Chapter 568 - 568 569 Cant Bear to See Him Wronged

Chapter 568: Chapter 569: Can’t Bear to See Him Wronged Chapter 568: Chapter 569: Can’t Bear to See Him Wronged “Ah?!” Su Shu was surprised, “He doesn’t look like it!”

The current Tang Zelin was tender-hearted, decisive in handling affairs, and she really couldn’t figure out what the Tang Zelin, who was always causing trouble as a child, was like.

Tang father sighed, and although he was speaking ill of his own son, Su Shu felt that there was still a sense of pride in his tone, as if he was proud of his son growing up.

“It’s strange when you think about it. As a kid, he bullied his way around the courtyard, right? But those rascally kids loved to flock around him. They always hung around him with nothing better to do, just to play with him. He really had a knack for it.”

Su Shu couldn’t help but laugh, “Hmm, yes, I also noticed that he is quite popular.”

Everywhere he went, he had many friends, from all walks of life, men and women, young and old.

“His mother died early, and we, the Tang family, didn’t have any women around. My wife’s sister, ah, that’s your Aunt Song, had married and moved to the south early on, so it wasn’t convenient to come over and tend to him when he was little.”

Tang Husheng paused for a brief moment.

“Back then, there were quite a few people who wanted to introduce me to someone, saying it was to take care of the two of us. I had thought about it, as I was always in the military and indeed thought about finding a woman to look after the brat. For this, I even asked for his opinion. Guess what he said?”

Su Shu shook her head, “I don’t know, what did he say?”

Remembering his son’s words from that time, a faint warmth spread across Tang father’s face.

“He said, ‘It’s you getting married, not me. If you think it’s good, go ahead, I don’t mind. Anyway, in the future, I’ll find a wife I like to take care of me. Who needs your wife to take care of me? You should find someone you like to be with you, old man.’

“He really said that?” Su Shu was surprised.

Tang father nodded, “He really did, and I was stunned. How old was he at that time? Nine, ten years old? About as old as that kid Lu Tong, yet he could say something like that.”

Su Shu couldn’t help but admire her own man inwardly, thinking about finding a wife at such a young age; he really was talented.

However, after thinking about it, if she were in Tang father’s position and heard her son say something like that, she probably would have been quite moved as well.

“So, Dad, why didn’t you end up finding someone later?”

Tang father took a sip of his drink and slowly started to explain.

“Back then, I spent almost the entire year, all 365 days, entrenched in the military leading troops. Even if I had married, what would it have changed? It still would have been like before, only able to leave someone at home, which wouldn’t have been fair to others.

Moreover, the kid’s words really struck a chord with me. When he was young, that wild nature of his, nearly reaching for the stars, you know? A birth mother might overlook all, but a stepmother might not necessarily be so accepting. When I wasn’t around, was I supposed to let them just stare each other down under the same roof? This kind of situation is all too common in the courtyard. Although I’m not exactly a doting father, Zelin’s mother did leave us in the Tang family with this one child.”

After taking another sip of his drink, Tang father said, “I couldn’t bear to let him suffer.”

Listening to this, Su Shu felt a slight sting in her nose and was deeply moved.

“Later on, I thought about it and gave up. I, Tang Husheng, might as well devote my life to the country. Having a descendant to carry on the Tang family’s legacy is already an enormous blessing. What more could I ask for? For the rest of our lives, we father and son will just make do and get by together.”

After saying so much in one breath, Tang Husheng felt particularly exhilarated.