Standing at the door, the old gentleman said to Father Fu, “It’s normal that you are sad, but you must remember that you are not alone now. You have a biological daughter who you owe for 21 years.”
Upon hearing this, Father Fu froze for a moment, turned his head, and looked at his daughter, who was standing next to him. Then, he smiled bitterly, “Hah, and I still thought of keeping it from you, but you already knew it. Hong Mei…I didn’t live up to her expectations; I’ve disappointed her.”
“Yes, you are right; you are sorry for your deceased wife, but Yu Sheng! Look at your daughter, look at her well! When your deceased wife passed away, she was only two or three years old. A two or three-year-old child without a father or a mother. She was all alone, yet she could still live until today! Have you ever experienced life like that! Do you know how it must have felt! Do you know how hard it must have been for your daughter!”
“You have already disappointed your deceased wife. Do you still want to disappoint your only daughter? Keep your grief; you should accompany my granddaughter to school now! Other people’s children get to have their parents pick them up from the age of kindergarten. But what about my granddaughter? She could only watch other people’s children being picked up by their parents!”
“Have you ever sent her to school for a day? Have you ever helped her in her studies? Have you ever taught her a word? Have you ever held her hand when she was learning to walk?”
“From birth to toddler, you have never taught her; from her kindergarten to her university today, you have never accompanied her. Fu Yusheng, you better put your sadness away! Don’t show it in front of my granddaughter! This matter is you adults’ matter; I do not allow you to make my granddaughter sad because of your problems!”
The old man rarely got angry. Just like now, even when he saw Engineer Fu’s sad look, he was not angry; he was just teaching him a lesson.
The more the old Sir spoke, the more guilty Father Fu felt and the more sorry he felt for his daughter.
Ye Jian was stunned by the old gentleman’s questions. Every question lingered in her head all the way to the car. His speech was so powerful that she didn’t dare to interrupt, nor did she dare to say a word to help her father.
“Your grandfather really woke me up; he’s right, this is between your mother and me. I shouldn’t let you worry about it. Don’t worry, my daughter; I will go to your mother’s grave to plead guilty, and I will tell her about everything that has happened in all these years.”
“I will also tell your mother that our daughter will not be wronged anymore in the future. All those people outside better do not make my daughter feel wronged, not even a tad bit. They better not embarrass you; even my son-in-law in the future has better not bully you. If he dares to make you feel wronged, I will not hesitate to break his leg!”
The rain seemed to have cleared, and there was no more grief as before.
But Ye Jian knew that her father was only suffering alone because he did not want to let her see it.
But she would rather see it.
Raising her hands, Ye Jian held tightly her father’s big hands that would be supporting her like she was his precious jewel in the future. Ye Jian replied solemnly, utterly each word clearly, “Dad, you don’t have Mother, but you still have me. Go and visit my mother, and tell her clearly what had happened in the past more than 20 years, explain it clearly to my mother. From now on, you, me, and Grandpa will live happily ever after.”
“You have to promise me that you must not do extreme things. You’ve said it yourself, if your son-in-law dares to make me feel wrong in the future, you have to come forward and protect me. I will remember your promise in my heart!”
Xia Jinyuan, who had arrived at the airport, didn’t know that he had been chanted twice, “Whoever made Ye Jian feel wronged, his leg will be broken.” It was already 8:11, but the person he was waiting for hadn’t shown up yet.
“Dad, I’ll take a look outside. You sit here.” Lieutenant Colonel Xia, who still hadn’t seen his beloved girl, could not sit still, so he got up and walked outside.
“Come back!” Commander-in-Chief Xia shouted, “We came here to accidentally bump into them; we’re not here on purpose! Why are you going outside to look for her?”
