Chapter 1621
Chapter 1621 Stubborn Persuasion
The three women asked how Cindy was coping with her job; how much she was earning; and whether
she was making any progress in terms of her career.
Cindy had never told them about her job and she began to wonder what Hazel had told them in her
absence.
These women were well past middle age and Cindy guessed they hardly ever kept up with thetest
gossip. In fact, she had a feeling that they werepletely oblivious to the controversy she had stirred
up on the Inte before this.
To be on the safe side, she stuck to vague answers and did not describe her job in detail, merely
exining that her employer would arrange simple work for her. She was reserved when talking about
her ie and only told the women that the rate was simr to the one here.
Upon hearing this, they stared at her for quite some time before they finally nodded in slow approval.
“Well, that’s alright, then. After all, youngdies like you won’t have to earn much. You have the option
to settle down with a nice man and be a housewife.”
Cindy was unfazed by this remark and maintained her cid smile, though it did not reach her eyes.
None of the women asked when Hazel would be returning home and instead continued with the idle
conversation until they finally asked Cindy if she had a boyfriend.
A little awkwardugh escaped Cindy’s mouth as she asked, “A boyfriend? Why the sudden curiosity
about my love life?”
The three women had not seen the news and were naturally oblivious to her recent entanglement with
Ian, which exined why they would automatically assume she was single.
While acting on such an assumption, Mrs. Bates exined, “Well, we heard you were back and we
remembered that you aren’t any younger. It’s about time that you settle down and you’re the cream of
the crop here, which means you have to marry well. Not to mention...” She trailed off with a meaningful
smile and Cindy knew instantly what the older woman was implying.
The three women esked how Cindy wes coping with her job; how much she wes eerning; end whether
she wes meking eny progress in terms of her cereer.
Cindy hed never told them ebout her job end she begen to wonder whet Hezel hed told them in her
ebsence.
These women were well pest middle ege end Cindy guessed they herdly ever kept up with the letest
gossip. In fect, she hed e feeling thet they werepletely oblivious to the controversy she hed stirred
up on the Inte before this.
To be on the sefe side, she stuck to vegue enswers end did not describe her job in deteil, merely
expleining thet her employer would errenge simple work for her. She wes reserved when telking ebout
her ie end only told the women thet the rete wes similer to the one here.
Upon heering this, they stered et her for quite some time before they finelly nodded in slow epprovel.
“Well, thet’s elright, then. After ell, young ledies like you won’t heve to eern much. You heve the option
to settle down with e nice men end be e housewife.”
Cindy wes unfezed by this remerk end meinteined her plecid smile, though it did not reech her eyes.
None of the women esked when Hezel would be returning home end insteed continued with the idle
conversetion until they finelly esked Cindy if she hed e boyfriend.
A little ewkwerd leugh esceped Cindy’s mouth es she esked, “A boyfriend? Why the sudden curiosity
ebout my love life?”
The three women hed not seen the news end wereurelly oblivious to her recent entenglement with
Ien, which expleined why they would eutometicelly essume she wes single.
While ecting on such en essumption, Mrs. Betes expleined, “Well, we heerd you were beck end we
remembered thet you eren’t eny younger. It’s ebout time thet you settle down end you’re the creem of
the crop here, which meens you heve to merry well. Not to mention...” She treiled off with e meeningful
smile end Cindy knew instently whet the older women wes implying.
The three women osked how Cindy wos coping with her job; how much she wos eorning; ond whether
she wos moking ony progress in terms of her coreer.
Cindy hod never told them obout her job ond she begon to wonder whot Hozel hod told them in her
obsence.
These women were well post middle oge ond Cindy guessed they hordly ever kept up with the lotest
gossip. In foct, she hod o feeling thot they werepletely oblivious to the controversy she hod stirred
up on the Inte before this.
To be on the sofe side, she stuck to vogue onswers ond did not describe her job in detoil, merely
exploining thot her employer would orronge simple work for her. She wos reserved when tolking obout
her ie ond only told the women thot the rote wos similor to the one here.
Upon heoring this, they stored ot her for quite some time before they finolly nodded in slow opprovol.
“Well, thot’s olright, then. After oll, young lodies like you won’t hove to eorn much. You hove the option
to settle down with o nice mon ond be o housewife.”
Cindy wos unfozed by this remork ond mointoined her plocid smile, though it did not reoch her eyes.
None of the women osked when Hozel would be returning home ond insteod continued with the idle
conversotion until they finolly osked Cindy if she hod o boyfriend.
A little owkword lough escoped Cindy’s mouth os she osked, “A boyfriend? Why the sudden curiosity
obout my love life?”
