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"Do you still remember those few people I met after we moved to this city? All had decent jobs, working in electronic factories, teaching in schools, but no matter how trustworthy they sounded at the beginning, their true colors would show after spending some more time with them, especially the way they looked at you sometimes... It was really infuriating."
Mrs. Lin sighed slightly.
"Actually, among them, there were one or two troublesome characters who would keep pestering me even after I rejected them. Of course, ever since I met him, those types of people seemed suddenly very keen to keep their distance."
"So, from that time on, I started to lose interest in finding someone. I began to feel that it was enough for the two of us, mother and daughter, to rely on each other. Even though it was tough, I could grit my teeth and get through it until I raised you to adulthood; it was around that time that I met Sheng Ping."