Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Gao Changchun quickly tried to smooth things over, "Look, the child has grown up and even knows how to be shy now."
Lu Dagang also said, "Ayun, you don’t know, Siyuan is a good student; he’s gotten into high school."
"It’s all thanks to your good care," Lu Yun said with a bitter smile.
"We didn’t care for much, it was all dad," Lu Dagang said somewhat guiltily. Over these years, he really hadn’t taken much care of his nephew.
"You can’t say that either. When dad was making bamboo baskets to sell for Siyuan’s schooling, didn’t we not say anything? If it were someone else, who would be willing? Siyuan getting into high school, we have contributed to that as well," Gao Changchun said.
"Sister-in-law, you’ve had a hard time these years," Feng Baiwan said with a face full of gratitude.
Gao Changchun, upon hearing this, instantly brightened up, pulling at Lu Siyuan, "Siyuan, why don’t you even call out for mom and dad?"
Lu Siyuan shook her off and, with his backpack on, went straight into the main room, "I’m going to do my homework."
"This child," Gao Changchun laughed awkwardly and then said, "Dad, what’s the matter with Siyuan?"
Grandpa Lu said, "The child has a heavy heart."
With these words, the atmosphere turned awkward again.
A shadow of sadness emerged on Lu Yun’s face. She knew that abandoning her child at home without asking about him for so many years was her fault, but she did it so that her child could have a better life!
"Ayun, don’t be sad, I think Siyuan is just a bit unfamiliar with you because he hasn’t seen you for a long time. Give it some time, once he gets to know you better it will be alright. The bond between parents and children is rooted in blood, they can’t be estranged for long," Gao Changchun said, comforting Lu Yun as she held her hand.
Now that her little sister-in-law is wealthy and has bought many fine things for her family that she had never even seen before, shouldn’t she try to cajole her properly?
Feng Baiwan let out a sigh, "We can’t stay too long this time coming back, the business over there still needs our attention."
Just as Lu Siyuan was about to do his homework, his movements halted, then he continued as if nothing had happened, but his mind was not on the books at all. Get full chapters from 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝕟𝕖𝕥
Hearing his words, everyone’s faces stiffened, and Lu Dagang couldn’t help but say, "Are you planning to leave the child here and not care again?"
Gao Changchun also chimed in, "If you leave him for a few more years, he really will become estranged from you."
"Not at all," Lu Yun hurried to explain, "This time we’ve come back, we want to take Siyuan and dad to Beijing."
"I’m old, and I’m not going anywhere. I was born here, I’ll die here, I won’t go anywhere else in this lifetime," Grandpa Lu stated firmly.
"I’m not going either," Lu Siyuan, who was inside the house, suddenly spoke up, "You can go wherever you want, not coming back for years is your business, but don’t think of bringing me along. I’ll stay here with Grandpa."
Lu Yun became anxious, "Siyuan, the educational level here is low; staying here really buries your potential. Your dad and I have already contacted a better school for you in Beijing, you..."
"What better school? Have you ever asked for my opinion?" Lu Siyuan interrupted her.
Feng Baiwan said, "Siyuan, I know you resent us for neglecting you all these years. I admit, it’s our fault. We shouldn’t have been so busy with the business that we neglected you, but education is a major turning point in your life. You can’t act on a whim."
This was his only son. If he wasn’t raised well, what had all these years of hardship been for?
Was it not all for the sake of giving his son a better life?