Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 198

In fact, how many girls in this world demand their boyfriends be tall, rich, and handsome?

Those “prince and princess” love stories only exist in fairy tales. In reality, most people just hope to grow old together, with their partner always cherishing them.

Even when the initial passion fades into familial love after years of mundane daily life, it still brings a sense of romance embedded in their bones.

“Mom, rather than finding someone I love to marry, it’s better to find someone who loves me,” Lin Mengting said slowly. Yes, she had always been “selfish” in both her past and present lives.

—”Love yourself seven parts, love others three parts.” Only this way could she avoid becoming a neglected wife.

However, Yu Fengqing misunderstood. “You don’t like Sun Weiqi? Then why agree to be his girlfriend?”

She added, “Tingting, what you’re doing is wrong.”

To Lin Yimin and Yu Fengqing’s generation, once a couple started dating, marriage should be the next step. Otherwise, why start at all? It wasn’t fair to the other person.

“I never said I didn’t like him!” Lin Mengting felt helpless. She hadn’t realized there was such a “generation gap” between her and Yu Fengqing.

Thinking back, she suddenly understood why, in her previous life, as she approached thirty, Yu Fengqing had adopted a “whoever you date and bring home, their background or looks don’t matter” attitude. It was because she was already considered a “leftover” woman, with no reason to be picky anymore.

“However, if we rate affection out of ten, he likes me seven parts, and I like him three parts,” Lin Mengting said after some thought. “Actually, that’s pretty good.”

Unequal affection? How was that good?

How could they manage their life together?

In simple terms, love and marriage require both parties to put in effort. If one person gives too much while the other just enjoys without contributing, this unequal relationship will eventually fall apart.

However, Yu Fengqing swallowed her words. She had seen too many such cases. Even her marriage to Lin Yimin had little emotional foundation at first.

It was merely because they had reached the age to marry, and Lin Yimin was the best option among those around her at that time.

Even the strongest feelings can fade.

The saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” loses its shine in the harsh reality of daily life.

Eventually, life returns to its dull, mundane routine.

And this kind of life is like drinking water—only the drinker knows whether it’s cold or warm.

“He’s older than me and spends most of his time in the military. In our interactions, he’ll feel that I’ve been wronged and subconsciously make concessions.”

This way, the chances of quarrels would be minimal. Even if they had differing opinions, Sun Weiqi would likely concede. Even if this concession made him feel wronged, he wouldn’t mind.

To Lin Mengting, however, such things should be minimized if possible. Otherwise, even the deepest feelings could crack under repeated concessions.

This, of course, would need to be managed and coordinated between them after marriage.

From their several chance encounters and private interactions, Lin Mengting had a good understanding of Sun Weiqi’s character.

To say nothing else, just his strong sense of responsibility had raised his score from three to six in her eyes.

Having lived two lives, Lin Mengting knew she couldn’t invest her whole heart in love like naive girls. She couldn’t pursue a mutual love like those in fairytales.

So, like the pure love from her parents’ generation, even without romance, they bore the responsibilities of marriage and family, turning each other into family to continue their journey together. She sought a man who valued this sense of responsibility.

“When he comes home on leave, he will definitely help around the house…”

Lin Mengting despised men who lounged around watching TV, acting like a king, waiting for their wives to serve them.

Excuses like being too busy or tired from work might fool the ignorant.

In the workplace, there’s no gender discrimination. Many companies still favor men over women.

In such circumstances, women have to work as hard as men to succeed or even keep their jobs.

Yet, at home, men could shirk all responsibilities while women had to manage the household, raise children, and care for the elderly.

Initially, some men might help with housework out of love for their wives. But if the in-laws were around, they’d often complain about the daughter-in-law not being virtuous, causing friction.

This often placed the man between his mother and wife, leading to frequent family conflicts.

Of course, one could choose not to live with the in-laws, only visiting during holidays.

However, women would soon realize that a man raised by such parents might initially help with housework but would find excuses to avoid it once the initial passion faded.

Such men made up a large portion of society.

It wasn’t just the lingering influence of feudal “male superiority” thinking or the influence of others, but also because many women believed they were supposed to do all these tasks.