"Rui listen to what our daughter has to say" Mu Linfeng suggested
"Linfeng how could you do this to me, you know very well that I lost my daughter for 20 good years and I have just gotten her back and now you want me to lose her again" she said grabbing his shoulders
"Mom why don't you reason from sister's perspective" Mu Xiao said softly
"Please leave I want to speak to your mother in private" Mu Linfeng said to the children, one by one they all left their parents to be alone
"Rui our daughter has to stand on her own" Mu Linfeng stated with a sigh
"I agree with you on that, but why the national defense academy, I mean she can just work in the company" Ling Rui said
"It's her choice and we have to respect it and she must have a good reason for choosing the national defense academy" he stated
"I'm sure that you don't want her to be looked down on by others and I'm sure that you don't want her to feel inferior to others as you know our circle is very chaotic and we have a lot of hidden enemies, if they want to hurt us they will pick the weak one so your protection may actually put her life in danger in the future. So please support her so that she can be successful in what she wants to do"
When he finished talking Ling Rui was already sobbing silently "Ssh don't cry you know that I hate it when you cry " he hugged her cleaning her tears with a frown then he kissed her forehead
"Let's go meet Xiu and the others they must be troubled" Ling Rui said wiping her eyes
"Okay let's go" Mu Linfeng said leading her to the living room
"Mom I'm sorry I made you cry I just wanted you to be proud of me but since you don't approve of it I won't say a word about it again" Mu Xiu apologized when she saw how red Ling Rui eyes had become, Ling Rui felt guilty when she heard her daughter's words. "There's no need to apologize I support your decision" Ling Rui said holding her hands
"Really mom"Mu Xiu asked in surprise and excitement
"Yes but you have to promise me that you will take care of yourself at all times and you will phone me frequently so that my heart can be at ease" she said laying out her conditions
"Yes Mom I promise, thank you Mom" She said hugging her mother
"When are you leaving for the national defense academy" Ling Rui asked
"Uhm in a week time" she replied
"In such a short period" Ling Rui Shrieked then she gave a hard glare to her husband
"Since everything has been settled why don't we play cards, it will be good to get some pocket money before you leave" Mu Xiao said with a smile showing his white canine teeth
"Yes go get the cards we will make sure to win a lot of money from Mom and Dad today" Mu Feng said excitedly, after playing he would go get that expensive watch . Mu Xiao brought the cards then they started playing their parents as one team, Mu Ling and Mu Xiu as a team and Mu Feng and Mu Xiao as one team, together they ganged up on their parents to win. The lights were on and their laughter filled the entire house it was a sweet and peaceful night at the Mu's. After the cards Mu Xiu gave Hong Li a call but her didn't go through so she sent her a long text about her plans then she went to bed knowing that Hong Li would give her a call after seeing the text.