Chapter 38
Jiaojiao believed what his father said yesterday that the injury on his forehead was caused by an accidental fall, because he often fell himself. However, he felt a little sad that his father had to go out to make money even though he was injured.
After sitting on the carpet and pondering for a long time, Jiaojiao finally made a decision: he would make money, a lot of money, to support his father.
Luo Andeli, who was sitting in a wheelchair and processing something at the terminal, kept glancing at the small figure sitting on the carpet out of the corner of his eye.
He has been sitting there since he arrived this morning, with his head lowered and his brows frowned. I don't know what he is thinking about. He looks quite funny.
"Uncle Luo An." Jiaojiao, who had crawled up from the ground, looked up at him and said, "Jiaojiao is going out to make money. You stay here and don't run around."
So this is what you were thinking about?
Luo Andeli reached out and plucked the little hair on his head, and asked curiously, "How are you going to make money?"
Jiaojiao ran to the side and took out the snacks and milk bottles from her handbag and put them aside. Then she grabbed the handbag and dragged it in front of Luo Andeli, looking up and saying, "Jiaojiao can pick up bottles and make money."
"..." Luo Andeli covered his face and laughed dumbly. He did not stop Jiaojiao. Instead, he took a piece of his own clothes, tied the collar and cuffs, and handed it to Jiaojiao: "Take this to pick it up. It will be easier."
Jiaojiao took the unrecognizable clothes and found that they were indeed lighter than the handbag. She smiled with her eyebrows curved and her teeth showing: "Hello, Uncle Luo An."
Luo Andeli, who had laughed enough, poked his soft little face and said, "Go ahead, just don't run out of this building."
"Yeah, I got it." Jiaojiao dragged the makeshift cloth bag made of clothes and walked out of the ward with happy steps. She started looking for a trash can in a very planned way, starting from the lobby on the first floor.
Jiaojiao, who didn't know that the garbage in the central city was not thrown into the trash cans, but into the stomachs of the recycling robots that could be found everywhere and then directly disintegrated and differentiated, dragged her small cloth bag around the lobby on the first floor for a long time but didn't see any trash cans.
After searching for a long time, Jiaojiao felt a little tired and squatted on the ground, intending to take a short rest.
Squatting on the ground, he looked at the flat cloth bag in his hand, tilted his little head and thought, if there were no trash can, how would Jiaojiao make money by picking up bottles?
After a break, he stood up, dragged his small bag into the elevator and said, "Jiaojiao, you want to go to the second floor."
The elevator door closed, sent him to the second floor, and then opened again. Jiaojiao walked out of the elevator, dragging the cloth bag to the door of the first room. After thinking for a while, she stretched out her little hand and knocked on the door gently.
Caspar, who was suppressing his anger in the room, turned around when he heard a knock on the door. He strode forward and opened the door. When he didn't see anyone, he frowned a little impatiently. When he was about to close the door, a small voice came from below.
"Hello uncle, do you have any unwanted bottles?" Jiaojiao raised her head high and looked at the person in front of her with some effort.
When in the chaotic area, Jiaojiao often saw people throwing unwanted shiny bottles into the trash can, and sometimes they would throw the bottles to him.
So Jiaojiao, who couldn't find a trash can, decided to ask the people living here if they had any unwanted bottles to give him.
Caspar looked down and found a tiny person standing on the ground, not even as tall as his knees. The child was fair-skinned, with bright black eyes, and was quite pleasing to the eye.
Caspar's anger subsided as he thought about it, but it wasn't much better either. However, he wouldn't lose his temper at a child.
"No." He said in a slightly rough voice, and then closed the door, without even closing it. He didn't care whether the little one outside would be scared to tears by his unfriendly tone.
Jiaojiao outside the door was not scared. When she saw the door closed, she dragged the small cloth bag behind her and ran to another door with her short legs, then raised her little hand and knocked on the door.
Jiaojiao, who had knocked on many doors without any success, knocked on Cloveford's door. Cloveford's door was always ajar, and after hearing the knock, he immediately let the person in.
Jiaojiao dragged the small cloth bag to the bedside and looked up at him: "Uncle, do you have any unwanted bottles?"
Cloveford looked down at him and asked, "What do you want the bottle for?"
"Shiny bottle, sell it for money."
Kids short of money?
Cloveford paused as he opened the terminal to transfer the money, then looked at Jiaojiao: "How much?"
"Um"
"You're selling the bottle. How much do you want?"
