Chapter 218 A family of three shopping at a department store

Seeing Yang Tao like this, Gu Lin subconsciously frowned, feeling utterly disgusted.

Time is a magical thing. Gu Lin never expected that one day when she saw Yang Tao, she would feel disgust before anger.

Of the two, Yang Tao spoke first.

"Gu Lin! How dare you show your face in front of me again?"

Gritting his teeth, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace.

Gu Lin was somewhat afraid of Yang Tao when he went mad, but she had come today to settle things as he wished, so she quickly explained her purpose before Yang Tao became completely enraged.

To everyone's surprise, Yang Tao sneered after hearing this, looking her up and down for a long time before finally saying, "What? You want to elope with a big boss outside and are willing to divorce me?"

Gu Lin's face immediately turned cold upon being slandered like this.

"Yang Tao, stop spreading rumors here. Don't assume everyone else is as bad as you just because you're a bad person."

"I spread rumors?" Yang Tao scoffed. What he had said before might have had some elements of fabrication, but now it seemed that wasn't the case.

"If you weren't with someone else, would you be dressed so smartly?"

Moreover, she looked radiant and even better than when she was at their home.

This infuriated Yang Tao.

Gu Lin took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. She wondered what her cousin-in-law would do in this situation.

She shouldn't bother arguing with such a despicable person.

If someone is determined to smear you, no matter how you try to defend yourself, it's useless.

My cousin's wife never wastes time on useless people.

Gu Lin calmly said, "I agree to divorce you, but on one condition."

This is what Yang Tao wants most, after all, his mistress and two children are still waiting to be officially recognized.

The reason she kept dragging her feet on the divorce was not only out of spite and unwillingness to let those two cheating couple get together, but also because of her son.

She was truly terrified of hearing her son being mocked for being a child without a father or mother. Even though she and Yang Tao had fallen out to that point, she still felt that as long as they were legally husband and wife, her son wouldn't be ridiculed.

But today, her son's attitude towards her has truly shattered her.

She deeply regrets not divorcing Yang Tao decisively and leaving with her son after discovering his infidelity.

Of course, the Yang family would never give her the child. But if she had been more rational back then and used Yang Tao's job as leverage, perhaps she could have negotiated something.

But at that time she didn't understand how to think that way. After learning the truth, she felt like her whole world had collapsed, and all she wanted was for everyone to die together.

If she had been more rational back then, if she had discussed it with her cousin and his wife immediately when she discovered Yang Tao's infidelity, everything would be much better now.

Gu Lin regretted it more and more, to the point that she wanted to die.

Looking back on the first half of her life, she had far too many regrets.

Gu Lin waited for Yang Tao to ask her what her conditions were before she told him she wanted to take her son with her and they would get a divorce certificate as soon as they reached an agreement.

To everyone's surprise, after a few seconds of silence, Yang Tao laughed sarcastically.

"Gu Lin, are you really seeing a big boss outside?" He spat and gritted his teeth, saying, "Let me tell you, now it's my turn to leave you, I'll wear you down."

Anyway, his reputation is already ruined, and his two children are being pointed at and gossiped about.

He didn't care anymore; all he wanted to do now was disgust Gu Lin.

With a loud bang, it was as if a thunderbolt had struck Gu Lin's mind.

She finally came to her senses and realized how ridiculous her idea of ​​negotiating was.

Just then, Yang Wencong, who had gone out to play, returned.

Upon seeing his mother, he immediately showed disgust and said viciously, "Dad, why did you let this wicked woman into our house?"

After saying that, he spat at Gu Lin.

Gu Lin had no idea what the Yang family had instilled in her son during her absence that made him hate her so much.

No, perhaps we don't need to indoctrinate them.

She lived a life of subservience in this family for over ten years. All her son ever saw was her humble mother, who was bullied by the Yang family. How could he possibly respect her?

She didn't understand the道理 (principles/reasons) that her cousins-in-law had told her back then, but now, seeing her son staring at her with such hostility, she suddenly understood.

Indeed, when people teach each other, a hundred words are useless; but when things teach, they penetrate people's hearts in one go.

Everything Gu Lin is suffering today is undeserved.

Not long after, Yang Tao's parents, along with his mistress and their two illegitimate children, returned from shopping for New Year's goods.

Seeing Gu Lin led to another awkward and indescribable scene.

The neighbors, who were all busy with their own affairs, were drawn outside to watch the Yang family's argument openly.

Finally, Gu Lin left, clutching her bleeding forehead, looking utterly disheveled.

Compared to the visible wounds, Gu Lin felt that the real bleeding was from the wound in her heart.

When her son smashed a porcelain bowl on her forehead, it was as if he had created a hole in her heart.

When she left, she no longer thought about her son; all she could think about was divorce.

But now Yang Tao is convinced that she has someone else outside and wants to wear her down so she won't divorce him.

No, she is determined to get a divorce, no matter what it takes.

If it were your cousin's wife, what would she do in this situation?

Gu Lin subconsciously thought of Tang Mingli again.

Looking back after life has worn away her innocence, her admiration for Tang Mingli has almost reached its peak.

Only after experiencing marriage do you realize how difficult it is. It takes a lot of wisdom to make a marriage a model of happiness.

