By sheer coincidence, the two of them were riding on an ox cart, talking and chatting all the way towards the Lian family. As a result, when they got to the empty field east of Old Yang’s house, they saw Lian En with his younger siblings playing the game "Eagle Catches Chicken". Liu Wu from the Shouren family was the eagle, while Chenchen played the mother hen protecting several of her younger siblings. The youngest, Xinqing, was held by Lian En, and the two brothers acted as the referees. "Wow, this really is like a fart in the woods—quite a gathering of stink! Did you see that, big brother? The young man over there holding a little girl is the Lian En you’re looking for!" Huang Xiaodi pointed out with his old ox whip, clearly and distinctly informing Dai Weiguo. Upon hearing this, Dai Weiguo looked over and couldn’t take his eyes off him for a long time. Black straight-leg trousers, a white half-sleeved shirt, and a pair of cloth shoes with thick soles. Such a simple outfit, yet in Dai Weiguo’s eyes, it surpassed all the high-ranking offspring and trendy teenagers. The most delightful thing was that the young boy had red lips and white teeth, with a strong, handsome nose. His splendid phoenix eyes gleamed brightly, resembling his own during his youthful days so closely. Of course, because this child had ample nutrition and good education, he appeared much more outstanding than his own haggard, jaundiced self from back then. Yet, the surpassing nature over the old, isn’t that something that makes a father proud and gratified? Dai Weiguo felt that since his mother passed away, his heart, filled with sadness, regret, and guilt, suddenly felt light and was full of expectations for this father-son reunion. Being stared at so intently and unblinkingly, even if Lian En were dull, he couldn’t be entirely unaware. With the corner of his eye, he glanced at the upright uniform-clad man, whose appearance looked like a larger or smaller version of himself. Lian En knew: The father who he had long felt restless around had finally come to stage a father-son reunification act. He didn’t want this guy disturbing his peaceful and happy life, nor did he want his younger siblings to know that they didn’t share the same father. Lian En waved his hand to halt Liu Wu and Chenchen, telling them to rest and have some watermelon, and continue playing once they were energized again. Taking Xinqing, who was shoved into his arms, Chenchen frowned with frustration, "Brother, what about you?" Lian En smiled, stroking his brother’s sweaty head, "Don’t worry, you guys go on ahead. I have some small matters to attend to. I’ll come right home as soon as I’m done, okay?" The little ones nodded in unison, grinning as they skipped back to eat watermelon. Their mom/aunt had cultivated a new kind of big watermelon that was less seedy, thin-skinned, and super sweet. Chilled in cool well water, its taste was unbeatable! They absolutely loved it, but big brother/older brother Lian En said that watermelon is cold by nature, eating too much could cause diarrhea, indigestion, and even lead to a cold, or stomach pain and bloating. So he strictly regulated their intake, regardless of what they said, refusing to let them overeat. Now, it felt like a feast, the little ones were overjoyed! They rushed home, competing with one another! It was only Chenchen, holding Xinqing, who glanced sideways at Dai Weiguo with the uniform, who looked so much like his big brother, holding a thoughtful look in his eyes. He speeded up his steps, intending to tell his parents as soon as he got home. Just because someone’s in uniform doesn’t mean they’re good, especially this one, who resembled his big brother so closely, and looked at his brother like a big bad wolf looking at a little white rabbit, filled with such greed and desire? Seeing his younger siblings safely enter their home, Lian En finally shifted his gaze to directly face Dai Weiguo, who was slowly approaching, carrying a box full of things walking toward him. Originally planning to watch the show, offer flattery, and so on, Huang Xiaodi was sent away, leaving only Dai Weiguo and Lian En in the large open space. He was still pondering how to speak straight out, completely get rid of this mess, to make him never dare or even have the confidence to bother him again. But before Lian En could figure out a solution, he was disgusted by Dai Weiguo’s affectionate declaration: "Xiao En, I’m your father! I’m sorry it took me this long to know about you and find you. But I’ll make it up to you, nurture you well. I’ll take you back to Beijing with me to become an official, become a part of the steel Great Wall of the motherland, to be a much-admired, imposing leader..." Watching his mouth open and close, spouting endlessly, Lian En was filled with confusion: How did he find the nerve? To come up and call himself dad, assume the role of his father? Did he think he was as superficial and brainless as Lian Mingsi in some dream, who would be persuaded to not even know which way was north, south, east, or west after a few words? Would it take just a few words for him to joyfully accept him as father? He already had the best dad in the world, the best mom, the happiest and most beautiful home, he wouldn’t just lose his mind and accept a jerk as his biological father! Frowning hard, he rudely interrupted the self-righteousness of a certain useless person: "Enough, Mr. Dai, Mr. Cadre Dai, I’m busy, I don’t have the time or mood to hear about all these past grievances. What’s right or wrong in the past isn’t under my jurisdiction as a child. I only know that I like being the son of Lianshan and Liu Shuzhen, and I only want to acknowledge myself as the son of Lianshan and Liu Shuzhen. Compared to over ten years of attachment and careful care over four thousand days and nights, blood relations aren’t even a zero." Dai Weiguo was stunned. Originally, he thought the hardest part was getting Xiao En to believe in his identity as the biological father. But in fact, the child had no doubt about his identity, focused only on being satisfied with his current life, satisfied with the companionship and care of his stepfather, Lianshan. Convinced that nurture was bigger than being biologically related, and hence refused to acknowledge him? Dai Weiguo, who felt reduced to nothing, was so baffled that it took him a while to find his voice: "No, Xiao En, listen to your dad. It’s not that I didn’t want to be with you, care for and protect you. It’s just that I didn’t even know of your existence since the very beginning..." "Ha, what a ’didn’t know’. Because, Mr. Dai, Mr. Captain Dai, you found true love with Ms. Bai Jing without knowing about it, so my mom became the dross under the arranged feudal marriage. Because you didn’t know my mom would take the two hundred yuan abortion fee from your family but due to health reasons and my dad’s persuasion, I was born. To say the least, if your Dai family hadn’t been having only daughters and no sons all these years, and Mr. Dai, Mr. Captain Dai, you hadn’t lost your ability to procreate due to injury, maybe your whole life, you wouldn’t remember or find someone like me, the child of your ex-wife, right? After all, my existence is a living testament of your once being a Chen Shimei!" Lian En sneered, his brows full of endless ridicule.