AWB Chapter 358 Disagreement
Chapter 358 Disagreement
Li Zhen: "That..."
Lu Xingchen: "That..."
The two spoke in unison, then shut up at the same time, and then spoke in unison again.
"You speak first."
"You speak first."
Then they shut up at the same time. Most of what they could see through the phone screen was each other's face, so it was easier to see each other's embarrassment. Li Zhen spoke first.
"Xingchen, I'm just asking. I don't mean to urge you. Don't feel burdened."
"I don't have any burden, I'm just worried that you might have one."
"I have no burden."
"That's good." Lu Xingchen smiled. At this moment, Xu Fanghua opened the door and came out. She said to Li Zhen, "My mother is out. We can talk again when we have time."
"Okay, Xingchen..."
When Lu Xingchen heard him say yes, he hung up the phone. He watched Xu Fanghua come over, put the phone on the coffee table, and sat back on the sofa to continue watching the Spring Festival Gala.
Li Zhen looked at the ended video call in the dialog box and couldn't help but let out a sigh. It seemed that he had brought up an unpleasant topic tonight.
Lu Xingchen noticed that Xu Fanghua was in a bad mood, so he leaned over, forked a piece of fruit and handed it to her. Xu Fanghua took a look at it, put it in her mouth, took a small bite, and continued watching TV.
Lu Xingchen asked tentatively: "What's wrong? Did you have an unpleasant conversation with Teacher Xu?"
Xu Fanghua thought for a moment, ate the remaining fruit, and put down her fork. "Teacher Xu asked me if I wanted to go to their hometown for the New Year... Actually, I don't want to spend the New Year, and I have to reject him. But if he doesn't give up, it will be difficult for me. He is now saying that we should just try to date without getting married, but what if he wants to get married by then? Even if he doesn't want to get married, will his family agree? If he doesn't get married because of me, will they blame me for delaying him?"
Although Xu Fanghua was talking about Xu Lai, Lu Xingchen felt that these questions were all tormenting her.
If she really didn't want to get married, or didn't want to consider getting married for a long time, what would Li Zhen think? Even if Li Zhen didn't say anything, what about Wang Yaning? I heard that she urged Li Wen and Li Shu to get married and have children as soon as possible, so it can be seen that she didn't urge Li Zhen for the time being just not in front of her, or for her sake.
But how long can these last?
Lu Xingchen suddenly felt a little depressed. She was sure that she loved Li Zhen, but why did she not agree readily when it came to marriage, but instead hesitated?
Seeing Xu Fanghua listing the many reasons why they were not suitable to be together, Lu Xingchen couldn't help but be distracted. It was not until Xu Fanghua noticed her confusion that she asked, "Then you didn't agree to be with him because you didn't want to get married and you were afraid of delaying Teacher Xu?"
Xu Fanghua was a little stumped by the question. "At our age, we are not like you young people who can still love passionately. After a while, we feel that love is gone and break up when the novelty wears off. At our age, we want to find a stable partner who we can live with. From this perspective alone, Xu Lai is indeed a good choice, but I no longer want to pursue that kind of stability, companionship, or even resistance."
The word "resist" once again sounded the alarm in Lu Xingchen's heart.
Xu Fanghua said: "To be honest, I am really afraid of the days like those in the past, so I like my current state of being alone too much. Even if I have a little affection for Xu Lai, compared to how I like my current self, that little affection is nothing."
At this point, Xu Fanghua reflected for a moment, "Perhaps, it could be that I don't like Xu Lai enough, so he didn't make me want to be with him at all costs..."
These words seemed to strike Lu Xingchen's soul. Didn't she love Li Zhen enough to make up her mind to be with him?
Thinking carefully, I decided to get together with Li Zhen again when Zhixing Company was established. Li Zhen was also busy manufacturing domestic chips at that time. They often lived in the same community and worked in adjacent buildings, but they often didn't see each other for a whole day. It was normal not to see each other for several days, plus they were on business trips separately...
When you think about it, in the half year since they established their relationship, the proportion of their time spent on love is actually not that much. So, it feels like they have always been in love and have no conflicts because the time they can devote to love is much less than the time they spend working.
Even when two people are together, even in bed, after passionately possessing each other, they will still talk about work.
Before, she thought these were manifestations of like-mindedness, but now, when the two of them suddenly talked about the final direction of their relationship, they discovered such differences.
Lu Xingchen suddenly remembered that when she first decided to be with him, she was worried about getting pregnant and planned to refuse to have an intimate relationship with him. So, did she have a warning line from that time on?
"Xingchen, Xingchen, what are you thinking about?" Xu Fanghua waved her hand in front of her.
Lu Xingchen came to his senses and lied subconsciously. He looked at Xu Fanghua and said, "I was just wondering... whether Teacher Xu can have a good New Year."
Throwing the topic back to her and Xu Lai, Xu Fanghua didn't continue to question Lu Xingchen in annoyance, but asked with some guilt: "Is it that I shouldn't have said such a decisive thing on New Year's Day?"
"Of course he should. Otherwise, you can ask him to spend the New Year with you first. It won't be right to refuse after the New Year."
Xu Fanghua smiled when she heard it, then she leaned over and rested her head on her daughter's shoulder, "Actually, I feel very comfortable just spending the New Year quietly with just the two of us..."
"So, I won't get married either?"
"Are you crazy?" Xu Fanghua immediately sat up straight, looked at her and said, "Li Zhen is such a good kid, you don't want to marry him, are you going to die?"
Lu Xingchen muttered, "At first I thought there was no one better than Lu Dingsheng in this world."
Xu Fanghua was startled. How could this be related to her again? She sighed, took a piece of the sweetest fruit and said, "Lu Dingsheng is a good person. From the time I married him to the time we separated, he actually did nothing wrong. The fault was my decision and their overly complicated family relationship. If he was just an ordinary person and I hadn't experienced that terrible thing, we should have lived together until old age..."
Forget about that. Xu Fanghua looked at Lu Xingchen and said earnestly:
"But your situation is different from Li Zhen's. You have been determined to be together from the beginning, and you have the same ambitions and topics. Most importantly, his family relationships are simple. His family members are reasonable and like and respect you. So, don't let my experience affect your decision. Love, marriage and entrepreneurship are like that. You have to manage it with your heart and boldness. You are so smart, you will definitely do better than me and live a better life than me."