Seeing the middle-aged man standing at the door, Xia Shuyan was startled for a moment, then shouted with red eyes: "Dad!"
When Xing Wei saw his daughter, he showed a smile that he had not seen for a long time, and his thick black-rimmed glasses reflected a few tears.
"Yanyan, you have grown a lot taller and become more beautiful again."
Xia Shuyan pursed her lips tightly to prevent herself from crying, nodded repeatedly, and at the same time stepped forward to hold her father's hand and said, "Dad, come in and talk."
Xing Wei glanced into the room with some embarrassment.
Seeing this, Xia Shuyan said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, mom said she has to work overtime tonight and won't be back until very late."
Xing Wei breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the house.
Xia Shuyan's home is not very large, with three bedrooms and two living rooms, and its orientation is not very good. It can only get sunlight in the evening.
It was already dark at this time, and the house was a little deserted. There was a bowl of boiled vegetables and two corns on the dining table, a very simple dinner.
Xia Shuyan poured a cup of hot water and threw a handful of Longjing tea into it.
"Dad, please drink some water."
Xing Wei took the tea cup and sat on the sofa in the living room with some restraint.
His eyes fell on several photos hanging on the wall. He was not included in the photos. They were all photos of his ex-wife Xia Hong and their daughter Xia Shuyan. The most conspicuous one was of Xia Hong as a young man, with Xia Hong holding his arms in his arms.
Two little girls and the three of them laughed happily.
So many years have passed in a flash.
Both daughters have grown up, and Xia Hong, who initially disliked him for being useless, is now the leader of the district office. Thinking of this, Xing Wei is filled with sighs.
Xia Shuyan was also observing her father. In her memory, her father Xing Wei was an honest man who would not offend anyone.
One of the things that impressed me the most was when I was in the third grade, I was bullied by my male classmates. On the back of my pretty little skirt, someone painted a big tortoise with watercolors.
At that time, I was crying and asked my father to teach the boy a lesson. However, my father not only did not teach him a lesson, but also asked his sister who stood up for him to apologize to the boy because the sister punched the boy's nose until it bled.
At that time, I wished I didn't have this father.
So much so that when my mother publicly scolded my father as a coward several times, I always stood firmly behind my mother.
Xia Shuyan's once childish behavior made Xia Shuyan feel ashamed.
When she grew up, she realized that her father had good intentions. If her sister did not apologize to him, she would be punished with a demerit.
But what to do with my beloved little skirt?
Xia Shuyan didn't say anything, but in her heart she hoped that her father would be a strong man who could protect the two sisters.
"Dad, you came to me suddenly. Is there any trouble at home?"
Normally, Xing Wei could only visit her on her birthday, which was stipulated by Xia Hong, otherwise the police would be called.
Xing Wei has abided by this rule for so many years and did not dare to violate it for fear that Xia Hong would not let him see his daughter.
So, when he suddenly came to see Xia Shuyan, Xia Shuyan's first thought was whether something had happened at home.
Xing Wei glanced at Xia Shuyan, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Yan Yan, can you help dad persuade your sister?"
Xia Shuyan's expression changed when he heard this.
She has a very bad relationship with her sister Xing Lina, which started on the day her parents divorced.
Because Xia Hong chose her instead of her sister, Xing Lina seemed to be a different person.
I still remember that when I was a freshman in high school, my sister had turned into a notorious female bastard. She was rebellious and wore thick smoky makeup. She also used her height and weight advantages to bully her classmates, even the boys in the school.
When you see her, you have to stay out of her way.
For a while, Xia Shuyan felt ashamed to have such a sister. When she saw Xing Lina, she lowered her head and walked away.
It wasn't until she went to college that she discovered that Xing Lina had changed, and she even became a popular figure in the university town. However, the two never crossed paths.
There was only one person named Zhou Ziqin.
"What's wrong with her?" Xia Shuyan frowned.
Xing Wei was a little ashamed and found it difficult to speak.
But thinking about her daughter's recent changes, she gritted her teeth and said it.
After listening to her father's story, Xia Shuyan frowned.
"Dad, have you misunderstood? How could my sister be kept by someone? Buying a few bags and clothes doesn't mean anything."
Xing Wei had a headache, so he took out a few shopping mall receipts from his trouser pocket, which he accidentally found in Xing Lina's room.
Xia Shuyan took it, looked at a few pictures, and opened her mouth in shock.
"That much money spent in one night?"
The receipt in Xia Shuyan's hand was the shopping receipt from Xing Lina and Lu Xiaochuan at the mall that night.
Xing Lina is worried about the quality of her clothes and has always kept the receipts to facilitate subsequent after-sales service.
However, she never thought that the documents she left behind would be discovered by her father, who would mistakenly think that she was being kept.
However, if another person saw these documents worth hundreds of thousands, they would also have this worry.
What's more, Xing Wei is a slave to his daughter.
As a father, the inability to give his daughter the life she wants has always been a thorn in his heart.
However, he couldn't just watch his daughter jump into the fire pit.
How could he, a man himself, not understand what those men who spend money on women have in mind?
Xia Shuyan looked at the documents in her hand and became a little more convinced.
She knew that her sister worked in a foreign company, but she had only worked for a year, how could she have so much savings.
Then there is only one possibility: my sister is being kept by someone.
At this moment, no matter how much she disliked seeing this Xing Lina, she still felt uncomfortable. She was her sister, her biological sister.
When I was a child, whenever I encountered any trouble, I would always stand up and defend my sister immediately.
Xia Shuyan covered her face in pain and burst into tears.
Xing Wei also clenched his fists in self-blame. He couldn't just watch his daughter sink like this, but he was so powerless.
Just because, as a father, he cannot satisfy the life his daughter wants.
The father and daughter both cried at the same time and were silent at the same time.
a long time.
Xia Shuyan raised her head and said, "Dad, I must tell my mother about this matter. You know my sister's character. Neither of us can persuade her. Only my mother can tell her."
Xing Wei was stunned for a moment, feeling unwilling to do so.
If his ex-wife knew that she had raised her daughter like this, wouldn't she be scolding her all over again?
However, what is my own face compared to my daughter’s future?
Xing Wei took a deep breath, nodded and said, "This is the only way."
When Xia Shuyan saw her father's lonely expression, she realized why her father didn't go to her mother, but came to find herself first.
There was a pause.
Xia Shuyan said: "Let's do this. I'll try it first. If it doesn't work, let my mother persuade her."
Xing Wei's eyes lit up, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, that's what I mean. Nana loves you the most. She will definitely listen to what you say."
Xia Shuyan smiled bitterly.
People change. If my sister really loves me, why hasn't she come to see her for so many years?
Even when we met at school before, she didn't say a word to her.
Of course, she would not say these inner thoughts in front of her father.
In short, I have to try it no matter what, and I can't let my sister fall into the abyss.
"Damn stinky man, you dare to play tricks on my sister, don't let me find out, I will make you pay the price!"
Xia Shuyan changed from her usual intellectual image, adjusted her glasses frames, looked coldly at the shopping receipt on the table and swore.