“Mom,” Hero called out.
She looked at Hero with excitement and joy, feeling as if her child had grown up.
There's no longer any need to hide under her wing.
"Fifteen, you won the championship again! I saw the news. Although I don't play video games, I'm so proud of you. Seeing you get to where you are today, becoming a hero in everyone's eyes, makes me so happy!" Qiao Yanzhi was extremely gratified.
Raising him was not easy, and I am very proud of him.
Hero lowered his eyes and chuckled softly, then stepped forward and hugged Qiao Yanzhi tightly: "Thank you, Mom, it's so good to have you."
Qiao Yanzhi patted his back: "Mom didn't spend much time with you. You went to the club when you were thirteen and it was hard for you to come home. Everything you have is due to your own efforts."
“Without my mother, I wouldn’t be who I am today,” Hero said.
If it weren't for Qiao Yanzhi and the Fu family, he might have grown up in an orphanage.
When he turned eighteen, he left the orphanage and took on the most ordinary jobs.
Perhaps his life wasn't good, and one day he thought about suicide.
He might become a social menace, engaging in petty theft and even harming others.
He was lucky; he didn't end up among the lowest-income group.
To have the freedom to choose and do what you love most.
All of this was given to him by the Fu family.
“You are my child. You are different from others. You must always remember that you are your mother’s precious son,” Qiao Yanzhi emphasized.
Hero needs to understand that even if his uncle comes, all the relatives will try to persuade him.
His identity is the fifteenth young master of the Fu family.
No one can erase his identity.
Hero nodded and calmly said, "You're my only mother."
This also reassured Qiao Yanzhi.
She was worried that Hero might do something rash and run back home.
She doesn't want to lose this child.
"Dinner's ready, come downstairs." Qiao Yanzhi beckoned to Tang Yaoyao and said affectionately, "You're such a grown-up, why are you still lying in your brother's bed? Get up quickly."
Tang Yaoyao lazily got up, in a good mood, and punched the rabbit: "Okay, I'm coming."
They were already seated at the table, waiting for Hero and Tang Yaoyao to come down.
Today I made mostly foods that Hero and Tang Yaoyao like to eat.
Tang Yaoyao sat down in the chair and asked excitedly, "Mom, is there spicy rabbit today?"
"Of course I do. How could I forget what my daughter likes to eat?" Qiao Yanzhi put some food on Tang Yaoyao's plate. "Eat more. If you lose weight, Mom will be heartbroken."
Tang Yaoyao picked up her chopsticks and said in a coquettish tone, "Thank you, Mom. It's so good to have you."
Qiao Yanzhi was very happy, with a satisfied smile on her face.
She's lived so long, and the only thing that helped her find herself again was that her daughter was still alive.
I want to shower her with all my love.
Shi Qianqian sat there without saying a word, but her eyes involuntarily drifted toward Hero.
Seeing everyone's eyes fixed on Tang Yaoyao, I was still quite envious.
He unconsciously started picking at his fingers.
Tang Yaoyao also put food on Hero's plate: "Brother, eat more."
She distributed the food evenly, then put some on Fu Xiuchen's plate as well: "Big brother, you should eat more too."
Then he served food to Fu Jiang and Qiao Yanzhi, saying, "Mom and Dad."
Qiao Yanzhi and Fu Jiang caught it, exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with sweetness and relief.
"Brother, I can serve you some food too."
Shi Qianqian stood up, picked up the same dish as Tang Yaoyao, and wanted to pass it to Hero's bowl.
Hero took the bowl back and said coldly, "Eat it yourself."
Shi Qianqian pursed her lips, sat down again, and muttered softly, "Why can't I?"
Tang Yaoyao looked at Shi Qianqian and noticed the small expression on her face. Perhaps she was a little worried about Hero.
She's Hero's sister, and she understands his desire for her brother's attention.
She and Shi Qianqian were in some similar situations, only the circumstances were different.
She was facing Hero, a person with emotional disorders.
Xu Xingchen served Shi Qianqian some food: "You can eat more. You look quite thin. You haven't been eating properly at home, have you?"
Shi Qianqian answered honestly: "My aunt said that since we don't have money at home, I have to eat less and do more chores. I don't eat much, but I can still do a lot of housework."
Her words caused a moment of silence among everyone.
Shi Qianqian ate a lot at the Fu family's house; she enjoyed fruits, snacks, and other foods that children like.
Perhaps I didn't eat much when I was a child.
Shi Qianqian's gaze lingered on Qiao Yanzhi and Fu Jiang.
There was a certain expectation behind saying this.
But no one responded to her.
She's quite fair-skinned and pretty, with a resemblance to Hero in her features, inheriting her father's genes; she's very fair-skinned.
However, Tang Yaoyao noticed that Shi Qianqian's hands were rather rough, just as she had said, indicating that she did a lot of housework at home.
Shi Qian and his wife have no children, but Shi Qianqian is not their daughter either, so it seems unlikely that they can treat her like their own daughter.
They're not blood-related, just that one layer apart.
Tang Yaoyao picked up two pieces of meat and gave them to Shi Qianqian: "This isn't your uncle's house, so you can eat without worry. Our Fu family isn't that stingy; we can afford to treat you to a meal."
Shi Qianqian pursed her lips again, her hand holding the chopsticks tightened a little, her knuckles turned white, and she casually ate a couple of bites.
"I'm stuffed."
Then get off the table.
They also seemed unwilling to communicate with them.
Except for Hero.
Hero didn't look at her or care about her at all. Shi Qianqian also noticed that her brother wasn't responding to her and was too lazy to watch the family being all lovey-dovey at the dinner table.
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
