After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Lan Yujuan buried her head in her food, silently reminding herself:

The same mistake must never be made twice.

As the old saying goes: "Mountains may crumble, and rivers may flow away."

No matter how tempting a man's promises may seem, nothing beats having a stable job and income of your own.

Parents will grow old day by day, and children will grow up slowly. Only when she stands on her own two feet can she face any storms in the future without fear.

The food on the table smelled delicious, but some people found it tasteless and ate absentmindedly.

Lan Yujuan made up her mind, and when she looked up again, she found that Chen Mo had only eaten two bites before preparing to put down his chopsticks.

"I'm full, you can continue eating..."

Before Chen Mo could finish his last word, he saw Lan Yujuan pick up her chopsticks and smilingly place a piece of fish belly on his plate.

"Are you really full?"

Chen Mo's ears turned red, and he looked down at the fish in the bowl.

He then glanced discreetly at the two people beside him, who were engrossed in watching the video.

After making sure no one was watching, he raised his hand to touch his nose, then silently picked up his rice bowl again.

"If you want to eat, you can still eat some more."

Lan Yujuan's eyes crinkled into crescent moons with laughter, and she pressed her advantage, placing a piece of green vegetable on his plate. She looked at him tenderly and said:

"You have a meeting this afternoon, so make sure you eat well."

"Take good care of yourself while you're on your business trip, and remember to call me. I'll miss you."

"Come back as soon as possible, I'm waiting for you at home!"

A few simple words instantly dispelled the gloom between Chen Mo's brows.

In that instant, he seemed to have figured out a lot.

Everyone's work has value and cannot be measured solely by income.

He should not take it for granted that just because he earns more money at his job and his partner earns less, his partner should unconditionally give up their job to accommodate his schedule.

After lunch, Chen Mo sat at the bar for a while longer.

After drinking a cup of coffee personally brewed by Lan Yujuan, and seeing that the number of customers in the shop was slowly increasing again, he reluctantly got up and left.

No sooner had Chen Mo left than Lan Qingqing slipped behind the bar, working while gossiping:

"Sis, Beijing is so great!"

"How could you not cherish such a great travel opportunity?"

Lan Yujuan turned her head, glared at the little girl, and said with a sullen smile:

"If I leave, it'll just be you and your master left in the shop. Will you be able to manage?"

Lan Qingqing shuddered as she recalled the customers in the shop that morning, but she still gritted her teeth and said:

"Making money is nothing if it's tiring."

"My mentor said that if the business can continue like this, we can definitely hire one or two more trainee baristas."

"The key is you!"

At this point, Lan Qingqing said with a worried expression:

"Sis, I didn't mean to scare you."

"My brother-in-law is so handsome, has such good prospects, and is always away on business trips for so long."

"If you don't come along and keep an eye on things yourself, what if those glamorous women outside take advantage of the situation... don't you think?"

Lan Yujuan had just finished cleaning the coffee utensils in the pool. She shook the water off her hands, then flicked her finger and tapped Lan Qingqing on the forehead, making Lan Qingqing laugh in exasperation.

"What's going on in that little head of yours all day long?"

"If your brother-in-law really wanted to cheat on you, how could I possibly stop him?"

"As for temptations, where are there no temptations? It's not just the capital that has its share of alluring women; we have plenty in southern Hunan too."

"If two people want to have a long-term relationship, it depends on their character."

"A person who truly wants to cheat can create the conditions even if they don't have them; why would they need to specifically wait for a business trip?"

Lan Qingqing let out a loud "Ouch!" and exaggeratedly covered her forehead with her hand.

But on second thought, I also wholeheartedly agreed with Lan Yujuan's words.

"Yes, what you said is true, sis!"

At this moment, Qi Lei, who was making coffee nearby, jokingly said with a smile:

"In my opinion, Mr. Chen is a man who is serious about his career, not the kind of man who is full of scheming ideas."

"It's unlikely he cheated."

"I think Mr. Chen might be worried that with such a beautiful woman like Boss Lan, our coffee shop has a constant flow of all sorts of customers every day."

"I'm afraid someone might try to steal his girlfriend while he's away on a business trip."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan's face immediately turned bright red, and she rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight Qi Lei.

Qi Lei shrank his neck, picked up the freshly brewed coffee, chuckled, and slipped away quickly.

Lan Qingqing stood to the side watching, bending over and laughing until her stomach hurt.

"Oh, right, sis, I suddenly remembered something funny, let me tell you!"

"There's a family at the entrance of our village. The man there is very honest. He gets up early every day to fetch water for the fields and leaves early and returns late."

During the off-season for farming, I would also work as a laborer in a nearby town, handing over all the money I earned to my wife. I supported a family of six on my own.

"His wife neither works in the fields nor goes to work; she stays at home cooking and taking care of the children, and visits other people in the village in her spare time."

"But then, guess what happened?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan's heart tightened, and she whispered a guess:

"Could it be that the lady of that house has found a new lover?"

Lan Yujuan also loves to listen to gossip, especially after she started writing novels.

Even the trivial matters in life that I used to disdain can now be savored with relish.

Over the years, her research into rural gossip and her personal experiences have taught her a lesson:

Many people in life actually wear masks and are not as they seem inside as they are outside.

For example, the woman Lan Qingqing mentioned, who married into their hometown village and stayed home alone, raising three children and taking care of her elderly in-laws.

The woman may seem to enjoy visiting other people's homes, but she might not actually do anything out of line.

The man, who appeared to be an honest man to outsiders, left early and returned late every day, doing odd jobs in town whenever he had free time, and was rarely home.

That honest man may not necessarily behave himself when he's not home.

As Lan Yujuan worked, she slightly turned her head, waiting for Lan Qingqing to continue.

"Oh dear, you've all guessed wrong!" Lan Qingqing said smugly.