It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 1793

Smiling, Leena didn't answer him, but instead, asked another question in return. "What do you think?"

"I think you've had some, but you never say anything," Richard said honestly. He furrowed his brows, skeptical that she didn't have any protests when his father rarely stayed at home because of his work.

"My dear son!" exclaimed Leena. "My feelings towards your father are not something that you can understand at your age right now. You may want to know if I've ever had any complaints about being with him, but I prefer not to tell you directly." She threw a meaningful glance at him. "You'll just have to find out when you get married in the future." Spousal relationships were challenging to explain to those who hadn't experienced it yet. So no matter how hard she could try to explain it to him, Richard would only end up being confused about it. For that matter, she preferred to let him experience it himself.

"I know, you two went through a lot of gunfire," Richard said, shrugging. Although he had a hard time understanding their feelings, the one thing he definitely knew was that his mother loved his father so much, that she was willing to endure so much for him.

"Pfft! What are you talking about? Gunfire? Do you think we're in a time of war?" Leena joked, amused by his words. 'Sons be raised in frugality, and daughters in abundance' was a famous proverb for parenting strategies on raising kids. Parents who believed in it thought that a son would grow up into a responsible and solid man, while a daughter would turn into an elegant lady who could resist being materialistic. Their son, however, was strictly raised and had no other choice. As Richard's father was a Commander, he had to follow in his footsteps and be influenced by his morals.

"I think it's pretty much the same thing. I heard from uncles that dad and you experienced a lot of hardships back then," Richard said solemnly. Despite being clueless about his parents' love, he always believed in the truth. That true love was powerful.

"All of those things happened in the past. So let's not mention them anymore. Oh, no," Leena said abruptly. "Have you fallen in love?" An instinctive feeling told her that her son might be in love. That would explain the young man's curiosity. So she threw him a strange look, waiting expectantly for an answer.

"Hey! Mom, that's a funny thing to say. Don't you remember what school I go to?" Richard said, shaking his head. As someone who was attending military school, he rarely had the chance to meet the right girl for him. How could he fall in love when he hadn't met her yet? Richard stifled a snort. His mother was simply overthinking things.

"What? You want to tell me that there are no female students in your military academy?" Leena asked doubtfully. Leena thought that as long as there were men and women together, love relationship could find a way to blossom. The only difference was how they established the relationship.

"There are female students in my class, but none of them is my type," Richard said. "You should know that I like sweet girls, just like my Mommy." Whether he only said it to please Leena or not, it still made her pretty happy to hear it.

"Wow, you're just so sweet, aren't you? Okay then. I'll trust you this time," Leena beamed at him. It appeared that Richard was a lot more like his father than Leena thought. They both belonged to a type of men that did not fall in love so easily due to their ideologies and morals being very upright. Moreover, they were not skilled at courting girls.

"Mom, you have to trust me!" Richard whined, but wearing a wicked smile. In his mother's eyes, he might be sweet and obedient. He, however, was actually like the man in novels: handsome, and a bit of a rebel. Such a man seemed very charming in the eyes of most girls.

Everyone had gathered together for the party, except for the two guys who hadn't returned from foreign countries. Even Owen, who seldom attended parties, decided to show up today as well.

Owen terribly looked a lot like Luke, cold and quiet. However, he was particularly nice to Jasmine Ouyang, having spent most of his childhood with her.

"Owen," Jasmine said happily. "I thought you wouldn't show up today." Rushing towards him, she gave a tight hug.

"I happened to be free tonight, so I came to say hello to everyone," said Owen briskly, hugging back so they didn't topple over. "After all, it seems like it's going to be a lot of fun, isn't it?"