So she asked, “How old is Mr. Gu?”

Although Yang Qing was a little puzzled as to why Tang Man asked this way, she still thought about it for a moment. In fact, she usually didn’t pay much attention to this aspect, so she hesitantly gave a familiar answer, “Maybe around thirty-four years old.”

She wasn’t too sure.

Tang Man almost laughed at Yang Qing’s naivety, “Isn’t this his first marriage?”

Yang Qing was sure about this. After all, Gu Yuanke had told her about this before they started dating, so she nodded, “He said that he had delayed it before because of some things and had never started a family.”

Tang Man had always had a reserved trust in what men said, so she continued to ask, “Does he have any illegitimate children?”

Yang Qing shook her head, “Yuanke is not that kind of person.”

Fine.

Tang Man had always had no scruples in front of Yang Qing. She directly rolled her eyes and said, “Mr. Gu doesn’t look like he’s from an ordinary family. In that kind of family, as long as they get married, they will definitely want children. Look at how old you are now, in your forties, not thirties, and not twenty-five!”

“Mom, I don’t want to see you next time on a sickbed or at your funeral.”

Elderly pregnant women giving birth can lead to the death of both mother and child, especially a woman like Yang Qing who has been well-treated. At such an age, she looks well-maintained, but once she becomes pregnant, it’s different. With Madam Yang’s temperament, if she gets pregnant, I’m afraid a lot of people won’t have peace.

When Tang Man said this, Yang Qing also hesitated.

She had previously agreed to Gu Yuanke’s proposal. Firstly, she liked this person. She hadn’t felt so comfortable being with someone for a long time, more than a year, and hadn’t gotten tired of it.

Secondly, he treated her very well, basically giving her whatever she wanted and never getting bored of shopping with her, unlike some young kids who were passionate, but too passionate all day long, as if they had some inexhaustible vitality, making a lot of noise, which was a bit too noisy.

But she had never thought about having children. When she was pregnant with Tang Man, it was also an accident. It was because of that accident that she had taken a leave of absence to give birth and then got married directly.

That marriage left Yang Qing with too bad an impression, which led to her never having the thought of getting married for many years. This time, it was also because she felt that Gu Yuanke was a very good person, and marriage was unavoidable. But if she had to have children, she couldn’t help but hesitate.

She was extremely afraid of pain and death, disliked all dangerous and thrilling games, and was someone who didn’t even dare to ride a roller coaster.

Therefore, without any hesitation, Yang Qing spoke up, saying in a very naive manner, “Then I’ll go back and ask Yuanke. If we want to have children, then let’s not get married.”

Although she liked Gu Yuanke, it was just a matter of liking. She hadn’t reached the point of being willing to give up everything for the other person.

Tang Man’s brows moved a few times. Although she had long known about Madam Yang’s personality, not having seen her for a long time, she was still involuntarily shocked by this temperament.

Her mother looked like the kind of innocent flower commonly seen in idol dramas, but in fact, Tang Man felt that it was more appropriate to describe her as a man-eating flower – heartless and carefree. Otherwise, when she divorced back then, she would have directly packed up her things and moved out of the mansion, leaving behind Tang Man who had just learned to walk, without even looking back once.

Being heartless and carefree was, in the end, just selfishness.

But sometimes, Tang Man felt that this kind of selfishness wasn’t bad. Although she had longed for familial affection in her childhood, it was only for a brief period of time. Her birth actually didn’t lack love, and after reading more books and experiencing more things, she understood a principle.

Always be a little more forgiving towards one’s mother.

Because the one who made the mistake first back then wasn’t Yang Qing, so she could be willful. In today’s world, it was much better for a woman to be a little heartless than to be devoted.

Otherwise, the fate of the abandoned first wives of Old Tang’s fox-friends would also be the fate of Yang Qing.

After finishing her words, Yang Qing felt that she had solved a big problem and instantly felt relaxed all over. So, she linked arms with the very conflicted Tang Man and walked towards the washroom, saying that she had bought a few bags from abroad recently. In the end, she suddenly remembered that Tang Man’s birthday was coming up soon and asked what gift she wanted.

Tang Man didn’t take it to heart. She had no desire for these things and told Yang Qing to send anything.

When the two of them returned to the private room together, Gu Yuanke had already paid the bill. The two men were sitting together, talking about something. Upon seeing the two women coming in, they immediately stood up.

It was already late now. Their meal had taken two hours.

When Tang Man came, it was almost six o’clock. Now it was around eight o’clock. For people who were used to staying up late, it was obviously still very early.

However, she had been very tired from work these past two days and had even worked overtime for a few hours yesterday. She just wanted to go back and rest early.

She was just about to go out to hail a taxi when the youth who had been walking beside her suddenly spoke up, “How is senior sister getting back?”

Tang Man was just opening the ride-hailing app on her phone. Upon hearing this sentence, she reflexively replied, “Taking a taxi.”

Only after saying it did she realize something and raised her head to look at the person who spoke.

Pei Ling looked at her with a smile. Because they had just left the restaurant, they were walking on a stone path. In front was a street lamp. Most of the street lamps were dim yellow, like the only warmth in the night, which was why moths would throw themselves into the fire.

The young man’s face was tinted with this bit of warmth, but due to his unique personal aura, this warmth carried a trace of desolation.

Tang Man suddenly had a thought. The person in front of her must be very popular at school and had never been rejected by anyone.

This young boy had the aura that Tang Man had always liked – clean and bright. Compared to the boyfriends she had dated, and even compared to Si Jiahe and Du Henian, Pei Ling had an extra bit of aloofness, and it wasn’t the kind of aloofness that kept people a thousand miles away.

Very attractive, isn’t it?

If she were single, if the other party wasn’t the child of that Mr. Gu, Tang Man might really be unable to resist this unique temptation.

So, she wasn’t too surprised to hear Pei Ling’s invitation next, “It seems a little difficult to hail a taxi here. I happened to drive today. I’ll send senior sister back later. Besides, it’s so late, it’s not very safe for senior sister to take a taxi alone.”