As she spoke, she told him about Xu Gengnian marrying Li Xiaona and the necessity of his second wife. Finally, she said, "You're usually so busy with work, so you definitely don't have the time or energy to find a partner. Therefore, Xiao Rui and I have to find one for you. However, we can't introduce a young wife like Li Xiaona to you. We can only introduce a woman around your age. Of course, if you have someone you like or like, you can tell us. Then we won't have to look for a matchmaking agency. "
Lu Zhouxing stroked her little head lovingly and sighed, "Qingman, you've really grown up!" Lu Qingman smiled and said, "Dad, aren't you talking nonsense? I've grown up a long time ago. I'm already over 30 years old." Lu Zhouxing shook his head and smiled. "But in my eyes, you'll always be a child … Let's forget about this matter. I won't consider it!" His tone was firm and didn't allow her to say more. Lu Qingman was stunned and said, "Dad, why don't you agree? I've already told you why we're finding you a partner. Not only is it necessary, but it's also very necessary. It's even necessary, urgent … "
Li Rui also tried to persuade him, "Dad, Qingman and I both know that you love my mother deeply and don't want to marry a second wife. Also, you're old and don't want to suffer anymore, but …"
Lu Zhouxing didn't wait for them to finish and waved his hand. He smiled and said, "I know you two have good intentions, but I really don't want to suffer anymore. You only think about the benefits, but you don't think about the disadvantages. Remarrying isn't as simple as marrying a partner. Alright, it's getting late. You two should wash up and rest early. I'm going back to sleep. "After saying that, he walked out of the living room and went to the bedroom.
Li Rui and Lu Qingman looked at each other. No one expected the old man to be so sensitive about this matter. He actually rejected it without any persuasion. What should they do?
Before going to bed, the couple analyzed the reason why Lu Zhouxing had rejected the proposal. They both believed that he actually didn't have much resistance to remarrying. What he was worried about was that if he married an old partner, he would be forced to "marry" the old partner's family.
A woman in her fifties or sixties must have children, and her children must have already married and given birth. This was a large family. In addition, she also had sisters and brothers, which made up several large families. In addition, her maternal and paternal relatives made up several large families. In addition, her children's wives and sons-in-law represented several large families. All these people together formed a term often used in ancient times, "nine clans." With so many families gathered, there were at least a hundred people, and at most a few hundred people. If a commoner were to marry such a woman, there might not be any problems when facing so many relatives behind her. However, if a provincial governor were to marry such a woman, there would be a lot of problems when facing so many relatives. Not to mention anything else, just the fact that these people came to ask for benefits was enough of a nuisance.
Compared to these problems, the political risks and reputation problems caused by remarrying were not worth mentioning.
Li Rui and Lu Qingman both firmly believed that Lu Zhouxing had rejected remarrying because of this.
Once the root of the problem was clear, it would be easy to solve. Li Rui suggested, "Then let's find a woman with a weak family background and few branches of the bloodline for Dad. From her ancestors to her generation, all of them are only children. She either has no children of her own, or she is the only child. It would be best if her children were to develop abroad. This way, it would save Dad a lot of trouble. What do you think? "Lu Qingman laughed," This is good, but where can we find such a woman? Moreover, she has to meet our requirements in terms of age, personality, appearance, social status, cultivation, and other aspects. I feel that it's not easy to find her. "Li Rui said," It's okay, we can slowly find her. It's not urgent anyway … "
The next day, after accompanying Lu Zhouxing for breakfast, the couple drove back to Qingyang City. Although Li Rui really wanted to see Gao Zixuan again, he did not have a valid reason to look for her. He could only suppress his longing for her and obediently go home to visit his mother's grave.
The two drove out of Jingnan at 8: 30 a.m. and returned to Qingyang City at 10 a.m. After arriving home, they picked up Li Jianmin and rushed to Qingyang City's Evergreen Public Cemetery, which was located in the northern district of the city.
There were only three cemeteries in Qingyang City. Evergreen Public Cemetery was the second largest of them. It covered an area of nearly a thousand acres and had a total of three hundred thousand blessings. Li Rui's deceased mother was buried in this cemetery. When Li Jianmin chose a grave for his deceased wife, there was no special reason why he chose this cemetery. It was only because this cemetery was located in the northern district of the city.
