"Dad... I'm home!" Gu Liming called as soon as he walked in.
The moment his mother saw him, her face lit up. "You're back! Go wash your face. It's dusty outside."
"Sure!" Gu Liming replied with a smile.
"So you do remember how to come home?" his father said coldly.
You're the one who told me to come back, Gu Liming grumbled to himself.
Father and son sat together. Gu Liming didn't dare say a word, and the two of them watched TV in silence.
His mother came out carrying a plate of grapes and glared at his father. "The boy finally came home for once, and you're already giving him that sour look!"
"That depends on why he came back. If he'd made a special trip to see us, that'd be one thing. But he sneaks back without saying a word, and I'm supposed to coddle him?" his father said with a stern face.
Gu Liming pressed his lips together and said nothing.
"Look at him. He comes home and still sits there with a long face, saying nothing." His father plucked a washed grape from the plate and popped it into his mouth.
His mother waved at him. "Hey, that's enough."
"Actually, there's nothing wrong with coming back to the country. I heard from Old Li that his son came back too. He started some kind of tech company with his classmates. That's pretty good," his father said.
His mother smiled and added, "Baili Tech. They make computer software."
"Exactly! Look at how successful other people's kids are. You go tell your mother where you've been hiding since you came back." His father shot Gu Liming a look of exasperation.
Gu Liming replied calmly, "I think I'm doing pretty well. I'm already earning twenty thousand a month, and