Chen Zui changed into his slippers and looked toward Chen Yiran’s room. He stood by the closed door for a while before he raised his hand and knocked on the door, “Chen Yiran, are you inside?”
After a while, there was the sound of slippers hitting the floor. Chen Yiran opened the door, raised his head, and looked at him, "Uncle."
"En, I want to talk to you."
"Oh..." Chen Yiran closed the door behind him and followed Chen Zui to the sofa in the living room. He subconsciously kicked the slippers on his feet and lowered his head slightly. Chen Zui looked at him and said, "Have you thought thoroughly about going to America with your father?"
"Yeah." Chen Yiran nodded, still looking at his feet, "Since my father has come to look for me, I should live with him."
After a moment of silence, Chen Zui said, “But your father is taking you abroad, can you adapt to life abroad? Although you have also learned some English, it is still very difficult to communicate with the teachers and classmates there. "
Chen Yiran pursed his lips, "I should be able to get used to it after a while. As for language, it's relatively quick for me at my age."
Chen Zui silently listened to him before saying, “Since you have thought it through clearly, then I won’t say anything more. If you go abroad, I will still be your uncle. If Zhan Xu treats you badly, you can come back to me.”
Chen Yiran's eyes turned red all of a sudden. He let out a low "um,” as if he was holding back his tears. Chen Zui rubbed his head, and said to him, "Since it's already been decided, don't think about it so much. I'll make dinner, so you can come out to eat later."
"Okay..." Chen Yiran watched Chen Zui enter the kitchen and rushed back to his room.
Chen Zui put on his apron and heard the door with a "bang.” He sighed, leaning against the cabinet beside him, staring somewhere in the air.
Chen Yiran decided to go back to the United States with Zhan Xu. Although he accepted it calmly, his parents probably wouldn't be so easy to talk to. They hate Zhan Xu to the core. He doesn't know how to talk to them about this matter.
Although it is difficult, he can’t hide it from them. Chen Zui had no choice but to call them and hear the old couple explode in rage.
"I don't understand what Chen Yiran is thinking, what good is it to follow Zhan Xu? I firmly disagree!" The last time Lao Chen was so worked up was when Chen Yue decided to marry Zhan Xu.
Chen Zui walked to the balcony and closed the door behind him, "We have bad blood with Zhan Xu, but for Chen Yiran, that is his father. It's not unreasonable that he wants to follow his father."
"I just can't understand! Zhan Xu, that bastard, I just want to knock his head off when I see him. See how he can take Chen Yiran away!"
Chen Zui had a headache. He rubbed his temples, and said to Lao Chen on the other end of the phone, "Dad, you are a professor anyway, be more civilized."
"Civility is for civilized people. Civility for people like Zhan Xu is an insult to civilization!"
Chen Zui said, "How about this, I'll take Chen Yiran over for dinner tomorrow, and you can talk to him again. But don't scare him, and don't force him."
"Okay, you bring him here tomorrow, I want to see what kind of potion Zhan Xu gave him."
During dinner that night, Chen Zui told Chen Yiran that they were going to his grandparents' house tomorrow. Chen Yiran didn't seem too surprised. He nodded and said, "Okay, is Sister Tiantian going?"
"No, it's just the two of us tomorrow." Chen Zui said, "We'll go with her next time."
"En." Chen Yiran buried his head, eating the rice in the bowl.
The next day when Chen Zui got off work, he took Chen Yiran to his grandparents' house. Just like last time, Chen Zui's mother was waiting for them downstairs. When she saw their car approaching, she waved to Chen Yiran. After Chen Yiran got out of the car, he looked at her and called out, "Grandma."
"Good." Chen Zui's mother patted his head, "Are you hungry? The food is ready, let's go up and have dinner."
The food was already on the dining table. The dishes were very rich, but Lao Chen sitting at the dining table didn't look very good. Chen Zui greeted him, and Chen Yiran also called "Grandpa".
When Lao Chen saw them, he waved and called Chen Yiran over.
"Grandpa." Chen Yiran walked to him and greeted him again. Lao Chen took his hand and asked him, "I heard from your uncle that you want to go to America with your father?"
“En.”
Chen Zui's mother brought out the soup and said to him, "Okay, let's talk about it later, let's eat first."
"I can't eat until I finish talking." Although Chen Zui's mother has always been domineering at home, in this matter, Lao Chen is more stubborn than anyone else.
Chen Zui's mother put the soup away and sat down, "Okay, if you don't want to eat, we will eat. Ranran, come to my side."
Chen Yiran didn't go over, his grandpa was still holding his hand. Lao Chen looked at him, and asked him again, "You tell grandpa, why do you want to go with your dad? Abroad isn’t that great."
Chen Yiran lowered his head and said: "Grandpa and grandma usually don't have time to take care of me, and uncle is getting more and more busy now. After that, he will marry Sister Tiantian and take care of his children. I feel that it’s best to live with my father.”
