"Yes," Han Chen promised, "I will talk to him properly."
Although Han Chen responded firmly, he was actually not very sure.
After all, Han Zhen is a really "cold" person. He almost never asks about the Han family's affairs. Even when it comes to his relationship with Liang Xinyun, Han Zhen has never expressed his attitude.
In other words, his mind was not on the trivial matters of the Han family at all, and work was more important to him than anything else.
When Han Chen was very young, he complained to Liang Xinyun about why his father didn't love him.
Liang Xinyun said that Han Zhen didn't not love him, but he just had something he loved more.
Han Chen was young and didn’t understand. Without his father’s company, he would feel like a child abandoned by his father.
After he started working and read the Hippocratic Oath, he gradually realized what Han Zhen's "love" of almost abandoning everything meant.
Some careers that involve great love and require sacrifice ultimately need people to do them.
The one who goes is either your son or your husband, or his son or your husband.
Making sacrifices for people you know well is called being righteous; making sacrifices for people you don’t know well is called boundless love.
Han Zhen was not a good husband or a good father, but his contributions cannot be denied.
Sometimes when he encountered a night when he could see the stars, Han Chen would look at the star-studded sky and wonder whether among these myriad shining stars, there was one that might have been created by Han Zhen.
Han Chen's feelings towards Han Zhen have always been complicated.
He couldn't decide whether there was a father-son relationship between him and Han Zhen, but he couldn't deny his admiration for Han Zhen and his pride in having such a father.
Back from the notary office.
Han Chen took the initiative to call Han Zhen.
Of course, it wasn't a personal call.
Han Zhen's unit was a confidential organization. Although it did not reach the level of "two bombs and one satellite", everyone in his family still signed a confidentiality agreement.
Family members must go through strict procedures to contact him and cannot speak to him privately.
To contact Han Zhen, you need to first make a phone call to inform his unit who is visiting. The unit will record the caller's information, contact information and relationship with Han Zhen, and then inform Han Zhen of this information and ask him to call back when he is free.
During the call, the entire process is monitored and recorded.
This is also one of the reasons why Liang Xinyun and Han Chen rarely contact him, because it is too troublesome and there is a limit on the number of times each month.
Usually, Liang Xinyun contacted Han Zhen the most. Han Chen's grandfather would occasionally call to ask about his health and express his concern, but Han Chen never called once.
The matter of "meeting the parents" forced Han Chen to make the first call to Han Zhen.
The last time the two of them spoke was during Han Chen's lunch break.
The father and son spoke for the first time, and they felt extremely awkward and unfamiliar.
Han Chen even forgot to call "Dad" first when he was on the phone. He just said, "When are you free to come to Dongjiang?"
Han Zhen also seemed a little uncomfortable. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Han Chen not even calling him "Dad". He asked according to the procedure: "Is there something wrong, or..."
"I'm planning to get married, and before I get married, Momo's father wants to meet his parents."
Han Zhen was silent for a while.
Han Chen was guessing what Han Zhen was thinking, probably wanting to ask why he didn't go find his grandfather.
Han Chen was afraid that Han Zhen would say this, or say that this matter was not his business.
While waiting for an answer, Han Zhen suddenly said, "Let me check my recent work schedule. I'll contact your mother later. It would be better for her to organize it. After all, it's a matter between both parents."
Han Chen was stunned for a moment, "Yeah."
Both sides fell silent.
"I've finished my story," Han Chen said, "you're busy."
Han Zhen was stunned for a moment, "Hmm."
After that, the call was hung up.
The father and son spoke on the phone for the first time. They said six sentences in total, two of which were just "hmm", and the call did not even last more than a minute.
But in just this one minute, Han Chen felt that time seemed extremely long, and every pore was visibly tense.
He was even more nervous than his first time on the operating table.
night.
Han Chen returned to Yuanshangju.
He told Liang Xinyun about his phone call to Han Zhen.
At that time, Liang Xinyu was washing dishes in the kitchen. When she heard this, her hand slipped and an exquisite porcelain bowl fell into the sink with a "click" and broke into several pieces.
She stared at Han Chen in shock, and without caring about the condition of the bowl, she took off her gloves and touched Han Chen's forehead without washing her hands.
Han Chen was much taller than her, and when she stretched her hand into the air, Han Chen dodged it.
"What are you doing?" Han Chen frowned.
"Let me see if you have a fever today."
“…”
"What did you tell your father?" Liang Xinyun asked.
"Straightforward."
"Didn't you ask him how he's feeling or if he's busy lately?"
“…”
Liang Xinyun saw that Han Chen couldn't utter a word for a long time and knew how redundant her question was.
"What did your father say?"
"He agreed. He said he would contact you and let you arrange it."
Liang Xinyun glared at him, "You need help from others, but you still can't be a little sweet-talker. He's your father, and if it were anyone else, he wouldn't even answer the phone. Can you learn from Momo and smile when you see an elder, then say something to comfort them and show your concern for them? Even if you don't mean it, just pretend to make them happy."
"..." Han Chen: "I can't pretend."
"You're such a taciturn person," Liang Xinyun cursed, turning back to washing the dishes. "I don't know who you resemble."
“…”
Liang Xinyun finished cleaning up the broken dishes and turned to see Han Chen still standing in the kitchen. She frowned and asked, "Anything else?"
“No more.”
"You're not going back now that I'm gone?" Liang Xinyun said, "Want me to feed you? Didn't you see I've already washed the dishes?"
“…”
"Hurry back to Xiangbin Yali," Liang Xinyun pushed Han Chen out of the kitchen, "The person who will take care of your meals is there."
"Mom," Han Chen frowned, looking aggrieved.
"What's wrong?"
"Are you still my real mother?"
"Just treat me as if I'm not," Liang Xinyun said, "I don't have a son as dumb as you."
“…” Han Chen was speechless again.
"What time is it? Did you come here to inform Momo?"
"No."
"Why aren't you going home yet?" Liang Xinyun said helplessly, "You don't go home after get off work and don't tell Momo. What if she gets anxious waiting for you?"
"I...just wanted to tell you that I called my dad."
"You said it too, and I know it now. You should leave."
"You haven't said whether you agree or not."
"What did I promise?"
"Help me organize it," Han Chen said. "Uncle Zhou and Aunt Liu are the elders, and I'm the younger. It's not easy for me to take charge of this matter. I can choose the location and provide the funds and manpower, but I hope you can come forward to contact and inform them. This will make it more formal."
Liang Xinyun glared at him, "Do you think I'm just a mother for nothing? I know all this without you telling me, and...this idea wasn't yours, was it?"
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