The family of three rushed to the parking lot outside the main entrance of the cemetery and parked the car. Li Rui carried the items used for worship in one hand and held Lu Qingman's thin waist in the other. He followed behind his father and walked into the cemetery.
After entering the cemetery for less than ten meters, five or six people came from the opposite road. There were both men and women. At first glance, it was obvious that they had finished their worship and were heading back. Li Rui casually glanced at them. Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure at the back of the group.
"It can't be, right? What a coincidence! "
He saw a woman who was very similar to Ding Yijing in both appearance and figure. However, the woman was walking at the back. His gaze had to pass through the people in front of her, so he could not see her clearly. As soon as he thought about meeting her here, his whole body heated up. His face burned and his heart beat wildly. He was very puzzled. Didn't he already have her? Why was he so excited to see her?
He opened his eyes wide and stared at the woman's face, but before he could see the woman, he first saw a woman in her fifties walking in front of her. The woman looked old, but she couldn't hide her beauty. Her clothes were of high quality, and the way she walked was very imposing.
It was fine that he did not see the woman's face clearly. However, when he saw her face clearly, Li Rui was so scared that his scalp went numb. All the hair on his body stood up and he almost peed. Without thinking, he hurriedly lowered his head. He was inexplicably terrified. "It really is her. It really is her. The woman in front of me is her mother. I've seen her with several times."
That woman was Ding Yijing's mother, and the woman who looked like Ding Yijing behind her could only be Ding Yijing.
A long time ago, Ding Yijing's mother did not know about her daughter's relationship with Li Rui. However, after Ding Yijing's divorce, she began to care about the strange men who appeared around her daughter, such as Ding Yijing's old classmate, Li Rui. At that time, Ding Yijing and Li Rui's relationship had changed. In the end, she saw the two of them on two dates in front of the Ding family's house. She mistakenly thought that her daughter divorced her ex-husband because of Li Rui. She also suspected that Li Rui only wanted to play with her daughter. Therefore, she targeted Li Rui several times and scolded him until he was in a sorry state every time. Later, Li Rui was so pressured by her that he had no choice but to promise in front of her that he would marry Ding Yijing. She also believed him.
This was the relationship between Li Rui and Ding Yijing's mother. Therefore, Li Rui owed this "cheap mother-in-law" an action, which was to marry Ding Yijing. Moreover, he would never be able to do this. He also knew that he was in the wrong, so he planned to never see Ding Yijing's mother again, lest she ask about this matter and cause a fierce conflict. Ding Yijing also very formally reminded him not to give Ding Yijing's mother a chance to question him face to face. Otherwise, he could forget about living a good life. Therefore, he was afraid that Ding Yijing's mother would recognize him and come over to confront him face to face. Of course, it would be fine if he was the only one being attacked by Ding Yijing's mother. However, he was accompanied by his wife, Lu Qingman. Whether it was Qingman who found out about his ambiguous relationship with her daughter, or Ding Yijing's mother who found out that he had married a new wife who was not her daughter, it would directly detonate a nuclear bomb. At that time, he would probably be blown to pieces in an instant, and he would never be able to live again.
Li Rui thought that he had hidden very quickly and lowered his head as soon as he recognized Ding Yijing's mother. However, Ding Yijing's mother happened to catch a glimpse of him when he lowered his head. Even though he had lowered his head, the sensitive Ding Yijing's mother still noticed that he was a man who looked very familiar regardless of whether it was his face or his height. She was slightly startled, stopped in her tracks, and carefully sized him up.
Li Rui had already noticed from the corner of his eyes that she was observing him. He was so scared that his heart and liver were about to split open. If there was a crack in the ground at this time, he would definitely crawl into it without thinking, lest it cause a world war.
At this critical moment, it was Ding Yijing who saved him.
Although Ding Yijing did not discover his existence early on, she noticed him when her mother stopped to observe him. When she saw him, she also saw Lu Qingman beside him and immediately realized that the woman was his wife. If her mother went to confront him face to face, not only would he not be able to escape her mother's anger, he would also have to bear the brunt of his wife's anger. Thinking of this, she did not dare to be negligent. She hurriedly went forward to grab her mother's arm and dragged her forward as she asked, "Mom, what are you looking at?"
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