After Jianshu returned to the office alone, he was stared at by everyone.
Sister Liu and the others couldn't contain their curiosity any longer and quickly asked, "Shushu, what does Section Chief Li want to talk to you about?"
Section Chief Li felt that this was Jian Shu's private matter and he shouldn't mention it to too many people, but Jian Shu felt that there was nothing to hide about it. They had worked together for more than two years and she trusted everyone's character, so she didn't need to worry about them talking nonsense.
"It's nothing serious. It's just related to the previous social gathering. I met a guy at the social gathering. He..." Jian Shu told the whole story from the moment she met Lu Jianan to when she rejected him again, without hiding anything.
"So something like this happened at the social gathering. Deputy battalion commander? That's a pretty high position." Sister Liu only then knew of Lu Jianan's existence and sighed.
Jian Shu remained silent. The deputy battalion commander was a high position, but she had also met many with higher positions than him: Uncle Zhao, Uncle Qian, and her father's comrades-in-arms, as well as the uncles and aunts in the compound. They were all higher than him. So she wouldn't be swayed by this.
Sister Liu just sighed and didn't have any other thoughts, nor did she think there was anything wrong with Jianshu rejecting him.
In her opinion, Lu Jianan was excellent, but he was married and had three children. No matter how many advantages he had, they couldn't make up for this.
She had lived for so many years, experienced many ups and downs, and had seen so many stepmothers. How many of them had a good ending? Which one hadn't suffered a lot of grievances?
Being a stepmother is difficult. Who at her age doesn't know that? What loving parent would want their child to become a stepmother?
Not to mention that Jianshu herself refused, even if Jianshu was temporarily tempted by Lu Jianan's other conditions and agreed to date him, she would have to persuade her well, let her know the difficulties of being a stepmother, and try her best to dispel her idea.
So Sister Liu took Jianshu's hand and said, "Shushu, it's okay if you refuse. Let me tell you, being a stepmother is not an easy job. In the past few decades, I've seen no stepmother who was happy. It's not good to be too lenient with the children left behind, and it's not good to be too harsh either. Brothers who share the same mother have their ups and downs sometimes, so those who are born of different mothers will be even more likely to have disagreements. If that happens, you won't be able to help anyone."
Jian Shu replied, "Sister, I think so too. I don't care about other aspects of my partner, but I can't accept someone with other children. I'm narrow-minded and can't tolerate that."
Sister Liu shook her head and said, "I'm glad you're on to something, but I don't agree with your narrow-mindedness. Everyone has a desire for exclusivity; who would want their significant other to have a child with someone else? If an unmarried man were to find someone who's married and has children, they certainly wouldn't want that either."
"Don't those virgin girls who marry into a man with children feel jealous at all? How could that be possible? If that were the case, where did all those stories about stepmothers abusing their children come from? If I were to ask them, they should have thought it through before they married. Marrying for a man's conditions, and then not being able to accommodate the child left behind by the previous husband, what kind of thing is that?"
Jianshu agrees with Liu's words. She doesn't think it's bad for women to be jealous, as everyone has jealousy. However, being a stepmother is your own choice, not forced by others. If you start to feel dissatisfied and aggrieved after enjoying a good life, and always feel that you are being wronged as a stepmother, this is called pushing the issue too far, and you don't deserve any sympathy at all.
Since you can't accept it yourself, don't choose this path in the first place.
"Sister, I understand. Don't worry, I understand what you said. I have already rejected this matter. I will have nothing to do with him in the future." Jian Shu said.
Sister Liu smiled and said, "I'm relieved to see you so clear-headed. As for finding a partner, there's no need to rush. We'll take our time and we'll eventually find someone more outstanding."
Sister Liu, contrary to her previous words urging marriage, told Jianshu not to worry.
Although Jian Shu is now very sober, she is still a little worried. What if Jian Shu regrets it? Apart from anything else, everyone can see that Lu Jianan is excellent.
If Jian Shu hastily found a partner who was not as good as Lu Jianan, would she regret her choice after getting married? If she did, her life would be unbearable.
So she decided to hold back on Jian Shu and slowly find someone to reconcile with him. Even if he wasn't as good as Lu Jianan, he wouldn't be much worse. However, such talent was hard to find and there was no rush.
Jianshu didn't know what Sister Liu was thinking, but she heard that Sister Liu, who had previously urged her to find a partner, now told her not to be anxious.
Although I don't know the reason for Sister Liu's change, I am still very happy. After all, Sister Liu was quiet for a few days after the social gathering, but she would definitely bring up the old things again after a while. Now, no one is urging her anymore, which is great.
Jianshu was secretly happy there and did not reply for a while, but this caused Sister Liu to misunderstand.
Sister Liu was a little unwilling to give up, and now she wanted to find someone else to surpass Lu Jianan. This was not something that could be done in a hurry, so she quickly winked at the others.
The people who had been listening saw the look in Sister Liu's eyes, and the tacit understanding they had gained from working together for more than ten years quickly made them understand.
They all spoke up:
"Shushu, Sister Liu is right. We are here. We will definitely find you a better one. There's no rush."
"I have a lot of relatives and friends. I'll ask them to keep an eye out for you. I'm sure they'll find some outstanding young men. Let's pick one out."
"Yes, yes. I have a wide network of contacts and know many young men from other units. We can screen them and look for them slowly when the time comes."
Seeing everyone talking at once, wanting to introduce someone to her, Jian Shu immediately came to her senses and said, "Well, okay, I'm not in a hurry. These are all for everyone."
No one will bother her in the short term. After this incident, people may carefully consider whether the person they introduce to her is suitable.
Even if I really introduce him, he must be very outstanding, so there is nothing wrong with meeting him.
Jianshu herself didn't know that after what happened with Lu Jianan, she slowly changed her mind and was no longer so resistant to dating.
After all, as long as she is single, this kind of thing might happen again.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com