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Do not open the box

Dacui's mother died early in childhood, is his father Lao Cui's hard work will raise him

By Elham NazriPublished 3 years ago 6 min read
Do not open the box
Photo by Michał Parzuchowski on Unsplash

Dacui's mother died early in childhood, is his father Lao Cui's hard work will raise him. In the past few years, Dacui worked hard every day to earn money, wanting to achieve the dream of buying a car and a house sooner, and then picking up his father to enjoy the blessings. However, all this has not yet been achieved, received a call from his neighbors back home, who said his father had disappeared!

Dacus rushed back home, neighbors sighed and said that his father, Lao Cui left without a sound, no one knows where to go, leaving only a crumpled letter. After reading the letter, Dacui could not help but blame himself: "My father is scolding me unfilial ah! No matter what, I want to get him back!"

After a few weeks, Dacui finally found his father, Lao Cui. He bought a new house on the outskirts of the city, and immediately took his father Lao Cui to live in peace. At this time, the old Cui mentioned Dacui's life events and said he was in his early thirties, and it is long overdue to start a family. If before the disappearance of his father, Dacui will say that there is no hurry, his career is important, but now he looked at his father's expectant gaze and nodded gently.

Soon, Dacui met his girlfriend Dan Fen, and the two feelings warmed up very quickly, after a year of dating and getting married. After the wedding, the two love each other, and more rarely, Dan Fen is also very filial to old Cui. The old Cui was happy all day long, everyone said, their own life is good, live a happy life!

But the good times did not last long, one weekend, Da Cui still sleeping in bed, and Dan Fen pulled him to the inconspicuous small room at home. An iron box was lying quietly in the corner, and three big locks were hanging on it!

"What's in this iron box? Why is it locked with three big locks?" Dan Fen was very angry, "Is there something inside that I can't know about?" Da Cui's face changed and he looked alarmed: "Honey, you must not think of anything else. I'll tell you the truth, there's nothing in this iron box, so you shouldn't know."

Although Dan Fen would like to see what is hidden in the iron box, but Da Cui refused, she had no choice, and finally had to give up. This little thing made them unpleasantly upset. Dacus from now on extra careful, afraid that Dan Fen finds the key to the iron box, just in case, he took the key to the company, silently hidden in the desk drawer.

On this day, Dacui finished the company's business and left work early. As soon as he entered the house, he saw his father, Lao Cui, sitting on the sofa in the living room, and the house was in disarray, things thrown on the ground.

Dacui's heart is a shock, do not know what happened. Lao Cui was very hurt and said, "Son, what's wrong with you guys? Dan Fen said that you have a secret to hide from her. What is it that you can't let her know about?"

Dacus nervously ran to the hut and saw Danfen rummaging around the house, saying, "Good for you, Dacui, you must have some secret to hide!" Dan Fen has been angry for a long time because of this matter, at this time is even angrier and emotionally out of control, she viciously to the iron box kicked twice, stubbornly asking him: "This iron box, in the end, what is in it? Why don't you let me know? Do you believe I will smash it open tomorrow!"

Hearing this, Da Cui was so angry that he raised his palm: "How can you be so unreasonable? Can't you stop for a moment?" "You still want to hit me? Fine! Go ahead! Fight!" Daphne wouldn't budge at all.

As the fight was going on, Lao Cui walked into the doorway holding the wall, his eyes full of tears. Dampen seemed to have some remorse and silently lowered her head. She glared hard at Da Cui, then helped Lao Cui back to his room and tended him to lie down.

Looking at his daughter-in-law, Lao Cui sighed softly: "Dampen, I know that Da Cui has a secret to hide from you, you must be uncomfortable in your heart. Not only do you not know what is hidden in that iron box, but even I also do not know. I remember, two years ago, after Da Cui got me back, there was this iron box at home. Da Cui has always regarded this iron box as very important, but also special instructions, told me not to move the iron box, otherwise, he will regret it life. You should not push him too much, I believe that in due course, he will naturally tell you."

Dan Fen was so dumbfounded that she could not help but shed two lines of tears of aggression, but she was still haunted by the secret in the iron box! She suddenly stood up and said reluctantly, "Dad, you don't blame me either, Da Cui refused to tell me the secret in the iron box, I will go back to my mother's house, and when he is willing to open the iron box, I will come back." With that, she walked back to her bedroom to pack up her things and went back to her mother's house.

The next morning, Lao Cui advised Da Cui: "Son, if you listen to me, you will pick up Dan Fen and tell her the secret of the iron box!" But Da Cui firmly shook his head: "This secret must not be known!" Old Cui let out a long sigh: "Son, Dad doesn't want to see you guys fighting all day long, I'll go back home tomorrow, you see what you can do. Either tell Dan Fen the secret in the iron box, the two live a good life, or send me back home." Dacui's face was a deadly gray, he struggled to make a choice, and finally, with tears in his eyes, he agreed with his father's opinion.

Dacus said all the good words and took Danfen back. Danfen's anger was still fresh and she couldn't wait to carry the iron box out and put it on the living room table. She grabbed the three keys from Dacui's hand and the three big locks were opened with a sound!

When lifting the lid of the iron box, Dan Fen was stunned, and Dacui cried. Only to see the iron box quietly lying in a white urn, the box body attached to a photo of old Cui!

"Me? I'm dead?" Old Cui only looked at it, the whole person is like brittle porcelain made, in the blink of an eye broken into pieces, all fall to the ground! Da Cui caressed the pieces on the ground and cried out in pain: "Dad, don't worry about going! I can finally do my filial duty for you for two years, let you enjoy two years of blessings ......"

No one would know that two years ago when Da Cui found his father, his father had unfortunately died. He got only his father's urn, he originally intended to send his father's ashes back home for burial, on the way, walking down a mountain road, remembering that he is nearly 30 years old, not only has not yet started a family, and always away, never a day of filial piety, could not help but lose his voice and cry.

When he reached a sad point, he fell asleep on the roadside and had a dream. In the dream, an angel told him that if he locked his father's urn into an iron box and didn't let anyone know, his father would come back and let him do his filial duty.

When Dacui woke up, he followed the dream scenario, and his father did appear around.

At this point, Da Cui did not say more, he cried into a tearful man. Dampen also cried, she gently held out the urn in the metal box, found the bottom of the box pressed old Cui left Dacui the day he left a home letter.

In the letter, Lao Cui wrote these words: "Son, I heard the Internet-loving Aniu next door say today that it is illegal not to go home to visit the elderly for more than a year. You have not come back for two years, I am afraid that you are therefore illegal, so I am going out to find you ......"

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Elham Nazri

May the angels protect at my side. The devil can never come to the world.

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