Chapter 26: Protection from Parents

Chapter 26

The incense power space is upgraded!

Ancestral spirit barrier upgraded!

He squandered all the incense he received.

Now there are only dozens of incense sticks left in the incense space. Zhao Shi did not touch these incense sticks, keeping them for emergency use.

Zhao Shi did not rush to go out during the day, but instead had a video chat with his parents. Seeing that their son looked good in the video, the old couple were convinced that their son's illness was really cured.

After Zhao Shi made the phone call yesterday, I saw my parents again today and listened to them talking. I could tell that their voices were a lot lighter and they even spoke with confidence.

A son is the strength of his parents.

Thirty years ago, the father respected his son. Thirty years later, the son respects his father.

The world is not like this.

Even though Zhao Shi may not have a very bright future now, as long as he recovers from his illness, his family will be able to live on.

So, each of them bought a second-hand smartphone.

According to Zhao Shi's parents, there is no need to buy a new one, nor a very good one, as long as the phone can be used. Although the foreign debt has been paid off, there is still some savings.

I used to think that when I saved more money, I would use it to send my son to a foreign country for medical treatment. Now that my son has recovered, I plan to save this money for him to buy a house in a big city.

I am cured.
Buying a house for their son and getting him married became their top priority.

Zhao Shi told them not to worry about him, whether it was getting married or buying a house, he could handle it himself.

Zhao Shi might not have had any way in the past, but now with the existence of another world, Zhao Shi didn’t think he could not afford a house.

As for marriage?
Zhao Shi had no such plan.

Not to mention that he has a wife and children in the other world, the mere fact of connecting to the other world makes him extremely cautious about getting married.

He didn't know whether his parents would listen or not, but he was prepared to do it.

hang up the phone.

Zhao Shi strolled out and prepared to go out to find food.

In the urban village, the accommodation conditions may not be very good, but there are many street stalls.

Office workers, migrant workers and foreign workers provide fertile soil for these roadside stalls.

pancakes!

Fried cold noodles!
Grilled sausage!

Stuffed pancakes!

All the street stalls available in the market can be found here.

Zhao Shi was planning to buy a stuffed pancake.

He remembered that there was a stall selling stuffed pancakes here, which tasted very good. Even when Zhao Shi was sick, he often bought stuffed pancakes from this stall.

I never thought about why I like to eat it before.

After all, he has no memory. Now he knows why he likes to eat the stuffed pancakes from this restaurant.
Because this stuffed pancake has the taste of my mother.

At that time, there may be no memory, but from the bottom of my heart, my taste buds and habits have already become my own memories.

Thinking of the smell of his mother, a smile unconsciously appeared on Zhao Shi's face.

"Ok??"

But suddenly, Zhao Shi was stunned
Those two people
At this time, the image of the elderly couple selling stuffed pancakes gradually became fuller in Zhao Shi's mind.

He hadn't thought about this in the past few days.

Or maybe you don't think about it at all subconsciously. Even if the memory is restored, or even becomes better than before, it is impossible for a person to go over every memory in his mind for decades.

But I just remembered the stuffed pancakes.

The memory came back immediately.

boom.
Suddenly, Zhao Shi felt a roar in his head, his eyes became dizzy, and his body staggered. Fortunately, his reaction became much better than before, and he held the railing beside him before falling.

His eyes were full of disbelief.

When this memory emerged in his mind, the elderly couple selling stuffed pancakes seemed so familiar. How could he not recognize that elderly couple?
Even though he hasn't seen his parents who gave birth to him for nearly twenty years, their images are still deeply engraved in his heart.

It turns out that it is true that my parents came to the big city to work.

But they did not go to the so-called southern city, but came to the Magic City, came to his side, and silently protected him. Maybe the son did not recognize his parents, but the parents were still thinking about their son.

Maybe just saying a few words to each other every few days would be enough to make the old couple happy.

Watching their son eat the stuffed pancakes he made himself and saying it was delicious over and over again was the only comfort they could get.

Zhao Shi was unable to express in words the greatness of parental love.

When this memory was opened, memories of my parents over the years came to my mind one by one.

That summer, it was probably the first time I forgot about my parents! When my parents called me that day, when his strange words rang through the phone.

"who are you?"

"Are you trying to trick me?"

“I’m poorer than you!”

“Don’t parents give money to their children?”

"Give me one million first, and I will recognize you as my parents!"

Thinking about it now, those words were like knives stabbing my parents’ hearts.

Even so, neither of the parents was angry, but for the first time they felt that the severity of their son's illness was beyond their imagination.

"Save money!"

"Go abroad for treatment!"

That must have been the time that prompted my parents to go out and work!
the second time!
Zhao Shi delivered the order too late, and when he came back, it was already past midnight. The street lights were dim, and only a small stuffed pancake stall was still open.

Zhao Shi remembered saying at the time: "Wow, uncles and aunts, you are still setting up the stall so late, I thought you were going back to eat instant noodles!"

The old man smiled and said, "It's better to do it later. There will be no competition and we can sell more. When it's done, give it to the children. Eat more!"

"Delicious, delicious. I don't know why, but the stuffed pancakes you make feel very familiar. They taste really good!"

At that time, Zhao Shi was very surprised and didn't know why the old couple kept staring at him.

Later I thought that many elderly people, because their children are not around, like to look at the young men and women on the street more, as if they were seeing their own children.

Perhaps these two old men are such people.

After Zhao Shi finished eating the stuffed pancake, he returned home.

When I went back upstairs, I saw the old couple packing up their stall.

Zhao Shi just took a look at it at the time and didn't think much about it. Now that he thinks about it, the two of them were not trying to make more money, but were just waiting for him.

Wait until it's safe for him to come back.

Give him a hot stuffed pancake.

Again.

At that time, Zhao Shi should have lost his memory again.

I remember that day, it was raining heavily and the rainwater on the streets of the urban village was above the knees.

The old couple who had become familiar with each other became strangers again.

I still remember that day, the summer wind blew, but it was bitingly cold. Zhao Shi, a young man, was still shivering in his raincoat, and what about the old couple? They were working in the rain in thin clothes. Zhao Shi didn't stop that time. He just wanted to go home and take a shower to avoid catching a cold.

That time, Zhao Shi passed by the old couple without stopping.

Not even a word.

What about the two of them?
It seemed like they were used to it. At that time, Zhao Shi vaguely saw the two of them looking at each other, and then slowly pushing the cart away.

I guess his parents at that time just wanted to see him return home safely!
I remember that when he went to buy stuffed pancakes the next day, the old couple were both wearing masks and asked him in hoarse voices, "I saw you yesterday. You came back after it rained heavily. Did you catch a cold?"
Zhao Shi remembered that he smiled heartlessly and said, "No, I went back and boiled water to take a hot bath and drank a bowl of ginger soup!"

Little did he know that his parents had a fever last night due to the cold. In order to save money, they only took two antipyretic pills. In order to let him eat the stuffed pancakes, they endured the pain and fatigue and went out to the stall again.

again and again.

Scene after scene emerges.

These memories were like knives, stabbing into his heart again and again.

Zhao Shi felt that his heart was full of holes.

I don't know when, but Zhao Shi's tears had already started flowing like pearls, and he couldn't stop them.

My heart aches, it hurts so much that I can hardly breathe.

(End of this chapter)