"No marriage, no children? Independent and single?" Mu Yaojia was stunned, taking a long moment to recover before turning to look at her daughter. Mu Yuting met her gaze without flinching, her eyes resolute. "Tingting, are you serious? A woman's life isn't complete without marriage and children." Mu Yaojia's mindset was still steeped in the traditional and conservative views of the older generation, always believing that a woman must follow the conventional path of marriage and childbirth to be considered normal. "Is there a standard measure for a woman's life? Must we live a certain way?" Mu Yuting countered calmly. "If we don't live like that, is life incomplete?" "Then who sets these standards? And why should we follow them?" Mu Yaojia couldn't answer a single one of these questions. After thinking for a while, she said, "These are life experiences. Having them makes our time on earth worthwhile." Mu...
"It's about the car," Old Man Yu paused. "The car's brakes were faulty..." Mu Yuting looked up abruptly. Since they knew it was the car's issue, why hadn't they investigated thoroughly? Those involved may not be confused; it's the onlookers who think they see clearly. Old Man Yu's expression was pained as he tightened his grip on the glass of soy milk, as if drawing the last bit of warmth from the hot drink. He had asked his wife to take the child out to play. Only after watching the child leave and the door close did he speak: "We looked into it carefully. There's no evidence to prove it was him." Of course they would investigate—this was his only daughter. After her unexpected death, he would have turned every stone. But with no evidence found, it could only be treated as an accident. As for custody and guardianship of the child, it wasn't that he didn't want to fight for it, but... he and his wife were too old. If th...