On seeing the face of the Fourth Master, Yu Jingting’s first reaction was to look at Suizi. Only after getting her approval did he not care about rejoicing.
He took a step back and solemnly said,
""Old comrade, you were attacked just now. I saved you.""
Suizi lowered her head as the corners of her mouth twitched.
At this, the Fourth Master was startled. Yu Jingting nodded seriously, emphasizing,
""The person who hit you was about my height. It was all a misunderstanding.""
With his overly solemn face and strict attitude, the Fourth Master almost believed him.
""So, you’ve never been to the Border or attacked my men?"
""What border? I haven’t even heard about it!"" Yu Jingting exaggeratedly spread his hands.
The exceptionally good-quality, green jade thumb ring caught the eye.
Yu Jingting silently hid his thumb with his four fingers, making the atmosphere all the more awkward with this ostrich-like attempt.
""You think I’m...an idiot?!"" The Fourth Master struggled a bit, before getting these words out.
He had always been the one to be thick-skinned, but now that he saw someone who was even more shameless than him, he felt that arguing was pointless. He just wanted to kick him.
And this was exactly what he decided to do.
The Fourth Master raised his leg to kick at Yu Jingting, who didn’t dare to resist. A piece of lettuce hung from the Fourth Master’s head, a symbol of Yu Jingting’s foolish behavior.
Suizi watched as Yu Jingting, who was usually so forceful and impulsive, leaped and scurried around like a monkey, evading the Fourth Master’s attacks but not retaliating.
In such touching ""father and son reunion"" scene, Suizi was concerned about—
""Why hasn’t the lettuce fallen off?""
""He, he, he is Shuisheng?!"" Wang Cuihua, who had been standing still for a while, found her voice again.
The Fourth Master was still wearing the same clothes as when she saw him in the hospital.
Wang Cuihua tried blinking away the tears in her eyes, attempting to scrutinize his face for any traces of the past.
She saw nothing but dust and cement.
""Yes. I wanted to tell you earlier,""
But before she could say anything, the good elder son of the Yu family had already bagged and brought him home.
This world is full of coincidences, whether you believe it or not.
""Listen to me, it’s all a misunderstanding!"" Yu Jingting was chased by the Fourth Master and had nowhere to run. He sprinted and somehow landed on the roof of the goose coop.
The Fourth Master also tried to follow. Suizi anxiously shouted,
""Don’t go up there! The roof will collapse!""
Others would have a tearful and emotional family reunion.
Her family, however, was all over the place with chaotic escapades.
Yu Jingting, who was standing on the roof of the goose coop, and the Fourth Master with a piece of lettuce on his head, stared at each other.
To add to this tense faceoff, Tiebing and Tieqiu in the goose coop were frightened and squawking, creating a brilliant atmosphere.
Wang Cuihua attempted to call out ’my son’s father’. But this once-boisterous woman could produce only a sound barely louder than a mosquito’s even with all her strength.
Everything turned black before her eyes, and she fainted.
Suizi, with quick reflexes, managed to hold Wang Cuihua and shouted,
""Jingting, stop messing around! Mom fainted!""
On hearing this, Yu Jingting quickly jumped down from the roof and began to run. Maybe if his leap was caught in frame, he could be nominated for D City’s annual ’most moving’ character.
That is, if there was no collapsed goose pen behind him, and if Tiebing and Tieqiu hadn’t roared in protest—
Yu Jingting had collapsed the goose pen!
However, he had no time to worry about other things, his mother’s well-being was his priority.
When the Fourth Master heard that Wang Cuihua had fainted, his brain didn’t have time to react; his body had already moved in her direction, faster than Yu Jingting.
""No! My mother just had a surgery! Don’t infect her with all those germs on you!"" Yu Jingting shouted from behind.
The Fourth Master hesitated, and as he lowered his head to look at himself, the stubborn piece of lettuce slipped off his head.
Reacting quickly, Yu Jingting picked up Wang Cuihua and Suizi hurriedly brought a clean towel.
""My husband may be impulsive, and all those previous misunderstandings should be overlooked. But my mother-in-law always says that his personality is exactly like your own.""
""Damn! Whose crappy father raises such an asshole!""
""It’s you!"" The Fourth Master, filled with anger, had not had the chance to look at Suizi earlier. When he did, he recognized her.
He actually wanted to go in and check on Wang Cuihua. Not sure why, but looking at the beautiful woman, his heart was filled with worry. And when he heard that she fainted, his heart was particularly heavy.
""Yes that’s me. That day, I wanted to have a proper conversation with you. But you had to ’suddenly leave’, without time to talk.""
Suizi, with her high EQ, spoke elegantly about his ’dine and dash’ manners.
""You said that I was your father-in-law that day. What’s the story?"" the Fourth Master asked, stretching his neck to look inside the house.
""Well, it’s a long story. Before I answer your question, could you tell me about your family situation?""
""There’s only an old man at home, no one else.""
Suizi visibly sighed with relief.
So he’s not married, which is excellent.
""Forgive me for saying this, but that ’old man’ might not be your real father, right?""
The expression on the Fourth Master’s face told Suizi that she was right.
""My father-in-law had an accident ten years ago. We all thought he was gone. Coincidentally, a friend saw you at the border and mentioned how much you resembled him.""
""If you don’t have memories from ten years ago, then that adds up. Your memory from ten years ago should be blank, right?""
If anyone else had said that to the Fourth Master, he would have spat on the ground, cursed, and maybe even hit them.
Someone claiming to be related to him out of nowhere was obviously looking for his money, wasn’t it?
But hearing these words from Suizi made them seem a bit more reliable.
While the Fourth Master had only met Suizi twice, he had a deep impression of her.
What was more moving to the Fourth Master was what Suizi implied—
""So, according to you, I’m your father-in-law... Where’s your mother-in-law?""
""She’s your wife.""
""Jiaojiao?""
""She’s your daughter. She was still in her mother’s stomach when you had the accident. Her nose is very similar to yours, and she also has a birthmark on her back, like you.""
The Fourth Master found it hard to control his facial expression at that moment. He felt he should be surprised.
But from Suizi’s perspective, the father-in-law’s mouth was practically tearing apart with excitement.
This excessively pleased expression, just like Yu Jingting’s.
Looking at the Fourth Master was like looking at Yu Jingting in the future— although Yu Jingting looked more like his mother, the imprint of his father was all over him.
Seeing the Fourth Master immerse himself in the joy of having a wife and daughter, completely forgetting that he had a ’good elder son’, Suizi decided to interrupt his reverie.
""The one who misunderstood you earlier is your eldest son. My mother-in-law often says that he is almost just like you. He used to be with you until he was ten. Although you weren’t in his life for the next ten years, those ten years with you had a substantial impact on his life.""
In other words, the ’asshole’ you talked about is your own son. You can blame no one else.