Father's troubles, why no one always replies to text messages?

My father is over 60 years old, and he lives alone in the countryside. It is inconvenient to contact him and he refuses to move in with us. When my sister and I suggested buying him a mobile phone, my father shook his head again and again and said, "You don't need that modern thing to bury your neck in loess."

My sister and I are both working in other places, leaving my father alone in my hometown, which is very uneasy. I went home at the weekend and bought a simple and practical mobile phone for my father. Although my father always said, "Don't waste it." But the smile on my face let me know that my father is actually very happy. Although I wanted to spend more time with my father at home, I stayed at home for only one day and hurried back to the city because of something.

One morning, as soon as I got up, I received a short message: It's cold, put on more clothes, and don't go to work without eating in the morning. What a familiar word. I stared at the number for a long time before I remembered that it was bought for my father not long ago. I can't help but stay, more moved. I can't imagine how my illiterate father learned to send text messages in that almost closed village, just because I once said that sending text messages is cheaper than calling. I dialed the number, but hung up in a hurry. I can't think of anything to say to my father at the moment.

In this way, I can receive a warm reminder from my father from time to time, and I feel a warm current surging in my heart when I think of my father's difficult situation of sending me short messages in Chinese spelling. Every time I think I must call my father, but I didn't call him in the end. Busy with work, busy making money, busy falling in love, and even busy being bored, it will be autumn before you know it.