Chapter 179: Amusing Parents with Colorful Clothes

Chapter 179: Chapter 179: Amusing Parents with Colorful Clothes

Fu Yunfeng turned and told the news to Qing Qing and Fu Chao.

The family sat together once again.

Fu Chao said through gritted teeth,

"Death would be too good for him! He should be left to rot in prison, tortured until he’s begging to die but can’t!"

Only after the words left his mouth did Fu Chao remember—

His mother, Qing Qing, had always insisted on the death penalty for Xu Dong.

’By saying this, aren’t I just blatantly siding with Dad?’

He quickly glanced at Qing Qing’s expression.

Only to find Qing Qing sipping her tea, her expression unchanged.

’Did she not hear me clearly?’

As if she had read his mind, Qing Qing said,

"My hearing is perfectly fine."

Fu Chao flinched and quickly gave Qing Qing an appeasing smile.

Qing Qing turned her head away, annoyed. But as she did, her eyes accidentally met Fu Yunfeng’s probing gaze, and her own wavered slightly.

Then, Qing Qing set down her teacup, her gaze falling.

"...You did the right thing. I was too rash before."

Or perhaps, she had simply been full of pent-up resentment with nowhere to direct it, and Xu Dong’s case was just an excuse to lash out at Fu Yunfeng.

How could Fu Yunfeng not understand her?

He sighed softly.

"It’s all in the past. From now on, only good things will happen."

"That’s right, that’s right!"

Fu Chao chimed in at the perfect moment to smooth things over.

Remembering Qing Qing’s fondness for Nan Zhi and her son, he deliberately changed the subject to them, mentioning that Nan Zhi was planning to enroll Nan Yi in kindergarten.

He started off with a deliberately lighthearted tone.

But soon, the genuine memory of Nan Yi made him grin uncontrollably.

"That little guy, Yiyi, really doesn’t want to go to school. You should have seen him sitting in the classroom... BWAHAHA! Are all kids just born hating kindergarten?"

Qing Qing and Fu Yunfeng found themselves drawn into his story.

Qing Qing shot her son a sideways glance.

"Weren’t you the same?"

Fu Yunfeng nodded in mock seriousness.

"That’s right. When you didn’t want to go to kindergarten, you deliberately hid in the garden toolshed right before it was time to leave. The whole family went crazy looking for you! In the end, your mother found you and gave you a spanking. Remember?"

Fu Chao’s smile vanished.

The corner of his mouth twitched.

"Dad, I’m thirty years old. Can we please not talk about getting spanked?"

But Qing Qing retorted,

"Weren’t you the one who brought it up?"

Fu Chao didn’t even want to speak anymore.

However, when he belatedly realized this couple was teaming up on him, he was both surprised and delighted.

’Anything to entertain my parents.’

’If a few of his embarrassing childhood stories could become the key to breaking the ice in his parents’ relationship, what was so bad about being laughed at a little?’

So he played along, continuing the conversation.

"So in the end, how did you get me to go to kindergarten willingly?"

Fu Yunfeng answered,

"Your mother said they should just indulge you and let you skip kindergarten. Then she hired twelve private tutors for you, one for each of twelve subjects. In the end, you were the one crying and begging to go to kindergarten."

"It was thirteen teachers. One of them was a child psychologist."

Qing Qing corrected him at the perfect moment.

A slow smile spread across Fu Yunfeng’s face.

"Right, right."

Fu Chao, not noticing his father’s subtle expression, looked utterly flabbergasted.

"That’s... that’s terrifying!"

’So his parents once had such terrifying expectations for him?’

After all, he had been the object of much envy over the years—

As the eldest son, he was never pressured to take on family responsibilities, and his parents always did their utmost to respect his wishes.

Becoming an actor, for instance, would have been absolutely impossible in other families, but Qing Qing and Fu Yunfeng were supportive of him!

’Now it seemed...’

