Before going to bed that night, Zhang Ruifeng repeatedly reminded Xie Shen, "Don't tell others about family matters, especially things like your sister selling medicinal herbs and honey. You know, people's hearts are unpredictable. There are only three of us in our family, so we don't have an advantage in anything. If someone with ulterior motives were to target us, we'd be in trouble. Although there are many good people, not all of them are good. Besides, good people can also do bad things. Do you understand?"
"clear."
"Do you really understand?"
"real."
Zhang Ruifeng smiled and said, "Let me tell you a story. Your father told it to me when he was alive, and your sister has heard it too."
"Okay. I don't even remember Dad telling me stories."
"You were still young when your father left, so it's normal that you don't remember."
Xie Shen's face was a little lonely. Zhang Ruifeng rubbed his head distressedly and said, "It can't be helped. Life is full of constant comings and goings."
After her husband left, she was busy trying to survive and rarely told her youngest son stories. Binbin had to go to school, help with housework, and collect grass for pigs to earn work points, so she had little energy to devote to him. The child was raised in a free-range environment.
Seeing his mother's sadness, Xie Shen immediately suppressed his emotions and urged her, "Mom, tell me quickly."
"Okay, okay."
Zhang Ruifeng recounted, "In ancient times, there was an emperor who passed the throne to his grandson. One of his sons, dissatisfied, rebelled. The son was quite formidable, defeating his nephew. The nephew had several loyal ministers under his command. I can't remember their names, but they were all famous. The day before their defeat, they gathered together and expressed their loyalty to the emperor, referring to their nephew. Their words were so sincere and moving that they were particularly touching. Only one man remained silent. Everyone asked him why he hadn't expressed his stance. Didn't he want to live and die with the emperor? And guess what happened next?"
Xie Shen thought for a moment and said, "The silent one is the truly loyal one, right?"
Zhang Ruifeng praised, "That's right. After my nephew was defeated, those who loudly expressed their loyalty all defected to the new emperor. Only this silent man chose to commit suicide. So, when you interact with people, don't just listen to what they say, but what they do. When chatting with people, don't say everything; observe carefully. Learning to speak is not difficult, but learning to keep silent is difficult."
"I know, Mom."
"Go to bed early."
"Why."
After talking to Xie Shen, she chatted with Xie Yun for a few more words and brought up Xu Laowu's marriage. "I didn't dare say anything to Xu Cheng's mother. No matter who thinks it, the Zheng family is a good match, and marrying into their family is a good thing. If I say it, others might think I'm jealous and say I'm 'sour grapes'. But I still feel a little uncomfortable. What if the Zheng family is really not a good family and Laowu doesn't live well after marrying into it? Then I will definitely feel bad."
Xie Yun comforted her, "Mom, the Zheng family's affairs are all our speculations, not necessarily true. The most fundamental reason for our refusal is that I don't want to get married, no matter how good his family is. Just like you said, everyone thinks the Zheng family is a good match. Aunt Xu agreed to this marriage, she must have considered it carefully. She is not the kind of person who would cheat her daughter."
"You're right."
Xie Yun added, "When I get back from militia training, I'll talk to Lao Wu and hint at her indirectly. Let her know what's going on."
"Then you better know your limits. Don't ask too many questions, and don't let Lao Wu misunderstand that you want to steal her partner."
"I see."
"By the way, you don't want to get married now. If you want to get married in a few years, what kind of person would you like to find?"
Xie Yun scratched his head and said, "Oh, I haven't really thought about this question."
"Think about it now."
Xie Yun held her chin with one hand, her eyes blank, not knowing where to start. In her previous life, she was almost 33 and had never thought about getting married. She was too busy and the thought had never entered her mind.
Zhang Ruifeng saw her scratching her head and said with a smile, "Is this question difficult to think about? Then let me enlighten you."
Xie Yun stretched out his arm and said, "Please come in!"
"When we look at people, the first thing we look at is their appearance. Once their appearance is up to standard, we'll consider their inner qualities. What are your requirements for appearance?"
Xie Yun had an expression that was hard to describe. Since she came to this world, she had seen many young men in the team. Each of them was full of "sexual aura", which made people feel very pure and unrestrained.
Not to mention an ordinary person like her, even love-brain and sexual-brain problems can be cured!
Of course, it may also be that her mental age is relatively old and she no longer has any youthful restlessness.
Thinking of this, Xie Yun shook his head and said, "I really can't think of it. Mom, why would I look at men for no reason? I don't even know what they look like, how can I think about them! Please don't make it difficult for me. I'm going to bed first."
"Go ahead."
Seeing that she really had no idea, Zhang Ruifeng stopped asking.
Xie Yun returned to his room and thought about the contents of the original book. The Zheng family criticized the original owner for several points. First, she went back to her parents' home frequently and helped with housework; second, she earned fewer work points after getting married; third, she was unwilling to suffer losses, always wanted fairness, and was unwilling to take on all the housework, the so-called "lack of a sense of the overall situation"; fourth, she was unwilling to unconditionally indulge Zheng Lanping and did not allow her to seize the things given to her by her parents' family.
These will not be the points for Xu Laowu to be criticized.
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