Lin Meiling looked at her husband and son, gripped the steering wheel, thought for a moment, and decided to apologize, "I'm sorry, I was a bit short-tempered yesterday."
Upon hearing this, Du Weiguo was somewhat surprised—
He thought his wife wouldn't back down.
After so many years of naiveté, Du Weiguo had gotten over everything and never imagined he would hear his wife apologize again.
"It's nothing, everyone has some soot at the bottom of their pot," Du Weiguo said, patting his wife's head. "Sometimes I want to run away, but where can I run to?"
"If you're a man, would you run back to your parents' house the moment you get angry, like I do?"
Seeing that Du Weiguo was about to start nagging again, Lin Meiling wanted him to shut up, but the man wouldn't listen to her and continued to ramble on, "When I'm angry, I also want to run away from home, but I'm afraid that if I leave, no one will take care of you."
“A real man should shoulder his responsibilities. Our son gets all red-eyed at the drop of a hat. He’s so effeminate and doesn’t act like a man at all.”
The two had different educational philosophies. Du Weiguo wanted to raise his son into a tough guy, but Lin Meiling, who had worked as a publishing editor for many years, had a different idea.
She enjoys the moments when her son shows her his inner softness and releases his emotions.
“He’s still a boy, not a man,” Lin Meiling gently corrected her husband. “It’s normal for children to have emotions; everyone starts as a child.”
After he finished speaking, Du Weiguo remained silent.
Well, it seems like it was all for nothing.
Thinking about it, Lin Meiling felt unhappy, and this anger continued until her son spoke after she received the book.
Du Yuheng said, "Mom, let's drive to Uncle Zhou's house—"
"I want to give this picture book of dinosaurs, plants and nature to Xinya."
Why would someone give you gifts after being beaten up?
Lin Meiling pulled the car over to the side of the road and, under the watchful eyes of the father and son, spoke up, "Old Du, have you noticed the problem?"
"You can't discipline children with your fists. Look at you now—"
At this point, Lin Meiling glanced at her son and said helplessly, "They always say that beating their son is for his own good and is a way of showing their love for him."
"So my son has fallen for a woman who abuses him?"
What is all this nonsense?
"They hit your head now, but what about next time? When you grow up and are hit by someone, you'll think it's out of love—"
Is this what you wanted to see?
The principle of gender equality means that physical punishment of children should never be tolerated in family education.
They're all children, why treat them differently?
Seeing that her husband was still hesitant, Lin Meiling issued an ultimatum: "I forbid you from hitting our son again. If I find out again..."
"Let's just get a divorce."
Tired of constantly arguing with her husband, Lin Meiling didn't want to be so forceful, but she had no choice; Du Weiguo was susceptible to this tactic.
"Fine, if you don't want to fight, then don't fight. I'll accept the education, I'll accept the education." Du Weiguo was also a junior high school graduate who went out to make his way in the world. After marrying a college graduate, he listened to Lin Meiling in everything.
Seeing her husband's good attitude in admitting his mistake, Lin Meiling softened her tone. "Honey, we'll educate our son together when he makes mistakes in the future. Of course, he should be punished for his mistakes, but home is a warm place. If you hit him, he will be afraid of you."
Lin Meiling didn't want their father-son relationship to become serious, so she always tried to mediate.
However, the influence of one's family of origin is too great, and it is not easy to completely change a person.
The only way to change him is through love, to let Du Weiguo experience the sweetness of family warmth, so that he will naturally not take out the suffering he endured on his son.
They actually have a mutually healing relationship.
Du Weiguo tolerated her childishness and immaturity, while Lin Meiling tolerated her husband's bad temper and stubbornness.
Two people who refused to yield to each other formed a family in the name of love, finding mutual understanding and healing.
After agreeing to his wife's request, Du Weiguo also made his own demands: "You're not allowed to run back to your parents' house every time you get angry."
"I want to run away too if things are like this."
"If the teachers have all run away, what are the students still doing at home?" The man's analogy was quite amusing. "I also want to run away and escape, but I'm afraid you won't be able to live well alone."
It's so painful; even chopping vegetables can cause my wife to cut her hand.
What else can we expect from her?
Using a combination of gentle persuasion and firmness, Lin Meiling was coaxed into laughing, "You should worry about yourself first, you're the kind of person who can twist your back just by turning over."
How dare you criticize me?
The elderly couple exchanged a smile, and Du Yuheng, sitting in the back seat, couldn't help but pat the seat, "Mom, hurry up and drive, I want to—"
"What are you thinking about?" Du Weiguo teased his son deliberately. "Do you want to see your sweetheart soon?"
Du Yuheng had no idea about having a sweetheart; he just liked being with Zhou Xinya.
However, according to his father's saying, "If you like someone, you're willing to give your all," Du Yuheng felt that he did indeed like Zhou Xinya.
Their family atmosphere encourages expressing love boldly, so the chubby boy nodded, "I want to see her soon and give her the gift."
Oh dear, I tried to amuse my son but ended up getting a glare from my wife.
Du Weiguo touched his nose and asked again, "Didn't you say you liked gentle girls like Mom? How come—"
Needless to say, the problem is quite clear.
Now, Du Yuheng didn't know how to answer.
He raised his head, looking a little confused, and shook it. "I don't know."
"I hate girls who are violent and loud, but I like her just the way she is."
Confident and flamboyant, Du Yuheng couldn't explain why he liked her.
But I just want to be good to her, to see her eyes crinkle into a sweet smile—
That's sweeter than eating candy yourself.
Liking someone means being willing to make sacrifices. Du Yuheng told his father, "Only she and my mother can make me do things willingly."
Du Yuheng is still a chubby little boy and too lazy to move.
But in order not to disappoint his mother's expectations, he would urge himself to get up early to exercise and eat less to lose weight.
You could also give Zhou Xinya the lunch snacks you've been craving all day to make her happy.
Everything was out of love, and he was very happy doing it.
Upon hearing this, Du Weiguo said sourly, "Oh, so you only listen to those two?"
"So, no one loves me, my dad?"
Lin Meiling nudged him from the side, "Stop joking around, are we going up later?"
She couldn't refuse; she wanted to see her precious son's shy side when giving gifts to others.
But if you go, you'll have to stay for dinner.
Lin Meiling suffers from mild social anxiety; she dreads sitting with strangers and having to force herself to talk when she has nothing to say.
If that's the case, I might as well go back to the publishing house and work overtime.
Spending time with books is better than awkward conversations with people.
Du Weiguo glanced at his son carrying the gift box, leaned back casually, and said, "Let's just eat, what are you afraid of?"
"Just like you said, our son is the victim. The victim even brought gifts over. What's wrong with having a meal together?"
Du Weiguo and Zhou Yunshi have known each other for many years. He raised his thumb in his fist and said, "I knew President Zhou before Du Yuheng was even born."
This must have been a friendship spanning many years; I never imagined that our children would even be in the same kindergarten.
As if thinking of something, Du Weiguo's eyes were full of smiles.
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