She went to the hospital to see her ex-boyfriend who had a broken leg, only to find that his attending physician was the husband she had just gotten a marriage certificate with that morning!
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Han Yu took over the conversation and said, "It's good to believe in Buddhism. It gives you something to think about, and you don't feel empty. Otherwise, if you stay at home all day long, you'll always be prone to random thoughts."
Ren Huaibo glanced at Zhou Mo secretly, "Yes."
Zhou Mo caught his gaze and thought, why is he looking at me?
Then she thought about it and remembered that when she was studying for her master's degree, she met believers who promoted Christianity in the classroom.
The person was a girl, and she asked her right away, "Classmate, do you know Jesus?"
Zhou Mo didn't react at first, thinking that everyone knew Jesus, so he answered without hesitation: "Yes."
The girl said, "Have you ever heard of Christianity?"
Zhou Mo suddenly felt something was wrong at this moment.
A devoted supporter of Marxism and a staunch atheist since childhood, Zhou Mo treated the temple's visit as a quick visit, checking in on the sights. The temple's decorations and architecture captivated her more than the Buddha statue enshrined in the main hall.
As the saying goes, people with different beliefs cannot work together. Zhou Mo directly rejected the girl and explained that he was an atheist.
She wouldn't even blink at a horror movie, let alone believe this.
But the girl didn't intend to let her go. She said she would tell her something, and after she finished, Zhou Mo would decide whether to believe it or not.
Zhou Mo originally thought that since we have different ideas, we should respect each other. I don’t believe it, so just leave and it will be over.
The girl seemed to be unwilling to give up, and Zhou Mo remained calm, thinking to himself, let's see what you can say.
The girl talked about how she had always ranked first during her years in college. She said that she prayed before every exam and God heard her and helped her do well in the exam.
Zhou Mo almost laughed out loud. "Let's not talk about what you believe. First, you did well on the test because you reviewed thoroughly before the test. Second, this is a typical attribution error in statistics. You may not understand attribution errors. Let me give you an example. You and the tree are both growing taller. Can you say that the tree grew taller because you grew taller too? Obviously not."
The girl was stunned, not knowing how to respond for a moment. After she recovered, she could only argue, "Anyway, I always pray before the exam, and my grades have always been good."
Zhou Mo nodded helplessly.
There is a saying, "If you believe, it exists; if you don't believe, it doesn't exist." Although Zhou Mo is an atheist, she will not require theists to have the same thoughts as her. The difference between them is only a matter of belief or not.
She also has no intention of changing a person's beliefs, but no matter what they believe in, mutual respect is a basic virtue of being a human being. You cannot require others to be the same as you based on your own interests or personal likes and dislikes.
Seeing that her argument didn't convince her, the girl took out a few postcards with scenery on them and asked her to pick three at random, saying that she could "tell her fortune" based on the scenery she chose.
Zhou Mo laughed even harder. She never even looked closely at people reading palms on the street. In her eyes, this was just a joke, a cold joke at that.
She didn't feel any emotion, but instead cooperated and drew three cards. She just wanted to hear what "earth-shaking" words this girl had to say.
The girl took the three pictures she had drawn and said, "There are no people in the three pictures you drew, and they are all distant views, which shows that you have a broad mind..."
Before she finished speaking, Zhou Mo couldn't help wanting to laugh. Fortunately, she had good manners and managed not to laugh.
Zhou Mo thought to herself, she knew her own personality. She was stingy, mean and selfish. Most importantly, she was very jealous.
If she were broad-minded and magnanimous, there would probably be no narrow-minded, petty, and jealous people in this world.
Zhou Mo's behavior did not seem like someone who could be "persuaded to surrender". The girl who was talking halfway also realized this and finally said "sorry for disturbing you" tactfully and left.
At that time, Zhou Mo and Ren Huaibo had just been in love for a few days, and they talked about this matter while having dinner.
Perhaps because she stated that she was an atheist, Ren Huaibo did not want to tell her that his mother believed in Buddhism.
In fact, it’s okay to tell her. Zhou Mo won’t be affected. At most, she will just break up with him earlier.
It’s not for anything else, it’s simply because “people with different ideals cannot work together”.
She knew that she couldn't get along with people with religious beliefs like this, so the sooner she stayed away from them, the better. The best outcome would be for everyone to live their own lives and no longer have any intersection.
A person's appearance, manners, knowledge and learning can all change, but thoughts, once formed or fixed, are difficult to change, and the more stubborn and paranoid they are, the more difficult it is to change.
Zhou Mo's materialistic thinking is deeply rooted. She knows that she cannot change it, and she doesn't want to change it. The same goes for people with other ideas.
The starting points at the ideological level are different, and when they chat, they only talk but don't get along.
Zhou Mo's parents are also staunch Marxists. It goes without saying that they cannot get along with Ren Huaibo's family.
This was probably the reason why Ren Huaibo looked at her cautiously.
As they were talking, Han Yu's husband Feng Yang rushed into the private room.
He was dusty and his forehead was covered in sweat. His high hairline and prominent forehead wrinkles also showed his age. Although he had a similar face to Feng Chao, he was obviously in better shape than Feng Chao. He didn't have Feng Chao's belly that couldn't even be restrained by a belt. He was still relatively clean and energetic.
Liang Xinyun also came with Feng Yang.
When Ren Huaibo saw the two elders come in, he quickly stood up and greeted them, saying, "Second uncle. Aunt Liang."
Feng Yang pressed his hand and motioned him to sit down. "You're finally back. Your mother keeps nagging about you. My ears are getting calluses from hearing it all the time."
He turned and pointed to the main seat and said to Liang Xinyun, "Sister-in-law, please sit down."
After Liang Xinyun sat down, she pulled Zhou Mo over and insisted that Zhou Mo sit next to her, and let Han Chen sit in the lower seat.
Han Yu looked at them and jokingly said, "This is just a private gathering. If my dad saw it, he would scold us and say we were being unruly."
Liang Xinyun smiled: "I'm used to it."
Han Yu simply sat next to Liang Xinyun, "Then I won't follow the rules. I'll sit next to you. Sister-in-law, we haven't seen each other for almost half a year, right? Let's sit together and chat."
"Okay." Liang Xinyun agreed happily.
Feng Yang sat next to Han Yu, Ren Huaibo sat next to Feng Yang, and the five of them sat down.
"Let's not wait any longer. Now that everyone is here, let's notify them to serve the food," Han Yu said and gave Feng Yang a wink.
Feng Yang stood up, found the waiter and told him to start serving the dishes.
Han Yu added: "Wine, wine, don't forget, today this nephew and nephew, no one can escape."
Liang Xinyun immediately stopped him, "Han Chen, no way. You know he's a doctor, why are you forcing him to drink? Is she his aunt?"
Han Yu said, "It's okay. Just drink less and take a small sip. It will be over when you wake up tomorrow."
"That won't work either," Liang Xinyun said, "He can't hold his liquor well, and you'll get him drunk again."
Ren Huaibo saw this as a good opportunity and quickly added fuel to the fire, "Brother Han Chen, my aunt doesn't treat you well. Why don't you even want to drink a sip of wine?"