BHBF Chapter 76.1

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 4) Chapter 76.1: Playful Son (18)

Shao Jiashan had not noticed these changes in differential treatment before, but after witnessing it a few times, he understood more and more that although Xiao Han was his aunt, she was not his biological mother after all.

“Your mother only thinks about you and not me and your brother?” Shao Yu asked with a smile.

Shao Jialiang was suddenly stunned when he heard this, as if he didn’t know how to explain his mother’s negligence in front of his father.

Shao Jialiang was stunned when he heard the words, as if he didn’t know how to make up for his mother’s negligence in front of his father.

Shao Yu just mentioned it casually, and didn’t take it seriously. He just said, “Your mother is so devoted to you, you must be filial to her in the future.”

Shao Jialiang was a little afraid to look at his elder brother at this time. After all, his mother was so worried just because he came out once. His mother always said that she cared about his elder brother more than her own children, but his mother never cared about these things.

Although Shao Jialiang felt that his mother’s words seemed a little hypocritical, he did not dare to say anything bad about her. He just thought in his heart that he must be better to his eldest brother.

There were a lot of people in the noodle shop, but the father and sons each performed their duties and cooperated well, so everything seemed to be in order.

After the noodles were served, Shao Yu picked up his chopsticks before his two sons dared to move. After just one bite, their eyes lit up.

The father and his two sons were in perfect harmony at this time. After quickly finishing the noodles, Shao Jiashan said a little embarrassedly: “Dad, I’m tired from playing Cuju this afternoon. I want another bowl.”

Of course Shao Yu would not let him miss a single bite of food.

Shao Yu and Shao Jiashan were watching him eat. Shao Jiashan was not afraid of being stared at. Instead, he said, “Father is really good at finding. You can find any noodle shop hidden in the alley.”

Shao Jiashan was still thinking about bringing his friends here to eat in a couple of days.

Shao Yu said: “This noodle shop has been in business for many years. When I went to Beijing to take the imperial examination that year, I lived next door to this noodle shop. Every day I smelled the fragrance wafting from the noodle shop, and I almost lost my mind to study.”

Shao Jiashan nodded, took another big bite, and said, “The cooking skills of this noodle shop are really good. This is the best noodle I have ever eaten.”

Shao Jialiang was listening at the side and felt that Shao Yu had other purposes in bringing this up, so he asked, “Dad, do you miss the food here?”

Shao Yu nodded and said, “When I first came here, the one who cooked the noodles was not the small boss, but the big boss who collects the money now.”

Shao Jialiang said: “The young boss is young, and mixing and cooking noodles are both physical work. The big boss is old and may not be able to support it.”

The big boss who collects the money actually has a lot to do, but compared to the small boss who has to knead and beating the dough all the time, it is still a lot easier.

“Helping each other between father and son is also a kind of family happiness.” Shao Yu suddenly said with emotion.

Shao Jialiang naturally heard the envy implied in his father’s words. He had noticed the changes in his father more and more clearly in the past few days. His father now looked like a person who had reached the end of his life but was full of regrets.

“Father, these people have been mediocre all their lives, but you are different. You have served the country and the people all your life. The emperor will remember you, and history books will also remember you.” Shao Jialiang comforted him.

Shao Jiashan also said, “Yes, father, you are the Minister of Dali Temple, why do you envy these ordinary people?”

Shao Yu glanced at his two sons and said, “How about the common people? How about the officials of the imperial court?”

“In the end, we are nothing but dust. After we die, we know nothing. Why would we need others to remember what we did?”

Shao Jialiang was stunned when he heard this. Although he had not yet entered officialdom, he had already thought about leaving his name in history in the future. Although he was young, he already had a very strong sense of fame and fortune.

In the future, he was indeed kidnapped by fame and fortune. He worked hard all his life, but in the end, he ended up with nothing.

On the other hand, Shao Jiashan, the silly boy who only ate, drank and had fun all day, was not moved at all when he heard this. Instead, he said, “If I could have such a skill, it would not be bad to live like this for the rest of my life.”

When Shao Jialiang heard his brother say this, his first reaction was that his brother had no ambition.

Shao Yu did not deny it at all, but said: “If you really have such skills, I don’t have to worry about you.”

In Shao Yu’s eyes, Shao Jiashan now is just a harmless parasite who has no ability at all. If the person who protects him is gone one day, he will not be able to keep his money or anything else.

“Forget it. I feel tired just looking at the young boss’s appearance.” Shao Jiashan shook his head. He was not willing to endure any hardship at all.

The father and his two sons left the noodle shop and headed towards the gambling house on another street.

That gambling house was the largest one on the nearby street. Although it was night time, it was still crowded with people.

Shao Jiashan quickly found his group of friends, who had already started playing and immediately called Shao Jiashan over when they saw him.

These young boys had happy looks on their faces at first, but when they saw Shao Yu not far behind Shao Jiashan, they suddenly looked at each other in confusion. Soon, except Guan Si, everyone else ran away, as if they were afraid that Shao Yu would see their faces.

“You came here to play, why did you bring your father here?” Guan Si asked in a low voice.

These boys usually acted like big shots outside, but when facing their parent Shao Yu, even though Shao Yu was thin and did not look as serious as before, these boys could not help but feel scared and even started to become very restrained.

If it were in the past, Shao Jiashan would never bring Shao Yu here, but seeing the change in Shao Yu in the past two days, Shao Jiashan instinctively felt that Shao Yu was not here to catch him doing anything wrong on purpose.

“You play your own game. My father is just curious. He’s not here to arrest anyone.” Shao Jiashan comforted him, covering his nose.