Chapter 153

Upon hearing Bai Jing’s words, Zhang Chunhua simply gave a cold smile.

After her husband and mother-in-law left, Bai Jing remained standing there, stunned.

Bai Jing naturally wanted to conceal what she had experienced in Lijiang.

For some reason, Bai Jing always felt that her husband would find out the truth sooner or later.

If so, will her husband immediately file for divorce?

If she hadn’t wanted to raise 500,000 yuan for her mother’s treatment in the shortest possible time, things wouldn’t have escalated to this point.

Bai Jing does not regret her decision.

After all, her mother treated her exceptionally well, a debt she could never repay in her lifetime.

Thinking about some of the things she experienced in her childhood, Bai Jing couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.

She couldn’t choose where she was born, but she really didn’t want to be unable to choose her future either.

After standing there for several minutes, Bai Jing finally returned to the kitchen.

As for Han An and Zhang Chunhua, mother and son, they had already arrived at Unit 1 of Building 16.

After stopping, Zhang Chunhua asked, “You’re really not lying to me?”

“without.”

“I don’t believe those five pubic hairs weren’t Bai Jing’s.”

“Because you hate her, you definitely won’t believe it,” Han An said. “But I’ve had it professionally examined and confirmed. Mom, I know you don’t want me to be fooled, but I’m not a child. Think about it, I’ve been running this hot pot restaurant for the past few years. Have I ever been fooled by anyone? No businessman is honest. Although I’m not exactly a cunning businessman, at least I won’t be fooled by Xiao Jing.”

“Mom is doing this for your own good.”

“I know.”

“I told you not to marry her back then, but you insisted on doing it anyway.”

“Do you think all women who have worked as tour guides are bad women?”

“I just don’t like women who have worked as tour guides.”

“So, do you label all women who have worked in Dongguan as prostitutes?”

“Is this even the same thing?”

“In my opinion, it’s the same thing. Your habit is actually like regional discrimination,” Han An said bluntly. “There are some negative news stories about people from Henan, so many people think that people from Henan are not good people. This is a typical example of regional discrimination.”

“Fine, whatever, I can’t control you anymore anyway.”

“I know perfectly well what I should and shouldn’t do.”

“Sure, you’re all grown up now, you can fly however you want.”

Unable to reason with his mother, Han An had no choice but to walk inside.

Back at his parents’ house, Han An chatted with his father for a while before picking up Binbin, who was eating cookies.

When the father and son returned home, his wife had already prepared the meal.

Stir-fried eggs with chives, fish head tofu soup, and braised clams.

After dinner, Han An wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with his wife, but he didn’t know how to start.

He hoped his wife would tell the truth, but that was clearly impossible.

The so-called truth was enough to make them divorce immediately, something his wife didn’t want to happen, so naturally they would keep it a secret for as long as possible.

Han An knew that this was his wife’s mindset, which made him feel particularly depressed.

It’s like knowing there’s a bomb in the house that could explode at any moment, and his wife knows the detonation code, but she just won’t tell him.

Because of the oppressive atmosphere, Han An wanted to leave home again.

As he was getting ready to leave, he noticed a hint of fear in his son’s eyes, so he changed his mind.

After picking up his son, who had been unwilling to speak, Han An sat down on the sofa.

Knowing his son liked animated movies, he opened the Youku app and watched “Inside Out” with his son.

He hoped his son would suddenly speak up and say that the animated movie was really good.

Unfortunately, his son didn’t say a word until the curtain fell, he just kept smiling.

After his wife took their son to take a bath, Han An leaned against the railing on the outer balcony and smoked.

As he was smoking, Han An heard a noise coming from next door.

“I’ll teach you to disobey me! I’ll teach you to disobey me! I’ll teach you to disobey me!”

Besides a woman repeating the same phrase, Han An also heard crying.

Although he didn’t see the scene, Han An knew that it was a mother disciplining her daughter.

Han An didn’t know the woman’s name, but he knew that her daughter was named Li Chunni and was mentally disabled.

Li Chunni is quite famous in the Jingli Garden residential community.

It wasn’t because of intellectual disability, but because she had been sexually assaulted by men multiple times.

Some rapists have been arrested and imprisoned, while others remain at large because their identities cannot be verified.

That’s why Li Chunni’s mother regarded all the men in the neighborhood as enemies, including him.

Hearing Li Chunni’s wailing cries, Han An became even more annoyed.

Li Chunni is actually quite pretty, but unfortunately she is mentally disabled.

Otherwise, her life would have been quite exciting.

“I told you not to get involved with men! And you still let him touch you! I really want to beat you to death!”

Upon hearing this, Han An knew that someone had once again made unwanted advances towards Li Chunni.

There was a pretty girl who would touch you but wouldn’t call the police or ask for help. She even said that if you assaulted her, you could just give her a few dollars to buy her something nice to eat.

Girls like this naturally become targets for many men to take advantage of.

Therefore, humans are actually a collection of desires; a person without desires does not exist.

A moment later, Bai Jing, who was walking out of the bathroom with her son, said, “Honey, you can go take a shower now.”

“Um.”

Han An, who could still hear Li Chunni crying after finishing his cigarette, walked into the living room.

When Han An came out of the shower, his wife was sitting on the edge of the bed making a phone call.

As for the son, he was already asleep.

“Okay, I understand. I’ll go there on Monday, thank you.”

After saying that, Bai Jing hung up.

Seeing this, Han An asked, “Where are you going on Monday?”

“Go to work,” Bai Jing added after a pause, “The general manager’s assistant just called. She also asked me to pay 100 yuan for uniforms.”

“Clothing expenses?”

“Yes, travel agencies have uniforms.”

“Like the uniforms worn by sales clerks or receptionists?”

“Yes,” Bai Jing said, “a white shirt inside, a black suit jacket outside, and then a black pencil skirt, stockings and high heels. She also said that my hair has to be up, not down, and she’ll give me a bow tie.”

Seeing his wife smiling, Han An asked, “Do you really like this job?”

“I don’t like the job, I like the feeling.”

“I don’t understand.”

“It means I don’t need to spend your money anymore.”

“We’re husband and wife, so my money is your money, isn’t it?”

“I know what you mean, but the feeling is completely different,” Bai Jing said. “If I spend your money normally, I feel useless. If I start working now, I can earn money in the future, and I’ll feel better when I spend money. If I use your money to buy something, I’ll think about whether you’ll think I’m wasting money, or whether you’ll think about how to cut back on expenses. Anyway, I know that you men like women who are a little independent. Because if you’re not independent enough, you’ll think you’re a burden.”

“Actually, you haven’t distinguished the importance of things.”