Volume 1, Chapter 114 Don’t you want to claim your sovereignty?
Xu Jingmo had a full class schedule on Monday, and the earliest flight from Jiangcheng to Beicheng would not allow him to catch the 8 a.m. class, so he went back home on Sunday night.
Tuesday was Xu Hongjin's 70th birthday, and he had to attend a banquet in the evening. Du Ruo didn't want to let him go back and forth, so he didn't let him come back on Monday night.
This was the first time the two had been apart since she returned to China, and they had not seen each other for more than 24 hours.
On Monday night, Xu Xingzhi and his family flew directly to North City after Xu Siyan got out of school.
At this time, there were only four of them at home.
Du Ruo was bored and watching the TV series. The scene of Xiao Qin burning down the ancestral hall made her feel very uncomfortable. It was the time and the fate. The constraints that the old society imposed on women made people sigh at the sadness of the characters.
Women in the old society were not as free as modern women. They could do whatever job they wanted, get divorced if they wanted, and not have children if they didn’t want to.
Thinking of this, Du Ruo inexplicably thought of the wavy hair she encountered in the beauty salon, and felt that her fate was even more tragic.
They can obviously make a name for themselves on their own, but they choose to rely entirely on others for their lives. They neither cherish the benefits of the times nor learn to pay for their own choices. When bad things happen, they don't know how to maximize their own interests.
Cheating is a moral issue, and the most serious case is only a civil case.
But provoking trouble is a criminal case.
If the mistress is smart, she can be charged with provoking trouble. Not only will she be sentenced to imprisonment of less than five years, but once she has a criminal record, she will have no say in matters such as child custody and distribution of divorce property.
The man was originally the wrong party, but he disappeared beautifully and easily got rid of his long-abandoned legal wife. He took the money and continued to live a carefree life with the beauty by his side.
I don’t know if she would die of anger in prison if this situation really happened.
I can only say that she was both unfortunate and lucky that she didn't meet a smart mistress. I also don't know whether she scolded her soberly that day.
Du Ruoqian sighed, turned to look at Xu Yichu, and asked curiously, "Mom, will Aunt Wen really divorce Uncle Xu?"
Xu Yichu replied confidently: "Just listen to what she says. She can't leave."
"Why?"
Xu Yichu: "Divorce is like cutting out her heart and flesh for her. No one dares to cut it off so easily. It's not that she doesn't love you, Uncle Xu. She just wants to love herself more."
"Let's take a step back and say that your Uncle Xu is now a wealthy man, so the division of property in a divorce is also a problem. Moreover, her family has also benefited a lot over the years. Even if she wants to divorce, her parents may not agree. By then, he will talk back to her, and everyone will persuade her, and she will soften her heart again."
Du Ruo was puzzled, "But marriage is one's own business. I thought she was really planning to divorce."
Xu Yichu glanced back and saw that Du Qian was not in the living room, so he whispered: "I taught her. Your father said that Xu Xingzhi is a sentimental person and will not let go easily. People are most afraid of losing. If you want him to change, let him taste the taste of loss."
"Your Aunt Wen never mentioned divorce no matter how angry she was before, and she never stayed out all night. Now she keeps talking about divorce and doesn't come home when she's unhappy. I don't believe she won't panic."
"..." Du Ruo silently gave her a thumbs up, "Ginger is still spicy with age."
Xu Yichu smiled and said, "Each monkey has a different way of tying him up. This is called the art of taming a husband."
Du Ruo shook his head helplessly.
Xu Yichu asked curiously, "Do you want me to teach you a few moves?"
Du Ruo waved her hands repeatedly, "Thank you, it's not necessary."
The way they kept doing this and that to prove their love for each other was the most disgusting view of love to her.
If you like it, you like it. If you don’t like it, you don’t like it. Just say what you want to say. Praise the advantages and correct the disadvantages. Monitor each other’s progress.
After all this work, both of them are exhausted physically and mentally. Why bother?
Xu Yichu: "That's right, you are so smart, you don't need me to teach you."
Du Ruo remained noncommittal. This had nothing to do with being smart or not. It was just that they were too idle and had nothing to do. Once they were busy, there wouldn't be that much to do.
Xu Jingmo sent her a WeChat message, she said hello, and got up to go back to her room.
