My Dad is My Mom Chapter 60: 060

Chapter 60

Shao ChengZe lightly laughed at her words. With such a long distance between them, it seed like all they could do was have a "cold salad" relationship.

Cheng Jinlan's ears grew hot from his laugh. She spoke sternly, "What are you laughing at? I'm still waiting for your explanation."

Shao ChengZe stopped laughing and beca serious. He slowly recounted to her his grandparents' past from beginning to end.

After listening, Cheng Jinlan was silent for a long ti. She knew she had a young uncle who had died prematurely. Whenever her father ntioned this uncle, his words were full of respect and regret, but he avoided talking about how his uncle had died.

"Miao Miao?" Shao ChengZe called her when she didn't respond.

Cheng Jinlan rested her head against the car window and softly murmured in response.

"Why aren't you talking?"

"I just... feel like I was a bit willful."

Her uncle was an elder her father liked and respected. He probably didn't want to have any connection with the Shao family, but she had forced him to face the Shao family because of her own willfulness.

Shao ChengZe understood her unspoken feelings. He sincerely said, "I'm sorry."

This was a debt owed by the Shao family that could not be forgiven with just an apology, but right now, all he could do was apologize.

Cheng Jinlan replied, "Why are you apologizing? This has nothing to do with you. You weren't even born at that ti."

His grandfather was his grandfather, and he was him. She could still distinguish that.

She pretended to be lighthearted. "You just have to work harder now. It looks like getting my dad's approval will be even harder than I thought."

Shao ChengZe said, "I'm not afraid of difficulties, as long as you don't waver. Miao Miao, promise , don't retreat because of this, and don't bla yourself for this either. This isn't your fault."

"Okay, I know. Go back to your eting. It's so late already. Don't keep people waiting. I'm ho now too."

"Alright." Shao ChengZe was worried. "Don't think about anything. Just sleep well."

"Mm."

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Jinlan sat in the car for a while before getting out. She passed through the moon gate and went to her parents' place. Cheng LiQi was already asleep. Cheng Jinlan tucked the hair stuck ssily on her daughter's face behind her ears, then leaned down to kiss her forehead before gently leaving the room.

Fei Zuhui ca over holding a glass of honey water and handed it to her. "Drank a lot? Why is your face so red?"

Cheng Jinlan took the honey water with one hand and touched her face with the other. "Didn't drink much, just two glasses. Maybe I'm just flushing easily today." She took a sip of the honey water and looked towards the study. "Did my dad co back?"

"He's back, in the study."

Cheng Jinlan hesitated for a mont, still unsure of what to say.

Cheng Shanhe called to her from the study, "Er'niang, if you have sothing to say, co in and talk."

"Go on in," Fei Zuhui nodded towards the study. "He likes it when you look for him to talk. If your eldest brother said he wanted to talk, your dad's eyebrows would be knitted real tight."

Cheng Jinlan hugged Fei Zuhui briefly before turning and entering the study.

Seeing her co in, Cheng Shanhe took off his glasses and pointed to the sofa chair next to the desk. "Sit. What's the matter?"

Cheng Jinlan sat down, rubbing her thumb over the glass surface, looking at Cheng Shanhe. "Dad, I know about the situation between our family and the Shao family now."

Cheng Shanhe got up, pulled over a chair, and sat down across from Cheng Jinlan. "Did Shao ChengZe tell you?"

"I ran into Wu Jingyao today. She said so nonsense, so I asked Shao ChengZe about it."

Cheng Shanhe said, "You don't need to pay any mind to what Wu Jingyao said. She shouldn't be relying on her relationship with Shao ChengZe to act superior in front of you. As far as I know, Shao Yun is going through divorce proceedings with her."

Cheng Jinlan nodded slightly. She pondered for a mont before speaking again, "Dad, I'm sorry, I've been too willful."

Cheng Shanhe cut her off. "Jinlan, there are so things I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd feel burdened. No one can predict matters of the heart. The grievances between our families of the older generation have nothing to do with you or Shao ChengZe. As long as you're certain you like him and he treats you wholeheartedly, then he passes in my book. Of course," Cheng Shanhe paused halfway through, "my assessnt of him isn't over yet, so it's too early to say whether he passes or not. You can tell him clearly that my trial period for him will be at least one or two years, or even seven or eight years."

Cheng Jinlan smiled slightly. "Okay, Dad."

Seeing his daughter smile, Cheng Shanhe finally felt a little relieved. "However, the Shao family handled things quite gracefully this ti. Dealing with it swiftly and decisively, resolving most of what needed to be resolved. I thought he would need more ti, having to plan everything alone inside and out, but he resolved it so quickly, very much like his grandmother's style back in the day. Shao ChengZe is a lot like his grandmother, in the way he handles matters and in looks." Cheng Shanhe walked over to the bookshelf and took out a photo from a book, handing it to her. "This is a photo your uncle always treasured."

The photo showed two people, looking like students. The boy was tall and handso, while the girl had delicate features and short, stylish hair. The two were far apart, each looking at the cara, as if they were unrelated strangers who just happened to be photographed together.

"Your uncle liked her, but missed the chance to confess his feelings. Things like destiny, one misstep leads to continued missteps after that. Even with regret, nothing can be salvaged. Before your uncle passed away, he told

he was glad to be able to follow in her footsteps. If he knew you were together with Enyin Qing's grandson, I think he would also be comforted."

Cheng Shanhe patted his daughter's shoulder. "So don't let it weigh on your mind too much. Things like romance, just focus on you and him. If he can't make you happy, kick him to the curb and find soone else."

Cheng Jinlan had always felt she had the best dad and mom in the world. They would guide her when she was lost, cheer her up when she was unhappy, like a lighthouse, standing firmly by her side, protecting her and their family.

That night, Cheng Jinlan didn't go back to her own place, instead sleeping with her daughter in the sa bed, her daughter in her arms, her parents next door - probably the most secure feeling in the world.

The next morning when Cheng Jinlan woke up, she saw the ssage he had sent late last night, saying he was boarding the plane and would contact her after landing. She knew he was flying to Singapore today. He had been gone for five days already. Before, a week had felt like it was passing quickly, but now after just five days, it felt like ti was passing a little slowly.

Cheng LiQi had woken up too. She blurrily opened her eyes, saw her mother was right beside her, coquettishly called out in a long, drawn-out voice "Mama