"Ask me? What do you want to ask me? He's already hooking up with that woman, so he doesn't have any chances! One last time? He didn't even have one chance with me!"
"Nichang, don't be angry! Listen to your cousin's advice and agree to his offer. If you miss it, Guo Shijing and you will have no chance to be together in the future. I can see that he still loves you in his heart."
"Before he and that vixen were together, I didn't want to give him a chance, let alone now! Sister, you should know that I have a mysophobia. As long as someone has something stained with half a piece of blood, I won't take it even if it's given to me for free!"
"He is a human being, not a thing. Nichang, calm down. I am 20 years older than you, and my children are already in their teens. I am not as smart as you, but I think more clearly than you. It is not easy for people to come to this world, especially for us women. You can either find someone who loves you to death, or find someone who can love you and give you comfortable conditions."
"Can't I find a man who can die for me and give me the most comfortable and luxurious life? Even if others love me, I may not love others. I won't fall in love with someone casually. Unless there is such a man, I will never marry."
"Impossible - there is no such perfect thing in the world! How can you have everything you want? If there is, why would people have so many troubles in the world? When I was young, I chose your brother-in-law because I liked him so much. How is he now? As time goes by, we have all kinds of trivial troubles. There is no love anymore. We are just living a dull life like everyone else. He is lazy and has several mouths to feed at home. I am in my forties and still have to work to make money. If I could do it again, I would definitely choose a man who loves me like a treasure and can give me a rich life."
"Sister, you are you and I am me, we can't mix the two."
"We are all women, we all have to choose men to marry, it's actually the same principle!"
"Sister, I still say the same thing - it's absolutely impossible for him, Guo Shijing, to be with me. Unless I find the person of my dreams, I will never get married just for the sake of getting married. It's better to be single than to be with someone bad. I'd rather be an old maid and keep looking for someone."
"You are stupid! How young is a woman? You are already in your early twenties, how much younger can you be? When you are in your thirties or thirties and can't have children, which man will want you?"
"Don't worry, I'll find it sooner or later."
"Nichang! Why are you so stubborn? Guo Shijing is so good to you and his family is well-off. If you miss this opportunity, you will never have it again!"
"There must be more than one such shop in the world. Tell him that since he is dating another woman, he has no chance with me. When we meet in the future, just pretend that we don't know each other and stop disgusting me!"
"Nichang, do you really want to reconsider this?"
"impossible!"
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Chen Xingling walked slowly until he was farther and farther away and could no longer hear anything. Only then did he start to savor the conversation.
It seems that Nishang is a perfectionist, a woman who is so proud and confident that she is unwilling to compromise herself in the slightest.
Thinking of her beautiful face and slim figure, as well as her excellent family background, Chen Xingling was not too surprised.
Now she is young and beautiful, with a good family background and a good job, which is enough for her to have the confidence to say such words.
However, perfectionists should not be too persistent, otherwise they will suffer in the end.
"Mom!" Little Tiger pulled her hand and pointed to another intersection: "I'm hungry, why don't we go to the cafeteria to eat? That's the way to the cafeteria."
Chen Xingling suddenly came back to his senses, thought for a moment and shook his head: "Let's go home and eat. After eating, pack some clothes and wait for uncle to pick us up to go to grandpa and grandma's house."
"Yeah yeah yeah! That's great!"
"Remember, don't go to school to do homework, just play with your cousins."
"Yeah! Mom, which uncle is coming to pick us up?"
"I don't know. Anyway, they will discuss it. Anyway, my uncle will pick me up in the afternoon."
The two of them hurried back home.
Chen Xingling poured half a glass of water for his son and went to the kitchen.
Zhao Xiaoxing was busy with her new project these days, so she ate all her meals except breakfast in the cafeteria. With no one to help with cooking, Chen Xingling would often quietly take some cooked food out from the supermarket and simply make some soup to eat.
She scooped out two large bowls of warm rice from the space, took out two honey-roasted chicken legs, and scooped a bowl of cold seaweed and cucumber.
In less than three minutes, lunch was ready.
The two kids ate happily. The younger one played with building blocks in the living room, while the older one tidyed up clothes in the room.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door!
Little Tiger put down the building blocks and jumped to open the door.
"Who... who are you? Who are you looking for?"
The little guy raised his head and looked curiously at the tall, thin and handsome man in front of him. He was sure that he was someone he had never seen before. Seeing him looking at him with a smile, he stared at him without hesitation.
Chen Xingling shouted from inside the room: "Huzi, who is it?"
The man glanced inside, then smiled heartily, revealing a row of white teeth on his dark face.
Little Tiger replied: "Mom, it's an uncle I don't know!"
"Uncle" laughed, picked him up, and held him high on his shoulders.
The little tiger was not afraid of strangers and laughed happily.
Chen Xingling didn't care about the clothes in his hands and hurried out. When he saw the person coming, he couldn't help but stop in surprise.
"...Fourth brother? Fourth brother!"
Chen Jixing, wearing a snow-white sailor uniform, looked at his sister and quickly walked forward with the little tiger in his arms.
"She's thinner, whiter, has shorter hair, and looks pretty and capable. After becoming a mother, she looks about the same as before - no, she seems even prettier!"
Chen Xingling stared blankly at her brother whom she hadn't seen for a few days. Unconsciously, her eyes were filled with tears and it took her a long time to recover from the surprise.
"Fourth brother!" She rushed forward.
Chen Jixing held Xiaohuzi in one hand and hugged her with the other, his eyes red with excitement.
"It's been more than four months since we last met... The last time we met you were newly married, and in the blink of an eye your son has grown up so big."
Chen Xingling wiped her tears and asked with a choked smile, "When are you coming back? Why didn't my parents mention it when I went back last week?"
"We arrived at Yucheng Port last night." Chen Jixing stroked his sister's hair and answered gently, "I went home this morning and had breakfast and lunch at my parents' house. My second brother said he would pick you and my nephew up in the afternoon, so I came with him. I didn't tell my family about my return this time, and I planned to give them a surprise. Look! I gave you a big surprise!"
Chen Xingling hugged his arm, cried with joy and nodded.
"Surprise! Such a surprise!"
All her brothers loved her very much, especially the fourth brother. He had doted on her since she was young, and she was closest to him.
The fourth brother went to sea to work as a sailor when he was a teenager. Every time he came back, he would bring her a lot of gifts and occasionally send her some rare toys.
When she had just gotten married, her fourth brother happened to come back and hurried to the city to find her. He hinted and warned Gu Qi in various ways, and his protective attitude almost scared his newly appointed brother-in-law.
Little Tiger looked at Chen Jixing and said crisply: "So you are the fourth uncle! You look a bit like the other uncles - but the fourth uncle is the best looking!"
"Hahaha!" Chen Jixing laughed heartily: "This kid looks like Gu Qi, but his temperament is much better than his! Your dad is a cold guy and he speaks in a very concise manner! I didn't expect you to be so good at talking! This is great!"
Chen Xingling quickly wiped away her tears and said, "Fourth brother, come! Sit down! Sit down! I'll make you some tea."
"What kind of tea are you making?" Chen Jixing shook his head. "My second brother is still waiting outside the north gate of the shipyard. My parents and sisters-in-law are killing chickens and geese at home to prepare a good meal for dinner! They are just missing you two! Let's go back quickly!"
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