My Alleged Husband

Chapter 444: Chapter 423 What are you talking about?_1

”Have you truly put your heart into being a father to your son? If you have, isn’t it possible for you to be a perfect father? You said yourself, when your wife is scolding your child here, you don’t even dare to say a word. Do you really want to be henpecked? Grandpa worked so hard to raise you, not for you to be henpecked by someone else. Do you know that this makes Grandpa lose face? Your father has been sick with tracheitis since he was young, and now you’re acting like this. How are you any different from him? The only difference is that your father isn’t as capable, as smart, or as handsome as you. Don’t you feel that every single thing you do makes Grandpa feel cold inside? Can’t you consider things from Grandpa’s perspective when you do things? Do you know how much it hurts Grandpa’s heart to see you make a mistake, not doing anything wrong? Grandpa just hopes you can be happy and joyful, be a good father, and take good care of your son.”

Upon hearing his grandfather’s words, Yichen thought it was best to let it go. His grandfather was already old, why should he make him unhappy? It would be nice for him to have some time to think and enjoy the joy of a united family. There was no need to always be at odds with Grandpa. It would be good to let him live happily. Maybe one day, he would understand his painstaking efforts. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to speak, but that he couldn’t. Because voicing it would make everyone worry about him. He should let those who love him live a happy life, without having to worry about Grandpa for him, who had worried about him for most of his life. Now it was time for Grandpa to enjoy the joy of a united family, not to take on all the responsibilities again for his sake.

”Grandpa, I understand, don’t worry. I won’t do this anymore. But, Grandpa, I hope you can enjoy the joy of a united family. You are getting old. You’ve sacrificed so much for me as I grew up. I know I have grown up now. You’ve raised me for over twenty years. I know these twenty years have been so tough for you. Other children had their parents’ company, but not me. They had their parents to set off against, but not me. I know this makes you unhappy. You’ve always wanted me to be strong and not get discouraged by anyone leaving. Now I have truly carried out your wish, Grandpa. I hope you can live happily. There’s no need to feel sad over people who aren’t worth it. Everyone has their own life to live. We just need to live well on our own, why should we care so much about others? What others want to do is their freedom; we have no right to interfere. But the life we want to live, they have no right to interfere with either. We should just live our own life, why do we care about others’ opinions? My son did make a mistake this time, Grandpa. I believe you must be very clear inside about that. If my wife is disciplining my son and I come out and protect him, it would only make my son think that no matter what he does, no matter how his mom disciplines him, his dad will come out and protect him. This will only make him more reckless and unruly. I’m doing this for my son’s own good. I can’t let him think that when he’s being scolded, there’s always someone to rescue him. That kind of wishful thinking is not correct. I’m teaching him too, just in a different way. Everyone has their own way of teaching their children. Maybe this is hard for you to accept, but when we’re teaching children, you can’t protect him. That will only make him think that Grandpa cares about him, no matter how serious his mistakes are, someone will always come to his rescue. If that’s the case, he will never stand out in his life. He won’t understand how serious his mistakes really are. I don’t want to say anything today, and I don’t want to clarify who that strange ’grandma’ he mentioned is. But I just want to understand what his reason was for being so stern, for not coming home so late, and even lying here. If every word he said today was true, it would be fine. But if he lied about the milk because he was late coming home, then I won’t forgive such a child. A child like that is simply obstinate and wrong, not worthy of being my son. From my childhood to adulthood, whatever I did wrong, I was always upfront about it. But if he has done something wrong and doesn’t dare to admit it, only tries to cover it up, then what right does he have to be the head of the household, to be my son, to be your great-grandson?”

”Forget it, you can handle this matter however you want. But I don’t agree with what you said today. What are you trying to say? That your son is such a liar? Do you think she has lied before? No matter what, don’t you still trust how Grandpa taught him? Since childhood, I raised you single-handedly. Did you ever tell a lie? No, right? Now, in these five years, I have watched him grow up. Do you think he could lie? Do you really think that Grandpa is so old that he can’t even properly educate a child anymore?”

”Grandpa, I didn’t mean it that way. I just don’t want my son to lie over some trivial matters, especially a stream of lies. Tell me, how is such a child supposed to establish himself in society? Every word he speaks will cost him dearly. I don’t want to say anything more now. I don’t want to keep trying to understand these things. I just want to know why he didn’t come home until late at night, causing the whole family to search for him and the house to be in chaos. From the beginning, we all said, if he doesn’t come home, dad, mom, and Grandpa will all be worried and anxious for him. Such a sensible child, how could he suddenly change like this? I really don’t understand. Right now, I feel overwhelmed as if countless issues are pressing down on me all at once, making it hard for me to breathe. The burden I feel now is so heavy, it’s unbearable for my heart...”