“Father, Mother, Mother won’t complain or find fault. She didn’t help her son for the sake of a reward, nor did she ask the Pavilion Master Lan to help investigate the moldy disaster relief grain for the sake of a reward.”
"As long as we prepare with care, that's enough." After arriving at the study and hearing her father's words, Tianxuan said.
Upon hearing this, Ye Ren'an and his wife looked at each other for a moment and then realized that their son made sense.
Ye Ren'an smiled and patted Tianxuan's shoulder, saying, "My son is absolutely right. Your mother and I have overcomplicated things. Your mother has been very kind to you and to me. No amount of gratitude can be enough."
"Therefore, I promise you this: if your mother ever needs my help in the future, I will do everything in my power to assist her, even at the cost of my life."
Tianxuan naturally understood her father's meaning and nodded.
"Alright, my son, you should go back to your room and rest early. We have to get up early tomorrow, and we'll go see your mother and master off together. Also, Tianxuan, I know you're sensible. It's only natural to feel sad when you're separated from loved ones. You don't need to hold back tomorrow. If you want to cry, just cry. It's not shameful, and no one will laugh at you."
"Or you can go back to your room and cry it out, but don't bottle it up inside." Ye Ren'an thought for a moment and decided that he still needed to give his son some advice.
After hearing her husband's words, Xia gave her son a reassuring smile, which she agreed with.
Tianxuan looked at her father, then at her mother, then took a step back, lifted the hem of her robe, and knelt down on both knees.
"Son, what are you doing? Let's get up and talk." Xia said quickly as she went to help her son up.
Looking at his son's actions, Ye Ren'an felt that strange feeling from before resurfaced.
"Father, Mother, I also have something to say to you both. Let me say it like this. Ever since I was old enough to understand, I have been begging with my older brother and the others, following that wicked man around. Every day when I opened my eyes, I hoped that I would be lucky enough to find some scraps that the wicked man would not eat, but which I could use to fill my stomach."
We hoped that the bad guy would be in a better mood and wouldn't hit us.
As I grew older, I envied children who had parents and family. I would think how wonderful it would be if I had family too.
After meeting her, the older brother said that she was a kind-hearted person, and if he didn't want to die or encounter evil people again, he should stick with her and follow her closely.
So the son, along with everyone else, started to cling to her.
We thought that even if we still couldn't get enough to eat after following her, at least we wouldn't be abused anymore.
But who knew that after following her, he would no longer be abused or cursed, and he would no longer go hungry.
In the first few days, she was a bit hot-tempered and would yell at us, but that was because it was her older brother's idea to have everyone call her "mother," which is why she got so angry.
Later, she let us call her whatever we wanted. She didn't mind that we were all dirty and disheveled, and she took us with her and let us stay with her. She used the money from selling the prince's wild game at a high price to buy us clothes. That was the first time we took a hot bath in a tub, and the first time we wore new clothes, new shoes, and new socks.
Our hair was tangled and infested with lice, so it was impossible to comb, that she shaved our heads bald.
After we started following her, we never ate food that we had to beg for or scavenge again. Where there were no restaurants, she would hunt wild game for us to eat.
This is the first time my son has ever eaten a perfectly steamed meat bun. It's so fragrant and soft!
Later, as she accumulated more and more money, we got better and better clothes and food, and we no longer had to stay in large dormitories when staying at inns.
She not only taught us to read and write, to do math, and to speak foreign languages, but she also taught us the principles of being a good person.
In her eyes, people are only divided into good and bad, and men and women.
Now, she has also helped her son find his family.
The son never imagined he would have a family, elders, and brothers. He was overjoyed to return home. His grandparents, parents, and three brothers doted on him and spoiled him rotten; they didn't even object to him cooking.
Father, Mother, your son truly feels incredibly lucky to have a family like yours.
However, your son still wants to stay with her. Please, Father and Mother, grant me your request. Your son, Tianxuan, begs you. After saying this, Tianxuan prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed.
Upon hearing this, Xia was already in tears, sobbing uncontrollably.
Even though they already knew the general outline of their son's past, after he returned to their side, the couple worried that asking him too many detailed questions would remind him of that nightmarish experience. So, they privately discussed it with their family and agreed not to ask their son those questions anymore.
Now, even if her son only said a few simple words, she can't stand it anymore.
After hearing his son's words, Ye Ren'an finally understood where the strange feeling in his heart came from.
"Tianxuan, tell your father the truth, this decision was something you had already thought about before you entered the manor, wasn't it?"
Tianxuan remained kneeling and said, "Yes, Father."
“My son is different from my sixth brother Kaiyang. He is the only son in the family, but I have three older brothers. Grandfather, grandmother, father, and mother, you have all seen with your own eyes that my son is doing well. Even if my son is not in the mansion, he is with her, so you should be at ease.”
"Father, Mother, your son won't be following her around forever. My elder brother and master all said that she will eventually marry and have children. When that time comes, your son will come back and beg you, Father and Mother, to grant me permission." Tianxuan spoke again and kowtowed once more.
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