hand in the water, and the crab will release itself."
Zhao Hongwei held Zhuozhuo and did as he was told. Sure enough, the crab loosened its claws and swam away as soon as it came into contact with water.
Zhuozhuo was crying her heart out, but when she saw this, she was so surprised that she stopped crying and looked up. After the little crab swam away with its legs, she looked up and said to Zhao Hongwei, "Daddy, I want more."
Zhao Hongwei grabbed Zhuozhuo's hand and turned it over and over to check for any swelling or wounds. He smiled and said, "Are you not afraid anymore?"
"Don't be afraid." Zhuozhuo looked at the little girl and said in a baby voice, "Thank you, sister. Sister, let's catch crabs together?"
"Okay, I'll take you out to play." The little girl was very familiar. She took Zhuozhuo's hand, walked to a beach, squatted down, and said generously, "There are crabs here, you can dig them."
Zhuozhuo enthusiastically suggested, "Sister, let's dig together and have a competition."
The little guy has a strong desire to win.
The little girl pinched her burning cheeks and said with a smile, "Okay."
The digging lasted until evening. Zhuozhuo didn't dig as much as the little girl at first, but as he gained experience, he gradually figured out a pattern, finding his mark with every dig. But Zhuozhuo got so engrossed in the digging that he shoved his butt across the beach and knocked over their buckets. The crabs inside vanished onto the sand like the sea in the blink of an eye.
Zhuozhuo chuckled, "The crabs are going home."
Then he realized what had happened and said guiltily and sadly, "Sister, I'm sorry." He wished he could crawl under the sand and catch the crabs one by one.
"It's okay, Zhuozhuo didn't mean it." The little girl said, "Zhuozhuo, let me kiss you, and I'll forgive you."
"Okay." Zhuozhuo said without any hesitation.
The little girl also had a strong execution ability. She immediately lowered her head and kissed Zhuozhuo's little face. She was very happy and said, "Zhuozhuo, you are so cute and beautiful. Come home with me and be my sister."
She pointed at the couple not far away and said, "Those are my mom and dad. I'll give them to you as well, okay?"
Zhao Hongwei raised an eyebrow. What was wrong with this kid? Not only did he coax her into kissing Zhuozhuo, but he also wanted to take her home. He picked up Zhuozhuo and refused, "No, kid, Zhuozhuo already has a dad. She doesn't need another mom or dad. She also has a sister, Xiaofang, whom she loves the most. No other sister can compare to Xiaofang."
The little girl glanced at him and continued to persuade Zhuozhuo: "My parents are the best parents, and I will work hard to be the best sister."
Zhuozhuo said in a baby voice, "Zhao Hongwei is the best father in the world. No matter how good another father is, Zhuozhuo doesn't want him." She stretched out her hand to the little girl, "Zhuozhuo wants you to be her sister. Will you still play with me?"
"Play. I like you. I want to play with you whether you want my mom or dad."
"Then we are good friends."
The setting sun stretched the shadows to infinity. Zhao Hongwei rode his bike and took Zhuozhuo back to the hotel, humming a song while shaking his head. He was in a very good mood.
"Dad is the only one, I have many sisters, but dad is the most important, hey hey!"
The next day, Zhuozhuo was sitting on the bed, being pulled all over the place by Zhao Hongwei. When the clumsy Zhao Hongwei finally announced that the work was done, she looked in the mirror and saw the two small braids on her head that were uneven in height and size. She pouted and said, "Zhuozhuo has become an ugly child again."
Zhao Hongwei quickly clipped two dragonfly hairpins on it. As the hairpin swayed, the spring made the dragonflies sway, as if they were alive, which was very eye-catching.
Zhuozhuo touched the dragonfly and did not comment on the ugly braid anymore.
Zhao Hongwei quickly changed the subject. "We're going to look at houses today. We can rent one, and then buy one if we find one that's suitable. What kind of house does Zhuozhuo want?"
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