Chapter 356: Ex-husband and Current Husband, Ex-husband and Current Husband, Eyes Met, Fire...
Yao Zhizhi was ready to leave. She had promised her third brother something and couldn't break the promise.
However, before leaving, she still called Yao Taotao over to talk.
Since there were children at home, it would be more appropriate to discuss the private matters of marriage outside. So the two sisters came to the edge of Yu Lake, walked on the dry grass covered with frost, and sat on a stone side by side.
Looking at the frozen lake, Yao Zhizhi pondered for a moment, preparing to tell her about the Chao family: "Second sister, President Chao's parents are not people of clean origin. If you choose President Chao, you must be prepared for their family's downfall."
"I could have guessed it even without you telling me." Yao Taotao smiled, picking up a dry branch and breaking it to play with it. She explained, "Chao Risheng told me that his mother was drawing a salary without working, and his children all got jobs through connections. It's clear his father isn't a rule-abiding person."
"He even told you all this?" Yao Zhizhi was a little surprised. This was a family scandal, and it was obvious that Chao Risheng was serious about it.
No wonder Yao Taotao confirmed her relationship with him. It seems that Chao Risheng has put in a lot of effort in the past few months.
Yao Taotao nodded. "He told me everything about his family: his father taking bribes, his mother drawing a salary without working, his brother and sister-in-law using connections to get jobs, and his sister and brother-in-law's situation is even more awful. And then there's that sister, Chao Muxia. She's a divorced woman living in her parents' home, and yet she keeps calling me secondhand, without even considering whether she's secondhand herself. It's hilarious when I think about it now. What a hypocrite."
"A lot of people are like this. They have one set of standards for what's good for them, and another for what's not. His sister will eventually shoot herself in the foot, so just ignore her." Yao Zhizhi had nothing more to say. Since Yao Taotao knew everything about the Chao family, she would definitely weigh the pros and cons before making a choice. However, she was still a little curious: "Most of the people in the Chao family have problems. I don't know how such parents could raise a child like President Chao."
Yao Taotao had also thought about this problem. Chao Risheng was too handsome, so handsome that it was a little unbelievable.
It was a rare evil thought that only lasted for a short while. After being exposed by her, he stood at attention, accepted the beating, admitted his mistake, and actively corrected it.
She didn't want to explain it away as a natural rebelliousness, so she tried to analyze it. "He's the middle child, not as valued as the eldest, nor as pampered as the youngest. So, when he was little, no one was around, and he had more freedom. I heard he often played with the children of workers and visited their parents at their factories. I guess it was because of this that he saw the truly down-to-earth people and realized that the enjoyment of the privileged is built on the hard work of ordinary people. So, it's only natural that a family like that would raise such an uncompromising child. Actually, as long as he's innocent, everything else will be easy."
"Okay, that's up to you. Anyway, if you get married, remember to stay away from the Chao family to avoid getting hurt. And when it comes to money, be sure not to be vague," Yao Zhizhi reminded. "The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee has just passed, and reform and opening up will be a key national policy for the next few decades. When the country opens, many policies will change, and the flow of wealth will be more active than ever before. Sooner or later, someone will expose the Chao family's father's affairs. If you don't take advantage of them, you won't suffer as a result."
"Don't worry, I know what's going on." Yao Taotao threw away the dry branch in her hand and turned to look at Yao Zhizhi. "Thank you so much for this. If it weren't for Mr. Xie coming out to help, this matter would still be a long way off."
"We're on good terms!" Yao Zhizhi put her arm around her shoulders. "You're the only one willing to cooperate with me in acting and drinking pesticide."
Yao Taotao hugged her arm with her backhand: "You must cooperate, you are also doing this for your sisters' sake. Zhizhi, I really don't want you to leave, will you come back after the New Year?"
"I'm not going back. I'm going straight to school. My third brother wants me to stay there for a few more days because he misses the children." Yao Zhizhi was helpless. A person cannot be divided into several parts.
Yao Taotao could only sigh: "Okay, then let me hug you, you are the best."
Yao Zhizhi smiled and pinched her cheek, hugging her. Hugging is the most direct way for humans to express their feelings.
The friendship between them and Wang Fang in fighting against Yao Erdan together is more precious than anything else.
The cold wind was blowing, and white snowflakes began to fall from the sky, landing on the sisters' hair and eyelashes. They were instantly melted by their warm body temperature and turned into crystal water droplets, like tears of reluctance.
It was getting late, so Yao Taotao let go of Yao Zhizhi: "See you next summer vacation."
"Well, if you have anything on your mind, feel free to call me." Yao Zhizhi was about to leave. In fact, she also wanted to ask Yao Taotao if she still had feelings for Cao Guangyi. Cao Guangyi had helped a lot with this matter.
But she swallowed her words back. The uncertainty of Cao Guangyi was too great, and he was far less stable than Chao Risheng. Even if the Chao family went bankrupt, Chao Risheng could still let his wife and children live a good life even if he lived off his royalties.
So, I won’t ask.
After Yao Zhizhi returned, the family of four packed up their luggage and left. Before leaving, they went to the alley to let the two children say goodbye to their grandparents and also to their second aunt's family.
