TGDS Chapter 63.4

The Good Dad System (Arc 8) Chapter 63.4: After the Daughter Married Into a Wealthy Family (22)

Pei Naochun patted Pei Daijun on the shoulder – she was already in her thirties, mature and elegant. In front of outsiders, she seemed like a noble lady who would never be defeated. In the Sheng family, any problem would be settled in her hands. She was powerful and omnipotent – but she could also be hurt.

“Dad was very lucky to be by your side at that time. As long as I was there, he couldn’t even touch you.” Pei Naochun seemed to be joking, but he said it very sincerely, “Because you are Dad’s precious daughter.”

Pei Daijun suddenly covered her face with her hands and cried uncontrollably. She covered half of her face, and tears could be seen flowing down her hands: “But I don’t want you to be here. I can do it myself. I don’t want this…” I want you to feel that your daughter is living a good life every day. You can go out and play happily, do what you like, and don’t have to worry about me anymore. When I was a child, you had to worry about my growing up, care about my studies, and pay attention to my health; when I grew up, you had to worry about my marriage and think about my future… But I’m married, mature, and have my own family. I should be strong, so why do I still need you to worry about me?

“But, when I care about you, I am also very happy. Although I am a little old now, I am not old yet. No matter what difficulties I encounter, I can pat my chest, stand in front of my daughter and say, don’t be afraid, Daddy is here.” Pei Naochun said proudly, with some sparkles in his eyes, “How old are you? Even if you are in your seventies or eighties, aren’t you still my daughter? Who stipulates at what age you have to grow up? At what age you can’t find your father? With me, even if another twenty years pass, as long as you need me, just shout and your father will appear.”

“You shouldn’t get involved. I can handle it! I can do it myself.” She was incoherent. “Look, I’m so capable. Over the years, nothing has ever stumped me.” She learned how to have a good interpersonal relationships, how to enrich herself, how to manage a marriage and family, how to be a good wife and daughter-in-law… Didn’t she do all of these very well? No matter what difficulties she encountered, she could handle them. As long as she worked hard and gritted her teeth, there was nothing she couldn’t overcome.

“But Daddy can’t bear to let you.” Pei Naochun said solemnly, “Outside, you need to grow up and be strong, but here with Daddy, you will always be the child who can act like a spoiled child at any time. You have worked hard enough and done enough, and Daddy also wants to do something for you.”

She had already changed her posture to cover her face with her hands. She knew she must be crying terribly. She didn’t know how long it had been since she cried like this: “…Actually, I’m really miserable.” When she said this, all the pain seemed to have suddenly gained wings and flew out. “Dad, I really hate him.”

Seeing his daughter crying so heartily, Pei Naochun actually breathed a sigh of relief – in the memory of his original body in the previous life, he was more like a burden to his daughter, forcing his daughter to face everything maturely, compromise and accept pain. This was also one of the biggest regrets of his original body. As a father, he always failed at critical moments and could never be relied upon.

“He’s a bastard!” Pei Naochun cursed, sitting up straight and gently stroking his daughter’s hair, “You’re not wrong, it’s all because of him, a bastard, not a human being!”

“I always thought that I didn’t do well, but he had given up a long time ago.” She took a deep breath, pressing her fingers tightly against her forehead, “He must think my efforts are ridiculous, right?” She found it funny to think that she had been trying to understand and be considerate, but the other party had already changed the lock. Even if she tried her best, the wrong key would never open the door.

“No, you did good enough.”

“Dad, I can’t think… I can’t think of what I did wrong, why did I have to encounter this?” She became incoherent. “He said he wanted me to go home, and although I hesitated, I still agreed. He said the company didn’t have a deep foundation and he needed connections. I racked my brains to find a solution for him. I don’t understand anything about art or luxury goods, and I don’t have any talent. I’m really having a hard time, Dad.” For the first time, she told her father about her difficulties and pain.

“I know you’ve worked hard. You’ve always worked so hard.” He looked at his daughter with eyes full of heartache.

“I told myself that since we have formed a family, we should accommodate each other and show consideration and understanding, just like you and your mother. If you don’t want to expand the restaurant and want to go with the flow, mother will respect your idea. I have always been considerate, not because I think my husband is the most important person in the family, but because I love him, respect him, and cherish our relationship.”

“Dad knows.” Pei Naochun felt uncomfortable hearing this, but in this world, not every love can be reciprocated, and his daughter’s tenderness and thoughtfulness were only met with entitlement.

“In fact, I realized it a long time ago.” She seemed to be tired of crying, put down her hands, expressionless, tears falling quietly, “The way he gets along with me is completely different from the way you and mum got along. But I have been lying to myself, and in the end, I believed it.”

The love they once had for each other, the fantasies about the future when they just got together, the mutual care and enthusiasm when they were newly married… everything retreated little by little. She was confused. Some of her peers were still in love with each other, while others had let their feelings become dull – she convinced herself that perhaps some families were like this, and gradually after the passion, it turned into family affection. But she thought that at least there was a tacit understanding between the two of them. In fact, two or three years ago, the two of them would often chat, but the other would often say that he was tired, just like a frog in boiling water. In the end, the two of them almost stopped talking. She actually thought that everything was normal, it was just that Tiansheng was too busy.

No matter how busy he is now, can he be busier than when they were newly married and her husband just took over the group and worked hard to develop it? However, he is no longer willing to bother dealing with her.

“Am I stupid, Dad?” She forced an ugly smile, with tear marks on her face. “It should be hard to find someone as gullible as me, right?” So I had been deceived for so long without knowing it.