Chapter 66 Come Home with Me?
There was admiration in He Yunzhou's eyes as he spoke.
He brought the person back when he got off work.
A new chess game was less than halfway played when the door of the house rang again. No need to guess, it was He Tianxiang or He Tianyu, or both of them coming back together.
Although Lin Nuan and the other two attended the same university, the teaching building of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine was relatively remote, as it was the oldest teaching building. Therefore, the three of them had classes quite far away from each other. In addition, the class times for freshman, sophomore, and junior years were different, so the three of them could only see each other after school and never saw each other in school.
The two cousins were the most surprised and the happiest about Xiao Jingyan's arrival.
The three of them had been playmates since childhood, and even though they later separated, they continued to correspond through letters.
When Dudu was one month old, He Tianxiang and He Tianyu also went. Lin Nuan still remembered that when the three grown men met, their eyes were as red as rabbits'.
At that time, she even suspected that the three of them had found a deserted place and hugged each other and cried.
It also witnessed the friendship between the three people.
The three met again after two years and excitedly gave each other a big hug.
He Tianxiang was so excited that he messed up the chess piece he was playing halfway, and He Weiguo slapped him twice, which made the warm reunion atmosphere a little funny.
"You little brat, I was about to win, but now you've ruined my victory."
In fact, the old man is obviously about to lose, and now he is just looking for a way out.
For those who don’t know, He Tianxiang, who was slapped twice, felt a little guilty.
As for the insiders He Yunzhou and Xiao Jingyan, they had no intention of exposing the old man.
During this period, my uncle He Yunyang also came back.
The nanny in our family went back home to take care of our daughter-in-law because she had a baby. Plus, the Chinese New Year was approaching, and it was difficult to find a nanny at this time, so we didn't look for one anymore, thinking we would look for one after the Chinese New Year.
Qi Shiya and Wang Xiaoli cooked a table full of dishes. This is how sumptuous Chinese New Year is!
At the dinner table, everyone talked about family matters and interesting things happening around them.
After dinner, He Yunzhou and He Yunyang were responsible for cleaning up the mess and washing the dishes. However, it was vacation time now, so He Tianxiang and He Tianyu certainly couldn't just stand by and watch, they had to perform well as well.
Lin Nuan didn't even get involved, so of course the job of washing the dishes was left to the younger generation.
Lin Nuan took a broom to clean the place and wiped the dining table with a rag.
After cleaning up, I washed some fruits and brought them to the living room.
He Yunzhou was speaking to Xiao Jingyan earnestly, "We don't need a room for you at home. When you were a kid, your grandparents were sick and your mother couldn't take care of you. Didn't they all live here? Coming back is like going back to your own home, but you really don't consider going home to see him? After all, he is your biological father. Even if there are many misunderstandings between you, you haven't been back for so many years. It doesn't make sense not to go home to see him."
No matter when, the word "filial piety" is irrefutable.
Not to mention this era when development has just begun and is still somewhat backward, even in the new century, with the well-developed Internet, if someone is exposed for being unfilial, they may be subject to cyberbullying. By then, they will not only be condemned by thousands of people and despised by millions, but the situation may be so severe that people can't even survive.
Even though technology is not so advanced now, people’s words are still scary.
Especially those who have achieved success should pay more attention to honor. What's more, Xiao Jingyan is a soldier and his position is not low.
The expression on Xiao Jingyan's face was nonchalant, but his eyes gave people the feeling that he was calculating, or that he had a sense of victory in his grasp.
"Uncle, aunt, uncle, auntie, grandpa and grandma, no one needs to worry about me. After I came back, I deliberately walked around outside, and it was all in front of acquaintances.
I believe that the news of my return has reached my father's ears. In a few days, he will come to arrest me.
He wouldn't let me stay at the He family for the New Year. We had a fight last time and he said he'd cut off ties with me. He also said he didn't want me as his son anymore, but after he came back he didn't put an announcement in the newspaper, so the matter was left unresolved.
Just like you said, he was just angry at the time. I do want to go back to the Xiao family, but I don't want to go back in disgrace. If I go back on my own initiative, it would be like admitting my mistake.
If I had admitted my mistake, I wouldn't have come back until now, so I need a reason to go home now. As for whether this reason should be given by my father or my stepmother, I don't know. "
As the head of the family, He Weiguo also spoke at this time, his eyes full of admiration for Xiao Jingyan.
"Since you have made up your mind, we will not interfere. You have always had your own ideas since you were young. If you need our help, just ask."
Xiao Jingyan thanked him and ended the unpleasant topic.
That's true. If he had been willing to live in peace with Bai Ling, and the mother was loving and the son was filial, he wouldn't have stayed away for so many years.
Although he didn't say much, everyone present knew that he came with bad intentions, so they couldn't go home on their own initiative.
A child who resents his biological father and stepmother suddenly admits his mistakes and goes home one day. No matter who thinks about it, it is not a normal thing.
Seeing that he had a plan in mind, everyone felt relieved.
I have to say that what Xiao Jingyan said was quite accurate. Bai Ling came to visit early the next morning.
After seeing Xiao Jingyan, her eyes immediately turned red, with tears in them, filled with excitement, love and longing. If not everyone present knew that she was a stepmother with a kind face but a vicious heart, anyone else would have been fooled by her, as she acted so convincingly.
"Jing Yan, come here quickly and let me see you. Have you recovered from your previous injuries? I originally wanted to persuade your father to stay and take care of you, but he was angry at the time and he wouldn't listen to anything I said. After he came home and recovered, he regretted it so much and kept talking about you.
After you came back yesterday, you have no idea how happy your father was. But it was already past 12 o'clock in the evening and you didn't come home. You said that you came back but didn't even go home. You have no idea how sad and upset your father was.
Good boy, you are grown up and sensible now, so don't quarrel with your father out of anger. You two are real father and mother, and even if you said something hurtful to each other in the heat of the moment, those were just angry words and don't count.
I know you are a sensible and filial child. It is right for you to come to the He family to visit your elders as soon as you come back. But the New Year is coming soon, and you can't stay here all the time. We all know that you are your uncle He's apprentice and have a good relationship with the He family, so it doesn't matter if you stay here for a few days.
But outsiders don't know? If they knew that you didn't go home but stayed at the He family, someone would gossip about you and say that your uncle He was trying to sow discord between you and your father. This is not what you want to see, right?
Come home with me?"