Lu Rong looked at the food piled up in his bowl, and felt inexplicably relieved. "Yingying, don't just focus on serving food to me. Eat too."

Lu Rong suddenly raised his head, and Lu Wanying quickly lowered her head, tears welling in her eyes, her voice choked with sobs, "Dad, I know."

Lu Rong felt that Lu Wanying was a little abnormal tonight, but he couldn't put his finger on it. He asked tentatively, "Yingying, are you... worried about your studies?"

"No, I suddenly need to go to the bathroom. I'll be right there."

Lu Wanying quickly turned around and ran to the bathroom, closing the door, fearing that Lu Rong would see her crying.

Lu Rong looked at her worriedly for a few times, feeling as if Yingying was hiding something from him.

In the bathroom, Lu Wanying couldn't control her emotions and burst into tears. Cold tears ran down her cheeks and her eyes soon turned red.

But she was afraid that staying too long would arouse her father's suspicion, so she quickly wiped away her tears and washed her face, making the redness of her eyes less obvious. She flushed the toilet before opening the door and then walked out.

But there was no sign of Dad in the living room.

"Dad?" she called out.

The sound came from Dad's room.

She breathed a sigh of relief for some reason and returned to her seat pretending nothing had happened.

Just as she put a piece of braised pork into her mouth, Lu Rong took out a stack of bills and placed them in front of her.

Lu Wanying opened her eyes wide and said in shock, "Dad, why are you giving me so much money?"

"Here's three thousand yuan. Take it and find a tutor to give you extra lessons. If you don't have enough, you can ask me for more later."

"Dad, I don't want it." Lu Wanying reflexively returned the money to Lu Rong.

"Yingying, you couldn't concentrate on your studies before. I thought that as long as I was alive, I would not let you suffer, so I never cared about your studies. But now... the situation is different. You are now in the first year of high school. Although your grades are not ideal, you have time to study slowly. You must take this money. I can still afford the tuition fee." Lu Rong said in a tough tone and pushed the money to her.

"Dad, you've seen my grades. There's no point in making up for it. It's a waste of money. Besides, I don't want to go to college in the future." This was the first time Lu Wanying revealed her thoughts.

In fact, she knows her own limitations, and she is really not interested in studying. How can her already overburdened family afford the high tuition fees?

Based on eight hours of work per week, the three thousand yuan can only be supplemented for one month at most.

My father works hard and only earns 4,500 yuan a month, and the tuition fees take up more than half of that. With the rent, water and electricity bills, and her living expenses, he is simply unable to make ends meet, and life is probably difficult.

If she took the money, wouldn't her father be exhausted to death?

Lu Rong got angry for the first time, his voice booming, "Lu Wanying, if you don't go to college, what are you going to do at such a young age? Waiter, hand out flyers, or even a nanny? If I were still the head of Lu Corporation, I wouldn't care whether you went to high school or not. But now I'm nothing. I'm just doing the hardest manual labor on a construction site. The more you work, the more you get paid. If you don't work, our family will starve."

"Wanying, don't be so willful as before, okay?"

The last sentence reveals the sadness and powerlessness of being a father.

These words pierced her heart like needles.

The pain is unbearable.

She knew clearly that the risk was a bit high tomorrow, but she still wanted to make her father angry tonight.

She is an unfilial daughter.

Lu Wanying hugged Lu Rong's frail body and choked up, "Dad, I promise you, I will find a teacher to tutor me and I will study hard."

Lu Rong actually couldn't bear it, but going to college was Wanying's only way out at the moment.

The deeper the love parents have for their children, the more far-reaching their plans will be.

Lu Wanying took out two thousand from the three thousand and handed it to Lu Rong. Lu Rong's face suddenly became serious. She quickly explained, "Dad, don't worry. We all know that hiring a teacher is too expensive and the results may not be good. I know a friend who has good grades. I can ask her to tutor me, and it will be cheaper."

"A friend with good grades?" Lu Rong asked doubtfully.

"Yes, I just met her not long ago. She is from Qinghe."

She clearly felt that her father felt relieved instantly when he heard that it was Qinghe.

"Dad, let's continue eating. There are still so many dishes."

After dinner, Lu Wanying washed the dishes and washed his feet, which made Lu Rong a little flattered.

"Yingying, is something wrong?" Lu Rong looked at Lu Wanying with concern as she lowered her head and washed his feet.

"Dad, don't think too much. I just want to show my filial piety. Maybe there will be a period of time when I won't be able to be filial to you." Lu Wanying murmured, revealing a hint of sadness.

Lu Rong was even more confused, "Huh?"

"Dad, what I mean is that I have to go to school and take extra classes in the future, so I may not have as much time to be filial to you." A flash of sadness appeared in Lu Wanying's eyes.

"Dad just hopes that you study hard and when you grow up you can be filial to him." Lu Rong then put aside his doubts and let her go.

When the two of them went back to their respective rooms, Lu Wanying suddenly called him, "Dad."

Lu Rong turned around and looked at her.

Lu Wanying clenched her hands at her sides and hesitated, "Dad, Yingying doesn't care whether this life is good or bad, I just want you to be safe and healthy."

"Yingying, don't worry. For your sake, Daddy will take good care of himself. I also want to see you graduate, get married, and have children."

Lu Rong always felt that his daughter was acting strange tonight.

Lu Wanying's eyes dimmed for a second, then she said, "Good night, Dad."

She probably couldn't let him see her graduate.

The two people entered the room and closed the door, as if two figures were walking away.

As if to indicate something.

late at night.

When Lu Wanying thought about what was going to happen tomorrow, she couldn't sleep. She wasn't afraid, and even felt a little relieved.

It turned out that she had never let go of the past and was still brooding over it.

If Lan You hadn't been stopping her, she might have been looking for opportunities to make Chu Xinrou suffer and make her pay the price she deserved.

If it weren't for Lan You, she would have been sent to jail for her illegal behavior.

It’s a pity that the person she wanted to see never showed up.

Where are you?

Lu Wanying looked at the night sky outside the window, thinking silently.

The next day, Lu Wanying put a thousand yuan in the drawer of the bedside table and put everything she needed in her schoolbag.

She made breakfast and put it on the table. Before leaving, she glanced around the house with a lingering look.

Shabby but warm.

She lowered her eyelids and closed the door, as if she was going on a long journey.

She has already asked for leave from the hotel.

She and Chu Xinrou agreed to meet at a Starbucks.