Chapter 367: No life, let her gamble again!
Su Mei felt that this matter was definitely not as simple as Yang Suhua said.
After asking Yang Suhua without getting any clear answer, Su Mei decided to ask Li Shufen.
Zeng Shengqiang is a very good person. He would not have said such a thing if there had not been any particularly serious misunderstanding.
If there is a misunderstanding, it is better to talk it out in time. There is no point in making a fuss over something that has nothing to do with the pain.
At first Li Shufen was hesitant and refused to speak.
Later, Su Mei became anxious: "Sister Shufen, you have been in Yanjing for a year, and Brother Qiang has been helping you and Qiuqiu a lot. I was too busy to take care of it all day, and he helped you with many things.
What misunderstanding can't be solved openly by speaking it out? Why do you want to do this?"
"I know he has helped me and Qiuqiu a lot, so I can't be so heartless as to harm him." Li Shufen said in a low voice.
Su Mei was more and more confused as she listened to this: "How could you harm him? I don't understand!"
"Hey!" Li Shufen looked at Su Mei awkwardly, then pulled Su Mei into her room. After making sure that no one else would hear them defending each other, Li Shufen said, "Zeng Shengqiang said that he wanted to form a family with me, and to have a home with Qiuqiu and me."
"You don't want to, you rejected him?" Su Mei had guessed before that Zeng Shengqiang came to Li Shufen every day, and he might be interested in Li Shufen.
But later on, thinking about it, the disparity between their identities and status was so great that he denied the idea.
I never thought that their relationship had developed to the point where they were planning to form a family.
Hearing Su Mei's question, Li Shufen shook her head: "How can I say whether I am willing or not? He is who I am and we are totally unrelated.
He is an unmarried man. Although he is not young, his appearance, work and family are all there. If he wants to find a virgin girl, he can find one. There is no one I can reach."
"You think you are not worthy, so you want to introduce Sun Dai to Brother Qiang?" Su Mei finally connected the cause and effect of the matter.
Li Shufen nodded: "I told him that I was divorced and had children, I was not good-looking and I could not read or write, so how could I live with him?
As a result, he told me... that if he couldn’t have children, he wanted to find someone who already had children.
Then Sun Dai happened to move in. I saw that Sun Dai had a job, was a native of Yanjing, and had a son. She just met Zeng Shengqiang's requirements for a wife, so I tried to bring them together."
"Does Doctor Sun know about this?" Su Mei asked.
"I know." Li Shufen nodded again, "I told her there was a suitable man and asked if I could introduce him to her. She agreed, and then I invited Zeng Shengqiang to dinner."
"You wouldn't have called him here without telling Brother Qiang about this, right?" If that was the case, Su Mei could understand why Zeng Shengqiang was angry.
He was interested in Li Shufen and came to have dinner happily, but Li Shufen secretly arranged a blind date for him.
That sounds very rude.
However, Li Shufen did not think that what she did was wrong: "I didn't say that they had to do it. I just wanted to meet him first. Doctor Sun's conditions were better than mine anyway.
He even looks up to me, so why doesn't he look down on Doctor Sun?
After dinner, I asked him what his impression of Dr. Sun was, and he got angry, saying that he would not have come if I had not welcomed him, so there was no need to be so hateful...”
"What did you say?" Su Mei asked.
"I said, if you still want to start a family with me, then in the future..." Li Shufen looked at Su Mei awkwardly, and stopped talking.
Li Shufen didn't finish the second half of her sentence, but Su Mei already understood what she said. "So Brother Qiang really never came again?"
"Yes." Li Shufen looked very sorry. "I know that's an exaggeration, but I think he must have been impulsive at the moment. He felt sorry for Qiuqiu and me and wanted to help me, an orphan and a widow, out of pity for us.
Anyone with eyes can see that he and I are not the same kind of people, so it is better for us to say goodbye as soon as possible and let him stop having these inappropriate thoughts. "
Su Mei looked Li Shufen up and down.
To be honest, judging from appearance alone, Li Shufen's face, which has been worn out by time, is really unremarkable.
Whether in appearance or conditions, Li Shufen is far inferior to Zeng Shengqiang.
Li Shufen herself is aware of this gap, and she feels that she is not worthy of Zeng Shengqiang at all.
But Su Mei could guess what Zeng Shengqiang saw in Li Shufen.
Her indomitable courage and determination to move forward against the wind allow her to burst with vitality even when she is beaten by wind and frost.
People like her are easily noticed by lonely people.
The way she conducts herself gives people a sense of stability and reassurance.
Zeng Shengqiang, an orphan, older, single, and with a hidden illness, just needs a woman who can support his family.
Because her vigorous vitality will give those who are close to her the courage to live.
Li Shufen has a very unique and attractive kind of calmness and dignity. When Su Mei decided to bring her out, she was attracted by her unique personal charm.
This kind of charm is accumulated bit by bit after years of polishing.
Putting aside external factors such as appearance and conditions, Su Mei felt that Li Shufen and Zeng Shengqiang were quite suitable in terms of personality and temperament.
Moreover, for Li Shufen, having a man like Zeng Shengqiang to rely on will make her life easier in the future.
It's just... there are problems with fertility, so it can't be problems with that part, right? No matter how good the conditions are, no woman would be willing to marry an impotent man and live as a widow, right?
"Sister Shufen, have you really never thought about it at all and agreed to let Brother Qiang give it a try?" Su Mei thought for a while and asked.
"No." Li Shufen answered bluntly, "Why would I think about him if it's impossible? I might as well dream about him. Dreams are full of all kinds of things."
"In fact, I think you can give it a try. Brother Qiang is already in his thirties. He has not married for so many years and he definitely doesn't want to settle. He must have his reasons for choosing you.
The relationship between a man and a woman is very delicate. Sometimes it just feels right, and there is no need to look at conditions. "Speaking from her conscience, Su Mei also felt that Li Shufen and Zeng Shengqiang were not a match in any way.
But she has a better relationship with Li Shufen, so she will definitely think from Li Shufen's perspective. She hopes Li Shufen will marry a good man.
If there is a chance, Su Mei still hopes that Li Shufen can consider this matter carefully.
"How could I not consider the conditions? Since ancient times, people have always emphasized the importance of matching one's family background. Now he is showing mercy to me in the heat of the moment. If he regrets it in the future, all the gaps today will be used as a knife for him to cut me.
People's hearts are the most unpredictable. It's obviously impossible. I don't want to hurt him, nor do I want to hurt myself." After saying this, Li Shufen sighed.
At this point, Su Mei finally understood that Li Shufen was not afraid to think about it, but she was just living too clearly.
She clearly saw how wide the class gap was between her and Zeng Shengqiang, so she didn't dare to cross it.
Beyond is a clear sky.
If you can't cross it, it will be another quagmire.
She had already lost half of her life in the first half of her life.
She is already dead, so she can take another gamble.