If I am old, will you bother me?

My father was at home alone, and if he had a problem, he called me. In winter, he asked me, Anan, do you have no sense of smell and sense when you fall in love? I know I don't need to answer such a strange question. I just need to ask him why he suddenly came up with such a question. Then his interest would suddenly come up, talking about shopping alone and seeing a couple sitting close to each other for more than three hours along the moat where the town stinks in winter. Don't you think it smells and doesn't feel cold there?

I don't know why, but in the end, I always lose my temper at my father without exception: is it right that you stood on the other side and looked at others for more than three hours? My father laughed on the phone, unlike in the past, he would get angry with me and have a hard fight. When I heard his distant and strange laughter, I often couldn't help softening my tone and asking the stereotyped conclusion: dad, if you don't like being alone, come and live with me.

My father hesitated for a moment this time and asked tentatively, "that won't bother you, will it?" I laughed and said, how could that be? I hope you can come and take care of Xiao Xi for me.

In this way, my father became Xiao Xi's father. Xiao Xi is a puppy that I hold from a friend's house. It will never grow up. My father's shoes are the most suitable little bed for him. It didn't take long for my father to buy Xiao Xi's heart. He put it in the pocket of his coat, showing his cute little head, and then took him shopping and shopping, and went to the park to be very serious with other old men who were better than their dogs. Even if he is not allowed to bring dogs into the supermarket, he will teach Xiao Xi to temporarily hold his breath and stay in his pocket for a while, and when he goes in, when he sees that there is no salesperson watching, he will let Xiao Xi show his head to get some air, and don't forget to ask him for advice. ask him what he likes to eat, just say, Dad has plenty of money.

I had lunch at work, so I picked up my father, but I didn't have much time to accompany him. Fortunately, Xiao Xi can make me feel sorry, so it lightens my guilt. I even feel a little jealous when I see him talking to himself with Xiao Xi at dinner. One day when I saw him clumsily sewing a dress for Xiao Xi, I couldn't help blurting out: dad, when I was a kid, you didn't even know to buy me a flower handkerchief. You spoiled Xiao Xi too much. The father smiled sheepishly and said, "I just think Xiao Xi has no company and is too lonely." If I stay here for one more day, I will take care of it for you. It has made rapid progress and knows how to talk to me.

I don't know how my father talked to Xiao Xi, nor did he say that he was as closely guarded as a trade secret. After asking twice, I didn't bother to talk about it. I think the father who is getting old, how can he become more and more like a child and have secrets that can't be revealed with a dog?

A few months later, I began to talk about a new love. After work in the evening, my boyfriend sometimes stays in my house and often feels at home when he sees his father. When my father saw that I liked this boyfriend, he said to me on his own initiative, "Dad, you'd better go back. When you have a bigger house, I will come back to accompany you. Nowadays, when children fall in love, they all like to be alone. An old man of mine will ruin the fun." I knew my father was making excuses. He didn't have a daughter in a small town, but he had a lot of old friends who could play chess. But here, besides Xiao Xi and my incompetent daughter, he can't find anyone to talk to.

When my father left, he didn't take Xiao Xi with him. He didn't even look back at the moment he stepped out the door. On the other hand, Xiao Xi, after her father left, asked restlessly around and refused to eat well. My father was still reluctant to give up and called two days after he got home. After talking a lot of nonsense to me, he suddenly pleaded shyly: can I whisper to Xiao Xi? I smiled and immediately hugged Xiao Xi to the phone and pointed the microphone at it. Xiao Xi suddenly let out a cry of excitement in her father's call. It walked around the phone, as if trying to save his father from the phone. At first, I couldn't hear what my father was saying. After Xiao Xi's front paw moved dishonestly, my father's voice suddenly grew louder. I guess Xiao Xi accidentally pressed the speakerphone, but my father didn't know, still whispering what he didn't want me to hear: Xiao Xi, the person you love and miss most is Dad? If it is, just shout and let me know; if not, scream twice. Xiao Xi, who was meek in his father's voice, gave a gentle woof. Then I heard my father go on: Xiao Xi, when you get married in the future, will you not forget your father? If dad is too old to walk one day, you won't bother me, will you? If you have a problem, be sure to tell your father first, you know? Also, you need to marry a good man, not like your father, who is so bad-tempered that you don't even know how to buy a flower handkerchief for your daughter, remember?

In a series of barking calls from Xiao Xi, I suddenly burst into tears. My old father, every love he gave Xiao Xi and every word he said to Xiao Xi turned out to be for his beloved daughter.