During the meal, Leng's parents kept the atmosphere lively, and Zhao Ya and Leng Zihao cooperated, but Leng Yue and Leng Kang really didn't talk to each other anymore.
After everyone had finished eating, Leng Kang said he had some good news to share.
"What good news? Why so mysterious?" Mrs. Leng stopped clearing the dishes and sat down to look at her son.
Leng Kang glanced at Zhao Ya, who was frowning, clearly indicating that the two hadn't agreed on the details beforehand. Seeing this, Leng's father's smile gradually faded.
"What exactly is it?" Seeing that Leng Kang hadn't spoken for a long time, Leng's father, as the head of the family, couldn't help but urge him.
"I'm going abroad to work next month," Leng Kang said, glancing at his family.
"Send overseas? Doesn't your company have no overseas business?" Mr. Leng sat up straight, staring at Leng Kang.
Zhao Ya wanted to say something, but Leng Kang ignored her and turned to look at his father, "No, I'm planning to change jobs. I've found a new one in Southeast Asia, and the salary will be doubled."
"Forty thousand?" Mrs. Leng exclaimed in surprise. "Isn't it said that they are very poor over there? They can still give forty thousand? That's more than you get in China?"
Leng Kang's eyes gleamed, and he seemed quite tempted as well. "Hmm, it's higher than in China. I heard it's 995, and overtime isn't too bad."
Zhao Ya looked displeased. "Mom and Dad, Leng Kang will be gone for at least a year. Neither of us will see him for a year. I'm fine as an adult, but what about Zihao? He's getting older, how can he do without his father's company?"
Mr. Leng nodded, looking at Leng Kang with a serious expression, "Are you really willing to sacrifice the opportunity to spend time with your family?"
Leng's mother chimed in, "You've never been to such a far place before, how can we be at ease knowing you're suddenly going abroad?"
Leng Yue watched all of this with a cold eye. She really didn't expect that Leng Kang would actually go!
Seeing the disapproving looks in everyone's eyes, Leng Kang's attitude was unusually firm. "From childhood to adulthood, whatever you say goes. I've never made a decision on my own. But as you know, my biggest dream is to study abroad, but you rejected me before. This time, I'm going abroad to work, and none of you can stop me!"
Seeing Leng Kang like this, Leng Yue couldn't help but turn her head away. A grown man putting on a show of fulfilling a dream? Isn't that ridiculous? The point is, if you want to fulfill a dream, you should at least be a little more selective about the place! It's truly speechless.
"Hey, didn't you see the news about people getting scammed in Southeast Asia?" Leng Yue couldn't help but speak up when she saw the stalemate between the group. She knew that speaking up now would probably backfire, but since no one else was mentioning it, she couldn't just stand by and do nothing!
Leng Kang glared at Leng Yue, seemingly annoyed that she had spoken up. Leng Yue innocently turned her head away; she had been saving him, after all.
Seeing Leng Yue like this, Leng Kang wanted to speak.
But then, Mrs. Leng reacted first. She slapped her forehead and exclaimed, "Look! I knew I'd heard about going to Southeast Asia somewhere before! Isn't this what they mentioned in the news? Look at my memory, it really is!"
"Mom, there are a lot of rumors on WeChat Moments..." Leng Kang tried to stop her.
By this time, Leng's mother had put on her reading glasses and kept scrolling through her phone. "Look, it's on WeChat Moments, people have already posted it."
"Hey, Mom..." Seeing that his mother ignored him, Leng Kang wanted to say something.
At this moment, Leng's father also checked his phone, then slapped his thigh, "I know, I know! I glanced at it but didn't look closely. Now that I see it, isn't it exactly the same as what happened to our Kang Kang? First, they lure you in with high salaries, then you're imprisoned and become a slave to coding. You lose your freedom, and if you disobey, you're beaten. Look, there's more... a few who resisted fiercely were given special treatment, and we haven't seen them since..."
Leng Kang could only watch helplessly as his parents talked, unable to get a word in edgewise.
"Kang Kang, we're not going!" After checking her phone, Leng's mother, her glasses perched on her nose, spoke with a serious expression. Leng Yue wanted to laugh, finding her mother's demeanor utterly adorable.
"Mom, I've already told you, most of the messages circulating on social media are rumors. Don't believe them so easily!" Leng Kang tried to persuade his mother.
Leng's father also joined the fray, holding his phone. "Hey, you can't say that. As the saying goes, there's no smoke without fire. We'd better believe it's true."
“Dad, how could you do this? You’re a teacher, aren’t you?” Leng Kang said helplessly.
"So what if you're a teacher? Teachers have children too, and I'm responsible for your safety." Mr. Leng lectured Leng Kang with a self-righteous air.
“But I’m not a child anymore, I’m an adult!” Leng Kang said, scratching his hair in frustration.
Leng Yue watched the whole time, gloating.
"It's all your fault! You didn't think things through and you dragged my life down with you!" Leng Kang saw Leng Yue's smug expression and immediately took his anger out on her.
Leng Yue looked completely innocent. "What does this have to do with me?"
"It's all because you kept talking!" Leng Kang was furious.
"I..." Although Leng Yue did it on purpose, she would not admit it. Just as she was about to say something, Zhao Ya interrupted her.
“It’s not Yueyue’s fault, she meant well.” Zhao Ya looked at Leng Kang. “You are the head of the family, you are my husband, you are Zihao’s father, you are not a child anymore. Why didn’t you consider us before making your decision? Did you consider our feelings?”
Zhao Ya's question caused Leng Kang's expression to change, but he still tried to find a reason for himself, "I... I'm doing this for a better life for us."
"Aren't we doing well enough?" Zhao Ya looked at Leng Kang. "Did you even ask me and our son if we needed you? Do you know what we need? It's your company, you know?"
"Dad, didn't we agree that you'd take me out to play every weekend from now on? When are we going to the zoo, the amusement park, and the ocean world?" Leng Zihao reached out and tugged at Leng Kang's sleeve, asking in a low voice.
Looking at Leng Zihao's youthful face, Leng Kang couldn't bring himself to refuse. He said as gently as possible, "Let's go this weekend. First to the zoo, then the aquarium, and finally the amusement park."
"Really? That's amazing!" Leng Zihao jumped up and down, hugging Leng Kang's neck, then suddenly stopped, looking at him with some hesitation.
"What's wrong?" Leng Kang smiled and patted Leng Zihao's head.
Leng Zihao looked at Leng Kang and said, "Dad, I remember Zhang Hao said that these places are huge, and we can only visit one place a day. If you go abroad next month, we won't be able to visit so many places. What should we do? Dad, I don't want you to leave."
Leng Kang's lips moved slightly. He pulled Leng Zihao into his arms, looked at his family around him, and ultimately said nothing more. Seeing this, Leng Yue knew that Leng Kang had softened.
That makes sense, really. Who in their right mind would go to such a poor place? Maybe Leng Kang was just misled by his dream of going abroad? As long as he can calm down and think about this, Leng Yue believes he won't choose to go abroad again.
Seeing Leng Kang like this, Leng's parents and Zhao Ya all breathed a sigh of relief. Leng's parents were genuinely worried that Leng Kang had been deceived; if anything happened to him, they wouldn't be able to live.
Zhao Ya didn't want to live apart from Leng Kang. After all, there were so many temptations abroad. What would she do if Leng Kang changed his mind?
Fortunately, Leng Kang has changed his mind, so it's a happy ending for everyone.
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