GBP Chapter 131 You're so selfish!
Chapter 131 You're so selfish!
"Rongzhong, what brings you here at this hour?" Kang Xinyi heard the commotion outside and came out to see what was happening. He saw his eldest son at the gate of the courtyard and quickly greeted him.
"Oh dear, I've lost track of time. I'm going to cook. Xiuzhen, when you're done writing, give me a copy!" Ma Xiuyun said, quickly getting up, saying goodbye to Kang Rongzhong, and running home.
Kang Rongzhong held up the bag of fruit in his hand and said to Kang Xinyi, "I just finished class and came to see you since I had nothing else to do."
Deng Xiuzhen turned around and only saw a tall, slender figure wearing trousers and a white shirt. She assumed it was Ma Xiuyun's husband and didn't pay any attention. She continued chatting with the other women about facial beauty.
"Rongzhong, what happened?" Kang Xinyi asked.
"It's alright, you don't need to worry." Kang Rongzhong recalled the scene he had just witnessed and couldn't help but look up outside.
“Rongzhong, don’t keep everything bottled up inside. Tell us if something’s wrong. Even if we can’t help, it’ll make you feel better if you talk about it!” Kang Xinyi saw Kang Rongzhong look up and assumed he was trying to change the subject again.
"Dad, Mingzhu has found someone else in the US and wants a divorce," Kang Rongzhong said, raising his hand to rub his face, his expression somewhat forlorn.
Kang Xinyi fell silent. What could he say? He had initially opposed sending his children abroad to study. What was so great about foreign countries? Couldn't they support themselves in China?
My wife said before that if the couple were separated for a long time, there would be problems. And now it's come true.
But my son must be in a bad mood right now, how could I possibly stab him in the heart at this time?
"If you ask me, if Mingzhu really has someone else, you can't keep her even if you want to. Are you going to chase her all the way to the US? Even if you do, if she's determined to leave, you'll still have to leave, right? It's better to cut your losses and get a divorce..."
"What nonsense are you spouting?!" Kang Xinyi interrupted Ma Xiuyun and shouted loudly.
“I didn’t say anything wrong. If someone wants to get a divorce, how can you keep them? You might as well get a divorce and find someone else, like Xiuzhen in our courtyard. I heard she’s divorced. You could go find her.” Ma Xiuyun was straightforward and spoke her mind directly.
"You long-mouthed brat, you talk too much!" Kang Xinyi yelled at Ma Xiuyun, then, regaining his composure, asked, "Xiuzhen? Which Xiuzhen?"
“That’s the one who was telling us about skincare in the yard just now. She’s divorced and raising her child alone in Kyoto to study. Isn’t she living a good life? Why are you being so fussy and petty, bro? You’re not as carefree and clear-headed as Xiuzhen!” Ma Xiuyun spoke quickly and decisively. Before Kang Xinyi could yell, she turned and ran to the kitchen.
Kang Rongzhong remained silent, his expression unchanged, but the image in his mind became clearer.
“Rongzhong, Xiuyun doesn’t think things through, don’t blame her. However, I think there’s some truth to what she said. If we really can’t persuade her to stay, we should make plans as soon as possible.”
"Well, Dad, don't worry about me. I'll think about it some more. The main thing is Sile. If we just get divorced like this, I'm afraid she'll stay in the US with her mother forever, and it will be difficult to see her again."
Kang Xinyi was also somewhat troubled. Kang Sile was his eldest grandson. It's said that fathers love their eldest grandson and mothers love their youngest child, and he loved Kang Sile to the core. Just like Kang Rongzhong, he genuinely didn't want to give up custody of his grandson.
But how do you fight for custody?
It's obvious we can't win!
Firstly, Wei Mingzhu is the mother, and the divorce judgment is biased towards her; secondly, Sile has spent more time with Wei Mingzhu, so their relationship is definitely deeper than with Kang Rongzhong; thirdly, even if they win the case, if the mother and daughter don't come back, wouldn't it all be for nothing?
The father and son were both deep in thought, one sighing and the other meditating like an old monk.
Ma Xiuyun didn't care what the father and son were thinking. All she thought about every day was how to make money. She thought about it while eating, sleeping, working, and even when she was idle. Of course, she hadn't had a moment of leisure lately.
While she was busy, she suddenly thought of something: Deng Xiuzhen's facial masks have such good skincare effects, isn't this a great opportunity to make money?
Impatient as she was, she hurriedly ate a couple of bites of rice and, without waiting for the others to finish, went straight to Deng Xiuzhen's house. She knocked on the door, and without waiting for Deng Xiuzhen to answer, she went straight in and said bluntly, "Xiuzhen, how about we open a beauty salon together?"
Opening a beauty salon? Deng Xiuzhen thought Ma Xiuyun was quite shrewd, but she herself didn't want to do it because she wasn't short of money.
She has money on hand and rent from her apartment, so she can easily stay wealthy until the property value increases. Besides, starting next May, there will be a two-year stock market bull run. If she just buys some stocks, she'll have more money than she can handle, so she doesn't need to do any of this.
Ma Xiuyun was a little anxious and nudged Deng Xiuzhen, saying, "Last time I said I would introduce you to a cleaning job or a restaurant job, but your daughter disagreed. It is indeed hard work, but your child feels sorry for you. It's fine if you don't want to do it."
But you don't have much money either. Your child needs to go to school. She's sensible and works part-time to save up for her tuition without you having to worry about her. But as her mother, you must feel sorry for her, right?
The beauty treatment you mentioned today isn't expensive, but the results are obvious. It would be a great business opportunity to open a shop!
You have the technical skills, I have the marketing experience; if we work together, we're guaranteed to make money!
"But I don't have much money on hand. Opening a shop requires investing money, right?" Deng Xiuzhen couldn't say that she had money but didn't want to do it, otherwise she would definitely attract thieves or even bring trouble upon herself.
"You have to do something, right? Do you really want to sit at home and live frugally on the money from selling your old house, waiting for your daughter to graduate from university before you start earning money to support her?"
"Isn't this too selfish of you? I was just praising you, and now it's all for nothing!" Ma Xiuyun felt that Deng Xiuzhen was a bit unacceptable. Everyone is a parent who works hard for their children. How can a mother do nothing and only think about relying on her children?
Upon hearing Ma Xiuyun's words, Deng Xiuzhen realized a problem: she was pretending to rent a place here and living frugally, so that she would not stand out in the eyes of outsiders.
But it's impossible not to do anything. How can a mother with a child, who has hands and feet, not do anything?
Such behavior is not tolerated by the public.
After thinking for a moment, she came up with a suitable excuse: "I didn't say I wouldn't do it, it's just that I only have this much money, which is not enough to open a shop. If I lose money, I won't have any money to live on, and that will be a burden on my children."
"Oh, I see. Xiuzhen, I'm sorry, I misspoke. Please don't take offense!" After hearing Deng Xiuzhen's explanation, Ma Xiuyun felt she could understand and immediately apologized.
"Sigh!" Ma Xiuyun returned home, didn't even wash the dishes, and sat there sighing repeatedly.
"Xiuyun, where did you go? Why are you like this as soon as you come back? You were quite happy before dinner." Kang Xinyi asked.