Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1167 is quite insightful.

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueqing gave him a charmingly disdainful look, then looked at the two children on the bed with tenderness and said:
"Hmph, even if I'm a bad mother, I'm still better than you, the father."

People of Wang An's generation generally called their mothers "niang" and their fathers "die".

However, by the time it came to Wang An's next generation, most parents would have their children call their mother "Mom" and their father "Dad".

Wang An didn't know exactly why this was the case; everyone just naturally started calling him that.

That's why Wang An said that Mu Xueqing, as a mother, should protect the child, and Mu Xueqing naturally replied, "Me, as a mother."

To be honest, this situation is almost like a tacit understanding, which is quite a magical thing.

After Mu Xueqing finished speaking, Wang An laughed heartily, ignoring Huang Li, whose face was already flushed with embarrassment, and kissed Mu Xueqing's cheek again before turning around and quickly walking out of the ward.

There was no other way; he had to hurry. Wang An wanted to return as soon as possible to observe how his daughter and son would change.

After Wang An left, Huang Li looked at Mu Xueqing with envy and said:

"Sister-in-law, my brother is such a good person, and he's so good to you."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xueqing glanced at Huang Li, then said with a smile:
"Your brother, haha, he's a good man, but he's too much of a womanizer. He softens when he sees a pretty old woman, and now he has several women outside."

After Mu Xueqing finished speaking, Huang Li was stunned. The main reason was that in Huang Li's innocent mind, the idea of ​​having affairs, or having affairs with several women, was somewhat beyond her comprehension.

After a moment of stunned silence, the oriole said, somewhat incredulously:

"Is my brother really that kind of person?"

Mu Xueqing looked at the oriole and smiled again:

"Hehehe. What kind of good guy do you think he is? He used to be a notorious hoodlum in our county."

Turning her head, Mu Xueqing tucked the blankets around the two children, then looked at them with maternal love and said again:
“Your brother used to be a fierce fighter. If he didn’t fight for two days, he’d be up early in three. He could get hurt and that was it. Otherwise, why do you think he always carried a pistol in his pocket? He was afraid that people would team up to retaliate against him, and he couldn’t beat them.”

Whether it's true or not, Mu Xueqing saw things very clearly.

Mu Xueqing's words clearly overturned Huang Li's understanding. Huang Li stared with her big, bright eyes, very shocked and surprised, and asked Mu Xueqing:
"Sister-in-law, my brother, my brother is like this? Well...you know my brother is like this, how could you...how could you...what?"

Clearly, Huang Li actually wanted to say, "Then why did you marry him?", but ultimately she didn't say it.

Mu Xueqing was so clever that she naturally knew what Huang Li wanted to say, so she said nonchalantly:

"Men with some ability can't control their pants, everyone's the same. Men without ability are honest, but they struggle to support a family. You might think that marrying a man like that means you don't have to worry about him having affairs, but you'll be hungry and cold every day. Isn't that even more pathetic?"

After a pause, Mu Xueqing said with a smile:

"Actually, that's all a woman's life is like. Anyway, your brother is good to me, and he's quite family-oriented, so that's fine." It's clear that this is what Mu Xueqing really thinks, and she's speaking from the heart.

Actually, Mu Xueqing had something else she didn't say: Wang An's mind was always preoccupied with things in bed, and she really couldn't stand him anymore. She'd rather have another woman share the burden.

Hearing Mu Xueqing's words, Huang Li's eyes glazed over, and she cautiously asked Mu Xueqing:

"Sister-in-law, so... from now on, we'll just live like this?"

Mu Xueqing suddenly chuckled and said:

"Hahahaha. What else can we do but live like this? What can we do but get a divorce? If I divorce him, do you believe me that he'll bring his own sluts into the house the very next day?"

To be fair, perhaps due to the influence of her impoverished family life, coupled with the fact that Mu Hua and her husband sold Mu Xueqing to Zheng Fei, Mu Xueqing had a remarkably clear understanding of life and humanity.

No wonder Wang An always cheated on his wife, and although Mu Xueqing seemed fierce on the surface, she always just brushed it off so carelessly.

Of course, it's more accurate to say that Mu Xueqing saw through Wang An's true nature than to say that Mu Xueqing saw through human nature.

Wang An married Mu Xueqing partly because of her beauty, but more importantly, it was a way for Wang An to make up for his past self. In modern terms, Mu Xueqing was the only white moonlight in Wang An's heart.

It can be said that as long as Mu Xueqing is around, no one can shake her position in Wang An's heart.

Although only Wang An himself knew this, Mu Xueqing had already realized it as well.

As for why Wang An still had affairs with other women, it's because his "white moonlight" was just a regret, not the whole of his life.

It's impossible for someone who has experienced the ups and downs of life, been surrounded by countless beautiful women, and lost their freedom for the rest of their life to remain absolutely loyal to their past love.

To put it bluntly, with Mu Xueqing around, Wang An would feel that his life is more perfect, but even without Mu Xueqing, Wang An's life can still be colorful.

Wang Anhui remained devoted to Mu Xueqing, but that didn't stop him from picking flowers and plants—it was that simple.

What Mu Xueqing didn't realize was that her words had inadvertently influenced Huang Li's outlook on life and values.

You see, Huangli used to go out very rarely because she didn't have her own clothes. Even when she did go out, she would only interact with a group of vagrants in Weizigou or go to the mountains to dig for wild vegetables and mushrooms. So Huangli's whole world was as pure as a blank sheet of paper.

If Huang Li simply finds someone to marry, then Huang Li's blank slate might remain pure, pure until old age.

But ever since she came to Wang An's house, whether it was living in Wang An's house, listening to Wang An's family talk, interacting with the villagers, or listening to the outside world on the radio, everything was gradually turning Huang Li's blank slate into a variety of colors.

The person who had the greatest influence on her was undoubtedly Mu Xueqing, who was with her every day. Therefore, Mu Xueqing's actions and words were subtly influencing Huang Li.

It's just that it's hard to say whether this impact is good or bad.

(End of this chapter)