Chapter 516: Chapter 516: Heart-to-Heart

“Wait for you to come back!”

With just this, Tang Chuxia was stunned.

She just looked at Gu Beihuai.

Shocked eyes.

She thought Gu Beihuai would talk about divorce, pretend to be ignorant, but he just spoke about waiting for her to return.

“Gu Beihuai, you are so foolish!” Tang Chuxia stood up. She didn’t continue the topic mainly because it was too heavy.

Gu Beihuai grasped Tang Chuxia’s hand, “Yes, otherwise I wouldn’t have been bullied by you!”

Tang Chuxia: …

Suddenly, she became somewhat worried. If one day she truly disappeared, what would he do?

Just then, an acquaintance passed by. Tang Chuxia busied herself greeting them, which prevented the conversation from continuing. Otherwise, she wouldn’t know which direction this conversation could take.

The two continued walking toward the Zheng Family’s house, both of them silent during the rest of the journey.

But once they arrived, she saw the Young Aunt pulling Tang Chuxia over to talk.

“Have you heard?”

Tang Chuxia looked puzzled at her Young Aunt.

Since the Young Aunt had been pregnant, she had been carefully protected by the Young Uncle, hardly allowed to run about, and if the baby couldn’t be born, the Young Uncle probably wouldn’t let her go out alone.

Now she was really struggling, which is why she was so excited to share gossip the moment she saw Tang Chuxia.

“What’s the matter?” Tang Chuxia helped the Young Aunt sit down. Seeing that Gu Beihuai was outside talking with Grandpa, knowing he had things to do, she then turned to the Young Aunt.

“Su Lan’s funeral was arranged by the Young Uncle’s school administration. Do you want to go and see?” The words of the Young Aunt truly shocked Tang Chuxia.

She hadn’t expected Su Lan to receive such treatment after her death.

However, she quickly realized that such behavior was quite normal.

After all, there shouldn’t be any relatives left here for Su Lan, the only relative being Wu Siyuan. But Wu Siyuan disappeared after cremating Su Lan.

Although Gu Beihuai said that Wu Siyuan had manipulated her, Tang Chuxia believed that if Wu Siyuan really could avenge Su Lan, then being used a bit shouldn’t be a problem.

She just hoped he wouldn’t regret it.

“I will go!” Tang Chuxia still had some good feelings for Su Lan. Regardless, she had provided her with many clues. Considering those clues, it was only right to pay her respects for 15 minutes.

The Young Aunt sighed, “Originally I thought your Young Uncle liked girls like Su Lan, who seemed to be from a different world from me. Who would have thought she had such a hard life!”

The Young Aunt didn’t know the true situation about Su Lan, and probably the Young Uncle hadn’t clarified it to her.

Su Lan’s funeral probably shouldn’t be visible. Otherwise, the school administration wouldn’t have made a big deal of arranging Su Lan’s funeral.

Tang Chuxia chatted with the Young Aunt for a while before going to find Grandmother and relayed Su Lan’s matter. Grandmother straightforwardly said, “It’s clear. They want to see who will attend her funeral, to see if it can disturb some of the rats lurking in the dark!”

Grandmother always saw right through things.

Tang Chuxia nodded along.

It was such a principle.

She just hoped it wouldn’t be entirely ineffective.

“How does Grandma feel about my cousin going abroad?”

Tang Chuxia didn’t continue asking about Su Lan, instead, she thought of her cousin.

Grandma waved her hand, “His parents are just too anxious. Sending him out so early isn’t necessarily good. If it weren’t for your little brother going with him, I would have disagreed!”

Her cousin was at an impulsive age, and sending him off to face all the troubling matters in a foreign land alone wasn’t wise—you must understand, abroad is not like home, racial discrimination, skin color discrimination, all of it could break him down.

But none of these things would change anything by just talking, one had to experience them to truly understand.

Having lived abroad herself, Tang Chuxia naturally understood Grandma’s words.

“With little brother and cousin together, there shouldn’t be a big problem; they can discuss what to do!”

Tang Chuxia offered a phrase that wasn’t exactly comforting, but Grandma smiled.

“You do think ahead. Let’s not talk about them anymore. Now, about you. You and Huai have been married for a while; when are you planning to have children?”

Grandma looked at Tang Chuxia’s stomach.

Tang Chuxia wanted to tell Grandma that she had just consummated her marriage with Gu Beihuai last night, and even at the fastest, there shouldn’t be a child in her belly yet, but such words were hard to say.

“Grandma, what if I decide never to have children in my lifetime?”

Tang Chuxia thought Grandma would scold her, but Grandma said, “What can be done about it? If you don’t want to give birth, no one can force you. As long as you’re happy, that’s fine!”

“There are some things you need to understand. If you have no children, as long as you can withstand it, that’s fine. The path is yours to walk, and the consequences to bear in the future will also be yours alone!”

Grandma patted Tang Chuxia’s shoulder, “Although they say a woman needs to bear offspring, nobody is required to give birth. I had your uncle and your mother because I love children, not because someone forced me!”

With Grandma’s capabilities back in the day, what she said was indisputably true.

Tang Chuxia was plunged into deep thought.

“Of course, you still have to consider—while you may choose not to have children, can Huai accept that? Can he accept a life without children?”

Seeing that Tang Chuxia did not react, Grandma continued, “A woman only has a few years to have children, and once you are no longer young and men reach an age where they desire the company of a child, what will he do? Do you think he can overcome his internal needs and stay by your side forever?”

Love is the most wonderful thing in the world, but love has an expiration date.

Grandma never believed in men’s vows; she only trusted herself.

Even though Grandpa was very good to Grandma, she still remarked, “Your grandpa had doubts when he was young too! No one is a saint. Can you truly put all your trust in someone?”

Tang Chuxia didn’t know how to refute.

In her previous life, Tang Chuxia lived in a very loving family that was wealthy enough to support her in pursuing her dreams. Even so, she dared not hope for love and preferred dating over marriage.

“How will you know if you don’t try?” Tang Chuxia murmured to herself.

Grandma just smiled, “Then you can try. No one else defines anyone’s life. You always have to go through it yourself to know whether it’s good or bad.”

In this regard, Tang Chuxia greatly admired Grandma. Though her words seemed ordinary, they made Tang Chuxia perceive the wisdom bestowed upon the old woman by the years.

“Even if love disappears, there’s still kinship, but remember, never pity men, never empathize with men. When two people are living together, they should support each other, not just have one side giving!”