His Canary [他的金丝雀]

9. I'm Afraid of You (8)

　　The call was from the supervisor of mother Ci's company. As soon as Dong Ci received the call, she had a bad feeling.

　　"Sick again?!"

　　The person on the other end of the phone paused, and then spoke loudly. "How can a sickly girl be so weak? Can't she tell me in advance that she is sick? If she doesn't come, who will take over her job?"

　　"Who are you calling a sickly girl?"

　　Dong Ci tightened her grip on the phone. The anger in her heart was getting more and more intense, but she was still trying to restrain herself. "Please speak more respectfully."

　　"Bah!"

　　The man cursed and seemed to be in a very bad mood. "Why should I support her if I gave her a job? The daughter of a stinky widow is not a good person. She is so hypocritical!"

　　The more he said, the more he went on. Dong Ci was so angry that she was shaking. Unable to bear it any longer, she said coldly. "Do you think you are a good person? People like you with no quality are no different from beasts!"

　　"I am a beast?"

　　The man seemed to have not expected that Dong Ci would dare to scold him back. He laughed angrily and said. "Okay, I am a beast."

　　"Tell your widow mother that she is fired!"

　　"..."

　　Dudu -

　　the strong wind outside the window rolled up the dead leaves on the ground, fluttering and flying to who knows where. Dong Ci smelled the smell of disinfectant in the hospital, blinked her dry eyes, and suddenly opened the window.

　　The biting cold wind blew, like a knife cutting her. Although it was painful, it also made her sober up a lot. She tried hard to adjust her breathing, and the fingertips holding the phone turned white.

　　Can't cry.

　　Dong Ci was frozen stiff in the cold wind, and she told herself stubbornly that she must not cry.

　　...

　　When mother Ci woke up, Dong Ci was staring at the sky outside the window in a daze.

　　"Xiao Ci, what time is it now?"

　　After the drip, mother was much more energetic. As soon as she opened her eyes, she started looking for her phone. She frowned and muttered. "Xiao Ci, is mom's phone ringing? I left work today without asking for leave, and my supervisor is going to scold me again."

　　"Mom, can you not go to work?"

　　Since that call, Dong Ci has been holding the phone in her hand and has never let it go. "Haven't you always wanted to open a restaurant? Let's rent a shop and do it ourselves."

　　"That's easy for you to say. Where can we get the spare money to rent a shop?"

　　Mother Ci thought she was joking. She covered her mouth and coughed a few times, then pointed at her hand and said. "Hurry up and give me my phone. I need to take a leave quickly."

　　"Mom..."

　　Dong Ci really didn't know how to tell her mother that she had been fired. She hid the phone behind her and continued to talk without giving up. "Didn't you save money for me to go to college? You should use this money to open a shop. I believe that with your skills, you can make money by opening a shop."

　　"Xiao Ci, do you know what you are talking about?"

　　The expression on mother Ci's face became more serious, and she scolded with a stern face. "Have you forgotten what you promised me before your father died? Your main focus now is to study, and then work hard to get into that school. Mom doesn't need you to worry about other messy things!"

　　"But..."

  　　"But you have been fired."

  　　...

  　　Dong Ci did not tell her mother what the supervisor said. She was afraid that her mother would be sad, so she took all the responsibilities on herself. Her mother was sulking for two days and ignored her.

  　　She had been busy looking for a shop these days. She ran around every day and looked at many shops, but none of them were suitable.

  　　Just as her mother said, she still didn't know the warmth and coldness of human nature, and didn't understand that the world was much more complicated than she imagined.