When the female supporting role has a beauty system

Chapter 1233 Qiao Mai of the 1970s 1
Guo Wenshan initially thought the same way, but as Tan You's clothing company grew larger and larger, Guo Wenshan realized that he had always been short-sighted, while his own mother was always ahead of others.

To this day, the food factory's flagship products are still the flavors her mother developed when she worked there. And her clothing company is now a leading enterprise in the city.

She was so glamorous, but few people knew she was her son. She divorced her father so easily and never cared about him again.

"Guo Wenshan, someone's looking for you downstairs." Guo Wenshan was doing his homework in his dorm when his roommate came in and said to him, "It's a very pretty girl, she looks kind of familiar."

Guo Wenshan put down his pen: "Okay, I'll go down now."

Judging by the timing, Lao Guo wouldn't be coming to see him at this hour. So who is it that's looking for him?
Thinking about all this, Guo Wenshan hurried downstairs.

Qiao Mai stood downstairs at the boys' dormitory, carrying a bag of snacks, her eyes anxiously fixed on the direction of the dormitories. She had finally seen her son. What should she say to him?
Will he blame himself?
Just as Qiao Mai was feeling nervous, a tall, thin figure appeared in front of her. Qiao Mai looked up at him and suddenly recognized him as someone from her memory: "Wen Shan."

Guo Wenshan was particularly surprised: "Mom? What brings you here? The last time I saw you was when I got into university."

Qiao Mai felt a lump in her throat. Tan You said she didn't care about Guo Wenshan, but when she prepared gifts for Wen Ting during holidays, she would also prepare one for Guo Wenshan.

Materially, Tan You did not mistreat Guo Wenshan, but emotionally, Tan You was indeed biased towards Wen Ting.

"I just came to see you," she said, handing over a bag of pastries. "These were just made in the shop. I've opened my own pastry shop now. Come and sit down when you have time."

Guo Wenshan took the bag: "You're opening your own shop now?"

Qiao Mai nodded: "Yes, I've handed the company over to Wen Ting to manage, and I'm opening my own shop."

Guo Wenshan was taken aback: "Wen Ting is so young, how could she..."

Qiao Mai was taken aback. Her joy at seeing Guo Wenshan faded considerably, and the smile on her face also diminished a bit: "Wenting is also in college now. She has witnessed the company's development over the years, so it is reasonable for her to take over the company."

She didn't want to think too badly of people, but Qiao Mai understood Guo Wenshan as well as she understood herself. She knew she was a selfish egoist, and so was Guo Wenshan.

Perhaps Guo Wenshan still harbors the idea of ​​going to work for a company after graduation? Qiao Mai doesn't want to think about these things, but she can't help but think about them in this direction.

Guo Wenshan realized he had misspoke and clutched the bag of pastries tightly: "Mom, that's not what I meant. I was just worried that Wenting doesn't have experience..."

Qiao Mai didn't want to say any more: "The company has been given to Wen Ting, so it belongs to Wen Ting from now on. How's your studying going lately? Do you have enough money?"

Guo Wenshan then changed the subject: "It's enough for me. I don't usually have many expenses. Dad... he often gives me money too."

Mentioning Guo Jiantao, Qiao Mai's smile faded even further. She forced a smile and said, "Enough to get by. Come visit my shop sometime. Wen Shan, you're a college student; you'll have a bright future ahead of you."

Guo Wenshan said in a low voice, "Wen Ting's future is even brighter."

Who wouldn't want to command a large following? Who wouldn't want to be the leader of a big company? Guo Wenshan naturally wanted to as well. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel that Qiao Mai was biased. They were both her children, so why was she biased towards Guo Wenting?

Qiao Mai looked stunned. She had worked hard making pastries for the past month to earn money and finally saved up some to come see Guo Wenshan. Was he blaming her? She took a deep breath: "It's fate. Now that you think Wenting has a bright future, you should blame Guo Jiantao for not giving you and Wenting to me back then."

"If you all followed me, you would naturally have a share in the company now."

Guo Wenshan fell silent. Qiao Mai gave a self-deprecating laugh: "We are indeed mother and son, equally selfish and equally good at finding fault with others."

After a long silence, Guo Wenshan finally managed to say, "If... if you hadn't divorced back then... would everything be different now?"

Qiao Mai's eyes reddened as she thought of Guo Jiantao, whom she could never rely on in her entire life: "Your father, Guo Jiantao... he's completely unreliable. If I continue living with your father, I'll only wear myself down in the end."

“I’ve been with him for over ten years, and Guo Jiantao has never supported the family. I’m a woman who works hard at the factory during the day and comes home at night to take care of you two. I also have to look after your grandparents.”

"I'm a person too, why should I have to live such a hard life?"

“I’m so glad I divorced Guo Jiantao,” Qiao Mai wiped her face. “Guo Wenshan, I don’t owe you anything. You’re here being jealous of Wen Ting’s bright future, you should go back and ask Guo Jiantao how he can be so incompetent?”

"I've been divorced from Guo Jiantao for so many years, have I ever shortchanged you by a single penny? During holidays, you have everything Wenting has. But you have enough, and you're still not satisfied."

Guo Wenshan gritted his teeth. How could he not be jealous? Such a big company, she just gave it to Wenting like that.

Qiao Mai saw through Guo Wenshan's thoughts, and she felt exhausted: "That's it. It seems like it was a mistake for me to come see you. Guo Wenshan, it's all fate. You're already doing better than many people."

"I'm going back."

She still couldn't bring herself to speak harshly to Guo Wenshan, but Qiao Mai was truly disappointed. She hadn't expected to come here full of enthusiasm only to find Guo Wenshan's resentment instead of his joy.

He was blaming himself.

But she also felt wronged. The company belonged to Tan You, and Tan You could give it to whomever she wanted. How could she make that decision? Now that Guo Wenshan didn't understand her, she felt particularly wronged.

Tan You appeared silently beside her: "Heartbroken? In this second life, you've long understood your son; deep down, he's more like a member of the Guo family."

“I know,” Qiao Mai stopped and sat down on a stone bench by the roadside. “His surname is Guo. In his eyes, I, his mother, will always be an outsider. He’s on the side of Lao Guo’s family.”

"I thought he would be different in this second life, but I didn't expect him to still be the same person. His nature has not changed."

Looking in the direction of the boys' dormitory building, Qiao Mai said blankly, "I will never come to see him again, never again."

Tan You watched as the kinship between Qiao Mai and Guo Wenshan gradually became transparent, and simply smiled slightly. Just as Qiao Mai commented that Guo Wenshan was selfish, Qiao Mai herself was selfish at heart.

Of course, everyone has a selfish side. But now, in Qiao Mai's eyes, although she still cares about Guo Wenshan, ultimately she believes she is more important.