Chapter 190: Chapter 190: You Can Mess with Dad, but Never with Mom
With composure, Meng Yao began to narrate the events concerning Zhao Ting.
Zhao Dahe listened with wide eyes, looking incredulous.
"I’ve told you everything I know." Meng Yao poured herself a cup of tea to soothe her throat since she had been speaking so much that it was starting to feel parched.
"Such twists and turns, a storybook wouldn’t dare to write this way!" Zhao Dahe marveled.
"Aren’t storybooks all derived from life? So, you have to believe that life is always more dramatic than any storybook," Meng Yao replied calmly.
That He Yan turned out to be his father.
Even before he remembered them, he had already been thinking about their mother, which clearly showed it was fate.
Destined to meet across a thousand miles!
Originally liking their mother, and after losing his memory, he still liked her when he saw her again—this was a predestined marriage by Heaven, unchangeable no matter what happened.
Meng Yao never thought that after saying this, Zhao Dahe would see her as naturally matched with Zhao Ting.
"Mom, what do you think?" Zhao Dahe asked.
"It’s been so many years since we last met; suddenly meeting again, it feels just sudden and more sudden," Meng Yao said.
"Aren’t you happy then?"
"Living, of course I’m happy," Meng Yao thought for a moment and said, "but others might not know, don’t you? Over the years, it’s been very hard for me. Naturally, there are grievances in my heart!"
"You can’t blame dad for losing his memory," Zhao Dahe stood up for Zhao Ting.
"I can’t blame your dad, then do I blame myself?" Meng Yao said expressionlessly.
Zhao Dahe shrank his neck, speaking righteously, "How can it be mom’s fault! Mom definitely did nothing wrong! The ones at fault are those who first harmed dad, and those robbers! When I see dad, I’ll surely ask him who did this to him—we must seek revenge for this."
"Anyway, we can talk about it later. He is your father, and no one can change that. Rest assured, I won’t stop you from recognizing him," Meng Yao said, "But as for me, I hope you, as children, don’t interfere too much."
Zhao Dahe felt a bit anxious, sensing that his mother didn’t see his father as indispensable.
What a situation.
"When will dad be able to come?" Zhao Dahe asked.
"It’s hard to say, it depends on when the Heaven and Earth Sect matters are settled," Meng Yao replied, "Alright, I’m tired."
Zhao Dahe had no choice but to obediently close the door and leave.
He didn’t go straight back to his room but instead went to call Zhao Xiaohua and Zhao Xiaoshu.
"Why did you call us here all mysteriously?" Zhao Xiaohua impatiently asked, anxious to play Gomoku with Wen Nuan.
"Let me sort this out," Zhao Dahe glared at Zhao Xiaohua.
"What is it?" Zhao Xiaohua instinctively felt that what her second brother was about to say wasn’t simple.
"Our dad is still alive," Zhao Dahe decided to just get straight to the point. After saying this, he quickly covered his ears.
Sure enough, as soon as he covered his ears, Zhao Xiaohua screamed.
The sound made his brain buzz even with his ears covered.
Zhao Xiaoshu appeared calm but was actually just as shocked and stunned as everyone else.
Zhao Dahe had memories of his father, but Zhao Xiaohua and Zhao Xiaoshu only vaguely recalled a figure of Zhao Ting.
"Second brother, are you serious? You’re not teasing us, are you? How did you get this information, does mom know?" Zhao Xiaohua asked repeatedly.
"Would I joke about something like this? Besides, this information was told to me by mom, wouldn’t you say that’s true!" Zhao Dahe replied irritably.
"What? Mom?" Zhao Xiaohua was very shocked.
"Mom and dad have met. In fact, I’ve met dad too, when we were in the county!" Zhao Dahe said.
"Then why didn’t dad come home to see us?" Zhao Xiaohua asked.
"Dad didn’t know about us then; it’s a long story," Zhao Dahe explained, and he proceeded to recount what Meng Yao had told him to Zhao Xiaohua and Zhao Xiaoshu.
They listened in a daze.
But after digesting it, they became very excited.
"So, after dad’s busy, he’ll be able to reunite with us? This is great; I’ve been dreaming of meeting dad. Now, the dream has come true, I’m really happy. Xiaoshu, aren’t you happy?" Zhao Xiaohua asked.
"Happy, right?" Zhao Xiaoshu hesitated a bit, "If mom’s happy, then I’m happy."
"Second brother, is mom happy?" Zhao Xiaohua asked excitedly, "She must be happy, right?"
Zhao Dahe shrugged, "You guessed wrong; mom doesn’t seem that happy. Think about it, during the toughest years for our family, dad wasn’t around, and mom had to raise us alone, how hard it was for her. Now our family’s life is improving, and suddenly dad shows up. It’s like planting crops, sowing them, and then leaving everything unattended, coming back only to harvest the fruit. Who’d be happy about that?"
"Mom seems easy to please usually, but in reality, she’s the hardest to please. Second brother, do you think dad has a chance?" Zhao Xiaohua gossiped.
"That depends on dad’s abilities. After all, mom told me earlier that she won’t stop us from acknowledging dad, but she also doesn’t want us to interfere with her decisions. Mom has her own thoughts, it’s hard to say, hard to say," Zhao Dahe replied, shaking his head.
"So, are we really going to stay out of this? Only if they reconcile, can we be a family. If they don’t, what are we to do? Although I’d like to have a dad, when it comes to dad, he’s surely not as important as mom to me," Zhao Xiaohua said, "Anyway, I leave everything to mom."
Zhao Xiaoshu echoed Zhao Xiaohua’s sentiment, "I share the same attitude as Xiaohua."
"Second brother, isn’t your thinking different from ours? You have more memories with dad, and your feelings for him are deeper. Plus, dad’s now a high-ranking official; if you get along with him, your future isn’t something to worry about," Zhao Xiaohua commented meaningfully.
"What kind of person do you think I am! Yes, I admit, I have feelings for dad, but I also remember mom’s goodness to me. As I’ve said, no matter what, I respect mom. If mom is willing, then everyone’s happy. If mom isn’t willing, then not even dad can force her! If dad dares to do something wrong to mom, I surely would turn against him," Zhao Dahe said sternly.
"Second brother, you’re like this, I have faith in you!" Zhao Xiaohua gave a thumbs up.
"Get out of here, don’t flatter me. As I’ve said, there’s nothing that can’t be resolved, I still hope they reconcile. I believe mom definitely has feelings for dad. Otherwise, all these years, why didn’t she remarry? We all need to be clever! Understand?" Zhao Dahe said.
"Got it, got it, dad alone isn’t enough, mom also has to care for him. With that as a premise, we can play matchmaker," Zhao Xiaohua appeared to be in complete understanding, "Anyway, it’s fine to mess with dad, but never mom."