264. Father and daughter who cannot understand each other
"If you don't want to go back to Yangxin City, we can take a detour to a nearby town to get the badge. It won't be a big problem."
Luther suddenly realized something and quickly changed his tune.
"But you always have to go back to your parents' house for a visit." Mai pursed her lips and chuckled, "Yangxin City is quite good, the food is delicious, the surrounding scenery is nice, and the trainer's level is also commendable. You can make more appointments.
Battle practice.”
Luther was silent for a while and then said softly: "How bad is the relationship between you and your family?"
Go straight to the point.
Mai's body trembled, but then she knew that she couldn't hide it any more, not to mention that after being together for such a long time, she had unintentionally exposed too much.
She really wanted to hide it, but traveling with Luther and relying on him subconsciously from time to time, she always unconsciously threw away those secrets that belonged to her.
It seems that I have found someone who can bear the burden with me, or I have finally found someone who can listen to my concerns.
Every time she let something slip, Mai always felt better inside.
It was clearly agreed long ago that everyone can have their own secrets and keep them in their hearts without telling them. He also made up his mind not to reveal these things, which troubled Luther.
But... I can't help it.
Mai pinched Ibrahimovic's ears, looked at Luther, and suddenly became very relaxed.
"I have no brothers or sisters and am an only daughter, so my father has always valued me. Growing up, he always arranged everything in detail until..."
"It wasn't until you left home and scared him so much that he started to let go."
Luther remembered what Mai had told him about her reckless run away. If luck hadn't been on her side, he probably wouldn't have been able to meet her.
"The thing he has said to me the most since he was little is, 'I am doing this for your own good.'"
"I was ignorant when I was young. I always believed that my father would not lie to me. He is the person who loves me the most."
Mai's laughter was dry: "However, he lied to me. He released all the elves I raised in the first batch, saying it was for the sake of my illness."
"The second group of elves didn't want to run away, they wanted to do the same."
Luther said nothing, he knew that Mai just needed a listener now.
"Two years ago, I had been confirmed to have recovered from my illness several times. I wanted to get a illustrated book and start my own journey, but he told me that I was no longer suitable for traveling at my age. I had to study hard with him for a while and take over his position.
That’s fine.”
"And what he said most when I was sick was, let me start traveling as soon as you get better." Mai clutched the lawn tightly, "Since he didn't want me to go out in the first place, then don't do this to me.
Looking forward to it!”
"You probably don't know, but I had a quarrel with him before I started this trip. What he said to me still rings true in my ears."
"It's impossible for you to become an excellent trainer or a qualified breeder. All the teachers I invited back told me so. Why don't you give up?"
For the first time, Mai showed such a numb smile, and said with a choked voice: "Is he my father?"
"Why does he have to make the decision for me and decide everything for me? As long as I want to do something I like, he will keep denying me!"
Ibrahimovic scrambled around in Mai's arms in a panic, trying to attract Mai's attention and stop being angry.
The stupid hippopotamus also hurriedly came over, his usually dull eyes full of confusion.
Pachlitz waggled her tail hard, hoping that Mai would tease him like usual.
Sun Coral even performed a trick of splashing herself with a water gun, hoping that Mai would be happy.
But the box Luther opened can no longer be closed.
This was the first time Luther saw such an angry and helpless Mai.
Luther wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start.
Mai's father's love for Mai does seem to be too controlling. He thinks that such control is a sign of loving Mai.
Mai's illness since childhood made him, as a father, choose to take care of everything personally. He is indeed a qualified father... It's a pity that Mai has grown up.
Everyone who can think independently has his or her own right to make judgments and choices. Mai's father's love went too far.
This measure has actually hurt Mai, who simply cannot bear the "love" method that seems to put a shackle on her body.
The first struggle was to run away. Mai won, but Mai's father gave up.
However, Mai's father's admission of defeat was more like a delaying tactic. He did not realize that Mai had grown up and was no longer the child who needed to be held in his hands, constantly sick, and in need of constant care.
Mai wanted to leave, she wanted to go out, she wanted to realize her original dream.
The holders of the illustrations at the same time had already traveled to various parts of the world and started adventures with their elves.
Only Mai was dragged down by one illness after another, always stuck at home or in the hospital.
The unclaimed illustrated book from the Yoshin City Research Institute is always motivating Mai to leave the city.
Mai wanted to solve the problem through heart-to-heart talk, but the last conversation obviously made Mai completely understand that there was no possibility for father and daughter to understand each other.
"So I made a bet with him that if I couldn't get the breeder's license within a year, or if I chose to become a trainer, if I couldn't collect eight badges, and if I had more than four core gym badges, I would just go home.
"
Mai curled her lips: "Even so, the conversation still fell apart."
Luther was just curious when the conversation broke down. Did you run away from home again?
But Luther clearly remembered that his family had transferred money to her, which was not like that.
"Fortunately, I was smart and took a few elves with me at the time. My father told me to go back to my room and study honestly, so I escaped from the room with the help of Boscodora and the others, smashing the outer wall of the courtyard.
By the way, I defeated all the elves sent by my family to chase me and ran out directly."
"The scene was spectacular. I raised quite a few elves. When they saw me escaping, they all wanted to follow me. I asked them to help me block the others, so there was no swarm of elves chasing after me."
Luther covered his forehead. It turned out that he was not running away from home, but was having a big fight.
Hearing Mai talk about this period of history, Sun Coral jumped for joy.
She was the one who took the lead in tearing down the wall in the first place, so she must be the first to do so!
It’s understandable why Mai didn’t have much money when she first met her, so she still wanted to make ends meet.
Mai, who had just come out from home, obviously did not adapt to the change in status. She probably spent all the money she brought with her in a daze, and ended up running into herself who was also having a miserable life.
"Your family isn't looking for you?"
When Mai mentioned that she was tearing down walls and running away, she seemed much more comfortable and her tone became calmer.
"It's just a compromise. My father chose to agree with the bet I made with him that day, but when he sent me a message, it still felt the same between the lines." Mai leaned her back against the tree, feeling a little tired.
"It's hard for me and him to understand. He can't change, and neither can I. We always quarrel when we meet. I can only say that time will never go back to when I was a child."
"Yangxin City is a very good city, but unfortunately, my home is in Yangxin City."
"I just hope he knows that I have really grown up and am not a three-year-old child, and can make my own decisions. But he seems unable to understand these, and he never tries to understand."
Silly Hippo and the others clung to the tired Mai, who smiled and stretched out her hand to caress them.
Luther's elves looked at Luther and then at Mai, feeling particularly anxious.
Heiluga used his tail to send the fairy milk to the chrysanthemum blades aside, looked at each other with Qilulian and Shuttlecock Cotton, and stood up slowly.
He staggered, and his whole body leaned directly against Luther, who was still thinking about his words and didn't know what to say.
Ibrahimovic bumped into the feet of the dumb hippopotamus. The dumb hippopotamus hesitated for two seconds and fell back.
The two people whose upper bodies had lost their center of gravity suddenly touched each other.
Heiluga stood up unsteadily and said subconsciously: "I am old and no longer useful."
After thinking about it, Luther and Mai didn't understand. They flicked the grass seeds on their legs with their tails, bit the tail of Marilou who was watching the show, and took her away as she wanted to lean up.
The dumb hippo scratched his head, glanced at his feet, looked at his tail, touched his head, and turned his back.