boyutpedia Chapter 194 Heart-to-Heart Talk
Chapter 194 Heart-to-Heart Talk
Just as Lu Mingnan lowered his head, immersed in his emotions, and cried silently.
Although he couldn't see it, Lu Yuanqing paused for a moment after receiving the system notification, and then told Lu Yuanbo and Lu Mingdong to take the three little ones back to their room to sleep.
The family meeting that was supposed to be held was canceled halfway through.
Lu Yuanqing hadn't expected Lu Mingnan to cry.
I still cried it out in this suppressed way.
The kids in my family don't cry much. If they do cry, it's usually because they lost a fight and started wailing.
This is the first time I've ever cried like this, without saying a word, with my head down, trying not to let anyone see, suppressing my sobs.
Lu Yuanqing immediately felt uncomfortable.
He failed as a parent, causing Lu Mingnan so much heartache.
This child used to be carefree.
Perhaps, while Lu Yuanqing was feeling troubled, the other party was also feeling troubled because of it. However, they were both too busy, and when they finally had some free time, they discovered too many problems.
Lu Yuanqing sighed almost imperceptibly. Raising children is really complicated.
But no matter how complicated things are, as an adult, he cannot vent his emotions on the child.
Lu Yuanqing took a deep breath, stood up, pulled the person over, and hugged them in his arms.
"I want to apologize to you! Please don't cry, okay?"
Lu Mingnan was still silently shedding tears, but upon hearing his tender words, she could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
"Third Uncle, it's not your fault, I was just too stupid!"
Lu Yuanqing's eyes suddenly stung with tears. "No, you're not stupid. Grandpa Xia said you learn things very quickly. When you were being punished at home, I went to the warehouse to find your master. He even told me enviously that you're very smart, and maybe in a year or two you'll be able to earn money to support your family!"
"Pfft!" Lu Mingnan sniffed, laughing and crying at the same time, "Master lied to you. Today he even called me stupid. My knitting was a bit crooked and didn't look good. He even said he would hit my palm!"
Lu Yuanqing smiled and said, "That's how all teachers are, just like us parents. We're not very good at it. We always have high standards for you and don't take into account that you're still young and need to be trained. We've been too demanding of you. This is something your third uncle has failed to do. Your third uncle apologizes to you. Are you willing to accept this?"
Lu Mingnan nestled into his arms, feeling the comforting hand on his back. He gripped his clothes tightly and shook his head. "I know, Uncle, you're only doing this for my own good. You did nothing wrong."
"It's just...it's just that I'm useless and can't make you proud!"
Lu Yuanqing chuckled, "What face-saving? What face do you need me to save? Just grow up well and stay healthy, that's enough!"
"However! I still want to say something: I know it's wrong of me to force you to study, but I can't change it. I can't bear the thought of my good little Nan being called illiterate in the future."
"But your third uncle promises you that he won't force you anymore, but you have to obediently finish elementary school. If you don't get into junior high, then you don't have to! I won't force you, okay?"
Lu Yuanqing was at his wit's end; he had tried everything—punishment, tutoring, and so on! Perhaps this was the only light Lu Mingnan would ever have in his life: the light of weaving!
What else is required?
Being able to excel in one field is already quite an achievement; we can't expect him to be proficient in everything!
Lu Mingnan burst into tears.
The dead end that had trapped him was broken through by Lu Yuanqing's few words.
The dark dead end was suddenly illuminated by light.
"Third Uncle, I was wrong. I shouldn't have skipped school!"
The poor kid finally understood the real reason why Lu Yuanqing was angry.
"I promise I'll never skip school again. I'll listen attentively in class and I'll never lie to you like that again!"
Lu Mingnan's assurances sounded incredibly sincere.
In conclusion, knowing full well how bad he was at studying, he didn't forget to give Lu Yuanqing a heads-up, "But, Uncle, if I really don't get into junior high, please don't think I'm bad, okay! I really tried my best, really!"
Lu Yuanqing quickly wiped his eyes and laughed, "Okay, Uncle keeps his word. As long as you finish elementary school peacefully, everything else is up to you!"
"Third Uncle, you're so kind!" Lu Mingnan exclaimed.
They have all reflected on their actions and made promises to each other.
That should have been the end of it.
But Lu Yuanqing keenly sensed something else.
After offering some words of comfort, and seeing that Lu Mingnan had stopped sobbing, he finally asked the question that had been nagging at him:
"Xiao Nan, why do you think your third uncle wouldn't like you?"
Although Lu Mingnan didn't say it explicitly, every sentence revealed that Lu Yuanqing disliked him because he wasn't good at studying.
The Lu family children are good in this respect; even if they have deep-seated thoughts that they don't want anyone to know, they are willing to speak frankly and openly as long as Lu Yuanqing asks.
"I just feel like you like your older brother and sister more!" After Lu Mingnan finished speaking, he felt embarrassed and bumped his head against Lu Yuanqing's chest with a thud.
Lu Yuanqing: "..."
Thankfully, it's not my body from my past life, otherwise I would definitely have to go to the hospital to have a metal plate put in my chest!
"My third uncle swears that he will treat you all equally!"
"But I just feel that you're happier when your older brother and sister are doing well in school!" Lu Mingnan said in a sullen voice.
Lu Yuanqing was speechless!
"That's all you see? No, our Xiao Nan still has a girlish heart!"
What else could it be but a girlish heart?
Do you think Lu Yuanbo would think that way?
That guy is thick-skinned; he probably won't think about such detailed issues in his entire life.
But Lu Mingnan had this feeling.
"What girlish heart?" Lu Mingnan asked, tilting his head back.
Lu Yuanqing roughly ruffled his hair. "Let's put that aside for now. It's just that your third uncle is happy because you only see that your older brothers and sisters are good at studying! You quickly learned to weave bamboo baskets from your eldest uncle and learned to weave the twelve zodiac animals from your master. When he said that you were almost able to weave a puppy, your third uncle was also very happy."
"When you all behave well, isn't Uncle San happy too? I'm happy even if you just put a piece of food on my plate!"
"You can't conclude that Uncle Three likes them more and doesn't like you just because of this!"
Lu Mingnan thought for a moment, then stubbornly said, "It's different."
"What's different?"
"Picking up food isn't like reading a book; no one will praise you for it. It's completely different!"
Lu Yuanqing chuckled, "I think they're the same."
"As long as you laugh and are happy, it doesn't matter what the reason is!"
"You don't agree?"
Lu Mingnan thought for a moment, then nodded, "Mm!"