When I was watching the news yesterday, I saw more than 310,000 cases of the elderly being involved in a scam, and the amount involved was as many as tens of billions. The shocking numbers remind me of my old father and I.
After I finished college in Shanghai, I worked directly in Shanghai. My father originally wanted me to go back to work, but I felt that I was young and there were many opportunities in Shanghai, so young people should go on a stroll, at least I wouldn’t regret it in the future. So my father couldn't resist me and had to agree.
In fact, my home is not far from Shanghai, only about 300 kilometers. You can even drive back and forth in a day. I bought a car shortly after I started working. This newness is still there and I often drive back to my hometown on Saturdays and Sundays. My father is very happy every time.
slowly increases with the increase in work and the increase in position, and commuting in Shanghai is already very tired. The number of times I drive home is gradually decreasing. From once a week, to once a week, to once a month, and even once a few months.
Every time my father calls, he asks, "Son, when will you come back? I will make your favorite squirrel fish ?" But I always hung up when I say a few words to my father impatiently. Gradually, my father called me less often.
One year when I went home, I suddenly had a lot of health care products and treatment equipment at home. My mother passed away early, and he was the only one left in the family. I am really afraid that my father will have a few shortcomings.
asked in confusion: "Dad, are you sick?"
"No?" My father was also confused.
"Why are you buying so many health products and treatment equipment when you are not sick?" I said, pointing to the things in the cabinet.
The father looked embarrassed and refused to say it for a long time.
I am really afraid that he would hide anything from me, eat randomly, and delay the disease. I took my father to the hospital.
My father got rid of my hand and his voice raised a little, "I'm not sick, tell you the truth!" Then my father's voice dropped a lot, like a child who made a mistake.
"Every time people who come to sell these health products and treatment devices come to me, they can chat with me for a long time, asking about their well-being, and sometimes staying for one morning and one afternoon. Sometimes I feel that these people are more close to your son. I think they are all good and not easy, so I bought them."
When I heard this, I was speechless and shouted at my father: "Do you know that these health products are useless at all, and sometimes they can make you sick. Those people will ask about their well-being, they are not doctors, they are just salesmen."
"I know, so I didn't take those health products either." The father said helplessly, "I just like them chatting with me."
I was really speechless, but after calming down, I found out. I haven't seen him for a long time. The root of all this is that his father is really old and he needs company.
"Dad, I quit my job in Shanghai this year. Is it okay to come back to work?" My tone suddenly eased a lot.
"Really?" The father's expression was really like a child, and he couldn't believe it.
"Really. If I don't come back, I'm afraid you will dare to sell your house to buy health products." I smiled and joked about him.
"No, no, after you come back, I will have a son. I don't need their health supplements, and I don't need them to chat with me." The father's smile was a little embarrassed, but it could be seen that he was really happy.
