Chapter 201 Surprise
Jiang Qing looked at Zhang Jiaming, her eyes filled with resentment and ambition. "Jiaming, I'm not reconciled. You should have had a bright future, not spent your whole life as a mediocre old soldier!"
The words "a mediocre veteran" deeply hurt Zhang Jiaming.
He's not highly educated and doesn't have any special skills, so it's good that he can be a veteran in the army for life.
Jiang Qing's words clearly indicated that she looked down on his ideas.
"Xiao Qing, if this is how my life is going to be, will you no longer want to live with me?"
Jiang Qing was taken aback by the question. "No, Jiaming, you have to believe in yourself."
Although Jiang Qing hesitated for only a moment, Zhang Jiaming was not stupid.
On the contrary, he has a keen eye for micro-expressions.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been noticed and promoted by Lu Cheng.
Since their marriage, Jiang Qing has said almost every day that he will be successful and have a bright future.
I used to think she was encouraging me, but now I realize she was actually talking about desire and ambition.
At this moment, he finally vaguely realized that Jiang Qing married him not because she truly loved him as a person, but because she valued his career and his promising future.
Although as a man he should strive for his family and provide a good life for his wife and children, the true nature of the person beside him still left him feeling incredibly disappointed and heartbroken.
"Xiao Qing, I have never regretted marrying you, and I will never fake a divorce for the sake of my future. I am a soldier, and the most important quality of a soldier is loyalty. If you insist on a divorce, then it can only be a real divorce."
"Have you considered?"
Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Zhang Jiaming remembered Lu Cheng's advice to him: it is not shameful for a man to bow his head first in a marriage.
He reached out and pulled Jiang Qing, "Xiao Qing..."
"I figured it out."
Jiang Qing's sudden voice made him stop in his tracks.
"Jiaming, I still insist on divorce. Please believe me, I really am doing this for your own good. One day, you will thank me for the decision I made today."
Zhang Jiaming stared at her blankly, his eyes gradually turning red.
"Okay, as you wish."
……
"What right does she have to ask for a divorce? What does she take the Zhang family for?"
Faced with Jin Yulan's roaring and cursing, Zhang Jiaming simply remained silent.
Zhang Tiesheng looked at his son with worry, "Why don't you talk to Xiaoqing again and ask her what her conditions are? We'll try our best to make it happen."
Zhang Jiaming shook his head, "No need, if she insists on getting a divorce, then let's get a divorce."
"Even if we're getting a divorce, the bride price has to be returned!"
Although they only gave 8.8 yuan as a bride price, they spent 50 yuan on cigarettes, alcohol, candy, and pork.
Zhang Jiaming said in a low voice, "Mom, we were husband and wife, and she suffered a lot after marrying into our family. Let's leave it at that. I will earn the money back. I will send you my monthly allowance. You can take care of the wedding arrangements for the whole family."
The whole family looked at him, and the atmosphere was filled with sadness and sorrow.
Jin Yulan cried uncontrollably, “What are you going to do now? Your father even lost an eye because of her. She just left without a word, leaving such a mess. If you had known she was such a scoundrel, you would have been better off marrying Jasmine!”
Zhang Tiesheng shouted, "What nonsense are you spouting? Jasmine is already married. Stop ruining her reputation!"
Jin Yulan was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth.
She only regretted that Jiang Qingren wasn't around, otherwise she would have torn the other person to pieces.
She ruined her perfectly good son, forcing him into a second marriage.
Three days later, at the entrance of the police station.
Looking at Zhang Jiaming's calm face, Jiang Qing felt inexplicably flustered.
"Jiaming, my feelings for you are real. Please believe me, we're just temporarily separated..."
"Xiaoqing..."
Zhang Jiaming interrupted her, "If you've decided you want a divorce, then we'll go inside. If you decide you don't want a divorce, then don't mention divorce again, and I won't agree to it."
Marriage is protected; if the man is not at fault, a divorce cannot be obtained if he does not agree to it.
After a brief silence, Jiang Qing was the first to step into the police station.
Zhang Jiaming followed silently behind her.
Half an hour later, the two walked out of the police station's main gate one after the other, each clutching a divorce certificate. "Xiao Qing^"
Hearing Zhang Jiaming call her name, Jiang Qing quickly turned around.
Seeing Zhang Jiaming gazing intently at her, his eyes seemingly filled with reluctance and longing, Jiang Qing's heart stirred.
She still liked Zhang Jiaming, and even subconsciously imagined that after Zhang Jiaming became successful, he would come back to her to remarry and promise her a grand wedding.
After carefully examining her for a long time, Zhang Jiaming slowly spoke:
"From now on, you must keep moving forward and never look back, because there is no way back waiting for you. Take care."
Watching Zhang Jiaming's retreating figure without turning back, Jiang Qing tried her best to hold back her tears.
She wasn't wrong.
Having finally been given a second chance at life, how could she be content to be confined to the countryside as a village woman?
She wants to climb to the top and become someone superior, and she's willing to pay any price for it.
……
Upon hearing the news of Jiang Qing's divorce, An Hui and Lu Dezhao were both saddened.
Lying in bed that night, Lu Dezhao couldn't help but say to An Hui, "We have to treat our third son's wife better from now on. He's getting on in years, and it wasn't easy for him to get married. We can't let it end up like the Zhang family, where everything was ruined."
An Hui glared at him fiercely, "Stop cursing the third brother."
While saying this, she was secretly thinking that she had some old gold jewelry and wondered if she should melt it down and make a gold bracelet for Jiang Moli to wear.
……
The next morning, the family was having breakfast when someone knocked on the door.
Jiang Moli got up to open the door, but Lu Dezhao quickly said, "I'll go, Moli, you eat yours."
"Oh."
Thinking that perhaps it was a guest invited by Lu Dezhao, Jiang Moli didn't think much of it and continued eating.
"Jasmine."
Lu Dezhao returned quickly, his expression somewhat subtle. "They're looking for you. Go check it out."
"it is good."
Jiang Moli put down her chopsticks, puzzled, and got up to go to the door.
Pushing open the slightly ajar door, a familiar yet smiling, cold face came into view.
It wasn't until Lu Cheng pulled her into his arms that she belatedly came to her senses.
"Why are you back?"
Lu Cheng pulled her into his arms with such force that it felt like he wanted to crush her into his embrace, and murmured, "I missed you."
An Hui followed along, worried, wanting to see who was looking for Jiang Moli, but was instead fed a mouthful of dog food by the young couple, and turned back dejectedly.
When Ma Hongmei saw her return, she asked in surprise, "Who was looking for Xiao Jiang?"
An Hui: "You'll see for yourself."
Ma Hongmei indeed got up and went out.
At the doorway, Jiang Moli peeked out from Lu Cheng's arms. "You're back? Why aren't you coming in?"
Lu Cheng smoothed her ruffled hair with his fingers, his low, husky voice filled with a doting tenderness: "I wanted to give you a surprise."
It was quite a pleasant surprise.
Holding the man's lean waist and smelling his familiar scent, like that of pine trees, Jiang Moli felt a sense of satisfaction and happiness similar to that of petting a cat.
Ma Hongmei covered her mouth and laughed as she returned to the dining table. "So it turns out it's Xiao Cheng. Absence makes the heart grow fonder; they're already all lovey-dovey at the doorstep."
When her son came home, An Hui was still happy and went into the kitchen herself to cook poached eggs.
As before, Ma Hongmei wanted to help Lu Cheng tidy up his room.
She only remembered when she reached the door that he was already married and didn't need her, his aunt, to take care of him anymore, so she smiled and went back to the living room.
(End of this chapter)
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