Chapter 1824: Chapter 1338: Can’t I Go?_3

"Our family’s eldest grandson is the national top scorer in the college entrance exam!"

"Don’t keep saying ’our family’s eldest grandson’! Besides, the child’s achievement as the top scorer has nothing to do with us, does it?"

"..."

"Apart from blood ties, what have you ever done for that child? Did you care about his clothing and food, his education, or were you there when he was sick or bullied, standing by him as a family member and defending him?"

"We didn’t know about the child’s existence earlier!"

"Stop making excuses. Neither you, nor I, nor the eldest brother did anything for that child, so don’t expect to stand in front of him today and say anything. The only thing we can do, and should do, is not to bring him any trouble."

"Alright, alright, stop lecturing me, I understand what you mean!"

He was clearly his own grandson, yet couldn’t acknowledge it. Mrs. Xiao felt aggrieved, but at the same time, she clearly understood — Father Xiao was right.

After many days, Mingrui received an admission letter from Beijing Foreign Studies University, immediately followed by the day before Jiang Li’s banquet to celebrate Mingrui.

"Can’t I go?"

Xiao Jin came to the courtyard where Father Xiao and Mrs. Xiao lived after work. At that moment, he was sitting in the living room, frowning slightly, looking at Father Xiao and Mrs. Xiao sitting opposite him: "Why?"

"Does that child look a lot like you?"

This was Father Xiao’s voice.

"He just has some resemblance in the eyes and eyebrows, but what does that matter?"

Xiao Jin was puzzled and said, "Mingrui knows the relationship between us, Comrade Jiang should know as well, and their family lives in the same courtyard as mine. Although we don’t see each other often, the times we’ve met aren’t few, and no one has said anything behind our backs. Dad, I don’t understand what you’re worried about!"

"Your dad is worried that the child looks too much like you, and if you appear at the hotel tomorrow, it might attract other people’s attention..."

Before Mrs. Xiao could finish speaking, Xiao Jin interrupted, "What does that matter?"

Clearly, after Mrs. Xiao’s explanation, Xiao Jin understood the implication in Father Xiao’s words. He said, "There are plenty of people in this world who look alike. Are we really going to claim two completely unrelated people share a blood relationship just because they look alike?"

Father Xiao was silent for a moment, then said, "I was overthinking. Since you’re going tomorrow, have you thought about how much gift money to give?"

Xiao Jin: "One hundred on the surface, but I’ll give an additional red envelope."

"Shall we also prepare a separate red envelope?"

Mrs. Xiao looked toward Father Xiao.

"Let’s do that."

Father Xiao nodded.

At the same time, at the Feng family.

"They didn’t invite us, so wouldn’t it be inappropriate to go?"

Feng Wei had been called over by Old Feng. The father and son were in the study when Old Feng mentioned that Mingrui had been accepted into university as the national top scorer in the college entrance exam and that Jiang Li was hosting a banquet at the hotel to celebrate Mingrui. He then asked Feng Wei to accompany him to the hotel the next day to congratulate Jiang Li.

However, Feng Wei felt that appearing without an invitation might be awkward and inappropriate.

"Are you concerned about your reputation?"

Old Feng looked directly into Feng Wei’s eyes: "If I, as the father, don’t mind, why should you care? Besides, who knows if we weren’t invited? Don’t forget, regardless of what, the Feng family is still that child’s maternal family!"

"But we haven’t interacted with them for over ten years and haven’t exactly cared about the child. Suddenly showing up at their celebration is bound to attract gossip!"

Feng Wei expressed his concern.

"Will a few comments from others make you lose face?"

Old Feng was indifferent: "It’s settled then. You’re not going home tonight, and you’ll push me to the hotel at noon tomorrow."

Old Feng put his foot down.

"... Alright then."

After hesitating for a moment, Feng Wei nodded, then asked, "But shouldn’t we let Lulu know?"

"What’s there to tell her?"

Old Feng’s face darkened as he glanced at his eldest son: "Or are you looking to cause trouble for nothing, making the celebration tomorrow go awry because of your sister?"

"Dad, what do you take me for?!"

Feng Wei felt wronged, saying, "I just thought that Lulu is, after all, the child’s biological mother..."

Before he could finish, Old Feng interrupted: "What of it? What she did back then, is that what a biological mother should do? Since she chose to abandon the child, she no longer qualifies to claim the title of mother."

Feng Wei: "..." Nothing to say.

"Repeatedly making disgraceful moves, treating Comrade Luo Yanqing as a pushover, where does she get the nerve to appear in front of a man she’s hurt again?"

Whenever Feng Lu came up, Old Feng got angry, feeling like hitting himself for raising such a despicable daughter!

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