Chapter 195 - You Were a Good Father (2/2)

In terms of Qiao Zijin’s and Qiao Nan’s abilities, Qiao Dongliang had the firsthand experience. Qiao Nan was more reliable than Qiao Zijin in all aspects.

If what Ding Jiayi said was true—that Qiao Nan would not do as well as Qiao Zijin in the future, and she might have to rely on Qiao Zijin to aid her financially—then why did Zhou Jun and his family not take a fancy to Qiao Zijin and insisted on telling Qiao Dongliang that Nan Nan was better when Ding Jiayi had wanted to introduce Qiao Zijin to Zhou Jun?

“Dad, what’s wrong with you?” Seeing that Qiao Dongliang was in a daze, Qiao Nan was worried that he might have been angered by her words and could not accept what she said.

“Nothing, I feel that I have been too muddleheaded in the past.” Qiao Dongliang smiled bitterly. He had been misled by Ding Jiayi.

Both of them were obviously his biological daughters, yet it took him such a long time to finally tell the differences between his daughters.

“Nan Nan, since you know what you are doing, I will not persuade you anymore. Zijin and you have a mind of your own. Both of you shall lead your own life in the future. Your mother and I cannot and are unable to intervene.” Qiao Dongliang shook his head.

“Dad, are you angry?”

“No.” Qiao Dongliang smiled reluctantly. “I just feel that I am too muddleheaded. Your sister was right to say that about me to your mom.”

“Dad, don’t take my sister’s words to heart. To me, you are definitely a good father. There are four people in our family. All this time, Dad has been the sole breadwinner. Our family has to depend on Dad to provide for us. Dad is also able to finance both of us through school, so how can Dad be useless? Before I was born, Dad used to be a soldier. A soldier is the most useful and wonderful person in the world. Dad, I am proud of you!”

The conversation between Qiao Zijin and Ding Jiayi had made Qiao Dongliang lost confidence in himself. After hearing what the younger daughter said, he felt slightly at ease and was no longer in low spirits. “Nan Nan, are you telling the truth? Do you really think that I am a good father?”

“Of course. I have the best dad in the world!”

Looking at Qiao Nan’s sincere eyes, Qiao Dongliang was touched, but he felt bittersweet at the same time.

Qiao Dongliang had a guilty conscience. For the past eighteen years, he gave all his love and attention to the elder daughter, Qiao Zijin. He owed Qiao Nan an awful lot.

He doted and protected the elder daughter wholeheartedly, but she complained that he was useless and incompetent behind his back.

On the contrary, he did not give much love to his younger daughter, yet she told him steadfastly that he made her proud and that he was the best father in the world.

Qiao Dongliang had mixed emotions.

“Nan Nan, do you think that I am biased—that I side with your sister and did not treat you as well as I treat her?” Qiao Dongliang asked tentatively.

Nan Nan might see him as a good father, but did his foolish behavior in the past ruin their relations.h.i.+p?

“Yes, you are very biased.” Qiao Nan frowned. “Dad, I am not asking that you acknowledge what I have done. When you are in the hospital, what have I done and what has my sister done for you? Today, just because my sister supported you while you took a stroll, you were delighted that she was being filial to you. Dad, it’s no wonder Mom said that since I am not good with words, I will not be successful in the future. Is it true that all that I have done for you cannot be compared to the honeyed words sister said?”

Qiao Dongliang’s face was stiff and his eyes flashed with remorse. “No, there will be no such thing in the future.”

Although he had discharged from the army, how could he have forgotten about the army life? He had been corrupted by life and Ding Jiayi.

“Nan Nan, I know that I am biased, but am I still a good father in your heart?”

“Yes!” Compared with her mother, her father was definitely a good father. No matter how biased he was, he still knew his limits.