Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s

Chapter 1985: Chapter 1978: Hatred always comes along with love

He suddenly turned his head and was surprised to see An Hao standing behind him, a smile on her curved lips.

”Why are you here?” An Shuchao asked.

”The street is crowded, I was afraid you might get lost. It’s a bit dark at the other end of the road, and I was worried about you.” An Hao said softly.

”It’s fine. I’m not a child anymore, you don’t have to worry so much about me.” An Shuchao said, touched.

Since An Baoguo returned, he sold the family’s two houses and land, and everything else, to pay off An Baoguo’s debts.

This changed An Hao’s attitude towards him, not as good as before.

An Ping had also criticized him.

During those days, although the daughter hadn’t been harsh on him, both of them felt as if something was stuck in their hearts.

Today, the daughter suddenly returned to her former gentle self, which moved An Shuchao for a moment.

”Worrying about these things isn’t simply a matter of wanting to or not.” An Hao blinked at him, a faint smile appearing on her face.

”I’m sorry.” An Shuchao suddenly said, his tone slightly awkward and uneasy, ”I know that with your second uncle’s issue, at least what I did...”

”There’s nothing wrong.” An Hao said softly, ”It depends on your standpoint. If An Ping faced a similar situation, I think I might not be able to stand by either... The past is the past, don’t dwell on it, Dad...”

”Dad feels he’s been a burden to you siblings all these years, only causing trouble after trouble... I haven’t been a good father at all, unlike other fathers who are like mountains, unable to shield you from troubles... I know, Dad is quite useless...” An Shuchao didn’t know why, but he was becoming increasingly sentimental tonight.

Since father brought up this matter, An Hao decided to speak candidly with him.

”Actually, I did quite resent you for marrying Bai Xue, for many years... But hatred is always accompanied by love... Later, you did many things that indeed caused a lot of trouble... But it depends on the perspective... However, no matter what, you are always my father, and as long as you keep me and my brother in your heart, that’s enough for me...”

”Thank you, good girl!” An Shuchao’s eyes reddened slightly.

”We’re family, no need to thank each other... Dad, let’s hurry, your two little grandchildren are still waiting for their lanterns.” An Hao flashed a brilliant smile at him, resting her hand on his arm, urging him forward.

An Shuchao looked at his daughter’s hand, somewhat at a loss. Indeed, in his memory, his daughter seldom behaved so affectionately.

It seemed An Hao realized it too, she withdrew her hand and walked ahead behind An Shuchao with a smile.

Walking through a brightly lit street, they finally reached the end, only to find that the lantern seller had already packed up his stall.

There were only a few lanterns left on the rear rack of his bicycle, one of which was the one Ning Chenyang wanted—the Monkey King Sun Wukong.

”Good girl, quickly catch up with him! Don’t let him get too far!” An Shuchao said.

”Wait! Uncle, we want to buy your lanterns!”

An Hao chased about five hundred meters before she caught up with the lantern seller.

Having not exercised for a long time, running made her a bit tired, and she panted, ”Finally caught up to you.”