Li Qian toured Two-Dragon Mountain with her daughter, her parents, her uncle's family, and her two paternal aunts, who had come from out of town.
"Why did Qian get divorced when everything seemed fine?" her eldest aunt, Li Chunli, quietly asked her younger brother, Li Qian's father, Li Desheng.
"They weren't getting along," Li Desheng replied vaguely. Seeing his elder sister's disbelief, he lowered his voice and explained, "Her husband was suspicious of everything. He checked up on her several times a day. Even when she went out with colleagues, he'd call five or six times. You know Qian's temperament. She couldn't stand it, so things just got worse... Personally, I think the divorce was for the best. Her mother and I never thought much of Sun Chengqian anyway!"
Li Chunli nodded. "Exactly. We thought Sun Chengqian was petty from the start, but Qian was so stubborn. She kept saying she could settle for him and make it work. Is marriage something you should settle on?"
Her second aunt, Li Chunguang, spoke up in Li Qian's defense. "If you ask me, you can't blame Qian. Desheng and his wife pushed her into it. She'd only just returned from abroad in 2008, and they immediately started making her go on matchmaking dates every day, as if they were terrified she'd never find a husband!"
Her uncle, Liu Changlin, couldn't bear to hear anyone criticize his younger sister. He snorted. "There's no point bringing up the past. With everything my niece has going for her, being divorced with a child means nothing. If she wants someone, successful men will be lining up at her door!"
Both aunts nodded repeatedly. For one thing, it was true. Their niece was beautiful, had a successful career, and earned at least a million a year. Even