Chapter 636 (1/2)
Chapter 636: Raking in Money
Translator: Udeze Editor: Udeze
Needle and thread in a loving mother’s hands, mending holes of the clothes of her soon wandering son. Her sewing picks up the pace as the date approaches, worries of belated return echoing inside her heart [1]. It was a maternal love, the greatest existence of love in the world—the love that was like the highest peak of a mountain ridge.
The son did something wrong and came across the disaster of being imprisoned. Though Zhang Shi did not speak out her feelings, yet restlessness and worry resided inside her. Longing and anticipation that her son could soon be released from the prison to appear before her eyes. Half a year passed by with countless fantasies and countless prayers. When that dream had finally come true, her whole being trembled, feeling both excited and scared.
She was afraid that she was dreaming, and two lines of tears fell down.
Putong…
Su Shangwen’s knees slammed on the ground and he repeatedly knocked his head on the ground, speaking with a bitter expression, “I’m back, Mother.”
Finally, Zhang Shi was sure that she was not dreaming, as a dream would not be this real. She bit her lips and went before Su Shangwen.
Pa…
She slapped Su Shangwen’s face.
With a loving and distressed expression, Zhang Shi angrily asked, “Have you already realized your wrongs?”
Su Shangwen kept kneeling. He nodded silently and replied, “I’ve already realized and admitted my wrongs, Mother.”
Zhang Shi slowly closed her eyes, yet her tears flowed down from the corner of her eyes. When she opened them again, she sighed and said, “Get up! It’s good that you still have the conscience that your family is here.”
“Mother, I’m sorry.”
Zhang Meiyun also hurriedly came over and said with a face full of remorse.
Zhang Shi did not speak but looked at Su Lingyun instead.
Su Lingyun glanced at Tang Xiu quickly before she pulled Su Shangwen from the ground and said, “It’s great that you came back, big brother. Xiu’er did not do it to you with discretion, please don’t be angry with him.”
“How can be I angry with him?” Su Shangwen shook his head. “On the contrary, I should be thanking Tang Xiu. I wouldn’t have repented if it weren’t for him. Mother, please don’t worry. We will change and start a fresh life and regard our family members as family members. As it should be.”
Even in her dreams, Zhang Shi did not expect that she would hear her son say such words. She could not stop the tears flowing from her eyes, as she repeatedly nodded before replying, “That’s good, great. It’s great that you can change.”
The atmosphere in the Su Family became slightly different with the return of Su Shangwen. Tang Yunde’s attitude neither showed that he couldn’t forgive him or pursued his responsibility.
In the evening, the mother and daughter, Mu Qingping and Gu Yin, returned back to Star City by a car driven by Su Quan, whereas Tang Xiu left the Su Family Village with Tang Yunde and Su Lingyun for Beijing. It was at two o’clock in the morning as the family of three arrived at the capital. They did not go directly to the Tang Family residence, however, but went to the house recently bought by Tang Yunde in Beijing.
At the Rivers and Mountain Blossom Garden…
It was a relatively upscale residential complex in the Third Ring Road. The most notable thing was the double compound house that was luxuriously decorated. It was Tang Xiu’s first time coming to this place despite him having been to the capital several times.
“Xiu’er, your mother and I will stay downstairs. Are you going to take a room downstairs or upstairs?” Tang Yunde put down the luggage, lit up a cigarette and said with a smile.
“I’ll take the one upstairs.” Tang Xiu smiled. “Anyways, this house is quite big. It should be around 200 square meters wide, right?”
“It’s 260 square meters, to be exact.” Tang Yunde smiled. “I was originally planning to buy a villa directly. But your Mom doesn’t like spacious villas, not to mention that we seldom stay in the capital either. Buying such a big residence would be a waste, so we picked this one. Anyways, we’ll leave the master bedroom upstairs for you. The house keys are on the bedside table, remember to take them with you.”
“Got it!”
Tang Xiu casually observed the house as he took his travel bag to the second floor. Though he had an interspatial ring, he still did not want to have his parents know this secret for the time being. He changed into clothes that were temporarily stuffed into the travel bag prepared by his mother, Su Lingyun.
The master bedroom was around 30 square meters wide. It was luxuriously decorated and was especially spacious. Tang Xiu put the travel bag on the cabinet and walked towards the window. The building had 20 floors and their apartment took the 11th and 12th floor, which was in the middle of the building. Therefore, by standing on the window, he could see the commercial street outside the residential complex.
“It’s going to snow again, it seems!” Tang Xiu looked up at the sky in a good mood.
For him, the definition of home was very simple. Wherever his mother was present, it was home—and he was more than satisfied now that he found his father and was with them.
The next morning was the New Year’s Day. Tang Xiu got up very early and followed his parents to the Tang Family’s ancestral residence. The residence was now very lively, as nearly all the core members of the Tang Family had arrived, including his aunt, Tang Min.
Paying a kowtow and making a ceremonial visit to wish the family a Happy New Year.
What surprised Tang Xiu was that his grandparents also gifted him a thick red envelope.
In the backyard of the ancestral home, Tang Tang pulled Tang Xiu to a remote spot. The latter grinned while shaking her mobile phone and spoke in a whisper, “Brother, gimme a red envelope.”
Tang Xiu stuffed his hand into his pocket and forced a smile, “I didn’t prepare it. How about I give you the one grandma gave me, is that okay with you?”
“No need to be that troublesome.” Tang Tang laughed. “It’s more convenient if you send me a red envelope via WeChat, you know.”
Sending a red envelope via WeChat?
“What exactly is that?” Asked Tang Xiu, confused.
Tang Tang’s face stilled. “It can’t be true, right?” There was a disbelieving expression in her eyes as she asked, “You… you don’t know what a WeChat Red Envelope is?”
“I know WeChat is a messaging and chatting platform app, but I don’t know what a WeChat Red Envelope is!” Tang Xiu shook his head. “Ah, that’s right. I don’t seem to have a WeChat account either.”