Chapter 8: Unexpected Gains (Revised)
Qiao Qinglu: "No, buddy, your relationship is developing too fast. Are you so casual about being a revolutionary partner? Why don't you think about it a little more?"
Qiao Qinglu imagined several possible reactions from Xiao Qinyun:
In the first scenario, Xiao Qinyun cannot accept her replacing the original owner and wants to divorce her and take custody of the child.
In the first scenario, Xiao Qinyun is no longer with the original owner, and they have already talked it out. They are getting a divorce, and he wants to fight for child custody. He doesn't care about the child, so she can do whatever she wants.
In the third case, Xiao Qinyun treated her as a substitute for the original owner to save face for both families, and the two of them lived in a muddled way and raised a child together.
Qiao Qinglu thought she understood the men of this era. Most of them were patriarchal, dictatorial, liked to give orders at home, and did not respect women. Not to mention this era, even in 2020, are there not many famous blind date scenes? Are there not many chauvinistic pigs and ordinary men?
How many men act like grandsons outside and act like masters at home, bossing their women around and ordering them around. Qiao Qinglu doesn't want such men and such marriages!
When reading the book, Qiao Qinglu had a good impression of the character Xiao Qinyun. After inheriting the original body's memory, she knew more clearly that he was a good man who cared about his family and was responsible, and everything in the family was discussed and discussed with him.
Although she has a good impression of him, Qiao Qinglu is a cold woman at heart. She will not let herself fall in love easily. Once she loves, she will love well and leave no regrets; once she does not love anymore, she will let go immediately and never linger.
She wanted a loyal relationship, the kind of relationship where "you only take one scoop from the vast ocean". If Xiao Qinyun chose the first option, she might sue him. She would never give up on the child. This was her flesh and blood. She had the money and the supplies, and at most she would let Xiao Qinyun participate in the child's growth.
If Xiao Qinyun chose the first option, then if she didn't want the child, she would let him stay away and see the child less; if he wanted to snatch the child away, she would fight to the end.
If Xiao Qinyun chose the third option and continued to live with her as a substitute for the original owner, she would rather not have this marriage and cut ties with him completely.
Before Xiao Qinyun said this, Qiao Qinglu never thought that they would have any other choice.
Leaving the children aside, he solemnly introduced himself to her and wanted to date her.
He respected her very much and did not use sweet words or make decisions on his own, leaving the final choice in her hands.
But this happened too fast. Instant love doesn't mean that two people just met and got to know each other today and then got together the next day, not to mention that they have two children between them.
Qiao Qinglu was a little confused.
Xiao Qinyun: "I've been thinking about it all night. Ever since I saw you yesterday, I haven't considered you two the same person. Your speech and mannerisms are so different from hers. Yesterday, when I heard about her tragic experience, I hated myself for not protecting her. I swore I would take revenge on Li Hongzhi and Li Yuanyuan. This is my responsibility and obligation. But you, you are different. You have entered my heart.
Let me tell you how she and I met. I once envied my parents' love. My father's surname was Xiao, and my mother's was Qin. My brother and I, named Xiao Qinyun and Xiao Qinyu, were the product of their love. But then my mother passed away, and my father fell into depression. He no longer had the energy.
I long for love, but I'm also afraid of it. So many people have spent their entire lives in loveless marriages, so I agreed to go on a blind date and met her. Perhaps we didn't have too many expectations for marriage, so when the conditions were right, we got married quickly.
Although I never thought I could find love, I still hoped my wife could be my confidant. I took her to the movies, talked to her about the factory, asked her about her work, and imagined the future with her. But as we talked, I realized our philosophies were different, even drastically so. Gradually, we ran out of things to talk about. And in that area, besides a few attempts on our wedding night, she rejected me afterward. I grew disheartened, and we gradually became a couple for show.
I didn't believe the rumors at work, and I even asked her about them, but she said they were just gossip and I shouldn't pay attention to them. I was really careless, thinking it wasn't a big deal and that the rumors would fade away. But I didn't expect that this time, when it really happened, she would leave and you would come.
Qiao Qinglu: "Well, you don't love her, and she doesn't love you either. This is the way most marriages are these days. But why should I be tied to you? I have a job, I can make money, I can support my children, and my marriage must be based on love."
Xiao Qinyun was a little excited when he heard this, "Qinglu, give me a chance, let me prove that I love you."
Qiao Qinglu looked at him: "We've only known each other for one day, and you've already fallen in love with me? What the hell is this, love at first sight?"
Xiao Qinyun: "I never lie. Although you and I don't look alike, the way you look at me, the expression on your face when you speak, and your every move have deeply attracted me. I couldn't sleep all night, and all I could think about was you. I've never experienced this before. If you leave me, I don't know what I would become. Qinglu, give me a chance, okay? Let me prove that I love you."
Qiao Qinglu: Although I was somewhat happy when someone confessed to me, but "I couldn't sleep the whole night, you were on my mind", what the hell is this? Did I accidentally get into some aunt's bloody drama? I need to figure it out.
While they were talking, Qiao's father and mother came back. Xiao Qinyun didn't get a reply, so he could only leave sadly and return to the machinery factory.
That night, Qiao Qinglu fell asleep after finishing her work on the space, but her sleep was restless. One moment she dreamed of herself living a single life in modern times, free and unrestrained; another moment she dreamed of herself and Xiao Qinyun living happily together; another moment she dreamed of being divorced and raising children, which made Qiao's parents very sad; another moment she dreamed of her children being bullied after going to school, and being called fatherless children, and the two children cried bitterly...
When Qiao Qinglu woke up in the morning, she had two big dark circles under her eyes. It was such a bad night.
Qiao Qinglu decided not to dwell on these feelings anymore, just let things take their own course and play the ostrich for now.
In order not to worry Qiao's parents, she quickly entered the space, boiled two eggs to massage her eyes, applied a facial mask, and applied a little concealer to barely cover the dark circles under her eyes.
She took two eggs and left the space. To be honest, she had never eaten anything produced in the space before. She didn't know if these had any good effects on the body. This was a good time to give it a try.
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