Chapter 494: 494 come back
In the evening, he absolutely wouldn't work overtime; all his subordinates knew this.
When Tan Shaoting got home, he saw his wife and three children making dumplings.
Chive and beef dumplings. The aroma of the filling was quite appealing.
"Dad, why didn't Yuan Xi come for dinner?"
"I don't know either. We'll go and check it out tonight."
The family of five finished their meal and then went for a stroll.
Tan Shaoting held the gifts the children wanted to give away.
"Yuanyuan, Zeng Zhenqing called today. The house has been arranged, and we can see it any time."
"Then give me the car tomorrow, the four of us will go, and I'll also check out the kindergarten."
"Wife, then I'll be left alone." It was a tone full of sorrow.
"We'll come back every day."
Tan Shaoting was very conflicted. Coming and going was too tiring, and he couldn't bear it.
"No way, I'll go over every day. I'm definitely not staying here alone. Wherever you four are, that's where I'll be."
"We have no objections. You decide, but the kids still have to go to school sooner or later."
The couple heard the children's cheers and saw Yuan Xi too.
Zhuang Jianmin also saw the couple behind them.
Looking at the couple, they truly seemed well-matched. He knew there were a few female colleagues in logistics who liked the leader, which was normal. But they just dreamed.
"Dad, hurry up." Qi Hong beckoned with a smile.
The three children ran over, took the toys from their dad's hands, and handed them all to Zhuang Yuanxi.
"We got these gifts for you from abroad. They're really fun. You can study them yourself, and if you don't get it, we'll show you how to play with them tomorrow."
Zhuang Jianmin also walked over. "Leader, sister-in-law."
The couple wasn't very talkative, fortunately, Zhuang Jianmin was alright.
Tan Shaoting didn't like this, so he decided to take the kids to the training ground to play.
"Yuanyuan, wanna join?"
"No, I'll go back and tidy up. You guys play by yourselves."
The couple didn't feel awkward at all. Truly living up to the saying, no embarrassment as long as you're not embarrassed yourself.
Zhuang Jianmin looked at the couple, then at his cold wife, and thought, never mind. He wasn't embarrassed either.
Tan Shaoting took the four children to play at the training ground, and Zhuang Jianmin joined in too.
The kids, having been cooped up for so long, finally got to play in a familiar environment and familiar ground. They were ecstatic.
Su Yuanyuan knew it would be like this, so she planned to head back.
She noticed the woman coveting her husband sneaking around at the side.
It seemed they didn't consider her worth noticing. So be it; it was what it was.
Cao Jinling saw Su Yuanyuan coming over. Originally planning to ignore her and find Tan Shaoting later for the last time.
But seeing her leisurely demeanor really irritated her.
So she couldn't help but step out from the shadows.
"Stop right there."
Su Yuanyuan smiled gently, well then, this was indeed puzzling. Those with dirty thoughts instead acted self-righteously; truly a failure of education.
She wanted to return home quickly. She intended to enter the space and had no time to chat idly here.
However, Cao Jinling felt this woman must be scared of her. Otherwise, why try to avoid her?
So she persistently blocked Su Yuanyuan's way again.
"Didn't you hear me tell you to stop? Are you deaf?"
Tan Shaoting, through his Divine Sense, was watching his wife all along. Seeing this scene, he dropped a line, "Wait for me here."
Then he ran over. The three children were puzzled but didn't feel like following. They continued playing with the Zhuang family father and son.
Su Yuanyuan folded her arms and looked at the woman. Truly shameless indeed.
"Watch your language."
"Haha. So you understand language, huh? You're just a country bumpkin who digs in the dirt. What makes you think you're worthy of clinging to Tan Shaoting? Someone like you offers him no help. You never will.
If you have any sense, leave him quickly. Stop clinging to him; he's not yours."
"Haha, today I've finally seen how shameless a person can be.
You speak so righteously. I wonder if you have any conscience or sense of shame?"
Su Yuanyuan's words were very pointed, directly hitting Cao Jinling's sore spot.
"That's none of your business. I'm telling you, you better have the sense to leave, or you won't have a good ending."
"Haha, then I'll just wait and see. There are very few who can be as shameless as you, craving someone else's man."
"You, you're the shameless one." Cao Jinling felt utterly embarrassed by Su Yuanyuan's words, leading to anger and shame.
"Who is shameless knows it themselves. There's no need to state it. Though I'm a country bumpkin, I understand propriety, justice, integrity, and honor, upholding human ethics.
Yet, to see a cadre family produce such offspring? It's indeed eye-opening. Tut-tut, what kind of family education resulted in this kind of person?"
Cao Jinling felt she was about to go mad hearing this village bumpkin speak like this?
So, subconsciously, she reached out. Actually, Su Yuanyuan felt that taking action was the best way to vent. If you can take action, then do so.
But before she could, she felt a kick from behind, courtesy of Tan Shaoting.
My goodness, this was a girl; was it really appropriate for a man like you to make a move?
Cao Jinling felt as if her hand had just risen when she was kicked away.
She strained to open her eyes to see the man in front of her, looking at her disdainfully.
This was the man she had her eyes on. This was the man she liked, and yet he treated her this way? Was it really him who did this? How could this be happening?
Even as she fell to the ground, her heart refused to believe and was pained. When a man treats you this way, what is there to misunderstand? Haha, it was laughable. She had truly been blind, thinking of persuading him this way would avoid trouble and risk. It was all wishful thinking.
Cao Jinling glanced tearfully at the man like a god in the distance. He was never hers, but it was truly heartbreaking; she really had lost in love.
Tan Shaoting took Su Yuanyuan's hand. "Are you alright?"
Su Yuanyuan smiled, "What's there to be alright about?"
"Let's go, I'll take you back."
"No need, go pick up the kids."
"Alright, be careful."
"Mm."
As Su Yuanyuan walked past Cao Jinling sitting on the ground, she said, "People should have self-awareness, and why are humans called humans? Because they have morals."
Cao Jinling just sat on the ground, tears streaming uncontrollably, in failure. The man she loved didn't love her, so she couldn't be blamed now.