Shen Qingwen hung his head, looking honest and silent, and couldn't say anything for a long time.
Seeing this, Li's father sighed and pulled Li Shuhe to take her home.
Shen Qingwen finally got anxious.
He chased after her, repeatedly assuring her, "It's okay if Shuhe can't do housework, I can, I'll do it. I promise, she'll live the same way she did at home before, even after she gets married."
"Uncle Li, Shuhe and I truly love each other, and I will definitely treat her well."
"As for her family, I will handle the relationship between Shuhe and her family well and will not make things difficult for her."
Shen Qingwen said a lot, including that he would go back and talk to his parents to change his mother's deeply ingrained traditional ideas.
Li Shuhe used to be a "little princess" at home, and even after marrying him, she will still be pampered by him in the Shen family.
Shen Qingwen even took out all his savings and handed them over to Li Shuhe without reservation in front of Li's father.
As Li Shuhe spoke, her eyes reddened again, tears clinging to her eyelashes, threatening to fall. "Qingwen made so many concessions, he was so sincere, I was moved, so why did my dad suddenly get angry?"
Xu Ruantang listened quietly and poured her a glass of water, handing it to her.
"Shuhe, calm down first." Xu Ruantang lowered her eyes and thought for a moment before carefully choosing her words: "Is it possible that it wasn't Shen Qingwen who was making concessions all along, but you and your family?"
Li Shuhe is currently completely blinded by love.
From an outsider's perspective, Xu Ruantang clearly saw that she was the one constantly backing down.
From the initial agreement that the Shen family would only be staying for a short time, to now openly moving in.
From the beginning, it was said that the young couple would get married and live their own lives, but now Shen Qingwen has to support the whole family.
The young couple gave up the house to them, but they wouldn't even let them live alone. They must have had ulterior motives.
They were already pressuring us before we were even married.
However, the Shen family is only a seemingly vulnerable group. They take advantage of Li Shuhe's naivety and kindness, and can silence her with the word "filial piety."
The upbringing of the Li family became a rope for controlling Li Shuhe in the eyes of the Shen family.
It's just an engagement, and it's already like this.
Xu Ruantang didn't even dare to think about getting married.
Li Shuhe looked up in shock, staring at Xu Ruantang in disbelief. "Ruantang, why are you saying the same things as my parents?"
When Li's parents returned home, they had a private talk with Li Shuhe. At first, Li's father thought the young man was good, but that was only true for Shen Qingwen himself.
Father Li never minded their family's financial situation; otherwise, he wouldn't have introduced Shen Qingwen to his daughter.
He and Li's mother even thought that they should help as much as they could, because they shouldn't underestimate a young man's potential.
However, being poor and being poor in spirit are two different things.
As an adult male about to start a family, Shen Qingwen struggles to maintain a proper balance between his family of origin and his new family.
It's hard to say whether he deliberately condoned the incident.
Mr. Li felt that Shen Qingwen was using the family's name to express his own demands.
The house issue was just the trigger.
Shen Qingwen was also testing Li Shuhe's bottom line.
If Li Shuhe were to marry Shen Qingwen, she might be so foolish as to be sold out that she'd probably be counting the money for the seller.
Xu Ruantang looked directly at Li Shuhe with utmost sincerity in her eyes, "Shuhe, is it possible that your parents and I were able to see the truth of the matter because we were bystanders?"
"Besides, those are your parents. You know their character. You should know better than I do whether they are doing it for your own good or trying to harm you."
Li Shuhe leaned back on the sofa, her eyes half-closed, tears welling up in her eyes sliding down her cheeks.
"But I like Shen Qingwen."
"Besides, we were already engaged. Now we've broken off the engagement because of buying a house. What will the people in the neighborhood think of my parents?"
Li Shuhe clutched the hem of her clothes with both hands; it had been crumpled and deformed by her.
"Shen Qingwen's appearance and personality are exactly my type. He is gentle, meticulous, considerate, and very kind to me."
When Li Shuhe said these things, her eyes were vacant, and a faint smile was on her lips.
Xu Ruantang's heart skipped a beat.
broken.
Li Shuhe is such a silly girl, she's love-struck!
Xu Hanli had previously been seen with a filter applied to Shen Youyou.
Later, Li Shuhe became completely devoted to Shen Qingwen.
Did this guy surnamed Shen stir up trouble in the compound?
Li Shuhe and Xu Hanli both grew up in an environment where their parents were very loving, so they have a natural affinity for love.
The filter was a bit overdone, and both of them went a bit too far in this regard.
Xu Ruantang put her hand on Li Shuhe's shoulder and said, "There are plenty of men with this kind of looks and personality. He's nice to you not because he's nice to you, but because you are nice to him!"
"If you really like that kind, just have your dad find you someone else."
It's unclear what Xu Ruantang said that triggered her, but Li Shuhe suddenly became agitated.
She shook her head vigorously, "Ruan Ruan, I don't want to give up like this. Shen Qingwen is the only man I've ever been attracted to in my life."
As Li Shuhe spoke, her voice began to crack again, her tone changed, and she looked at Xu Ruantang with a face full of grievance, "I don't want to break off the engagement with him. If my parents really force me, then I will never fall in love with anyone else in the future."
She started crying as soon as she finished speaking; it was heartbreaking.
It was as if they wanted to cry all the tears they had in their lives.
Helpless, Xu Ruantang could only try to comfort her, "Alright, alright, no one forced you. Stop crying, look, your eyes are all swollen."
She frantically grabbed some tissues, wiping away Li Shuhe's tears and gently patting her back to comfort her.
Xu Ruantang knew very well that Li Shuhe's claim that she would never fall in love with anyone else in the future was just a heartless statement made in the moment when she was heartbroken.
Just like her roommate.
She changes boyfriends every three months, and cries her heart out every time she breaks up with someone, always saying she will never fall in love with anyone else again.
Then she turned around and got a new boyfriend.
They still love each other to death.
It's not about questioning sincerity, but rather that sincerity itself is ever-changing.
What I'm saying now is true, and the fact that I don't love you anymore is also true.
But Li Shuhe naturally didn't understand this principle at the moment.
All Xu Ruantang could do was comfort and console her.
She wanted to make a neutral and rational statement, but then she remembered that Li Shuhe's parents had already said so.
It's not that Li Shuhe is without advice, nor is she someone who is completely unyielding. She probably just wants to find someone to confide in and have that person listen to her rant quietly.
After Li Shuhe finished crying and wiped away her tears, Xu Ruantang finally asked, "So what do you plan to do?"
Li Shuhe picked up the water on the table, took a sip, and after putting down the cup, suddenly turned to Xu Ruantang with bright eyes.
"I don't know, it just bothers me." She took Xu Ruantang's hand. "Ruantang, will you come with me for a drink?"
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