In middle age, one's comprehension becomes extraordinary.

Li Yuan could actually tolerate Xu Nianxing's mother's disdain.

But this kind of mockery and ridicule towards one's own mother.

To be honest, Li Yuan felt very uncomfortable.

Deep down, I always felt that Xu Nianxing and I were a good match.

She has a good personality, and her upbringing is similar to mine—both are ordinary families.

However, all things considered, Xu Nianxing's family is slightly better off.

I've lived in the city all my life, coming from a small town.

In comparison, they are all ordinary family environments.

In Li Yuan's mind, this was what it meant to be a good match in terms of social status.

But in Xu Nianxing's mother's eyes, it seemed that she had climbed too high, by a great deal...

"Her mother said that her daughter was going to attend a matchmaking event."

At that other conference, everyone there was a man with assets of fifty million.

Let's not waste time and disrupt other people's lives.

Li Yuan saw that his mother was still indignant, and he was even more dissatisfied with Xu Nianxing's mother.

How can they possibly get along after things have escalated to this point?

Marriage is never just a matter between two people.

When dating, you really only need to consider your own feelings.

If they really get married, then it will be a matter of integrating both families.

With a temper like Xu Nianxing's mother's, how will they get along in the future?

"Xiao Yuan, this Miss Xu might not be suitable."

With her mother like this, you two will suffer a lot if you get married.

Their family isn't much better off than ours; my son is now a vice principal.

"Her mother is so arrogant now, I don't know how miserable you'll be in the future..."

Li Yuan's father couldn't help but chime in from the side.

He doesn't actually offer much advice on his son finding a partner.

But this time, he really had to offer a few words of advice.

"Her mother also said that she would arrange a blind date for her daughter with assets of 50 million yuan."

Even if you're married now, if she encounters any problems later, it's your fault.

It's your fault for affecting her and ruining her good days.

I think it's better to forget about it. This kind of marriage will only make life more difficult.

Li Yuan looked at his parents, and both of them actually opposed the idea.

It's obvious that he's been wronged.

"Actually, Xu Nianxing is not that kind of person."

Li Yuan was not trying to make any excuses.

I just wanted to say something about Xu Nianxing himself; he's a really good person.

"Her mother can't even maintain the most basic dignity; she's not even as good as the poor old women in our town."

Seeing the way she acted yesterday, I feel uncomfortable about becoming in-laws with her.

It seems that Li Yuan's mother truly disapproves of this marriage.

Throughout his speech, he kept urging me to give up.

The words were made very clear; in Li Yuan's mother's view, the other party was even someone she could look down on.

Looking down on someone's family background is perfectly acceptable.

But can't they even maintain basic decency?

You have to be arrogant and haughty when you go to the other party's parents and say all sorts of nonsense.

If he can't even maintain this basic level of decorum, then who knows how much suffering Li Yuan will endure in the future.

In addition, Xu Nianxing's mother's temper may also affect Li Yuan.

Li Yuanke is currently the vice principal of Lingshan No.1 Middle School.

There will be many more opportunities for advancement in the future.

A mother like Xu Nianxing could very well cause a major disaster.

This kind of thing has happened in rural towns before: the mother-in-law goes to the husband's workplace to make a scene, making the family conflict known to everyone.

This man was originally a strong contender for promotion, but after this incident, his competitors directly outcompeted him.

The higher-ups don't want to promote someone who can't even manage their family life.

For Li Yuan's future, Li Yuan's parents were even less supportive.

After dinner, Li Yuan did not give a definite answer.

I was indeed considering it in my heart.

They look like a good match, but they're not quite as suitable as I expected.

I'm going out next week to train in a treasure-hunting area.

Let's talk about this after this is over.

During this period, Li Yuan was busy with work every day.

Xu Nianxing continued to chat with him after get off work, just like before.

After establishing contact with Xia Zhao, she would send messages from time to time.

The messages Xia Zhao sent often began with inquiries about martial arts techniques and skills.

But the conversation veered off course.

Li Yuan could sense that Xia Zhao just wanted to talk to him and chat about everyday things.

She just didn't know how to start the conversation, so in the end she chose to talk about martial arts techniques.

Xia Zhao was quite curious about her mundane life.

Things that ordinary people are used to seeing are novel to her.

Besides Xia Zhao and Xu Nianxing, Xia Yao would occasionally send messages to chat together.

The two met at Sunset Mountain campsite and added each other as friends on a chat app.

In Li Yuan's eyes, Xia Yao was Xia Zhao's cousin, and he had always regarded her as his younger sister.

When Li Yuan replied to her messages, he always acted like an elder.

Xia Yao, on the other side, could naturally sense it as well.

Treating her like a junior is really uncomfortable.

But Xia Yao didn't know how to say it; she couldn't just directly confess her feelings, could she?

During their casual conversation, Xia Yao couldn't help but mention Xu Nianxing.

Li Yuan was surprised that she knew these things.

Faced with Li Yuan's question, Xia Yao quickly tried to explain, saying that she heard it from Li Yuan's teammates at the Sunset Mountain camp.

Everyone loves to hear gossip.

At this point, Li Yuan didn't seem to mind too much, and then mentioned that he might not end up with the other person and that he was being disliked.

Upon seeing the message from Li Yuan, Xia Yao couldn't help but smile.

It seems that her methods were indeed effective!

Eliminating the competitors first naturally increases the chances of success.

After a busy week, Li Yuan set off for the treasure hunt after get off work on Friday.

The location of this treasure hunt is far to the south.

It could even be described as being in the wilderness.

That area is an enclave.

An exclave is a territory that is not adjacent to the original territory.

That area was roughly the size of a town.

It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, forming a basin.

It is precisely because of this unique terrain that it has been able to be preserved in the wilderness.

By establishing defenses around the area, all ferocious beasts can be kept out.

The area of ​​a town is actually quite large.

The largest town in the Xia Kingdom has a permanent population of over 900,000.

Even a typical town has a population of 200,000.

However, in that treasure-hunting area, there are only about 500 permanent residents now.

The residents who live there regularly mostly have businesses there.

They traded the carcasses of ferocious beasts and bought and sold rare herbs.

If it weren't for this kind of business, who would want to live in a place like that?

Living on the border means you'll be startled by ferocious beasts every now and then.

Living in that enclave, you'd probably hear an air raid sirens every two or three hours.

Li Yuan took the high-speed train for a day and a half and arrived at a small town on the southern border.

The pillar industry of this small town is precisely what this treasure-hunting land is all about.

Products transported from the treasure hunt site must be packaged and shipped here.

To enter the treasure hunting area, you must register in this town and obtain a permit before you can enter.