Jiaojiao tilted her head and thought for a while: "One crystal coin."
In Jiaojiao's opinion, one crystal coin is already a lot of money, and he doesn't know how many bottles he has to sell to get one crystal coin.
A crystal coin?
A rare flicker of hesitation flashed across Cloveford's violet eyes: "A crystal coin?"
Jiaojiao lowered her head and rummaged through the pocket in front of her belly. After searching for a while, she took out a crystal coin and showed it to Cloveford: "This is it."
“You can buy so many things.”
Cloveford's eyes fell on the crystal coin in his hand, which was said to be able to buy many things. The hesitation in his eyes did not fade away for a long time. Can one crystal coin buy so many things?
Cloveford took his hand off the terminal transfer page. His money was all in his account, and he didn't have any cash.
"There's no bottle." He picked up Jiaojiao and put her on the bed: "Stay here for a while."
Jiaojiao, who was a little tired from walking, nodded, took off her shoes and crawled into the bed.
Cloveford glanced at him and then lowered his head to do his own thing on the terminal.
Jiaojiao on the bed didn't bother him. She lay on her back with her little feet raised and played with her hands. She was having a lot of fun playing with herself.
Time passed little by little, and Jiaojiao, who was a little tired of playing with his legs crossed, sat up from the bed. He looked at Cloverd, who was leaning against the head of the bed busy on the terminal, and moved over with a little curiosity to reach out his head.
The virtual screen projected by the terminal was filled with densely packed words and some strange patterns. Jiaojiao blinked when he couldn't understand it, but he didn't leave. He leaned his little head on Clover's arm and watched quietly without making any noise.
Cloveford turned his head to look at the child leaning on his arm. From his angle, he could see the child's slender and curled eyelashes, straight nose, and chubby little mouth.
So small!
Cloverd, who was so close to such a young cub for the first time, stared at it for a long time before withdrawing his gaze from him and returning it to the virtual screen in front of him.
Jiaojiao leaned on Clover's arm and stared at the virtual screen, and fell asleep unknowingly. Clover, who had finished his work, did not wake him up. He let him sleep on his shoulder and closed his eyes to take a nap.
The sunlight slowly shone in through the window and fell obliquely on the light-colored bed. The whole room was quiet but not dead silent. Instead, there was a sense of comfort. Gradually, two clear breathing sounds could be heard rising and falling.
Plan Avenue in the central city is the most prosperous place, where various events, entertainment, shopping malls, and food and drink are held.
The mecha competition that Yin Zheng participated in was also held in this place, but it was still early, and the mecha competitions held at this time were all unpopular primary competitions.
With yesterday's experience, Yin Zheng finished today's mecha arena competition relatively quickly, which was unexpected by those who participated in the primary arena competition. After all, yesterday's battle was still vivid in their minds.
After receiving the money, Yin Zheng ignored their surprise and turned away.
Yin Zheng came back very early today, arriving back at St. Ventherin's Hospital around half past ten.
At this time, Jiaojiao, who had just woken up, was lying on Cloveford's bed drinking milk from a bottle. Yes, he was lying on Cloveford's bed drinking milk from a bottle. Moreover, this milk was the milk powder and bottle that Cloveford had someone deliver yesterday, and he specially made it according to the instructions today.
When Yin Zheng came back and didn't see Jiaojiao at Luo Andeli's place, he turned around and came to Cloveford's ward. Apparently, Jiaojiao had told him about this new uncle before he went back yesterday.
"Knock knock knock." There was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Yin Zheng responded, opened the door and walked in.
"Daddy." Jiaojiao's eyes lit up when she saw her daddy. She stopped drinking milk immediately, stood up from the bed, opened her arms and rushed forward: "Hug me."
Yin Zheng took two quick steps to catch him. Jiaojiao's eyes were full of sparkling smiles as she fell into her father's arms. "Dad is back early. Jiaojiao is happy."
"Yeah." Yin Zheng looked at the happy little ball in his arms with a slightly softened look in his eyes. He rubbed his furry head before looking at Cloveford.
Cloveford nodded to him and took the rare opportunity to introduce himself: "Cloveford."
Yin Zheng also said concisely: "Yin Zheng."
The two people who never actively started conversations just sat there in silence after introducing their names to each other.
After a breathless silence...
Yin Zheng: "Leave."
Clover: "Yeah."
After saying that, Yin Zheng hugged Jiaojiao and turned to leave.
Jiaojiao, who was carried away by her father, poked her head out and waved to Cloveford: "Goodbye, uncle."
