Chapter 56 Father and Son
He Shu couldn't say that he had much resentment towards Lai Huaguang, but he would not forgive him either.
Therefore, he did not respond to Li Lisen's words.
Seeing this, Li Lisen tactfully did not mention Lai Huaguang again.
After the banquet began, plates of hot and cold dishes were served and He Shu buried his head in eating.
During this time, Xia Miao and her father came over and asked them to have drinks. They then brought wine and had a drink with the students.
He also chatted with He Shu for a while, and asked He Shu to take better care of Xia Miao in Dadu in the future.
After Xia's father and Xia Miao left, Li Lisen winked at He Shu and asked, " Did her father know about you two?"
He Shu paused with his chopsticks: "What's the matter?"
A female classmate from Xia Miao's class also laughed and whispered, "I really envy you guys for being able to go to college in the same city."
"That's right. If we can still be together from middle school to college, and after graduation, isn't that what others say, from school uniform to wedding dress? How romantic?"
"He Shu, you have to be nice to our Xia Miao. You can't change your mind when you see other girls in college..."
He Shu was stunned, thinking what was this all about? He just came to have a feast...
Most of the people sitting at this table are girls, chattering away.
What was said was relatively normal at the beginning, but later on it almost became a struggle session.
They don't care whether He Shu is the top scorer or not, as if He Shu will change his mind once he enters university.
He Shu shook his head. He and Xia Miao were not in that kind of relationship. This was too far-fetched.
He looked at Xia Miao, who was talking to an aunt not far away. She was standing tall and graceful, with a beautiful smile, and she seemed to be getting prettier and prettier...
Not long after Xia Miao's graduation banquet, He Shu was about to leave Danhe and report to Huaqing University in Dadu.
He Shu can't celebrate his birthday here either.
Zhao Qishui, together with the uncles and aunts from the car wash, celebrated for He Shu in advance.
That day, Zhao Qishui drank too much again and kept telling He Shu that if anything happened in Dadu, he must call him.
No matter what time it is, he will go immediately...
He Shu nodded repeatedly, and he and Brother Xiao Dong helped him upstairs and coaxed him to sleep.
Xiao Dong waited for He Shu to close the door, then sat on the sofa and sighed: "My master really treats you as his son."
He Shu also sat on the sofa and looked at the door of Zhao Qishui's room.
"Brother Xiao Dong, please persuade Uncle Zhao to smoke less and drink less in the future."
"Oh, I told him but he didn't listen."
The two were silent for a while, and Xiao Dong said he was going back to the store, and He Shu saw him to the door.
"You really don't need us to send you? I haven't been to Dadu yet. Can you let me go with you to broaden my horizons?"
He Shu smiled and said, "I'll go get familiar with the place first, and then I'll take you and Uncle Zhao to play together and be your tour guide."
"It's settled then, kid, don't forget us in the future."
After Xiao Dong left, He Shu closed the door and stood in the living room looking around.
He will never forget this place...
The next day, Zhao Qishui first accompanied He Shu to the cemetery, and then took He Shu to buy a new suitcase, some daily necessities and seasonal clothes.
He Shu now has more than one million yuan in his hands. He is going to study in Dadu and doesn't want to take all his belongings with him.
So I wanted to give the passbook and cards to Zhao Qishui, and I only needed to bring a small amount to pay the tuition.
And I heard that the school has many scholarship programs...
But Zhao Qishui refused after hearing this: "I'm not asking you to bring cash to school. If you put it in your card, who knows how much money you have?"
"Don't put the money in my hands. I know you trust me, but others don't."
He Shu knew that those rumors still had an impact on Zhao Qishui.
"Uncle Zhao, if I don't tell you, and you don't tell me, no one will know."
"That won't work either." Zhao Qishui shook his head: "If you were the kind of kid who couldn't keep money and spent it recklessly, I would help you manage the money, but you're not."
"Who knows what tomorrow will be like? Maybe something unexpected will happen to me someday, and then you can get the money back without any proof?"
He Shu didn't expect Zhao Qishui to say such a thing: "Uncle Zhao, why do you say that?"
"Haha, I'm not that superstitious. I'm just giving an analogy. Keep the money for yourself. Leave it with me. I'm under pressure."
No matter how much Zhao Qishui persuaded He Shu, he still refused to help him save the money, so He Shu had no choice but to give up.
He could indeed save it himself, and he did this just to make Uncle Zhao feel better and not care about what others said, and to let Uncle Zhao know that He Shu was the person he trusted the most.
Zhao Qishui understood what was going on, and he kept rubbing He Shu's head, making his hair into a mess, and called him a fool.
After shopping, the two went to the hair salon to get a haircut. He Shu always had simple short hair that exposed his forehead, which made him look neat and tidy.
Zhao Qishui also cut his hair the same way as He Shu, and then the two went to the photo studio and took a serious photo together.
Zhao Qishui sat with his hands on his knees, and He Shu stood behind him, holding the back of the chair.
They both called out "Eggplant" and smiled the same way.
"Is this your son? He's really handsome. Is he still in school?"
When paying and writing the receipt at the front desk, the person at the photo studio asked Zhao Qishui a question.
Zhao Qishui paused as he was about to take out a cigarette. He Shu came over and said, "Yes, I'm going to college soon."
"That's great. Which university is it from?"
“Huaqing University.”
"Oh, your son was admitted to Huaqing ? Brother, you are so lucky."
Zhao Qishui nodded with tears in his eyes.
After paying the money and taking the receipt for the photos, He Shu walked out of the photo studio and took Zhao Qishui's arm: "Dad, let's go home."
Zhao Qishui's throat tightened, and after a long while he finally responded with a "ah", turned his head away and secretly wiped his eyes: "Go home."
The fate between people is really wonderful. He Shu thought he would never experience fatherly love in his life, but then he met Zhao Qishui.
Zhao Qishui thought he would never find his son in this life, but suddenly a boy came and called him dad.
Even though they are not biological father and son, what does it matter? All they want to make up for is the missing feeling in their hearts.
In fact, on He Shu's eighteenth birthday, Zhao Qishui wanted to adopt He Shu as his godson, but he was afraid that He Shu would not be willing, so he did not say it out loud.
When He Shu dressed up and went to school to attend a parent-teacher meeting on Zhao Qishui's behalf and heard others laughing at him, he had the urge to tell everyone that that was his father.
Especially after being kidnapped before the college entrance examination, he learned from Aunt Liu that Uncle Zhao went home to get the house deed and business license and asked his friends to mortgage them and borrow money in order to raise money for him.
He Shu knew that even between father and son, it was no more than this.
Zhao Qishui is a noble person in He Shu's life. Like teacher Li Mei, he gave He Shu warmth and the courage to face the future.
So, when He Shu called "Dad" this time, he did so easily and sincerely.
Regardless of whether Uncle Zhao can find his biological son in the future, He Shu will always treat him like his father and be filial to him.
