Chapter 56: Hu Haiying actually thought she would cheat? What a huge misunderstanding…

After sitting here for a long time, Tang Man spent most of the time sitting on a simple recliner sunbathing. Later, feeling the sun was too strong, she simply found a shady place to lie down.

When it was almost noon, Xie Li was ready to bring back a small bucket of fish first. The vegetables he had sent over had arrived below. Because the housekeeper had been sent away by them, he had to go and get them himself.

After Xie Li tidied up, he walked to Tang Man, squatted down in front of her, and covered Tang Man with the clothes hanging on the side. “I’m going back first. You come back with Grandma later. Don’t sleep here for too long. Although the wind is light, blowing for a long time can also cause headaches.”

Tang Man’s hand was still covering her eyelids, resting with her eyes closed. Hearing Xie Li’s words, she only responded in a low voice, and then heard the sound of receding footsteps.

After a long time, she felt someone sitting beside her. She couldn’t help but lift her head and looked with half-closed eyes.

“Grandma?” Tang Man glanced at the lakeside. “What’s the matter?”

Hu Haiying’s gaze still fell on the fishing rod not far away, but she spoke, “I heard from your father that you agreed to the engagement for the shares in his hands?”

Tang Man sat up.

She knew that Old Tang’s mouth had always been loose in front of Hu Haiying, and he even said such things.

“You should know, now that you’re engaged, you can’t mess around like before. You have to settle your heart down. Xie Li looks like a down-to-earth child from a good family. Don’t ruin such a good young man for your own little dog fart interests.”

Hu Haiying really felt that Xie Li was a good young man and a suitable person to marry. With Tang Man’s temper, there weren’t many people who could tolerate her for a long time.

Unlike Yang Qing, Tang Man was too rational. Yang Qing was always in love in pursuit of love, while Tang Man only regarded a relationship as a condiment in life, and condiments could be dispensable. She did not believe in love, so she did not believe in most men either. This might be related to growing up beside Tang Zhengfeng, or perhaps because she had seen too many of Yang Qing’s boyfriends and had become numb.

But who could say for sure?

A small thing in life could cause a huge change in the personality of a child in childhood.

Hu Haiying said, “Marriage is not as simple as you think. For most people, marriage is a matter between two families. In this regard, don’t learn from your mother. When she got married back then, it was like playing house. She said she wanted to have children, so she had children. She said she wanted to get married, so she got married. As a result, she divorced within two years.”

Tang Man was silent for a while, then nodded. “I know.”

Hu Haiying glanced at Tang Man beside her. “Don’t just say you know. Your mother also told me she knew when she was clamoring to get married back then. But she didn’t know shit. That Tang Zhengfeng looked talented and decent, but was he a person to live a life with? Within a few years of your birth, he had a mistress outside!”

Regarding this matter, although Madam Hu Haiying did not show much in front of Tang Zhengfeng, it was obvious that she was very dissatisfied. It was just that Tang Zhengfeng did it too ugly. He said he loved Yang Qing and couldn’t leave her, but he kept having mistresses outside. Back then, he even let people make a scene at the door, causing Yang Qing to lose a lot of face.

Tang Man also felt Hu Haiying’s anger. After all, she even cursed, so she only dared to weakly refute, “But Xie Li doesn’t seem like someone who would cheat. You see, Xie Li and my dad are definitely not the same kind of people.”

Hu Haiying said, “I’m not worried about Xie Li? I’m talking about you. I know your temperament. You pursue excitement and get bored quickly. Marriage is full of trivial matters. I’m not worried about Xie Li, but you. You say you feel bored within two years of being in a relationship. How long can you stand living with Xie Li?”

Tang Man understood the meaning in Hu Haiying’s words. She was not worried that Xie Li would treat her badly, but that she might not be able to stand the loneliness after marriage and cheat.

What kind of grandmother was this?

She pouted. Before she could say anything, Hu Haiying said, “I’ll only tell you this once today. You’re engaged, so settle your temper and live a good life with Xie Li. Don’t regret it in a few days, saying you don’t want to be engaged anymore, don’t want to get married anymore, treating marriage, such a big matter, as a child’s play. Only family members can tolerate this kind of thing. You see, Xie Li looks like a child from a good family. If you make such a scene, how would the two elders on his side feel? Can you face it?”

This time, Tang Man fell silent for a long time. When Hu Haiying sat by the lake again to pull the fishing rod, she stood up, looked a few times, stretched lazily, and said, “Grandma, I’m going to walk around the cave. You go back first later. Don’t wait for me.”

Hu Haiying grunted without turning her head and waved her hand, telling Tang Man to get lost quickly.

Only then did Tang Man turn around and walk in the other direction. The main scenic spots here were various karst caves in the mountains. Inside, stalactites of various shapes had formed due to the seepage of groundwater over time.

Today was the weekend, and there were more people in the scenic area than usual. Most of them came here with their whole family, bringing the elderly and children.

Tang Man went down the bluestone steps all the way and arrived at the entrance of the scenic area. She bought a ticket and followed the crowd inside out of boredom.

After going up a flight of steps and turning around a winding corridor, a huge cave entrance appeared in front of her eyes. Water was still dripping from above, and a chill came out from inside. Tang Man touched the stone wall, which was particularly icy. In summer, it was a completely natural storage place.

She followed the crowd inside.

There were puddles of water on the ground. Red ropes were tied on both sides, leading to various colored lights, illuminating the entire cave in a strange way.

She could never appreciate this kind of aesthetics, like seeing trees on the sidewalk outside the community at night emitting a green glow, mixed with various colored lights, a replica of a gloomy horror movie.

Most of the stalactites inside were oddly shaped. Some even had a natural goddess-like appearance. Due to their unique shapes, a special area was circled around them with special markings, surrounded by a large group of people taking photos.

She watched for a while, felt it was boring, and continued to follow the crowd inside. When she was about to come out, she had to climb a very steep staircase, simply built with an iron frame. There was only a handrail on one side, and it was the kind of unstable rope. When going up, the people in front and behind needed to help each other.