Chapter Ninety-six: Family War

  Ji Xin'an was inexplicably moved by his words.

  "If you had gone to music college and graduated, then went to Song Ge's place, with your talent, plus having Song Ge's help, your future achievements would not be limited to just these. You wouldn't want to become a superstar that people look up to, it's not worth it for me." Ji Xin An didn't think that her arrival would bring Zou Ze to the troops, nor did she expect him to give up his dream of many years for her, perhaps changing his fate.

  "Who says it's not worth it, I think it's worth it, besides, it's already like this, you can't change it even if you say something. Zou Ze had an indifferent look, for those things that he didn't necessarily want to give up, but sometimes choosing one thing means giving up another."

  Ji Xin'an sighed, looking at him helplessly. Ji Xin'an finally understood why he had said those words to her back then, after they had almost quarreled and then suddenly seemed to have opened up, it turned out that he had already made this decision at that time, but she was still being kept in the dark. "Then why didn't you tell me earlier, keeping it from me until now?"

  "If I had told you, you would have tried every means to stop me!" Zou Ze thought that if he had let Ji Xinan know earlier, she might have come up with a way to stop herself, but now it was too late.

  "Is that why Yu Yao chose a military school, because she saw you did and followed suit, but then her mom changed it to an art school?" Ji Xin An suddenly understood what was going on, feeling that the two of them were in cahoots. He immediately recalled the strange behavior of the two on the day they filled out their college applications, and now everything made sense.

  "Yes. At that time, she knew my decision and appeared on the spot to sign up with me on the day of registration. She also decided to give up learning piano and take the military school exam, and the major she chose was the same as yours. But unexpectedly, her mother found out and changed it." Zou Ze looked a bit embarrassed.

  "It's a good thing her mother found out, if she had really gone to military school, a future pianist would have become a soldier. Although it is now a school in the army, at least she won't leave the piano." Ji Xin'an gave him a white eye. If he didn't follow the path of his previous life again, how could these things happen?

  "I couldn't help it, I've already tried to persuade her, but she wouldn't listen." Zou Ze looked wronged, thinking that he shouldn't have told them in the first place. If they had only found out together with Ji Xin'an until now, there wouldn't be so much trouble.

  Ji Xin'an sighed, never expecting that one of her changes would cause so many people to deviate from their previous path.

  Zou Ze's matter came to an end like this. At the same time, in another family, a great disturbance was also caused by this small admission notice.

  Yao Wenhao took the admission letter back home, his parents were sitting in the living room, Yao Wenhao's idea of bypassing them and going straight to his room couldn't be realized, he reluctantly sat down beside them. He poured himself a glass of water and started drinking.

  "Wen Hao, have you gotten the admission notice back?" Wei Yan asked while eating fruit and looking at him. The results were already out, so she had confidence and didn't seem to be worried as much.

  Yao Wenhao just nodded and didn't say a word, continuing to drink water, but in his heart he was thinking about how to tell them.

  "Bring it over and let mom take a look, I'll also take a look at the admission letter from Tsinghua. Who knows how many people are envying us in their hearts?" Wei Yan listened, wiped her hands, and smiled complacently in her eyes. The fact that her son was admitted to Tsinghua was something she had been bragging about for a long time, and she thoroughly enjoyed the envious glances from everyone.

  Yao Wenhao reluctantly took it out, anyway they would find out sooner or later.

  Wei Yan's smile froze on her face as she took the notice. "Wen Hao, how could this be? What is this?"

  "Didn't you see it? The admission letter from the military academy." Yao Wenhuo said calmly.

  Yao Boxiang was also stunned and put down the newspaper in his hand. He looked at Wei Yan's hand, and after seeing it clearly, he also looked at Yao Wenhao, "You're not going to take the exam unless it's Tsinghua, are you? How did you think of taking the military academy exam?"

  "When the soldier is not bad, you don't want me to take your place and go to the troops for training?" Yao Wenhuo asked Yao Baixiang back, he knew that in these years his father had never said it, but in his heart he was actually the same as others.

  "How could I have not thought of it, but you never said you wanted to go, how could you suddenly change your mind?" He was very happy with the result, but the sudden surprise made him a bit hard to accept.

  "It wasn't a sudden change, I've actually thought about it for a long time, I just wanted to give you a surprise." Yao Wenhao knew that as long as he could get Yao Baixiang on board, then even if Wei Yan opposed it, it wouldn't matter, besides, they had already received the notice.

  "What a surprise, it's actually a fright! Why on earth would you want to go to a military school when you could be at Tsinghua? Are you trying to drive me crazy?" Wei Yan slammed the thing in her hand onto the table, looking at Yao Wenhuang with tears in her heart. Although he had never been very obedient, this time he had really gone too far.

