Chapter 744 - Ideals and Reality (1/2)

Chapter 744 Ideals and Reality

Why couldn’t she feel it at all?

“Of course I’m praising you.” s.h.i.+ Peng was amused. “When you step out into society in the future, I would rather you bully others than the other way round.” One would dote on their own child. s.h.i.+ Peng had never changed his perspective regarding this. “Right, you can learn from Qiao Nan about everything but this. If you really live in this way, I will have to grieve for you until I die.”

“Dad, don’t say that. Qiao Nan grew up in such an environment. With such a mother and sister, she wouldn’t be able to continue living without such a character. She’s considered not too bad. She knows how to retaliate to reduce bullying.” s.h.i.+ Peng was commending s.h.i.+ Qing, yet s.h.i.+ Qiao Nan now felt embarra.s.sed and started to put in good words for Qiao Nan.

“I’m glad you know.” s.h.i.+ Peng smiled.

“Dad!” So, her father was not speaking from his heart earlier. He was trying to avoid making her feel unhappy about Qiao Nan out of a moment of spite. “Dad, am I really your daughter? Or is Qiao Nan your daughter?”

“Ideally, Qiao Nan is. But in reality, you are.”

“Dad, will you feel unwell if you don’t tease me for a day!!” s.h.i.+ Qing was nearly jumping.

The stronger his daughter reacted, the wider the smile on s.h.i.+ Peng’s face was. “I won’t feel unwell but I won’t be able to sleep at night. I can only tease you once or twice in half a month’s time. If I miss this week, I will have to wait for half a month again. It’s an opportunity that can’t be missed. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. Don’t you know this?”.

“I have a fake father.” s.h.i.+ Qing, who had been pierced in the heart, felt extremely sore. Was this really her biological father? He would feel so bad and suffer from sleepless nights if he did not chide or tease her every half a month. The one who was feeling depressed now was her!

“It’s okay. I’m content with having a real daughter.” Since he left the army, s.h.i.+ Peng’s mindset became increasingly younger. He was able to understand and follow what s.h.i.+ Qing was referring to. There was no sense of a generation gap at all.

s.h.i.+ Qing was furious. “It’s Qiao Nan who has led you astray!” Where did Qiao Nan hide his father who was full of a sense of righteousness, justice, and military manners? Return him to her!

“There’s still room to be more astray,” s.h.i.+ Peng said humorously. He was already a few decades old, yet instead of influencing his junior, he was influenced by her.

Three years ago, if anyone were to tell him that this day would come, s.h.i.+ Peng would express that it was a joke. He would not believe any of it.

However, three years later, the reality was as such.

He was even feeling quite good about it. It was as if he had turned back in time, more than a decade at that. He felt wonderful.

“Alright. Hurry. Others are waiting for the two of us to have dinner. Let’s wash our hands.” After discussing the main topic, s.h.i.+ Peng had not forgotten that they had not taken their dinner. The father-daughter of the Qiao family must have been sitting and waiting for them.

s.h.i.+ Qing jumped. “It’s all your fault. I’ve forgotten about it while chatting with you. Hurry. The summer vacation is over and Qiao Nan has lost quite a lot of weight. Uncle Qiao has been thinking about how to nourish Qiao Nan’s health to make her put on weight. If Qiao Nan starves and becomes thinner, Uncle Qiao won’t let us join them for meals then.”

“The two of you can take your meal first. It’s rare that Qing Qing is back. We had a longer chat than usual. Please don’t mind us.” True enough, when s.h.i.+ Peng and s.h.i.+ Qing arrived, the table was already full of rice and dishes. Nevertheless, Qiao Nan and Qiao Dongliang had not touched any of them.

“It’s alright.” Qiao Dongliang looked a little embarra.s.sed.

It was not because of other reasons. It was because he and Qiao Nan did not interact much when s.h.i.+ Peng and s.h.i.+ Qing were chatting so enthusiastically until they forgot about dinner. The television was switched on and they made comments about the show once in a while.

The more detailed interactions were limited. Qiao Dongliang asked a couple of times about how Qiao Nan was doing in her studies, whether she found it tiring or tough, or if she were getting along fine with her cla.s.smates.