The Sea Queen of 1985

Chapter 393: Chapter 393: Wronged

Ye Feng smiled. ”That school is indeed one of the top schools here in Shencheng. Both the salary and the bonuses are quite substantial.”

”If it weren’t for other things, Yao Yulan certainly wouldn’t leave that school. But now, she has no choice but to leave.”

Han Xiaorui was confused. ”You’ve said so much, but you still haven’t told me the reason!”

Ye Feng replied, ”Chen Yupeng’s cousin was also assigned to that school. Because Chen Yupeng’s parents look down on Yao Yulan, this cousin is also very disrespectful to her.”

”She constantly causes trouble for Yao Yulan at school. Yao Yulan is someone who cares a lot about her pride, and she doesn’t want to waste her time on all this nonsense, so she’s been ignoring it.”

”Even when Chen Yupeng stepped in to warn his cousin, she wouldn’t change. She’s always spreading all sorts of nasty rumors at school, leaving Yao Yulan exhausted from dealing with it.”

”Yao Yulan is torn between two choices: transferring to a new job or getting a divorce. She even had a fight with Chen Yupeng and said she regretted marrying him.”

”Chen Yupeng is worn out trying to mediate between his wife, his parents, and his other relatives. He asked me out for a drink, and he’s in a lot of pain, but he can’t bear to get a divorce.”

”I managed to talk him down after a lot of effort, so he probably went back and made up with his wife. But the core problem was never solved, and it will only escalate in the future.”

”Now you’re inviting Yao Yulan to work at Jinshan Bay. Not only is the salary high, but it’s a new environment without all that messy drama. Plus, she has a good friend like you here. I think she’ll probably agree to come work here.”

”Our kindergarten here, as well as the facilities at the primary and middle school, are among the best in Shencheng. As long as we get good teachers and focus on the quality of education, it’s bound to become a great school sooner or later.”

”Besides, the Jinshan Bay Primary and Middle School has a solid foundation. We’ve also observed that the teachers here are very thorough when it comes to the students’ moral and safety education.”

Hearing this, Han Xiaorui sighed. ”Yao Yulan has a quiet personality. She’s not good at office politics and is actually very naive. Before, she never breathed a word about divorce, but now she’s brought it up, which proves she really is thinking about it. It’s just that she still loves Chen Yupeng and can’t bear to leave him.”

”If her current living and working situation doesn’t improve, it’s certain that Yao Yulan and Chen Yupeng will get a divorce. His parents look down on her, and they don’t like that she gave birth to a daughter.”

”Although Chen Yupeng knows all this and always defended Yao Yulan and their daughter at the beginning, they are his parents, after all. They never stop causing trouble, and to keep the peace, Chen Yupeng will inevitably ask Yao Yulan and the child to make concessions.”

Ye Feng was stunned. ”Xiao Rui, how do you know all this so clearly?”

Han Xiaorui smiled, a hint of cold sarcasm in her eyes. ”Because no one in this world can completely empathize with another person’s suffering. Not even Chen Yupeng, Yao Yulan’s own husband, can fully do it.”

”On one side, you have the wife, who is calm as still water, never crying or making a fuss. On the other side, you have the old mother and father, who kick up a fuss all day long. Chen Yupeng will spend most of his energy placating his parents, which means he’ll expect the reasonable one to yield to the unreasonable one.”

Ye Feng read between the lines and quickly promised, ”I will never be like Chen Yupeng, and my grandparents would never be like his parents.”

Hearing this, Han Xiaorui burst out laughing. ”Of course. If your family opposed it, I wouldn’t marry you, no matter how good you are, how handsome you are, or how much you love me.”

”I’m not a fan of trouble. What’s the point of all that constant bickering and drama? If I could tolerate that, I probably wouldn’t have gotten a divorce in my last marriage.”

”Since I’ve already been divorced once, when I remarry, I’m definitely going to consider everything from all angles to make sure my life is good, smooth, and happy.”

Ye Feng felt a lingering fear and was secretly relieved. ’At first, my grandparents didn’t approve, but thank goodness for my uncle’s clutch support.’

’Just don’t get married!’

’That directly lowered my grandparents’ expectations. As long as I was willing to get married and have children, and as long as the other person was of good character, everything else could be adjusted.’

”Actually, you’re right to think that way,” Ye Feng said. ”Life is only a few short decades. Why live it in so much pain and turmoil?”

”If a romance, beyond the initial passion and impulse, leaves you with nothing but a chaotic mess of petty squabbles, with no warmth or comfort, then there’s no point in continuing it.”

The more they talked, the more grateful the two of them felt that the relatives around them were all so good.

「On Saturday, Chen Yupeng and Yao Yulan came over with their daughter.」

As soon as they arrived at Jinshan Bay, their daughter, Miaomiao, started playing with Pingping and An’an.

Pingping and An’an let Miaomiao play with their little pug, making Miaomiao grin from ear to ear.

Her cheerful laughter was crisp and clear.

Although Yao Yulan was greeting Han Xiaorui and Ye Feng, her eyes often drifted back to her daughter.

She noticed that when her daughter was at Jinshan Bay with Pingping and An’an, she was especially happy.

She ran around like an agile little foal, her joyful laughter as carefree as a lark’s song.

It was a thousand times better than in the city. Especially after coming back from her paternal grandparents’ place, her daughter was always unhappy.

Just yesterday, she had overheard her mother-in-law privately telling her daughter to go home and ask her mom for a little brother. She also said some other vicious things, like how boys are better than girls and calling her a ”worthless money-pit.”

Her daughter was very bright from a young age and could naturally sense her grandmother’s dislike and malice toward her.

But she didn’t want her parents to fight, so she never said anything.

’Such a little child, already carrying so many things in her heart. It’s our failure as parents, making our daughter bear so much adult displeasure and worry.’

’She’d had enough of this oppressive life herself; she didn’t want her daughter to endure it at such a young age too.’

’She was certain that Chen Yupeng loved her and their daughter, but he was also unable to cut ties with the emotional blackmail from his parents.’

’Yesterday, when she heard Chen Yupeng tell her that Han Xiaorui wanted to invite her to teach at Jinshan Bay Primary and Middle School, her heart was moved.’

’Now, seeing her daughter so happy here, with playmates and a true friend like Han Xiaorui, Yao Yulan was sure she wanted to come.’

Just as Han Xiaorui finished extending the invitation, Yao Yulan nodded and replied, ”Xiao Rui, I want to come! On Monday, I’ll apply to the education department. I’ll start teaching here at the beginning of next semester.”

Han Xiaorui was slightly taken aback by this. ”You’re not going to think it over?”

Yao Yulan smiled and nodded. ”I’ve already thought it through! The environment at my old school isn’t suitable for me anymore, and my daughter’s living situation there isn’t good either. Coming here to Jinshan Bay will be great.”

Chen Yupeng was also a bit stunned. ”Yulan, did my parents say something nasty again?”

Yao Yulan took a voice recorder out of her bag. It was a gift from Han Xiaorui.

”I never thought that an elder could say such vicious things to a child.” She pressed the play button, and the voices of Chen Yupeng’s parents came from the device.