CHAPTER 759: 759 UNPLEASANT TO HEAR

The two siblings never ate here, so they only stayed for a little while before going home.

"Yixin. Should we go back and ask Dad?"

"Sis. Since Grandpa and Dad don’t want us to know, you should just pretend you don’t know, don’t ask."

"I hope Dad can find someone again, so the future burden of the Zeng Family won’t fall solely on you."

"Sis, even if Dad remarries and really has a child. How many years would that take?"

Zeng Hongling nodded. Yes, the gap is too wide.

"Yixin, do you think you could have a child for Grandpa and Dad? Then you could do what you love."

Zeng Yixin stopped and looked at Zeng Hongling seriously. "Sis, I’ve never had anything I particularly liked, and I’ve never thought of the Zeng Family as a burden. I am willing to stay at home.

The outside may be nice, but ultimately it’s not my choice. I take pride in being a Zeng Family member, and I’ve never thought of it as a constraint."

Zeng Hongling’s face turned pale at her brother’s words. She always thought of the Zeng Family as her shackle, desiring freedom. Wishing to break free from the family’s bonds.

"Yixin."

"Sis, think it over. We’re really different. Whatever you do, I won’t interfere. Looking at Grandpa and Dad, they won’t force you to do anything.

So you don’t need to measure me with your life outlook."

Zeng Hongling nodded, her face pale; she never thought her brother would see her this way.

When they got home, everyone could see she was different.

Su Yuanyuan just patted her hand. Now that they were at home, if there was anything, she still had her family.

After dinner, the family gathered together, and the room was extremely quiet.

In the end, it was Zeng Zhixuan who broke the silence.

"Hongling, Yixin. I have no plans of getting remarried, not even the slightest thought."

He thought the two kids went to their uncle’s house and heard about this.

Yixin coughed, "Dad, it’s not because of that. Today, Uncle and the others mentioned it, but they said they never opposed it. They meant to have us persuade you."

After listening to his son’s words, Zeng Zhixuan looked at his daughter, "Hongling, I won’t get married again."

"Dad, I don’t oppose you getting remarried; instead, I hope you can, so there’s someone to care for you. You won’t be lonely.

I see it this way because I’ve come to understand myself."

This left the two elders of the Zeng Family stunned. What does it mean? What is meant by understanding oneself?

Zeng Yixin sat quietly to the side. After speaking, he regretted it. But his sister was really like this, as Grandpa said, for a family to prosper, it’s definitely not something one or two people can do. But having his sister feel like she’s being restrained by the Zeng Family, he disapproved strongly.

That’s why he spoke today. He wanted his sister to wake up; he could bear everything. But. She also had to keep the family in her heart and not always think about breaking free.

Zeng Hongling moved uneasily. "Grandpa, Dad, am I particularly selfish? Have I put you in a difficult position?

You’ve raised me until now. Now that I’m an adult, I truly want to break away?"

Neither of them spoke. They both wanted the kids to stay at home, hoping they would uphold the Zeng Family. Someday, the Zeng Family would rise again.

Zeng Yaozu, due to feeling guilty, allowed the children to decide for themselves. Even Hongling, who was determined to leave, wasn’t forced.

Zeng Hongling looked at her grandfather and father. They didn’t speak; that was their intention.

"I’m really confused now, I need to go to my room and think. Grandpa, Dad, I’m leaving now."

Watching the young woman leave in a hurry, Zeng Zhixuan looked at his son.

"Dad, it’s my fault. On the way back, Sister suggested I have a child for you to leave behind and then go out to live the life I want. I couldn’t hold back and said we’re not the same."

Both sighed. The children were grown, and there were more problems.

"Yixin, you don’t need to have too many ideas. Even though your father and I want the Zeng Family to shine again, it really depends on you. If you don’t like this life, we won’t force you either.

These old bones of ours will just stay here."

"Grandpa, I won’t leave this time. As nice as it is outside, I know I’m a Zeng Family member, and I won’t be selfish or naive.

As a Zeng Family member, I must do what I should for the family."

"Yixin, we still say the same thing, go out and take a look. Let the burden you’re carrying be lifted. Only then does the Zeng Family have hope."

Zeng Yaozu once thought that the Zeng Family had fallen to its current state step by step because of things they did that went against the harmony of heaven.

"Yixin, your grandfather and I are both in good health now, don’t worry, go explore, we’ll be here waiting for you.

You once said you needed five years. Then come back after five years."

"Grandpa, Dad."

Both of them kindly patted his shoulder.

Zeng Hongling staggered back to her room and lay directly on the bed. She stared at the ceiling.

Her brother’s words today made her doubt herself. Both siblings received the same Confucian-Mencius education from a young age. Grandpa never treated them differently, never wanted to trade daughters for anything.

But why would she think this way? Why did she feel constrained?

When she played with friends as a child, she saw their living situations. What kind of life did she have then?

Girls would grow up and get married, and families would demand a large dowry; to put it bluntly, trading daughters.

But she didn’t. Even when the Wang Family pressured her grandfather, he didn’t compromise.

So what was she pitying herself for? What was she complaining about?

She was truly wrong; Yixin was right. She was too selfish.

Her face showed a smile uglier than crying. She wasn’t living solely for herself. She had responsibilities, a duty to care for her grandfather and father in old age, and a responsibility to the Zeng Family’s development.

Having figured it out, Zeng Hongling felt relieved. Yes, living in the world, there are many causes and effects, and life can’t be just according to one’s own wishes.

Everyone has their responsibilities, and from now on, she won’t avoid hers.

She had the right to pursue her dreams, but that foundation must exist. In the future, she couldn’t let all responsibilities fall on her brother. She was the elder sister and should contribute to the Zeng Family.

Actually, pursuing her dreams didn’t conflict; she was just overthinking it.