’Zizhi’s death must have been what changed their minds.’

’So, he owed his freedom to his sister.’

The thought made Fu Chao a little sad.

However, neither Qing Qing nor Fu Yunfeng noticed.

Qing Qing brought the conversation back to the original topic.

"Right, you said that when you went to the kindergarten, it was Vice Director Chen who personally met with you?"

"Huh? Teacher Chen is the vice director now?"

Fu Chao was quite surprised.

The kindergarten Qing Xi now attended was the same one he had gone to.

Teacher Chen had been one of his teachers.

That was why Fu Chao had asked for her help when he took Nan Zhi and Nan Yi to visit.

After his surprise wore off, Fu Chao couldn’t help but feel happy.

"That must mean Teacher Chen really values me, to take time out of her busy schedule to give us a tour!"

Fu Yunfeng looked at his blissfully happy son, feeling a subtle sense of speechlessness.

"You think she did that for you?"

Fu Chao froze for a moment.

"Then... was it for your sakes?"

Qing Qing made a calm assessment.

"I’m afraid not."

On the surface, the kindergarten appeared discreet and unassuming, not widely known.

However, the mere fact that Fu Chao, Qing Xi, and more than half of the children in their extended family had graduated from there showed how deep its roots ran. It was definitely not the kind of place you could get into just by throwing money around!

As the vice director of this kindergarten, Teacher Chen’s resume and achievements were anything but ordinary; in her field, she was renowned enough to be called an educationist.

Since Qing Qing and Fu Yunfeng had not made a personal appearance, how could they have possibly gotten her to act?

Unless someone else had put in a good word.

Fu Yunfeng thought of something, looking first surprised, then understanding.

"I know who it was."

Qing Qing couldn’t help but look at him.

Fu Yunfeng had no defense against her unspoken question.

"The Lu Family. Lu Shixu."

Qing Qing’s eyes widened!

Fu Chao, however, was indignant.

"That guy again!"

At that, Fu Yunfeng and Qing Qing turned to look at him in unison.

"You knew all along?"

Fu Chao pouted.

"I saw him at the shop before."

The expressions on Qing Qing and Fu Yunfeng’s faces grew even stranger.

Fu Yunfeng looked as if he wanted to speak several times, but held his tongue.

Qing Qing was much more direct.

"What are your feelings for Nan Zhi?"

At first, Fu Chao didn’t understand.

"Feelings? What feelings...? Wait, Mom, you haven’t misunderstood something, have you? I don’t have those kinds of feelings for Nan Zhi! I just see her as a little sister!"

The moment he said it, Fu Chao regretted it.

’He should have said ’friend,’ not ’sister.’’

’What if he had just brought up a painful subject for his parents?’

Unexpectedly, neither Qing Qing nor Fu Yunfeng seemed to think there was anything wrong with his choice of words.

The two of them actually nodded in agreement.

"Mm, we can tell."

"That’s what I said."

They didn’t doubt Fu Chao’s explanation in the slightest.

After all, you can tell whether or not someone is in love just by looking at them.

And it was obvious from looking at Fu Chao that he held no romantic feelings for Nan Zhi.

Fu Chao breathed a sigh of relief, but he couldn’t help muttering,

"Then why did you even ask...? Wait! Dad, how did you know about him?"

Fu Yunfeng briefly explained how he found out.

Of course, he left out the part where he had joked with Lu Shixu about helping him.

"I’ve watched that boy grow up. He was always so cold and aloof, I thought he was just naturally indifferent. I never expected that once he fell for someone, he’d turn out to be such a devoted lover."

These days, the Lu Family was just Lu Shixu and his grandfather, Lu Wenzong.

But the two of them didn’t seem like close, interdependent relatives, more like strangers living under the same roof.

"To be honest, my opinion of him has changed."

Fu Yunfeng remarked with a sigh.

Fu Chao pouted.

Only Qing Qing remained composed.

"You’re all overthinking this."