"Xiao He, do you think I have changed?"

After Ye Hao left, Xia Long said to Xia He.

Xia He was stunned for a moment, but quickly nodded, "Yes, dad, I think you have changed, and the change is very powerful."

Xia He was telling the truth. In her impression, her father was not like this. He was a man who only knew how to enjoy life. Naturally, today had a great impact on her.

"Haha, you must be very disappointed with me in the past."

Xia Long smiled gently, "Because in the past, I only knew how to drink and fish, and I also liked to write and write, raise flowers and walk birds, but I never participated in family affairs, and I had no ambition at all."

Xia He was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head to deny it.

"There is no need to deny that your personality is like mine and you are not willing to admit defeat, so I know you are disappointed, because if it were me in your position, I would be disappointed too."

Xia Long smiled and waved his hand, "But Xiao He, I have to tell you that there is a reason for me to be like this, and this reason is to protect you."

Xia He was stunned.

Xia Long continued, "I have two daughters and a son. You are the eldest. The remaining sons and daughters are half-brothers to you. You know this."

Xia He listened silently and nodded. She knew that her mother was her father's first wife, and his father also had a second wife.

"I might as well tell you the truth today. Your mother and I really love each other. I wanted to marry her back then, but my family opposed it."

Xia Long said, "You should know the reason. As the eldest son of the family, I cannot make the decision on my marriage. I must consider the interests of the family. But at the time, I was young and vigorous and didn't care about it at all, so I brought him with me."

Your mother ran away from the family."

"When you escaped from the family, your mother was already pregnant with you. Although I was prepared and took some money in advance, my whereabouts were still found out by my family."

Xia Long said, "After finding me, my family gave me two choices. Either I separate from your mother and you, return to the family, and accept the family's marriage arrangement, or I cut off all contacts and relations with the family.

, the family will no longer interfere in my life and your mother's life, but the premise is that all the money I took away from the family must be returned."

Hearing this, Xia He's body was shaken.

"Tell me, if you were me, what would you choose?"

Xia Long looked at his daughter and said.

Xia He was speechless for a moment.

"You have been handling family business for so many years, so you should know the importance of money." Xia Long said, "Without money, it is difficult to move forward, not to mention that your mother is still pregnant with you and will give birth to you soon. If I

If you return all the money you have to the family, how can I support you? You may say that I can work to make money, but the problem is that I have been contributing to the family in those years, doing antique business on the border, so I also suffered from injuries.

How difficult is it to find a job? Even if I find a job by chance and make money, how much can I earn? Can I afford to support you and your mother? Not to mention the time it takes. You were born

I need money right now, where can I get it in such a short time?"

Xia He's body trembled slightly as she spoke a series of words. It was obvious that this was the first time she knew about her father's difficulties back then.

"As the old saying goes, a penny can defeat a hero." Xia Long sighed, "So I have no choice but to separate from you and your mother, leave the money to your mother, return to the family, and follow the family's arrangements."

"And the result is not bad. My second wife is a good person. Although I don't like her very much, she likes me very much. Unfortunately, she is too weak. After giving birth to a pair of children for me, she got sick.

She died of illness, and as soon as she passed away, I naturally lost power, because the family originally asked me to marry her because her family was also a member of the Antique Club, and the family wanted to successfully marry her through my association.

Our Xia family entered the antique fair, but who knew that it didn’t work out and she left."

"When people die, the family's plan to join the antique club failed, so I naturally have no value. I don't care about it. I don't want to stay with this kind of family that can sacrifice the happiness of their children for the sake of profit and future. But the problem is

, what about your younger brothers and sisters?"

Xia Long said, "They are also my children. Although I don't have much emotional foundation with my second wife, I couldn't ignore them. I had to take responsibility. But at that time, I had no value. My only

The bargaining chip is the position of the first heir of the family."

"So I used this to make a deal with your second uncle Xia Guang." Xia Long said calmly, "I gave up inheriting the family head and the power to inherit all the family companies. I only want my children to receive a good education and live a good life.

Your second uncle agreed to a good life, so I took you and your mother home, and you were raised by the family, and your younger brothers and sisters can also study abroad."

Only then did Xia He understand, and his eyes turned red.

"Do you hate me?"

Looking at Xia He, Xia Long said.

"Dad, I was wrong."

Xia He jumped into Xia Long's arms, tears falling down.

She used to really hate her father because she didn't understand why her father left her and her mother.

Later, her father suddenly appeared one day and took her and her mother back, and her hatred gradually disappeared, because her father was really good to her and her mother, and her mother also said that her father had the same difficulties as her father.

But the hatred disappeared, and a sense of contempt rose again, because her father's humble attitude and submissive behavior in the family made her feel that her dignity could not be tolerated.

That's why she studied so hard, took etiquette courses, and learned antique knowledge, all because she wanted to stand out in the family.

But now she knows the truth.

It turned out that her father had encountered such difficulties back then. It turned out that he had to behave like this. It was ridiculous that she thought it was because he was not living up to expectations.

Naturally, she felt infinite guilt.

Feeling Xia He's tears wet his shoulders, Xia Long smiled, with a warm look in his eyes, and patted Xia He's back.

"There is no need to feel guilty or blame yourself, because you are doing the right thing, and the most important thing is that you are doing everything well."

Xia He's tears became more intense, but Xia Long kept comforting her, and it took a long time for Xia He to calm down.

Xia Long smiled and said, "Actually, I didn't want to tell you this. It's better if you always hate me and look down on me, because this way can make people grow rapidly. As long as you can truly grow up, what's the problem if you hate me all your life?
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