"I understand. My heart aches for our Li Bao too, but life has to go on, besides, our Li Bao is indeed changing for the better. We should feel happy for the child. After all, if Li Bao were still like she used to be, could you rest assured letting her go to North City?"
His daughter, to put it nicely, is naive and simple-minded, without a streak of cunning. To put it harshly, she is heartless and careless, never taking things to heart.
But what kind of place is North City?
It's the heart of the nation, a big city, far away from here. If Li Bao doesn't become more astute, how will she survive in a new place, in a new environment?
Especially since she has to integrate into an unfamiliar family, facing a husband she's never met, along with three stepchildren, then she must change more than before.
Otherwise, even if her son-in-law and his three kids don't mistreat her, what about the neighbors around them and the other people in the compound?
After all, human hearts are unfathomable, and with hardly any relatives around, being too naive and innocent could result in being devoured without a trace left.
"Whether I'm worried or not, she has to go! This is all the karma you've created!"
Cai Xiufen confronted Captain Kang.
"What do you mean the karma I've created?"
Captain Kang felt unhappy inside, "My original intention was for Li Bao's well-being. Besides, is Comrade Luo really that bad to deserve your disdain?"
"He's already married once and has three little brats!"
It's not that she disdains him, but she can't bear the thought of her Li Bao stepping into a marriage and becoming a stepmother right away, and to three little brats at that. Although there might be true affection reciprocated, who could say for certain what Comrade Luo's three children would turn out to be like in the future?
She's afraid, afraid that her daughter will be busy for nothing, and when the time comes, it will be too late for her, as a mother, to regret it!
"Then tell me, if Li Bao doesn't marry Comrade Luo, who can you find her as a better match? Don't talk to me about supporting Li Bao for a lifetime. Even if we as parents want to,
we are getting older after all. When our time comes, don't tell me you really believe that Lao Da and the rest will support Li Bao just like we do, without asking for anything in return?"
Captain Kang spoke all this in one breath, truly feeling suffocated by his wife's obstinacy.
The marriage to Comrade Luo was already a done deal, and Li Bao herself was willing. What on earth was his wife fretting over?
Cai Xiufen, wiping her tears, stopped, and after a moment, glared at Captain Kang and said, "If Lao Da or the others dare to mistreat Li Bao, I will come after them even as a ghost."
"Can you please be reasonable?! I know you love Li Bao, and I've told you I feel the same, but Li Bao has her own path to take, and so do Lao Da and the others.
We can't impose our own wishes on Lao Da and them, can we? After all, they are our children too. Would you really be happy if someday Lao Da and the others disappoint us as their parents?"
Captain Kang spoke earnestly, and hearing what he said, Cai Xiufen replied with pain in her voice, "But I just can't bear to see Li Bao become like this..."
"Children all have to grow up someday. Li Bao becoming more understanding is a sign that she has truly grown up, ready to spread her wings and embrace her new life. And what are you worried about?
As long as you and I are here, as long as our home is here, Li Bao can always come back if she ever feels aggrieved outside. Besides, isn't Lao Wu going with her to North City?
I'll make sure to remind him to keep a close eye on Li Bao in North City, to let him know that if Li Bao encounters any issue she can't resolve, or if she suffers any grievances, she should call us immediately."