The three of them are now quite different in status. Yu Jiu owns so many shops and a clothing factory, and has long since achieved financial freedom. Zhang Yan and Gouzi are also doing well; they've built their business steadily, bought a shop, and are living a prosperous life.
However, Yu Caihong is still studying. Although she has found a partner and seems to be getting married soon, her career has not yet started to develop. The gap between the rich and poor is quite large, but none of them care about these things. They are happy as long as they get along well.
"How did you two meet? How did you get together? Tell me in detail!"
Yu Jiu couldn't contain his gossipy nature any longer.
"We met at the library. We both wanted to borrow the same book, but he got it first. He gave it to me, and then we exchanged names, majors, and classes. He told me that if I wanted to return the book, I should let him know so he could borrow it from the library and prevent someone else from taking it."
The way they met was quite romantic; they gradually became acquainted because of this book. They found they clicked and had a lot in common, so he asked her out to movies and shopping. This went on for over a month before he confessed his feelings to her.
Yu Caihong liked him quite a bit, which is why she kept going out with him. So after he confessed his feelings, Yu Caihong didn't hesitate much and agreed. The two started dating and have been together for almost three months now, and they get along very well in all aspects.
"Three months isn't a short time. It's much better than getting married after just one blind date. But with a blind date, at least you know his background. How well do you know about him?"
It's not that Yu Jiu is being paranoid; it's just that he's this age, and I've heard he went to the countryside. The real fear is that he's already married in the countryside, hiding the truth and committing marriage fraud. In that case, Yu Caihong will only get hurt.
“He’s a local. He took me to his home, but his parents weren’t home at the time, and no one was there. I think I know pretty much everything about him. I feel like he’s not lying. Although he went to the countryside, he only stayed for a year, and then his family found him a job and transferred him back.”
Yu Caihong patiently explained.
At that time, there was no policy requiring one to stay in the countryside for a certain number of years before being able to find work and return home, so he was quite lucky.
"No matter what, it's always good to be cautious. Here's what you do: when you get back to school, spend some money to find out about his family situation from two local classmates. See if there are any discrepancies between what he told you and what he said. Also, find out about the character of his parents and family members. This is also very important."
"I'm telling you this seriously, you absolutely mustn't be foolish and believe everything he says. There are too many cunning men out there. Take An'an's school for example, there's a girl in her class whose father lied to her mother. He used to say all sorts of nice things, like how much dowry he'd give her after the marriage, what kind of house she'd live in, and so on. But once she got the door, he turned his back on her and acted like he'd never said a word."
She'd already married into the family, what could she do? She could only grit her teeth and get through it. Finally, this year she managed to improve her life, earned some money, bought a small house, and was preparing to move in, but her mother insisted on moving in instead.
Finally, the whole family swarmed into the new house. But that wasn't the end of it. The man always sided with his parents and never said a good word for his wife. Now that he and his wife had just saved up some money and bought a house, he got cocky and started seeing other women.
The parents of a boy from another class—do you know how embarrassing it was when this got out? They completely disgraced their child!
Yu Jiu shook her head. At the time, the girl's mother was very unwilling to accept the situation, so she went to the school and made a scene. When the boy's mother came to pick him up, she rushed over, tore at her clothes and hair, bit her face, and frightened many children.
Thankfully, Yu Jiu picked up An'an herself that day and took her away in time; otherwise, she might have been traumatized. Their fight was quite brutal; I heard she even bit off a chunk of flesh from the little boy's mother, leaving a bloody mess that looked like a crime scene. But ultimately, it was the little boy's mother's own fault, and the little girl's father was no better; he didn't deserve to be called human.
"What! There's such a thing! That's terrifying. I'll listen to you. When I get back, I'll ask my local classmates to help me investigate. It seems we really can't let our guard down."
Yu Caihong clicked her tongue in amazement, thinking that if this had happened to her, she might not have handled it any better than the little girl's mother.
"These kinds of things happen all the time, but they happen less often at schools. You know, now that people can do business, a lot of people are out working and setting up stalls. Don't think that setting up a stall is a humiliating job; it's actually quite profitable. Many people have made money."
"Once they start making money, they get cocky. In just these few alleys, quite a few families think they're something special just because they've earned a little money. They've made a mess of their homes. There have been three couples getting divorced recently alone, not to mention those who have other partners."
The probability of arguments, infidelity, and divorce is really high. Zhang Yan was terrified. She even asked Gouzi if he would find someone else if he had money. Of course, regardless of Gouzi's answer, she definitely took it to heart. Putting everything else aside, all the money in the house had to be under her control.
Even if Gouzi finds someone else one day, she has to make sure that Gouzi doesn't spend their money on other women.
"This is too terrible. But there have been many similar things in the countryside before, but people just made a fuss about it in secret, and not many dared to mention divorce."
That's true. Besides, Xu Zijiang was in charge of everything in the countryside back then. He interfered in everything. He didn't allow anything illegal, unethical, or morally corrupt. Under his domineering influence, there were indeed far fewer men who went out to have affairs. They could only hear about such things from their neighbors; there weren't many in their own village.
Now that we've come this far, Yu Caihong looked at Yu Jiu curiously and asked.
"So how's your relationship with Xu Zijiang now? Are you still all lovey-dovey? You two were so affectionate back then. Now that you're so busy with your business and so rich, you must meet a lot of people. Don't you ever think that your relationship might change one day?"
"I also wanted to ask this question, but I think Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang's relationship is still very good, so it shouldn't have been affected."
Zhang Yan was closer and could see things most clearly. As an outsider, she was often touched by the sweetness between Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang, and she felt that the two would not have any relationship problems.
"No problem, at least not now. Who knows what will happen in the future? But right now our relationship is still very good. Even though we're busy, we still make time to go out and have fun together to nurture our relationship. No matter how busy we are, we still go home for dinner together. We rarely spend the night apart unless we really can't make it back."
Xu Zijiang was still full of energy every night, wanting to make love to her several times. With such a passionate demeanor, Yu Jiu didn't believe that Xu Zijiang would fall for someone else.
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