"He's a very thoughtful person, and I like him very much. However, it's useless to just say that I like him. You two are not young anymore, you have to consider practical issues yourself." Shen Min is an experienced person, and her words are calm and rational. "You have to think carefully about the difference in status. It's not as simple as one family is rich and the other is poor. You also know very well that he is different from other men, and the experiences and meetings around him are all different. To put it bluntly, you are not from the same world."
Xia Xingchen lowered her eyelashes slightly and said, "I know."
"Marriage is a big deal, you have to think it through. First, lay out all the foreseeable problems in the future. If you two feel that holding hands can solve these problems, then get married. If you don't have enough trust in each other, don't rush into marriage." At this point, Shen Min paused slightly and looked at her daughter, "Mom doesn't want you to walk a difficult path."
Xia Xingchen knew clearly that her mother had been divorced for so many years and had lived here alone. Only she understood the sadness in her mother's heart.
"Mom, what happened between you and my dad?" Xia Xingchen finally asked. When they divorced as a child, she was not very sensible. But before that, her father showed that he loved her mother very much, and their relationship was indeed very good. Xia Xingchen still remembers that when she brought her classmates home to play, some of them expressed envy for her parents' good relationship.
At that time, that classmate's parents were getting divorced.
At that time, Xia Xingchen thought that all couples in the world could get divorced, and her parents would not go down that path. However, she did not expect that the good times would be so short-lived.
"What else could it be? I've always had a bad health and couldn't get pregnant... It wasn't the era back then. Not getting pregnant was a big mistake..." Shen Min said softly, her face dim as she mentioned the past. "Your dad always said he didn't care. But actually... your grandparents still care a lot. Every time they meet, they'll bring it up... After a while, everyone feels uncomfortable, and there's always something wrong..."
"But, didn't I already exist when you divorced?" Xia Xingchen didn't understand.
Shen Min looked at her deeply, wanting to say something, but stopped. In the end, he only said: "How old is your little sister this year? She is about the same age as you. Before he and I divorced... he had an affair with another woman outside, and even had a child..."
Shen Min was really sad when she talked about this. "At that time, he was still a good man, a good father, and a good husband in front of me, but it turned out that..."
At this point, she couldn't continue, and her hands were shaking slightly as she picked the vegetables. Xia Xingchen opened her eyes and saw that her eyes were red. She couldn't bear it, so she just said, "I'm sorry, Mom, I brought up your sad past..."
"It's good to make things clear with you. For so many years, your father didn't allow me to look for you, and I didn't dare to look for you. It's my mother who is sorry for you." Shen Min really felt guilty. She didn't dare to look for you because she was always afraid of running into Xia Guopeng and Li Lingyi. To this day, she felt that she probably didn't have the courage to accept them as a couple.
"Mom, after your birthday, come back to Kyoto with me." Xia Xingchen said, "Dabai usually lives in the Presidential Palace. I'm alone at home with no one to talk to. It's actually quite lonely. If you go to my place, just keep me company and let me make up for it, or we can make up for each other's lack of being by each other's side for so many years. Let me show my filial piety a little, okay?"
Even after she said this, Shen Min still shook her head stubbornly, "Just live here, it's nice here, without all the hassles in the city."
Xia Xingchen could see her mother's thoughts to some extent. Kyoto was probably a wound that would be difficult to heal in her lifetime. She insisted on not going there because she didn't want to touch those wounds again. So she didn't force it anymore.
It was past 8 o'clock in the evening. Xia Xingchen was lying on the bed, searching for news on his phone.
In two days, the scandal escalated. Song Guoyao accepted media interviews and refused to admit the incident. Yu Zeyao did not respond and only said that he would wait for the final judgment of the court.
Xia Xingchen thought of what Bai Suye had said before. He wondered if Bai Yeqing's uncle could be released.
Just as she was thinking, her cell phone suddenly rang. The words "Xiao Bai" flashed on the screen, making her absent-minded. Xia Dabai was playing games on his IPAD. When he heard the phone ring, he turned around and lay on top of her, "Is it Xiao Bai?"
"Yeah." Xia Xingchen sat up from the quilt, "You play by yourself, I'm going to go out and answer the phone."
"Go ahead, go and fall in love!" Xia Dabai waved at her.
Xia Xingchen was wrapped in a cloak and answering the phone outside.
"Are we there yet?" Xia Xingchen asked.
"Yeah. It's been a while. I've been busy and haven't had time to call."
"Hasn't he eaten yet?" Xia Xingchen was worried.
"Really." Bai Yeqing's voice was very low, "If you were here, you could bring me food right now. I have to stay up all night in the office tonight."
In fact, Xia Xingchen has never been to the General Office. Of course, she can't just go to the Presidential Office for no reason. It's not a place that anyone can enter and exit.
But, hearing him say that, she felt distressed. If she were in Kyoto now, she might really make dinner and send it over. If she couldn't send it to Baiyu Palace, she would send it downstairs.
"You should at least eat something. Isn't there a chef on duty in Baiyu Palace?"
"I've asked the secretary to prepare it."
Xia Xingchen nodded. Then he asked, "Do you really want to stay up all night without sleeping?"
"We wasted a lot of time in Liangcheng yesterday and today. Many things have happened at the same time. We must finish them tonight."
She couldn't help him. She just said, "You are so busy. Dabai and I will go back in two days. You don't have to come to pick us up. We will go back the same way we came here. Nothing will happen."
Bai Yeqing didn't say yes or no, so Xia Xingchen naturally didn't understand what he meant. However, he was very busy over there. She heard Leng Fei's voice. He said a few words to Leng Fei over the phone, and then he turned around and talked to her, "I have something to do here, you go to bed first, I won't call you tonight."
"Okay." Xia Xingchen responded.
Bai Yeqing paused for a moment and said, "See you in two days."
"goodbye."
He was obviously very busy, and hung up the phone after listening to her. Xia Xingchen stood at the door holding the phone and sighed softly. He was so busy, and she could only watch and couldn't help. This is probably what my mother said... They are not from the same world!