Chapter 411: Chapter 411: Her Relationship with Her Father Is Very Distant
"My dad speaks pretty directly, so don’t take it to heart!"
"Of course not!" Bai Haoxue said, "I think your dad is very endearing. You are so lucky to have a dad like him."
Many affluent families use their daughters for corporate marriages to maintain their family’s prosperity and grandeur.
However, Xi Wei doesn’t have to worry about this at all.
It’s quite evident from the fact that right when Xi Tianyu said to Ji Hanyu that as long as there are competitive projects with the Ji Group, he’d do a favor.
The favor exchanged between giant companies like the Ji Group and the Xi Group is equivalent to the annual, if not several years’ income, for many ordinary companies.
"Mm!" Xi Wei nodded, "My dad is the best dad in the world."
"Haoxue, what’s wrong? Are you thinking of your own dad?" Xi Wei noticed that Bai Haoxue seemed a little off.
Her parents had both passed away...
"Yeah!" Bai Haoxue nodded, "I envy the relationship you have with your dad. My dad and I never interacted as naturally or intimately as you and your dad do."
"How could that be?" Xi Wei thought that all dads in the world should be somewhat similar to hers.
All dads love their daughters dearly.
Bai Haoxue smiled, "You’re just lucky. Not every father can be like yours.
In many families like yours, girls have a ninety percent chance of ending up in a family marriage.
But my father, he was a chemistry professor at a university, and he was the kind who was entirely into research. His mind and heart were only full of his studies. I barely saw him a few times a year.
Moreover, my relationship with him was quite distant.
Every time he came home, I’d happily and surprisingly say, ’Dad, you’re back!’
But he would just nod faintly and say ’mm,’ then head back to his study.
I often tried to start conversations with him, but he always responded blandly. Our conversations rarely lasted more than three minutes and were usually very formal, like ’How have you been lately?’ ’Have you eaten?’
"And your mom?"
Xi Wei was quite surprised; Haoxue’s relationship with her father sounded very detached.
When it came to her mother, Bai Haoxue had much more to say, "My mom was also very busy. She had to run a company on her own and was always tied up with work.
But I had a great, intimate relationship with my mom. I could act spoiled and make demands without restraint, just like you do with your dad."
But with her dad, she just couldn’t get close; there was always a sense of distance.
She had tried, attempted to please her dad, but her dad always kept that indifferent demeanor.
Witnessing the loving bond between Xi Wei and her father today, seeing how much Xi Tianyu cared for Xi Wei,
Bai Haoxue felt a pang of envy, and it became even clearer to her how abnormal her and her dad’s relationship was.
And fundamentally, the main issue lay with her father.
She had tried countless times to sincerely connect, but she was repeatedly met with cold indifference, and slowly, she started becoming just as indifferent as her dad.
However, she couldn’t say her father treated her poorly. He never scolded her, but never praised her either, and never would he chat or confide with her.
The longest period she ever spent with her dad was during her pregnancy.
Because during that time, it was one of the rare occasions her dad took a break.
But...
