While Ji Hong was eating noodles, Li Yaohui came back.

He ran the car until midnight at night, got up early in the morning to pick up people at the train station, his body was a little unbearable, he planned to come back and sleep for a while, but seeing that Meng Lan and Ji Hong were there, he was embarrassed to speak, sat and talked for a while, changed his coat and left in a hurry.

After he left, Ji Hong said to Chu Jun with emotion, "You are still blessed to find a down-to-earth and capable man, Meng Lan and I are not as good as you." ”

Chu Jun said, "Don't be sarcastic about me, what's the use of being practical and capable, you won't make money or coax people, you will suffer with him in vain." ”

"You can't say that, Shen Ke will make money, Chang Jiang will coax people, won't they all be unreliable in the end?" Meng Lan said, "I understand now, as long as the family is happy, the children are obedient, and the husband and wife are loving, life is a little harder and more comfortable." ”

"Yes, yes, Meng Lan is right." Ji Hong chewed the beef in his mouth and said vaguely, "Chu Jun, you are now the happiest person among the three of us, you must treat Lao Li well, cherish him well, and be happy with him all the time, on behalf of me and Meng Lan to be happy, you know?" ”

"If you say stupid things, can happiness still be represented?" Chu Jun said, "If the two of you are not happy, how can I be embarrassed to be happy alone, the three of us are happy, which is the real happiness." ”

Happiness, huh? Meng Lan thought about how to truly have happiness, she once thought she was the happiest person in the world, but that happiness was just a soap bubble, which burst when she poked it.

As soon as she thought of this, she felt very dazed and didn't know how to go down, but Ji Hong was right, fortunately, there was Chu Jun, a happy representative, so that she and Ji Hong could still see a ray of sunshine and a glimmer of life in despair, so that they would not be completely disappointed in life.

At noon, the three of them went to school to deliver meals together, and after returning for a full meal, they went their separate ways.

The adult world is so helpless, no matter how painful and tired you are, you can't pick and choose at will.

When Meng Lan returned home, he found that Shen Ke had never returned, and he left early in the morning, and he didn't know where he went.

In fact, it is not easy for him, he has been working hard since graduation, because the burden is too heavy, rarely stops, in the eyes of everyone is the benchmark of a model man, and now he suddenly fell off the altar, not only the work and family are gone, but the reputation accumulated over the years has also been ruined, for him with super self-esteem, it is indeed a devastating blow.

Meng Lan hated him, hated him, and pitied him.

She even thought that if she hadn't been too serious and couldn't tolerate sand in her eyes, if she could have turned a blind eye to her husband's misdeeds like many, many other women, would Shen Ke not have fallen to the point where she is today?

But she couldn't.

Cheating is not a vice of smoking, drinking, and gambling, you can get over it if you endure it, even if Shen Ke almost strangled her to death last night, she feels that she can be forgiven, but cheating can't be forgiven.

Not to mention that she is only forty years old now, even if she is seventy or eighty, she is also unforgivable.

That's her bottom line.

People can be kind, they can be indifferent, they can have no quarrel with the world, but they can't have no bottom line, and people without a bottom line will only be treated as weak and bullying sheep, and they will never get the respect and attention they deserve.

……

Shen Ke didn't come back until the evening, Meng Lan was faintly worried, wanted to call him, but felt that it was unnecessary, in case he was there Ah Lian, wouldn't he be in vain, I don't know how reluctant Ah Lian thought she was Shen Ke.

After Shen Yu got out of school, he saw that his mother was the only one at home, there was a ready-made supper on the table, and a shopping advertisement for only 998 was broadcast on the TV, and his mother fell asleep holding the remote control, and she didn't even hear him enter the door.

Shen Yu walked lightly in front of his mother, looking at her brows and tired face that she couldn't open even in her sleep, she felt very uncomfortable, and slowly squatted down and put her face in the crook of her mother's arm.

Meng Lan woke up suddenly, thinking it was Shen Ke, and subconsciously wanted to dodge.

"Mom." Shen Yu called her.

Meng Lan came back to his senses and found that it was his son, patted his heart and said, "You child, why are you silent, scaring your mother." ”

"Mom." Shen Yu screamed again, wanting to say something but didn't say anything.

"What's wrong?" Meng Lan asked strangely, "Why did you suddenly get up?" ”

"Nothing." Shen Yu stood up and said, "Mom, if you're sleepy, go to sleep first, don't worry about me." ”

"I'm not sleepy, it's just that the show was too boring just now, and I accidentally fell asleep." Meng Lan said, "Hurry up and wash your hands and eat!" ”

"Oh." Shen Yu put down his schoolbag and washed his hands.

During the meal, Meng Lan sat opposite him as usual and asked the sentence that had been repeated countless times, "Is it delicious?" ”

"It's delicious." Shen Yu nodded.

