After the divorce, I started to transfer

Seeing how much Ma Jingshu was defending Cheng Yanghao, Xiao Panpan was at a loss for words. She couldn't very well say that Cheng Yanghao had pursued her before pursuing Ma Jingshu.

If this were to be revealed, this friendship might truly be over.

Moreover, Xiao Panpan knew that if she continued to speak ill of Cheng Yanghao, it would only provoke Ma Jingshu's dissatisfaction, and their friendship would be difficult to continue.

After thinking about all this, Xiao Panpan sighed inwardly and wisely refrained from continuing to speak ill of Cheng Yanghao. Instead, she steered the conversation back to herself: "Tell me, how can you make a man devoted to you?"

Ma Jingshu said with a hint of amusement, "I'd like to know too."

Xiao Panpan said with some disappointment, "You've been dating for several years now, you must have more experience than me, yet you still don't know. It seems you haven't made Cheng Yanghao completely devoted to you."

Ma Jingshu said dismissively, "I never thought about making him devoted to me. I just want him to be loyal to me and treat me well in the future."

Xiao Panpan shook her head and said, "People change. If you can't make him devoted to you, even if you get married in the future, he'll get tired of you after a while, and might do something to betray you. This isn't an exaggeration; there are many cases in reality. Especially after men achieve success in their careers, most of them will look down on their original wives or get tired of them. Coupled with all sorts of temptations from other women, it's hard for many not to cheat."

Ma Jingshu clearly disagreed with her words, retorting, "What you're saying is too arbitrary. There are still many good men in this world. At least I believe Yang Hao isn't the kind of person you're describing. Even if he becomes successful and makes a lot of money in the future, he won't betray me or our relationship."

Xiao Panpan thought to herself, "You're too confident. If Cheng Yanghao really makes a fortune in the future, you'll be crying."

However, Xiao Panpan wisely refrained from refuting, and simply said, "While it's not absolute that men become bad when they have money, it's true in most cases. Of course, if a man earns a certain amount of money, such as hundreds of millions or billions, we women can turn a blind eye and tacitly allow him to have affairs outside, as long as he doesn't contract any diseases or develop feelings for other women."

Ma Jingshu frowned and said, "I can't accept that. Love is exclusive, but it's also selfish. If one party cheats, the love will cease to exist."

Xiao Panpan said speechlessly, "You still believe in love?"

“Of course,” Ma Jingshu said firmly. “I know that many people in society no longer believe in love, but in my opinion, it’s because they haven’t encountered true love.”

Xiao Panpan couldn't help but ask, "So you think you've met your true love, is it with Cheng Yanghao?"

Ma Jingshu smiled and nodded: "Of course, I've been dating him since my sophomore year of college, and we've never argued. He's always been very good to me. It's been several years now, isn't that love?"

Xiao Panpan couldn't help but complain in her heart: What a load of rubbish about love! They only care about you because your family is rich, you're an only child, and you have a local household registration in Xiuzhou City. You're also pretty enough. If you get married, you'll definitely get both money and a woman.

"Okay, if you call it love, then it is. But I still think you need to keep trying to make him devoted to you. Otherwise, if he, a man from a poor background, becomes successful in the future, your relationship will be in real danger."

Upon hearing this, Ma Jingshu rolled her eyes at her, but still nodded in acceptance: "Okay, I understand. I will make him devoted to me."

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Panpan said, "I think if you want him to be devoted to you, you can't be too good to him or too obedient. If you give him money whenever he asks for it, you'll seem too cheap."

Ma Jingshu was slightly taken aback, but she did seem to have taken his words to heart, and asked, "Then what do you think I should do?"

Xiao Panpan didn't keep you in suspense and said directly, "First of all, when he continues to ask you for money, you can't agree immediately and give him the money quickly. You have to pretend to be in a difficult situation and say that you can't get any more money, after all, you've already given him six or seven hundred thousand. Also, because your parents are against your marriage, you can't ask them for money. If your parents knew that you've been giving him money like this, they would definitely be even more against you being together."

Ma Jingshu said, "He hasn't asked me for money in a long time. If he has, it's because I give it to him voluntarily. After all, his father always needs money. Now, every month when I get my salary, I transfer 5,000 yuan to him, which is about two-thirds of my salary."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Panpan's mouth dropped open slightly. She looked at her with an expression as if she were an idiot and couldn't help but complain, "You're not even engaged or married to him yet, and you've already handed over your salary to him? Are you stupid?"

