Chapter 219 Chapter 219 [VIP]
Because someone said something unpleasant to her, Megan turned around and complained to her father, but at least she remembered to act like a good girl, so she followed Arthur on the weekend to see their factory which was still under construction.
In fact, the construction team was very fast. Since they were working in the East District, a notoriously chaotic area, they built a fence around the factory before officially starting work. At first, it was a protective net, and later it was replaced with iron sheets and then concrete brick walls.
Every night they sent out a group of two to stand guard, and used the leftovers from each meal to feed a wolfhound. During the day, the wolfhound slept in the kennel on a leash, and at night someone led the wolfhound around the construction site. If they didn't do this, their construction materials would be stolen by the local thieves.
When Megan arrived at the construction site, she saw that the main building of the factory had been almost completed, with only the door frames, glass and signs left to be installed. The ground from the outside road to the factory had not been treated yet because there were still buildings under construction behind the factory, and excavators and cranes were still there. Treating the road surface too early would only be counterproductive.
Megan ran to the guard room and took a look around. The construction worker on duty there was already familiar with her. After greeting her, he gave her a bottle of water. Megan didn't like drinking cold water, but when she saw Arthur following her, she handed him the mineral water.
She looked around here and there, and Arthur was not worried when he saw her running away to other places.
At the beginning, the factory drawings drawn by professionals were shown to Megan. She would check the progress every time she came back. When they signed the contract with the construction team, they also discussed the estimated construction period and construction plan, and then set weekly construction goals. If they were not completed for some reason, they would negotiate.
Arthur often came here to keep an eye on it, and he also assigned a supervisor, Amy. Megan had to go to school every day and had her own plans on weekends, so she didn't come here often. She was curious about the building that changed drastically every time she came, and she was even more curious about how the building was built.
——The most important thing is that she has brains and will not get close to buildings under construction. She is most afraid of getting hurt, so she consciously stays away from excavators and cranes. If she sees them starting up, she wishes she had more legs so she can run away.
Arthur was wearing cheap work clothes. He was different from Megan who was dressed neatly and beautifully. The child just came to take a look. Nothing would be left to a child to do. Sometimes he had to go to the construction site to survey and observe the construction. Fortunately, no major problems had occurred so far. After all, the construction team they found was really experienced.
The experienced and reasonably priced construction team, who would not deceive their boss or smuggle building materials, was undoubtedly recommended by the Riddler. However, Arthur certainly had no connection with the mentally ill criminals in Arkham, so there was another middleman between them, and there was nothing wrong with that.
The construction team will do the work as long as the boss pays them. What's more, this is a legal project. They applied to the Building and Safety Bureau and got a permit after review. It is not an illegal construction that they sometimes take on privately.
Megan went to take a look at the construction site and ran back. The soles of her clean leather shoes were stained with mud. Fortunately, she hadn't done anything wrong. At least her face, clothes and hands were clean. After returning to Arthur, she grabbed his hand and said, "Dad, they are building so fast."
Arthur smiled and said, "Isn't this the time you think it's slow?"
"That's because I don't know how fast they build it," she thought a house could be built very quickly, and looked forward to seeing the factory after the construction was completed every day. You know, when the construction is completed, or almost done, they have to prepare for large purchases.
In addition to the machines on the assembly line, many other things are needed, such as water and electricity pipes, air conditioners, ventilation fans, lighting, emergency indicator lights, switches, electrical boxes, water tanks, and office equipment. It is a huge expense, but Megan is more eager to try than to feel sad about the cost, and wants to get everything done quickly.
Seeing the anticipation in her eyes, Arthur smiled and said, "But there's no rush for this. You can take a look at the price list first. We have quite a lot to purchase, so we need to prepare early."
Megan calmed down a bit after finding something to do, but the quotation sheet was not there, so when she let go of Arthur's hand, she ran to a small doghouse behind the guard room.
Megan finally had a dog friend. The wolfdog had a good temper. It didn't get angry when Megan pushed it awake. Instead, it stood up and wagged its tail at her. Then the dog and the human ran outside the factory to play.
Outside the factory is a highway, and outside the highway is a long river embankment, covered with weeds and trees of varying heights. They have not been taken care of for a long time. When spring comes, everything comes back to life, and there are many birds singing. The grass may not be clean, but there are no snakes in this season, and there are no stairs on the river embankment leading down to the dam, so Arthur feels at ease.
