"It's alright, everyone has their share of troubles. It's actually a good thing to see people for who they really are!" Ling Jiuyue reassured her for a moment before turning to leave.

Yao Lili suddenly grabbed her: "Comrade Xiaoling, I know that my son and I were able to escape with our lives last time thanks to you. Could you... could you help me take another look? How about I... divorce Chen Baojun?"

Ling Jiuyue frowned slightly: "Comrade Yao Lili, whether or not to get a divorce is up to you. No matter how nice other people's opinions are, they can only be taken as a reference."

Those who turn misfortune into good fortune will surely have a bright future; those who hesitate to act will only bring chaos; those with unwavering will and who are not swayed by external forces will undoubtedly have a smooth and prosperous future!

Yao Lili lowered her head and remained silent.

Jin Guixiang wanted to scold her daughter, but seeing how pitiful she was, she decided not to do so at this moment.

"But the child is ultimately of the Chen family bloodline. If they divorce, the child will definitely be awarded to the father!"

"No!" Qin Shixiao said, "The child being considered the father's flesh and blood is just a worldly perspective. Legally speaking, a child during the breastfeeding period must be awarded to the mother!"

Ling Jiuyue asked in surprise, "How do you know this?"

Qin Shixiao laughed and said, "A comrade-in-arms has a younger sister who also encountered this situation. She was getting a divorce, and the husband wanted to take custody of the children. I went to help him and heard about it from the judge!"

When Jin Guixiang heard that the child would be given to her mother unconditionally, her heart was immediately at ease.

"Divorce! You absolutely must divorce him! Look at the faces of his family, they're taking advantage of you because you've had the child and you'll be part of their Chen family from now on. They'd rather die than leave you. Their character is utterly despicable!"

Yao Lili bit her lip and made a decision in her heart.

Yao Xingguo is not coming back for the time being.

Jin Guixiang wasn't in the mood to cook either, and repeatedly invited Ling Jiuyue and Qin Shixiao to eat at a restaurant outside.

"Xiao Ling, I was in a hurry to find you, mainly to thank you, and also... I want to know the whereabouts of my eldest son. Could you...?"

"Your eldest son's birth date and time, your birth date and time, and your uncle's birth dates and times are all important. Ideally, you should be able to find something related to your eldest son, such as a photo or personal belongings!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Jin Guixiang pulled a pocket watch from her bag, inside which were photos of the two children.

"My eldest child went missing when he was five. Those were chaotic times, and there was nowhere to look for him. My second child... died young. These two photos are my only keepsakes!"

Ling Jiuyue took the photo and the birth chart written by Jin Guixiang: "Auntie, I'll come to your house tomorrow and tell you the result!"

"Okay, okay!" Jin Guixiang said gratefully, "Xiao Ling, I'm counting on you to take care of this!"

"Auntie, you should go home early; you have people at home to take care of!"

When the three of them came out of the restaurant, people were being ushered away at the entrance.

"Go away, go away! Who said we wanted that much chicken and duck? The manager said he would take it. If he really wanted it, he would have given us a note. You have nothing, what are we taking? Hurry up and leave, don't dawdle here and ruin our restaurant's image!"

"No, brother, listen to me, Cao Youguang is my cousin, he really sent me!"

"You'd better get out of here! If someone comes along claiming to be a relative of our manager, how are we supposed to work? We'll be dealing with nothing but swindlers like you!"

"Brother-in-law!"

Ling Jiuyue immediately recognized that the three people being driven away were none other than her brother-in-law Yang Xingzhi and his two companions.

Yang Xingzhi's face turned ashen.

Shunzi started cursing, "Manager Cao told my older brother to collect chickens and ducks and deliver them to the city. I heard him say that with my own ears, but he's not in the shop today. And those bastards in the shop are actually calling us swindlers!"

Ling Jiuyue glanced at the supervisor: "Brother-in-law, let's go. Perhaps Manager Cao has made a mistake!"

If someone truly wanted to help, they would have left a message for the person. Yang Xingzhi was clearly tricked.

Yang Xingzhi wasn't stupid; he realized long ago that someone was deliberately playing a trick on him and making fun of him, most likely one of his former brothers.

"Shunzi, Xiao Wu, let's go!"

Shunzi was almost in tears: "Brother, these are chickens and ducks we bought with borrowed money, and nobody wants them, what are we going to do!"

Don't think you can just sell your stuff at the market. Those markets are all owned by people. If a few country folk try to sell their goods there, they're bound to get beaten up.

Yang Xingzhi said with a stern face, "Let's go ask around the nearby residential compounds. A living person can't just die from holding their pee!"

"Wait!" Jin Guixiang grabbed Ling Jiuyue: "Is this your brother-in-law?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Jin Guixiang clapped her hands: "Come on, follow me, I want these chickens and ducks!"

Yang Xingzhi and the others were stunned: "Big sister, we have quite a few chickens and ducks here, are you sure you want them all?"

"That's right!" Ling Jiuyue thought Jin Guixiang was trying to help her: "Auntie, even if Sister Lili is in postpartum confinement and only eats one a day, she still can't finish this many!"

"If I say I can take it, then I can. Just come with me!"

Jin Guixiang led people to the entrance of a restaurant whose decorations were many times more elaborate than the state-run restaurant they had just visited.

"Wait here for a moment!"

A few minutes later, Jin Guixiang led a middle-aged woman out:

"This is my nephew from the countryside. He has a lot of chickens, so he sent some to the city. Take a look, if you want them, take them; if not, I'll have him send them somewhere else!"

The middle-aged woman casually rummaged through the chickens and ducks: "They're perfectly fine chickens and ducks, why can't we take them? Sister Jin, you're being too polite. These are your nephew's things, you could have just said so, there was no need for you to go out of your way to bring them over!"

Jin Guixiang waved her hand with a smile: "Xiao Ma, relatives are relatives, but business is business. You're running a business, not a charity. We definitely have to control the quality. You can't just do whatever you want because of me, Lao Jin!"

"No way!" Sister Ma was a straightforward person: "With the business of our shop, we go through at least a hundred chickens a day. Young man, you can send any dried chicken, duck, or other chicken products you need to me!"

Yang Xingzhi and his two companions were overjoyed. They had thought they had suffered a huge loss this time, but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better and they were able to have this good thing.

After seeing Sister Jin off, Yang Xingzhi quietly asked Ling Jiuyue, "Who is that Aunt Jin? How come she's so powerful?"

Ling Jiuyue casually replied, "My client!"

customer?

Yang Xingzhi was completely baffled. What kind of business was Ling Jiuyue doing? How could she be so successful?

On the way back to the guesthouse, Ling Jiuyue asked Qin Shixiao, "Aren't you curious?"

This fantastical experience over the past half-day truly broadened Qin Shixiao's understanding.

"If this were before, I definitely wouldn't have believed it, but now, I suddenly understand something my comrade once said: 'The world is so big and full of wonders; what you think is impossible is simply something you've never even encountered!'"

Ling Jiuyue nodded with satisfaction. "Not bad, this child is teachable and not a rigid or pedantic person."

Remembering Jin Guixiang's instructions, Qin Shixiao couldn't help but ask:

"Can you really help me find Aunt Jin's son?"

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