FSC [QT] Chapter 23.1

It was the first time that father and daughter had been separated for such a long time. Jiang Wu had a lot to say to her father. During lunch, Jiang Wu was chattering, using her somewhat limited vocabulary to tell her father about her life experience in the past three days.

For example, how fat were the pigs raised by her Aunt, and how delicious was the boiled fish cooked by grandma bought by Aunt…

Of course, Huo Lindong’s name appeared most frequently in the stories Jiang Wu was eager to share with his father.

When Jiang Baozong heard the words ‘Brother Lindong’ kept appearing in his daughter’s mouth, the jealousy that filled his body was enough to dip dumplings in.

The rules of the Jiang family were not strict. Jiang Baozong enjoyed the family’s happiness with his daughter and was not willing to restrict her with rules and regulations. Therefore, there was no rule in the Jiang family about eating, talking, and sleeping.

At this moment, Jiang Wu was talking excitedly, while Huo Lindong took advantage of every pause she had and took the opportunity to feed her a mouthful of food.

Jiang Wu’s own hands turned into decorations and only used to wave when she got excited, expressing her joyful mood at this time.

“Lindong, don’t patronize Ah Wu. The food is getting cold.”

“Ah Wu, you should be obedient and eat by yourself. Don’t let your husband take care of you when he’s hungry.”

Jiang Baozong looked at Huo Lindong and his daughter and said slowly.

“Oh.”

Ah Wu was very obedient. She did whatever her father said. She picked up the chopsticks and spoons that she neglected with both hands and prepared to eat by herself.

“It’s okay, Father-in-law. I’m not hungry.”

Huo Lindong picked out the thorns from the fish belly in the bowl and then put the plump fish meat into Jiang Wu’s mouth.

Jiang Baozong frowned and said nothing more.

After the meal, Jiang Baozong invited Huo Lindong to his study room on the pretext that he wanted to help Huo Lindong with his homework and then entrusted Jiang Wu to Mrs. Ding.

It happened that Jiang Wu had been away from home for three days, and Mrs. Ding also had many things to say to Ah Wu. She took this opportunity to inquire about her life in the Diao family.

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“Sit down.”

After entering the study room, Jiang Baozong took out a stack of books that he had prepared long ago. These were the fruits of his hard study over the years.

It was originally planned to be given to Lin Pingchun after he passed the scholar examination, but now that Huo Lindong had become his son-in-law, these things naturally handed over to Huo Lindong.

“You were my student before, and now you are my son-in-law. It was a pity that we never had a chance to have a good chat.”

Jiang Baozong sat next to Huo Lindong and poured him a cup of tea, looking like he was ready to have a long conversation.

“I don’t want to talk about studying at this moment. Let’s talk about Ah Wu.”

“It’s all my fault. When Ah Wu was born, she was not much bigger than a cat cub. Her cries were thin and weak. Everyone said that she wouldn’t live long.”

Recalling the past, Jiang Baozong’s eyes were a little empty.

“During that time, I was very decadent. The person who took care of Ah Wu the most was Ah Wu’s grandmother. Later, Ah Wu’s grandmother passed away. I gradually came to my senses and realized that I was the only one left as Ah Wu’s relative. I owed her something that I would never be able to repay in my lifetime.”

Jiang Baozong could never forget that time. When he recalled it, he could still feel the despair and heartbreaking pain.

“When I realized that Ah Wu was different from ordinary children, Ah Wu was already three years old. At that time, she could not speak. She could only cry and laugh, and she was not as beautiful as she is now.”

“She was thin and small. Her skin was dry and yellow due to taking medicine and taking medicinal soup all year round. But, it was very strange. Even like that, Ah Wu was the most beautiful and cutest in my eyes. Maybe this is what all the parents in the world think.”

The last day~ The last day~

Btw, due to something, the time limit will be delayed to Wednesday, Feb 14th 20:24 (UTC+7 timezone)

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