Rebirth of a Farmer's Dad

Luo Feng had completed most of the preparations before his departure over the past three days, but the one thing he hadn't anticipated was his daughter, Xiao Xinghua. Perhaps because this little girl had practically never left his side since birth, she seemed unable to accept the news for a while.

However, the itinerary has already been set and all preparations have been made, so it's impossible to stop everything just because the little girl is reluctant to part with him.

I originally thought the little girl was just being childish and I could coax her away, but I didn't expect that no matter how I tried to coax her, it was of no use.

The little girl seemed determined to never let her father leave her, no matter what. To ensure this, she even refused to go to kindergarten, and no amount of persuasion from everyone could change her mind. The little girl seemed to have an innate stubbornness, whether she learned it from someone or inherited it from her.

Actually, Luo Feng was also quite worried about his daughter, but since everyone was going on an inspection tour, not a sightseeing trip, it was inconvenient to bring her along.

If Luo Feng had wanted to, he could have easily gotten away with it by using a little trick and making up an excuse. He believed he could have fooled the little girl.

However, Luo Feng was clearly unwilling to do that. Everyone knows that parents are a child's best teachers. If he started lying to them from a young age, they would imitate him when they grew up. This was obviously not the outcome Luo Feng wanted, so now he wanted to set a good example for the little girl himself.

But this made things complicated. Luo Feng had originally planned to coax his daughter, saying that if she stayed home obediently for a few days, he would bring her nice things when he came back, just like how she got her birthday cake after waiting a few days last time.

But Xinghua didn't seem to accept the suggestion. The clever girl even gave her father a suggestion: let the other uncles go instead, and when they came back, her father could just take the credit.

These words left Luo Feng somewhat amused and exasperated. He used to tell his daughter all the time that those who labor with their minds govern others, while those who labor with their bodies are controlled by others. Well, now he'd really brought it upon himself.

Having no other choice, Luo Feng could only exaggerate, saying that he was forced to go this time, otherwise the family business would not be able to continue, and they would have to go back to their old life, and the little girl would go hungry every day.

As the saying goes, it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. After living a good life for more than a year, the little girl still feels uncomfortable at the mere mention of going hungry.

Compared to the unbearable feeling of hunger, she figured she'd better stay home and wait a few more days. However, the little girl also made a deal with Luo Feng: he had to call home every day and promise to come back as soon as he finished his business.

Luo Feng was satisfied with the final result and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

In truth, Luo Feng was only half telling the truth. If he didn't go, the county magistrate would definitely give him a hard time, and the other merchants wouldn't be so easy to get along with either. Although he wouldn't starve with his own abilities, he could imagine that his business would become extremely difficult afterward. Just surviving would be a challenge, let alone expanding it.

To be honest, Luo Feng understands his daughter quite well. She's a little girl who has never been separated from her father. In addition, she lost her mother when she was young and was raised by him. Under such circumstances, her feelings for him are naturally deeper. You can't see it on a normal day, but once it comes out, it's quite intense.

The night before his departure, Luo Feng fell asleep holding the little girl. Although he had just attended a farewell banquet and was covered in the smell of alcohol, the little girl didn't seem to care at all and slept soundly while still holding him.

Before he knew it, the night had passed. Luo Feng realized that he hadn't had time to pack his luggage because he was busy until late last night, so he had to get up in the early hours of the morning.

Thinking that my daughter had to go to school soon, I couldn't bear to wake her up, and I made much less noise while I was doing so, afraid of disturbing her sleep.

He had originally thought that with his daughter asleep, he could take this opportunity to quietly leave, thus avoiding her crying in his arms later. In the end, neither father nor daughter could bear to part with the other, and naturally, they couldn't bear to see such a scene.

What Luo Feng didn't expect was that when he finished tidying up and was about to go back to the room to see his daughter, the little girl actually sat up and looked at him with her big eyes.

"Is Daddy leaving?" the little girl asked, putting on her little cotton slippers as she spoke, and then stood up and walked to Luo Feng.

"Yes, we're leaving. A few more uncles and elders are coming in a little while, and then Daddy will be leaving with them." When Luo Feng said this, he originally thought that the little girl would rush up and cry again.

To his surprise, the little girl remained extremely calm this time, simply saying to him, "While there's still time, please prepare something simple for me to eat. I have to go to school after I finish eating."

Luo Feng didn't understand what the little girl was thinking, but he did as she asked. Come to think of it, he had been too busy lately and hadn't made breakfast for his daughter in a long time.

Children's breakfasts are naturally simple. Luo Feng prepared a bowl of millet porridge for the little girl, fried an egg himself, and sprinkled it with her favorite diced ham. He also heated up a bowl of milk and served it with a few pieces of bread dipped in jam.

Having done all this, Luo Feng specially brought breakfast to the room, wanting to eat with his daughter as a way of taking care of her before leaving!

Luo Feng hadn't closed the door when he left the room, but when he returned, he found it was closed. Standing outside, he could still hear the little girl's soft sobs. It turned out she had been pretending to be strong all along!

Luo Feng shook his head, and before he knew it, tears were streaming down his face. Perhaps he felt that there wasn't much time left, and he would have to catch the bus with everyone else soon, so Luo Feng wiped away his tears, knocked on the door, and went in with the breakfast in his hand.

The stubborn little apricot blossom immediately stopped sobbing when she saw her father come in. Although she had secretly wiped away her tears, her red eyes still proved that she had just been crying.

To avoid upsetting the little girl, Luo Feng naturally wouldn't expose her. And so, the father and daughter sat quietly at the table in the room having breakfast.

Perhaps because her father was with her, the little girl ate quite a lot this morning. She not only finished her millet porridge and eggs, but also drank a bowl of milk, ate a few slices of bread, and even said she wanted to take two steamed buns to kindergarten.

Since the little girl successfully lost weight, Luo Feng had been very careful to control her diet, but now he couldn't care less and let her be. Turning grief into appetite was not a bad way to relieve stress.

After breakfast, Luo Feng held his daughter in his arms. The father and daughter didn't say a word to each other, just stayed quietly together. Beside Luo Feng was a bag of luggage that had already been packed.

Luo Feng wished this scene could last forever!