Chapter 74 Loose Sand
My mother's marriage to Lin Hui was undoubtedly a failure. The young rich girl's rebellious period came too late. She met a handsome young man who was a hero who saved the beauty in a bar, and she fell in love with him and couldn't stop.
The more her family opposed, the more paranoid she became. She gave up everything she had to marry a penniless boy. When the passion faded, she had to face the mess in her marriage.
Love without material possessions is just a mess.
This is the truth that Lin Jingchuan's mother taught him since he was a child.
During their 203-day marriage, Lin Jingchuan hadn't been without his share of anxieties. Zhao Tingyu's presence in Xu Mo's life was too strong. He was a few years older than Xu Mo, and had more experience than a young man, so he wasn't as prone to showing all his emotions on his face. He could manage to remain calm in the face of her and Zhao Tingyu's relationship. But to say he didn't mind at all was impossible.
He'd indeed been jealous, but he'd convinced himself that the rift between them was irreparable, and even if there was affection, it was only a spent force. He'd also compared Xu Mo's feelings for him, and compared them to Zhao Tingyu's, Xu Mo's feelings for him were indeed more indifferent, but he'd also convinced himself that she wasn't the same eighteen-year-old girl she'd been. While she might not have the same passion for love, she might have a deeper understanding of the truth of indifference. No emotion could withstand the passage of time. He was already her husband, and as long as he stayed by her side, slowly and steadily, Zhao Tingyu's shadow would eventually fade.
They had quarrels during their more than 200 days of marriage, but he still felt that this was the happiest and most peaceful time in his life.
Even though he had told himself countless times that he should not care about Lin Hui's affairs, when he saw Lin Hui trying to escape at the airport and the supplier holding a knife to demand a debt like a gangster, he realized that he could not bear to do it after all.
Asking him to go back and inherit the company was fake, but asking him to fill the hole was real.
Lin Hui is still his father after all.
It is only natural that a son should pay for his father's debts.
He had no family ties with the Fei family anymore, so the Zhang family extended a helping hand at this time, offering to advance his salary and lend him money. They immediately transferred five million yuan to his card. This was certainly not free of charge, as he needed to work in Zhengxin until Zhang Hui gained a foothold in Zhengxin.
After taking the money from the Zhang family and giving it to Lin Hui, all his assets were left with only the house in the city center.
He transferred the house to Xu Mo and asked for a divorce from her.
She was so smart that she had guessed long ago that he might have proposed breaking up because of the pressure from Lin Hui, and said that she could share any difficulties with him.
He smiled. She was too young after all.
The debt was his, so why should she be trapped in it with him for the rest of her life?
She is still young and Zhao Tingyu can give her a better life.
Lin Jingchuan knew that he shouldn't have too much hope, as there was still a lot of work to do in the second half of the year. Afterwards, he didn't come to see her for a long time.
It was not until six months later that Xu Mo asked him to meet at the Sichuan restaurant where they had dined together.
Her hair was cut much shorter, from long hair to shoulder-length hair, making her look younger, neat and tidy, with bright eyes.
She exchanged a few pleasantries with him, speaking in a very normal tone: "How are you doing recently?"
Lin Jingchuan pulled out a chair and sat down, pouring her some tea: "I'm fine, how about you?"
The faint fragrance of osmanthus is stimulated by the boiling hot tea, and hot mist slowly rises from the rim of the cup.
"Not bad." She looked at him.
The two were silent for a while. Neither of them was the pretentious type, and no one took the initiative to bring up matters of the heart.
Xu Mo drank the tea he poured for her and talked about Dudu's illness a few months ago.
Lin Jingchuan was surprised, but Xu Mo told him not to worry, saying that he was cured now and the doctor said it was because he had eaten poisonous cat food.
Lin Jingchuan reminisced for a while and remembered that Xu Mo had indeed changed Dudu's food once.
Xu Mo said: "I was unemployed at the time, and I went to the hospital to visit Dudu every day and brought him delicious food. It was a coincidence that I came up with the idea of making my own pet food after this incident, and I just did it."
Lin Jingchuan was stunned for a moment, then looked at her bright eyes and felt that it was reasonable. She was a very outstanding person, strong-willed, smart, and knew where to put her efforts. When she went in the wrong direction at the beginning of a project at Lan Da, she was able to quickly turn around and get on the right track with someone's reminder. She was a person with ideas.
Xu Mo said: "Luckily, I had worked on a project for Landa before, so I had some experience in the feed industry. After running a self-media account and accumulating some followers, I started with pet snacks and have already found some customers on some e-commerce platforms."
"Dudu has also become an Internet celebrity. Let me show you." Xu Mo took out her mobile phone and opened the account homepage to show him.
Lin Jingchuan tilted his head slightly, and there were many eating videos of Dudu on his homepage.
"After Dudu was discharged from the hospital, I fed him several types of cat food, but he vomited a bit. Then I decided to cook for him myself. I make all the food myself, using ingredients fresh from the market. Dudu likes it, so I'm relieved. Unexpectedly, it's become popular with so many people. Now I want to expand my business," said Xu Mo. "But I'm facing some difficulties. Cat food is no longer just feed; it's actually food. I'm not a professional formula technician, so I feel a bit overwhelmed."
Lin Jingchuan looked at her: "Do you want me to introduce you to a formulator?"
Xu Mo nodded. "You've been in the feed industry for over a decade. Your connections and experience are much richer than mine. I also learned online that Landa and Chengshin also have pet businesses."
When she heard the word Zhengxin, Lin Jingchuan's lips moved. She really knew that she had gone to Zhengxin.
"Sorry, I may not be able to help you." Lin Jingchuan said.
Xu Mo: "Why?"
"Although Landa and Cheng Shin are both leaders in the feed industry, their pet food business is primarily OEM. Under this business model, the client provides the formula and raw materials, while the factory is solely responsible for production. Therefore, the factory itself has not developed the ability to formulate pet food."
Xu Mo understood: "So that's how it is. I guessed you guys were doing OEM for a brand, but I didn't expect that even the formula was provided by the brand."
"You're right. Feed and food are two completely different fields. However..." Lin Jingchuan paused and took out his phone. "I do know someone here. He's a young doctor with a PhD in animal nutrition. He was quite outstanding at Lan University but has been away for a while. Like you, he also wants to work in the pet industry."
Xu Mo: "Okay, please give me the contact information."
Lin Jingchuan lowered his eyes, his bony fingers operating on the screen: "I told him."
"Yeah." Xu Mo smiled, "Thank you."
Lin Jingchuan turned off the screen. He held the white porcelain cup in his hand, and the cup wall was a little cold.
Xu Mo casually told him a few things that happened recently, in a plain and simple manner.
Lin Jingchuan responded absentmindedly, and Xu Mo also felt that he seemed to be uninterested in these topics, so she stopped talking.
It was not until the two of them were about to finish eating that Xu Mo found the waiter and prepared to pay the bill.
Lin Jingchuan finally spoke: "Did you ask me out just to talk about this?"
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