Sit at the wrong table on a blind date, get married to the heir of a billionaire family

When Wenwen heard this, she didn't dare to respond at all.

From his previous words, she knew that Shen Tulong's mother had a hard life - his father had another woman outside.

Wenwen had no intention of prying into the other person's privacy, but she felt that the atmosphere had become serious and awkward, and she regretted asking so many questions.

Shen Tulong spoke calmly, as if telling someone else's story: "Many people advised me to get married early and let go of my idea of ​​not getting married. Many people told me that marriage is a good thing, that two people working hard together will bring happiness. But I experienced my parents' failed marriage when I was young. I saw that they clearly didn't love each other, but they insisted on living an unhappy life."

Shen Tulong had long seen through the essence of marriage.

Marriage is like forming a team to fight monsters and level up.

If you must be together, either both of you are mediocre or both of you are excellent; but if one of you is ambitious and the other just wants to live a simple life.

When both parties have no common language, marriage is a disaster.

Especially the weaker party, who will be suppressed by the stronger party for their entire life.

Shen Tulong sighed softly, "My mom said that when she was young, she had a man she loved, but she was forced by her family to marry my dad. She suffered a lot with my dad. The older generation was conservative and there was no option for divorce. You could only follow your husband wherever he went... Later, my dad made some money outside, and I thought good things were coming."

When he said this, Shen Tulong sneered. This was a family story that made him ashamed.

"My father made a fortune and instantly forgot about his wife. He started living a carefree life with his mistress and came back to file for a divorce."

When Wenwen heard this, she suddenly thought of Zheng Hongjie - in fact, her experience with Zheng Hongjie was a little similar to this.

While I was working hard to take care of the children at home, he was living a luxurious life with his beautiful mistress outside. He was stingy with the family but spent money lavishly on the women outside. He was extremely extravagant.

It is said that there is no true empathy in this world, but at this moment she can understand the pain of Shen Tulong's mother.

Shen Tulong: "My mother didn't want a divorce. She endured it hoping that my father would return to her because of the hardships they had endured together. She worked harder and saved more money. She didn't even bother buying a new piece of clothing year-round. She behaved more and more like a virtuous woman."

"But what's the point? These useless virtues are a burden in the eyes of men. My dad's mistress's pair of shoes is enough for my mother's living expenses for a year. Not only does he not feel sorry, but he is happy to see her dress fashionably... So, don't think that you can impress a man by being virtuous."

Wenwen listened to him quietly, and a question suddenly occurred to her mind: "Are the villagers taking good care of your mother? Otherwise, it would be really hard to persevere."

Shen Tulong shook his head unexpectedly:

"The villagers are very nice to me, I admit, but yes, my mother is not so tolerant."

"what?"

Shen Tulong: "Rather than sympathizing with my mother's tragic experience, the villagers were more likely to criticize her, accusing her of not being virtuous enough, saying she wasn't a good wife, and accusing her of not keeping an eye on her husband."

"what???"

Shen Tulong: "When I was little, I never understood why the whole village blamed my mother for not being a virtuous woman even though it was clearly my father who did something wrong. Now I finally understand, it's because women are weak - when men make mistakes and can't find the reason, they will put all the blame on women! Because she has no ability to fight for herself."

Shen Tulong will never forget that his mother was scolded and criticized by the villagers for being unvirtuous and not considering men.

Wenwen listened quietly, her heart aching.

She wanted to hand him a bottle of water, but was afraid of interrupting him, so she could only stand quietly behind him and act as a silent listener.

Shen Tulong: "I watched my mother grow older and older. She once had her own hobbies and had come a long way from her youth. But because of this marriage, she spent the rest of her life as a nanny and laborer... No one around her understood her. Later, she was so exhausted that she was hospitalized. At that time, the villagers were still gossiping, saying that her serious illness was due to her bad treatment of her husband."

Wenwen couldn't bear to listen any longer, and her eyes even turned red.

Shen Tulong paused. "So, what does marriage bring to women? Sometimes I really can't understand why people have to get married? Why do they have to drag their lives from a stable life into a swamp? And then endure the judgment of those around them?"

Wen Wen could only comfort him like any other person would: "Maybe... maybe they thought that one more person could help more, 1+1 is greater than 2, and two people working together is always better than one person fighting alone..."

In fact, she herself had experienced a failed marriage, and she felt guilty when she said this, but at this moment she could only use such useless words to comfort Shen Tulong.

Shen Tulong listened and smiled.

He continued, "Do you think my mother's story ends here?"

Wen Wen: "Did your father finally regret it, reflect on his actions, give up the mistress outside and return to the family?"

Shen Tulong was very calm: "Later, my father went bankrupt. He went from being a big boss to being penniless and owing a lot of debts. The woman outside finally left him... But everyone said that his bankruptcy was because of my mother."

Wenwen: “Why?”

Shen Tulong: "They said it was my mother's constant crying that ruined the family's feng shui and ruined my father's luck, causing his business to plummet."

Wen Wen: “Ah???”

She is mute.

Shen Tulong: "Fortunately, in the end... I don't know what went wrong with my dad, he actually agreed to a divorce. Unfortunately, just after the divorce procedures were completed, my dad suddenly died of an acute illness. So my mom raised me alone, and she passed away a few years later."

Shen Tulong paused, bent down, and wiped the name on the tombstone with his big hand.

"After my father died, the rumors still plagued my mother. Everyone in the village said that my mother was unlucky. Because they had already divorced, my mother was not even allowed to enter the ancestral tomb, so she had to be buried here in the mountains."

Wenwen was silent for a long time.

"Actually, you're already pretty powerful now... You can relocate your mother's grave anytime..."

"No need!"

Shen Tulong's tone was full of indifference.

"I believe that if my mother were still alive, she would prefer the freedom she has now. I visit her every year... As for the others, it doesn't matter."

Shen Tulong was clearly suppressing his emotions. "I hate the atmosphere in this village the most. Why should women be blamed for men's mistakes? Blaming all the men's incompetence on women is useless."

He stood up and looked at the mountain scenery in the distance.

"Later, when I became capable, the villagers, perhaps to curry my favor, suggested burying my mom and dad together, but I flatly refused. My mom used to love coming to the mountains to pick flowers and herbs. It was more peaceful here, free from the gossip and rumors."