"Okay." Zhou Xiaoyu obediently took the book and started reading.
They sat by the window, where they could see the ginkgo leaves below.
The ginkgo leaves have turned yellow; they look so beautiful at first glance.
"Xiaoyu's mom, how do I look?"
"Teacher Han looks great. He's successful in his career and handsome. He'll definitely find a wonderful girlfriend in the future."
Mo Yan looked at Teacher Han calmly and spoke with a smile, but the smile was very distant.
"Is Xiaoyu's mother dissatisfied with me? I think I'm pretty good, and I'll definitely treat Xiaoyu like my own daughter in the future. Can we give it a try?"
Teacher Han still had a deep impression of Mo Yan, otherwise she wouldn't have come to the blind date.
"Ms. Han, I'm sorry. I have no intention of going on blind dates. It's not that I have a bad impression of you, it's just that I don't have that intention."
I wish you would meet your soulmate soon.
Mo Yan spoke tactfully. This whole thing was caused by her own son and mother, so she had to communicate with them properly.
"Oh, I see." Teacher Han smiled awkwardly, it seemed that Mo Yan really didn't mean it that way.
Mo Yan's gaze was open and honest, showing neither disdain nor aversion, because she truly had no such intention.
"Even though the blind date didn't work out, I'll still come to your house for snacks in the future."
Since Zhou Xiaoyu started junior high school, Mo Yan's shop has moved there as well. This time, she bought a house, and her high school is also not far away.
This place has changed rapidly in recent years, and it will become even more prosperous in the future.
"Of course, Teacher Han is very welcome. Besides, if there's business to be had, how could I refuse?"
"Haha, I'll be going now. I'll treat you to dinner another day." Since the blind date didn't work out, we can't have dinner; we can't give the matchmaker the wrong signal.
Actually, Teacher Han felt it was a bit of a pity. He admired Zhou Xiaoyu's mother quite a bit, but that was all.
After Teacher Han left, Zhou Xiaoyu looked at Mo Yan and asked, "Mom, why don't you want to go on blind dates? Is it because of me?"
Some people say that it was because of this burden that her mother never got married; otherwise, with her ability to earn money and her good looks, many people would surely like her.
Mo Yan looked at Zhou Xiaoyu in surprise, "How could you have such a thought? Xiaoyu, the reason I don't want to go on blind dates is really not because of you."
Tears welled up in Zhou Xiaoyu's eyes. "Mom, you're not lying to me, are you? It really not because I'm a burden to you?"
"Pah! Who told you that? I'll tear that person's mouth off! Who told you that? Your classmate, or Xiao Li?"
Mo Yan thought for a moment. Her mother would definitely not say that. She loves her daughter and her granddaughter. If she knew someone was saying that, she would probably rush up to them.
"It's Aunt Li." Xiaoyu lowered her head, looking at the book in front of her, and a tear fell onto the book with a pat. "Mom, I love you very much. I don't want to be a burden to you. I want you to be happy. So... you should go on blind dates. Grandma and I will help you find one."
"It's good that you want me to be happy, but why don't you ask me what kind of happiness I want?"
Mo Yan sighed and patted Zhou Xiaoyu's head. "Fish are happy to live in water, dogs are happy to have bones to eat, Uncle is happy to see his repair shop get better and better, Grandma is happy that we are all well, and my happiness is to live happily every day. Xiaoyu, everyone's happiness is different."
It's not that your grandmother thinks that if I find someone to marry, that's the happiness I want, understand?
Xiaoyu seemed to understand. So what her mother meant was that it wasn't that she was hindering her mother's happiness, but that her mother had never thought about getting married.
"Mom, then why don't you get married? Is it because you're disappointed?"
"No, what Xiaoyu's mother wants to tell you is that there are still many good people in this world, and many loving couples. Not everyone is a scumbag."
Like the driver who helped us back then, and your teacher, and the police officers—they were all very kind, weren't they?
"Yes, that's right. So, Mom, are you changing the subject? What I wanted to ask is whether you've lost faith in marriage." Mom, please don't try to change the subject, okay? Zhou Xiaoyu suddenly remembered that she hadn't asked the questions her grandmother had told her to ask yet. Knowing that it wasn't because of her that her mother wasn't getting married, the little girl's intelligence returned.
"Mom, I'll actually wish you all the best when you get married. I'll be a good girl and get along well with your new dad." Zhou Xiaoyu felt that this issue still needed to be explained clearly.
Mo Yan: "..."
"Mom, not everyone is like my dad, only caring whether you have a son or not. There are many nice people. My classmate's dad really likes his daughter."
Mo Yan: "..." The wind suddenly changed direction.
"Also, I think I can be a good older sister in the future, so you don't need to worry. I was just a little depressed before, but I got better after that."
Mo Yan: "..." Should we make an appointment with a psychologist? Has this kid changed a little too quickly?
"Mom, don't be afraid of marriage. You need to have confidence. Not every man is a jerk."
Mo Yan: "..."
"Mom, why aren't you saying anything?" Zhou Xiaoyu looked at her mother blankly, wondering why her mother was looking at her with such an indescribable expression.
"You've said everything, what else can I say?"
Zhou Xiaoyu: "..."
"A child may be young, but they are wise beyond their years. When it comes to marriage, it's about meeting someone you like, and who likes you back. You also need to be able to tolerate each other and get along well."
All of this is contingent on you liking it.
"If I don't even have anyone I like, why should I get married?"
Mo Yan didn't say that people shouldn't get married, nor did she say that women must remain single. But if you want to get married, you have to like the other person, be able to accept them, and the two of you have to be compatible.
Of course, Mo Yan herself never intended to find a man.
What use are men? They slow down her speed in drawing her sword.
She just hasn't met a man she likes.
"Mom, I can't argue with you." Zhou Xiaoyu realized with some dejection that she couldn't win an argument with her mother.
"Then good luck, and try to get me to talk back in the future. Anyway, just one thing: your mom doesn't want to get married, and that has nothing to do with you. Just go to school happily and study happily, okay?"
Mo Yan reached out and patted Zhou Xiaoyu's head. "Kid, you're still young."
[I'm not advocating fear of marriage, nor am I advocating against marriage, nor am I saying I dislike sons. All the "turn off" and "dialogue" must be within the appropriate context and setting. I myself have only sons; would I say sons are bad?]
There must be wonderful children and many loving couples too; it's just that the world I'm writing about is like this.
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