Xun Liangfen's face darkened further at the thought of this possibility. "If you want to break up with me, then who do you want to be with?"
She became even more determined; this time, she absolutely could not give up the job, and she had to keep an eye on things from the sidelines.
Although Hua Baoguo was not worldly-wise, he was handsome, and she had helped him fend off countless unwanted suitors over the years.
"What nonsense are you spouting now? It's still early, let's go to the office together and get things done," Hua Baoguo gave her two choices, "Whether you want to transfer jobs or get a divorce, it's up to you."
“I didn’t expect even you to be pressuring me,” Xun Liangfen said, her face pale, looking lost as if she had been abandoned by the whole world.
Hua Baoguo thought to himself, "Why don't you go back and discuss it with your father-in-law? Maybe he can come up with a better option for you."
Xun Liangfen, “…” Will she ever come back?
Hua Baoguo mixed some cold water from a thermos and wiped his face. "I'm going to sleep now. We can talk about it when we get back tomorrow."
After saying that, he lay down with his back to her. Whether he fell asleep or not, only heaven knows.
Xun Liangfen really wanted to drag the person out of bed, but she knew she couldn't do that.
For sports car drivers like them, sleep is the most important thing; even when they're resting, they still need to catch up on sleep.
No matter how conflicted she was, thinking about whether to continue using work as an escape, the next day, before she could even make those moves, Hua Baoguo took her directly to his workplace to ask for leave. By the time she came to her senses, they were already on the bus back to Heping County.
“Baoguo, it’s really not that I’m unwilling to give up my job.” Now that she’s going back, she needs to find a way to get a helper. With Hua Baoguo backing her up, she will feel more confident.
“You see, if I had let Zhian come and take over my job before, he would have had to start as an apprentice.”
Now that you're working on international routes, apprentices can't travel on the same train as you. Who will take care of you then?
Hua Baoguo: "You didn't come out with me this time, but I'm still doing just fine."
Besides, he's a train conductor now; people are too busy trying to curry favor with him to bother him.
Although he is not good at socializing, he is not stupid.
The apprentices, the deputy train conductor, and the maintenance personnel following behind him all revolved around him.
Even if Xun Liangfen was on the same train as him, she was just a train attendant. How much could she really help?
To be honest, without her constant nagging in his ear this time, he actually found his work much easier.
If she doesn't transfer her job to her child this time, Hua Baoguo is even considering whether to speak to his superiors and have her work at the train station instead...
Unaware that Hua Baoguo was already disgusted with her, Xun Liangfen mustered her courage and brought up another matter, "Do you remember Sister Tian upstairs?"
"The younger sister of the head of the Tian family?" Hua Baoguo didn't know why she brought up this person, but he did have a vague impression of her.
“Yes, it’s her,” Xun Liangfen said in a low voice. “She knew that our Xiangyun was about to graduate, so she brought up the idea of being a matchmaker for her.”
The youngest son of Section Chief Tian, who is a year older than our Xiangyun, was supposedly promoted to a permanent position last month.
Section Chief Tian only has one son who is not married, so he is thinking about getting him married as soon as possible.
Last time, Xiangyun came to the city with me, right? Sister Tian saw her and said our girl was well-raised, so she wanted to act as a matchmaker.
Moreover, Sister Tian said that her nephew is her youngest son and is the most favored by Section Chief Tian and his family. If he gets married, they will buy him a small courtyard house so that the young couple can live their own lives behind closed doors, and the elders in the family won't interfere too much.
Speaking of this, Xun Liangfen was a little excited. If she really married Section Chief Tian, she would receive a lot of care when she worked here.
Hua Baoguo gave her a cold look. "You didn't agree, did you?"
Xun Liangfen said, "Although I didn't agree directly, I said I would bring Xiangyun over. The children should meet each other first, and we'll see if it's suitable later."
Hua Baoguo said, "Then I really have to thank you on Xiangyun's behalf. At least you, as her mother, didn't just sell her off."
After saying that, she ignored him and turned to look at the scenery outside the window.
It had only been two months since he last returned, and the branches of the trees along the roadside had turned green, but none of that could improve his mood.
Xun Liangfen sensed the sarcasm in Hua Baoguo's expression, so she simply sat quietly to the side. After a long while, she finally said, "With such good conditions, how much more do you want to choose?"
Xiangyun is pretty, but that doesn't put food on the table, does it?
While you're still young and have time to choose, you should naturally choose someone with better conditions.
You wouldn't want to choose a place like our compound, where a dozen or so people are crammed into one courtyard. Is there any hope for the future in that kind of life?
"So you carefully selected me back then?" Hua Baoguo didn't want to talk to her, but the more she talked, the more outrageous she became, so he retorted directly.
"What are you saying? Our parents made the decisions back then."
Xiangyun is our daughter, can't I, as her mother, make that decision?
Hua Baoguo said, "Don't forget, that's our Hua family's child, raised by his parents. If we're really talking about qualifications, you're not qualified."
Xun Liangfen had already noticed the people in the seats in front and behind her; they must have been listening to their conversation and were eavesdropping.
Not wanting to embarrass herself in public, she angrily turned her head to the side. This family is becoming increasingly difficult to talk to these days.
Staggering home, unaware that mail from home had just arrived in the city, the two missed each other.
The couple, separated for so long, showed no warmth upon meeting again, which made Xun Liangfen feel particularly aggrieved; Hua Baoguo would never have acted this way before…
Without notifying the family, naturally no one came to pick them up.
As soon as the couple, carrying their luggage, stepped into the street, people congratulated them.
Hua Baoguo, “…” What is this joy about? You guys should just tell me, you keep congratulating me.
Xun Liangfen looked unhappy. "Have your parents already arranged Zhi'an's marriage? Why didn't they ask for our opinion?"
Hua Baoguo: "Can you even ask? I've been on my way the whole time, and what about you? You haven't contacted your family for so long, they probably think you were on the same train as me."
I really don't know what's so nitpicky about this. The year before last, when the eldest son got married, they didn't know anything about it. The elders in the family took care of everything. Isn't that considerate enough?
Xun Liangfen was furious. Listen to that tone again. As long as someone makes the decisions, Hua Baoguo feels he can gain an advantage.
Now that this daughter-in-law has entered the family, how come she has no say in how we get along with her?
Everyone thought she was marrying into the Hua family to enjoy a life of luxury, but they didn't realize how stifled she had been all these years. She could only listen to the big and small matters in the family, but she couldn't get involved.
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