With his silent indulgence, Megan of course played whatever she wanted. She and the wolfhound ran on the road on the river bank, chasing each other. She looked up and saw long-tailed birds flying across the sky, but they were circling and not landing. She saw the drooping branches of the willow trees by the roadside begin to sprout, and that last year's grass leaves on the ground were still dry, but new green leaves were emerging from the soil.
Nothing to do with romance
The insects were also reviving. Megan picked up a small stick from the roadside and parted the grass but didn't find any insects. However, they occasionally chirped, which was completely different from the sound of birds.
The wolfhounds surrounded Megan, occasionally looking up and barking meaninglessly. Here, they were far away from human voices, and only the sound of machines running in the factory could be heard. Megan saw a crane lifting a large section of welded steel frame, as if it wanted to put it on the factory building. There were people on the scene directing the dispatch.
She said, “Wow, they’re building my dream.”
Megan had enough fun, and on the way back with Arthur, they held hands. Megan was not a child who was shy to be close to adults when she grew up. She liked to stick to people and tried every means to express her love.
The child, who would not turn thirteen in August this year, was walking slowly. She had grown up, but it seemed that she had not grown much. She was still small, only as tall as Arthur's waist, but her swinging arms were more slender, and her black curly hair had grown much longer.
She saw the dim afterglow at her feet and said childishly, "Dad, I've discovered the difference between dreams and reality."
They walked on the city roads, and strangers passed by them from time to time without greeting or disturbing them. There were also many cars passing by on the road beside them, but none of this had anything to do with them.
The Damon family also has a car, but why don’t they drive it?
When they went to the East District, Arthur drove the car, but when they came back, the weather was good and the sun was even visible in the sky. Megan wanted to walk back slowly with him, so they left the car behind.
Arthur asked gently and patiently, "What's the difference?" He always cooperated with his child and gave her the response she wanted.
Megan said: "Dreams are only in the head, so elusive that they cannot be grasped, but in reality——"
"In reality, there's Daddy, and then dreams come true. It goes from me to you, and then lands in the East End." What is she saying? It's full of childish and cute meaning, but what's wrong with her expression?
Arthur smiled slowly, with very fine wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. Those were the traces of a miserable life and hard work. Even with a good life now, they could not be easily erased. But they were also traces of love. He and his beloved child had gone through the sufferings of the world to get to where he is today.
Life has changed dramatically, but Arthur has not changed. He gave everything for Megan in the past and he still does so now.
Holding Megan's hand in his palm, he sighed: "...Because it is your dream, because of you, I am willing to do it."
Is there anyone else besides Meghan who could make him indulge and compromise? There is no such person in the world.
Megan liked to hear such nice words. She immediately became lively and shook her hand while walking on the street. She looked like she had not grown up yet and jumped on the brick seams on the ground. Arthur asked, "Don't you have anything to say to me?" Where were her usual coaxing words?
Megan suddenly stopped and looked up at Arthur. She pursed her lips and squinted her eyes, instantly transforming into a pretentious little bear. She cupped her cheek with one hand and drawled, "Ah, good boys don't say corny things."
She was pretending, they all knew it, but what could Arthur, the good father, do to her?
The tall and thin man bent down, gently stroked the child's black curly hair, and said to her: "You even complained to me that someone was bad." He looked at Arthur's ordinary face, but there was a meaningful look between his eyebrows. Due to the specific angle, only Megan could see it.
Megan's eyes widened slightly. She couldn't help laughing. She stood on tiptoe and gave Arthur a kiss on the cheek. She asked, "Then what are you going to do? Are you going to teach him a lesson, or..."
Or what? Deathstroke is a very difficult person to deal with. Even Batman is not sure that he can control him. So what will her father do?
He smiled leisurely and told Megan, "Let him be your playmate? Richard left a long time ago anyway, so it's good for you to have an extra sparring partner so that you don't just play all day. Oh, you don't like to hear me talk about playing, so don't be too obsessed with the quotation sheet. I'm worried about your health, right?" The words have been embellished to sound quite nice.
Megan nodded 'hmm' and admitted it without hesitation. Then she said, "Dad, I love you the most."
"You are the best dad in the world, and the best to me..."
But the child didn't finish his words, his eyes sparkling as he waited for someone to ask. Arthur arched his brows helplessly, "What's your best thing?"
Megan: "He is my best dream builder." A word popped into her head and she gave it to her father.
"Oh my God," Arthur laughed softly. He kissed the child's forehead and said to her, "Let's go home."
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