Chen Mengxiao scratched her head and looked at Yu Wanlin for help.
This action infuriated Yu Li even more!
Well, the fact that the mother and son went to Beijing made Yu Wanlin aware of their relationship; no, it was the Chen family who found out first, and then they hurriedly invited Yu Wanlin over to persuade them!
Yu Wanlin spoke up for the child: "Mengxiao's mother said that whether or not to acknowledge the child is mainly up to you. If you don't agree, the mother and child will go back to Hong Kong now, and she will never come again. She just hopes that the child can come to see his father during the winter and summer vacations every year."
Yu Li laughed angrily: "Heh heh, I'm the bad guy who prevented Chen Kang and his son from recognizing each other!"
Yu Wanlin knew something was wrong as soon as she heard that; she knew her niece too well.
I rarely get angry, but when I do, it's just...
Didn't you hear that they've stopped calling him "Fatty" and started calling him Chen Kang instead?
Just as Sha Zhu insisted on calling Ran Qiuye "Teacher Ran," the nickname "Fatty" also had a special meaning for Li.
This belongs to her, exclusively for her, you understand?
Yu Wanlin glanced at Yu Qian with a worried expression, sighed deeply, and was about to say something when Chen Mengxiao spoke up:
“Mom Yu Li, maybe my coming here today, or rather, my return with my mom, is a mistake. I was born at the wrong time in the wrong place; from the moment I was born, it was a mistake. Therefore, I am also bearing the consequences of this mistake.”
I have never had a father, never attended kindergarten, never played video games, never been to an arcade... I grew up with my maternal grandparents, who were very strict with me. They sent me to the best private elementary school and forced me to learn a lot of things.
Other children only need to attend 3 classes a day, 2 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon; but I have to study from dawn till dusk. I don't know why this is. I asked my mom, and she told me that it's because I don't have a father, so I have to learn more and fly faster than others, so that no one will dare to bully me.
I never understood it before, but then I did. Because if someone with a father is bullied, they can go home and find their father. When they're extorted by delinquents for protection money, their father will stand up for them. I have a classmate who was bullied by some thugs, and his father chased them down several blocks with a watermelon knife.
He said his father was vulgar, incompetent, and couldn't earn money; all he did was fight. That was the first time I'd ever been in a fight. I punched him in the face. He couldn't beat me, and he questioned me, asking why I'd hit him…
Yu Li was completely impressed with the child.
Was this taught by Lou Xiao'e? He's so good with words!
He dropped a bombshell from the very first paragraph, firmly capturing her curiosity; then the second and third paragraphs became emotional and played the victim; and the fourth paragraph even cited real-life examples to prove what he had said earlier.
Yu Li couldn't help but ask him, "You look so frail, why couldn't that person beat you?"
Chen Mengxiao smiled again: "Mom, because I've been learning martial arts since I was little."
Yu Li held back her anger, suppressing the urge to burst into a tirade; "You brat, don't laugh! And don't call me 'Mom' anymore!"
After taking several deep breaths, Yu Li finally managed to control her emotions and asked him, "Why?"
Chen Mengxiao looked at the fat man's photo and said, "Because Mommy told me, Daddy, sorry, I mean Daddy, that Daddy is a very powerful person. Back when she lived in this courtyard, even the fiercest and most unreasonable people didn't dare to bully him!"
The fiercest and most unreasonable person—that's Sha Zhu, right?
He had always been at odds with Lou Xiao'e, calling her a hen that couldn't lay eggs and saying she was stupid!
Yu Li then asked Chen Mengxiao, "But according to what you said, your father has never been around since you were little. You envy others who have fathers, and you get furious when you see someone who doesn't know how to cherish them. So let me ask you, don't you have any resentment towards him?"
Chen Mengxiao spoke frankly: "Yes, but my mother told me that she came here because she had no other choice, and that my father didn't even know I existed. That made my resentment reach its peak. I hate him. Why didn't he come to find us? Why did he have the heart to watch my mother be here alone? I feel like an abandoned dog..."
This child is just too adorable! Yu Li's heart skipped a beat, and even her tone softened.
"And now? Do you still hate him?"
Chen Mengxiao shook her head: "Everyone has been very kind to me since I came back this time. My grandparents, great-aunt, father, eldest aunt, second aunt, third aunt; and eldest uncle, second uncle, and brother Yu Qian... They all feel guilty towards me, so they are extra kind to me."
Chen Mengxiao didn't say a single name, but Yu Li made a note of it in her notebook.
When he finally heard that even Yu Qian knew about it, his anger level had reached max, and he was just short of unleashing his ultimate move.
The faint but palpable murderous aura made Yu Wanlin involuntarily take two steps toward the door.
Only Chen Mengxiao, that silly boy, was still smiling sweetly at her, saying, "I was young before and didn't understand much, so there were many things I couldn't comprehend. But this time when I came back, I learned a lot. Dad taught me many things and explained many things to me. So now I've forgiven him and I'm proud to have such a knowledgeable and talented father!"
Yu Li almost laughed out of anger at him. That fat guy, so knowledgeable and talented, and you're proud of him?
Well, he's quite talented; over the years he's fed her all sorts of strange and unusual knowledge.
His belly was like a treasure trove; you could never get all the good stuff out of it...
But, but, this matter can't just end like this!
Yu Li shouted at Yu Wanlin, "Auntie, I want it! I want it!"
But even though the words were on the tip of her tongue, Yu Li swallowed them back.
Because Fatty always says that couples shouldn't say hurtful things to each other, and even when arguing, there has to be a bottom line, which words shouldn't be mentioned, especially not in front of the children.
He kept saying it, and after a while, it got etched into Yu Li's mind and into her very being.
Seeing that she couldn't even utter the word "divorce," Yu Wanlin felt even more reassured: "What do you want? You're so old and still so willful. Can you really give up everything you have now?"
This is utterly absurd! How did it all come to the point where it seemed like she was being willful?
Just as Yu Li was about to get angry, she heard Yu Wanlin say, "Even if it's not for Fatty, you have to think about Qiqi. She's going through a rebellious phase. Girls at this age are so sensitive. Have you forgotten when you were 16 or 17? I just said one thing that was a little too harsh, and you ran away from home, saying you'd never come back, and I had to search for you like crazy..."
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