But she didn’t know when it started, she just found Lin Yujiao, her daughter-in-law, increasingly displeasing to the eye. She wouldn’t admit that she was jealous of the love between Lin Yujiao and her son, and then Lin Yujiao also lost her previous respect for her, always greeting her with a cold face, which annoyed her even more and made her dislike Lin Yujiao even more.
As such, a vicious cycle ensued, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship eventually beca irreconcilable.
Three months before they divorced, Lin Yujiao had already moved out.
At that ti, Lin Yujiao was very resolute about the divorce. Mrs. Xu, seeing this, was naturally very angry. Additionally, she felt that since she and Lin Yujiao were already at loggerheads, even if Lin Yujiao reluctantly stayed with her son, how could she possibly take care of her when she got old? She might even spoil her future grandson to be disrespectful to her.
So, Mrs. Xu also encouraged her son to divorce and find soone better afterward.
She thought that with her son’s looks and decent financial conditions, it would be easy to find soone better than Lin Yujiao.
But life is full of unexpected twists. Their family’s financial situation was decent; they owned a house of over one hundred square ters in the county and a fairly successful clothing store with an annual inco of about two to three hundred thousand.
Most importantly, Xu Jun was tall and handso. Although he only had a high school education, he was still quite appealing.
These conditions, frankly speaking, were quite good, at least well above average.
Therefore, after the divorce, during the several arranged blind dates, all the won showed interest in developing a deeper relationship with Xu Jun, and so of them even had decent conditions.
But this "decent" mainly referred to their jobs and family backgrounds, not their looks, temperant, or temper.
It was rare to find a woman with Lin Yujiao’s looks, temperant, and good temper. Not one in ten thousand, but definitely one in a thousand.
Initially, Xu Jun also tried to have a deeper relationship with two of them, but both turned out to be major disappointnts. They were not as pretty as Lin Yujiao, had worse tempers, and their characters couldn’t compare at all.
Especially one who worked in a state-owned enterprise, just a regular formal worker earning about five to six thousand a month. She was barely above average in looks but often acted superior, making him feel like he was out of his league.
Especially when they communicated more deeply, he was further disappointed. She looked slim, and her mouth was small; he thought she was a hidden path, but during their conversations, he realized she was a wide avenue.
Especially the faint scar on her abdon made him uncomfortable, but she seriously told him that it was from an appendectomy.
He was about to lose his temper at that mont. Although he only had a high school education, he knew that the appendix wasn’t located in the middle of the abdon.
Another woman had a slightly better temper and ca from a wealthy family that owned a factory. But she wasn’t an only child; she also had a younger brother. Therefore, inheriting her family’s wealth was unlikely, and even less so for him as a future son-in-law.
Of course, if it beca serious, he could benefit from her family’s connections.
But the problem was, a few days after getting to know her better, he suddenly realized that this wealthy girl, five or six years younger than him, was also deeply communicating with two other n at the sa ti.
He could tolerate many things, but how could he tolerate this? He exploded imdiately, directly confronting her about her relationships with other n. Unashad and unembarrassed, she admitted it and corrected him that it was three n, including him, making four in total.
The wealthy girl also said everyone was young, none engaged or married yet. If they got along, they would play more closely, not leaving regrets in their youth.
Once she got engaged or married, she promised she would never play around again. Then she would definitely support and teach her children and be a virtuous wife and mother.
At that mont, Xu Jun’s worldview shattered.
Later, he lost hope in eting won through blind dates, ignoring the blind dates his mother arranged for him.
Without comparison, one doesn’t realize the value of what one has. All his blind date partners, compared to his ex-wife Lin Yujiao, were utterly worthless, just a bunch of nothing.
Thus, he regretted divorcing Lin Yujiao even more and wanted to reconcile with her, to regain their sincere and precious relationship.
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointnt, and reality struck him hard once again.
...
The next day, the weather cleared up, and the sun felt warm and comfortable on his body.
In the morning, as he ran towards the sunrise, enjoying the cool breeze, he felt very refreshed.
This ti, Chen Feng had arranged to et Lin Yujiao earlier, and he brought two beautiful won with him for a morning run on a rural trail, feeling both ntally and physically relaxed.
When they reached the riverside outdoor exercise equipnt, it was just the three of them—they talked, laughed, and exercised together. Especially the two won seed to get along very well, occasionally bursting into bell-like laughter, which, along with the warm sunlight above and the gently rippling water nearby, created a beautiful and harmonious scene.
After exercising, the three walked back together, with Chen Feng leading the way, followed by the two won, until they reached the town and started encountering people, mostly on their way to work or older adults like aunts and uncles. Among them were so Chen Feng and Lin Yujiao knew, and they naturally greeted each other.
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