Su Xingran's school term starts in March, and it's late February now. In about ten days, Su Xingran will have to go to Peking University to register for school.
The graduation banquet was moved to three days before Su Xingran left for Beijing. Su Xingran had been quite troubled these days; she was going to study in Beijing, and she wanted to take her parents with her.
A few days ago, Su Xingran talked to her parents about going to school. "Dad, Mom, I'll be going to school soon. Beijing is more than a thousand kilometers away from here, and it takes about thirty hours by train."
"Dad, Mom, I want you to come to Beijing with me. We can rent a place first and buy a house later." Su Xingran's suggestion was rejected by her parents.
"Ranran, your parents can't go to Beijing with you. You're going to school, and there's nothing we can do there. Besides, you've never been to Beijing before, so you don't know what it's like there."
"You go to Beijing with Uncle Huang to get familiar with the environment and get used to life there. When your parents need you more, we'll go with you."
Mr. and Mrs. Su had their own ideas. Ranran was just a prospective college student. She would need her mentor's help in Beijing, and if the couple went with her, finding a place to stay would be a problem.
They really didn't want to bother Ranran's master. Their own daughter was already a huge burden, and her master was already taking care of her. To then trouble her master to take care of her disciple's parents would be excessive. People would gossip behind her back, which wouldn't be good for Ranran either.
Su Xingran still wanted to try, "But, Mom and Dad, I'm going to study in Beijing, and you'll be staying at home. The three of us will be separated. I can't bear to leave you, Mom and Dad, and I don't want to be separated from you."
Su's mother sighed. She felt that her daughter was good in every way, except that she was completely clueless about the complex relationships between people.
"Ranran, let me be frank with you! When you go to Beijing, you'll definitely go to your master's house first. Your father and I haven't met Uncle Huang's family or spent any time with them all these years."
“You are Uncle Huang’s apprentice, so it’s normal for you to follow him. But as your parents, it’s not appropriate for us to go to Uncle Huang’s house and disturb his family. People will gossip and point fingers behind your back, which is not good for you.”
“Your parents know you have the ability to buy a house in Beijing, but other people don’t think so. They won’t believe that a student like you has this ability; they’ll think it was given to you by your master. That’s how gossip starts, saying that our family is taking advantage of Uncle Huang and sucking his blood.”
“We can’t guarantee that Uncle Huang’s family will think the same way. Your parents know you can’t bear to part with us, and we can’t bear to part with you either. For eighteen years, the three of us have never been separated.”
"But Ranran, these are all things you have to go through. The path you choose is up to you. Your parents can only accompany you from behind; there will come a day when we won't be able to be with you anymore."
"Ranran, listen to your parents. Go to Beijing to study by yourself first. Once you've settled down, your parents will go to Beijing too. With Ranran's abilities, our family will be reunited soon."
After listening to her mother's words, Su Xingran felt a lot of emotions. She hadn't thought as much as her parents had, and hadn't considered those possible scenarios.
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