Chapter 909 - 907: A Mom Who Always Dreams of Getting Rich
Chapter 909: Chapter 907: A Mom Who Always Dreams of Getting Rich
"After the divorce, won’t Dad take care of me anymore?"
An Shuo Hai hurriedly said, "How is that possible? If it really comes to that, your custody is definitely mine."
How could he feel comfortable leaving his daughter to be raised by Liang Xuefang?
"Actually, Mom doesn’t really take care of me, so the impact shouldn’t be that big. When I was little, my brother looked after me, and when I grew up, I could cook for myself," said Ah Chen.
An Shuo Hai was taken aback. Yes, Liang Xuefang often forgot many things because she was so focused on playing cards. The elder son was sensible and obedient, not as mischievous as other boys running wild everywhere; most of the time, the elder one was taking care of his daughter.
Thinking deeply about it is shocking; it turns out Liang Xuefang isn’t really a qualified mother.
But this is how we continued living at home, with neither of the two children saying anything, so he naturally ignored these issues himself.
At this moment, An Shuo Hai felt very guilty and quickly pulled out his phone to transfer five thousand yuan to An Miao.
Suddenly receiving the transfer, An Miao felt bewildered, thinking something had happened at home, and immediately called back.
"Dad, did you transfer the wrong amount?"
"No," An Shuo Hai said, feeling a bit emotional, exceedingly grateful that his two children hadn’t grown up crooked due to neglect; truthfully, he was lacking as a father too.
"It’s better to have a little more money on hand when you’re outside," he explained.
An Miao said, "It’s enough; I usually save money too, Dad, don’t worry, I won’t go hungry. Besides, I’ve already inquired around here; it’s easy to find a part-time job. I’m planning to train on weekends."
After An Miao grew up, he even followed An Shuo Hai for decoration work during holidays, not at all shy when outside. He never intended to be a completely obedient student for the entirety of university; he wanted to find something to do.
An Shuo Hai also knew kids need to exercise; since the child had this awareness, he wouldn’t stop him: "Be careful, the family doesn’t lack your share, do what’s within your capacity, don’t work too hard."
"Understood," An Miao quickly said, feeling a bit moved by the recent increase in concern from his usually reserved father.
Maybe it’s really because they are too far apart, and Dad is worried, he thought, understandingly.
"How is sister doing? How’s mom? Are they eating dinner now? Is sister going to register tomorrow?"
An Shuo Hai thought for a moment and decided to mention previous events to An Miao.
The elder son was already an adult, and he and Liang Xuefang were likely really going to step into the realm of divorce now; he could no longer trust Liang Xuefang so he wanted to psychologically prepare the elder one first.
An Miao was silent on the other end, leaving An Shuo Hai a bit anxious.
"Dad, it’s your decision. Mom can be unreliable sometimes. If you feel you really can’t go on, I support you. Of course, even if it really comes to that, you two will still be my parents; that won’t change," An Miao said.
In An Miao’s eyes, Dad was a very strong person, like a big tree providing shelter from wind and rain.
But often, in Mom’s view, Dad was worthless; when he was little, he couldn’t understand how his powerful dad could be criticized by Mom.
Since Xu Yue came back to the village, though, he vaguely understood that Mom felt marrying Dad was a loss.
This time it was An Shuo Hai’s turn to be silent; the elder son was so calm, which showed he had often overlooked this home too much. This home wasn’t as warm and harmonious as he thought. If Liang Xuefang as a mother was good enough, because of these things, the elder son wouldn’t say let him decide but instead wonder why it came to the point of divorce.
Now that both kids could accept it, his guilt deepened.
As for the upcoming situation, Ah Chen had long anticipated it.
After the dream premonition, she knew that as long as Liang Xuefang remained stubborn, An Shuo Hai would definitely consider a divorce. Compared to Liang Xuefang’s neglect of the two kids, he cherished them very much.
Besides, when Liang Xuefang stormed off to Li Xiaoqing’s house, Fei Xiu was watching TV and chatting with Li Xiaoqing.
Seeing her with a bad complexion, they asked what was going on.
Liang Xuefang explained the whole story: "I should have known An Shuo Hai is stubborn, but I didn’t expect him to be so persistent. Opportunities were right in front of him, but he couldn’t grasp them. Truly, he has no fortune-making destiny. If only I had ventured out after middle school, I wouldn’t have married him."
"Calm down, quickly calm down, don’t get yourself worked up over such matters." Li Xiaoqing hurriedly poured a cup of water for Liang Xuefang, "Men are not alike; some are daring and have long-term vision, some are timid and shortsighted, and that’s not something that can be changed. Otherwise, wouldn’t all men the world over have fortune-making destinies?"
"Actually, your An Shuo Hai isn’t bad—diligent, family-oriented, and good-looking, back then lots of people wanted to marry him. A person can’t be perfect; you can’t have everything. Even if investing, don’t let the family scatter," Fei Xiu said, "otherwise it’ll be a bad loss."
Liang Xuefang sneered, "Good-looking, but without a fortune-making destiny, can’t even grasp opportunity when it’s there, what’s the use?"
Although she was indeed attracted by An Shuo Hai’s looks initially, since she herself looked good, she naturally didn’t want to marry a less attractive person.
But she hadn’t thought that good looks were so useless.
"Now over forty, good looks will age, and when one can’t dress themselves well, it’s unbearable to look at."
"If he truly had vision, I’d rather he not look so good."
"Think carefully about those wealthy big bosses, how many of them look good?"
Take Xu Yue, who’s successful now, as an example; compared to An Shuo Hai’s looks, he’s really inferior.
Back then, Xu Yue even pursued her, because she was famously attractive and many loved her. But indeed Xu Yue didn’t look particularly good; neither particularly short nor tall, she wasn’t satisfied.
If only she knew, she would have accepted Xu Yue then and ventured out with him.
"Believe it or not, An Shuo Hai even wants a divorce; am I not doing this for the sake of the family? The result... Just infuriating me."
Li Xiaoqing was shocked, "He proposed divorce? Isn’t that crazy?"
"Yeah, I think he’s gone mad." Liang Xuefang said.
Even Fei Xiu was a bit confused; her impression of An Shuo Hai was that he was just an honest man, unlikely to proactively propose such a thing.
"Xuefang, I think you should be careful now. Could your An Shuo Hai have developed some other intentions, considering he’s always out? There are plenty of temptations out there. I’m not trying to provoke your relationship; it’s just the majority of men are cunning, better be careful." Li Xiaoqing’s words made Liang Xuefang explode.
"He dares!"
"Calm down, isn’t there no evidence? But you should keep an eye out, plan for yourself early. If he really has issues, it’s wise to cut your losses promptly and pay attention to family assets, lest some vixen outside cheat you out of them." Li Xiaoqing reminded.
This made Liang Xuefang restless, swiftly bid farewell to the two and returned home.
The next day, An Shuo Hai took Ah Chen to register at County First High School; originally, Liang Xuefang said she wouldn’t go, but then decided to accompany them.
An Shuo Hai didn’t know what her intentions were, but of course, he wouldn’t stop her.
He also noticed some odd expressions on Liang Xuefang’s face but didn’t think much of it.
Recently, Xu Yue left the village again, so Liang Xuefang hadn’t brought up investment again, planning to follow An Shuo Hai around and didn’t find anything wrong.
High school has military training, but it’s not long; it’ll soon be over.
Due to the commissioner’s grades, Ah Chen was placed in the top class, without any changes, the seatmate still being Pei Chen.