Chapter 45

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Li Han and Kelly drank a cup of coffee and chatted for about ten minutes without much else. Then, a customer came to the store to replace some agricultural machinery parts. Kelly greeted the customer, and Li Han said goodbye, leaving the store with some regret. He drove his pickup truck to the central square. At the entrance of the square, Dudu and Baobao were still working hard to sell the lettuce in their baskets. The two little ones were dressed in thick rabbit costumes, and with the already warm weather, they were now sweating profusely, their little faces red. Li Han parked his pickup truck not far away. He stood by the side, watching for a while, sighed, and realized that not many people were buying the lettuce. Many preferred to leave fifty cents as a form of charity rather than take the clean, fresh, and dewy lettuce.

The two little ones were a bit dejected, their big rabbit ears drooping. Baobao even started to cry, saying it was too hot. "Baobao, don't cry, don't cry. Dudu will buy you an ice cream, don't cry." "Baobao isn't crying," Baobao wiped her tears, thinking that since Dudu didn't cry or say she was tired, Baobao, as the older sister, couldn't cry either.

"Um, Baobao, Dudu is thirsty." Dudu, who had good stamina, had been hopping around for a while. In the scorching summer, wearing a thick rabbit costume, her little face was red and sweaty. "But Dudu, we need to pay Uncle back, and ice cream is expensive."

Baobao and Dudu sat on the steps in front of the convenience store, their basket by their side. They counted the money in their hands, which totaled seven dollars.

"Five from Dad, one from Dudu, and one from Baobao." Dudu remembered that she still had fifty cents left from the pocket money Dad gave her, making it one dollar and fifty cents. "Baobao, let's buy an ice cream." The two little ones pooled their two dollars and fifty cents to buy a tub of ice cream, sitting on the small steps in front of the convenience store, taking turns to eat it, enjoying it immensely.

Li Han sighed softly. He didn't know what to say to these two little ones. After some thought, he turned and walked to a nearby fruit store to buy some fruit to give to the two little ones. Just as Li Han left, a police car drove into the town square, a rare sight in Kemixing. Kamila was at the town council office to collect her weekly salary. As she walked through the town square, she noticed a cart parked by the roadside.

Kamila stopped the police car and walked over, writing a ticket as she went. She tore off a five-dollar ticket and handed it to the two little ones, who were eating ice cream. "Kids, is this your cart?" "Yes, it's Dudu's," Dudu stood up and said.

"Parking is not allowed here. This is a ticket, five dollars." Kamila squatted down and smiled, handing the ticket to Dudu.

"But the little cow was very well-behaved and didn't poop. Dudu told Baitu not to poop, and Dudu didn't litter." Dudu blinked her big eyes, confused and not understanding what a ticket was.

Baobao was a bit scared of the police and was about to cry. Dudu pouted. Kamila explained in detail, and Dudu and Baobao, with their little faces sad, took out the five dollars they had just earned and handed it to Kamila. Kamila counted the money in front of Dudu and Baobao and nodded. "Kids, park in the opposite parking lot next time, okay?" "Dudu understands." The two little ones sniffled, feeling wronged and about to cry, as the money was taken by the aunt.

Kamila smiled and left. Dudu and Baobao drove the cart to the opposite parking lot. The two little ones were crying, very sad, hot, and tired, and their hard-earned money was taken by the "bad aunt." Dudu and Baobao sobbed, crying and eating ice cream. Li Han returned with the fruit and found the two little ones driving the cart over, wondering if they had discovered his parked pickup truck. "Dudu, Baobao, hmm, what's wrong? Don't cry, don't cry, tell Dad who bullied you."

Li Han quickly put the fruit aside and wiped the tears from the two little ones, whose eyes were red from crying. "Wah, Dad, Dudu has no money left." "Wah, Uncle, the bad aunt took Baobao and Dudu's money." The two little ones started sobbing, and now, seeing a family member, they cried even more.