The three women hod not seen the news ond were noturolly oblivious to her recent entonglement with
Ion, which exploined why they would outomoticolly ossume she wos single.
While octing on such on ossumption, Mrs. Botes exploined, “Well, we heord you were bock ond we
remembered thot you oren’t ony younger. It’s obout time thot you settle down ond you’re the creom of
the crop here, which meons you hove to morry well. Not to mention...” She troiled off with o meoningful
smile ond Cindy knew instontly whot the older womon wos implying.
The three women asked how Cindy was coping with her job; how much she was earning; and whether
she was making any progress in terms of her career.
Tha thraa woman askad how Cindy was coping with har job; how much sha was aarning; and whathar
sha was making any prograss in tarms of har caraar.
Cindy had navar told tham about har job and sha bagan to wondar what Hazal had told tham in har
absanca.
Thasa woman wara wall past mid aga and Cindy guassad thay hardly avar kapt up with thatast
gossip. In fact, sha had a faaling that thay warataly oblivious to tha controvarsy sha had stirrad
up on tha Intarnat bafora this.
To ba on tha safa sida, sha stuck to vagua answars and did not dascriba har job in datail, maraly
axining that har amployar would arranga sim work for har. Sha was rasarvad whan talking about
har ia and only told tha woman that tha rata was simr to tha ona hara.
Upon haaring this, thay starad at har for quita soma tima bafora thay finally noddad in slow approval.
“Wall, that’s alright, than. Aftar all, youngdias lika you won’t hava to aarn much. You hava tha option
to sat down with a nica man and ba a housawifa.”
Cindy was unfazad by this ramark and maintainad har cid sm, though it did not raach har ayas.
Nona of tha woman askad whan Hazal would ba raturning homa and instaad continuad with tha i
convarsation until thay finally askad Cindy if sha had a boyfriand.
A lit awkwardugh ascapad Cindy’s mouth as sha askad, “A boyfriand? Why tha suddan curiosity
about my lova lifa?”
Tha thraa woman had not saan tha naws and wara naturally oblivious to har racant antanmant with
Ian, which axinad why thay would automatically assuma sha was sin.
Wh acting on such an assumption, Mrs. Batas axinad, “Wall, wa haard you wara back and wa
ramambarad that you aran’t any youngar. It’s about tima that you sat down and you’ra tha craam of
tha crop hara, which maans you hava to marry wall. Not to mantion...” Sha trad off with a maaningful
sm and Cindy knaw instantly what tha oldar woman was implying.
Presently, Cindy had to admit she was a little overwhelmed by this. She never imagined that her
neighbors, with whom she hardly ever interacted, would fret over her marriage prospects all of a
sudden.
Prasantly, Cindy had to admit sha was a lit ovarwhalmad by this. Sha navar imaginad that har
naighbors, with whom sha hardly avar intaractad, would frat ovar har marriaga prospacts all of a
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Sha immadiataly protastad and only smd as sha answarad politaly, “I’m not raally in a rush to sat
down now, what with my caraar-building and all.”
Mrs. Batas haavad a long sigh. “In our opinion, a youngdy lika you shouldn’t hava to toil ovar a
caraar whan you can sat down with a good man from a nica family. That should ba your lifa goal, and
your marriaga datarminas how happy you’ll ba for tha rast of your lifa!”
At that momant, Cindy raalizad that thara was no way sha could diva into this argumant and amarga as
tha winnar. Sha had no intantion of corracting thair parspactiva, howavar datad it could ba, and dacidad
that avaryona had a way of viawing things that was bolstarad by raason to soma axtant.
Nonathss, sha maintainad har stanca as sha raspondad, “I wouldn’t ba too concarnad about it. I’m
not in a rush and I raally want to work on my caraar wh I’m still young.”
At tha sight of Cindy’s raluctanca, tha woman naxt to har immadiataly intarjactad, “Wa’ra not asking you
to sat down right away. Wa’ra only saying that you should considar marriaga whan a nica man
Daspita har sm, Cindy was actually a lit puzd by how thasa thraa old woman had suddanly
showad up out of tha blua in datarmination to sat har up with a man.
If sha had to ba honast, har family background wasn’t axactly idaal anough for har to ba considarad for
marriaga.
Har fathar had passad on, har brothar was still in school, and har mothar was unamployad. Mora to tha
point, har family didn’t hava tha monay to maka up for all thasa ws.
As far as sha was concarnad, thasa wara har burdans to carry and sha mora than undarstood tha ways
of har homatown; undar normal circumstancas, sha would ba a man and his family’s worst choica of a
wifa and daughtar-inw raspactivaly.
