The old man is an academic, after all, and he's easily embarrassed. I wonder if he's still waiting for him to ask for a favor before trying to persuade him to quit.
Anyway, Chen Lu refused to mention helping out, and kept bothering him until New Year's Eve.
After all, he was only receiving individual tutoring there, and Professor Yin felt bad about kicking him out, so the two of them ate the meals Professor Yin cooked together every day after class. Gradually, they started talking about everyday life.
As usual, he didn't leave the old man's house until evening, carrying a garbage bag, before driving away.
Chen Lu has been very busy these past few days, working non-stop at the company and at his grandfather's place, and after that he still has to go back to his rented apartment to be with Liang Zhirou.
I rushed back to my rented room, only to realize it was New Year's Eve, so I quickly turned around and headed home.
On the way, he looked at his chat history with his mother. Wang Xiaoxia hadn't called him once today.
I've been urging him to come home for days, but today, on New Year's Eve, there's been no word from him.
You're not angry anymore, are you...?
Chen Lu swallowed hard and unconsciously slowed down the car a little.
I'm home.
Chen Lu knocked on the door for a long time without getting a response. After taking out his key and opening the door, he found that the house was empty.
"Dad! Mom!"
"Chen Mo! I bought you a ticket to Xu Song's concert!"
Still no response.
The house was spotless, and new Spring Festival couplets were pasted on the door, but there was no one there.
Where are people during the Lunar New Year?
Chen Lu muttered to himself, then took out his phone and called Wang Xiaoxia.
The call went through immediately.
"Mom! Where are you all during the New Year holiday?" he asked anxiously.
Wang Xiaoxia switched from a WeChat voice message to a video call. In the video, she was wearing sunglasses, and her long hair was gently blowing in the wind outside the car window. "We're on our way to your grandfather's house."
Chen Lu suppressed the throbbing in his temples. "Then should I drive there myself?"
It takes at least seven or eight hours to drive there from Hangzhou, so he might not even make it in time for New Year's Eve.
“We’re almost there. If you come any later, you won’t even get to have New Year’s Eve dinner. You’re a grown-up now; you should learn to find a place to spend the New Year on your own,” Wang Xiaoxia said, yawning.
Chen Lu: ? ? ! !
"Honey, is there anything else you want to say?"
Chen Lu raised his voice several decibels, "Dad! Don't you feel any remorse for letting Mom make such a fuss like this?!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoxia leaned over and lightly pecked Chen Guanglin on the cheek, then asked with a smile, "Darling, does your conscience hurt?"
In the video, Chen Guanglin smirked, held up two fingers of his right hand on the steering wheel and made a peace sign, without saying a word.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Lu slumped weakly onto the sofa, momentarily wondering if he was dreaming.
After a while, his anger subsided a little, and he finally understood the whole story.
There was no need to confirm; it must have been her father casually discussing the pros and cons during dinner, saying that it wasn't appropriate for Liang Zhirou to come alone for the New Year, and that it would be a bit abrupt to invite the mother and daughter directly.
But he didn't call out. Although he knew that the mother and daughter had been going through this all these years, given the current relationship between the two families, he and his mother would definitely feel bad if things continued like this.
Then Chen Mo came up with such a despicable idea.
My mom thought it was funny and immediately made the decision.
All these factors led him to this state of destitution.
The logic is already very clear, and the facts are definitely not much different.
......
The silver Audi drove along the highway, leaving trees behind with each whoosh of wind it cut through.
"You really dare to say that. We're not close to them at all right now. On the bright side, the best we can do is go back and watch the Spring Festival Gala while having New Year's Eve dinner." Chen Guanglin couldn't help but complain after hearing the phone hang up.
Wang Xiaoxia didn't seem to care much. "It's good enough if we get there by eight o'clock. You can stop at the service area ahead and I'll take over driving while you rest."
Noticing that Chen Mo was a little quiet today, Chen Guanglin glanced at her in the rearview mirror and saw that she was holding a stack of English test papers. His expression turned somewhat surprised.
Although her daughter's grades were decent from a young age, she was never really known for being hardworking. Especially now that she's studying English, before Liang Zhirou started tutoring her, Chen Mo was the top student in math and the worst in English.
What's going on?
"Xiao Mo, what you need to do now is relax. Pushing yourself too hard all at once can easily backfire," he said gently.
Chen Mo remained silent for a long time before finally saying in a muffled voice, "If only I had tried harder before..."
She frowned and muttered to herself, then opened the vocabulary learning app on her phone, her brows furrowing even more deeply.
This software is garbage. If I open it every day or two, it feels like I'm paying off a debt, and I can't possibly finish reviewing all the vocabulary.
"Your brother had the best college entrance exam score in our family, spend some time with him..."
Wang Xiaoxia turned around from the passenger seat, her words suddenly caught in her throat, she froze, the corners of her mouth gradually drooping, and her eyes slowly turning red.
The two kids usually play and fight in the back seat, but now that they're quiet, it's hard to bear.
"What's wrong?" Chen Guanglin asked softly.
Wang Xiaoxia took off her sunglasses and rubbed her eyes, her voice trembling slightly, and there was a hint of tears in her voice, "It's the New Year, and it hurts so much that Xiaolu isn't here. Xiaolu has been gone for the first time since he was born..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Guanglin smiled smugly and teased softly, "Isn't it because you're worried that your in-laws' place is too quiet, so you're simply sending your son to your daughter-in-law's house for the New Year?"
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