Chapter 138 No one has it as good as you
Qimei Garment Factory and Jiali Garment Factory have always had business dealings.
It was not difficult for Su Houli to find out about Chen Guilan.
He only now realized that Chen Guilan was just someone Qin Shuang had asked to help with the 100,000 order for Jiahe Group. She was not from the Jiali Garment Factory. In other words, after the order for Jiahe Group was completed, she would still have to go back to set up a stall.
Because his affair with Gao Meifeng had caused a stir in the factory, the factory leaders had a special talk with him and told him clearly that he was no longer on the list of candidates for promotion to deputy factory director.
If he hadn't divorced, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.
Furthermore, because of the betrothal gift, Gao Meifeng refused to get a marriage certificate with him, nor did she want to talk to him. Their current situation was no different from a breakup. He didn't even understand why Gao Meifeng had become like this?
Before he got divorced, Gao Meifeng wanted to stay with him every day and was always looking forward to his divorce. Now that he is really divorced, she is making a fuss with him about the bride price. She knows that he has no money, but he refuses to give in on the issue of the bride price.
This made him very depressed.
Some time ago, because of work reasons, he often met Chen Guichang. The two drank together and talked about this matter. Chen Guichang said that divorced people can remarry, it's no big deal. He also said that Chen Guilan lived in a small house in the snack street with her daughter, and her life was not easy.
He had been to the snack street and knew the difficulties faced by the mother and daughter, so he thought about talking to Chen Guilan, admitting his mistake, and remarrying her.
This way, when he returns to the village, he will have a place to stay.
"Guilan, I know I did something wrong. For Jiaojiao's sake, please forgive me. Let's start over, okay?" Su Houli's attitude was very sincere. He wanted to hold Chen Guilan's hand, but after Chen Guilan shook him off, he stood beside her properly, ignoring the people passing by in the office. "I really know I was wrong. As long as you forgive me, I swear, I will go home every day after get off work and live our old life, okay?"
Now, apart from eating in the cafeteria, he can't eat any meals at home.
Gao Meifeng refused to let him in, and he had no choice.
"Su Houli, if you're drunk, just go home and rest. Don't act crazy in front of me." Chen Guilan didn't expect Su Houli to be so shameless and have the nerve to come to her and ask for reconciliation. She said coldly, "I eat well and dress well now. I don't want to go back to the past, especially the past when I was with you."
In the past, she was working in the fields at home, covered in dust, while Su Houli was working outside in a glamorous way. She had a filter for him.
She felt that he was so capable and talented, and that she was marrying above her station, so she was so humble in front of him, trying hard to cater to him and please him.
Now that she had come to the city and was doing the same job as him, the mystery he had felt about her had long since vanished, and he was nothing more than that.
Now, as long as she wanted, she could easily reach the same height as him. Why should she go back to the past, why should she go back to the past that she didn't want to remember.
"Guilan, I've seen how difficult life is for a divorced woman like you." Su Houli only noticed the change in her appearance, and didn't consider her inner struggle over the past six months, from pain and despair to calmness and composure. He felt that she still had him in her heart. "With me here, Jiaojiao doesn't have to work part-time to pay for her studies. She can go to school peacefully like other girls. Don't you consider Jiaojiao?"
"Then let me ask you, how much money can you give her now?" Chen Guilan asked him directly. Since he was so shameless, she had nothing to be embarrassed about. Su Houli was stunned for a moment. "As long as I have it, of course I will give it to her."
"Just wait until you have money." Chen Guilan looked at him, her eyes full of mockery. "Su Houli, do you know that the most reliable way to express sincerity is to give money or gifts? Your words and the oaths you swore are worthless!"
She used to think that telling these things to men would make them think she was greedy and materialistic.
But now she realizes, besides money, what else is the most reliable?
"Chen Guilan, I didn't expect that you have become like this now..." Su Houli didn't know what to say for a moment. He walked out of the office angrily and left with his bicycle. In the beginning, he shouldn't have let Chen Guilan go to the city to work. Sure enough, women changed as soon as they came out. They became greedy, ruthless and unreasonable!
Chen Guilan stood in front of the window, watching him riding away on his bicycle, her heart was extremely calm. She was glad that she had left the village, glad that she had a good daughter, and glad that she had met a good friend like Qin Shuang. Otherwise, the humble Chen Guilan would have been in tears all day and unable to sleep at night.
Qin Shuang is right. Women are first human beings, and then women.
As a human being, you have to rely on yourself to make a living in the world, instead of relying on others to get that cheap hope and satisfaction.
No matter who has it, it’s not as good as having it yourself!
Su Houli rode his bicycle aimlessly on the asphalt road of Jiao County. The scenery on both sides of the road remained the same, but he felt that this bustling city no longer belonged to him. He seemed to have lost his most precious thing, whether it was Chen Guilan or Gao Meifeng, he couldn't tell.
Or, if Gao Meifeng happily got married with him and they started a new family, he would feel differently.
Or perhaps, if Chen Guilan was still waiting for him, waiting for him to come back to her, he would not be so depressed and helpless.
What he couldn't accept the most was that these two women who had nothing in common made a common request to him, which was money!
With money, the conflict between him and Gao Meifeng was easily resolved.
With money, Chen Guilan might change her mind.
But he has no money!
Before he knew it, he arrived at the family compound of the meat processing plant and went downstairs to Su Xiumei's house. Then he remembered that Su Xiumei had called him last night and said that his mother was coming. He said at that time that he didn't have time to come. Now he had taken half a day off, but he came here unknowingly.
He didn't buy anything, which felt a bit unreasonable.
He touched his pocket and found it was cleaner than his face. He decided to wait until the day after tomorrow to get his salary before coming back.
Just as he turned around, he saw Xu Yuxiang standing at the window calling him: "Hou Li, why don't you come up now that you're here? Come in quickly, it's just me and your sister at home."
Su Houli finally went upstairs with his head held high.
It was already past dinner time. Seeing him like this, Xu Yuxiang knew that he had not eaten yet, so she turned and went into the kitchen to make him a bowl of noodles with vegetables and shredded pork. Su Xiumei sat on the sofa with a cold face. Seeing that Xu Yuxiang had put half a bowl of meat in a bowl of noodles, she turned her head away and didn't want to pay attention to Su Houli, nor did she want to talk to Xu Yuxiang. She knew that Xu Yuxiang was the most partial to Su Houli.
Su Houli ate the noodles without a care in the world. The fragrant noodles made him forget his worries temporarily.
After dinner, we cleaned up.
Xu Yuxiang then asked him, "What's the matter with you coming to see your sister?"
Before Su Houli could speak, Su Xiumei stood up and went back to the bedroom: "We just paid the deposit for the house, and we don't have any money to lend you."
Su Houli: “…”
Everyone is talking about money.
Is there nothing else to talk about besides money?
"Hou Li, it's not your sister's fault for not helping you. It's Gao Meifeng who takes herself too seriously. You shouldn't have agreed to give her a betrothal gift." Xu Yuxiang took the opportunity to flatter Su Houli. "Think about it, she's a woman with a child. She's been with you for so long. Who would want her? You should have been patient. When the time comes, she'll have to marry you even if she doesn't want to. There's no need for us to pay an extra betrothal gift."
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