  "What's wrong with military school? My dad also graduated from a military school. If it's that bad, why did you marry him?" Yao Wenhuo wasn't intimidated at all and instead talked back to her.

  "How can you compare with him? He's him, and you're you. My company will be handed over to you in the future. What's the point of you going to be a soldier now? Even if my company becomes bigger, what's the use?" Wei Yan looked at him with anger and frustration, wanting to tear up that annoying thing, but she didn't dare because it involved her son's future.

  "I wouldn't go to a military school even if I were asked, my future is mine to create, I won't just take this ready-made company." Yao Wenhao curled his lip.

  She'd better not mention it, once she mentions it, Yao Wenhuo's heart is even more anxious. In fact, Yao Wenhuo has always been disgusted with that company. Wei Yan used to care about him a lot, but since he started that company, he hasn't come home every day, always saying he's busy, and his concern for himself has only been left with money. Now in his mother's eyes, it seems like everything can be solved with money, including this son of hers, as if having money means he doesn't need anything else.

  "You said you don't want it, but where did all your spending money come from over the years? Your monthly allowance is now enough to cover several months' salary for an ordinary worker. You're spending my money on one hand and saying you want to rely on yourself on the other. If you really have the ability, then don't take my money." Wei Yan was furious and actually wanted to make him yield in terms of money.

  "Fine, don't want to then don't. Anyway, in the future when I go to military school, it won't cost any money either. From now on, I won't ask you for a single cent again, let's see if I can survive or not." Yao Wenhuo slammed the water cup in his hand onto the table and stood up to leave.

  "Wen Hao, how can you talk to your mother like that? Regardless of whether what you did was right or wrong, the way you're speaking to your mom is not acceptable." Yao Bo Xiang saw that the two were about to start arguing and immediately stood up to scold Yao Wen Hao. His words still had some effect on Yao Wen Hao.

  "Yao Wen-hao turned around and looked at them, "Dad, my words may have been a bit too much, but what about mom? Since she started this company, has she ever really cared about me? Every time she comes back, it's just throwing money around and not caring about anything else. Has she ever asked if I truly need these things? In fact, I don't ask for much, just simple words of concern like 'aren't you cold, put on another layer' or a hot meal every day when she comes home. Even if we're poor, I'd be willing."

  "Your mother is indeed busy, besides she works so hard to earn money for you, and now she's like this because she cares about you." Yao Bo Xiang didn't expect that he would have so many complaints, but what he could do now was help Wei Yan defend herself.

  "She's concerned about me now? Thinking about it, even if I got into Tsinghua, it doesn't count as truly caring about whether I got into a school I liked. I think she just wants to satisfy her own vanity. If I'm not mistaken, she's probably already told who-knows-how-many people that I've gotten into Tsinghua." Yao Wenhao let out a cold snort, completely ignoring his words.

  Wei Yan listened to his words and was initially furious, but after hearing the last sentence, she really had nothing to refute and suddenly became speechless.

  Yao Bo Xiang saw her expression and knew that Yao Wen Hua's guess was about 80% correct, but now wasn't the time to talk about it. "Wen Hua, she is your mother, how could she not care about you."

  "If she cares about me, why must I take the Tsinghua exam? How does she know that I definitely don't like military school?" Yao Wenhuo asked back.

  Neither of them could answer his question at once.

  Yao Wenhao saw that they had all stopped talking, so he spoke up, "No matter what, I've made up my mind to attend this university. Even if you don't give me the money or try to stop me, I won't change my mind again."

  "Wei Yan's face turned ugly when he was directly accused by him, and then looked at Yao Bo Xiang, "Look at this kid, really spoiled to the point of being lawless."

  "It's not like you're used to it either. You usually give him so much money to spend, but never ask where he spent it. I think it's good that the child hasn't learned any bad habits now." Yao Bo Xiang only said this after seeing Yao Wen Hua enter the room.

  "Can't he just give up on going to Tsinghua like this?" Wei Yan still had some lingering hopes.

  "What's the use of saying these now, the notice has already been sent home and the files may have been taken away. You can't change this fact even if you oppose it again. Besides, what's wrong with going to a military school?" Yao Baixiang didn't dare to agree with her vanity, but he also didn't argue with her anymore.

  "But I still have to know why he suddenly didn't want to go to Tsinghua, right?" She was puzzled by her son's sudden change and hadn't gotten over the shock yet.

  "What's the use of knowing? He can just return it and then go to Tsinghua?" Yao Baixiang looked at her strangely, wondering why she was so eager to know the answer.

  Wei Yan thought for a moment and knew that even if she understood, what could she do? It was already a done deal. Suddenly, she felt like all her energy had been drained away, sitting weakly in the sand.