"I think so too." Zhong Yuxiu nodded frankly. She was not worried about Yan Rushan's character at all.
Professor Zheng and Professor Ding smiled at each other. The young girl was as amusing as ever. "Comrade Yan's character is trustworthy, but you still need to be more cautious. I'm not saying you should be wary of each other, but as a woman, you should be more cautious and leave yourself a way out."
"You..." The tone was like admonishing a daughter, and Zhong Yuxiu didn't know how to respond.
"Don't be nervous, I'm just telling you something." Professor Ding smiled as if he were a junior, and finally couldn't help but say, "No matter what era, women are always treated more harshly. I know you've experienced a lot and are smart, but the most feared thing between men and women is intimacy."
Zhong Yuxiu didn't understand, "If we have a good relationship, shouldn't we be close to each other?"
"That's relative. People's hearts are hidden. A good relationship doesn't necessarily mean intimacy." Throughout history, regardless of gender, the injured party is always defenseless and wholeheartedly open; once betrayed, it is a heartbreaking pain. "In a good relationship, there must be a bottom line in your heart, and this bottom line is your retreat."
People have to go through decades of life. They should not have the intention to harm others, but they must be on guard against others. Men and women should also maintain a certain distance. Distance does not mean that the relationship is bad. The correct way for couples to get along is to understand each other, tolerate each other, support each other, and live together wholeheartedly, rather than digging into the details of each other.
If you like someone, you will also like all of his or her strengths and weaknesses.
If someone is trying to uncover your secrets, it's either because they feel insecure and want to know more about your secrets and concerns; or because they have bad intentions and have other plans.
Once these two situations occur, they must be curbed in a timely manner.
Love will eventually turn into family affection. Even one's own parents can betray one, let alone family members without blood ties.
Human nature is sentimental but also cold-hearted.
The elderly understand this truth better than anyone else.
"Comrade Zhong, don't blame the old man for being too talkative. People in this world often plan for themselves. Keeping a way out is for an uncertain future. Everyone's future is uncertain, so it requires management, and even more importantly, a bottom line." Professor Zheng sighed with deep emotion. "Don't worry if you laugh at me. Back then, my wife and I were very close and shared everything. But what happened in the end? When I was in trouble, she was the first one to stand up and distance herself from me. That would have been fine, but she also framed me with false charges."
I still feel chilled when I think about it.
Zhong Yuxiu didn't expect that he would speak frankly about the pain in his heart. It can be seen that these two old people really treated her as their own junior; they didn't want her to be hurt, but she has always been righteous and will not change her mind about things.
"I understand what you two professors mean. Thank you for your kind advice." After a pause and a moment's hesitation, he finally said, "I want to try to open up to him. We started as educated youth in the countryside, then returned to the city after taking the college entrance examination, and have come this far. It's not easy to get to know each other, understand each other, and fall in love with each other. I think all those things in the past were tests."
Professor Zheng shook his head and sighed. After all, he was still young and had naive ideas.
"You can do whatever you want, but you must hold on to what's yours." Professor Ding shares the same idea as Professor Zheng: you can't stop other people's ideas, nor should you try to stop them; some life experiences can only be deeply understood after going through them.
"Thank you both professors for your concern and advice." Thousands of words of gratitude are expressed in these one sentence.
Professor Zheng nodded slightly. "You're a smart kid. You know what to do. We two old men won't say much. We have a lot to do today, so we have to get busy. You should get busy too."
"Then please wait for me, I'll go wash the lunch box." Zhong Yuxiu reached out to take it, but they snatched it away.
Professor Ding said, "Washing a few lunch boxes is quick, you don't need to."
One of them stood up with two lunch boxes in his arms. Zhong Yuxiu wanted to wash them but they refused. He then walked out with them in his arms.
"Professor Ding, Professor Zheng..." Zhong Yuxiu hurriedly stood up and ran after them. Despite their old age, they were still walking quite fast. When she ran out, they were already walking downstairs. "Please slow down, both of you."
"I know." Professor Ding waved his hand without even turning his head.
She watched the two professors go down the stairs until they were out of sight, then she turned back, her mind echoing with their words; her thoughts were momentarily confused, but calmed down after a moment.
The two professors were right. She might not be able to tell the secret in this life. But if Yan Rushan were still alive when she died, she wouldn't mind telling him her past.
This is her bottom line and retreat.
The heart-to-heart talk she was talking about was limited to everything that had happened since she came into this world.
She sat back in her original seat and was lost in thought for a long time until Yan Rushan came back and brought her back to her senses.
"Brother Yan." Looking at the man in front of her with eyes full of concern, she suddenly felt that she was a bit of a scumbag.
"Yuxiu, what are you thinking about? I called you several times but you didn't respond." Yan Rushan raised his hand and placed the oil-paper bag on the coffee table. "Tell me what's on your mind. Don't keep it in your heart."
Zhong Yuxiu shook her head, "Where have you been?"
"Let's see." Yan Rushan smiled and opened the oil-paper package. The sliced roast duck came into view. Zhong Yuxiu's eyes flashed with joy. "Roast duck, Quanjude hasn't sold out yet?"
The lines on Yan Rushan's face softened as he said, "Quanjude is out of roast duck right now. I bought it from a brother. He had two and gave one to me."
Zhong Yuxiu smiled happily, "Thank you, Brother Yan."
"I know you are not full, eat quickly." Yan Rushan pulled a rattan chair over and sat down next to her, then picked up the oil-paper bag on the coffee table and handed it to her so that she could take it easily.
Zhong Yuxiu felt a little guilty. Yan Rushan took very good care of her, and it could be said that he took care of her in every possible way. However, she had a secret in her heart, and after just hearing the advice from the two professors, she felt guilty unconsciously.
I took a piece and ate it, the delicious taste lingered in my mouth, and the guilty feeling was immediately thrown out of my mind in front of the delicious roast duck.
"You eat too." He stuffed a piece into his mouth. "It's not tasty to eat alone."
Yan Rushan stared at her withdrawn hand, his eyes dark and profound, "My hands are dirty, you feed me."
Zhong Yuxiu glanced at him, guessing what he was thinking, but not exposing him. She picked up another piece and put it to his mouth. When he opened his mouth, she took it back and put it in her own mouth.
Yan Rushan opened his mouth in a daze for two breaths, and when he closed his mouth, he couldn't help laughing, feeling both angry and amused.
"Isn't it for me?"
"Who said it was given to you? Did it get into your mouth?" He replied confidently.
Yan Rushan leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Naughty."
"Tsk." Zhong Yuxiu pouted at him and ate slowly. She ate especially slowly when she felt like eating, as if she was deliberately trying to tempt him.
Yan Rushan: “…” As long as you are happy.
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