Chapter 288 Being Educated
Chen Limin was stunned. She had wanted to resonate with Fang Hua, but instead she ended up being lectured by her.
She scoffed, "Anyway, I won't agree. I know it's not Si Min's fault that he's not in good health, and I would feel sorry for him normally too. But if he were to become my son-in-law, that would definitely not work. If he can't do heavy work, who will do the heavy work around the house? Won't Xiao Man go and do it?"
Fang Hua quickly waved his hand: "You're overthinking it. Where does Si Min work now? He'll be supported by the state from now on, a researcher with a nanny and a healthcare doctor. What can Xiao Man do?"
“What heavy work could they possibly be doing? Besides, haven’t you noticed that Li Simin has been going to the hospital less and less these past two years? That means he’s in better health.”
Chen Limin still disagreed: "Alright, stop talking. I feel like you're just waiting to see me make a fool of myself. Anyway, the injury isn't on you, so you don't know the pain."
She didn't think Fang Hua would be so kind; he was probably just waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
Fang Hua gave her a disdainful look: "You think I'm laughing at you? Haven't you made enough of a fool of yourself before? Song Dong's affair caused quite a stir, and you were seriously ill back then. I even went to the hospital to see you. I brought you brown sugar water and canned food."
Chen Limin rolled her eyes: "That's so they can see me make a fool of myself up close!"
Fang Hua continued to pry into her mind: "And then what? Didn't I advise you that Song Dong is already married, and you should learn to accept it and not go back to treating your son like an enemy? You didn't listen. You're so stubborn. You have your own ideas."
"Your ideas are all correct! Now you can't even see your own grandson, don't you deserve it?"
"It's just that Lao Song has been busy these past few years, often traveling. Otherwise, with your kind of trouble, you would deserve to be beaten to death."
Chen Limin was furious: "You...you're so sarcastic. Go back right now, I don't want to see you."
Fang Hua remained seated, saying, "I'm not going to leave. I'm going to sit here and wait for Zhizhi."
She even poured herself tea without any politeness, leaving Chen Limin glaring at her in anger but helpless.
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Jiang Zhizhi accompanied Song Man upstairs, pulling the somewhat frightened Song Man along: "Sister Song Man, don't feel guilty. I just want to ask you, is the person you married really the one you wanted to marry?"
Song Man frowned: "Zhizhi, I told you my mom is sick, and I don't want her to be sad."
Jiang Zhizhi shook her head: "Sister Song Man, do you believe me? I just observed Aunt Song. Apart from a little liver qi stagnation, she is in very good health, even better than you. On the contrary, you are overthinking things and your body is a bit weak."
Song Man looked at Jiang Zhizhi with suspicion: "You're saying my mom is lying to me? There's no need for that, is there? If she wanted me to get married, there was no need to curse her own health."
Jiang Zhizhi was all too familiar with this tactic: "Sister Song Man, if you trust me, you can take Aunt Song to another hospital for a checkup."
Song Man, honest and naive, still couldn't believe it: "My mom said before that she wouldn't force me anymore, and that I could stay at home for the rest of my life if I didn't want to. How... how could she fake being sick?"
Jiang Zhizhi thought for a moment: "Is the person you're going to marry that colleague who visited your house before?"
Song Man thought for a moment and nodded: "Yes, it's the one who came to see me with our leader last time you came."
Jiang Zhizhi was quite certain: "That means Aunt Song had this idea since last time. She knew that forcing you openly wouldn't work, so she tried a different method. Look, you're nodding willingly now."
Song Man was dumbfounded: "My mom didn't need to do that."
Jiang Zhizhi felt that people nowadays are really naive and easily trust others.
"So... Sister Song Man, do you like that marriage prospect? Are you really willing to spend your life with him?"
Song Man glanced at the door and whispered to Jiang Zhizhi, "To tell you the truth, but don't tell anyone else, my colleague said he's willing to help me. We'll have a fake marriage. After the marriage, we'll live our own lives and not interfere with each other."
Jiang Zhizhi looked at Song Man strangely: "Sister Song Man, he's about your age, and he has a son at home. How could you not care about him? Why did he agree to a fake marriage? Does he like you?"
Song Man nodded hesitantly: "Yes, he has a bit of a crush on me."
Jiang Zhizhi sighed: "If it's supposed to be a fake marriage, what if he forces you to live together after you two get a marriage certificate?"
Song Man hesitated again: "No way, we both agreed."
Jiang Zhizhi frowned and thought for a moment: "How about this, you tell him that you're only engaged and not getting a marriage certificate, and ask if he's willing?"
He sighed inwardly, never expecting Song Man to be so naive and easily fooled.
Song Man considered it for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I'll ask him tomorrow."
Jiang Zhizhi then looked at Song Man and asked, "Sister Song Man, Li Simin likes you, don't you feel anything at all?"
Song Man was a little troubled again: "I was touched, after all, we grew up in the same compound. And... I even understand a little about his repressed unrequited love, and the madness of loving someone he couldn't have in the end."
He laughed as he spoke, "Just now downstairs, when he stood in front of me and said those things to my mom, I was really touched. He's still very brave when it comes to matters of the heart."
"He dares to face it, dares to fight for it, and even takes on all the responsibility. I don't have that kind of courage."
Then he quickly explained to Jiang Zhizhi, "I'm not talking about the crush I had back then. I'm saying that I lack the courage that Li Simin has when facing everything."
Jiang Zhizhi laughed: "I know what you mean, which is why I wanted to say that you should really relax and get to know Li Simin better."
"His persistence is something we should learn from."
Song Man asked curiously, "When did you find out he liked me?"
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and said, "It was when we went ice skating at Glasses Lake. He didn't dare to speak when he saw you, and he even blushed. That's when I noticed. Later, when I asked him, it turned out to be true."
“When you attempted suicide and were being resuscitated, he didn’t dare to wait outside the operating room. He stood at the bottom of the stairs and waited until you were out of danger before going back.”
“He sends you things, but he doesn’t dare say it’s from him. He always has Li Yuanchao deliver them to you.”
"And after you were discharged from the hospital, he passed by your house several times a day, and he felt content just seeing your window."
Song Man was stunned for a moment, even a little embarrassed: "He really is a... silly boy."
Jiang Zhizhi laughed: "And another thing, when you come home late at night, he secretly goes to pick you up and makes sure you get home safely before he goes home."
This was something Shang Shiying and her team analyzed based on their recollection of Li Simin's unusual behavior.
After all, Li Simin often went out at night and returned quite late. On several occasions, Shang Shiying went out to find him and ran into Song Man coming back from her night shift. Not long after, Li Simin also entered the gate...
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