Chapter 2393: Chapter 2397: Such Is the Heart of All Parents
Gu Junzhu laughed heartily, "Good idea!"
He leaned over and kissed Ye Xingbei’s ear, "Good luck, my dear! ... I’ll do my best too!"
Ye Xingbei: "..."
Before Ye Xingbei could get angry, Gu Junzhu held her hand and led her to sit across from the three children.
"Junye, let me ask you a question," Gu Junzhu looked at Qin Junye and asked, "How does your uncle treat you?"
"Okay," Qin Junye was drinking chicken soup from a bowl. When Gu Junzhu asked him, he put down the soup.
He wiped his mouth and looked at Gu Junzhu to answer, "My second uncle is lazy and greedy, sharp-tongued and slick, but my uncle is honest and straightforward."
"Originally, my grandpa wanted my uncle to adopt me, but my aunt has been ill and on medication for many years. My uncle has two sons, and the family burden was too heavy."
"My uncle said he couldn’t afford to raise me, so my second uncle jumped in and said he would, and my grandpa let my second uncle take me in."
"After my second uncle kicked me out, I had nowhere to go, so my uncle let me stay at his house and gave me meals."
"When my second uncle found out, he went to my uncle’s house to make a fuss. My aunt fainted from anger because of him. I was afraid my second uncle would upset her more, so I ran away."
Xiao Shumiao asked in confusion, "Your uncle gave you food, why did your second uncle go to your uncle’s house to make a fuss? You were eating your uncle’s food, not your second uncle’s food!"
"I don’t know," Qin Junye shook his head, "maybe he was afraid my uncle would ask him for my grandpa’s inheritance!"
"Oh, I get it," Xiao Shumiao said, "Back then, your grandpa told them that whoever raised you would get his inheritance. Since you were eating and staying at your uncle’s place, it meant your uncle was raising you. He was probably afraid your uncle would ask him for your grandpa’s inheritance. That’s what we call a villain’s heart measuring the belly of a gentleman!"
Qin Junye nodded, "Yeah, right."
"He’s so bad!" Xiao Shumiao turned his head to Gu Junzhu and asked, "Dad, do you think big brother’s grandpa might not have known how much his walnut was worth? If he knew, wouldn’t it have been better to give the walnut to big brother’s uncle? Then big brother’s uncle would have money to raise him."
"No," Gu Junzhu said, "your big brother’s grandpa definitely knew how much his walnut was worth."
"He didn’t say anything because he knew your big brother was still young and his uncle was soft and weak-willed."
"As soon as they knew the walnut’s value, it would surely end up in your big brother’s second uncle’s hands, so he simply didn’t mention it."
"He knew your big brother held him in his heart, and the only keepsake he left would be carefully guarded by your big brother. When your big brother grows up, he’ll naturally understand the value of that muffled lionhead."
Ye Xingbei looked at Xiao Shumiao and gently said, "With these muffled lionheads, your big brother has the foundation to settle down and establish himself. If he encounters difficulties, he can sell them, buy a house, and start a family."
"Oh, I understand," Xiao Shumiao said, moved, "Dad, Mom, I know this is what they mean by ’parents are the most pitiful in the world!’"
Ye Xingbei smiled, "Hmm, more or less."
Although Senior Master Qin was Qin Junye’s grandfather, not his parent, his heart was indeed filled with fatherly love for Qin Junye.
"No! I won’t sell!" Qin Junye took the walnut out of his pocket, clutching it tightly in his hand, his eyes reddening, "I won’t sell it for any amount of money!"