After saying goodbye to Cloveford, Jiaojiao retreated back into Yin Zheng's arms and looked up at her father: "Dad, is he hurt today?"
"without"
"Dad came home early today, Jiaojiao is happy."
"I'm happy too."
"Jiaojiao has been very good today."
“That’s great.”
"I miss Dad too."
"Um."
"Dad, do you miss Jiaojiao?"
"think."
Cloveford, sitting on the bed, turned his head to watch the two people go away. Listening to the questions and answers in his ears, and the soft voice full of joy, a hint of deep thought flashed in his purple eyes.
The next day, Jiaojiao dragged his small cloth bag and started knocking on doors one by one to ask if there were any unwanted bottles.
When I opened the door and saw the little guy again, I was a little surprised that he dared to come.
He squatted down and frowned: "Aren't you afraid of me?"
"Don't be afraid." Jiaojiao said crisply, tilting her fair and tender face.
Caspar sneered. You have to know that when he was in a mental disorder period, he often couldn't control his inexplicable anger, which made him extremely difficult to get along with during this period. In addition, he had been on the battlefield for many years, so when his face sank, he looked very scary. The children in the family ran away when they saw him and didn't dare to approach him at all.
I didn't expect that this little guy in front of me looks so fair and tender, and is so brave.
"I don't have the bottle." He stood up and looked at Jiaojiao who was looking up at him. He casually took something out of the space storage and threw it to him: "Take this and play with it."
Jiaojiao squatted down to pick up the things and found that the door was closed when he stood up. He looked at the closed door, then at the big and very beautiful blue beads in his hand. After looking at them for a while, he put the beads in the pocket in front of his belly, dragged his small cloth bag and continued to ask if there were any unwanted bottles.
Apart from Jiaojiao and Luo Andeli, there were only Clove and three others living on the second floor.
After knocking on the doors of the other two without success, Jiaojiao came to Cloveford.
"Uncle, Jiaojiao, come and have a rest." He didn't come here to ask for bottles today. He only asked for bottles from strangers. He didn't want bottles from uncles he knew, and let the uncle keep them for himself to sell for money.
Cloveford didn't stay in bed today. He was sitting on the sofa and stood up and walked over when he saw Jiaojiao. He was very tall and was almost as tall as Yin Zheng when he stood up.
He walked over and squatted in front of Jiaojiao, his voice low and cold: "Don't call me uncle."
"Jiaojiao tilted her head, her tone filled with confusion: "What is it called?"
"Call me, Daddy." This was the result of Cloverford's careful consideration for a whole night after seeing Jiaojiao and Yin Zheng getting along yesterday.
He considered for a long time between calling him godfather and second father, and finally decided to call him big dad.
"Daddy." Jiaojiao didn't ask why and just called him obediently.
"Yes." Cloveford responded, then took out a fiery red, very beautiful seventh-level alien core from the space storage and handed it to Jiaojiao: "Change of heart fee."
Jiaojiao held this very beautiful thing in her arms and looked at it for a long time, then put it in the cloth bag she was dragging.
It's a bit big and can't fit in my pocket.
Having become the big dad, Cloverd imitated Yin Zheng's actions yesterday with a little clumsy hands and feet and held Jiaojiao in his arms. Then he picked up the cloth bag on the ground, held Jiaojiao in one hand and the cloth bag in the other, and walked upstairs.
This building is specially built for military leaders. In fact, except for the second and third floors which are used as residences, the rest are for entertainment and venting. For example, the fourth floor is a virtual battlefield. After connecting to the consciousness, you can experience various different battlefields firsthand, and the scenes are very realistic.
This kind of virtual equipment is very expensive and is generally only available in military academies and a few top colleges.
The fifth floor is a fitness area with an open-air swimming pool and various advanced equipment.
Cloveford was going to carry Jiaojiao to the sixth floor, which was the favorite place for the big guys who were hospitalized here to stay when they had nothing to do. He planned to carry Jiaojiao to meet them and prepare some gifts for the child.
He had seen his subordinates do this trick while holding their own children.
At this time, Luo Andeli, who was discussing things with Hillianbul in the ward, and Yin Zheng, who was competing in the mecha arena, were completely unaware of this.
When I woke up today and thought about the chapter I wrote yesterday, I felt so upset that my teeth ached. Why did I have to portray Cloveford? Wouldn't it be enough to just mention him a few words? A big boss should have an aura of mystery. I was so angry that I stamped my feet——
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