"Robbed?" Li Han paused. Such incidents were rare in Kemixing, especially involving children. After asking in detail, he learned about the police and parking. "Dudu, did the aunt give you a piece of paper?" "Yes, the aunt gave Dudu a piece of paper." Dudu sniffled and pulled out the ticket. Li Han looked at it and couldn't help but laugh and cry. It was a parking violation, a five-dollar fine. Li Han hadn't expected that Kemixing, which had no police force, had hired two police officers from Burton City, who rarely came unless there was a case.

Calculating the date, today seemed to be payday. Whether it was lucky or unlucky, it had happened. Li Han was helpless. The ticket was correct, a five-dollar fine for parking violation, which wasn't much. But seeing the hopeful faces of Dudu and Baobao, Li Han felt he needed to do something to avoid making the two little ones even more sad. "Dudu, Baobao, wait here. Dad will go talk to the aunt."

"Okay." Dudu and Baobao nodded their heads vigorously, full of hope that Li Han would get their money back.

Kamila collected her salary and walked out of the town office, opening the car door to leave the town and return to Burton City. However, a large hand blocked the car door. "Don't move." Kamila immediately drew her gun and pointed it at Li Han, who hadn't expected such a big reaction from her.

"Miss Officer, don't be alarmed. I just want to talk to you about this ticket." Li Han raised his hands, not knowing if she would shoot him in a fit of anger, which would be a great injustice. "Ticket?" Kamila took the ticket from Li Han's hand and glanced at it.

Kamila put away her gun but remained cautious. "Sir, what's the problem with this ticket?"

"No problem, but I want to explain how much a five-dollar fine means to two children. Baobao is four, and Dudu is three and a half. They came to the central square this afternoon in rabbit costumes, performing and selling lettuce. They earned five dollars in about two hours. Given the weather, I'm sure you know how hot it is, and they were in thick rabbit costumes. For two hours, they were hot, tired, and thirsty. But you issued a ticket and took all their hard-earned money. I don't think I need to hire a lawyer to explain how much this hurts a child." Li Han felt a bit heartbroken and spoke in a low voice.

"Sorry, sir, I regret this, and you can file a complaint, but I won't revoke the ticket." Kamila expressed her regret but was firm about not revoking the ticket.

"No, I don't need you to revoke the ticket. I just need your help." Li Han took out five dollars and handed it to Kamila. "Miss Officer, just return the five dollars to the two children. I think you will help me, right?"

"Of course, you're a good father, and I'm happy to help." Kamila smiled and took the five dollars from Li Han, then went with him to Dudu and Baobao. "Kids, hello. I'm Kamila. Your dad has taken the lesson for you. Here is your money. But remember, don't park the cart randomly, okay?"

"Dudu understands." Dudu nodded her head vigorously.

Kamila didn't mention that Li Han had given her the five dollars. She counted the money as if she were collecting it and returned the five dollars to Dudu. Dudu was overjoyed, giggling, and Baobao was very excited, clapping her hands with Dudu. The two little ones hugged each other and cheered. Li Han and Kamila smiled at each other. "Thank you so much, Miss Kamila." "I think anyone would do the same. You're a good father, and your children are very lucky."

"Thank you. These are gifts from the children. The lettuce was planted by Dudu, and it's organic, I think it's more delicious than any organic lettuce." Li Han smiled and handed the gifts from Dudu and Baobao to Kamila.

"Thank you. Here is the money for the lettuce. Please accept it on my behalf. Thank the two cute little angels for me. I will enjoy it very much." Kamila handed Li Han a dollar, got into her car, waved, and drove away.

Li Han returned with the dollar to Dudu and Baobao, who were counting the money. The five dollars were all there, and they were overjoyed. Seeing Dad, Dudu jumped off the cart and ran over, pulling Dad to the cart. "Dad, Dudu and Baobao have the money." Dudu proudly held up the five one-dollar bills, her eyes full of happiness.

"Dudu and Baobao, you did a great job. Good, Dad will take it. Dudu, Baobao, keep it up tomorrow." Li Han smiled, took the slightly crumpled bills, and handed the dollar from Kamila to Dudu and Baobao. The two little ones were very happy, now having another dollar. Baobao said she would keep it, and Dudu nodded, putting the money in her pocket. Baobao was so happy she quickly put it in her pocket, while Dudu pouted, feeling her pocket was empty.

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