This is the only word that Su Ji, who is short of words, can imagine to describe the atmosphere at this moment.
And this girl is really ruthless. This opening is almost a sure blow, so ruthless that she can drain the air from the room on the spot.
If I were your father, my blood pressure would probably be really uncontrollable right now...
Su Ji was still silently crying for this man in her heart, but the other colleagues in the Muhai branch were all suppressing laughter in unison, as if they were already used to Gu Li's daily quarrels with his father.
The smile on the man's face froze slightly for a while on the other end of the phone.
There was a trace of embarrassment and embarrassment in his eyes, which were constantly flickering and swaying. It looked like he was frantically organizing words with his blank brain.
The hands that couldn't be placed unconsciously grabbed the hair on the back of his head, and subconsciously touched his nose. After a while, he coughed twice, cleared his throat and said:
"ah……"
"Um, Lili..."
"Dad, admit it, dad has indeed cared a little less about you and mom in the past few years."
"Can daddy promise you this time?"
"When the Muhai Bay project is over, dad will put down all the work at hand, take a long vacation, and spend all his time with you, okay?"
"We are a happy family together, we can play whatever we want, and we can travel wherever we want!"
Gu Li's expression changed slightly: "Oh? Is this what you said?"
"Yes, dad said it." The man raised a hand and swore seriously, "I lied to you that you were a puppy! Okay, okay?"
"Okay, okay." Gu Li sighed softly, "Then I'll believe you again."
"My baby girl is the best."
The man's tense expression suddenly relaxed, and he smiled from the bottom of his heart:
"Okay! Then I'll ask my dear to wait for a while~"
"Dad promises that I won't keep you waiting too long."
"The Muhai project is progressing smoothly, and it should be nearing completion soon."
"Pay attention to your health and come back early." Gu Li said.
…
The scene before the video chat was cut off was a shot of the man laughing and waving, revealing a row of neat teeth, as well as crow's feet and nasolabial folds that were as obvious as knife carvings.
Su Ji, who was watching from the side, felt that her heart was indeed a little shaken at this moment.
He is obviously an old man in his late fifties, but he still retains such a rare sense of youth.
But of course, a larger part of the reason should also be because he is facing his own daughter...
After all, there is a kind of middle-aged man in this world, known as "daughter slave".
In front of other people and their daughter, they will always exist in two different forms, and the difference is no different than what Transformers look like before and after their transformation.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Li sighed heavily.
This look made Su Ji couldn't help but want to laugh.
Gu Li's posture didn't look like a precious child at all. Instead, she looked more like an old mother who was chasing after her silly son to feed her and worry about all kinds of things.
The two of them didn't have much to do next. They just cooperated with the people from the Muhai City Branch to resolve some of the follow-up finishing work of the Spirit-Eating Grass incident.
By the way, I also had a pretty good lunch at the Muhai City Branch. There were two meat dishes, one vegetarian dish, one soup, as well as desserts and fruits.
With the food conditions like this, any social animal would be in tears.
After leaving the branch in the afternoon, Su Ji and Gu Li visited two different urban areas and completed their daily patrol tasks for the day.
After everything was settled, the time came to four or five o'clock in the afternoon.
This time is neither too early nor too late, just enough to go home from get off work with some of the other members of the community.
On the way home, while chatting, the two of them accidentally talked about what happened this morning, and then returned to the topic of family.
"Speaking of which, your dad is quite cute." Su Ji said.
"Then your requirements for cuteness are really low."
Gu Li said helplessly, "Actually, he is not a cute man. He just simply feels that he needs to play some cute roles in front of me."
"In his mind, I seem to be the same stupid and clumsy little girl I was when I first entered high school."
"He seems to have overlooked one thing, and that is that I have graduated several years ago, and he still likes to communicate with me with the same emphasis as talking to a girl."
"Actually, in the eyes of your parents, you will always be a bitch." Su Ji said with a smile.
"Maybe." Gu Li said.
Gu Li said, "But in fact, I am not as good at taking care of myself as he imagined."
"I'm living a good life, but I just feel sorry for my mother."
"I heard from my aunt that when she was young, she had many little sisters around her. On weekends, they would go out together to go shopping, play cards, sing and dance."
"But since I can remember, I rarely see her wearing beautiful makeup and going out happily."
"In her words, why are you so sophisticated at your age? Life should be more relaxed and comfortable."
"But everything I saw was when she was doing everything herself and devoted herself wholeheartedly to this family."
"The decoration of the house was her responsibility, and the purchase and arrangement of the furniture was all her responsibility."
"She cleans the room, grows flowers and plants, and takes care of the cats I had when I was a child."
"She was the one who sent me to school, and she was the one who took me home."
"She is the one who buys groceries, and she is the one who prepares delicious food for me..."
"In short, my dad has been absent from too many things about the family."
Gu Li said softly, "I don't want my mother to have to work so hard alone."
…
The air suddenly became quiet.
Damn it, what should I say...
Su Ji, who had no experience or skills in comforting girls, was worried now. After thinking for a long time, she couldn't think of anything to express her empathy:
"It's okay. I think what he said this morning was serious."
"He will definitely come back to accompany you after the Muhai Bay project is over."
"That's inevitable!" Gu Li said, "If he tries again this time, I'll knock him out with a stick and tie him in a sack and take him back to my mother."
"...So cruel."
"Yeah, I'm afraid that if I'm gone by then, no one will take care of my mother."
