It was late at night, and Xue Xin was pacing back and forth in the corridor, holding her hands at a loss.
After a long while, she finally reached out and knocked on the door.
Soon, the door opened, revealing a small gap.
Cheng Tianyuan poked his head out and looked at his pitiful daughter who was so close. Without any surprise, he crept out the door and closed the door gently.
Xue Xin was a little anxious when she saw him closing the door.
"Dad, I'm here to see mom. I...I want to apologize to her."
Cheng Tianyuan looked at her condescendingly and snorted: "What? Do you know you were wrong? Do you know you should apologize?"
It was late at night, and it was so cold outside that the water turned to ice, so he coaxed his wife to sleep, and he did the same.
I thought that if I wanted to teach my daughter, I wouldn't have to make a fuss in the middle of the night. It wouldn't be too late to train her tomorrow. At the same time, I also thought that my sons are not stupid and they can enlighten some younger sisters to some extent, without having to rely on his old father for everything.
I think her sons had already taught her a lesson, otherwise she wouldn't have cried so hard that her eyes were swollen and red, and she would have taken the initiative to apologize.
Xue Xin shrank her neck and murmured: "I know I was wrong. My concepts and thoughts were wrong, and my words were also wrong. My attitude towards my mother earlier was very bad. Dad, I... I'm sorry
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Cheng Tianyuan twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled helplessly.
"It's not too late to know that I was wrong. But it's really too late now. Your mother finally fell asleep. It's been very cold these days, and she has been working overtime all day long. She was very tired today, but who knew she would still be able to sleep?"
I was so angry at you that I drank water and read a book, and finally calmed down. She had just fallen asleep, so it was not good to disturb her. You didn’t have to go to class and could sleep until ten in the morning before getting up. Your mother was at seven in the morning.
Just go out, no later than eight o'clock."
After hearing this, Xue Xin felt even more guilty.
"Dad, I was obsessed earlier, so I talked like that. I spoke too much... and that made mom angry. Is she still angry with me? Is she sad?"
Cheng Tianyuan chuckled: "To compare with others, if you were treated like that by your children, quarreling fiercely and talking nonsense, would you be angry?"
Xue Xin: "..."
Cheng Tianyuan continued: "I worked hard to support a big belly, and stayed in the hospital on and off for more than two months. I couldn't care about my career, and my other sons couldn't care about sleeping well, lying down, or sitting every day. But I kept gritting my teeth and persisting, just for the sake of it."
You and your third brother were able to give birth to each other smoothly. Your mother used to be the spoiled daughter of the family, and she was an only child. But since she married me, she has never dared to be pretentious, working hard to make money, taking care of her parents-in-law, and taking care of the children.
Dare to slack off for a day and a half. No matter how hard she works, I always feel sorry for her. Your brothers also feel sorry for their mother's hard work, but you were the only one who grew up being pampered and loved. You don't know how to be considerate of other people, even your own mother.
I can't understand it either. Xue Xin, do you know how disappointed I am in you? Do you know how disappointed your mother is in you?"
Xue Xin's mouth moved and she started to cry with sobs.
"Dad, I'm sorry...I really know I was wrong."
Cheng Tianyuan's face darkened, secretly holding back his heart.
"You are not young anymore. You have even found a boyfriend, and they have been dating for more than a year and a half. But look at yourself, the longer you live and go back, the more childish your thoughts become. How old are you? Why do you say that your mother doesn't love you and is partial?
If you prefer sons over daughters, shouldn’t your mother and I, who have three sons and one daughter, be more partial to you and favor you more? Just because I don’t agree with you buying a car, why would you say that? Ah?”
Xue Xin held back tears, pursed her lips and shook her head vigorously.
Cheng Tianyuan snorted softly on the tip of his nose: "Before you said that, what did you use to measure family affection in your heart? How did you use it to measure the efforts we made to give birth to you and raise you over the years? Have you read too many messy articles on the headlines?
, so brainwashed and deceived that you can’t even tell right from wrong? Huh?”
Xue Xin choked with sobs and whispered: "...No, I just said it on impulse. In fact, I didn't think so at all."
"Then there is still salvation." Cheng Tianyuan said solemnly: "You must remember, never use money to measure family affection, otherwise you will only lose the most. You must also remember, either I will give you the most, or I will give you the most.
I really love you and care for you. Even if your parents are really partial, so what? We have four children, how can we treat each of them exactly the same? You have different personalities, different majors, and different ambitions. How can we do it?
Complete and absolute fairness and justice? Impossible! There is no absolute fairness in the world!"
"Each of you is different, and we feel the same pain in our hearts, but we cannot treat you the same way. Nowadays, a lot of self-media on mobile phones like to fool people, thinking that parents who give less is partial. If that person is a woman
Yes, it’s about favoring boys over girls. Don’t look at those disgusting things! Regardless of whether it’s a boy or a girl, your mother has to be pregnant for ten months to give birth! We all have to work hard to raise you!”
"Just because you have a car and some material things are missing, you come to deny your parents' love for you. Is it possible that you were raised by us and grew up? Is it possible that we did not send you to school and pick you up?
Do you go to and from school? Boys are like that, and girls are raised in the same way. Are all the efforts we have made in raising you for more than 20 years fake? Can you grow up so big as soon as you are born? Is it possible? Just because I didn’t agree with you to buy a car,
Just partiality? Huh?"
Xue Xin cried uncontrollably and sobbed: "Dad, I was wrong."
Cheng Tianyuan secretly felt distressed, sighed softly, and waved to her helplessly.
Xue Xin rushed forward and plunged into his arms.
"Dad...wuwuwu...I was wrong...I lost my temper and talked nonsense."
Cheng Tianyuan patted her on the back and coaxed in a gentle voice: "Read more books when you have time, and don't read those useless and instigating words on the Internet. I am a father, and I believe that most parents love their children. And with the change of ideas,
Change, there are fewer and fewer people who favor boys over girls. You are a girl, and I love you more than any of my brothers. On the contrary, your mother treats everyone equally and treats everyone the same. What you said really made her sad.
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"I won't talk nonsense anymore." Xue Xin choked up: "I was too angry at the time...I didn't mean to say it."
Cheng Tianyuan nodded: "I know, and your mother knows too. Parents don't have an overnight grudge against their children, and they forget all about it soon."
Having said this, he couldn't help but sigh lowly.
"Earlier, I had to criticize you, otherwise you would not learn the lesson. Of the four children, you are the one with the biggest problem. I have the lowest demands on you, love you the most, and give you the most indulgence. Your mother said to me,
But I still can't be strict with you. Xiaoxin, some of your actions over the past year or so have really made things difficult for my father. When you grow up, you should know what you should do and what you shouldn't do. Be strict with yourself,
It’s much better than what others ask you to do.”
Xue Xin nodded slightly and said as if to reassure: "Dad, I know what you are talking about. Don't worry, I will change it."