My cousin's wife's ability to win over such an outstanding man as my cousin, and to gain the heartfelt acceptance of a family like my uncle's, is not merely due to my cousin and his family's good fortune; more importantly, it is because my cousin's wife herself is exceptional.

If it were your cousin's wife, what would she do?

On the way back to the hotel, Gu Lin kept thinking about it.

Meanwhile, Tang Mingli, whom Gu Lin had been longing for, was taking her husband and child to a department store.

Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I need to buy new clothes for the whole family.

Fu Yu has reached the age where she is starting to have her own opinions, and this year she wants to choose her own clothes.

Tang Mingli and Fu Ci both thought this was a good idea, as it would help cultivate their child's ability to make choices earlier.

When they arrived at the department store and saw the dazzling array of goods, even those that weren't for children, Fu Yu was so excited that she skipped and hopped as she walked.

"Mom, whose should we buy first?" Fu Yu was really overwhelmed by the choices.

Tang Mingli, wanting to give the child some experience, asked with a smile, "Sweetie, whose do you think we should buy first?"

Fu Yu thought for a moment and said seriously, "Buy my father-in-law and great-grandmother's first, then my grandparents', then my parents', and finally my daughter's."

There's no problem with seniority-based ranking, but Tang Mingli is worried that her daughter will be wronged.

"Since we bought yours last, doesn't Xiaoyu feel wronged?"

“No, not at all.” Fu Yu raised her head, her eyes sparkling. “Children have the most beautiful clothes, and they are the hardest to choose from. If we buy them last, I can take my time to pick them out.”

Upon hearing this answer, Tang Mingli and Fu Ci exchanged a smile, silently saying: Who does he resemble?

Loving your family and loving yourself is a very good understanding.

The three of them first went to the section where elderly people's clothing was sold.

One point is very true: in terms of clothing styles, there are indeed more styles for children and young people, while the styles for the elderly are not much different, and they prefer the simpler the better.

Soon, Tang Mingli and her group had purchased the items for the four elderly people.

They went to another area to buy Tang Mingli's and Fu Ci's things.

Both of them have great figures, so they look good in any clothes, and they didn't spend much time choosing what to wear.

Upon entering the children's section, not only were there more colors of clothes available, but there were also more people buying clothes, mostly parents with their children.

When adults buy things for children, even if they bring the children along, they usually buy what they think is suitable, and the children rarely have a choice.

So, this was the first time the salesperson had ever seen a family like Tang Mingli's where the parents patiently waited for their child to choose, but they were still very enthusiastic in recommending new styles to the child.

However, Fu Yu rejected all the styles she recommended.

Several times, the sales clerk said to Tang Mingli and Fu Ci with some concern, "Why don't you and your parents help choose? The child is too young and may not know how to choose."

Tang Mingli smiled, having complete faith in her child.

"It's alright, we have plenty of time, let her choose at her own pace."

Since that's the case, the sales clerk couldn't say anything. However, with so many customers, she certainly couldn't accompany them to slowly choose their items.

Tang Mingli noticed this and said to her, "Go ahead and get busy. We'll call you if we need anything."

The sales clerk nodded. "Then take your time choosing. I'll go attend to the other customers."

After the sales clerk left, Fu Yu tugged at her mother's clothes.

Tang Mingli knew she had something to say to her, so she squatted down.

Fu Yu whispered, "Mom, that auntie kept following me, which made me really nervous."

Tang Mingli smiled and whispered, "Mom is like that too. If she's followed around while shopping, she gets nervous and might not even want to buy anything."

Therefore, doing a good job in sales is not easy. To be able to act with the same tact and composure as Tang Mingmei, giving people just the right feeling, requires not only talent but also hard work.

Thinking of Tang Mingmei, Tang Mingli said to her daughter, "Honey, should we also help Tang Xin choose a new outfit?"

If her daughter is unwilling, she will of course respect that.

It's perfectly normal for children to be possessive.

But Fu Yu was very willing and took the selection process more seriously than before.

Everything was going well until a meddlesome customer's parent, seeing that Fu Yu was taking so long to announce that she had brought out an outfit, started joking with Tang Mingli without any sense of propriety.

"Does your child have decision-making difficulties? Otherwise, how come they can't choose an outfit even after so long?"

Fu Yu had no idea what indecisiveness was, but she could tell that she was being criticized because she couldn't make a choice.

At only four and a half years old, she felt like the sky had fallen.

Fortunately, Tang Mingli retorted in time.

"Mom, do you know what decision-making difficulties are? Decision-making difficulties are when you feel that this is good, that is good, and you can't distinguish which is better. My daughter just hasn't seen what she likes yet."

The person felt that he was just joking, but was unjustly attacked, so he was a little unhappy and spoke rudely.

"With so many clothes, you can't even pick one you like. You're too picky at such a young age."

“Picky?” Tang Mingli frowned at the other person. “First, I don’t think being picky is a bad habit. Second, I don’t think my daughter is picky at all. It’s just that my daughter has been used to good things since she was a child, so she has high standards for material things and has her own preferences.”

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Author's Note: [Let me see!] Red envelopes are still being given out in the comments section of this chapter!