After everyone left, Old Lady Xia whispered to Chen Xianghong, "I'm telling you, after you get married, the first thing you should do is get Xiaoyu's salary and allowance. I've suffered losses in this regard, so you must not follow my old path. Feelings may change, but money won't run away."
Xiao Yu is a good kid, but I’m afraid he might become a completely different person in the future.”
Chen Xianghong muttered, "I know. He likes me now, so he doesn't care about anything. It's easiest to talk to him at this time. When life gets dull, he won't be as easy to talk to as he is now. If he's a little more kindhearted, like Dad, then I'll have to support the family with my own money, just like Mom, and life will be very hard."
Old Lady Xia suddenly sat up and stared at Chen Xianghong in the darkness. "You haven't even had your wedding yet, and you've already thought of this?"
Chen Xianghong pulled Old Lady Xia to lie down. "Mom, you can find meaningful things to do, so why can't I? Didn't I get the job that Xiangbei introduced to me before? Besides going to work, whenever I have free time, I follow Xiangbei around the streets and have seen a lot of things.
I've discovered that people really can't stay in one place forever. If you venture out more often, you'll notice that many couples have completely different personalities after a few or even a decade together. I don't know if it's because they've gotten used to each other or because they no longer need to pretend, but some fight every day, some become worse than strangers, and others live in peace and harmony.
So, Mom, I will never let my fate depend on others. I will take control of my future life myself."
Old Mrs. Xia was relieved: "Xiang Hong, you seem to have really grown up. Before, whenever I thought of your parents-in-law, I was worried. You are too soft-hearted and too kind to your family. You will definitely suffer. But after hearing what you said today, I am finally relieved."
The mother and daughter talked for a long time. Mrs. Xia finally fell asleep. Before closing her eyes, she sighed, "It would be great if all of us women could take control of our own lives."
Chen Xiangbei walked in the night. His destination today was near where the Wang family children used to live.
Chen Xiangbei jumped onto the low wall with ease, then quietly climbed onto the roof of someone's house. He lay there for a long time before he heard some useful information.
Seeing that the owner of their house was fast asleep, Chen Xiangbei slowly moved his body, trying not to make any noise. If he made any noise, then... he would imitate the meow of a cat.
He was headfirst, his body hanging on the eaves, his feet tentatively reaching for the low wall.
It was too dark and he couldn't see the location of the low wall clearly, so he could only search for it with his feet.
As soon as his foot touched a solid object, he couldn't wait to press his weight forward. However, when his body weight pressed forward, Chen Xiangbei found that his foot felt wrong.
He struggled to turn his head and look down, only to find that he had stepped on something that looked like a person, but he couldn't see the face clearly.
It’s the middle of the night and it’s really scary.
Chen Xiangbei bit his hand to control himself from making any sound, and then his other foot finally found the low wall.
Just as he was about to jump over and escape, the man seemed to have discovered his intention and immediately pulled Chen Xiangbei towards him.
The two of them fell to the ground together, making a low groan.
The voice was very familiar. Chen Xiangbei squinted his eyes and touched the other person's face randomly until the other person couldn't help but stop him and said, "Stop touching me, it's me, Wang De."
Chen Xiangbei had a hundred swear words he wanted to say, but the most urgent thing was to leave this place of trouble first.
He dragged Wang De outside, and when they were a certain distance away, he finally couldn't help cursing, "Wang De, are you crazy? Why are you following me here in the middle of the night to scare me?"
Wang De followed behind him and said in a muffled voice, "I am following you, but I have something to tell you."
Chen Xiangbei: "Why can't you wait until daytime to say it? Do you know that scaring people can kill them?"
Wander: "Do you want to work?"
Chen Xiangbei was stunned: "What?"
Wang De: "Didn't you scold Uncle Chen before, saying that he would rather find a job for my brother than for you, his own son?"
Chen Xiangbei: "I did say that, but what did you mean by that? Do you have a job opportunity you want to introduce to me?"
Wang De nodded, then thought that he was walking behind Chen Xiangbei, so he would definitely not be able to see him, so he said aloud: "Yes, do you want it?"
Chen Xiangbei refused: "I don't want it. I can find a job by myself. I don't need your favor."
Wang De followed him in silence for a short distance, then suddenly said, "Can you help me sell a job?"
Chen Xiangbei stopped and said, "If you have this opportunity, why don't you give it to your third child? Isn't he about the same age as me?"
Wang De: "Why should I give it to him?"
Chen Xiangbei: "What do you want to do? Do you want to harm me?"
Wang De: "I'm going to the countryside."
Chen Xiangbei covered his mouth. "Why? You have such a good job, why do you want to go to the countryside? Life in the city is much better than in the countryside. My sister went to the countryside before, and I almost didn't recognize her when she came back."
Wang De: "I can't stay here, I can't stay with my mother. If I stay any longer, I'm going to go crazy. Xiangbei, I won't say that you helped me sell the job. You have a wide network of contacts. I beg you."
After thinking it over, Chen Xiangbei asked, "Tell me, why can't you stay with your mother?"
Wang De: "Ever since the money she left with Wang Ming was stolen, she's only had eyes for my two younger brothers. She talks to me about my salary every three sentences. A few days ago, she started telling me to get married and that all my money and mine would be hers.
So, whether it's me or my wife, we'll be the ones making money for them in the future. We'll be working ourselves to death, but they'll be the ones enjoying all the good things. She saw your sister was getting married, and she's been going crazy these past few days, asking people to introduce me to a girl, and she insisted on a worker.
She has clearly stated her plan. If I don't leave, not only will my mother drag me to death, but my wife will be dragged to death as well. Why should a good girl work hard to earn money to support my family here?
Chen Xiangbei suddenly felt pity for Wang De. After thinking about it, he realized that Yang Su really didn't care about their only earning son. Compared to those two parasites, Wang De was truly too pitiful. He consoled him, "Brother Wang, think about it from another perspective. It's also possible that you have to marry your mother's wife. She might not like the one you like, but she must marry the one she likes."
Wang De: "There's no need to tell me this at this time, right?"
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