Mrs. Xie rolled her eyes at him. "Honestly."
"As parents, we need to think more about our daughters who have married out," Mr. Xie said.
"If you really cared about Jing Ling, you'd find a way to bring her back," Mrs. Xie said.
"Jing Ling is married and has a job. It's not that simple," Mr. Xie said, looking troubled.
Unless Jing Ling got divorced, he couldn't see a way to bring her and his granddaughter back home. But Mr. Xie didn't approve of divorce. Things were different for men and women. A capable man could easily remarry after a divorce. A woman, however, would become the target of gossip, making it much harder for her to find another good man.
Jing Er's divorce from Xu Chunyan had been forced by the circumstances. And yet, not long after, he had married Lin Yaru in a practically seamless transition.
"Why don't we bring my brother-in-law back with her?" Jie Jingchen suggested.
