Eight years have passed, he's still going strong, but his girlfriend is having a mental breakdo

Zhao Hongan curled his lip.

Disapproving of Hu Guoqin and her son's actions?

Why couldn't you stand me before?

Zhao Hongan knew Zhou Xiaona all too well.

When this woman meets a rich man, she changes into a dress, dresses up exquisitely, starts a relationship, and tries to marry him.

But each time, they only get short-term offers.

Then, she changed back to her short, tailored suit and started saying things like, "A woman can't rely on mountains; they'll crumble. She can only rely on herself." She wanted to be a strong woman and start her own business.

Zhao Hongan heard the term "short-term choice" from Zhou Xiaona.

Zhao Hongan felt that she was trying to make herself look good, which meant that someone else was taking advantage of her.

Zhou Xiaona is actually not bad looking, but she is now divorced and single, has financial problems, and her life is a mess. The reason is that she always wants to marry someone better than her, and she looks down on people who are slightly better than her, or not much better, because she feels that she is wronging herself.

Zhao Hongan had heard Hu Guoqin explain why Zhou Xiaona was so confident.

When Zhou Xiaona first came to Jiangcheng, she had a brief relationship with a boyfriend who was a rich second-generation heir. He owned a large apartment in Jiangcheng, drove a Panamera, and had several companies under his name.

Zhou Xiaona was very satisfied with the other person and sincerely wanted to marry him.

According to Zhou Xiaona, she was too young and willful at the time, and the two broke up after only living together for a few days because of a few arguments.

Zhao Hongan's understanding was that the other party never intended to marry her; he just wanted to have some fun and then make up an excuse to run away.

But ever since then, Zhou Xiaona has had a benchmark for her marriage partner: he can't be worse than her ex-boyfriend.

No matter how many boyfriends Zhou Xiaona has dated, she only ever mentions one ex-boyfriend: the one who lives in a large apartment, drives a Panamera, and owns several companies.

It is said that Zhou Xiaona has close friends who are older than her and still unmarried, and their criteria for choosing a partner are extremely high.

"My best friend isn't as well-off as me. But her ex-boyfriend lives in a big apartment, drives a Panamera, and owns several companies. I can't possibly be worse off than her, can I?"

Zhao Hongan was speechless.

Just because a rich second-generation guy had a fling with a girl, now there's a woman in Jiangcheng who says, "My ex-boyfriend lives in a big apartment, drives a Panamera, and owns several companies."

At the same time, a group of women emerged saying, "My best friend isn't as well-off as me. Her ex-boyfriend lives in a big apartment, drives a Panamera, and owns several companies."

Logically speaking, being played by a rich person is a stain, and one should lower their standards when looking for a partner in the future.

But nowadays, many women, after being played by rich men, become more demanding and raise their standards for finding a partner, even comparing themselves to their rich "ex-boyfriends."

Even if a man reluctantly "lowers his standards" to find a partner, marriage will still be a lifelong tragedy for him.

Because that woman will feel that she married down, that she married the wrong person, and she will look down on her man.

She constantly compares her husband to her "ex-boyfriend," feeling like she was blind to have married such a terrible person. He's far worse than her ex-boyfriend.

If she hadn't "missed out" and could have married her ex-boyfriend... how could she be living such a miserable life?

Little did she know, she hadn't missed out at all.

Rather, she simply doesn't deserve it.

Zhao Hongan has also suffered greatly from this over the years.

Hu Guoqin looked down on her and often nagged Zhao Hong'an, one of the reasons being that "my best friend's ex-boyfriend has a large apartment in Jiangcheng, drives a Panamera, and owns several companies."

"I must have been blind to marry you, and I've suffered with you for so many years... I've truly had enough of this humiliating life!"

For Zhao Hong'an, there was simply no solution.

Because if he argues and exposes the absurdity of the argument, Hu Guoqin will become furious and won't listen to him at all, instead arguing even more fiercely.

Over time, Zhao Hong'an always remained silent.

Zhou Xiaona's initiative to contact Zhao Hong'an and inform him is definitely not because she dislikes Hu Guoqin and her son.

If they had disliked it, they would have disliked it long ago; they wouldn't have waited until today.

Zhou Xiaona knows that Zhao Hongan is rich and wants to get close to him.

Zhao Hongan had no interest in Zhou Xiaona whatsoever.

This woman probably has a whole platoon of short-term boyfriends.

However, having this woman by Hu Guoqin's side, keeping him informed and allowing him to stay informed about the whereabouts of Hu Guoqin and her son, is quite good.

【Thanks a lot.】

Zhao Hongan casually replied with four words.

"It's no trouble at all. Brother Zhao, you're too kind. I was just standing up for you..."

Zhou Xiaona went on and on, replying with a whole bunch of messages.

After a long while, Zhao Hong'an finally replied with a simple "Mm".

After rambling on and on, Zhou Xiaona made a promise:

[Brother Zhao, don't worry, I'll keep a close eye on Hu Guoqin and Hu Rui for you. I'll let you know as soon as they make any moves.]

Thank you.

Zhao Hongan replied with two words, then put down his phone and ignored Zhou Xiaona.

We've arrived at Yunding No. 1 Courtyard.

Li Zimeng drove the car into the garage.

Just as I entered the door, the groceries I ordered online arrived.

Li Zimeng put on an apron and started cooking.

Li Zimeng wore a blue floral-patterned hat and a floral apron, revealing her slender figure.

"You really have a tiny waist!"

Zhao Hongan had almost no resistance to Li Zimeng's outfit.

With Zhao Hongan's help, the meal took a full two hours to prepare, leaving Li Zimeng breathless, her pretty face slightly sweaty, and her clothes disheveled.

This day was carefree, which goes without saying.

Zhao Hongan only brought up the panel and claimed the system reward task when he was resting in bed.

[Task loading...]

My name is Liu Minggang, a veteran. I served in the army for eight years. After returning to my hometown, I felt somewhat disconnected from society.

Fortunately, I was lucky enough to be assigned a job maintaining power grid lines, which provides a stable income. A relative also introduced me to a local girl who works in Jiangcheng.

The girl is very pretty and stylishly dressed. Her skin is so fair... I feel a little inferior.

I could sense the coldness in the girl's eyes and attitude, and I thought this blind date was doomed, like usual.

To my surprise, she agreed. I was very delighted.

[The engagement and wedding proceeded much faster than I had imagined; in fact, most of the time, the girl seemed more eager than I was.]

She said she was getting old, didn't have the youth to waste with me, and was tired of drifting, wanting a home and to settle down... I'm so glad I met this wonderful girl.

The bride price she's asking for is a bit high, 388,000 yuan. She also wants a new car registered in her name and a new house with her name added to the deed.

I hesitated, feeling a bit pressured. But the girl pressed me hard, and I quickly succumbed...

I've never been in a relationship before, and this was my first time too. I discovered the happiest thing in the world. I regret wasting so many years of my youth.

My thinking has changed. That girl has given herself to me completely, and her parents have worked so hard to raise her for so many years; asking for a dowry is really not unreasonable.

We got married. The girl then asked for a meeting gift, a family background check fee, a marriage compatibility fee, a betrothal fee, three gold items, a change of address fee, a car ride fee, an alighting fee, a hair combing gift, a bridge-carrying fee, a marriage guarantee fee...

[As a result, my demobilization pay and my parents' life savings were all used up, but it still wasn't enough. My parents borrowed from every relative and friend they could.]

Finally, we took out a loan in my name and my parents' names before the girl agreed to give me the marriage certificate.