When we got to the room, we connected with him via video.
Du Ruo looked at the background and asked, "Why didn't you go back to the old house?"
"I came back after dinner." Xu Jingmo looked at her and said with a smile, "My grandfather mentioned you last night."
"Hmm? Why did you mention me?"
"I wanted to invite you to a party tomorrow, but I said you went home and declined."
In fact, Xu Hongjian's original words were: "Amo, bring Du Ruo with you tomorrow."
Xu Jingmo replied indifferently: "How can you be so important that you didn't even send out an invitation in advance? How can people come?"
Xu Hongjian: "She is your girlfriend, why are you sending an invitation?"
Xu Jingmo: "She is my girlfriend, not my legal wife. I don't have that much face. Please don't hold me back and affect my position in her heart."
Xu Hongjian was choked by him and couldn't finish his meal.
Du Ruo said, "It would be inappropriate for me to go to your party without permission, right?"
Xu Jingmo coaxed, "Don't you want to assert your sovereignty? I'm a popular girl, and I'm being watched by many fairies. I'm scared, so come and protect me."
Du Ruo looked at him without saying anything. Even though she knew he was teasing her on purpose, she still hesitated a little.
His family, his friends, and his classmates now all know of her existence.
The only things I haven't seen are some insignificant cats and dogs.
I remembered what Wen Fei said before, there were countless people in the wealthy circle of North City who liked Xu Jingmo, from those as young as 13 or 14 to those as old as 25.
Seeing her hesitation, Xu Jingmo asked softly, "Are you coming back, Ruobao?"
Du Ruo: "I'll think about it."
"Okay." Xu Jingmo didn't put too much pressure on her, he just expressed his attitude.
The two chatted for a while and then ended the call.
Du Ruo found that there was a stranger requesting to be her friend on WeChat.
Nickname: Happy Old Man
She clicked to agree, and soon two voice messages came from the other side, with a rather kind tone.
"Ruoruo, I'm your Grandpa Xu. I don't have your mobile number, so I asked Lao Ning for your WeChat. Grandpa is turning 70 tomorrow, and there will be a banquet at home at 7pm. This banquet is organized by my eldest daughter-in-law, and all the guests are invited according to the previous banquet list."
"Alas... I am old and confused. I forgot to remind her to send you an invitation. Don't mind. Grandpa will pick you up in person tomorrow. Is it convenient for you to come and participate? As my friend."
“…”
If Du Ruo had not heard Xu Hongjian's voice, he would definitely think that this was a liar.
Is she that scary... Such a cautious tone makes it seem like she is unreasonable.
Before she could reply, Xu Hongjian sent her a new message.
"I've always wanted to make friends with you, but I never had the chance. I have a lot of good friends at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and you must be interested in getting to know them. If it's convenient, I'll introduce you to them tomorrow. You're both academics, so you must have a lot to talk about."
Du Ruo's original mixed feelings suddenly changed.
Chinese Academy of Sciences, she is interested.
She asked, "Are you also doing physics research?"
Xu Hongjian affirmed: "Yes! I know physics, chemistry, and biology!"
Du Ruo: [Okay, it's convenient for me. I'll be there on time tomorrow.]
Xu Hong smiled and said, "Okay, okay, Grandpa will wait for you tomorrow."
Du Ruo: [Okay.]
After the call ended, Xu Hongjian immediately called his friend, "Hello? Didn't you say some time ago that you funded some research? Can you invite a few academicians and doctors tomorrow? If you need any research funds, I will also contribute."
"Preferably from the Institute of Physics."
"What are you interested in? I'm not interested in that. My granddaughter-in-law is interested."
"Well, she's not my granddaughter-in-law yet. I have to find a way to make her my granddaughter-in-law."
"Then don't worry about it. Just help me invite people here."
"Okay, okay, you have to get it done for me. If my granddaughter-in-law is not satisfied, I will hold you responsible."
Du Ruo wanted to tell Xu Jingmo, but when she picked up her phone, she suddenly wanted to give him a surprise, so she said, "I'm not going."
[Okay, I'll come see you on Wednesday.]
【Um.】
Du Ruo put away her phone, wondering how Xu Jingmo would react if he saw her tomorrow night.
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