Chapter 685

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"How has Xiao Hua become scary?"

Li Zhongxian's face was full of puzzlement; he did not understand why his own wife would say such a thing.

Zhao Xintong glanced at the bedroom door, unsure whether Wang Xiaohua could hear their conversation.

So she pulled Li Zhongxian out to the large balcony outside the living room, closed the sliding door, and only then said:

"What Wang Xiaohua is showing now, put nicely is high emotional intelligence, put bluntly is shifting with the wind, doing everything only for what benefits himself most."

Hearing this, Li Zhongxian had to admit that everything has two sides; viewed from a different angle, one sees a different side.

What Zhao Xintong said was not wrong; so-called high emotional intelligence is actually catering to others' preferences, and catering to others' preferences is a kind of flattery—what is the purpose of flattery? Nothing more than seeking profit.

But in this world, who does things without seeking fame or profit?

Even the monks in temples cultivate in order to become Buddhas, and "becoming a Buddha" is actually another form of seeking something.

"So what? What do you mean?" Li Zhongxian did not resent Wang Xiaohua seeking something from him—was he not also seeking something from Wang Xiaohua?

He is helping Wang Xiaohua now, isn't it so that in the future his daughter can have a better life, and he can also gain some benefits and some fame from Wang Xiaohua?

Zhao Xintong's thoughts were different; she was more worried:

"Wang Xiaohua is how old now? At such a young age he already knows how to conduct himself and handle affairs; in the future he will surely be extraordinary. But once he becomes illustrious and successful, will he still love our Jianjian as before? I fear all our painstaking efforts will ultimately become a stepping stone for his rise in his official career."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhongxian's expression inevitably turned grave.

He had to admit that such a situation was indeed possible.

When a person reaches a certain height, many things become beyond their control.

Even love would be so.

Even if Wang Xiaohua wanted to keep his original intention, the environment might not allow it.

"This kind of thing—the eight characters don't even have a single stroke yet; let's not discuss it for now. Human nature is inherently complex and changeable." Li Zhongxian said thus.

Zhao Xintong questioned instead:

"If by then Wang Xiaohua dumps Jianjian, wouldn't our investment be a bamboo basket drawing water—all for nothing?"

Li Zhongxian said instead:

"Don't calculate things so precisely. How does that saying go? Rarely confused. Nitpicking leads to gain-and-loss anxiety, and gain-and-loss anxiety leads to accomplishing nothing. We only need to know now that Wang Xiaohua loves our daughter, and our daughter loves Wang Xiaohua. Based on that alone, we should not stand in their way. Besides, I believe Wang Xiaohua being with Jianjian can give Jianjian motivation to become more outstanding. Didn't she used to have no life goals? Now at least she wants to take the postgraduate entrance exam, and has even set her target at Tsinghua University. Wang Xiaohua can give her that goal; for us, that already counts as a good return."

Zhao Xintong was still worried:

"The principle is the principle, but I've heard that phoenix men from rural areas are hardest to grow familiar with. In our circle, how many rural men, after climbing the high branch of their father-in-law and mother-in-law, once their official careers go smoothly, turn their backs and refuse to recognize people?"

Saying this, Zhao Xintong suggested at this time:

"How about this: when Wang Xiaohua returns to the county town, we both help him and suppress him, don't let him rise too fast. At most let him be a section chief. Then our daughter will have a sense of security, and we won't have to worry so much."

Hearing this, Li Zhongxian immediately pulled a long face:

"What absurd idea is this? Have you read too many novels or watched too many TV dramas? 'Golden scales are not pond creatures'—can you and I really restrain him? If I were a County Party Secretary, maybe I could pull a trick or two, but with my current position as a section chief, how much power do I have to restrain others? Besides, what good would restraining Wang Xiaohua do us? Making secret moves—if he finds out, it will only ruin the relationship between him and Jianjian. We must not make a scene and then do that kind of stupid thing that harms others without benefiting ourselves."

Seeing Li Zhongxian react so strongly, Zhao Xintong hurriedly said:

"I was just saying it casually. I'm not worried about our daughter's future, am I? After all, we only have this one daughter."

Li Zhongxian warned:

"You must not trip up Wang Xiaohua behind my back. The eight characters don't even have a single stroke yet; he won't graduate from his undergraduate program until three years from now. If he continues to graduate school, that's at least another three years. Everything is still undecided; we should just let things take their natural course."

Zhao Xintong nodded:

"Fine, fine, fine, I'll listen to you. I was just saying it casually; don't take it to heart."

At this time, inside the bedroom.

Wang Xiaohua was calling his mother Li Xiulan.

At this time Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen had already gone to bed to sleep.

But neither could sleep, after all they had gone to Li Yuncui's home tonight to actively propose marriage, and it ended very unhappily.

Wang Zhanggen was still sulking now, feeling that Wang Xiaohua not listening to him and marrying Li Yuncui was a great rebellion against morality.

Li Xiulan chose to respect Wang Xiaohua's opinion, and quarreled with Wang Zhanggen, also feeling very displeased.

Now the two slept with their backs to each other.

Hearing the mobile phone ring, Li Xiulan got out of bed:

"So late, who is calling?"

Wang Zhanggen said coldly:

"If your phone rings again, believe it or not, I'll smash it!"

Li Xiulan ignored him, picked up the phone, and looked at the screen:

"It's Xiao Hua calling."

Wang Zhanggen was stunned, turned over, and faced Li Xiulan:

"This brat calling back so late—what does he want? Is he deliberately trying to anger me to death!"

Li Xiulan did not pay attention to him, pressed the answer key:

"Hello, Xiao Hua, what's wrong?"

Wang Xiaohua's voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Mom, I will very likely bring my girlfriend, and my girlfriend's parents, to the house tomorrow. You find some time in the morning to clean the house; don't make it look too bad."

"What?" Li Xiulan was stunned, somewhat surprised, finding it hard to believe what her ears heard, "What did you say?"

"I'm bringing my girlfriend and her parents home tomorrow."

Wang Xiaohua repeated it once more, then added a reminder:

"Her parents are county Leaders, so take this seriously—don't let them laugh at us."

Li Xiulan found it even harder to believe:

"Xiao Hua, is that true? It's the middle of the night—don't joke with me."

"I'm not joking with you; I'm serious." Wang Xiaohua wore a stern face, then continued: "Also, stop looking for Li Yuncui. She's not my marriage fate as Wu Banxian said. The one I'm bringing back tomorrow is my true marriage fate. If you don't believe me, you can ask Wu Banxian again tomorrow morning."

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