Chapter 1258 - 1258 "Them"
1258 “Them”
Xia He looked at the smile on Jiang Shu’s face and felt extremely envious. She had been married before and knew very well what life was like after marriage.
In the beginning, the man would always pick the nicest things to say. After the woman really married into the family, everything would change. The new daughter-in-law always ended up having to do everything. If she also had a difficult and willful mother-in-law, she would only end up suffering through the days!
Xia He could choose to get a divorce because she had the backing of her influential maternal family, but there were many women like Li Gui who had to endure the hardships no matter what. Li Gui was lucky to have given birth to a capable girl like Qiao Mei. Otherwise, she would still be suffering in that small county city! Zhang Wei and Zhang Chao also would not be so filial to Li Gui now.
Seeing that Xia He was a little hesitant, Jiang Shu quickly said, “I don’t have any other intentions by showing you this today. I just want you to see how much my son likes you. That’s all. Otherwise, this kid will still keep everything to himself! I’m just putting in the effort for him, but it doesn’t mean that you must like him and marry him.”
Xia He did not understand why Jiang Shu would say that. She was in such a hurry to make Xia He either her daughter or daughter-in-law just now, was she not? However, she was saying something completely different now.
“We’re both women and we both know how it is. I think my son is fantastic because he’s my son, but others may not feel the same way. My son has his own issues and only you will know if he’s suitable for you. You have to clearly see for yourself if my son is the person you can entrust your future to. Make sure you don’t ruin your own life,” Jiang Shu said earnestly.
This was the first time Xia He had met such a reasonable person. Anyone else’s parents would be urging Xia He to be with Deng Fan immediately. They would not advise the girl to consider her decision carefully.
Looking at how serious Jiang Shu looked, Xia He suddenly felt like crying. Although Xu Lan loved Xia He very much, she never showed it outwardly. She may have done many things for her children, but she never said what she did. It was very difficult for them to feel her love for them.
However, Jiang Shu was different. She was like the wind in spring, bringing vitality and coolness at the same time, making people feel very relaxed. Xia He realized now why Deng Fan had such a personality. It was closely related to his upbringing.
“I understand, Auntie. Thank you for telling me so much, but aren’t you afraid that I’ll run away! You said just now that you like me very much!” Xia He joked with Jiang Shu.
“I’m not afraid! If things don’t happen, then you can be my daughter! It’s my son’s loss, not mine. There’s nothing for me to be afraid of. Furthermore, it still depends on our respective capabilities! It’s not like I’m not helping him to get a wife, so he can’t blame me if he’s not capable enough,” Jiang Shu said as she pouted.
The two of them chatted animatedly for a long time. Jiang Shu had actually never taken a close look at Deng Fan’s things and only knew that he had such a compartment. Xia He quietly looked through everything for more than an hour. She had almost forgotten about those past days in school. She did not expect Deng Fan to notice everything and even note it down.
This part of her life was like a very long story. In the past, she had always looked at the world from her own perspective and that was also how she recalled her experiences. She did not expect these memories to be about “them” rather than only her now.
As she closed the last one of Deng Fan’s diaries, Xia He took a deep breath and felt her thoughts gradually becoming clearer. That feeling of love that she had never dared to admit to herself in the past also started to well up in her heart.
However, she was not an impulsive person who would immediately want to be with Deng Fan after seeing all these things. She still wanted to observe Deng Fan for a while and she would only marry him if he met all her requirements.
“Thank you, Auntie. You let me know so much,” Xia He said.
“I should be the one thanking you. All these years, my son has been working hard so that he can be worthy of you as soon as possible. You probably don’t know this, but my son was a delinquent in junior high school! He’s a notorious one in this area! After he entered high school, he suddenly became a different person one day. It was like he underwent a transformation,” Jiang Shu said.
Xia He knew that the change was most likely because of her.
Back then, when she ran into the delinquents who bullied her friends, she stepped out to teach them a lesson. She even had a clash with Deng Fan and both refused to back down.