"But my dad didn’t agree, did he? And in the army, through the matchmaking of the leader and my eldest maternal uncle, he ended up with my mom. Even without my mom, my dad would never have married your mom," Gao Jiaxing said before adding, "My dad and your mom practically grew up together, if he truly had feelings for your mom, he would’ve married her a long ti ago. Before my mom ca into the picture, my dad already rejected your mom; it’s your mom who’s been unrequitedly in love, thinking that as long as she pleased my grandma, she could marry my dad."
"And besides, your mom’s been married to your dad for many years now and has borne three sons. You and your eldest brother are about to get married and have kids. She’s still fixated on my dad, afraid that the whole production team doesn’t know about it, like she wants to flaunt it. I’ve never seen anyone like your mom. Although your family’s status within the production team might be higher than mine, haven’t you noticed how unpopular your mom is?"
He Xuebing fell silent. Having grown up in the production team, he was all too familiar with it, as well as his mom’s reputation. Indeed, his mom was not particularly liked by the others there.
Gao Jiaxing continued, "I won’t ntion other things, but like today’s incident, your mom was clearly in the wrong. You couldn’t even stand listening to what she said, and she’s even the Won’s Director. Bingzi, let tell you, I know pretty much all the educated youth here at Youth Point, especially the female ones, and Secretary Li’s background isn’t simple either. If your mom keeps this up, and one day sothing fatal happens, even your dad won’t be able to save her."
He Xuebing rembered how Dong ihua would co to call, and his mom would imdiately leave the cooking and run off with Dong ihua. He followed them to Secretary Li’s house and overheard his mother’s words, which also left him dissatisfied. So, in this mont, hearing Gao Jiaxing’s words, He Xuebing had no retort and was thinking about how to make his mom change.
That day, Gao Jiaxing told He Xuebing a lot, hoping He Xuebing could persuade Li Shengi. If Li Shengi cald down, the production team would have much fewer conflicts.
He Xuebing returned to the He Family with a heavy heart, and right away saw Li Shengi with her swollen, red eyes, sobbing, "Bingzi, do you not want a mom anymore, how could you leave mom behind?"
Li Shengi was truly heartbroken. Unlike others who favored the eldest or doted on the youngest, Li Shengi’s affection was strongest for her middle son, He Xuebing.
It was because He Xuebing was the most handso, combining the best of Li Shengi and He Hongjun’s features, making him Li Shengi’s proudest son. Not like the eldest, who was average-looking, or the youngest, who resembled He Hongjun. Li Shengi felt He Xuebing was the son who took after her.
He Xuebing said, "Mom, why are you crying? Where’s dad?"
"Your dad’s gone out," Li Shengi cried out, "What kind of fate is this, so bitter. What’s the point of living, I might as well be dead."
"Mom, why would you say such things?" He Xuebing said, rubbing his temples with a headache, thinking that his furlough back ho was even worse than staying in the army for training.
"I’m sad, I’m heartbroken, I want to cry—aren’t I allowed?" Li Shengi went on about her misery, resorting to crying, making a fuss, and threatening to hang herself.
"Mom, if you go on like this, I’m leaving. I’m going back to the army and won’t co back again," He Xuebing said.
"Wuwu, what use was there in having you..."
"Mom, stop going on about it, my head hurts," He Xuebing said, covering his head and crouching down.
Seeing her son like this and realizing he wasn’t faking, Li Shengi gasped in shock and rushed over to check on He Xuebing, "Bingzi, what’s wrong, don’t scare . If anything happens to you, I won’t want to live either."
"I’m okay," He Xuebing said, though he didn’t get up.
Li Shengi hurriedly said, "Let give you a massage," and began to rub He Xuebing’s temples.
He Xuebing said, "Mom, let tell you the truth, things aren’t going well for my brother and in the army."
Li Shengi’s heart tightened, and she sat down with He Xuebing, saying, "Why isn’t it going well, who’s giving you trouble?"
"Mum, being in the military isn’t that simple. My brother and I endure much more hardship than others. Coming ho was supposed to be about relaxing a bit, but it hasn’t turned out that way at all. I’m starting to regret taking leave to co ho. If I had known the house would be in such chaos, so much hassle, I would have been better off staying in the army and training."
He Xuebing didn’t ntion the specific hardships he had faced in the army or how tired he had beco, but the gloom on his face was enough to break Li Shengi’s heart.
"And your brother, why hasn’t he co back?" Li Shengi asked.
He Xuebing replied, "Brother joined a special training program and asked to visit ho this year. He’s also worried about the family and wouldn’t be at ease if he didn’t visit."
Continuing, He Xuebing looked toward Li Shengi and said, "Mum, can you stop causing trouble? Why can’t you just live your life peacefully? Otherwise, you might as well quit being the won’s director. You should focus on spending ti with Dad and taking good care of my little brother."
Li Shengi hurriedly shook her head. "No, no. If I’m not the won’s director, what status would I have in the village? Zheng Xianghong would laugh at ."
"But Mum, as the won’s director, have you ever done one good thing? Have you fulfilled your duties with dedication?" He Xuebing asked weakly.
"How can you say I haven’t?" Li Shengi responded.
"From what I’ve seen, all Mum does is stir up trouble, and what I’ve heard is nothing but foul language from your mouth. If it weren’t for Dad’s sake, you would’ve lost the position of won’s director long ago. Look at how many people have complaints against you," He Xuebing said helplessly.
Li Shengi was about to retort but saw her son was in a bad state, so she quickly compromised, "Alright, alright. Mum promises to change for the better. Bingzi, please don’t be angry at Mum."
He Xuebing skeptically said, "Will you really change, Mum? If you don’t, I won’t co back to see you anymore."
"I’ll change, Mum will definitely change," Li Shengi assured.
Only then did He Xuebing smile, feeling that sotis his mother was quite good—so long as she didn’t cause trouble, she was the best mum in the world in his eyes.
Li Shengi added, "Now that Mum has promised to change, can you promise one thing?"
"What is it?" He Xuebing asked.
"Just promise your mum, it’s for your own good," she insisted.
Hearing this made He Xuebing even more wary of agreeing and he firmly said, "Let’s just leave it if you won’t say what it is."
In the end, Li Shengi had no choice but to say reluctantly, "Mum thinks Dong ihua is a good match. Why don’t you try seeing each other, just to try it out? If you don’t like her after trying, Mum won’t force you."
He Xuebing shook his head. "Mum, I don’t like her."
"But I like her," Li Shengi said. "Bingzi, of all your brothers, Mum loves you the most. Besides hoping for your success, Mum’s only wish is for you to find a daughter-in-law who gets along with her, so we can have a good mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship. That would really put Mum’s mind at ease."
"Why do you automatically assu that the person I find won’t get along with you?" He Xuebing said, feeling helpless.
"Bingzi," Li Shengi said, "Mum truly thinks Dong ihua is not bad. She’s well-matched with you and a woman with wide hips is good for childbearing and is considered fortunate. Mum has the experience and definitely won’t make a mistake in this."
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