I don't know since when, the tall and straight man's back has unconsciously become hunched, and the years have left a ruthless mark on him.
Bai Ying subconsciously stopped and stared at Bai Maozhong's back.
Since childhood, Bai Ying has been closer to her kind mother Chu Xianglan.
Bai Maozhong has always been a strict father at home. Even though Bai Ying is a girl, he is not less strict with her. If she makes a mistake, Bai Maozhong will beat her just like he does with her brothers.
As a result, Bai Ying has been afraid of Bai Maozhong since childhood.
Often when eating, as soon as Bai Maozhong put down his chopsticks or even raised his eyes, Bai Ying would startle and prick up her ears to listen carefully, fearing that she had done something wrong again.
Unlike Bai Maozhong's strictness, everyone from Chu Xianglan to his three brothers almost obeyed Bai Ying's orders. They held her in their hands for fear of breaking her, and held her in their mouths for fear of melting her. They cared for her like a porcelain doll.
Such diametrically opposed treatments made Bai Ying very afraid and repulsive to Bai Maozhong, and the two had not had a close relationship since childhood.
Bai Maozhong speaks little and never explains anything.
So Bai Ying had always mistakenly believed that her father didn't like her, so... even though her father sternly asked her to go home in her previous life, she still chose not to obey, and instead returned to the Lin family who abandoned her.
After living his life again, Bai Ying realized how outrageous he had been in the past.
The sweet words to coax you are to lead you into the abyss.
Sometimes, harsh words from the heart are meant to motivate you to improve yourself and teach you how to survive in society...
"father!"
Looking at Bai Maozhong's back, Bai Ying felt a sour feeling in her heart and subconsciously called out to him.
"What's up?"
Bai Maozhong, carrying his bedding roll, turned around when he heard the words, his face full of confusion.
Bai Ying raised the corner of her lips, suppressed the choking feeling in her throat, and said sincerely, "Thank you."
Hearing this, Bai Maozhong was completely confused. "Why are you saying thank you to me for no reason?"
He really didn't understand.
As my daughter grew older, her relationship with him became more and more distant, and she rarely talked to him alone in the past two years.
But the girl had grown up and had her own concerns. He didn't understand and didn't know how to get closer to his daughter. He could only watch Bai Ying drift further and further away from him...
Somehow, in recent months, I feel that the distance between them has become much closer, and my daughter seems to be more sensible than before.
Bai Maozhong was full of doubts, but he didn't ask much. He could only tell himself that his daughter had grown up because of her marriage...
Bai Ying didn't want to be a coward like before. She took a deep breath and decided to speak her mind. "Dad, do you remember when I was a kid going to school in the commune? You led me there before dawn every day, and then walked back to work in the fields, rain or shine, year-round."
"In the winter when I was ten years old, Qiao Xiaoling poured cold water on me and I had a fever. It was New Year's Day, and the barefoot doctor from the brigade had gone back to her parents' home. It was you who carried me to the commune to get an IV drip."
"besides……"
Bai Ying's words brought Bai Maozhong back to his memories of the past, and his eyes looking at Bai Ying became softer.
This is the daughter he watched grow up.
How could he really not love her?
But... rather than spoiling his children, he believed that as a father, it was more important for him to train his children on the right track.
When he beat the child, his heart also ached.
Especially when beating Bai Ying, such a delicate snowball, how could he bear to use any strength? Every time he would hold back, just pretending to scare her.
Children won't learn their lesson without being spanked, and it will be too late to educate them once something bad happens! This is the view of Bai Maozhong, a member of the older generation.
After Bai Ying finished talking about the past, she looked at Bai Maozhong sincerely and said, "Dad, I remember everything you've done for me. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be as outstanding as I am now, so I want to say thank you."
After the conversation ended, the father and daughter smiled at each other, and both felt that the distance between them was instantly shortened a lot.
"Yingzi."
Bai Maozhong was silent for a long time, then suddenly said something.
"Huh?" Bai Ying blinked in confusion.
"Dad wants to apologize to you too." It seemed that this was the first time in Bai Maozhong's lifetime that he apologized to his child. This undoubtedly undermined his dignity as the head of the family. He subconsciously touched his nose, as if he felt a little embarrassed.
"Dad shouldn't have hit you, and he shouldn't have been so strict with you since you were little."
"Woo..."
In an instant, Bai Ying burst into tears.
She had held back when she said goodbye to her father before, but after hearing these words, she really couldn't help it!
Perhaps, the reason why parents and children in a family with discord torture each other throughout their lives is because...
Parents want to hear thanks from their children.
But what children want is an apology from their parents.
Bai Maozhong didn't know why, but the words that had been difficult to say before suddenly became much smoother after he started. "Dad was strict with you before because I saw how your grandma raised your aunt. In this world, if a woman wants to live a good life, she has to take on a lot. Relying on others is only temporary, relying on yourself is the only way to last."
"Seeing you now, Dad is really happy. It's not that you've brought honor to Dad, but because you finally have the ability to support yourself. You won't suffer any loss wherever you go. Dad can finally rest assured."
"father……"
Bai Ying wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and her voice choked.
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