"Dad...are you really going to Xiashan Village? That...that's an extremely poor place."
Wen Shoucheng never thought that his father would decide to take the two children to the countryside. The atmosphere in the capital was not good and the rumors were not right, but he was confident that he would not need to avoid disaster.
"Shoucheng, I don't care what you and your wife think, but I must take my grandson and granddaughter away."
Wen Xunqing didn't think the current situation could get any better. Didn't he see? Those people had gone mad, every one of them. He wanted to kill people by driving them crazy beforehand. He could save people and treat illnesses, but he couldn't save these already mad people.
"But...but...will the children be able to adapt?"
Wen Shoucheng was still making his final struggle. He didn't want his children to leave him, nor did he want his father to leave him. His father was the real pillar of support, the real miracle doctor.
"They will adapt, gradually."
Wen Xunqing believed his grandchildren would be able to adapt to this environment and grow up. Staying in the capital wouldn't help them grow, and he would worry about whether they would follow the same pattern as those people. Madness is contagious.
"Okay, ask your wife to prepare the things. We have to leave, and right away."
If he let out a single word, he'd probably be stuck. He didn't want to see this happen, nor did he want to be trapped in the capital. He knew the madness of those people. Since his last visit to Jinyuan, everything he'd seen was enough to make him realize that everything was different.
"I understand, Father."
Wen Shoucheng nodded and left the study in silence.
"How's it going? How's it going? Has Father changed his mind? Can the Ophiopogon japonicus and Malt stay?"
"Speak..."
Qin Xi looked at her husband, her face full of anxiety. She was afraid that her father would take her child from her arms, but her husband's silence made her realize that there was no change, no possibility of change.
"Go and check their luggage! Dad said they have to catch the earliest bus. There's no time left. Please help the children pack some of their most commonly used items. I'll send the rest by mail."
Wen Shoucheng hugged his wife, his face filled with guilt. He couldn't easily change his father's decision, and since his children had already agreed, he had no chance to stop it.
"No... I don't want to... I don't want the children to leave me."
"Ah Xi, you should know your father's temper."
Wen Shoucheng frowned, looking at his wife with disapproval written all over his face. His father's decision was always impossible to change. He had tried everything, but the end result was still the same.
"Is it... really not possible?"
"No, really. All you can do now is help the kids pack their luggage."
Wen Shoucheng looked at his son and daughter as they emerged from the room. They had chosen to be with their grandfather rather than their parents, even though they were ignorant. It was natural that they hadn't fulfilled their responsibilities, and the children weren't close to him at all.
"Maidong... Maidong... go tell your grandfather that you don't want to follow him." Qin Xi grabbed his son's hand as if he saw hope and looked at him pleadingly.
"Mom...I want to follow Grandpa."
Wen Maidong looked at his father beside him. He wanted to follow his grandfather and didn't want to stay in the capital. Parents were just a name to him. He had been taken care of by his grandfather since he was a child, so he was naturally closer to his grandfather than to his parents.
Hearing this, Qin Xi was visibly stunned. She had never expected her son to reject her. Shouldn't he be a little closer to her? Why? Why was her child so calm?
"Okay, don't bother. Go pack your bags."
Wen Shoucheng nudged his wife, signaling her not to stall for time. Their father had spoken, and they had no right to refuse. Maidong had always been close to his father. Wen Shoucheng felt his wife's request was impossible.
"No... I won't... Father can't take my son and daughter away like this. Maidong and Maiyao must stay with me."
"Do you have a problem with me? Or is it that what I say is no longer effective?"
Wen Xunqing walked out and glanced at his daughter-in-law, who looked grim. He immediately knew that his daughter-in-law was unwilling to accept her fate and was holding a grudge against him. Regardless of whether she held a grudge or not, Wen Xunqing did not regret his actions at all. He just wanted to leave quickly and make the most of his time.
Since his son and daughter-in-law were unwilling to leave, he could only take his grandchildren with him. This was better than having the whole family stay in the capital. Policies from above were constantly changing, and he didn't think everything was developing for the better.
The Wen family could not be destroyed in his hands, nor could its foundation be severed. He could only preserve the family lineage. No matter what, he had to take his grandson and granddaughter with him.
"Yes, father, don't worry, I will arrange it right away."
Wen Shoucheng held his wife back, not wanting her to continue in front of his father, lest she start saying things that his father didn't want to hear.
"grandfather……"
Wen Maidong struggled to look at his parents who had already walked away, and then looked at his grandfather beside him.
"Okay, if you want to take anything away, remember to take it all. We have to leave the capital. Grandpa will take you to a quiet place."
Wen Xunqing patted his grandson's head and looked at him lovingly. He looked neither like his son nor like him, but rather like his father. Although his grandson was reluctant to inherit the Wen family's medical heritage, he wasn't an old-fashioned person. He would try to find a suitable person, preferably someone in the Wen family who could inherit the family's medical skills.
"Somewhere quiet?"
"Yes! That's where we can be protected."
It seemed he couldn't give his address to his son and daughter-in-law. He needed to think carefully about how to take all these things away. All of these things were his accumulation over the years, and he didn't want to leave anything behind, because if he did, he might lose them. Since his last return, he had thought a lot and done a lot in secret.
"Wherever Grandpa goes, I follow."
"Good boy." Wen Xunqing nodded with satisfaction.
"Okay, go tell your sister quickly and pack up your things early. We need to catch the earliest bus and have to leave."
When it came to making decisions and being decisive, Wen Xunqing never hesitated. Time waited for no one. There was no time left. They had to leave immediately, they had to… No one could stop them, no one could stop them.
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