Meng Lan became happy and looked satisfied.

Shen Yu ate a few bites, stopped his chopsticks, and said as if he had made a lot of determination, "Mom, otherwise, let's move out, right?" ”

"What?" Meng Lan sat up straight in shock, flustered in his heart, and reluctantly smiled, "What kind of stupid thing are you talking about, why are you moving out?" ”

"Mom, don't hide it from me, I saw the divorce agreement." Shen Yu simply told the truth.

Meng Lan was shocked and grabbed his son's hand, "Xiao Yu, listen to me, the agreement was signed by me when I had a conflict with your father some time ago, and now we have reconciled......

"Mom, I'm not a kid anymore." Shen Yu interrupted her.

Meng Lan paused, at a loss under his son's insightful gaze.

After so long of hard work to disguise and conceal it, she still didn't hide it in the end, which made her feel guilty and uneasy.

"Xiaoyu, it's my mother who is sorry for you......" She apologized to her son in a low voice, she didn't know what to say except for apologizing.

"Mom, don't think so, you didn't feel sorry for anyone, it's not your fault at all, if you insist on saying that you have anything wrong, it's that you didn't tell me earlier." Shen Yu held his mother's hand and said.

"I'm afraid it will affect your studies." Meng Lan said.

"How is it possible, it's because you're thinking too much, how can I be so vulnerable?" Shen Yu said, "Although I really want to have a complete home, I want my mother to be happy, if you reluctantly live with your father for me, I won't be happy."

In fact, when you and Dad had a problem from the beginning, I felt it, but I didn't dare to ask, just like you were worried that I would worry about you, and I was also worried that you would worry about me, so we all pretended to be nothing, hid from each other, deceived each other, and thought that it was for each other's good, but in fact, you forced a smile at home every day, and I worried about you at school every day, and none of us had a good time.

I know that you have not said that you are afraid of affecting me, but Mom, you don't want to think about it, I will be eighteen after the New Year, if I am affected by my parents' feelings to study, it can only mean that my psychological quality is too poor, then your more than ten years of teaching and education are not in vain, you are such an excellent mother, is it so unconfident in the children you have taught by yourself? ”

Meng Lan was in tears when she said this, her son's sensibility made her sad and gratified, she thought she was the person who knew her son best, but she didn't expect that this child who came back every day and shouted that he was hungry had already quietly grown up when she didn't pay attention.

He is no longer a child who needs her to cross the road hand in hand, no longer a fledgling bird, but a thoughtful, insightful, confident and optimistic young man with an independent personality.

Meng Lan felt proud and satisfied at this moment, as if an artist had completed a great creation with his life's work, and he had no regrets in this life.

"Son, you can be so sensible, mom is really happy." Meng Lan said with tears in her eyes, "In the past, my mother thought too much, and always thought that it was good for you to hide from you, but she didn't take into account your true feelings, and caused you to worry about your mother every day for so long, and my mother apologized to you and assured you that there will be nothing to hide from you in the future, and I will ask for your opinion if I can't make up my mind, my mother is getting older day by day, you are growing up day by day, and in the future, I want to ask you to take care of my mother, okay?" ”

"Mom, don't worry, I'll cover you in the future!" Shen Yu patted his chest and said.

"Okay." Meng Lan choked up and nodded, tears raining down.

Shen Yu walked around to his mother and wiped away her tears for her mother, "Mom, don't cry, cheer up, find a house and move out tomorrow, with me with you, you don't have to be afraid of anything." ”

Meng Lan cried even more fiercely, "Mom chose to take you out of the house, and I didn't ask for your opinion, the future life will definitely not be as good as it is now, will you blame Mom?" ”

"Of course not, it doesn't matter if your mother is suffering, Mom, if you persist for a few more years, I will be able to support you." Shen Yu said.

Meng Lan laughed with tears in her eyes, "You kid, do you have to hook out all the tears of your mother's life, let's eat, my mother knows that you are a good child, and my mother is waiting to enjoy your blessings." ”

Shen Ke was not mentioned in the dialogue between the mother and son, because as soon as he mentioned it, he would inevitably mention Ah Lian, Meng Lan didn't want to block his son, and Shen Yu didn't want to block his mother, so this family member who disappointed them was deliberately ignored by them.

After Shen Yu finished eating and writing homework and went to sleep, Meng Lan sat on the bed alone with a fluctuating heart, she was very sad and reluctant to move out of this home where she had lived for many years soon, and then she felt a little helpless when she thought of the new life she was about to start.

The road ahead is long, the future is uncertain, and it is not just courage that can be smooth sailing, but no matter what, this step will eventually be taken.

Shen Ke didn't return all night, and the next morning, Meng Lan sent Shen Yu away, freshened up, and went to the housing agency in good spirits.

At this time, Shen Ke had just woken up from Ah Lian's bed.