After Chen Muxue finished speaking, the living room fell into a long silence.
The couple stared at each other for a long time before Chen Lu was the first to react. He didn't say anything, but simply reached out and touched his daughter's forehead.
After he touched her forehead, he took turns touching Liang Zhirou's forehead, looking quite incredulous.
"She doesn't have a fever." Chen Lu found it strange. This girl could give up the idea of eating watermelon just because she was too lazy to go to the kitchen, so why did she insist on going abroad?
Chen Muxue shrank to the side, preventing them from touching her: "Dad, Mom... do you two have to react like this!"
"Isn't it good to be at home with your parents looking after you? Why go abroad and suffer when you don't know anyone?"
“Dad, that’s why I have to go out,” Chen Muxue said earnestly. “Staying at home is fine anywhere… but I don’t want to be taken care of by you all the time.”
"...Have you thought it through?"
"I've thought it through."
Chen Lu remained silent for a moment, then simply nodded without saying anything more.
Seeing that her husband didn't say anything, Liang Zhirou swallowed back the words she wanted to say and just looked at her daughter with reluctance.
Chen Lu glanced at his daughter again, and for a moment he seemed to see her as a little girl with a ponytail, a lollipop in her mouth, and droopy eyelids... When he rubbed his eyes and came back to his senses, Chen Muxue had grown up.
To be honest, this was quite unexpected, leaving him feeling a bit helpless for a moment.
Unexpectedly, this girl, despite her laziness, suddenly became the one who ran the farthest.
After a while, Chen Yunqi returned from his meeting and, upon hearing the news, reacted just like the couple, reaching out to touch Chen Muxue's forehead.
Someone who's never been interested in anything since childhood suddenly wants to go abroad...
Is this little sister delirious from the fever?
Chen Muxue angrily slapped his hand away, chased him around the living room for a long time, and only stopped after giving him a rocket headbutt.
"Ah... Jiang Nan and I had planned a trip together, let's cancel our tickets."
Chen Yunqi returned to the dining table, rubbing his forehead and muttering to himself, already starting to feel reluctant to part with his younger sister.
"Is it really necessary? It's not like I'm not going back to Hangzhou after graduation." Chen Muxue frowned slightly. "I'm going abroad to study, not going to die right away."
"Then you absolutely must come back," Chen Yunqi said, her eyes red-rimmed.
"...No, if I don't come back, where will I go?"
Chen Lu ignored the two kids bickering and just opened a bottle of red wine for himself. Beer was too much for them, and the two kids couldn't drink baijiu, so this was just right.
He poured the drinks for the two of them, handed them to them one by one, and then raised his glass.
"This toast is to congratulate you two on finding what you want to do... You've really grown up in the blink of an eye."
"Isn't my mom drinking?" Chen Muxue asked curiously, holding up her wine glass. Liang Zhirou looked a little strange.
"Your mom can't drink alcohol, so let her drink Coke instead."
Chen Lulu said without changing his expression, "This simpleton has only drunk a few times over the years, and each time it left him with an indelible psychological shadow."
She's a total aloof and domineering older sister type, and also a female hooligan.
So he was really afraid that Liang Zhirou would get drunk, pin him down on the bed, and get another baby...
Liang Zhirou pursed her lips tightly, lowered her face with great guilt, and was too embarrassed to say a word.
Then she obediently took a bottle of Coke back and held the cup next to Chen Lu.
The two children were both gone in the blink of an eye.
It takes four hours by high-speed rail to get to Jiangcheng from here, and less than two hours by plane, so it's still not considered close.
Needless to say, Mu Xue would have to consider the time difference if she wanted to contact him in the future.
Chen Lu stared at the two children for a while, then sighed quietly to himself, feeling a little melancholy.
The children have all grown up and will eventually leave the nest.
"Going out into the world is never as pleasant as staying at home; there are far more setbacks and difficulties than opportunities. When you first encounter many obstacles, you may feel like the sky is falling, but when you look back at my age, it's not such a big deal."
"Back then, the Polaris almost went out of business, and your mom was even prepared to sleep on the streets with me..."
"You're talking nonsense again." Liang Zhirou gently patted him.
Chen Muxue pouted, "Dad, I know all that. Now that things have come to this, you might as well tell me how you got together with Mom."
Chen Lu and Liang Zhirou exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with tenderness. "The two of us..."
The family of four gathered together for a dinner that was not much different from usual, except that Chen Lu, for the first time ever, talked a lot about his experience in dealing with people and situations. This was the first time he had ever been so talkative.
No matter how old a child is, he still sees them as a child, and at times like these, he always wants to give them detailed instructions.
I really can't bear to part with it...
Of course, he was genuinely happy at the thought of their future life together.
...
Chen Muxue followed Chen Lu in many ways, and would thoroughly understand many things before doing anything.
The game format is significantly different from before. Polaris can only maintain its leading position in the domestic market and have the possibility of further progress if it transforms as soon as possible.
Chen Lu's thinking is still in line with the market, but her mind is no longer on it; this is something only she can handle.
By early August, Chen Muxue had packed all her things and was ready to go ahead and get acquainted. Chen Lu and Liang Zhirou wanted to go with her, but she politely declined.
When Liu Yan heard about this, she came over specifically to teach her goddaughter some self-defense techniques. Although Chen Lu did not refuse, he felt in his heart that Chen Muxue didn't really need it.
This girl can solve most problems with her brain alone. Even when she encounters someone who doesn't listen to reason, she can still communicate with them using her brain.
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