Xu Zijiang was referring to Lin Zheng.
After many years, the two finally met. Lin Zheng was originally from the capital. When he first arrived, Xu Zijiang visited Lin Zheng's father to maintain their relationship. However, as Xu Zijiang and Yu Jiu's business grew, the two families basically stopped interacting, fearing unpleasant rumors.
However, he still sent many phone calls and gifts during holidays. But after Lin Zheng returned to the capital, he was sent to other places for training, and was only transferred back to the capital a few years ago.
However, they haven't met in all these years, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
In short, more than a decade has passed, and Lin Zheng's sudden visit was indeed quite unexpected. Xu Zijiang was stunned for a moment when he opened the door and saw Lin Zheng. However, although Lin Zheng had matured, he was already an adult when he left, so it was not impossible for him not to recognize him.
"Brother Xu, it's been a long time. I should have come to visit you and your wife a long time ago. If it weren't for you taking us brothers in back then, we wouldn't know where we would have gone."
I just happened to be passing by today and came over without saying hello. Are you and your wife free? If you are, let's have a meal together. If you're busy, I'll come another time.
Lin Zheng was calm and polite. After all, he was not young anymore, and his words and actions were definitely more mature than before. Although Xu Zijiang was a little surprised by his sudden visit, since he had already come, it was not appropriate to kick him out.
He immediately stepped aside to let Lin Zheng in.
"You're free. Your sister-in-law is home today, so let's have a simple meal together. But both kids went out to play and won't be back for lunch. By the way, where's Lin Rong? Why didn't we invite him over? I heard he got married too, is that right?"
Xu Zijiang welcomed the man in, pouring him tea and chatting with him. Yu Jiu was carrying a quilt downstairs to air it in the yard when he saw someone sitting in the living room who looked rather familiar.
Xu Zijiang quickly waved to Yu Jiu.
"Wife, look who this is, can you still recognize him?"
Yu Jiu examined it carefully, then hesitated before speaking.
"Is that Lin Zheng?"
"It's me, sister-in-law. I'm sorry for bothering you by coming so suddenly."
Lin Zheng smiled and nodded, expressing his pleasure that Yu Jiu could recognize him.
"It's alright, we won't bother you. We don't have anything to do at home, you guys chat first, I'll go and air out the blankets."
Yu Jiu nodded with a smile, then quickly carried the quilt to the yard to air it out before returning to the living room.
Xu Zijiang and Lin Zheng had already started talking about Lin Rong's mischievous daughter. Lin Rong not only got married, but also had a daughter. Although she had just learned to crawl, you could already tell how mischievous she was.
She often climbs from one room to another, disappearing in a flash. She also likes to rummage through cabinets, getting her fingers caught in them many times, but she never seems to learn her lesson. Lin Rong's wife is so angry she wants to put her fingers in the cabinet and give her a good pinch, to teach her a lesson in fear.
"It's normal for kids to be naughty. The little girl is well-behaved. If it were a little boy, he might have taken the cabinet apart."
Yu Jiu shook her head, sighing. She said that her own An'an and Yuanyuan were alright, but Gouzi and Zhang Yan's Gou Dan and Gou Zai were incredibly mischievous. They argued, fought, and destroyed things every day, but it didn't affect their close friendship.
"That's right, my son is the kind of person who takes apart cabinets and gets into fights outside. No matter what I say, he won't listen, and he's not afraid of being hit."
Lin Zheng also took the initiative to talk about his son.
So many years have passed, and Lin Zheng is certainly married now. However, the reason why Xu Zijiang and Yu Jiu didn't ask about his children and his wife was mainly because they learned from the last phone call with Lin Zheng's father that Lin Zheng and his wife were arguing and getting a divorce.
It's unclear whether the two have divorced or not, and it's not appropriate to bring up Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang.
Since he brought it up, Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang continued the conversation.
"You can't just hit or scold your child. It's best to use a combination of firmness and gentleness, with one person playing the good cop and the other the bad cop. The stricter you are with your child and the higher your expectations are, the more rebellious they will become."
"It's no use saying anything. His mother spoiled him. Besides, I'm divorced from his mother now. He lives with his mother now, and I can't control him even if I wanted to. Let him be. Just don't regret it when he grows up."
Lin Zheng said coldly, seemingly disheartened by his son. Xu Zijiang frowned.
"The child is still young, so we have to teach him slowly. He can always be corrected. But why did you get a divorce? Even if the child lives with his mother, are you not going to see the child again?"
"It's a long story. My husband and I lived in different places. I worked while she worked and took care of the child. We didn't see each other for long periods of time, so our feelings faded. We stayed together for the sake of the child, but there was no need to stay together now, so we simply got a divorce."
Lin Zheng sighed. He hadn't originally gotten married because he liked marriage; he just got married because he was of a certain age and everything seemed right.
However, he was later sent to work in another city, and she was unwilling to go with him. The couple had to live apart. Their feelings for each other were already weak, and now they had even less. They had made do with the child when the child was young, but now that the child has gone astray, there was no point in making do anymore. They decided to get a divorce, which would be better for both of them.
Before the divorce, they argued every day, but now that they're divorced, they're actually quite peaceful. They can still occasionally talk on the phone about the children, which is a good thing, I guess.
"Relationships are hard to predict. Since you're divorced, and you're still young, do you want to find someone else?"
Xu Zijiang didn't offer much opinion on his divorce, but instead inquired about his second marriage. However, whether he asked or not, it didn't matter; he was indeed still very young. Xu Zijiang felt that finding a second spring was inevitable. His son was already rebellious; if both he and his wife remarried and formed their own families, their son might become even more rebellious, and then it would be impossible to change him.
After all, parents remarrying will have some impact on children.
However, it's unfair to say that they should remain single for life and never remarry just for the sake of their child's feelings. It would be unfair to Lin Zheng and his ex-wife. They should try their best to take good care of their child and change their son's mindset before remarrying.
We can't just ignore it completely.
"It depends on fate. I've already been married once, so there's no rush. If I don't meet someone I like, it's fine to stay single for life."
Lin Zheng was rather indifferent. As he spoke, he couldn't help but look at Xu Zijiang and Yu Jiu again. Although he knew from his father that the two were as loving as ever, he didn't quite believe it until he saw it with his own eyes.
After all these years, feelings have changed to some extent. Even now, seeing them in person, he didn't feel that their relationship was particularly intense; it felt like that of an ordinary old married couple.
The two sat some distance apart. Yu Jiu had just gone to air out the quilts, unlike before when she didn't have to lift a finger and did nothing.
However, now that they have both a son and a daughter and their business is so successful, they are definitely living better lives than him.
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