Chapter 317 He Didn’t Raise His Child Well
After Xia Zhengming and Xia Qingzhang finished their conversation, they returned to their rooms. When Old Lady Xia saw Xia Qingzhang, she asked, "How are you? What did Zhengming say to you?"
Xia Qingzhang walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, whispering, "Yueju was shocked when she found out, and she couldn't accept it."
Old Lady Xia was somewhat prepared. She wasn't stupid. If Xia Yuan did something like that, the Gu family would be upset. She said, "She didn't insist on reconciling with Xia Yuan."
This is embarrassing.
"Yes, I will go there tomorrow morning and have a good talk with the child." Xia Qingzhang said.
"I'll go with you." Old Mrs. Xia naturally wanted to see her daughter right away, but she heard Xia Qingzhang say, "Don't go yet. It's not good to have too many people go. After all, they haven't officially recognized each other yet."
Old Mrs. Xia was a little reluctant, but after thinking about it, she agreed, "Okay, you go first and talk it over."
After she finished speaking, she sighed and said, "Knowing that she is doing well now, I am actually satisfied. After all, she has never been with us, so I can accept that she is not close to us."
Xia Qingzhang handed her a tissue and said, "Yes, at least we don't have to worry anymore. And judging by the situation, they will move to Kyoto in the future. It will be easier for us to take care of them if they are closer."
Old Mrs. Xia wiped her tears and said, "I know."
The next day, just after the Gu family had finished breakfast, Xia Qingzhang and Xia Zhengming arrived. Wang Yueju was indescribable when she saw Xia Qingzhang. He was her biological father, and she should be close to him, but this was their first meeting, their first in forty years.
When Xia Qingzhang saw him, his eyes became moist. He had lost his child for forty years, and now he finally saw him. This was because he was restrained. If he showed his emotions, tears would have flowed at this moment.
"Good, good, you're a good child." Xia Qingzhang raised his hand to touch Wang Yueju's head, but in the end he patted her shoulder and said, "It's my fault. I made you feel wronged."
Wang Yueju was a sentimental person, and seeing him like this, she felt very uncomfortable. She said, "It's cold outside, please go inside first."
"good."
Xia Qingzhang and Xia Zhengming followed Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju into the hall. After they sat down, Xia Qingzhang said with a smile, "Where are the children? Let me meet them."
As soon as he spoke, Wang Yueju went to call for help. A moment later, Gu Siqing, Gu Yimin, and Gu Erhui followed into the hall. Xia Qingzhang took out four jade gifts, gave one to each of Gu Siqing and the others, and handed the last one to Wang Yueju, "This is for Sanjing, a meeting gift. Keep it with her."
Wang Yueju hesitated for a moment, but finally accepted the item. Seeing this, Gu Siqing and the others also put their items away.
"Before liberation, I was doing underground work. I wasn't with you when you were born. Your mother wanted to stay in the village to raise you and Xia Yuan. But because of my work, the organization was afraid that I would expose you to danger, so they let your mother go with the army and raised you and Xia Yuan with a fellow villager."
Xia Qingzhang looked at Wang Yueju with a loving gaze. He added, "After liberation, we went to the village to pick you up. Xia Yuan took you there, but you left with the Wang family. We searched for you for a long time but couldn't find you."
Speaking of this, Xia Qingzhang's eyes became moist again.
"My uncle offended someone back then, and we fled overnight. In order to avoid being found by that family, my father and his family changed their names. Later, after settling down, he changed back to his original name." Wang Yueju said.
There was a war going on at the time and the household registration management was in chaos. They also deliberately hid their identities, so it was normal that the Xia family couldn't find them.
"When we were on the run, my mother and elder brother both died of illness. When we settled down, my father and I were the only ones left in the entire Wang family." Wang Yueju still feels sad when she thinks of those days of displacement.
Although she has no blood relationship with the Wang family, her adoptive parents really raised her as their own.
