"Daddy! Waaah, Daddy!" The clear, childlike voice carried far in the quiet daylight.
"Jiang Huai!" Jiang Shan shouted, his soul seemingly leaving his body. He slipped on his shoes, grabbed his outer robe from the bed, and rushed out.
Fu Qiyuan's carriage had just turned the corner of the alley ahead when the sound of the wheels drowned out Jiang Huai's childish cries.
Fu Li and An Yi arrived at the main courtyard one after the other and stopped Jiang Huai.
"Father! Xihu, I want my father!" Jiang Huai cried with snot and tears streaming down his face, hugging An Yi's leg and stamping his feet desperately.
Jiang Shan rushed over, hugged Jiang Huai, and said with heartache, "Huai'er, Father is only leaving temporarily. We will see him soon!"
"I want my daddy!" Jiang Huai cried out in anguish, stomping his bare feet on the ground again and again, his face turning purple from crying.
Seeing Jiang Huai so emotional for the first time, Jiang Shan panicked a little.
"Huai'er, be good, don't cry. Daddy will just go out for a little while, he'll be back."
"No, Father is gone, just like Grandpa, he doesn't want Huai'er anymore! Father, hiccup, Mother, I want Father, hiccup...!"
Jiang Huai cried so hard he hiccuped, and bounced around vigorously in Jiang Shan's arms.
Jiang Shan felt a pang of panic as Jiang Huai cried. He gritted his teeth and said to An Yi, "Take Huai'er to find Fu Qiyuan first. I'll be there shortly! In any case, let Huai'er see him off!"
An Yi raised his hand and blew a whistle, and a black horse ran out from the neighboring yard.
He helped Jiang Huai onto the horse and handed his hand to Jiang Shan, saying, "Get on!"
Jiang Shan, disregarding his loss of composure, climbed onto his horse with Fu Li's help, and the three of them galloped off in the direction of Fu Qiyuan.
After chasing for several streets, they finally spotted Fu Qiyuan's carriage.
Fu Shu turned around and immediately stopped his horse, shouting happily, "Young Master, it's the young master!"
When Fu Qiyuan lifted the carriage curtain and saw what was happening, his heart broke!
"What's wrong with Huai'er? Why isn't she wearing shoes? What are you all doing...!"
"Father!" Jiang Huai cried out and threw himself into Fu Qiyuan's arms, hugging his neck tightly. All that could be heard were heartbreaking sobs.
Jiang Shan dismounted, his hair disheveled, and gently patted Jiang Huai's still trembling back, feeling a wave of lingering fear.
“Huai’er suddenly woke up, crying and looking for you. I had no choice but to bring him here…” Jiang Shan’s throat tightened, and tears streamed down his face.
Fu Qiyuan was heartbroken, but this separation was something they had to face.
He gently patted Jiang Huai's back, turned his face, which was covered in tears, and said softly, "Huai'er, don't cry. Look, you've made your mother cry too!"
Jiang Huai sobbed and wiped away his tears, saying, "Father, no, Huai'er... Waaah..."
"Father doesn't abandon you. Father can't bear to part with you and your mother either. Father will go to Grandpa and Grandma's first. We'll be waiting for you there, okay?"
Jiang Huai leaned into the carriage, choking back tears, and said, "Together! Huai'er and Mother will go together! Does Grandpa not want Huai'er anymore? Does Father not want Huai'er either?"
Jiang Shan suddenly realized that what Jiang Huai saw as parting might not be parting at all, but abandonment!
He had seen abandoned puppies and cats on the street, and he had also taken in a dog named Hachiko who had been abandoned. In his eyes, whether it was a person or a cat or dog, anyone who was alone was abandoned!
"Fu Qiyuan!" Jiang Shan suddenly shouted.
Fu Qiyuan looked up and saw an unusual eagerness and excitement in Jiang Shan's eyes.
"Fu Qiyuan, I don't want to be separated from you either. Let's go to the capital together! To hell with his plans, to hell with his arrangements, to hell with his foresight! Wait for me a moment, I'll go pack some clothes for me and Huai'er, let's just go!"
While Fu Qiyuan was still in a daze, Jiang Shan rushed towards the black horse like a madman, clumsily climbed onto its back, and spurred the horse to run away.
An Yi glanced at Fu Qiyuan, then mounted his horse and turned to run away with Jiang Shan.
When Jiang Huai saw Jiang Shan leave, he cried and shouted anxiously, "Mother, come with me! Come with me!"
Fu Qiyuan, his forehead covered in sweat, hurriedly carried Jiang Huai into the carriage and said to Fu Shu, "Let's go back first!"
The carriage chugged back home.
Jiang Huai sat on Fu Qiyuan's lap, hugging his neck tightly, his bright black eyes fixed on the black horse not far ahead, occasionally calling out, "Shushu, hurry up, I can't see your mother anymore!"
Liangchen and Meijing peered out the door. When they saw Jiangshan return, they were initially delighted, but then they were startled not to see Jianghuai. When they saw Fu Qiyuan's carriage, their expressions were indescribable.
Weren't you going to drop someone off? Why did you bring them back?
"What a beautiful day! Quickly pack your things, we're heading to the capital!"
Jiang Shan dismounted and gave instructions.
Liangchen seemed to realize something and quickly pulled Meijing back into the house, instructing the maids and servants to pack the young lady and young master's luggage.
"Fu Li, go to the shop and tell Young Master An that I'm taking my son to the capital. I'll leave things here with him, and I'll leave Fu Wen with him! Also, please apologize to him for me. I'll write to him later! Then go to the trading company and find Chairman Li. Tell him that you can contact Fu Wen about the trading company's affairs from now on. As for Master Wu and Madam Wu... go and inform them. They will understand! That's all for now. Go on your way!"
Fu Li bowed and hurriedly ran away.
He bumped into the old master Fu as he went out. The old man flicked him on the head and said angrily, "Why are you running? Your little master has taken your soul to the ditch. Wait until we get back to the mountain..."
"Master, hurry up and pack your things, Miss is taking the young master to the capital!" Fu Li interjected, then turned and disappeared.
The old patriarch of the Fu family was startled, only then realizing that Fu Qiyuan had returned.
When he saw that his great-grandson, whom his grandson was holding, still had tears on his face, he exclaimed "Oh dear!" and ran back to his room to pack his things.
Fu Qiyuan took Jiang Huai to wash up and helped Jiang Shan comb his hair.
While having his hair combed, Jiang Huai initially sat obediently on the bed, blinking his big eyes at his father and mother. After sitting for a while, he climbed off the bed and went to his toy box, rummaging through something inside.
When Jiang Shan finished combing his hair, he turned around and saw that Jiang Huai had turned the box upside down, throwing things all over the floor, and was carrying his favorite little bag.
"You're moving house, not ransacking it. Are you planning a rebellion?"
In the blink of an eye, the mother has become unkind and the son unfilial!
Jiang Huai pouted and said, "We have to take all of these with us! Let's go together!"
Jiang Shan thought for a moment and said, "There's too much stuff. We can't carry all of it. We'll have your uncle take it to the capital for us in a few days."
Jiang Huai turned to look at Fu Qiyuan, pursing her lips and remaining silent.
Fu Qiyuan rubbed his temples and said, "Take them with you. Just bring another car. With Grandfather, An Yi, and guards along the way, nothing will happen."
Jiang Huai narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiang Shan again.
Jiang Shan pointed at Jianghuai from afar, without saying anything.
Jiang Huai was delighted, his eyes crinkling into crescent moons, and he began rummaging through another box.
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