you are all star

Chapter 8

Neil ran downstairs and saw his father still standing on the stairs, crying alone.

Seeing this scene, Neil paused for a moment, and suddenly felt heartache, like being stabbed in the heart by a bee, the pain was unbearable.

Then, with wet eyes, he quietly walked over and hugged his father's thigh from behind, looked up at his father with tears in his eyes and said, "Dad, let's go for a night run, I will definitely live up to your painstaking efforts." of."

After hearing this, Louis was afraid that his son would see him in a mess, so he quickly wiped his tears with his hands, turned his head to look down at him, nodded with a smile and said, "Okay... boy, let's go."

Neal nodded to his father, and then ran along the previous street. Louis was afraid of Neal's fear of the dark, so he stretched out his hand and grabbed his little hand.

The father and son have been running along the street in the opposite direction of their home. Tonight's night sky is full of stars, the full moon hangs high, and the street lights stand sparsely, emitting unclear lights, accompanied by brilliant stars, The full moonlight shone on the figures of their father and son, and on the dim hope in Neil's heart.

Tonight Neal didn't stop where he usually ran and let his father turn back.But when the father and he arrived at their usual location.His father smiled and asked him: "Boy, we are here, are you tired?"

"Dad, I'm not tired. I'm running forward and then turning back." Neil quickly shook his head in response to his father.

When the father heard his son say this, he was very relieved, and immediately felt that no matter how hard he was, no matter how tired he was, he would let him go to school and let him realize his dream.

Father turned his head to look at Neil, then patted his little head, smiled and said, "Boy, good job, then let's run for a while and turn back."

Neil nodded hurriedly, but seemed to think that his father was injured not only physically, but also mentally, so he raised his head, stared at his father and asked, "Dad, can you bear it?"

"It's okay, nothing!"

"Yeah, thank you!"

"Boy, you are everything to me and your mother, don't talk about it, as long as you are happy, happy, and can be truly happy in the future, so that future generations don't live in this slum, then your mother and I will be happy today." It’s worth the effort.”

Neil, who has turned four today, can also understand some profound words from his father's words. Although he can't fully comprehend them, he can really feel how kind his parents are to him and how much they have worked hard for him. how much love.

Neil scratched his head, looked up at his father, and smirked like the stars in the sky.

Afterwards, his father took his little hand again and continued to run forward.

During this night run, Neil found that he had never been so rich. The road under his feet, the starry sky in the sky, the faint flowers and trees around him, and the houses and buildings were all his. What's more, the father is his forever, and no one can take it away from his life.

That night, their father and son ran back and forth for three kilometers, enjoying the different scenery of that one kilometer, and also appreciating how much sweat and hardship it takes to break through that one kilometer.

When we got home, the sweat on Neil's head was still wet, and his father stared at him again: "Boy, your task is not over yet!"

Neil was still aching in his legs and feet, his back was sore, and he wanted to jump on the sofa and lie down to watch cartoons, but when his father said this, he immediately thought of sit-ups, squats and weightlifting for 20 times. I had to find mats and dumbbells from the bedroom.

After he found him, Louis looked at Nuana lying on the sofa and watching the comedy, and then looked at Neil and asked, "Boy, do you need Dad to accompany you as usual?"

The sensible Neil looked at his tired father, shook his head quickly, and then looked at his mother who was lying on the sofa watching a comedy and said, "Dad, from now on, you just need to run with me at night." , sit-ups, squats and weightlifting, you just count it for me, I can do it, spend more time with your mother during business hours, she is not in good health."

The mother who was watching the comedy suddenly heard that her son cared about her so much, she smiled at him a little flattered, then stared at Louis and said, "Hey... did you hear what the child said?"

"I heard, this kid is not bad, he just turned four years old and knows how to take care of us so well, that girl will be very happy to marry him in the future." Louis smiled, patted his little head and said.

Neil just smirked with a hippie smile on his face.

Louis looked at his brow, got him his towel from the bathroom, took out an apple from the refrigerator, handed it to Neil and said, "Boy, you did a good job tonight, I allow you to rest and eat." After getting this apple, we can complete the next task.”

"Yeah, thank you dad." Neil responded cheerfully when he heard his father's permission.

He worked hard on the towel, wiped his forehead, and then threw it to his father. He turned around and went back to the kitchen to wash the apples and said, "Dad, you are also sweating on your forehead. Wipe it too, and I will wash the apples."

