CH 47

Chapter 47 (27) Uncle is poor

Mother Chen knew that her daughter wasn’t good to her grandson, as she was familiar with her daughter’s personality. Chen Lan had a one-sided opinion on everything and always had a tendency of disrespecting her parents. Mrs. Chen still remembered when her daughter came back for the first university winter vacation, she had always showed a sense of disgust towards her surroundings. She showed that her town was not prosperous or modern, and her house was too old. She even lashed out at her father once,

“Why are you guys so poor? My all classmates’ parents picked them up in cars! I really don’t understand what I did to deserve such a family!”

Just as easy it was for parents to hurt a child; the reverse was also true. Their daughter’s words stabbed like a sharp knife into the parents’ hearts.

Mrs Chen and her husband had done everything they could for their daughter. Salary in the small county wasn’t high, when her daughter went to college, the duo’s combined salary was less than $5,000. However, they gave their daughter $2,000 a month just for living expenses. At that time, even a college graduate’s salary in a big city might not be that high.

When she neared Mother Chen’s age, she finally understood their struggle. Their out-of-hand daughter was partially their fault as she and her husband doted on the child too much that she raised her own child so arrogantly and hopelessly.

After Mother Chen tidied up the room, she observed Chen Lan sitting on the sofa in the living room, chatting on WeChat. She walked over and sat next to her.” Is there any chance that you and your boyfriend can get together again?”

“Of course not!” Chen Lan’s face immediately turned red from anger.” If it wasn’t for that kid, I wouldn’t have lived like this! Mom, I really regret it now. If I had known earlier, I would have knocked him out. It would have been better if he hadn’t been born!”

Chen Lan hadn’t even graduated when she gave birth. Mother Chen had a relative from well to do family, plus the father was rich, powerful, and married. It was a pity that the couple couldn’t conceive a child. At that time, the family really wanted to adopt the child and had promised to nurture the child and provide the best possible living environment. However, Chen Lan didn’t want to. At that time, the Fang family hadn’t collapsed yet and she always felt that she could rely on the child to make a fortune in the future. She never thought that it would end in nothing.

“The child is a toddler now, don’t say things like that.”

Mother Chen advised,” After all, he was born during your 10th month of pregnancy. It’s also a piece of flesh that fell from your body. There’s no deeper bond in the world than that of mother and son. He is the person you love the most in the world.”

“You came here to talk to me about this nonsense? Mom, if it weren’t for the fact that my family didn’t have any money, I wouldn’t have been so obsessed with the Fang Family and would rather stay in a big city. I wouldn’t have given birth to a child and brought it up alone. It was all your and dad’s responsibility. I wanted money because the father’s family didn’t have any! If my family had money, would I be in this condition? Would I treat my child like this?”

Mrs. Chen was at a loss for words as her heart ached. After a while, she slowly said,” If that is the case, I don’t think you’ll want to go back to your hometown, do you?”

“Of course, I don’t want to go back to that filthy place!”

“I see that it’s hard for you to take care of your child alone. Your father and I feel sorry for you. Today, I called your father to discuss it. I’m going to take my grandson back to his hometown. It’s time for him to go to kindergarten.”

It was impossible to say that Mother Chen didn’t feel cold. However, she still hoped that her daughter could have a good home and she wouldn’t be alone in the future. Her grandson wouldn’t be able to take good care of his mother at such a tender age, so it was better to bring him home. Not to mention that with the great wealth of her new boyfriend, she wouldn’t have to worry about her child’s clothing and food.

When Chen Lan heard this, she was a little surprised. She had always wanted to throw her child back to her hometown for the past few years. This way, it would be easier for her to date and find a man and be more comfortable to live alone. She knew that her parents wanted to force her to go back home, so she had been in a stalemate for the past few years. How could she suddenly let go and take the initiative to bring her child home? She thought about it and realized that her mother was called by Luo Bei. Perhaps Luo Bei was trying to persuade her to do the same.

“I know that both of you get pension and it’s more than enough to raise a child. If I have money, I’ll send some, but don’t count on it.” Chen Lan started to play her game.

“But let’s talk about it first. That house will be mine from now on. It has nothing to do with that child.”

Mother Chen was stunned. If she hadn’t heard it directly, she wouldn’t have believed it.” He’s your son. What’s the difference between leaving the house for you or giving it to him?”

“Of course, there’s a difference. Mine is mine. No one can take it away.”

Chen Lan thought to herself. If her parents were really willing to bring him back to her hometown, she would be in great trouble in the future. She really should thank Luo Bei.

Mother Chen’s heart ached even more when she saw her daughter’s untrusting attitude and troublesome treatment she gave her child.

The child’s father didn’t want to take responsibility for his life, which meant that he didn’t have a father in his life and his mother didn’t like him. In the future, she and her husband would have to compensate this poor child.

***

Mrs. Chen bought a ticket for the return journey.

Luo Bei had paid quite a lot of attention to Fang Jingzhou. She couldn’t bear to part from the child.

It just so happened that the company wasn’t too busy during this period of time. She had taken two days off from the female boss and brought Fang Jingzhou with her to click a lot of photos, to make memories. She also bought a children’s watch for Fang Jingzhou. He could call or answer the telephone, and now could also keep a track of time for the call with the watch. Other than that, it had no other functions for the little boy.

Fang Jingzhou was very excited. He kept looking down at his wrist and showed immense pride.

“I’ll save my phone bill every month. You have to save some money.” Luo Bei thought about it and added,” If you have a little girlfriend over there, you should call her more.”

Fang Jingzhou:”……”I won’t have a puppy love1 Puppy love, also known as a crush, is an informal term for feelings of romantic love, often felt during childhood and early adolescence. It is named for its resemblance to the adoring, worshipful affection that may be felt by a puppy. 2.”

Luo Bei was surprised.” You actually know the word puppy love. Who taught you that?”

“It was on TV. Beibei, I’ll study hard and go to a very good university in the future.”

Fang Jingzhou held Luo Bei’s hand tightly.” When I’ll earn money from my work, I’ll buy Beibei delicious food every day.”

Lou Bei couldn’t help but laugh.” You’ll have a girlfriend when you work. You’ll need to spend more money on your girlfriend.”

Fang Jingzhou thought about it carefully and finally came up with a good idea.” Then I’ll give you one dollar and fifty cents to her.”

“You mean to say that you want to spend less on your girlfriend and more on me?”

Fang Jingzhou nodded proudly.

“Alright.” Luo Bei rubbed his hair.” Alright, have you memorized my phone number?”

Fang Jingzhou clearly recalled a series of numbers.