After dinner, Xue Yang and Wang Xiaoxiao took the children to take a bath.
Cheng Tianyuan accompanied his father-in-law and mother-in-law to the living room to watch TV, while Xue Ling was left eating absentmindedly.
Cheng Huanran had no appetite and stopped eating halfway through the meal.
Maybe it was because I had nothing else to do, so I was sitting in the big dining room clicking around on my phone, without smiling at all.
Xue Ling laughed and teased: "What?
Kang An has only been away for a day and you are already overflowing with lovesickness?"
Kang An took three days off and said she would go south to pay homage to her parents.
Ah Chao also asked for leave, saying that he had not visited the graves of his master and his wife for several years, and wanted to take advantage of the anniversary of his death to pay homage with his senior sister.
Cheng Huanran and Kang An were in love, and they couldn't help but miss their lover after being apart for a while.
"Mom~~" He smiled bitterly: "She and I are already so close, but she still doesn't want me to accompany her to pay homage to her parents - what do you think she means by this?"
Xue Ling raised her eyebrows and asked, "She said no?
Just say no?"
"no."
Cheng Huanran replied: "She said she would come as soon as she went. She also said I was too busy here and couldn't get away, so there was no need to go with her."
Xue Ling laughed dumbly: "She is considerate of you."
"It doesn't feel like it."
Cheng Huanran said in a low voice: "She seems to be still hesitating about something... I don't know what she is hesitating and worrying about."
Xue Ling paused slightly with the chopsticks in her hand and explained: "Kang An's growth process is different from yours.
She lost her mother at an early age and was raised by her father, so it is inevitable that she lacks some maternal tenderness.
She has been practicing boxing and martial arts since she was a child, and later participated in secret training for several years, surviving hard under fire and bullets.
Her growth process is different from ordinary people, which is why she is so special.
Son, you shouldn’t judge her based on ordinary people’s logic and concepts, but you should be considerate and accommodating to her.”
"……Right."
Cheng Huanran played with his phone thoughtfully: "I'm just - just - worried that she doesn't love me enough."
Xue Ling was amused by him again and whispered: "What?
Have you ever had a day when you didn’t have confidence in yourself?”
"Mom~~" Cheng Huanran said aggrievedly: "I am not a sea king or a central air conditioner.
I have little love experience and a serious lack of experience.
But I have met such a lovely person, and the more I like her, the easier it is to worry about gains and losses."
Xue Ling smiled lowly: "It is also a wonderful blessing to meet someone who you love deeply in your life.
You should cherish it."
"Uh-huh."
Cheng Huanran was slightly embarrassed and whispered: "I have never encountered this before, and I feel that the so-called love at first sight is an irrational and temporary infatuation.
But the moment she appeared in front of me, I...I felt that it was her, that she was her.
That feeling is so strange, I don't know how to describe it.
Anyway, I identified her at that glance - that feeling was that I had to be her, and her sense of impulsiveness and certainty will be with me in this life."
Although Xue Ling couldn't understand it, she understood it very well.
"Because of this, you should cherish An An even more.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that An An has feelings for you.
She just has a different growth process than ordinary people, and her way of expression may be more reserved and cautious, so don't ask her or compare her with ordinary people's love patterns.
An'an is special and you shouldn't comment on her based on common sense."
"Um."
Cheng Huanran nodded: "Mom, you are right to remind me.
Of course, I also seemed... too impatient."
Xue Ling said: "Just do what you want and don't feel any burden.
An An is a woman who has seen big scenes, even life and death.
People like her are more likely to be moved by the best and pure emotions.
Instead, she likes to deal with innocent children, have you noticed?"
"Found."
Cheng Huanran chuckled and said: "Fortunately, our family has no shortage of children. Plus the little tiger and the mini tiger are enough for her to like."
Xue Ling smiled slightly and whispered: "She seems to be a little unfamiliar with emotions. She gets along with other people tepidly and is not overly enthusiastic, which can easily make people feel a sense of indifference.
But her heart is fiery, she hates evil, she is brave and kind."
Cheng Huanran couldn't help but ask: "Mom, you like her too, don't you?"
"Um."
Xue Ling chuckled: "Of course I like it.
I don't think it's bad that she is cold and cold, but I really like her straightforwardness and bravery.
She is a special person, so you must first appreciate her specialness before you can easily find a way to get along with her."
Cheng Huanran was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"Mom, your words woke me up!"
Xue Ling put down his chopsticks and wiped the corners of his mouth.
"You understand the truth, but you are the protagonist after all, and you are no clearer than me, the bystander.
Son, don't be impatient, give her more time.
She is a worthy person, so you should take care of her carefully and cherish her even more."
Cheng Huanran put away his phone and smiled bitterly: "Okay, okay, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.
I’ll just wait.”
Xue Ling couldn't help but laugh: "I'm in my thirties, and I have no patience at all - be careful of being laughed at by your younger brothers and sisters!"
"There's nothing we can do."
Cheng Huanran shrugged: "I am the boss, they are all in pairs, but I am still alone.
Just the fact that I am the slowest is enough for them to laugh at me for the rest of my life!"
Xue Ling's eyes flashed slightly, and he glanced at his eldest son thoughtfully.
"The third child still has to study...he can't be faster than you."
Cheng Huanran turned his handsome face and looked at his mother with a half-smile.
"Mom, you don't have to hide it from me.
Although I'm not as smart and wise as you and Dad, I'm not as bold as Lao Er, nor as heartless as Xiao Xin.
It’s been so long, I’d be too slow if I couldn’t see it anymore!”
Xue Ling smiled helplessly and said warmly: "I didn't want to hide anything from any of you. Your father and I both have the same idea - let nature take its course and let everything happen."
"Mom, I have such open-minded parents as you."
Cheng Huanran held her hand and whispered: "This is the greatest luck in our lives."
Xue Ling smiled bitterly: "No way...your dad and I secretly struggled for a long time.
No matter how enlightened we are, we cannot escape the limitations of the traditional thinking of our generation.
The saddest test is the one in your own heart.
It's really - it's really difficult for us to get through Lao San and the others."
They are just ordinary people, not saints. How can they easily accept and see through everything! Cheng Huanran patted the back of his mother's hand and said with a smile: "Haven't you all made it through this?
I believe that both Laosan and Aqing will be very grateful and grateful to you and proud of you."
"no, I'm fine."
Xue Ling gave up and said, "As long as you, Mom and Dad, live well and live happily, everything else can be put aside for the time being."
Then, she stood up: "I have to ask Lao San and Ah Qing about Shan You to see what they know."