Ma Jingshu retorted, "Didn't I just say that his father has cancer and needs money for treatment? I don't want to see him suffer so much. As his girlfriend, isn't it only right that I share his burden? True friendship is revealed in times of trouble. I helped him during the most difficult time of his life. Don't you think he'll be very touched? He definitely will. As long as he's not a heartless person, he will definitely remember all the good things I've done for him and repay me many times over in the future."

Xiao Panpan shook her head and said, "Your idea seems clever, but in my opinion it's still stupid. You should understand the principle of 'a little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment,' right?"

Ma Jingshu frowned slightly and said, "I know you're worried that if I keep giving him money, he'll get used to it or spoil him. But I'm confident that Yang Hao isn't an ungrateful person, much less a selfish one. If he were selfish, he wouldn't be going to such lengths to get money for his father's medical treatment."

Xiao Panpan knew she was under Cheng Yanghao's spell and wouldn't believe any more bad things said about him. So she asked helplessly, "Your salary is only seven or eight thousand a month, and you transferred five thousand to him. You only have two or three thousand left. How do you manage? Do you ask your parents for pocket money?"

Ma Jingshu smiled a little shyly and said, "Of course, I'm not married yet and I still live with my parents, so of course I can ask them for pocket money. I just tell them that my salary is too low and not enough to cover my expenses. Besides, I try to eat at home as much as possible now so I don't have to spend any money."

Xiao Panpan asked with some curiosity, "How much pocket money do your parents give you?"

Ma Jingshu said, "When I was in college, you know, my parents gave me 10,000 yuan a month, no more, no less. At first, I asked them to give me that much back now, but my mom firmly refused. Her reason was that I'm working now and have my own income; but I know her real reason was that she was worried I'd be giving that money to Yang Hao. After some haggling, they settled on 3,000 yuan a month. It's too little, but I had no choice but to accept it. Fortunately, with this 3,000 yuan subsidy, I don't have to live a tight life. At most, I just have to control my shopping a little."

Xiao Panpan said with some sympathy, "You said it yourself, your living expenses were 10,000 yuan a month when you were in college. Now that you're working and earning your own money, and you also have your parents' subsidies, you only have 5,000 or 6,000 yuan a month. It's not even as much as it was in college."

Ma Jingshu said with a wry smile, "Dude, that hit home!"

Xiao Panpan shook her head and said, "You brought this on yourself. These days, how many relationships do you see where the woman is the one paying the man? Especially since you're so pretty and come from a good family, you don't need to pay the man. Besides, Cheng Yanghao is 1.7 meters tall, at most a little handsome, but he's not in good shape, too thin, and his family isn't well-off. Tell me, is he really worth you paying so much for him?"

Ma Jingshu said with a droopy face, "He's 1.72 meters tall, not 1.7 meters. Also, he's a bit thin, but lean and muscular, very strong. He exercises regularly. In addition, he has a Level 8 English certificate and has obtained many professional certificates. He's also very smart. He'll definitely have a successful career in the future and will definitely achieve great things."

Xiao Panpan scoffed at this, saying with a disdainful look, "Even if he achieves something in the future, it will be limited. Earning one or two million a year is the maximum he can reach. At most, he will just be a high-level employee with an annual salary of one million, which is the ceiling. Of course, if you think that an annual salary of one million is already a dragon among men and a chosen one, then disregard what I said."

Ma Jingshu disliked Xiao Panpan's words and said with a slightly stern face, "I know you look down on him, but you can't belittle him like that. He went from being a test-taker in a small town to where he is today, working for a multinational company. He's really hardworking and talented; it's no exaggeration to call him an outstanding individual. You have to understand that he achieved all of this through his own hard work. If we disregard family factors, do you think you're more outstanding than him? If you left your parents, didn't rely on them for support, and didn't take a penny from them, do you think you could support yourself and find a job with a monthly salary of over ten thousand?"

These words were a bit of a blow to Xiao Panpan. If she didn't have her parents' "support," it would be really difficult for her to support herself. After all, even without extravagant spending, her fixed monthly expenses were no less than 20,000 yuan. If shopping was included, spending over 100,000 yuan a month would be considered very frugal.

Earning over 100,000 yuan a month on her own is nothing short of a pipe dream. "Okay, your boyfriend is amazing, alright?" Xiao Panpan wisely stopped arguing with Ma Jingshu and changed the subject, saying, "Do you really think that all this devotion you give him will make him devoted to you and grateful to you?"

