There was laughter and laughter in the back garden, and people were coming and going, but Xue Heng was sitting aside absentmindedly.
Xue Zhilan saw his son sitting in the corner without moving or looking for anyone else to chat, so he came forward with a plate of cake.
"Try this. The master's work is extraordinary. Every bite is mellow and rich, not sweet or greasy, but the corners of your lips seem to be full of sweetness."
Xue Heng took it: "Thank you, dad."
He took a sip, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and nodded.
“It’s delicious! It leaves you with a lingering feeling when you eat it – you still want to keep eating.”
After saying this, he ate the cake on the plate quickly like a cloud.
Xue Zhilan smiled lovingly: "Xiaohan also liked it very much. After eating three pieces, she even shouted for one more piece. Ling Ling said to save a big piece for her to eat tomorrow morning, so as not to make her stomach too full and uncomfortable."
"She always loves cakes." Xue Heng said with a fond smile: "How could she be willing to miss such a delicious cake!"
Xue Zhilan explained: "This is a cake that Mr. Qing specially asked a famous cake master to make. It was completed just after six o'clock this afternoon. The materials are very fresh, and the shape is unique and in line with the romantic theme of the engagement. By the way, didn't you see it just now?"
"Um..." Xue Heng faltered: "I was busy chatting with Lingling just now and didn't go shopping there at all. We can't appreciate the flashy things of young people now!"
"Nonsense!" Xue Zhilan said: "Live and learn. You may not like new things, but you have to learn to respect and recognize its existence."
Xue Heng's eyes flashed slightly and he whispered: "Dad, do you know that the third child A Chong and Mr. Qing -"
"I know." Xue Zhilan interrupted: "Brother Wu told me about this."
Xue Heng's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief: "Uncle actually knows it too?! Really?! Lingling really dares to say that! She even dares to tell uncle such a thing!"
"No need to tell." Xue Zhilan lowered his voice: "Anyone who observes carefully will know. Not only we know, but the juniors have also known it one after another. Mr. Qing and the third child are not secretive, they are all open to everyone. Your uncle and aunt
I’m not an old fool, so I might not be able to tell.”
Xue Heng smiled bitterly: "Why didn't I notice it? The third child and Mr. Qing don't look much alike."
"Some things can't just be taken at face value." Xue Zhilan said quietly: "If your observation skills were really that good, you wouldn't be confused about many things."
Xue Heng was scolded by his old father and did not dare to refute even a word.
"Ling Ling and her brother-in-law probably agreed after a lot of suffering. After all, such a thing... not everyone can accept it."
If it were him, he would probably go crazy and even get angry to stop it. He would never be able to accept it for the rest of his life.
Xue Zhilan nodded: "That's for sure, but didn't they all accept it in the end? A Yuan and Lingling are more knowledgeable, more tolerant, and more accepting than you."
"Maybe." Xue Heng muttered.
Xue Zhilan glanced at him and said: "What's possible! You still don't believe it when the facts are right in front of you? Children are not the personal belongings of their parents. They are all independent individuals. Parents must guide them to grow up. This is their responsibility.
and obligations. But what the children will look like in the end is not something that parents can decide. If they can’t accept it, what can they do?”
"That's because Lingling and the others have many children." Xue Heng muttered: "If Achong only has one son, he would definitely disagree."
Xue Zhilan thought for a while and asked: "I don't agree, but he is like this, so what can he do? He makes a lot of noise and makes the family no longer peaceful. The elders are uncomfortable and helpless, and the young people are painful and persistent - what can be good in the end?
The ending? Ling Ling and A Yuan finally figured it out - children live their own lives, and those who shouldn't interfere might as well let go and bless them as soon as possible."
Xue Heng was speechless for a moment and hesitated: "There is nothing we can do."
"If you think about it from another angle, it may not be helpless." Xue Zhilan said: "The child has grown up, not a three-year-old child. He has his own independent thoughts and life, and he can't stop him even if he wants to. He will stop him blindly.
, it will definitely only push the child...and his partner further and further away. If you change your mind to tolerance and take the initiative to accept the children, you will have an extra son. Look! Now Xinyuan does not care about big or small things, Qing Shao
Everyone will be there. His parents have been recuperating abroad all year round, and Xinyuan has become his other home. He is filial to the elderly and unites his brothers and sisters. Isn't this similar to having another son? "
"If you think so..." Xue Heng nodded and whispered: "Then it is definitely better to accept than to oppose!"
Xue Zhilan smiled slightly and asked: "Since there is a better choice, why not do it? Right?"
Xue Heng still couldn't help but sigh: "It's not easy to make such a choice."
"That's right." Xue Zhilan said truthfully: "If it were me when I was young, I might not be able to accept it."
Xue Heng looked at Lin Qingzhi, who was eating cake with Cheng Tianyuan not far away, and whispered: "If you can't accept it, it means losing a son. If you can accept it, you will have another son. If the child can be happy, he can
Living a good life is what parents should value most."
"Most people can't." Xue Zhilan said with emotion: "Some parents value face too much, too much about the present, too much about family dignity, etc. Most parents are good for their children, but the methods are not necessarily correct."
Xue Heng whispered: "Qing Shao is a good match among people, and he is a good match for A Chong. They still have to get married, and they may find ways to have a baby in the future... When you think about it, it is actually similar to other brothers."
"Yes." Xue Zhilan replied: "I heard that they want to do in vitro fertilization abroad in the future, and strive to have two or three children. They can form a family and have their own little home."
Xue Heng nodded slightly: "Then - that's really about the same."
Xue Zhilan whispered: "Everything must be observed and speculated from multiple angles. Don't always focus on one aspect."
"I know." Xue Heng agreed after being taught.
Xue Zhilan said: "Xiaohan said she would stay tonight and return to the outskirts of the city tomorrow evening. The nursing home is too deserted, and there are no people of her own age to play with her. It's rare that there are so many people tonight, so if she wants to stay, she can stay."
"Dad!"
"No." Xue Zhilan shook his head firmly: "I haven't lived enough yet!"
Xue Heng couldn't help but remind: "Xiaohan has no playmates or peers, which I can understand. But there are elderly people inside and outside the nursing home, so you have no shortage of company there!"
"The food over there is not even comparable to Xinyuan!"
If you want to eat, go get it yourself. I’ll eat it!”