latelenovela Chapter 225 The old man doesn't know the way? He bends over in heartache.
Chapter 225 The old man doesn't know the way? He bends over in heartache.
Wen Li lowered her eyes.
She had indeed guessed it.
It's so obvious, it would be too fake for her to say she hasn't guessed it yet.
She saw Lu Jiao's photo before she fainted, and when she woke up, Lu's family was all by her bedside. What else could she not guess?
She just didn't know how to face them.
Wen Li had countless dreams of finally finding her biological parents.
But when that day actually came, she really didn't know how to face it.
It turns out that her father was the highly respected Mr. Lu, and that she also had three older brothers.
She could see the hopeful look in their eyes, but she simply couldn't bring herself to call out "Dad" and "Brother."
outside.
Grandpa Lu and the others stayed outside.
They couldn't hear what was being said inside.
But they saw Wen Li's gaze clearly just now; her eyes looked at them with such unfamiliarity, as if she were looking at strangers.
Thirty years of separation made it very, very difficult for her to accept them all at once.
Grandpa Lu and the others didn't force Wen Li to acknowledge them; they gave her time to accept it.
But they sent something.
This is a photo of Lu Jiao when she was a child.
When Lu Jiao was still alive, they would take many, many photos of her every year.
It's a thick book. Whenever you open a page, Lu Jiao looks like a little princess, wearing a beautiful princess dress and smiling with her eyes crinkled.
Wen Li flipped through the photo album, looking at 'Lu Jiao' riding on Grandpa Lu's head, and suddenly laughed.
But as she was laughing, her eyes welled up with tears again.
Wen's father and mother both came to take care of Wen Li.
They naturally also learned that Wen Li had found her biological parents.
However, they tacitly avoided mentioning this to Wen Li.
Whether Wen Li acknowledges them or not is her own business.
They will not interfere.
They simply said, "Lili, whatever your choice is, your parents will support you. Over the years, your parents have long treated you as their own daughter. If you accept it, then besides your parents, you will have another family member to love you."
"If you don't acknowledge it, it means they don't love you enough, and they don't make our Lili like you enough. But Mom and Dad will still give all their love to our Lili and spoil her like a little princess."
As Wen Li listened to their words, her eyes gradually reddened.
……
Grandpa Lu and the others wanted to understand Wen Li better.
They not only reviewed all of Wen Li's experiences over the past few decades.
They also personally visited Mr. and Mrs. Wen.
They were grateful to Wen's parents for raising Wen Li.
Grandpa Lu led his three sons in bowing to them.
Mr. and Mrs. Lu were at a loss. Mr. Lu was older than them and shouldn't have bowed to them. In fact, they hadn't done anything.
“Mr. Lu, you’re too kind!” they said hurriedly. “We haven’t really done anything. Lili is a very sensible and filial girl. She has never caused us any trouble since she was little.”
"As you know, my husband and I are poor. We've never been able to provide Lili with a good material life. Instead, Lili has suffered a lot because of us..."
The highest form of love is guilt.
Wen's parents always felt guilty that they had not been able to provide Wen Li with a good material life.
Grandpa Lu looked at them and said, "How can you say you didn't do anything? You saved Jiaojiao's life, and you saved the lives of the entire Lu family!"
"I can't even imagine what she would be like now if you hadn't adopted her. You've raised her so well, thank you, thank you so much... thank you..."
As Mr. Lu finished speaking, his voice choked with emotion, and he could only say thank you several times.
They then suggested visiting the Wen family home to see what Wen Li's previous home was like, as they wanted to understand her better.
Wen's parents then took them to their previous home.
It's a very dilapidated building.
They still live on the top floor.
Two bedrooms and one living room.
Because Wen's parents didn't have enough money at the time, they could only buy the top floor, and it wasn't even a proper top floor. When they went in, their heads were practically touching the roof.
Mr. and Mrs. Wen were not tall, so they were just about the right size to fit inside. But when Grandpa Lu and his family entered, they were immediately struck by a sense of confinement.
They also had to bend over.
Thinking about how Wen Li had lived in such a room where she couldn't even straighten her back for the previous twenty years, they couldn't help but tear up.
Wen's parents then took them to Wen Li's room.
Wen Li's room is quite cozy, with a desk and wardrobe, pink walls, pink curtains, and a four-piece bedding set. In contrast, Wen's parents use old, patchwork sheets and blankets, showing how good they are to her.
Grandpa Lu's gaze was fixed on a painting on the wall.
The painting depicts three people: Wen's father, Wen's mother, and Wen Li as a child.
Seeing him looking at the painting, Wen's father explained, "This painting was done by Lili."
“Lili has been good at drawing since she was a child, and she also likes to draw.”
"It's just that our family is too poor to support her talent."
Father Wen smiled bitterly.
Wen Li has loved drawing since she was a child, and many people say that she draws beautifully.
But painting is too much of a luxury for poor people who can barely make ends meet.
The cost of paintbrushes, pigments, and tuition fees is enough to crush a poor family.
Wen Li was very sensible and never mentioned painting again.
Thirty years have passed, and Wen Li has forgotten how to paint.
His former talent was buried in a grave called poverty.
As he listened to Wen's father's words, Old Master Lu clutched his heart in anguish.
He certainly knew how well his daughter, Jiaojiao, was a painter.
His beloved daughter started learning to paint at the age of three and showed amazing talent in painting. She also wanted to become a painter and practiced painting diligently every day without ever slacking off.
He hired the best teachers for her, provided her with the best resources, and helped her pursue her dreams.
But his beloved daughter was eventually abducted by human traffickers and her family was too poor, so she had to give up her dream, and all her years of hard work went to waste.
How could he not feel heartbroken?
Grandpa Lu clutched his heart, his back aching so badly he couldn't straighten up.
It hurts too much.
It hurt so much.
His daughter—!
……
Grandpa Lu and his three sons returned to the Lu family home, looking utterly dejected.
Wen Minhui brought out chicken soup to serve them; it was chicken soup that she had simmered for three hours.
"Dad, brother, I made you some chicken soup. It's very nourishing. Would you like to try some?"
She was all smiles.
But Grandpa Lu and the others had no appetite at all.
We went straight upstairs.
Wen Minhui froze on the spot, her face gradually contorting in pain!
As soon as Lu Jiao came back, they just ignored her!
She has served them for so many years, but she still can't compare to Lu Jiao's place in their hearts!