Compared to the bustling back garden, the large living room where people drink tea and chat, the rest area is quiet and seems particularly deserted.
Cheng Tianyuan brought a bowl of hangover soup, hurriedly walked out of the big kitchen, bypassed several busy places, and came to the door of his eldest son's room.
He started knocking on the door.
After a while, his son's low voice came from inside: "Come in."
Cheng Tianyuan opened the door and saw his son lying lazily on the bed, with messy hair, red face and hazy eyes.
"……dad?"
Cheng Huanran saw his father and stood up, hiding the panic in his eyes, "Dad, why are you here?"
He thought it was his younger brother or sister who came to play with him in his room, but unexpectedly it was his father.
Cheng Tianyuan stepped forward and handed the bowl to him.
"It's cooked in the big kitchen, drink it."
Cheng Huanran took it, smelled it, and smiled softly.
"Thank you dad."
After saying this, he drank it all in one breath.
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help but ask: "Are you dizzy?
Do you want to vomit?"
"Won't."
Cheng Huanran's eyes evaded and he replied: "I don't drink much, just a few drinks."
Cheng Tianyuan glanced at him angrily and said: "A person who doesn't usually drink, doesn't eat much, but drinks more than a dozen glasses of red wine in one breath, even if he doesn't get drunk for a while, it's impossible not to feel uncomfortable."
Forehead?
Jiang is still old and spicy, and he was exposed by his father all of a sudden.
Cheng Huanran was slightly embarrassed and whispered: "After drinking the sobering soup, my head is not so dizzy and my energy is much better."
"Um."
Cheng Tianyuan said: "I'll take a bath later and go to bed early."
Cheng Huan then realized something and asked, "Is it time to take a group photo?"
"never mind."
Cheng Tianyuan said softly: "You look half drunk, so it's better not to go there."
Cheng Huanran stood up quickly and said, "Dad, I'm fine.
I'll wash my face, change some clothes, and go out right away to take pictures with you."
"It won't take more than a minute and a half."
Cheng Tianyuan said: "You can also take photos at the wedding in a few days, but you can't be drunk by then.
Only my family is here today, so you can be forgiven for losing your temper.
There will be other guests there, so you can't ruin the situation for your brother and sister-in-law."
Cheng Huanran smiled awkwardly and whispered: "Dad, don't worry... I won't do it.
I haven’t recovered from it today, and I feel a little uncomfortable, so I can’t help but drink to drown my sorrows.”
"If wine can really relieve sorrow, why would there be so much sorrow in the world?"
Cheng Tianyuan snorted disdainfully: "Drink will only hurt your body and numb your nerves.
It’s a shame that you’re still a doctor, you don’t have any basic common sense!”
Cheng Huanran smiled bitterly: "Dad, I know, I won't drink randomly anymore."
"You are not young anymore."
Cheng Tianyuan said: "There are some things that you have to pay attention to, especially on big occasions.
I know you feel uncomfortable, but a man must have a man's responsibilities.
A man can bleed but not shed tears. When it is time to take responsibility, no matter how uncomfortable it is and how painful your heart is, you must hold on."
Cheng Huanran took a deep breath and nodded.
"Dad, I know."
Then, he got up and went to the bathroom to wash his face.
Cheng Tianyuan was worried that he would be dizzy, so he followed him and stood outside the bathroom.
"You are the eldest in the family, and I have higher expectations for you than your younger siblings.
Because you are the boss, their role model, and their leader.
If you are too weak, your younger brothers and sisters will follow your example."
Cheng Huanran felt a little uncomfortable being ridiculed and whispered: "...Dad, after all, it has been a relationship for many years. It is understandable that I can't let go for a while.
I'm not a saint, I also have my own emotions.
I am a human being of flesh and blood, and I have all the emotions and desires that I should have."
"yes."
Cheng Tianyuan said: "But try to endure it and don't make it too embarrassing.
People have to move forward and look forward.
Since you dare to cut off love with a knife, you must persist in that courage and determination.
Don’t look back, don’t recall forward, just move forward with your head held high.”
Cheng Huanran said "hmm" in a low voice and took out the tissue beside him to wipe his face.
"Dad, I...can I ask you a question?"
Cheng Tianyuan raised his eyebrows and replied: "Of course."
"Um..." Cheng Huanran couldn't help but ask: "Don't you like Xiao Qiao that much?
Although you never say anything or show it, I have a gut feeling that you don't like her very much.
Today I saw you and mom looking at Xiaoxiao with very kind and loving eyes, not much different from the way they looked at the rest of us.
Your attitude towards Xiao Qiao was quite good before, but I feel that your eyes are a little distant."
Cheng Tianyuan twitched the corner of his mouth and replied: "If you haven't broken up and still insist on being together, then I will bury this sentence deep in my heart and not say it out.
After all, it is your choice to choose your partner.
No matter how you choose, you have to bear it yourself.
But you broke up, now I can talk about it."
"Am I right?"
Cheng Huanran asked: "You don't like Xiao Qiao very much, do you?"
Cheng Tianyuan didn't want to hide it anymore and told the truth: "Yes, I think a woman like her is too strong and too strong. I'm afraid you won't be able to control her in the future and may even be very tired."
"You guessed it?"
Cheng Huanran rolled his eyes and asked: "Then why didn't you remind me in advance?
Dad, if I get married to her and we can’t live together in the future, shouldn’t we end up with a divorce?”
Cheng Tianyuan shrugged: "You are not a child. You are almost thirty years old. Why do you need a father who is always behind your back and telling you what to do? You are not a fool. You know what is good and what is not."
Cheng Huanran was a little bit dumbfounded: "Dad, should I say that you feel reassured about me, or do you have too much confidence in me?"
"neither."
Cheng Tianyuan replied: “Love and marriage are like drinking water, knowing whether it is hot or cold.
Whether you are doing well or not, and whether you are getting along with her, you are the one who knows the most and has the most profound experience.
No matter how we look or think, we are all bystanders.
Although bystanders know better, we can't feel it for you, we can't feel it for you, so the final decision-maker is you yourself.
I am indeed dissatisfied with Xiao Qiao, but can I let you break up?
Can I stop you from getting married?
Freedom to love, freedom to marry.
I can only give you a few words of advice quietly, but I won’t have the full power to make the decision for you.
Of course, if it's Xiaoxin, it's a different matter.
After all, she is the youngest in the family and a girl.
We will be more careful about her love and marriage, because she is getting married and may not be under our eyes all the time in the future, so we are most worried about her."
Cheng Huanran was secretly moved and whispered: "Dad, thank you.
You and my mother respect us very much, especially when it comes to choosing a partner to fall in love with. You almost never shake your head and object to anything.
Even if Xiao Qiao and I are not suitable, you have never objected to Xiao Qiao, you just objected to me marrying into their family.
You and Mom also figured out a way to compromise so that we could continue to be together.
I just didn’t expect... God is not as good as man, and we still couldn’t get together in the end.”