Chapter 830: Chapter 561: Coming to Find
Standing before her parents’ door, Chuxia gently knocked, knowing that if they were asleep, such a sound wouldn’t wake them.
"Coming." A response accompanied by footsteps, and soon Zhao Yulan opened the door. Chuxia looked at her in surprise, "Mom, have you been sitting by the door waiting for me?"
Zhao Yulan amusedly glanced at her daughter, "This child, the table isn’t far from the door. I was talking to your dad."
"I knew you couldn’t sleep." Chuxia closed the door and sat by the table with Zhao Yulan, smiling at Lin Baohe who was eagerly watching her. "Dad, if I didn’t come over, were you planning to stay up talking to mom until dawn?"
"Getting more and more cheeky..." Lin Baohe glared at her, "You’re even teasing your parents now. What wouldn’t you dare to do?"
Zhao Yulan quickly chimed in, "She wouldn’t dare to tease her in-laws like that."
"I think so too..." Lin Baohe nodded in agreement, "Once you have a little grandchild, you might not even recognize us anymore."
"Dad, Mom..." Chuxia sighed, "Don’t scare me. I was just joking with you, are you seriously teasing me now?"
"You’re allowed to joke with your parents but we’re not allowed to tease you?" Zhao Yulan poked her, "Stop keeping us in suspense. You know what your dad and I are worried about, so hurry and tell us."
"Don’t worry, Yanqiu and Mingtao have made up. Mingtao is spending the New Year with the Zhou family, as for the Yu family, he said he’ll find a way to persuade them."
"That’s good, that’s good." Zhao Yulan breathed a sigh of relief and patted Lin Baohe, "See? I told you that good people are rewarded. You said it wasn’t certain, are you still being stubborn now?"
"Yeah, I was wrong, you were right." Lin Baohe said standing up, "I’m tired, time to sleep. Chuxia, hurry up and get some rest."
Chuxia: "..." Is this what they call ’use then abandon’?
Early the next morning, Zhou Jiping felt a bit embarrassed seeing everyone, but Yu Mingtao seemed natural. Before breakfast, he assured Old Madam Zhou, Grandpa Zhou, and Lin Yanqiu that he would never let Zhou Jiping be mistreated by the Yu family again.
"Mingtao, I’m happy you said that, but you’re a filial duty-bound person. Your grandma and mom’s temper remain, how can you ensure they won’t harm the fourth daughter?" Lin Yanqiu asked worriedly.
"Mom, I’ve thought it over. My grandma and mom act like this because my dad and I have spoiled them. Every time they throw a tantrum, we compromise, and over time, they’ve turned their tantrums into a weapon. No matter whether they’re reasonable or not, if they can’t achieve their goals, they threaten to harm themselves. My dad and I are afraid they might truly do such things, and no matter how firm we were, we would ultimately give in to them.
This time, I’ll tell them outright that if they’re going to harm themselves, I’ll join them. Worst case scenario, it’s just death. Anyway, if they don’t want me to have a good life, then what’s the point of living?
If I say this and they still act out, it shows they don’t truly care about me, they’re only concerned about controlling me, turning me into a puppet of the house. Then why should I continue to comply with them?
Really, they wouldn’t dare to throw their lives away. If they truly were willing to die, why would they try so hard to control my dad and me?
In any case, we must change their temper this time. Otherwise, they’ll ruin my life and cause Jiping even greater suffering.
We’ve been married for many years, and Jiping has always supported me. It’s not because she’s afraid of me, but because she doesn’t want me to struggle. As a man, I can no longer allow my wife to make unnecessary compromises for me."
"Mom, I believe him." Zhou Jiping earnestly looked at Lin Yanqiu, "We talked for a long time last night. I know his temper, if he wasn’t truly moved, he wouldn’t say certain things.
Originally, I didn’t plan on really leaving him. Over the years, my heart has been with him. Accepting another man is impossible, so I just thought, I’ve endured what I could, and if we couldn’t get along, it simply meant our fate ended here. I might as well live alone rather than both be miserable.
Now that he’s come to realize who truly matters to him, I’m giving him this chance, and also giving myself this chance. Grandpa, Grandma, Mom..., this is my own choice. No matter what happens in the future, I won’t regret it."
Old Madam Zhou glanced at Old Master Zhou, then looked at Lin Yanqiu, "Yanqiu, you decide on this matter. Your father and I will support your decision."