Lao Chen doesn’t know how to respond to these words. He and Chen Zui’s mother didn’t do much to raise him to this age. Because of this, Chen Zui was in a higher position to object than they did. But this is Chen Yue's son. He can’t let him go.
Chen Zui's mother also put down her chopsticks when she heard what Chen Yiran said. She sighed and said to Lao Chen, "I also thought about it last night. Children, they just want to follow their parents. Since Chen Yiran has said so, I also respect his wishes. Of course, we are not saying that we will abandon him in the future. He will always be our grandson and Chen Yue's son. This will not change. Zhan Xu wants to take him abroad, but it doesn’t mean he won’t come back.”
Chen Zui has already thought about this problem. He looked at his parents and said, "I will talk to Zhan Xu about this again, but no matter what, Chen Yiran should not bear this pressure. This is all problems for adults."
Old Chen didn't expect Chen Zui's mother to change her mind so quickly. Last night, he discussed blowing Zhan Xu's head with her, but when she saw Chen Yiran today, her tone changed, "Okay, you’ve calmed down, but I can't. You are all clear and logical, just treat me as the only one who makes trouble for no reason. I don’t agree!”
Lao Chen angrily went back to his room and purposefully closed the door very loudly. Chen Zui's mother lashed out at him, Afraid that he had scared Chen Yiran, she turned her head and smiled at Chen Yiran, "Ranran, let's eat first. Don’t mind your grandfather."
Chen Yiran pursed his lips. He silently sat down at the table and started eating.
Chen Zui's mother suddenly felt a little sad. She was also resistant to Chen Yiran's decision to follow Zhan Xu. But what Chen Zui said is right, no matter what they think or do, Chen Yiran should not bear the pressure. Chen Yiran is usually such a clever and cute child, but now he is sitting here eating in such silence. She feels uncomfortable watching him.
She picked some of Chen Yiran's favorite dishes, rubbed his head, and said, "Eat more, if you really go abroad in the future, you won't be able to eat these dishes anytime."
Chen Zui said, "Mom, don't worry, he likes to eat McDonald's the most. When he goes abroad in the future, he still will eat unrestrictedly."
"...I won’t!" Chen Yiran doesn't plan on becoming a big fat kid.
Chen Zui saw that he had finally regained some energy, and smiled.
After their meal, Lao Chen didn't even come out. Chen Zui asked if he should bring him some food but his mother snorted and said, "He's like this. He'll come out and eat when he's hungry."
Chen Zui reckoned that Lao Chen was too embarrassed to come out for dinner since he and Chen Yiran were here, so he planned to take Chen Yiran away, "Then we’ll go first. Mom, you can persuade Dad later."
"Okay, I know. Next time you meet with Zhan Xu, you'd better bring a lawyer as a witness."
"Don't worry, I know what to do."
On the way back, Chen Yiran asked in a low voice, "Did Grandpa hate me?"
Chen Zui glanced at him and said, "No, it's your father he hates."
Chen Yiran pursed his lips and asked, "Do you hate him too?"
Chen Zui said, "Before your mother married him, I didn't like him. But your mother liked him, so she married him anyway. It never mattered whether I liked him or not. He is neither my husband nor my dad. What about you, do you like him?"
Chen Yiran didn't answer. He really didn't like a father whom he had only met once. Sometimes he wondered if his father hadn't left his mother, would his mother still be alive?
"Chen Yiran, your father wronged your mother, so your grandparents and I hate him. But I hope you don't have to bear these burdens. If your mother is still alive, I think she wants you to be healthy and grow up happily rather than make you hate your father. Your grandparents and I are the same. For us, the most important thing is that you grow up healthy and happy."
“……”
"En..." Chen Yiran buried his head as tears fell down.
Chen Zui patted his head and stared at the road ahead, "Although I don't like Zhan Xu, I believe he loves you. You haven't seen each other for so long, you will inevitably be unfamiliar, but these things can be slowly nurtured."
He paused, and added, "If you really can't cultivate those feelings, you can kick him to the curb at any time and come back to us."
"Pfft." Chen Yiran smiled through tears.
Afterward, Chen Zui made an appointment with Zhan Xu to talk about Chen Yiran. This time he didn't bring Chen Yiran with him. However, he followed his mother's advice and brought Lawyer Zhang with him.
When Zhan Xu heard that Chen Yiran was willing to go with him, he yelled excitedly on the spot, attracting countless people's curious eyes.
“If you are like this, I have reason to suspect that you have a mental problem. Lawyer Zhang, if he has a mental problem, he will not be able to raise Chen Yiran right?"
Zhan Xu, “....??”
He felt that Chen Zui was the one with the problem.
"We agree to let Chen Yiran go with you, but there are also conditions. He must make a video call with me and his grandparents once a week. After each semester, you have to bring him back for the winter and summer vacations. Every Chinese New Year, you must be here. I’ve listed all the details here, so you can read them one by one.”
Zhan Xu, “...”
For the sake of Chen Yiran, he looked it over.
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