Chapter 394
Su Changzhi looked at his wife with tears in her eyes and shook his head.
That's not the case. That's not the case.
But he couldn't utter a word to refute.
Liao Fengmei is truly a qualified and good wife and a good mother.
She takes good care of her husband, the family, and even the children. She is always so gentle, as if she has no temper.
But at this moment, her words were like a knife stabbing into her body.
Su Changzhi thought about what he had contributed to this family over the years.
It seems not.
He saved most of the money he earned, and the food and supplies at home were the worst. His efforts did not allow his children and wife to live a rich life.
As for the children, he didn't even know how they grew up. It was as if he didn't pay attention, and in the blink of an eye, they were born and grew up on their own.
He often didn't say a word to his family for several days because when he came back, most of the children were already asleep, and when he left in the early morning, the children were still asleep.
Every time he came home, his wife would immediately serve him hot meals and hot water. Seeing how tired he looked, she didn't dare to nag him too much.
He never took his children out for a walk or to play, and he never even had the chance to hold his children.
He had his own obsession hidden in his heart, and everything else seemed to have not occupied too important a position in his past days...
Including his wife who gave birth to his children.
Su Changzhi recalled that one time when he came back from work, the children surrounded him with joy on their faces, holding up the certificates in their hands for him to see.
How did he do it?
Because he was tired, he shouted loudly, "What are you arguing about? Go back to your room... They are both ignorant. Sigui, as their brother, aren't you ignorant too?"
It seemed that at that moment, the children looked at him timidly, and the light in their eyes dimmed.
"Dad, it's my birthday tomorrow. Can you come back early?"
"Dad, Acong said his dad is taking him to town to see the lanterns tomorrow. Can you take us with you too?"
"Dad, Mom is sick, can you stay home for a day?"
"Dad, why are you always so busy..."
What did he do when faced with the child’s pleading face?
"Your birthday comes every year, and you ask your mom to cook you a bowl of noodles. How can your dad be free..."
"Dad has to work, maybe next time."
"If we stay at home, what will this big family eat?"
.......
Scenes flashed through Su Changzhi's mind, making him feel breathless.
He smiled bitterly. It turned out that he was not only an unqualified son, but also an unqualified father and an unqualified husband.
Facing his wife's tearful eyes, he was too embarrassed to meet her gaze.
"I'm sorry~"
"I have neglected you all these years. I am not a good husband, nor am I a good father."
"You're right, I'm a selfish person."
"But, Fengmei, you said one thing wrong."
"It's not that I don't have feelings for this home. On the contrary, I love our home very much."
"I love my children very much, and I never feel wronged by coming to the Liao family."
"I am very grateful for your dedication and companionship over the years. You and the children have always been very important to me."
Liao Fengmei didn't understand, "Since you care about us, why do you have to go back?"
Su Changzhi was puzzled. "There's no conflict between going back and caring about you, right?"
"I am a husband and a father now, but I am also someone else's child."
"My mother has been waiting for me too. She is old and can't wait for me much longer. If I don't go back, I may never see her again!"
Liao Fengmei sobbed, thinking about the gossip she had heard over the years and how her father had abandoned her and her mother when she was young.
She felt extremely uncomfortable.
The scene of her and her mother being bullied is still vivid in her mind even after so many years.
Their village is poor and it is also a patriarchal society with a serious preference for boys over girls.
There are few wives in the village who are not beaten. Many families even rely on women to support the family. The men do not work and beat and scold their wives and children at home.
Although Su Changzhi is not very considerate to his family, he has a good temper and works hard.
She never hit Liao Fengmei or her child, and even Sixiang was envied by other girls of the same age in the village.
Some people who are unbalanced and jealous would remind Liao Fengmei from time to time.
"Feng Mei, your man is such a great earner, you have to keep an eye on him. Don't be like your mother, where he ran off with the money without you even knowing, leaving you with an orphan and a widow. How will you live?"
"Feng Mei, I heard that your man was picked up from outside by you and your mother? Before your mother died, she used the grace of saving your life to force him to marry into her family? You'd better be careful, don't leave a bunch of children behind when you go back to your own family~"
"Feng Mei~"
……..
Sixiang and Sijia outside the door listened to their mother crying inside the house and looked at their brother with panic.
"Brother, is Dad leaving?"
"Aunt Cuifen said that Dad will return to his home one day."
"Aunt Oguchi and Guangzi also said that once our father's family finds him, he won't want us anymore..."
"The sister who came today is from Dad's family, right?"
"Is he leaving? Just like Hongyan's father, he's going to the city and never coming back. He doesn't want her and her mother anymore?"
Nine-year-old Scarlett held her sister's hand tightly and said, "Sister, let's go in and tell Dad that we will be obedient and that we can make money in a few years. Please ask him not to leave."
"We can earn a lot of money to treat his illness, buy him medicine, and I can even massage his legs."
Sigui grabbed his sister's hand and said, "Don't go!"
He also heard a lot of gossip in the village, and he understood his father's obsession as much as his mother did.
From childhood to adulthood, he rarely saw his father happy.
If that is his lifelong pursuit...what's wrong with letting him go?
"Don't be afraid, my brother has grown up now and can make money. I can support you and mom."
"We shouldn't interfere in adults' affairs. If we are important, he won't abandon us. If we are not important, why should we become a burden to him? Over the years, it has been not only us and mom, but he has also worked hard..."
Sixiang and Sijia looked at their stubborn brother, and were led back to the room by their brother's hand with a confused look on their faces.
That night, Su Changzhi and Liao Fengmei talked all night long, venting all the emotions that had been pent up in their hearts for so many years.
Only then did Su Changzhi realize how much his wife and children had endured on a daily basis.
"Fool, you're still so stubborn at your age. Who said I'm going back alone?"
"I never felt forced to be with you. If I felt wronged, how could there be Sixiang and Sijia later?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
