"Crack—"
The sound of the door closing faintly reached the ears of Lin Beichen's parents, who were busy in the kitchen.
Zheng Xia, Lin Beichen's mother, paused her chopping and turned to Lin Xiangdong, Lin Beichen's father who was helping out, and asked in confusion, "Old Lin, did you hear some noise?"
"Noise?"
Lin Xiangdong looked puzzled. He pushed open the kitchen door and glanced around the house, finding nothing unusual. He then returned to the kitchen, shook his head and laughed, "It's been thundering outside all along, you must have heard wrong?"
"Oh."
Zheng Xia nodded, continued chopping, and sighed with a smile, "I really have been tense today, Chenchen just finished the college entrance exam, came home and went straight to his room, we don't even know how he did."
As she was speaking, she suddenly thought of something and asked without turning her head, "Hey, Old Lin, weren't you the one who opened the door for our son? How did he look when he got back?"
"His expression..."
Lin Xiangdong recalled for a moment, his own expression changing slightly, "He seemed a bit dazed, didn't even greet me and went straight to his room."
"That means he didn't do well?"
Zheng Xia's heart tightened, muttering, "Our son worked so hard for the last month, was the pressure too much? He wanted to do well but didn't perform well?"
As she spoke, she felt even more anxious, turned and glared at Lin Xiangdong, "Don't use your work tactics on him, asking all sorts of questions, let our son speak first before you say anything!"
Lin Xiangdong:...
Lin Xiangdong felt bitter, thinking, "I didn't say anything, why take it out on me."
Of course, he kept these thoughts to himself, just nodding and focusing on his task.
"Speaking of which, our son has been very mature, especially in the last month, I have seen it all..."
"Dear!"
Lin Xiangdong interrupted Zheng Xia's muttering, quickly placing the freshly washed vegetables in the strainer, pointed outside, and asked with a confused look, "Is that our son?"
"What??"
Zheng Xia quickly raised her head, following Lin Xiangdong's finger to look out the window.
Outside, the rain was still pouring heavily, with Lightning flashing continuously, alternately bright and dark, a slender figure stood downstairs, letting the rain wash over them!
"That's definitely him!"
Zheng Xia pinched Lin Xiangdong's arm hard, annoyed, "Our son is wearing those clothes today!"
"Chenchen must have done badly in the exam and is too shocked!"
"It makes sense, he worked so hard, but didn't do well, he must be very upset!"
"..."
She continued to speak, pinching Lin Xiangdong again, "Why are you still standing here? Hurry and come with me to comfort our son and bring him back!"
"Hey hey hey, how are you going to comfort Chenchen with that emotion!"
Lin Xiangdong ignored the pain in his arm and quickly pulled the rushing Zheng Xia, "You stay at home and continue cooking, I'll go get Chenchen so he can have a hot meal when he's back!"
"Then hurry up!"
"Okay okay!"
Lin Xiangdong rushed out quickly, so concerned about their son that he didn't even grab an umbrella, only realizing when he was about to leave the building.
"Ah, forget it!"
Lin Xiangdong didn't want to waste time going back for an umbrella.
He saw Lin Beichen already soaked, clothes sticking to his body, staring up at the sky.
He sighed, feeling heartache, walking to Lin Beichen's side quietly, he sat down gently, looked up, and stared at the sky.
A father's love is silent but never ceases!
Two people, two generations, sat together.
Time passed quickly in silence.
Gradually, the wind calmed and the rain eased.
Lin Beichen slowly came back to his senses, finally noticing his father sitting beside him!
Although he didn't find the feeling he had before, he entered a state of immersion, with no perception of the outside world.
"Dad?"
Lin Beichen looked at his father, who was also soaked, and asked in confusion, "What are you doing here?"
"Son, victory and defeat are common in war."
Lin Xiangdong didn't answer his question, he looked deeply at him, tapping his shoulder, and advised, "If you didn't do well, it's okay, Dad won't blame you, don't stress about it. Actually, the college entrance exam isn't the only way, effort is the key! As long as you've tried your best, the result sometimes isn't that important, you're always Dad's pride..."
Lin Beichen: ???
This puzzled him.
What is Dad talking about?
Lin Beichen quickly interrupted his father's comforting words, looking confused, "Dad, are you mistaken?"
"Mistaken?"
"Yes!"
Lin Beichen nodded, chuckling, "I'm not standing in the rain because I did poorly, I was just thinking about observing the lightning, wondering... do you think humans can control such supernatural power?"
Lin Xiangdong: ???
Now it was his turn to be puzzled, more accurately, stunned.
This kid can't have performed badly...
He's been shocked silly, right??
...
Lin Xiangdong subconsciously moved a bit away, carefully examined Lin Beichen, nervously saying, "Son, don't scare Dad, what's wrong with you? What are you talking about?"
"I..."
Lin Beichen thought of saying something but then felt nothing he could say would make a normal person understand his thoughts, so he gave up, "Dad, I'm really fine."
Seeing the rain stop and no more lightning, he knew staying outside wouldn't help, so he changed the subject, "Alright, Dad, let's go home, Mom must've cooked dinner, right?"
"This..."
Lin Beichen's random comments made Lin Xiangdong feel strange, worried, he touched Lin Beichen's forehead, muttering, "No fever, of course, having just been in the rain you can't get a fever so quickly..."
Lin Beichen:...
He didn't want to sit there anymore, fearing his dad might give him another check-up next.
"Dad, I'm going home for dinner first, if you want to sit, stay here!"
"Hey? Wait for me!"
Lin Xiangdong quickly stood up and followed, watching his son's back, still filled with concern, "This can't do, I have to talk to your mom!"