The tycoon's wicked wife from the era of literature has been reborn.

Zhong knelt down in front of Ouyang Yan with a thud.

"Yanzi, I beg you, please let Zhenghua go, please let our family go!"

Ouyang Yan stood blankly at her doorstep, watching the warm sunlight shine on the furnishings inside the house.

The home she built with her own hands seems to be rotting away.

The decaying matter, exposed to sunlight, hissed and emitted a foul stench.

"Where's Xiaocao?" Ouyang Yan asked.

Zhong was still kneeling in front of her, but unexpectedly, the first question she asked was not why, but about that little girl.

"She's fine. Zhenghua took her out to buy popsicles with the girl next door. You've been gone for so many days, don't you want to ask how your husband is when you come back?"

Ouyang Yan walked past Zhong Shi into the house, put down the canned fruit, thought for a moment, took out a bottle, opened it, and sat down at the table to eat.

Zhong was immediately caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to kneel or stand.

Finally, she stood up, walked to the table, sat down opposite Ouyang Yan, and earnestly advised her:
"Yanzi, I know your relationship with Zhenghua has broken down. In that case, you two might as well just get a divorce amicably."

"You know, my biggest wish in this life is for Zhenghua to have a biological son. You two can't have any more children, so please, have some compassion and let Zhenghua go. I'm begging you, okay?"

Zhong spoke humbly, and then, thinking of her most beloved son who had no descendants, she was overcome with grief and cried very sadly.

"Yanzi, Zhenghua has had a tough time these past few days. Everyone knows your father is his father-in-law, and the higher-ups are starting to have issues with him. If you don't get a divorce, his future career will definitely be ruined."

Her poor son studied hard and got into university. He finally made it from the village to the county town. He was praised as a good person wherever he went. He was about to go even further, but his wife held him back. She felt so sorry for her son.

If the couple had a good relationship, it would be fine, but in the past two years, she found that Ouyang Yan had changed. She had become mean, sharp-tongued, and suspicious. The couple would have a small argument every three days and a big fight every five days.

This ignorant woman constantly suspected her son of wronging her, almost ruining Zhenghua's reputation.

"To be honest, Yanzi, look at yourself. You don't have a job, you can't take good care of your husband, and you don't even have a son. Other people's wives are virtuous and capable, but what about you? You'd rather go to the boss and make things difficult for your husband. And now your father..."

Perhaps fearing she might be too blunt, Madam Zhong toned it down slightly and asked in what she thought was a more tactful way:
"Yanzi, you're no longer good enough for Zhenghua, you know that? The two of you are no longer a good match."

Ouyang Yan couldn't help but chuckle, "You finally said what was on your mind. You've been holding it in for so long, it must have been really hard for you, right?"

Mrs. Zhong awkwardly wiped away her tears and remained silent.

"Okay, divorce, I agree."

Once she said those words, Ouyang Yan realized that it wasn't as difficult as she had imagined.

She even felt a sense of relief.

She'd really had enough of this mutually torturous marriage!
Let's end it here.

Before Zhong could show any joy, Ouyang Yan changed the subject, "However, I have two conditions."

"Tell me, tell me!" Zhong Shi didn't expect her to agree so easily, and was afraid that she would go back on her word.

Ouyang Yan: "I want to take Xiaocao with me. Also, Zhou Zhenghua has to pay child support to his daughter every month, one-third of his salary."

Zhong agreed to the first condition without a second thought, but the second condition made her hesitate.

However, she seemed to have figured it out quickly, nodded, and asked if she had any other conditions.

"I'm sorry for what happened. It was all my idea. Zhenghua doesn't know yet, but I promise you that I will never skimp on Xiaocao's upbringing expenses in the future."

As he spoke, he took out a roll of money that he had prepared beforehand from his belt and handed it to Ouyang Yan.
“You’ve had a tough time these past few years. I have eight hundred yuan of savings here. Take it all. Your family isn’t doing well these days either.”

Looking at the roll of money, Ouyang Yan gritted her teeth and swallowed the bitterness rising in her throat.

She didn't say anything, put the money away, got up and left the house to wait for her daughter downstairs.

Unexpectedly, what she saw was her husband and another woman holding her daughter's hand, chatting and laughing. Ouyang Yan narrowed her eyes, realizing it wasn't a hallucination.

Anger surged up, and she rushed over in a few strides, shoved Hao Huaping's hand away, picked up her daughter, and couldn't help but slap Zhou Zhenghua across the face!

The sound of the slap wasn't crisp, because Ouyang Yan was trembling all over, and she didn't have much strength left when she slapped the man's face.

The slap shocked the two people in front of him.

Hao Huaping exclaimed, "Yanzi, why did you hit someone! Section Chief Zhou, are you alright?"

When the little girl saw her mother return, she first called out to her mother in surprise. But when she realized that her mother had hit her father, the little girl froze, not understanding why her mother had hit her father.

But the little girl still clung firmly to her mother's neck.

Zhou Zhenghua touched his face in disbelief, a strong sense of humiliation welling up inside him. He suppressed it and barely managed to maintain his composure as he explained, "Yanzi, you've misunderstood. Let's go home and talk about it."

He reached out to pull Ouyang Yan back, but she dodged him.

"Zhou Zhenghua, you want to divorce me just to marry her, is that it?"

Hao Huaping said in surprise, "Yanzi, what nonsense are you talking about? You're overthinking it. I came here for training and just stopped by to drop by."

"Heh~" Ouyang Yan coldly glanced at her former best friend, "Hao Huaping, this is my daughter and my husband. Before I divorced him, he was a married man. You should keep your distance from him. Are you really that clueless or are you just pretending to be stupid!"

People inside the building came out to watch the commotion. Hao Huaping's face flushed red, and she tried to explain, but Ouyang Yan didn't want to listen.

"Hao Huaping, I think you're just pretending to be stupid. Get out of here!" Ouyang Yan roared.

Hao Huaping was stunned by the shout, raised her hand to cover her face, and hurriedly turned and left.

Teacher Hao

Zhou Zhenghua wanted to chase after him, but Zhong stopped him.

"Ouyang Yan, what exactly are you trying to do!"

Upon entering the house, Zhou Zhenghua could no longer suppress his anger and questioned him.

"Ask your mother!"

Ouyang Yan put her daughter down and went back to her room to pack her things.

Zhou Zhenghua was completely bewildered, looking at his mother who had a joyful expression on her face.

Mrs. Zhong beckoned her son closer and whispered in his ear about the good deed she had just done.

"divorce?"

"Mom, what are you doing? Have you all gone crazy? Does anyone care about my opinions or my thoughts?!"

Zhou Zhenghua was furious, but when he saw the marriage certificate that Ouyang Yan brought over, he only asked one question:
"Have you thought it through?"

Ouyang Yan suddenly felt that this marriage should have ended long ago.

"Let's go, before the Civil Affairs Bureau closes for the day."

Mrs. Zhong pulled Xiaocao in front of her, opened a can of food for her, and coaxed her gently:
"Little grass loves canned food, right? Eat more. Come on, Grandma will feed you."

The child asked his parents where they were going.

Mrs. Zhong smiled guiltily, "The adults have their own things to do. They'll be back soon. Let's eat canned food."

Grandma had never spoken to her so gently before. Little Grass was flattered and a little happy, feeling that Grandma still liked her. She obediently opened her mouth and ate the canned food that Grandma fed her.

But when she finished the canned food, only her mother returned. (End of Chapter)