Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 2) Chapter 50.6: The Bitter Heroine (38)
Even though Liu Cuifen’s face was still full of wrinkles, she made people feel very friendly and comfortable, and they were very happy to deal with such an old aunt.
Liu Cuifen helped the old lady’s table take the order and then walked towards the backstage. When she met a familiar customer on the way, the customer took the initiative to greet her and seemed to like her very much.
“They look very happy.” Aliang said softly.
Shao Yu nodded.
Aliang asked again: “Is this change just a job?”
Shao Yu nodded again.
Ah Liang looked a little disappointed, and said, “I thought she would be so happy because I have made progress.”
Aliang had imagined many ways that Liu Cuifen would feel happy. One of the most important ones was that after he became successful, he would bring Liu Cuifen back home in glory. In this way, everyone would envy her for having a good son.
Aliang had always believed that his mother’s happiness depended entirely on him. However, looking at his mother at work, he realized that his mother’s happiness was so simple – it was just a job.
“Why do you think that other people’s happiness and sorrow should be because of you ? Is it because you are a son?” Shao Yu asked.
“I’m her child, shouldn’t it be like this?” Aliang spoke rather weakly at this time.
Shao Yu continued, ” Are your joys, sorrows, anger, and happiness all because of me and your mother?”
Aliang paused and shook his head.
Shao Yu continued, “Although our family lives together, each of us is an independent individual. The normal way should be for us to be independent of each other and care about each other.”
“I will be happy for your progress, but my happiness does not depend entirely on you.”
What Shao Yu said was a little ahead of his time at this moment.
“You will be happy because of your small progress. Your mother has now walked out of the house and gained everyone’s recognition through this job. This is also her progress. You should be happy for her.”
“The meaning of family members’ existence is not to force each other to live a certain kind of life, but to support and trust each other.”
Aliang absorbed all of this with great difficulty, as it was completely different from his previous understanding. all this very intensely, which was different from his previous cognition.
“You are a boy and your sister is a girl, but in my heart, you are all treated the same. You are both my children. I have never thought of exploiting your sister to support you, and I don’t want you to have such thoughts.”
Aliang quickly said: “I don’t have such an idea. I also want my sister to live a good life.”
Shao Yu said with certainty: “She has money, her children are around her, and she is now doing a job that she is satisfied with. This is her good life.”
Ah Liang said in a somewhat depressed tone, “I thought that after two years when I became successful, my sister would be able to find a good man to marry, and then she could live a good life.”
“Your sister can live a good life on her own. It’s up to her whether she gets married or not in the future.” Shao Yu said.
Aliang nodded.
What Aliang saw that day was a huge shock to him. He always thought that he would be able to take care of his mother and sister when he became successful, so he didn’t need them to do anything extra. As long as they took care of themselves, he would be able to succeed.
Now Shao Yu has shown him another side of his mother and sister. Although the alley was still full of rumours, Ah Liang felt more that his sister and mother have gained so much happiness from their work that those few words are not worth anything. Shao Yingniang and Liu Cuifen had no idea of Aliang’s thoughts behind the scenes. When they saw the father and son waiting for them after getting off work, they were immediately surprised.
“How come you have time to come pick me up today? Aliang doesn’t need to sell cigarettes anymore?” Liu Cuifen asked.
“He had other things to do today, so he didn’t go to sell cigarettes.” Shao Yu said with a smile.
The family walked towards the alley.
Shao Yingniang was not a talkative person and no one knew what she was thinking at the moment, while Liu Cuifen was talkative and began to talk about what happened in the restaurant today.
In Liu Cuifen’s stories, she is always the most dazzling protagonist. Even the smallest thing can highlight her greatness.
Although Shao Yu knew that she was bragging, because it was harmless, Shao Yu never exposed her and always listened patiently.
Soon, Aliang also joined the team to support Liu Cuifen. Asking a follow-up question made Liu Cuifen more interested in chatting. Until the time when she was about to start today’s study, Liu Cuifen still felt a little unsatisfied.
However, Liu Cuifen was thinking about promotion and salary increase, so even if she wants to brag, she have to suppress it and start a day of study.
The next night, Ah Liang accompanied Ah Huan to sell cigarettes. When he mentioned this, he couldn’t help but sigh: “I always thought that only women like Miss Liu could work. I didn’t expect that my mother and sister could also work. I was narrow-minded before.”
Ah Huan has been wandering for many years, but he does not have the deep-rooted feudal ideas like Ah Liang. He just said: “I never dare to look down on women. If they are pushed to the limit, no man can compete with them.”
Ah Huan still remembers that once he was snatching garbage and was intercepted by a little girl. He also remembers the little girl’s fierce eyes. Since then, he never dared to look down on little girls again.
Aliang felt sad when he thought about how he had spent so much money on this matter.
He was just about to speak when he heard a familiar voice at the theater entrance.
“Ms. Liu!” Aliang remembered Shao Yu’s instructions and hurried over.
Miss Liu was standing next to Mr. Wang at this time, but she looked like a little haggard.
EmpressYue Corner
I love this Arc, love the characters and their development. Shao Yu is really a good dad. I love how he guides his family.
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