Chapter 1393 - 1391: Approval
Is your wish to have hot pot with your parents?
Ye Xin and Wei Xueqing were stunned.
People who know Yang Chen like Meng Po, Purple Cultivator, and Night Fire couldn’t help but fall silent. The three men took a deep gulp of alcohol, feeling a heavy discomfort in their chests.
Upon hearing these words, Ruan Ling burst into tears.
Yang Chen glanced at everyone and smiled faintly, "Fulfilling a wish is a very happy thing. What’s with your expressions? If not, I’ll punish myself with a drink!"
Yang Chen opened a can and drank it in one go.
Placing the can down, Yang Chen slowly said, "Director, you should remember the winter when we had hot pot too, but there was barely any meat. It was all the cabbage scraps you picked up from the market and noodles thrown away by others, without a bit of meat."
As he spoke, Yang Chen tossed a piece of lamb roll into the hot pot and said slowly, "Yanyan and I used to go out to earn money by picking things up, and we would see a family sitting inside enjoying steaming hot pot, their table piled with meat. Yanyan drooled and said she wanted some too. I had no choice but to comfort her. I also longed to eat meat back then, but meat wasn’t my greatest desire."
Yang Chen looked at Fu Zhou and Ruan Ling, "What I most desired was my parents! Sitting together with family to have hot pot is the happiest thing, regardless of what’s being eaten, whether there’s meat or not, even if it’s picked-up cabbage scraps, it’s the most delicious!"
"Child! You’ve suffered!" Fu Zhou’s eyes were red, his fists clenched tightly, knuckles turning slightly white with the intensity, his body trembling slightly as he struggled to control his emotions.
Ruan Ling was sobbing uncontrollably, "Sorry! It’s our fault for letting you suffer so many grievances!"
Yang Chen waved his hand with a smile, "There’s really no grievance to speak of. The director treated us very well, even in such an environment, she gave us a complete childhood, which is the most important thing. She instilled correct values and concepts in us, which benefited me for a lifetime!"
Qin Zhiyuan silently wiped his tears.
"Sometimes, the more a person desires something, the more obsessive they become. I’m that kind of person. The more I long for family warmth, the more obsessive I become, the more I hide my thoughts. But I’ve indeed always acted this way. I led the Dragon Tooth Squad, treating them as family. I founded the Asura Hall, also treating them as family. I met Ye Xin and similarly considered her family, the most important person to me... someone I’d protect with my life!"
Yang Chen gazed at Ye Xin with deep affection.
Ye Xin’s face was full of tenderness and heartache.
"That’s why when I met you all, I dared not face it. Something I’ve longed for over twenty years yet never had suddenly appeared before me. To be honest, I’m not afraid of you mocking me, I retreated, I was scared, at a loss for what to do! Never before had I felt this emotion, but upon seeing you both, I was scared and uncertain how to face it. But now, I’ve come to understand I should tell you. It’s not resentment; it’s that happiness arrived too suddenly, catching me off guard, at a loss for what to do! The happiest thing in these twenty years is finding you! Mom and Dad! I’m really glad to be with you again!" Yang Chen said earnestly.
"My son!" Ruan Ling could no longer hold back her emotions and embraced Yang Chen, crying bitterly.
Yang Chen smiled wryly, hugging Ruan Ling, and said helplessly, "I just feel some words ought to be spoken, otherwise it’s uncomfortable to keep them inside. Why are you crying? This is such a good thing, a gift from above."
"I know! I know! But I just feel for you! All these years, you must have endured a lot of hardship!"
Yang Chen smiled slightly, "The past hardships, compared to the happiness now, what are they even worth?"
Thinking back, it’s true.
Found his parents.
The family happily together.
Found the woman he loves most.
These were things Yang Chen never dared to hope for in this lifetime, yet now they’ve all come true, what cause does he have for complaint?
All the hardship and grievances, compared to today’s happiness, are not worth mentioning.
"Alright, let’s eat! Stop crying!" Fu Zhou tugged at Ruan Ling.
Ruan Ling wiped her tears, speaking through sobs, "I know, I just couldn’t control my emotions."
Not just Ruan Ling, no one present could control their emotions.
Wei Xueqing’s tears flowed continuously, like broken pearls, too quick to wipe away.
She is very familiar with this feeling.
Her mother passed away early, her father harmed by villains, now she’s all alone, she understands this feeling.
But just as Yang Chen said, she still has Ye Xin, she still has Yang Chen, and that is what gives her strength, which counts as happiness.
Even Meng Po understood, as her parents were blown up before her eyes.
Among those present, few had happy families.
Those who live by licking blood from the knife’s edge, as the ancients claimed, are fated to be hard and bring ailments to their kin, too steeped in slaughter, thus also destined not to be happy.
Otherwise, why would they live such a life?
The atmosphere turned somewhat heavy.
Yang Chen smiled bitterly in his heart, realizing he had spoken too much.
Fu Zhou spoke up.
"Xiaochen, I don’t oppose things between you and Xinxin. But I must find out the truth about the past events!"
Ye Xin was startled.
Yang Chen lightly frowned.
Fu Zhou looked at Yang Chen earnestly, speaking in a low voice, "You may not care, but I can’t! He confined my father, your grandfather, to the mountaintop, he ruined his remaining life. He separated me from my family! He let my child suffer through such hardship, I absolutely won’t let it go like this!"
Yang Chen fell silent.
Ye Xin felt a pang in her heart.
Fu Zhou looked at Ye Xin, softly saying, "Xiaoxin, you’re a good girl, I fully support you and Xiaochen being together. But if I find that the Ye family is connected to those past events, then I can only apologize!"
"What are you saying!" Ruan Ling grew anxious, pinching Fu Zhou’s waist.
Normally, Fu Zhou would cry out in pain; it was quite painful, but today he had no reaction.
"This is my own son, I absolutely cannot speak insincerely! Plus I can’t pretend not to care!" Fu Zhou spoke seriously.
Ruan Ling felt at a loss.
Actually, she couldn’t let go either, no one can.
Yang Chen was just a few years old then, as a mother, abandoning her child and fleeing, what sort of feeling was that? Perhaps no one understands unless she speaks of it.
She remembered that feeling.
But the greatness of a mother is being willing to sacrifice everything for her child. If Yang Chen asked her not to pursue it, she wouldn’t.
But men and women are different; Fu Zhou couldn’t let go, even today after finding Yang Chen, he hadn’t changed his name, indicating this issue.