Chapter Eleven: Father and Son

  Tang Yurou and her three siblings talked until dawn before ending, taking advantage of this opportunity Qin Xing also told Mo Shaokun about the general situation of the Tang family.

  It doesn't matter what he said, but Mo Shao Kun was stunned by what he heard. He never dreamed that the Tang family would be so powerful!

  There was a time when domestic policies were all decided by the eight most prestigious elders, who were also known as the "Eight Old Men of State Governance". And Tang's old master was one of them!

  Apart from this, Old Master Tang has three sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Tang Jian Guo, is now a deputy national-level official, only one step away from reaching the top. The second son, Tang Bao Guo, abandoned his studies to pursue a military career and at the age of 50 was already a major general and vice commander of the Capital Military Region. The third son, Tang Wei Guo, is considered the least successful among the three brothers, but he is now also a high-ranking official at the deputy ministerial level in a certain department!

  Even the low-key only daughter Tang Yurou, her husband's family is a domestic wealthy and influential family, and her husband is also the secretary of the Zhong'an Provincial Party Committee, a solid and steady full- ministerial-level governor!

  The Tang family is undoubtedly one of the top aristocratic families in the country. Mo Shaokun, who was once a successful person, had never been in contact with officials above the ministerial level. In his opinion, those high-ranking officials were too far away from him. But he never thought that one day he would not only be able to get close to these powerful people but also become their closest relatives!

  Taking a deep breath, the look of shock in Mo Shaokun's eyes gradually faded. If it were someone else, they would probably be eager to get close to the Tang family after learning about their background, but at this moment, he felt nothing but shock.

  "Ding ding ding......"

  A knock at the door came from outside, and then Tang Yurou gently pushed open the door to see that the siblings were getting along quite harmoniously. The gloom on her face was swept away, and her signature calm smile reappeared.

  "Shao Kun, it's getting late, I'll take you to your room to rest now. You can go see Grandpa again tomorrow."

  Mo Shaokun nodded and bid farewell to Qin Xuan before following Tang Yurou out the door.

  He hadn't taken two steps when his footsteps paused slightly, because Tang Weiguo was walking towards him.

  "Sister, you go rest, I'll take Shao Kun over." Tang Weiguo said.

  Tang Yuru nodded and gave her younger brother an encouraging look, then gently patted Mo Shaokun's shoulder before turning around and returning to the previous room.

  The father and son stood one meter apart, staring at each other in silence. No one spoke for a long time. Finally, Tang Weiguo forced a smile and said to Mo Shaokun: "Let's go, I've already tidied up the room for you."

  Mo Shaokun's room was arranged in the second room on the west side of the second floor, and Ge Bi was Tang Weiguo's room.

  The interior decoration was not luxurious, but it looked very atmospheric. After Tang Weiguo led him into the room and quietly retreated, Mo Shaokun felt a slight disappointment in his heart, wondering if he was expecting something or taking himself too seriously.

  But before he could finish, the door was pushed open again and Tang Weiguo walked in with a roll of bedding in his arms. As he helped spread it on the bed, he said, "This quilt is a bit old, you'll have to make do with it for now. This was something your mother and I bought when we got married."

  Listening to his words, Mo Shaokun felt a sense of unease in his heart, and as he looked at the white hair that covered half of his head, he couldn't help but feel a pang of discomfort.

  "Alright, you can stay here tonight and I'll be next door. If anything happens, just come find me. The bathroom is available for showering, I've prepared everything for you."

  "After finishing speaking, Tang Weiguo paused for a moment and said in a soft voice: 'In a few days, I'll take you back home to take a look.'"

  Mo Shaokun's situation was just told by Tang Yurou to her younger brother, and upon learning that his own son had been living such a hard life, one can imagine how he felt.

  Mo Shao Kun just stared at him without saying a word. He felt a pang of sourness in his heart, this was his own son after all, but why were they so estranged?

  He forced a smile and said: "Alright, you get some rest now, I won't bother you anymore."

  Mo Shaokun still didn't speak, until the back of Tang Weiguo disappeared from his sight did the expression in his eyes change slightly. Although Tang Weiguo didn't talk to him much, he could sense Tang's concern for him from some subtle details.

  Sitting on the bed, gently stroking the corner of the cool mat that had already grown moldy, Mo Shaokun felt a warmth in his heart. Was this fatherly love? This mat should have originally been spread out on his own bed.

  The next morning, Mo Shaokun got up early and washed up. It wasn't that he woke up early, but rather he hadn't slept at all.

  Before he came, he told himself that this trip was just to take a look at Old Man Tang and had no other meaning. However, when he really arrived, he found that some things were beyond his control.

  "Ding ding ding......"

  "Shao Kun, are you up?" came Tang Weiguo's voice from outside.

  Mo Shaokun put on a yellowed sweatshirt and opened the door.

  Tang Weiguo's eyes were bloodshot, and his eyebrows had a thick layer of fatigue, clearly also having not slept all night. Seeing Mo Shaokun, he smiled and said: "Let's go, first go eat breakfast, then we'll go to the garden for a stroll. Young people need to have good health."

  Breakfast was simple, with steamed buns and soy milk, along with some ordinary small dishes.

  After hastily finishing his meal, Mo Shaokun hesitated for a moment before following Tang Weiguo to the garden behind the small building. He knew that Tang Weiguo had not brought him here just to take a stroll, and he also wanted to hear what Tang Weiguo had to say.

  "Do you know? For the past eighteen years, I've been expecting news from your mother every day, expecting her to come back." Tang Weiguo said softly as he walked slowly with his hands behind his back.

  He slowed down his footsteps and turned around to look at Mo Shaokun: "Can you tell me what happened after your mother left Kyoto?"

  "I don't know much, but Grandma Wang said that Mom was a very good person, it's just that she seemed to always have something on her mind and would often sit alone in the courtyard, staring off into space. I didn't understand why she did this before, but now I think I do." Mo Shaokun looked at Tang Weidong.

  "Grandma Wang also said that because mom didn't have a job or a household registration, she couldn't get food stamps and could only work in a tailor's shop to exchange for some food stamps to make ends meet. If mom wasn't an undocumented resident, then when I was born, she could have gone to a regular hospital, maybe she wouldn't have died."

  Tang Weiguo's face was filled with sorrow, and his voice was choked as he asked: "Where is your mother buried?"

  "Who knows, mom died at Wang Nainai's house, and to avoid trouble, Wang Nainai had a few neighbors help with the funeral arrangements in a hurry, as for the specific location, even Wang Nainai herself can't remember."

  Tang Weiguo tightly closed his eyes, and his body was slightly trembling.

  Mo Shaokun didn't say anything else, and the two of them just stood quietly in the garden, each lost in their own thoughts.

  It was just past eight o'clock when Tang Yuru came to the garden and called back the father and son.

  "Shaokun, go with your Aunt Qin to see your grandfather. Talk to him more, his biggest concern is your mother. Maybe hearing your voice can wake him up."

  Mo Shaokun nodded and followed Qin Xuan to the ward.

  "How was it? What's Shaokun's attitude towards you?"

  "It may still take some time." Tang Weiguo said softly, hiding his sadness deep in his heart.

  "Ah, let's take it easy, being able to find him is already a blessing from heaven."

  "Uh-huh."

  "Let's go, big brother is here, today we have to discuss it carefully."

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