"Now I am the only one left in the entire Wang family, so I must always keep the surname Wang." Wang Yueju said again.
"I know, I know," Xia Qingzhang sighed and said, "I don't mean to ask you to change your surname. We're family, so the surname doesn't matter. I'll make time in a couple of days to go with you to pay my respects to your father. I have to thank him for raising you so well."
At this point, he was silent for a moment before continuing, "The child was lost, and we've been worried all these years, worried that you weren't doing well. Now that you're doing well, we're relieved. Nothing else matters. Even if you never call me father for the rest of your life, it won't matter."
Wang Yueju's eyes couldn't help but moisten when she heard her say this. She said, "I need to adapt."
"I know," Xia Qingzhang smiled. "We'll keep in touch in the future. We can talk about the rest later."
Wang Yueju could still accept what he said. As I said before, we should wait and see. If we get along well, we can spend more time together. If we don't get along well, we can spend less time together.
After talking about this, Xia Qingzhang asked the three sisters of the Gu family some questions one by one, also showing his concern for their situation. Then he and Xia Zhengming said goodbye and left.
After getting in the car, Xia Qingzhang said, "Your younger sister has brought up the children very well."
Xia Zhengming smiled and said, "The third child is on the national diving team. Su Wenshan said that when Lizhou held the provincial sports meeting, she won the diving championship and was then transferred to the national team."
"Yeah, he's a good kid too." Xia Qingzhang leaned back in his chair and added, "At my age, fame, fortune, and status are no longer important. As long as my family is harmonious and my children and grandchildren are successful, that's more important than anything else."
At this point, he thought of Xia Yuan and said, "Keep an eye on Xia Yuan and Shao Yuhe's affairs and persuade her to divorce. She and Shao Yuhe are not the same kind of people. Wouldn't it be better for her to live a peaceful life after divorce?"
Xia Zhengming thought to himself, the key is that Xia Yuan doesn't think so. Her mind is now full of how to make life difficult for Shao Yuhe and that woman.
"I'll try to persuade her. If she doesn't listen, then let her be." Xia Zhengming felt tired just thinking about Xia Yuan. He added, "She's grown up now. She has to learn to take responsibility for herself."
Xia Qingzhang sighed again, thinking that it was his fault that he had not educated his child well.
When the two returned home, Mrs. Xia was waiting eagerly. Feng Hailan, Xia Ying, and Xia Yi were all at home. Seeing them come back, Mrs. Xia quickly stood up and asked, "How are you?"
Xia Qingzhang walked over and sat down, then recounted what happened at the Gu family's house. He added, "The entire Wang family is gone. Yueju wants to keep the surname Wang, so she can keep the surname Wang."
Old Mrs. Xia didn't care about this. The child being well was more important than anything else.
"Also," Xia Qingzhang added, "after all, we've never been together before, so we should take our time with our relationship."
Mrs. Xia burst into tears again after hearing this, "I understand."
"All the children are good kids." Xia Qingzhang felt relieved when he thought of the four sisters of the Gu family who were working hard to do well. Any family with such children would be full of energy.
: I once read a report about a child who was lost for many years and was finally found. When I read it, I felt that the parents of the lost child were crying bitterly, but the child who was found was a little indifferent.
Now that I'm writing about Wang Yueju, I suddenly understand the child who was found. Although they are the biological parents, they are strangers to the child. It's impossible for anyone to be particularly warm to them.
But it is different for parents who have lost their children. They are worried and scared every day because their children are lost. They must be excited when they finally find their children.
In fact, the Xia family had no other thoughts besides Xia Yuan. Although Ye Chi and Zhang Zijun's family was a high-ranking family, the Xia family was not bad either. If it was just for the sake of profit, there was no need for them to rush to recognize their relatives, as that would make them look down upon.
But Xia Yuan's current state is indeed due to problems in her upbringing. Well, nothing is perfect.
Besides, if it’s too perfect, it won’t look good.
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