"OK, thanks!"

"Need not……"

Neil ate the apple and continued with the daily tasks that were necessary and repeated.

But he knows that he is not young anymore, he is already four years old in a blink of an eye, his future can be postponed, and he can wait, but his mother's illness and father's health can't let him wait, he has to develop a strong body quickly , Hurry up and practice your superb golf skills, and then perform on the street to treat your mother, so that your father will not have to work so hard.

The next day, as usual, Louis came to the construction site very early to work. As soon as he arrived, the boss Mills also came.

The first thing Mills did when he came was to find Louis and say to him, "Louis, last night, based on your sincerity to me, your dedication as a father, and your enthusiasm for my work , So when I got home last night, I called a teacher from Wentz Elementary School about your son's going to school. He would be more than happy to introduce your family to meet the principal. If your sincerity can impress the principal, then The matter of your son's going to school can be resolved, and if the principal of Wentz Primary School refuses to accept it, there is nothing I can do."

After hearing this, Louis was very grateful to his boss Mills for giving him an unexpected surprise, bowed deeply to him, and said with a smile, "Thank you, whether it works or not, I will give it a try."

It was not easy for Mills to see him, and he patted him on the shoulder to express his sympathy. It was because Mills touched him with such sincerity last night, and he also took a different view of him. After all, he is also a father's man.

Mills sighed, turned and left, walked a few steps, looked back at Louis with a mixed expression of joy and sadness, and said, "If things go wrong, it doesn't matter, you can find other ways, as long as you all keep working hard and keep going." Give and God will help you.”

After hearing what the boss said, Louis looked at the boss's back loudly and said, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome, as long as you work with me sincerely, I will definitely not treat you and your family badly."

"Okay, I see, boss."

"Then go to work quickly. I will grant you leave this afternoon. You can take your son to Wentz Primary School to find the principal."

"Ok!"

"By the way, my friend who led you to see the principal is called Wallace."

As soon as Mills finished speaking, he turned and left.

Louis stared at his back and thanked him loudly in a happy mood: "Well, yes, thank you boss!"

Louis finished his work in a down-to-earth manner this morning, and returned home with unprecedented excitement. Seeing that Nuana and Neal were not there, he knew that he was still selling things at the market, so he came to the market to find their mother and son. .

Nuana and Neil saw why Louis suddenly didn't go to work today and came to the market.

While Louis was still far away from them, Neil asked his father loudly, "Dad, why are you here?"

Louis didn't answer Neil in the crowd, just smiled at him.

Neal smiled silly at him too.

When he approached, Nuana looked at his excited expression and asked, "Honey, what's wrong with you? So happy, you don't go to work this afternoon?"

"The boss granted me leave, let me..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Nuana, who despised his boss and said, "Your boss allowed you to leave? He is so vicious, and he will show mercy?"

"It's true. Didn't I talk about Neil going to school last night?"

"Yes, Neil and I heard it from the sidelines, what's the matter?"

"The boss said that he called a friend of his at Wentz Primary School last night and offered to take our family to meet the principal."

"I thought his friend was the principal, so I'll let it go. Those people may be playing tricks in their hearts. I advise you not to do anything with that kind of person. I don't think he is a kind person."

"Hey... Wife, we can't do everything just because people treat us with a little bit of hostility, we are like this, besides, to go to school for Neil, even if the hope is slim, we have to try."

"Okay, I'll just listen to you this time, but you are quite accurate in remembering a woman's sixth sense."

"I know you are doing it for my own good, but we really have to think about our son now."

After Nuana heard this, she looked at Neil who was staring at the booth stupidly, sighed, nodded, reluctantly agreed to Louis, and owed his boss a favor.

Neil, who was on the side, listened to his father talking about going to school, and suddenly his face was full of eyes, and he asked with a smile: "Dad, do you mean that I can go to school now?"

Louis was silent for a while, and replied to Neil lightly: "Boy, it should be, because there will always be rewards for hard work."

Louis looked at Nuana again and said, "Then I'll clear up the booth and leave, go back and get something to eat, and go to Wentz Elementary School to talk to the principal."

Nuana looked at her husband and nodded, then busily cleaned up the booth with Louis and Neil.

　Even if the hope is slim, as long as you have a heart that keeps working hard and moving forward, then the universe and starry sky will be yours sooner or later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)