Chapter Fourteen: The Burden is Heavy and the Road is Long

  "Ah, Ye'er's words are music to my ears!" Luo Zheng stepped out of the study just in time to hear Luo Ye's last sentence, and a rare smile spread across his face: "Dad is waiting for you two to shine, both of you work hard!"

  "Brother..." Luo Ye quickly ran over to grab Luo Feng, who was following closely behind Luo Zheng. His eyes scanned Luo Feng's body back and forth, inquiringly, and only when he found that his mental state was still okay did he put his mind at ease.

  Luo Zheng smiled and looked at his daughter: "Ye Er, can't I just eat your brother?"

  "I'm not watching Brother's progress, Mayor Luo's education class is over, it should have some effect, right?" Luo Ye, who was in a good mood, deliberately teased Luo Zheng. These days, she has adapted to her new life and likes it more and more. She also figured out how to move forward, so her personality is not as gloomy as before.

  "Yèr, in your eyes, is brother about the same as a girl?" Luo Feng's face was gloomy.

  Lu Ye warmly grasped Lu Feng's shoulder: "Brother, actually you have many advantages, kind-hearted, meticulous and considerate, whoever marries brother in the future will absolutely be her good fortune."

  "Then comfort me!" Luo Feng immediately smiled with joy: "Don't worry, I'll listen to you. Let's not worry about what's far away for now, and as for what's near, it's my duty to protect Ye Er!"

  Lu Ye nodded vigorously with her little head: "Brother, go for it! I'm waiting for you to protect me. After a while, I'll design new looks for both of us and we can have a complete makeover!"

  "Alright, brother is waiting. I didn't expect that my sister has this kind of talent!" Luo Feng suddenly slapped his forehead: "However, Ye Er must not design a teapot lid for brother."

  "That's a patent from before Brother was six years old, how dare I plagiarize?" Luo Ye secretly glanced at Luo Zheng, her dad had an old photo of him when he was little, and it was also a teapot lid.

  Luo Zheng glanced at Luo Ye and said, "Girl, what are you staring at? Your grandfather's barber skills are top-notch. Many local children line up for him to shave their heads like a teapot lid. If your mother hadn't insisted, you would have had such a photo too!"

  Lu Ye patted her chest and said: "So that's the reason. I was wondering why Grandpa wouldn't let me go, Mom, you're really great."

  "Warmly smiling: "Now you know mom is fine, come quickly and serve the dishes, it's time for dinner!""

  ……

  "This braised pork ribs, Ye Er is only allowed to eat two pieces!" When Luo Ye's chopsticks reached for the ribs again, they were gently pushed back.

  "Mom, I'm not fat now!" Luo Ye frowned, why did her mom have to care so much about her figure? She was on a diet, how could she have energy if she didn't eat?

  "Eat more vegetables, girls should eat less meat!" Wen Xin didn't budge at all, and picked a bowl of vegetables for her daughter: "Eat up!"

  "Mother, you might as well lock me and the rabbit together!" Luo Ye put down his chopsticks in frustration: "I strongly protest against my dietary structure."

  There are two reasons: one is that I am growing up and need energy, and the other is that I exercise every day now and need more energy.

  "Mom, how about I weigh myself every day and report to you? If I gain weight in a month by eating randomly, which you can't accept, then I'll go back to the way it was when mom restricted me, okay?"

  She has to fight for this right. Now, in addition to running with Luo Feng in the morning, she also secretly trains in her bedroom at night. If she doesn't eat enough, how can she have the energy to train?

  "Alright, agree with her!" Luo Zheng had just seen Wen Tian still hesitating, and he picked up a piece of pork rib and put it in Luo Ye's bowl to support him.

  "Okay, but I have to report my weight to mom every day and I'm not allowed to lie. A girl's figure is most afraid of being fat again and losing weight, it's bad for the skin and body!" Seeing that her husband also supported her, Wen Xin couldn't insist anymore.

