In fact, there were some things that Wang Tianxiao didn't even tell his wife, Li Yali.
That's just how people are sometimes; you can't tell your deepest feelings to just the people you're closest to.
Perhaps it's because lovers and friends play different roles in life.
A wife needs mutual care, support, and companionship in everyday matters, from the mundane to the mundane, in and out of bed...
They are all things related to survival itself.
A spouse is to each other as much as the human body itself; whether it's missing an arm or a leg, it becomes very inconvenient.
And every day, raising your hand or foot doesn't seem to require any special thought. It's just a natural, spontaneous basic operation. If you want to raise your hand, it will naturally rise. If you want to step over a puddle, you'll know how much force to use with your feet.
This is what a husband-wife relationship is like.
Like fish in water, they naturally depend on each other.
But friends are different. Friends are more like a spiritual need, like different books.
People may have different friends, and everyone has different styles, personalities and habits.
People often see different scenery and come into contact with different ways of thinking and knowledge from different friends.
Children are a mirror for everyone; through children, one can discern one's own habits, personality, and the most authentic aspects of how one conducts oneself in the world.
A spouse is a reflection of a person's inner self; through a spouse, one can see a person's true values.
Friends, on the other hand, are based on status, interests, and temperament.
By looking at a person's circle of friends, you can roughly tell what social class that person belongs to, what they like, whether they are refined and elegant or casual and down-to-earth.
Although the emperor had a few poor friends, both sides knew that even if they still wanted to treat each other as friends, the difference in their social status made it impossible to truly treat each other with courtesy.
That friendship naturally came to an end.
Wang Tianxiao and Cui Wanshan were old friends for many years. Cui Wanshan might not have thought much of it, but in Wang Tianxiao's eyes, their friendship had lasted for thirty or forty years, longer than the time he had known Li Yali.
Therefore, when he talked to Cui Wanshan, it was as if there was no one else around, but only someone to confide in.
And Cui Wanshan did the same; he listened silently and nodded repeatedly.
Looking at Wang Tianxiao beside him, who was gazing at the distant mountains, his eyes sometimes filled with fighting spirit, sometimes with peace, sometimes with a slight melancholy, and sometimes with righteous indignation.
He listened silently.
A year ago, whenever Wang Tianxiao was unhappy, he would talk to him for a long time.
At that time, all he could see were endless troubles and worries. The burdens of life weighed heavily on him, leaving him with almost no mood to think properly. The words he uttered were all complaints and negative.
But now, things are completely different.
He spoke more logically and had a clear goal.
They've become much more proactive.
Cui Wanshan knew what Wang Tianxiao meant by the cake-eating issue, since both of them worked in public institutions and understood each other's perspectives.
If it were before, he would definitely have thought Wang Tianxiao was daydreaming.
Shouldn't everyone just do what they're supposed to do? We're all just ordinary people, so let's not think about bigger things; they're none of our business.
But now, seeing the achievements Wang Tianxiao has made here, he knows that Wang Tianxiao not only thought this way, but also truly put it into practice.
He has really changed.
He has become a young man with ideals and ambitions.
Then I think about myself. I'm more than ten years older than him, but I've accomplished nothing. I have no wife, no kids, and nothing at all, which makes me seem like a complete failure.
Perhaps I need to work harder and do something to achieve this.
"...In short, Lao Cui, I've always hoped that the people around me would be doing better, that everyone would be happy, and that there would be less backstabbing and deceit. Wouldn't that be better? Life is only a few decades long, so why not live a happy life instead of wasting all our time on things that are unnecessary and don't bring us any joy?"
"Yes, you're absolutely right."
Cui Wanshan was finally able to chime in. He smiled and said, "That's exactly the point. It's not easy to live simply. There's no need to do anything special. The world is so big, there's bound to be places where people can live. As long as everyone is alive, there's no need to possess everything."
"Well, we can't control what others do, we just need to do our own thing..."
"Shopkeeper, Brother Cui, aren't you cold sitting there? Come in and sit down to talk, why are you sitting on the edge of the cliff?"
Li Yali called from the doorway.
"We'll be in shortly."
Wang Tianxiao answered his wife.
"Okay, we can't sit outside any longer. The mountain winds in winter are not to be underestimated. Even if we don't catch a cold, we'll still have a terrible headache."
"Haha, we know."
Li Yali went inside.
"Your wife is such a good person. Old Wang, to be honest, I'm not envious of anything else, but you are the one who found such a virtuous wife. You must be blessed for eight lifetimes."
"Haha, if you were talking about other things, I might be modest, but when it comes to my wife, I really can't be modest. Yes, that's what I think too. I, Wang Tianxiao, have no regrets in this life if I can marry a wife like her."
"Sigh, not everyone has your good luck."
Cui Wanshan sighed.
Wang Tianxiao knew that Cui Wanshan was thinking about his wife who had secretly run off with someone else, and he didn't know how to comfort him. He could only say, "Let bygones be bygones. Let's focus on the future. Don't worry, it's just a wife. Leave it to me, brother. I'll definitely find you a virtuous one so you can have a good life together."
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