My Alleged Husband

Chapter 1278 - 1107: Daylight Isn’t the Only Brightness

Everyone is constantly experiencing what they are meant to experience, and everyone grows slowly amidst the dissatisfaction with their experiences. Only thinking about what you might become, but who can decide what you will ultimately turn into? Only when you can determine if the path you choose is right or wrong. Everything a person experiences deep in their heart is experienced through their own inner depths. Some people believe that only the daytime is bright, and the night is always dark, suitable only for those who live in the darkness. However, a person may not know that they too once lived in the light. They may become like those who always live in darkness because they don’t know what kind of pain they have undergone. They have experienced pain that ordinary people may not. Every step they take makes their life harder. They never thought they would one day become a version of themselves they fear, nor did they think they would never become the person they once desired most.

At this moment, Old Master Zhang realized he really had no way to communicate with his daughter-in-law about this matter. Perhaps such a conclusion would ultimately be a difficult decision for them. No parent can really turn a blind eye to their child’s affairs.

"I know saying too much now might not make you think this is the best result, but please consider it from your child’s perspective. If he is willing to be trampled on by others, if he wants to be stepped on years later without the power to fight back, if he prefers being a lower-class person rather than becoming an upper-class person, then you have the right to decide his life. But if he does not choose this path, as parents, you cannot deprive him of the right to choose freely. You must not allow your child to resent you years later. What you can do is ensure that your child is grateful to you, knowing that his parents are his most solid support. Whatever decision he makes, his parents will always stand behind him and support him!"

"Grandpa, I understand. Rest assured. But I want to make a promise with you: if my child chooses a different path in life, let’s not burden him with the responsibilities of the Zhang Family. Let him do whatever he desires. I don’t want my child to be suffocated by family pressure from birth through his growing years. I don’t wish for my child to endure all the pain slowly. I truly can’t bear it!

But if my child eventually chooses this path, I will support him unconditionally. I will let him know that even if the whole world abandons him, as a mother, I will never abandon him. I will always be by his side, silently contributing, forever applauding him. I will let him know that one day he can still become an upper-class person, and all these achievements are due to his own hard work!"

Old Master Zhang did not expect his granddaughter-in-law to suddenly speak like this. He didn’t quite know how to respond. If such an agreement had been made earlier, things wouldn’t have become so tricky or complicated. Everyone’s chosen life paths are really different. Maybe this path will become the road to glory in your life, or perhaps it will become an abyss of pain. No one can fully control their life, nor can anyone make everything as they imagined. The only thing that can change is that the efforts you make will eventually be rewarded. Otherwise, regardless of your efforts, you will ultimately have nothing to show for it.

"Since you’ve spoken your mind, I have no choice but to agree to this promise. I hope you will remember what you said today. I also believe that your child will definitely choose to continue down this path. No matter how many thorns lie ahead, no matter how difficult or challenging the road, I believe he will carry on with this decision.

Because no descendant of the Zhang Family is a coward, every member of the Zhang Family is proud and confident, willing to give up everything for their ideals. Every member of the Zhang Family has unbreakable pride, willing to sacrifice everything for their dignity. I believe your child will be no exception, because he is a true descendant of the Zhang Family!

No matter what our child does, we shouldn’t wager it, but today we have no choice. Maybe doing so will make our child feel like we are just using him as a bargaining tool. However, this decision might make our child grateful to us or make him feel we only thought of him as a tool, never caring about his true feelings. Regardless of whether the result is good or bad, it cannot change our child’s impression of us!"

"Grandpa, I don’t do things to change my son’s impression of me as a mother. I only hope that my son gets a chance to choose his own life. I simply hope he won’t regret his choice. If that’s the life he truly desires, how could I, as his mother, interfere with his life and ruin his happiness? I only want him to know that whatever choice he makes, regardless of future outcomes, he must walk every step to completion, no matter how difficult or painful.

Different people may have different ways of educating their children, but it never occurred to me that one day we would have divergent views on child-raising. We treat our children with the same mindset, but no one ever thought this would be the way we decide what path they should take, which decision would truly be best for them!"

In fact, how could Old Master Zhang imagine that his granddaughter-in-law would bring up such a promise today? Such a promise may not be the best thing for anyone, nor is it necessarily a bad thing. No one can foresee what the future will bring, nor can anyone preemptively prevent unknown dangers and difficulties. All one can do is take it step by step, but none of them will know. When Zhang Ni learned of the bet between his grandfather and mother, he still chose without hesitation the path he was on, never regretting his choice. Instead, he felt this path was the correct path. He wanted to have a life of his own, a life that would not be abandoned by anyone’s interference, nor changed by anyone’s decision.

No one knows if his future will be more brilliant and exciting than his biological father’s, nor does anyone know how lively his future family will be. He doesn’t know how many siblings he will have, nor what path he will ultimately face. Yet, he has always insisted on taking his chosen path!

Even if the future path is difficult, he still chooses to walk his life to the end...

"It was only later that I realized that it’s not only the light that is the brightest. Every path everyone takes might be the ones they never intended to tread. Who would have thought they would forever live only in daylight or darkness? Every path walked is full of hardship and warmth. Who can say they’ve forever walked the path they most want to take, or affirm that every journey they’ve undertaken was as they hoped.

It’s not just the day that is the brightest. Perhaps one day, the night can also be gorgeous and colorful..."