Ma Jingshu shook her head and said, "I said before that I don't actually expect him to be devoted to me, but I think if I keep giving to him like this, he will definitely be very moved, remember my feelings for him now, and he won't betray me in the future and will treat me well."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Panpan stopped arguing with her and simply nodded slightly.

Soon, the dishes they ordered arrived, and the two stopped chatting and focused on eating.

……

After eating for half an hour, Chen Feng had almost finished. Liu Ying got up to pay the bill, and the others followed suit, standing up to leave.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Panpan, who had been watching them closely, immediately put down her chopsticks, left her seat, and walked towards them.

"Auntie, have you finished eating?" Xiao Panpan asked.

When Zhao Xiaolan saw Xiao Panpan coming over again, her expression became somewhat unnatural, but she still smiled and nodded: "Yes, I've finished eating."

Xiao Panpan said, "I've finished eating too. Auntie, where are you going next?"

Zhao Xiaolan could easily see that Xiao Panpan wanted to travel with them, so she quickly said, "We've already visited quite a few places and are a bit tired, plus we have two children with us, so we're planning to head back now."

"Oh, are you going back so soon?" Xiao Panpan was a little disappointed; she had really planned to travel with them.

"Well, see you next time."

After Zhao Xiaolan finished speaking, she politely waved to Xiao Panpan and then led the way towards the door.

Chen Dayong quickly followed.

Chen Feng glanced at her expressionlessly, said nothing, pushed his daughter's stroller, and followed his mother toward the door.

As Hong Xiaodan pushed her son's stroller past Xiao Panpan, she couldn't help but whisper to her, "It's no use trying to curry favor with me like this. If you really want Chen Feng's parents to be happy and value you, learn from me and have a child with Chen Feng too."

After saying this, Hong Xiaodan pushed the stroller away with a smug expression.

Xiao Panpan's face didn't show any emotion, but she felt a little uncomfortable inside.

The main issue is that both Hong Xiaodan and Liu Ying have given birth to children for Chen Feng. She wanted to have children too, but Chen Feng wouldn't cooperate and refused to agree that their children would take the mother's surname.

After Liu Ying finished paying at the counter, she came over and stopped Xiao Panpan, who was about to return to her seat.

"Why are you stopping me?" Xiao Panpan asked.

Liu Ying leaned closer to her and whispered with hostility in her eyes, "You should know that those two children were Chen Feng's, so I advise you not to have any unrealistic ideas about him."

After saying that, Liu Ying turned around gracefully and strode out the door.

Xiao Panpan felt a surge of anger welling up inside, but she couldn't vent it. She could only return to her table and sit down again with a grim expression.

Across from her, Ma Jingshu asked curiously, "What did those two women say to you? They probably didn't say anything nice, otherwise they wouldn't have made you so angry."

Xiao Panpan said irritably, "Since you already guessed it, why did you ask? Anyway, it's not something nice to say."

"Those two seem very hostile towards you. But this guy already has two women, why are you getting involved? It's just too... too embarrassing."

Xiao Panpan shook her head and said, "You have no idea how outstanding he is."

Ma Jingshu said speechlessly, "Don't mimic me, okay?"

Xiao Panpan was taken aback for a moment before realizing what she meant and couldn't help but laugh, "Sorry, I really didn't copy you, I just said it subconsciously. But compared to your boyfriend, Chen Feng is the real high-quality man. His hometown is in a rural area near Lushi. Two years ago, he was just an ordinary office worker earning a few thousand yuan a month. But now, the film and television company he built is worth billions."

Ma Jingshu asked with some surprise, "He's the owner of a film and television company? I really didn't realize that."

Xiao Panpan said, "Although he founded the company, he doesn't usually manage its affairs and leaves them to the professional managers below. Yet, the company is doing very well."

Ma Jingshu then asked curiously, "So how did he make his fortune? Starting a film and television company requires a lot of money. Where did his money come from? It couldn't have been accumulated by saving up a few thousand yuan every month, could it?"

Xiao Panpan said, "He won the lottery."

After a moment of surprise, Ma Jingshu said speechlessly, "No wonder. I thought he really started from scratch."

Xiao Panpan said, "Luck is also part of ability. Besides, after winning the lottery, he immediately started a film and television company, and then easily spent two years developing it from a company with no fame and limited commercial value to its current size, with a market value of four or five billion. Can you say he's not outstanding?" (End of this chapter)