My Alleged Husband

Chapter 443: Chapter 422 Don’t be too strict!_1

”Zhichen, I know how you discipline your child, and I shouldn’t really say much, but I want you to understand something. Discipline should have its limits. If you suddenly become too strict with him, he will definitely resent you, and he won’t trust you as much. You’re his mother, and you should know what kind of person your son is. He has never told a lie about anything from a young age. If he came home so late today, there must be a reason for it. So, you should stop blaming him. Too much of anything is not good. He will only hold you in higher esteem in his heart. Don’t hurt the harmony between mother and son over some unnecessary matters. I can tell that your son really cares about you. He values his mother greatly. Look at how you’re speaking to him, he doesn’t dare to cry or make a fuss. He can only sorrowfully go upstairs to his room to reflect on his actions. This proves that your child is not of a bad nature, and he didn’t lie. You can’t accuse him of lying without any evidence. Perhaps what he said is true. I also want to know who that strange grandma is, the one who held up my family member and wouldn’t let him come home. I will definitely investigate this thoroughly. I hope you can think clearly. Do you really think it’s good the way you discipline your child? Do you really think keeping him under strict control is for his benefit, or for what? I know what’s in your heart, I also know that your parents abandoned your family, and I stayed here, which has left you feeling very unbalanced inside. But since so much time has passed, let’s not dwell on the happiness that we once desired. Living happily together as a family is the most important thing for anything. Don’t think about those things anymore, things that make us all more heartbroken. Let what’s past with time fade away, and don’t think about it anymore...”

”Grandpa, you say this, but are you truly content in your heart? Why did our parents have to leave without a word? Why wouldn’t they stay with us, even for a single day? Why are they still as selfish as they were in the past? Now they are adults; can’t they grow up? Time passes day by day, and before you know it, five years have gone by. My child is already five years old, and during these five years of his life, he has longed for his grandparents to be with him, to just look at him once. But what is the outcome he gets? Hope after hope turns into despair each time. He has grown up strong amidst other people’s hurt, never once crying from sadness. He thinks if he becomes strong, maybe his grandparents will come back to be with him. Is this way of thinking wrong? Often I don’t know how to describe my own child; I can’t understand why he is so stubborn. Many things could be easily resolved, but he just can’t let go. I know, even though he’s young, he really feels terrible inside.”

”I know, and that’s exactly why I hope you can treat her properly. Don’t blame or scold her over things that shouldn’t matter. She is your child, not a transaction, not an object. She, too, can be hurt by our emotions. Are we being fair to her? Won’t her heart be hurt, be in pain? We all understand that everyone’s growth experiences are different, and the things they encounter will be different. If fate has decreed that she must go through such things, let her go through them once. Maybe that way, her heart may find balance. Don’t think about those things that make us unhappy anymore. Living the happy life we desire is enough. Let all the things that shouldn’t exist vanish completely. To constantly see those painful things, it really hurts so much.”

”Yichen, Grandpa also has something to say to you. I really understand how difficult and painful your situation is. But should you just watch your wife discipline your son and say nothing? Or do you think everything your wife does is right? Or do you think you’re henpecked, and you don’t dare say a word, no matter what your wife says? Many things don’t need to become so tense. Haven’t you seen that in front of your eyes, your son dares not say anything? He also hopes that his parents can love him unselfishly forever, not to be overly strict for any reason or to yell at him over anything. But what about you? Is this how you’re supposed to be as parents? I really want to ask you, in the years you grew up with me, have I ever scolded you, hit you, or been fierce with you over any bad thing? Don’t you know that acting this way really makes your son sad? Put yourself in his shoes. The way you treat your son is how he will treat you, even if you are his parents. He doesn’t want much, just to have a happy, safe family. But it seems that this wish is too difficult to achieve in this lifetime, as his grandparents have never shown up since his birth. How could his heart not be in pain? Since his heart already hurts so much, and he feels so miserable, why do you still have to be so hard on him?”

”Grandpa, I didn’t think that way. I just feel that since he is my son, shouldn’t he obey his parents’ discipline? He doesn’t come home late at night, what if something happens to him? How can we bear it if we don’t know anything? Actually, being a parent is the most difficult role. You have to worry about whether your child is fed and clothed, and also fear that they might get hurt. But you still have to consider their feelings, not to make them sad. Don’t you think it’s really hard to be a parent? I’ve truly tried my best as his father, but what he did today really made me angry. I really didn’t expect him to...”