Since they would not be back after the New Year, they simply gave the children the New Year's money in advance.
Guangmei and the others decided not to go. Guanying was angry that his country's territory was occupied by the British, and Guangmei didn't want to see Yang Xiaoqian.
As for Jinghui and Tingfeng, they naturally followed their older brothers and sisters, moving in unison and never asking for special treatment.
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Cao Guangyi was reading a book and doing exercises. When he heard someone knocking on the door, he quickly got up and went out.
Yao Taotao was wearing a peach pink windbreaker and holding two bags of food and daily necessities. She stood at the door with a smile on her face.
Her pigtails had long been undone and cut short, and her shoulder-length hair was left loose, making her look particularly charming.
Cao Guangyi's eyes warmed up when he saw this, and his old face flushed. He said embarrassedly, "You didn't even tell me you were coming. I haven't washed my hair in several days, and the room is a mess."
"Don't be afraid of that. I've seen you in all your slovenliness." Yao Taotao walked straight in.
After taking a look, I found that it was actually not bad, much cleaner than the last time I came here.
She bought two buckets of malted milk, a piece of pork hind, six salted fish, a windbreaker, and a pair of men's leather shoes, and placed them all on the bedside table.
After looking around, she grabbed a chair and sat down, ready to talk to Cao Guangyi.
Cao Guangyi realized something and felt extremely resistant inside, but he still gritted his teeth, walked to the door and looked at the woman sitting in front of the window.
He clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and said, "Are you here to draw a line between you and me?"
"Yeah." Yao Taotao smiled bitterly. "I think I should give you an explanation. Chao Risheng and I are together now. Don't wait for me. Take your exams, fall in love, and get married. When you graduate, I'll give you a house. Thank you for helping me this time."
Cao Guangyi didn't say anything. He turned his head away with red eyes and closed his eyes silently.
Yao Taotao was also very sad. She still had feelings for Cao Guangyi. Unfortunately, Chao Risheng was now by her side. She had to try other possibilities. Otherwise, even if she and Cao Guangyi got back together, what would that matter?
If things don’t go your way in the future, I’ll definitely ask myself in my dreams at midnight why I didn’t choose another man?
Why go back and eat rotten rice?
Even though the rotten rice has become a delicious dish, she doesn't know what the food on the other table tastes like, and she is unwilling to accept it.
She was just a worldly person, and she wanted to try another table.
She stood up, sighed, and said, "Study hard, and when you get into college—"
"Even if I get into university, I won't look for anyone else." Cao Guangyi silently wiped away his tears. "I'm not telling you this to put any psychological burden on you. I just want to tell you to move forward bravely. No matter when, no matter what you encounter, I'm always there for you. Even in the future... even if you can't live with him and you bring your child to me, I'm willing to do that."
It's because he is infertile that his life is destined to be incomplete and imperfect.
Part of this imperfection is caused by objective reality, and part of it is caused by himself.
If he didn't have that kind of idea, if he didn't mean to disgust people, Yao Taotao would not have divorced him.
It was all his fault, and he would have to pay for it his whole life.
He was willing to do so, and he would wait patiently. He firmly believed that no one in the world would love her more than him, not even Chao Risheng.
After saying that, he finally turned around to look at Yao Taotao and asked, "Can I hug you again?"
Yao Taotao turned her head away and remained silent for a long time. Finally, she walked up to him and hugged him gently.
Cao Guangyi didn't dare to move. He needed to use all his strength to stop himself from kissing her and taking her.
He also knew that even if Yao Taotao came back now, even if they got back together, if they encountered conflicts in the future, she would not be able to help but think that it would have been better if she had not chosen him, if she had married Chao Risheng in the first place.
He didn't want to be the one who was outdone, and he didn't want to be the object of her disdain and blame.
For this, he could only wait, waiting for her to try.
Only in this way will she truly realize his goodness and willingly return to him. Before that, he has no choice but to work hard to climb up.
When Yao Taotao let go of him, he really wanted to pull her back, hold her in his arms, and kiss her hard, and not stop until the sky darkened.
But that’s not possible. He is nothing now. What identity does he have to do such a thing?
I had no choice but to step aside silently, follow her to the door, and watch her leave.
When he was closing the door, he saw Chao Risheng coming up the stairs.
The ex-husband and the current one looked at each other and sparks flew.
Cao Guangyi was neither humble nor arrogant, he held his head high and shouted, "Tao'er, if he bullies you, tell me and I'll take care of him!"
Chao Risheng rolled his eyes and hugged the person in his arms: "Tao'er, ignore him, I won't bully you, I am a gentleman."
Yao Taotao pushed him away. What were they doing? Hugging each other in public? She didn't want to irritate Cao Guangyi.
He has helped a lot this time, she should have some conscience. Even if she doesn't choose him, she can't be so nagging under his nose.
Chao Risheng was very depressed and didn't want to make her angry, so he had to follow her silently.
Cao Guangyi behind him smiled. Taoer still cared about his feelings. She pushed Chao Risheng away. That was great.
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