Chapter 583 Father and Son Separation
"No, no." Xiaoman stomped her feet, "I want to go back with Dad. Mom has my third sister to protect her, I want to be with Dad!"
Zhang Heyao felt an unbearable bitterness in his heart.
Who says raising children isn't worth it?
All the efforts have paid off.
"Xiaoman, listen to what Dad says—"
"I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen, I don't want to stay, I want to be with my dad." Xiaoman cried.
San Ya came in from outside, holding a piece of meat in her hand. When she heard him crying, she was stunned and asked, "What happened?"
"I won't stay. I don't want my mother, I don't want my sister, I want my father!"
As he said that, Xiaoman grabbed the remaining candy on the table and ran to stuff it into Sanya's arms.
After stuffing the candy into his mouth, he sat down on the ground and began to take off the new shoes that Lu Qiniang had just put on him.
Give them everything back!
He doesn't want it!
Since he didn't want their things, they couldn't keep him.
He wants to be with his dad.
Xiaoman cried so hard that she was out of breath, and her little body was shaking like a leaf in the autumn wind.
Zhang Heyao's heart was broken by his crying.
Lu Qiniang leaned against the door and wiped her tears.
She understands.
Zhang Heyao came over and hugged Xiaoman.
"Dad, take me away. I'll be obedient. Don't abandon me."
Xiaoman pulled his sleeve and cried heartbrokenly, her eyes were red, and her originally fair little face was now red from crying.
Zhang Heyao took out a handkerchief to wipe the snot that had already flowed into his mouth, picked him up, patted his back gently, paced back and forth in the yard, and comforted him in a gentle voice.
"Xiaoman, you are Daddy's only child. Daddy will never abandon you."
"Dad is going back to Beijing to deal with some urgent matters, so I'm leaving you with Mom for now."
"Think about it, your mother went through so much hardship when she carried you for ten months and gave birth to you. If you say you don't want me, won't I feel very sad?"
"Dad is reluctant to leave you. When your mother left, she was also reluctant. But there is no other way. We don't have the ability to be reunited now."
"So, Xiaoman, you must be obedient, study hard and practice martial arts, and become a capable person in the future."
Having ability may not necessarily make everything go as you wish, but it can solve most problems.
"Dad promises you that he will come back to pick you and Mom up. Whenever you miss me, just write to me, and I'll write back..."
"Your mother and sister are here. Although they are both very capable, how can they survive without a man in the family? Xiaoman has grown up and can help Dad protect them, right?"
"Dad," Xiaoman pulled Zhang Heyao's collar and sobbed, "Dad, I, I still want to go with you."
"Yes, Dad knows." Zhang Heyao said patiently, "Dad wants to take you away too. But didn't Dad tell you before that in this life, there are always many things that we can't control, things that we don't want to do but have to do."
"For example, studying and practicing martial arts are always hard; but suffering now is better than suffering for a lifetime."
"For example, Dad doesn't want to go to court early in the morning and late at night, and doesn't want to take risks, but it's something Dad has to do."
"We suffer first and then enjoy the sweetness. If we do all the things we don't want to do first, then only good things will come to us later, right?"
"Xiao Man, haven't you always wanted your parents to be with you? Dad promised you that after this matter is dealt with, your mother and I will accompany you. I will keep my word."
Zhang Heyao did not lie.
He thought that after the dust settled, if Lu Qiniang didn't want to go to the capital, he would come to the northwest.
It is not certain that we can reconcile with each other, after all, there is an insurmountable gap in her heart.
But on the one hand, he will try his best, and on the other hand, even if it really doesn't work, he will choose to be with them in order to give Xiaoman the complete parental love.
In just a few decades of life, he had already obtained all the fame, wealth and power he wanted.
If he could spend the rest of his life with them and their son, it seemed that being of the second or third rank was not that important.
"Dad, I want to go with you."
No matter how Zhang Heyao coaxed her, Xiaoman kept saying this, but her crying became quieter and quieter, and she was obviously much calmer.
Zhang Heyao looked at San Ya.
Sanya understood what she meant, "Xiaoman, come on, sister will take you out hunting. Haven't you always wanted to go? Let's go now!"
Unexpectedly, Xiaoman looked up at her and said seriously, "Third sister, I want to accompany Dad. Can we go another day?"
This sentence really made Zhang Heyao unable to hold back.
Xiaoman understood.
Xiaoman knew that she would not take him away.
He didn't want to, but he was already convincing himself to accept the status quo.
He wanted to accompany himself again.
For the first time, Zhang Heyao felt extremely reluctant to leave.
But he still suppressed his emotions, touched Xiaoman's head, and put on his shoes for him.
"The thread in the hand of a loving mother—" he said.
"The traveler's clothes are sewn tightly before he leaves, for fear that he will return late." Xiaoman continued subconsciously.
"You can't bear to leave your father, and your father can't bear to leave you either. But when your mother left you, she felt the same way you do now."
Zhang Heyao patted Xiaoman on the shoulder and said, "When you were angry just now, you threw away the shoes your mother made for you, right?"
"That's not right." Xiaoman lowered her head. "I shouldn't have given the candy back to Third Sister. She gave me the ones she was reluctant to eat. It was wrong for me to lose my temper with her."
"Well, admitting one's mistakes and being able to correct them is the greatest virtue," Zhang Heyao said patiently. "Although your mother and your third sister dote on you, you must remember that you must protect them from now on, understand?"
"I know, Dad." Xiaoman sobbed.
"Okay, go play. Daddy will take your mom to pack up your things."
Xiaoman held on to his sleeve and refused to let go.
Zhang Heyao could only hold him and take Lu Qiniang to the inn to pack Xiaoman's things.
Lu Qiniang was deeply shocked when she saw the six large boxes full of things.
She always knew that Zhang Heyao was good to Xiaoman.
But every time, she would be refreshed by new discoveries.
Zhang Heyao really cares about Xiaoman in every detail.
Even her own mother couldn't do it.
She even wanted to say, Xiaoman, even if you don't recognize her as your biological mother in the future, don't forget that Zhang Heyao was so kind to him.
Xiaoman went to his room to get something.
Zhang Heyao stood in front of the window, his hands behind his back, as if trying to calm down.
After a while, Lu Qiniang heard him speak——
"Abandoned Mother, if anything happens to me in the future, please bury me next to my parents. I don't want to be buried with Song Mingzhen. As for the tombstone, use the one you prepared for me. Sun Shun knows where to put it."
"Pah, pah, pah, what nonsense are you talking about! Brother, you are young and strong - Brother, just take care of yourself for Xiaoman -"
"If I live, I will return to you. If I die, I will miss you forever."
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