Seizing Dreams [B1]

Ch 112.2 - Negotiation

Translated by: DMlations/Zryuu
Edited by: Amelea, FistFullOfDollars and Juurensha

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Yu Hao broke his chopsticks apart. Zhou Laichun poured some beer for him, and Yu Hao said, "My alcohol tolerance isn't too good."

Zhou Laichun answered, "Mine isn't either. Just drink a little, it'll be fine."

Zhou Sheng sent Yu Hao a message on WeChat, asking him to go downtown to have dinner with him and Fu Liqun. Yu Hao took a glance but didn't reply. Zhou Laichun saw it too; in the notification that popped up, Zhou Sheng called Yu Hao "wifey".

"After so many years, I still remember the day of my divorce." Zhou Laichun said, "I left the marriage with nothing. After completing the divorce proceedings with his mother, I went home to pack a bag, stuffed two pairs of underwear in it, and left."

Yu Hao didn't interrupt and just listened quietly to Zhou Laichun.

Zhou Laichun said, "Sheng'er stood by the door of the room as he looked at me, he was this big." As he spoke, he made a gesture, "I said 'come over here, Dad has something to tell you', then he came. I wanted to tell him, 'Dad will be back', but he ended up slapping me instead, hahahahaha!"

Zhou Laichun's face flushed red, and he couldn't stop coughing from laughing so hard. He studied Yu Hao and muttered to himself, "That was a really violent slap, and it almost made a blood clot form in my brain. I'll never forget that for the rest of my life– of how my own son slapped me in the face. His mother probably taught him that."

Yu Hao took a sip of beer, thought about it, then said, "What were you thinking about at that time?"

Zhou Laichun said, "I thought, once I've earned enough money, I'll come back to pick you up, then I'll let you buy whatever you want and live whatever life you want."

Yu Hao fell silent. Zhou Laichun asked, "The two of you have been living together for awhile now, ever fought?"

"Never." Yu Hao answered.

Zhou Laichun said, "During the incident with Ou Weihong, I saw how he calmed down right after you shouted at him and thought yo, there's finally someone who could stop him at last. At that moment I had a vague sense that something was wrong, but I didn't really think too much about it, until your counsellor told me later on......"

The boss carried over a plate of twice-cooked pork and a bowl of tomato egg soup, placed it on the table, wiped his hands on his apron, and went back to watch TV.

"You believed it." Yu Hao said.

"I did." Zhou Laichun said, "How could I not? He's my son, I know him the best. I just never thought that he would be so bold; not fearing me was one thing, but he wasn't afraid of his mother either."

"Didn't you realise something?" Yu Hao suddenly said.

Zhou Laichun's brows furrowed deeply. Yu Hao pondered for a bit before saying, "Both of you want to control him, to control this only son of yours and show off your strength to each other through your control over him. Although aunt does nag him, once her nagging doesn't work, she'll leave him be. That's also a kind of respect. She's not like you, who wouldn't give up unless you achieve your goal."

Yu Hao had already realized this problem through contact with Zhou Sheng's parents. Zhou Sheng's mother might scold him a lot, and the words she utters aren't exactly pleasant to the ears, but once she realizes that she can't get through to him, she would just hatefully conclude her rant. She would only unleash a torrent of emotional attacks on him, but she wouldn't go through a series of other means to suppress Zhou Sheng, to force him to comply with her expectations.