Chapter 21
It wasn't difficult to obtain information about Wei Xiao's family.
As long as he went to the small town where his family lived, went to a shop there, and casually bought something without asking in too much detail, the other party would share everything they knew about the Wei family.
Before going there, Lu Feng had come up with many possible ideas. However, he hadn't expected that it would be like this.
The Wei family was famous in the local area. They weren't rich or powerful, but strange.
In fact, it wasn't appropriate to use this word to describe them, but the people in this small town all regarded this existence that was so out of place as a strange wonder.
Wei Xiao's father, Wei Quan, was a strange existence in the eyes of the small town's people.
In a little place like this where everyone only thought about firewood, rice, oil, and salt, a person who lost it all for the sake of pursuing his dream was an existence that the people found very difficult to understand.
Wei Quan was a painter. Or, it should be said that he always wanted to be a painter.
Painting was a money burning business, and the Wei family wasn't rich at all. Grandpa Wei had passed away early, and Grandma Wei raised Wei Quan on her own. It hadn't been easy.
Wei Quan had a stubborn temper, and he insisted on doing the things he'd decided on all the way until the end. Other than painting, he was uninterested in anything else.
Fortunately, he didn't have any special requirements. He could even go without eating as long as he had a brush, canvas, and oil paint.
Grandma Wei had indulged him at first, but she couldn't hold on any longer in the end. She arranged a match for him, hoping that he would gain a sense of responsibility and learn to support his family after marriage.
At the start, Wei Quan hadn't wanted to get married, but he fell in love after meeting Mother Wei.
Li Su was a person who understood him, someone who supported his painting.
She'd been born in a small town and yearned for beautiful things.
Wei Quan's paintings were ugly and absurd, but Li Su felt that they were very beautiful. She felt that the man who crouched in front of the canvas was dazzling.
After their marriage, the sense of responsibility that Grandma Wei was waiting for didn't come. Instead, it ushered in an even crazier son.
Li Su was fully supportive of his painting. She took on all the housework and went looking for work everywhere in order to make money, supporting the family and allowing her husband to pursue his dream.
Grandma Wei was angry at her for indulging Wei Quan, and was also distressed at how tired she had to be.
This period of time had actually been a happy one. Although the family was tired, and although Wei Quan didn't behave as expected, the two women were enough to keep the household organized and afloat.
Until Wei Xiao was born.
This couple didn't care about their child at all.
Wei Xiao had only turned two when Wei Quan began to go elsewhere for further study. Li Su followed him to take care of him, and left their only son back in their hometown.
Wei Xiao had a father and mother, but he grew up being taken care of by his grandmother.
When Wei Xiao was mentioned, the woman in the convenience store shook her head and sighed, "He's really a good child. I've never seen such a sensible and intelligent kid. He knew how to count when he was four or five years old, and knew how to help his grandma buy things and count money. He always did well in primary school and would get full marks on tests every time. He was also very strong-willed. Nobody dared bully him, and he really made others care for him!"