  "Thanks, Mom!" Luo Ye picked up the ribs from her father's bowl and started gnawing on them contentedly. She cherished the feeling of being loved by her family, but soon she would be busy and such days would become fewer and farther between.

  "Here's the last piece, for you!" Luo Feng was about to put it in Luo Ye's bowl. Wen Xin's eyes widened instantly: "Feng'er, do you want to fatten your sister to death?"

  "Mother, one piece of pork rib will fatten me to death? You're exaggerating!" Luo Feng deftly curved his chopsticks and the bone went straight into his mouth.

  When Luo Ye reached for the greasy pig's trotters with her chopsticks, Wen Xin couldn't help but shout out: "Ye!"

  "Don't worry, mom!" Luo Ye quickly picked up the pig's trotters and put them in her own bowl. Tonight's exercise was going to be even more intense than this morning!

  "Let the child eat, you promised, don't manage her anymore, when it's not suitable, she will listen to you obediently, won't she?"

  "What are you doing, following the kid's nonsense?" Wen Xi's face was full of regret, now she regretted agreeing to let Luo Ye do as he pleased for a month.

  "Mom, were you extremely fat before?" Luo Ye's face was full of curiosity. According to her understanding of her own body, she should be the type that doesn't gain weight easily from eating, so why is Wen Xin so afraid?

  Luo Zheng glared at his daughter: "Nonsense! Your mom has never been fat, she's always strictly controlled her diet!"

  Warm eyes flashed but didn't say anything, Luo Ye understood her mother's temperament clearly. Once Mom made up her mind not to say something, no matter how she asked, it was useless. Forget it, leave it for later when there's a chance to investigate again.

  The dinner atmosphere was the most harmonious one in Luo's family for so many years, although Luo Feng still had some fear of Luo Zheng, and although Luo Zheng would still scold people with a straight face, compared to before, it was already much better.

  ……

  "Yè ér, you're being sensible now and daddy is very happy. However, there's one thing that daddy wants to reiterate: in a little over a year, it'll be the college entrance exam. Yè ér needs to seize the opportunity, otherwise with your current grades, getting into a key university will be quite difficult!"

  "Or, let's put off the idea of going to the leisure center to earn dog food until after your college entrance exam. This is something Dad didn't think through." After dinner, the whole family sat together drinking tea, and Luo Zheng finally brought up the matter that both parents had been worried about.

  "Don't worry, Dad. I'll catch up on my studies. And starting tomorrow, I'm going to work at the recreational center. From now on, every Saturday and Sunday when I have nothing else to do, I'll go to the recreational center!" Luo Ye stood up and bid farewell: "I'm going back to my room to review my lessons."

  "This kid has become quite stubborn!" Luo Zheng just patted a slap on the back of Luo Feng who was standing up and about to slip away: "Feng'er, learn from your sister!"

  "Yes, Dad!" Luo Feng hastily bid farewell: "I'll go see if Ye'er needs any help from me!"

  Watching his son quickly disappear behind his daughter's door, Luo Zheng let out a helpless sigh: "The burden is heavy and the road is long!"

  "Warmly scolded: 'It's all because of your education!'"

  "Yes... " Luo Zheng just hugged Wen Xin: "Wife, I've let you suffer with me, I really want to make you happy, ah!"

  Wen Xin leaned on Luo Zheng's shoulder: "You've always been good to me, Feng Er and Ye Er listen to me, and my father-in-law is also good to me. What more could I ask for in happiness?"

  "For now, it's true... in the future..." Luo Zheng suddenly let out a deep sigh again: "In the future, I will also do my best to preserve this happiness!"

  "Husband, what's wrong?" Wen Xi quickly sat up straight.

  "No, don't worry, it's nothing!" Luo Zheng patted Wen Xi warmly: "I'm the one who should be feeling guilty, if you hadn't followed me, you wouldn't have lost contact with your family and been worried about that thing all this time."

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