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Chapter 1118: Chapter 1118: It’s Okay to Not Want This Kind of Man Chapter 1118: Chapter 1118: It’s Okay to Not Want This Kind of Man Xu Chaomu just smiled faintly, “Yes.”

People around found it incredible. Someone, looking quite displeased, tsk-tsked, “You young people are too rash, rushing into marriage and quick to divorce. I really don’t know what you’re thinking. One moment it’s personality clashes, the next moment, disdain for poverty.”

“Chaomu, why did you get divorced?” someone asked.

“He cheated,” Xu Chaomu said calmly.

“He cheated!” An old woman immediately exclaimed, “You can’t keep a man like that. If he’s cheating at such a young age, who knows how many more times he might betray you in the future. It’s good that you divorced him. But, you don’t have to stay unmarried, he’s not worth it.”

An middle-aged woman, quite interested in the gossip, said, “Chaomu, you’re so beautiful and young, and yet your husband cheated? He must be blind.”

Xu Chaomu shook her head, “The other woman was prettier than me, richer than me, and more cunning than me.”

At that moment, she was thinking about Bai Man.

She had read in the newspaper a while ago that they were already a couple. Perhaps, Shen Chi was so eager to see her just to make her sign a divorce agreement…

Or something else…

“Tsk-tsk, she’s rich? Is your man that poor? Living off a woman?” a middle-aged woman asked contemptuously.

“A bit poor, I guess, since he would complain even when I bought a cup of bubble tea,” Xu Chaomu muttered.

For some reason, Xiaobao suddenly giggled.

Xu Chaomu glanced at him, her face full of dismay…

“Oh my, that man was hoping for too much!” The women sympathized with Xu Chaomu vehemently, “You’re better off without such a man, always wanting to live off a woman. It’s better that you left him.”

“Living off a woman, he could slack off many years. At least now, after divorcing me, he’s got a villa and a BMW.”

An old man couldn’t listen anymore and rolled up his sleeves, “If I ever see that man, I’d hit him every single time.”

The aunt asked, “Has he been harassing you lately?”

“Not anymore. His wife is prettier than me, why would he harass me? I have no use to him,” Xu Chaomu fibbed.

“If he dares to harass you, just tell us. With so many of us around, we’ll make sure he ends up battered. Such an ungrateful, dependent scum, he doesn’t even deserve a wife. Is he even human?!” The uncle was also indignant.

“Thank you, everyone.” Xu Chaomu smiled.

“Don’t mention it, don’t mention it. But really, Chaomu, you shouldn’t have adopted a child on your own. Now that you’ve adopted, how will you ever get married again?”

“I don’t plan to get married any time soon…”

“You haven’t still gotten over that scum, have you?”

Xu Chaomu shook her head, “What’s there to remember about him? I’ve long since forgotten him. It’s just, being a single mother, if we ever face any troubles, I hope you all can help out… Especially with Xiaobao, he’s too young, I really worry about him.”

“Chaomu, don’t worry. With so many of us neighbors, each of us taking turns to watch him for a day will be enough. Plus, Xiaobao is so adorable, we all love him.”

“Xiaobao, say thanks to the grandpas, grandmas, uncles, and aunties,” Xu Chaomu took Xiaobao’s hand and gestured a greeting.

Xiaobao giggled again, his mood particularly good at the moment, and without any fuss.

“Ha ha, this little guy is really cute.”

“Exactly, so cute. He’s so smart now, just imagine when he starts talking and reading, he’ll definitely be extraordinary.”

Everyone praised Xiaobao, but they noticed that when they tried to tease him, he would get unhappy as if he didn’t like being teased, though he still enjoyed compliments.

“Chaomu, where did you adopt such a cute boy, and a boy at that?” an aunt asked, “I have a niece, over thirty, still can’t conceive. I might tell her to adopt too. Or maybe, you could let her take Xiaobao. Her family is very rich, they wouldn’t treat Xiaobao poorly.”

Xu Chaomu immediately became serious, “I will not hand Xiaobao over to anyone.”

The older woman laughed, “I was just saying, look how serious you are.”

Xu Chaomu fell silent, knowing she had been a bit emotional just now.

She lowered her head, touching Xiaobao’s soft and delicate little hand, and kissed him on the forehead.

She would never give Xiaobao to anyone, no matter the circumstances.

Xiaobao too reached out his tiny hand to grab Xu Chaomu’s hair, showing just how close he really was with Xu Chaomu.

Someone nearby teased him, “Xiaobao, you’re so handsome, why don’t you become my grandson-in-law in the future?”

Xiaobao looked serious, as if he strongly disagreed.

“Ha ha, Xiaobao doesn’t like the idea,” several uncles laughed.

Xu Chaomu sat with Xiaobao on a bench and chatted with them for a while; one of the uncles even played the flute for Xiaobao.

“Chaomu, does it feel hard raising the little guy by yourself? Is your monthly income enough?”

Xu Chaomu replied, “It’s okay, I can handle working hard. Xiaobao isn’t clingy, so it’s quite manageable.”

“Being a single mother is tough. You should really marry a good man. Right now he’s young, and there aren’t many issues, but once he starts school, how will you afford it?” someone kindly suggested.

Xu Chaomu was well aware of the difficulties of being a single mother. Once upon a time, her own mother was a single mother, raising her alone for ten years.

That hardship was something she witnessed firsthand.

She remembered how her mother once had many pieces of jewelry which she later sold off cheaply.

Recalling these memories added a layer of nostalgia and sorrow to her thoughts.

Such summers easily evoked these feelings.

“The boss will give me a raise eventually,” Xu Chaomu said with a smile.

“You’re really optimistic, but really, as a girl, it’s better to find someone to marry. It would lessen your burden a lot. I mean it.”

Xu Chaomu shook her head, “I’m not thinking about that right now.”

She truly wasn’t considering it, and perhaps she never would.

She continued playing with Xiaobao and after chatting with the group of neighbors for a while, she took Xiaobao to walk around the supermarket.

There wasn’t much exciting about their small city, so she just casually strolled with Xiaobao.

When they passed a baby supply store, Xiaobao was fixated on a beautiful set of light green pajamas, staring intently at it.

Even as Xu Chaomu carried him forward, he couldn’t take his eyes off it.

Xu Chaomu had to turn back and pointing at the clothes asked, “Do you like this, Xiaobao?”

Xiaobao was biting his finger, his big eyes blinking.

But Xu Chaomu hesitated after seeing the store’s sign; she knew this brand was expensive, a small set of clothes costing seven to eight hundred.

Most families wouldn’t dream of buying such expensive clothes for an infant, knowing well that the child would outgrow them very quickly.

Xu Chaomu hesitated whether to enter the store or not.

But Xiaobao kept staring at the set of clothes, clearly liking them a lot.

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