However, Aunt Lin didn't think there was anything wrong at all and kept sitting next to Wen Jun, talking about her son.

"My son's college entrance examination scores were in the top fifty in the city, so he was able to go to that famous medical university in Jing City. I thought he would come back to work after graduating with a doctorate. The hospital here had already told him that as long as he was willing to come back, the treatment and level would be directly at the highest. But my son won't come back, he insists on staying in Jing City, and he's still single, without even someone to care for him, which makes me so angry. So I thought, if he could find a girlfriend, with his heart here, it would be a matter of time before he came back."

Jia Wenjun thought that this Teacher Lin couldn't keep her son and was thinking of having her future daughter-in-law do the work. But her son was obviously a person with his own ideas, and even if he got married, he might not come back. After all, the platform here is not even a little bit comparable to Jing City. If it were her, she probably wouldn't give up her career, which she had worked so hard for so many years, just because of marriage.

Wenjun wiped the sweat from her forehead with her arm and replied, "So many people want to stay in Jing City but can't. The fact that your son can stay shows that he is excellent among the excellent. You should be happy, why do you have to make him come back?"

"Of course I'm happy that he's excellent. The reason I want him to come back is that I don't want him to float there and bear the huge pressure of work and life. Think about it, everything is available here, and he's still a doctor. He'll still have the social status he deserves. As long as he comes back and quickly marries a wife and has children, I can take advantage of my still healthy body to help him take care of the children. He can go to work easily every day, and when he gets off work, he can have a wife, children, and a warm bed. Isn't that great? I just don't understand why he has to stay there."

"Teacher Lin, now that you're retired, you can go to Jing City and live there permanently."

Teacher Lin rolled her eyes. "How can the air there be as good as here? And everywhere you go, it's crowded. The rent is also shockingly expensive. My son now rents a one-bedroom apartment next to the hospital for seven or eight thousand a month. If I go and change it to a two-bedroom apartment, wouldn't it cost over ten thousand? Isn't that just working for the landlord for nothing? By the way, Little Jia, are you a local?"

"No, I'm from Hai City."

Teacher Lin looked surprised. "Your home is in the provincial capital? Then why did you come here to work?"

Wenjun remembered that she had given up her job with a stable position in her hometown for her boyfriend and came to Gang City. Although her parents were a little worried, they didn't stop her, but analyzed the pros and cons for her and let her choose for herself. She ultimately chose love, but she didn't expect that love was gone, and her job made her feel unbearable. What she can do now is to try her best to pass the exam back to the provincial capital, find a job she likes, and never leave her parents again.

Of course, she wouldn't say these words to Teacher Lin, but just smiled and said, "I like the sea."

"It's good to like the sea, facing the sea, with spring blossoms. In the future, when you start a family here, this will be half of your home. By the way, if your home isn't here, did you buy or rent the apartment you live in now?"

Seeing Aunt Lin's posture of inquiring about the woman's conditions, Jia Wenjun said lightly, "Bought it."

Teacher Lin was stunned. "Oh, you're quite capable. It must be hard to pay the mortgage every month."

This was indirectly inquiring about her salary. Jia Wenjun smiled and said, "My parents paid it off in one go, no loan."

Teacher Lin was really surprised this time. Their community was considered a representative of high-end residential buildings in the local area. When she bought this house, she sold her old house as a down payment and then took out a ten-year loan. She just finished paying off the mortgage this year when she retired. She didn't expect that this Jia Wenjun actually paid the full amount in one go? What kind of family is that?

"Little Jia, what do your parents do?"

"Business." After Jia Wenjun finished speaking, she threw the cleaned fish into the box.

"Oh...oh." Teacher Lin suddenly didn't know how to continue.

Originally, she thought Jia Wenjun was so diligent, she must have come from a small local family. After all, the children of poor families mature early. This nimble energy must be someone who is used to doing housework.

Teacher Lin's original intention was to find some girls who looked good, were sensible, reasonable, diligent, and good at taking care of the family for her son to consider. If her son could like them, then he could come back to get married, and then slowly shift the focus of his work back. If he really didn't want to come back, then living apart in two places, with the daughter-in-law taking care of the children and serving her here, would also be good.

Therefore, when she chose people, she deliberately chose girls from poorer families, so it would be easier to handle them. After all, her son is a doctor, and the longer he works, the higher his income will be. Her current pension is also decent. No matter how you look at it, this is a good marriage. Before, she took a fancy to Jia Wenjun because she thought she was just a small local property owner with a definitely low income. If her family background was not strong either, then wouldn't she be at the mercy of her mother-in-law?

Who would have thought that this Jia Wenjun was not only from the provincial capital, but her family conditions seemed to be better than hers. It seemed that she wouldn't be so easy to handle at home in the future.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Teacher Lin didn't want to give up like this. After all, Jia Wenjun was the most suitable daughter-in-law candidate she had come into contact with. Even if her family was rich, her son was excellent, and it wouldn't be impossible to control a girl from a better family.

When Teacher Lin opened her mouth again, there was no longer the relationship between the owner and the property being served and serving, and there was even a hint of imperceptible flattery in her smile: "Little Jia, your parents are really amazing. With such good family conditions, they can still cultivate you to be so diligent, working without any ambiguity. You will definitely be a good wife and mother in the future."

Jia Wenjun smiled faintly: "This is work, I have to do it. Actually, I don't do anything at home. My mom said that girls shouldn't do so much housework, their hands will get rough, so my dad does all the work at home. Cooking, cleaning, and buying groceries are all my dad's job. My dad said that men should do more work if they have the strength, and told me to find a husband like him in the future."

The corners of Teacher Lin's mouth twitched. She originally wanted to find someone who could serve her son. According to Jia Wenjun's statement, she was also going to find someone to serve her.

Thinking that Jia Wenjun hadn't taken the initiative to add her son's WeChat yet, Teacher Lin finally understood that Jia Wenjun didn't want to meet her son at all.

Realizing this, Teacher Lin's face was a little unsightly. She didn't chat anymore, got up, and walked towards the rest room.

Jia Wenjun, who was washing the fish blood with her head down, twitched the corners of her mouth. She understood Teacher Lin's intentions, so she said it on purpose. But she didn't lie, her parents really didn't want her to do even the slightest bit of work when she was at home. Before going to college, she hadn't even made instant noodles herself.

Now she is proficient in all kinds of housework, and even changing light bulbs and repairing toilets is a piece of cake for her. Perhaps this is the harvest and price of running for love.