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 stuck his head out and looked at his pitiful daughter who was so close. Without any surprise, he crept out of 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 down at her from a high position and snorted softly: "What?
Do you know you are 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 want to teach my daughter, I don’t have to make a fuss in the middle of the night. It’s not too late to train her tomorrow.
At the same time, I also thought that these sons are not stupid and 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 his 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."
Cheng Tianyuan twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled helplessly.
"It's not too late to know you're wrong.
But it's really too late now, your mother finally fell asleep.
It was extremely cold these days, and she worked overtime all day long.
I was very tired today, but unexpectedly I got really angry at you. After drinking water and reading a book, I finally calmed down.
She had just fallen asleep, so it was not good to disturb her again.
You don't have to go to class and can sleep until ten o'clock in the morning.
Your mother goes out at seven in the morning, and it won't be later than eight at the latest."
After hearing this, Xue Xin felt even more guilty.
"Dad, earlier I was obsessed and that's why I talked like that.
I said too much...that would make my mother 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 take care of my career. I couldn't take care of my other sons. I couldn't sleep well every day, couldn't lie down, couldn't sit up, but...
I have been gritting my teeth and persisting, just so that you and your third brother can be born smoothly.
Your mother used to be the sweet girl in the family, and she was an only child.
But since she married me, she has never dared to be pretentious, worked hard to make money, taken care of her parents-in-law and children, and never dared to slack off for even a day and a half.
No matter how hard she worked, I always felt 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 cared for, and you don't know how to be considerate of other people, not even your own mother.
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 began to cry.
"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 you have been dating for more than a year and a half.
But look at yourself, the longer you live, the more naive your thoughts become.
How old are you, yet you still say that your mother doesn't love you and favors boys over girls.
Your mother and I have three sons and one daughter. Shouldn’t I 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: "Before you said that, what did you use to measure family affection in your heart?
How can we measure the sacrifices we have made in giving birth to you and raising you over the years?
Have you read too many messy headlines and been brainwashed and deceived to the point where you can’t even tell right from wrong?
Um?"
Xue Xin even lowered her voice: "...No, I just said it on impulse.
In fact, I don’t think so at all.”
"Then there is still salvation."
Cheng Tianyuan said solemnly: "You have to remember, never use money to measure family affection, otherwise you will only lose the most.
You must also remember that either I will give you the most, or I will really love you and care for you.
Even if 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 achieve complete and absolute fairness?
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 can't all treat you the same way.
Nowadays, a lot of self-media on mobile phones like to deceive people, thinking that if parents give less, they are partial, and if the person is a girl, they favor boys over girls.
Stop looking at those disgusting things! Regardless of whether you are 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 a car is missing some material things, you deny your parents' love for you.
Is it possible that you weren't raised a little by us?
Is it possible that we didn’t send you to school or take you to and from school?
Boys are like that, and girls are raised in the same way.
Could it be that all our efforts in raising you for more than twenty years were fake?
How can you grow so big right from birth?
Can it?
Just because I don’t agree with you buying a car, is that partiality?
Um?"
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 warm 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 in concepts, there are fewer and fewer people who prefer 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 equally.
What you said really made her sad."
"I won't talk nonsense anymore."
Xue Xin swallowed: "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, they will soon forget it.”
Having said this, he couldn't help but sigh lowly.
"Earlier, I had to criticize you, otherwise you wouldn't learn a 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 told me, but I still can't be strict with you.
Xiaoxin, some of your actions over the past year have really embarrassed my father.
When you grow up, you should know what you should do and what you shouldn't do.
Being strict with yourself is much better than what others ask you to do."
Xue Xin nodded slightly and spoke as if to reassure: "Dad, I know what you are talking about.