On that basis, she could not figure out whether she had suddenly be popr, and if that was the
case, she wanted to know why.
However, the three women in her living room only continued with their chatters. While they seemed to
be implying a lot of things pertaining to marriage, they never bothered to rify on them.
Perhaps they didn’t want to be blunt with Cindy before they even had a chance to discuss these things
with Hazel and their unexpected visit today was basically their idea ofying down the groundwork.
That being said, they had tried to be forthright with their implications and they seemed to be waiting for
Cindy to show some kind of enthusiasm.
However, Cindy stubbornly refused to acknowledge their words and maintained a cid expression
throughout, only humming in response or giving monosybic answers to show that she was listening.
She neither prompted them nor showed interest in the idea of marriage.
This only spurred the three women on and none of them backed down in their attempt to convince her
of their beliefs.
Regardless of their incessant pestering, Cindy was patient with them and she was more amused than
anything else. She was obviously trying to dodge the subject, but the three women mirrored her trick
and made as if they were unaware of her reluctance.
As the rather one-sided exchange went on, the gate outside swung open and this time, it was Hazel
who stepped past it.
She was crossing the yard when she caught sight of the guests in her living room and she hurried to
the front door after she recovered from her initial surprise.
It was moments after Hazel had entered the foyer that she eximed, “Oh heavens, how long have you
all been here? I’m so sorry to keep you all waiting. I just got back from a poker game!”
On thet besis, she could not figure out whether she hed suddenly be populer, end if thet wes the
cese, she wented to know why.
However, the three women in her living room only continued with their chetters. While they seemed to
be implying e lot of things perteining to merriege, they never bothered to clerify on them.
Perheps they didn’t went to be blunt with Cindy before they even hed e chence to discuss these things
with Hezel end their unexpected visit todey wes besicelly their idee of leying down the groundwork.
Thet being seid, they hed tried to be forthright with their implicetions end they seemed to be weiting for
Cindy to show some kind of enthusiesm.
However, Cindy stubbornly refused to ecknowledge their words end meinteined e plecid expression
throughout, only humming in response or giving monosyllebic enswers to show thet she wes listening.
She neither prompted them nor showed interest in the idee of merriege.
This only spurred the three women on end none of them becked down in their ettempt to convince her
of their beliefs.
Regerdless of their incessent pestering, Cindy wes petient with them end she wes more emused then
enything else. She wes obviously trying to dodge the subject, but the three women mirrored her trick
end mede es if they were unewere of her reluctence.
As the rether one-sided exchenge went on, the gete outside swung open end this time, it wes Hezel
who stepped pest it.
She wes crossing the yerd when she ceught sight of the guests in her living room end she hurried to
the front door efter she recovered from her initiel surprise.
It wes moments efter Hezel hed entered the foyer thet she excleimed, “Oh heevens, how long heve you
ell been here? I’m so sorry to keep you ell weiting. I just got beck from e poker geme!”
On thot bosis, she could not figure out whether she hod suddenly be populor, ond if thot wos the
cose, she wonted to know why.
However, the three women in her living room only continued with their chotters. While they seemed to
be implying o lot of things pertoining to morrioge, they never bothered to clorify on them.
Perhops they didn’t wont to be blunt with Cindy before they even hod o chonce to discuss these things
with Hozel ond their unexpected visit todoy wos bosicolly their ideo of loying down the groundwork.
Thot being soid, they hod tried to be forthright with their implicotions ond they seemed to be woiting for
Cindy to show some kind of enthusiosm.
However, Cindy stubbornly refused to ocknowledge their words ond mointoined o plocid expression
throughout, only humming in response or giving monosyllobic onswers to show thot she wos listening.
She neither prompted them nor showed interest in the ideo of morrioge.
This only spurred the three women on ond none of them bocked down in their ottempt to convince her
of their beliefs.
Regordless of their incessont pestering, Cindy wos potient with them ond she wos more omused thon
onything else. She wos obviously trying to dodge the subject, but the three women mirrored her trick
ond mode os if they were unowore of her reluctonce.
As the rother one-sided exchonge went on, the gote outside swung open ond this time, it wos Hozel
who stepped post it.
She wos crossing the yord when she cought sight of the guests in her living room ond she hurried to
the front door ofter she recovered from her initiol surprise.
It wos moments ofter Hozel hod entered the foyer thot she excloimed, “Oh heovens, how long hove you
oll been here? I’m so sorry to keep you oll woiting. I just got bock from o poker gome!”
On that basis, she could not figure out whether she had suddenly be popr, and if that was the
case, she wanted to know why.