Urban Most Awesome Dad

Chapter 475: Chapter 475: Parental Love_1

The mother and daughter had been talking for only a short while when Xu Yixue’s mother’s voice became somewhat choked.

As a mother, how could she not feel heartache for her daughter? Seeing her daughter wronged, a mother’s heart is especially pained, yet she felt powerless to help her daughter, and could only watch with anxiety in her heart.

Hearing the choked voice on the other end of the phone, Xu Yixue’s mood naturally became distressed as well, and she tried her best to comfort her mother. However, her efforts were in vain, and instead, her mother began to cry out loud.

Xu Xuanyi couldn’t stand it and said irritably, “It’s not easy to call your daughter, and look at you, crying again? I told you not to call, but you insisted, and now you start crying as soon as you make a call, making it look like a joke to our daughter.”

“I feel sad for my daughter, and I’m upset,” Xu Yixue’s mother retorted.

Xu Xuanyi said, “She’s your daughter as well as mine. Is it only you who feels the pain? Don’t you think I do too?”

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Hearing that her parents seemed about to argue, Xu Yixue hurriedly interjected, “Enough, enough, Mom and Dad, after decades of being married, what’s there to fight about? Rest assured, I haven’t been ill-treated here, I’m doing quite well. Just a few days ago, I brought Shi Yu on board with me, so relax, with Shi Yu’s super popularity to boost us, the company is thriving. What’s a little bet to me? I will definitely win, and they’ll have nothing to say then.”

“That’s my daughter, Xu Xuanyi’s daughter, not like you, always crying and weeping,” he said with pride.

“What’s there to gloat about? The daughter is flesh from my body, not yours.”

Helplessly, Xu Xuanyi said, “Alright, alright, there’s no end to arguing with you. It’s late, our daughter needs to rest, and doesn’t have time to waste with you.”

On the other end of the phone, Xu Yixue’s mother instructed, “My dear, take good care of yourself over there, don’t let yourself be wronged, and come back to visit whenever you have the time…”

As she spoke, her voice unconsciously began to quiver again.

“Enough, enough, why are you crying again when we were talking just fine?”

“Mind your own business…”

Their father and mother started arguing again on the other end of the phone.

Xu Yixue smiled warmly, listening to her parents bicker; she felt like she was back home. While some couples treat each other with respect, the lively banter also adds warmth to the home, and for her, the latter felt more like home.

She suddenly understood that the quarrels between her parents weren’t real fights; they were instead a process that deepened their affection for one another.

As the family head, Xu Xuanyi was busy with daily affairs and often encountered annoying issues that put him in a bad mood. However, a few noisy banters with his wife would instantly make him feel better.

Moreover, he would never let the family suffer from the troubles he faced outside.

Xu Yixue had once inadvertently seen a line written in her father’s notebook that made a deep impression on her.

That line read, “If a man brings the annoyances he encounters outside to his family, then that man does not deserve to be called a man, nor does he deserve to be a husband or a father.”

Therefore, when Xu Xuanyi was at home, he never brought any work-related emotions back with him. At home, he was just a husband and father, not a ‘Family Head’.

In Xu Xuanyi’s eyes, work and family were distinctly separate. He would never sacrifice the interests and happiness of his own family due to work matters, but at the same time, he would not let his family affect his work.

On the surface, if he agreed to the arranged marriage, it would certainly enable the family’s power to continue to expand, a point Xu Xuanyi was very clear and aware of.

However, as soon as Xu Xuanyi learned that his daughter was unwilling, he did not hesitate to support her decision—even if it might hinder the development of the family, that was a sacrifice he was willing to make.

Of course, Xu Xuanyi’s decision also met with opposition from many within the family, not only from Xu Queyuan’s faction but even some from his own side disagreed with him.

This forced Xu Xuanyi to compromise and set up a six-month wager.

It was a necessary step; although Xu Xuanyi was willing to support his daughter unconditionally, he was, after all, the Family Head and could not watch the family fall apart on his watch.

“It’s getting late; Mom and Dad, you should rest early. I’m doing quite well here, so don’t worry about me. I’ll come to visit you when I have the time.”

“Alright, then let’s hang up for now.”

The call was then disconnected by both parties.

After finishing the call, Xu Yixue turned around to open the bathroom valve, only to see Xu Fan standing at the doorway, smiling at her.

Xu Yixue said, “My father just called to check in. My parents are quite concerned about me; they worry about how I’m doing.”

Xu Fan smiled and replied, “Just tell your parents not to worry; I’m here. I absolutely won’t let you suffer any grievances.”

Xu Yixue felt sweet inside, yet she gave Xu Fan a look and said, “Don’t think everything is settled just because I agreed to be with you. I haven’t even told my parents about our relationship. When the time comes, let’s see how you get past my parents and gain their approval.”

Xu Fan laughed and said, “Ah-ha, of course, I understand the feelings of a parent. It’s hard to raise a daughter with great care, only to see her end up like a good cabbage that’s been nosed by a pig; of course, it’s going to hurt inside.”

Xu Yixue blinked her watery, large eyes and, with a giggle, couldn’t help but laugh, “You really are silly. By saying that, aren’t you comparing yourself to a pig? Hehe… you pig…”

Xu Fan replied with a grin, “What does it matter? If I am the boar, then you can be the sow. Tongtong wants to be Peppa Pig, right? Haha, so we’re the happy pig family of three.”

As he spoke, Xu Fan affectionately ruffled Xu Yixue’s hair. @@novelbin@@

Xu Yixue giggled, “I am not a sow. I’m a cute piggy girl, hee hee hee… You’re the big dummy pig.”

Seeing Xu Yixue’s adorable, playful appearance, Xu Fan felt a surge of warmth inside, and an impulse swelled within him. He stepped closer, cornering Xu Yixue against the wall.

Then Xu Fan stretched out his right hand, effectively “trapping” Xu Yixue against the wall.

Realizing she was caught in a classic “wall-pin” scenario, Xu Yixue’s face instantly flushed with shyness. However, she did not struggle; instead, she closed her eyes slightly, as if she were too shy to look at Xu Fan, yet also as if she were anticipating something.

Xu Fan gently wrapped an arm around Xu Yixue’s slender waist and bent his head down slightly, wanting to taste those tempting rosy lips.