Chapter 1444: Refusing to be Balanced (19)
Tang Shichu and Zhou Zhan began their relationship quietly. Although Zhou Zhan had a cold personality, he became smarter after falling in love. He learned all the ways of dating without any instruction. He seemed like a different person. He was no longer aloof in front of Tang Shichu, but clingy and honest.
While two people are in a sweet relationship, someone else is in dire straits.
Tang Shichu hasn't received a call from Li Manyan for a long time. After she gave birth to a child, in addition to taking care of the child, she also had to compete with Mrs. Lan in wits and courage. She even quit the job that Lan Jigao got for her through the back door and became a full-time mother. This made Mrs. Lan look down on her even more.
"Shichu, how have you been lately?" Li Manyan was video chatting with Tang Shichu this time. She was holding a little baby girl in her arms, her daughter.
"Very good, how about you?" Tang Shichu looked at her face. Her eyes were full of red bloodshot, with obvious dark circles. She was thin, and the baby fat on her pretty face was completely gone. She seemed to have aged ten years. Even though Tang Shichu was half blind, he could tell that she was not living well.
Sure enough, when Li Manyan heard Tang Shichu's question, she immediately complained to her with a bitter face. It was nothing more than the same old story: the Lan family looked down on her and didn't allow her to enter the house, and Lan Jigao was caught between her and his family...
Tang Shichu's ears were callused from listening so much, but he still listened patiently as she talked about the hardships in her life. After all, in the original world's plot, Li Manyan had already made good results in pleasing Mrs. Lan at this time, and Lan Jigao could help mediate between the two of them, so the conflicts between them as the future mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were far less than they are now, and the conflicts were not as intense as they are now.
But in this life, Li Manyan gave birth to a daughter early, and their romance fermented on the Internet, which brought negative impact to the Lan Group. In order to deal with these negative impacts and consolidate his position, Lan Jigao became much busier and had little time to accompany Li Manyan and her daughter. It was impossible to resolve the conflict between her and Mrs. Lan, so the relationship between them had deteriorated.
Doesn't the fact that Li Manyan looks so haggard now prove that her goal of marrying into a wealthy family is far away?
"...Shi Chu, you don't know how much Ji Gao's mother is overdoing it. She doesn't allow us to hire a nanny to take care of the child, even though we don't need money..." Li Manyan said indignantly, "I think she just doesn't want Ji Gao to spend money on us, mother and daughter. It's really too much!"
Tang Shichu dug his ears and raised his eyebrows, saying, "If she doesn't allow it, can't you hire her privately? Can she come to your house and fire the nanny?"
"She would actually come to our house and fire the nanny..." Li Manyan said in a low voice.
"What did you say? Madam Lan would actually do such an outrageous thing?" Tang Shichu was really surprised this time, "What did Lan Jigao say? Didn't he stop it?"
"I tried to stop him and hired a nanny, but she fired him every time. Finally, he got tired of it and didn't have time to spend on such trivial matters, so he compromised and let me take care of the child by myself, saying that I didn't have a job anyway and that I had so much time, which was just right for taking care of the child..." Li Manyan started crying in grievance when she said this. "What's even worse is that he also said that women in ordinary families also take care of children and do housework at home. If they can do it, why can't I?"
Tang Shichu: ...
"He always said that only women from ordinary families are like this, but is his family an ordinary family? With a family background like his, why would parents need to take care of their children themselves?" Li Manyan was sad and angry.
"But you haven't married him yet, so you can't enjoy the treatment of his family." Tang Shichu said incisively.
Li Manyan cried even louder and glared at Tang Shichu angrily: "Are you making fun of me? Do you also think that I deserve it for having a child before marriage? I thought you could understand me, Tang Shichu, you disappoint me so much..."
Tang Shichu rolled his eyes and said, "Oh, that's a pity. I really can't understand why you would give birth to a child to tie yourself down and tie down a man when you don't have the ability to survive independently, and then make your life a mess."
"Wow... I didn't want to do that either. Who knew we would encounter so many difficulties and obstacles?" Li Manyan broke down again. She cried so hard that she even scared the child, so her daughter started crying too.
Tang Shichu rubbed her forehead. The crying of the mother and son gave her a headache. In order to divert Li Manyan's attention, she said, "By the way, I'm in love too."
Li Manyan immediately stopped crying and asked anxiously, "Who is it? Who are you dating?"
"Zhou Zhan." Tang Shichu replied, "The one you met is the senior from the same hometown who often helped me when I was a freshman."
Li Manyan tried hard to recall and finally found some information about Zhou Zhan in a corner.
"But isn't he an orphan like you?" Li Manyan blurted out. After she finished speaking, she realized that something was wrong and quickly explained it, saying tactfully, "What I mean is, if you find a partner like this, your life will be difficult in the future, right?"
Tang Shichu knew exactly what she was talking about, so he said, "It doesn't matter. I like him, and I believe our life won't be difficult in the future."
Li Manyan opened her mouth, wanting to say something but stopping herself. After a while, she said, "At the beginning, love is important, but bread is also important. With your looks and knowledge, you can definitely have both love and bread..."
It seems that she is quite clear-headed. Isn't that the reason why she is looking for Lan Jigao? But unfortunately, her life is not developing as she expected.
Seeing Tang Shichu's indifferent look, Li Manyan felt that she was still stubborn, so she continued to persuade Tang Shichu earnestly: "I know Zhou Zhan is very handsome and has good grades. Many female classmates in school like him, but looks and grades can't make a living. You said before that he is going to study for a doctorate now, so doesn't that mean he can't work and earn money? How are you two going to live in the future?
If you had listened to me and dated Assistant Cheng, it would have been great... but Assistant Cheng is now married and has a happy marriage..."
When she heard the name Assistant Cheng, Tang Shichu's impatient expression immediately became lively. She was no longer sleepy when talking about this: "Who did Assistant Cheng marry? Was it the girlfriend named Chen Xiuxiu?"
Li Manyan nodded: "Yes, Ji Gao and I went to attend his wedding with Chen Xiuxiu. Assistant Cheng's parents were quite satisfied with Chen Xiuxiu and kept praising her for being filial and sensible."
Tang Shichu's smile suddenly became even brighter.
(End of this chapter)
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