Chapter 441 Don’t Follow Your Old Path
The night before Tunan and Xingyan left for school, everyone gathered at Suihua Building to see them off.
The dishes had not yet been served, so everyone sat on the sofa in the box and chatted.
Tuanan estimated that he would have to report to the Planning Bureau as soon as the holiday came. They were carrying out a big project and were short of staff, so he would not be back until the New Year.
Beijing is not like Shanghai, it is difficult to come back.
Song Ying held Tunan's hand, tears welling up in her eyes:
"I don't know what your mother was thinking. She sent you to study so far away, and now you're still working in Beijing. What are you going to do? How long will it take before we can see each other?"
"Ah! It's my fault!" Huang Ling answered vaguely, holding a plate of small cakes in her hand and a piece of cake still in her mouth.
Just now she said she was a little hungry, so Pengfei went to get her a small piece of cake.
"If I don't blame you, who else should I blame? I blame you!" Song Ying nudged her with her elbow.
The two were originally sitting next to each other, and Huang Ling elbowed him back.
"Then I have an idea for you. Let Dongzhe go to Beijing to study and stay in Beijing to work in the future. Then he will take you over. This way, you can see your godson and your biological son every day. What do you think?" Huang Ling said this while looking at Dongzhe.
"Auntie, that won't work. There are only two pillars in our two families, one is Brother Tunan and the other is me. Brother Tunan has already gone to Beijing, and if I go there later, who will take care of you? Right!"
"Forget it. The pillars of the family are Uncle Zhou and Uncle Lin. You are at most a door chisel now." Pengfei said with a smile.
"I am the future pillar of the family, I will be one in the future." Dongzhe forcedly explained.
"Okay, okay." Pengfei nodded.
"Your tone doesn't seem right."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Dongzhe jumped up and started to quarrel with Pengfei.
"Tunan, you must take leave in advance and come back early for the New Year. Auntie will give you a big red envelope. We don't want the overtime pay." Song Ying instructed again.
"Auntie, I will come back as soon as possible." Tunan replied with a smile.
"Don't be too honest at work. If someone scolds you, scold him. If someone hits you, hit him. Your uncle Zhou didn't teach you kung fu in vain. I think Lin Dongzhe is very powerful. Don't be kind, okay?" Song Ying said again.
"Auntie, don't worry, I know what to do." Seeing that her eyes were red again, Tuanan patted the back of her hand to comfort her.
"If you can't solve something, just call me and I'll go help you! I'm not afraid of the distance! I'll see who dares to bully our Tunan. Be generous when you start working. If you don't have enough money, tell your aunt. I have money..."
"Yes, yes, my mom has money. Brother Tuanan can spend it, Pengfei can spend it, Xiaoting can spend it even more. Anyway, anyone can spend it except me." Dongzhe walked over and sat on the armrest of the sofa next to Tuanan and began to complain.
"Lin Dongzhe! Are you itching for trouble?" Song Ying was about to slap Lin Dongzhe's thigh through Tu Nan, but Lin Dongzhe jumped away.
Xiangdong watched them laughing and making noises with a smile on his face. Feeling craving for a cigarette, he walked out of the private room and into the yard to smoke.
Lin Wufeng followed him and chatted with him.
Seeing Lin Wufeng coming over, Xiangdong knew that he didn't smoke and was about to put out his cigarette, but Lin Wufeng stopped him:
"You can smoke, smoke! I don't smoke myself, but I'm not afraid of the smell. When we were researching new products, we worked day and night, and all the engineers smoked. The room was as thick with smoke as if you were using wormwood to smoke out mosquitoes in the summer. Most people couldn't speak when they came in."
Xiangdong felt a little embarrassed, but he didn't want to offend Lin Wufeng, so he took a deep puff of each cigarette, trying to finish it quickly.
Lin Wufeng smiled and said, "When you are with them, don't treat me as the factory director, just treat me as your own brother."
"Great," Xiangdong glanced into the room and sighed, "I originally thought Pengfei was just saying all these good things on the phone because he was afraid his mom and I would worry. It's only after coming here that I realized he's really doing well with you guys taking care of him."
"Brother Zhou and I have never treated Pengfei as someone else's son. We criticize him the same way if he does something wrong."
"That's good, that's good. He is still too naughty." Xiang Dong nodded.
"Naughty children are clever and smart." Lin Wufeng replied.
Usually, Lin Wufeng was too busy with work, so when they met they would just say hello. Although Lin Wufeng paid attention to Xiangdong's work, they didn't chat much.
Now that they had some time, Lin Wufeng, from a father's perspective, told Xiangdong some of the more important things in Pengfei's growth that he considered.
"Hua Lin did not make a wrong move, but it was mainly because Peng Fei was lucky. If..." Xiang Dong did not continue and took a deep puff of his cigarette.
If he stayed at the banker's, Pengfei didn't know what kind of life he would have lived, and Xiangdong didn't even dare to think about it.
When Tuanan and Xingyan left, their three younger brothers and sisters who were in their senior year of high school had already gone to class, so only their parents came to see them off. Worried about tiring them, they did not let them see them to the station.
When he reached the platform, Tunan stopped.
Xingyan followed his gaze and saw a middle-aged man in front of her wearing an old blue-gray cotton-padded jacket. He was tall and thin, slightly hunched, wearing glasses, and looked very gentle.
She probably knew who it was and called out softly, "Tunan."
"Ah...it's my dad." Tunan replied.
The two walked towards Zhuang Chaoying.
Zhuang Chaoying saw the two of them, and his eyes fell on Xingyan. He knew at first glance that she was a good girl, and he was very happy.
"dad."
"Tunan."
"Dad, this is Gu Xingyan."
"Hello, Uncle Zhuang."
"Hello...classmate Gu." Zhuang Chaoying guessed that she should also go to Beijing to study and should be Tuanan's classmate.
"Then you guys talk." Xingyan walked away a few steps.
Xingyan had already heard about what happened before from Tunan, and she thought it would be better for them to talk alone at this time.
"Tunan, Dad..." Zhuang Chaoying hesitated to speak.
"Dad, let me tell you the truth. Xingyan and I have decided to stay in Beijing. You don't have to worry about work." Tuanan said calmly.
Zhuang Chaoying nodded:
"I've figured it out. Your mother definitely wants you to stay in Beijing, and your aunt also wants Hongbin to stay in Shanghai. I guess Xiaoting and Pengfei will be the same in the future. They don't want you to go back to Suzhou because of this damn family.
Useless father, difficult grandparents, prisoner uncle... They are like time bombs... Dad hadn't figured it out that day, and now Dad... I'm sorry, Tunan, I..."
"It's okay, Dad, just take care of yourself." Tuanan shook his head.
Zhuang Chaoying took out a net bag of food and handed it to Tunan:
"Dad never even sent you off to college during these years..."
"It's okay, Dad."
"No, no, I know you must be blaming me. I'm not as good as your Uncle Zhou...far inferior, not as good as him in anything..."
"Dad, Uncle Zhou is really good to Xiaoting and me. In fact, I am very grateful to Uncle Zhou and you. Uncle Zhou gave me everything a father should give, and you helped me to have a clear understanding of myself, to adjust myself at any time, and to try not to follow your old path."
Zhuang Chaoying looked at Tunan in a daze.
The young man in front of him was determined, wise, and upright. Zhuang Chaoying seemed a little unfamiliar with him.
He said goodbye to the two children and watched them get on the train and leave.
On the way home, he was still a little dazed, still thinking about what Tunan said. When he entered the house, his mother Zhuang ran up to him angrily. Before he could say anything, his mother Zhuang slapped him in the face.
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