He then asked about his second aunt's situation over the years, and with a smile asked, "Do you have several children now?"
Su Xueli tensed up and looked at Wei Mingshen with concern.
Just as Wei Mingshen was about to change the subject, his second aunt said softly, "No, I'm not married."
Manager Gao looked surprised, then said with sparkling eyes, "Then we're about the same, I'm also alone."
"Hmm?" Second Aunt looked at him.
"Manager Gao, you're single too!" Su Xueli exclaimed, both surprised and delighted.
Wei Mingshen glanced at her, and she immediately stuck out her tongue and apologized, "I'm sorry, Manager Gao, I was too abrupt."
Manager Gao said, "It's nothing, we're all adults, what's the big deal? I'm divorced, my daughter lives with her mother in the provincial capital, and I'm here all alone."
“Over the years, I’ve gotten used to being alone. I don’t want to meet anyone who tries to introduce me to someone. I save all the money I earn, except for the living expenses for my daughter. I’ll give her a portion as a dowry in the future, and the rest I’ll use for my retirement.”
My aunt said softly, "With your qualities, you should find someone else."
Manager Gao smiled and said, "The last one was someone I met through a blind date. There was no emotional foundation. She was from the provincial capital and felt very superior to me. I felt very repressed living with her."
I was transferred here to work again, but she refused to come with me, saying she would never give up the provincial capital to become a country person in this small place.
We divorced after two years of this. She refused to give me our daughter, saying she didn't want our daughter to live with me as a country person.
I also thought that the educational conditions in the provincial capital were better than here, so for the sake of my child, I let my daughter stay with her. I pay child support every month and go back to see my daughter once or twice a month.
My daughter has no worries about food and clothing, is healthy both physically and mentally, and does well in her studies. I am very pleased.
Perhaps I was scared off by my last marriage, because I'm afraid to get married again so easily. I'm also very busy at work, but I'm doing well, receiving bonuses every month, which makes me feel very fulfilled.
Su Xueli has already secretly planned for the future of these two old classmates.
The meal was almost finished, and the bottle of wine was empty. The department store was busy during the Chinese New Year, and Manager Gao had to go to work on time, so everyone got up to say goodbye.
Manager Gao handed his second aunt a business card and said sincerely, "Susu, my phone number is on this. Please keep it."
My second aunt said, "I don't have a phone either, so it's useless for me to ask for one."
"Second Aunt, keep it. We have a phone in town. You might need to contact Manager Gao if you need anything in the future," Su Xueli urged her second aunt.
It would be disrespectful to her old classmate if she didn't accept it, so her aunt accepted it and put it in her bag.
The three of them rode in a mule cart home. As usual, Wei Mingshen sat on the shaft to drive the cart, while Su Xueli and her second aunt snuggled into the quilt and sat comfortably.
Looking at her second aunt's flushed face, Su Xueli asked softly, "Second Aunt, are you happy today?"
My second aunt smiled, revealing her teeth, and said, "Happy."
Su Xueli hugged her second aunt, rested her head on her aunt's head, and said, "If my second aunt is happy, then I am happy."
Her second aunt affectionately stroked her hair and asked, "Child, why are you so good to your second aunt?"
Su Xueli looked at the trees rushing past on both sides of the road and said with a smile, "It's because I have a special connection with my second aunt. She was kind to me in my past life."
Second Aunt laughed heartily, "What a silly girl."
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