Lin Wan really doesnât know what to say about Shen Rong, itâs her own choice, and she canât blame anyone else. You could say she just hasnât met the right person...
That day, Su Ling and Lin Wan went to South Street to meet Brother Wei and look at houses.
The house wasnât the one behind their store, but the one diagonally opposite. Fortunately, the business of the two storefronts behind that house wasnât doing well, and they were about to sublet it.
If they bought the property behind the house, it wouldnât be affected from here.
Lin Wan and Su Ling saw the house, a small yard and three tile-roofed rooms. The house is livable, but itâs not suitable for their business.
They need to build a new building. A storefront. The price is fine, two thousand eight, but building the house would cost over two thousand more.
Looking at the house, Su Ling said emotionally, "Everywhere needs money, we earn quickly and spend quickly. Xiao Wan, you used to handle the accounts, now theyâre in my hands, and watching money flow out like water every day, my heart aches. Itâs like being constantly grilled."
Lin Wan laughed. "When thereâs income, thereâs expenses. Itâs normal."
"Thatâs true, weâre just getting things done in one go."
"Alright, letâs go sign the contract with them. After getting the house, weâll have to trouble Uncle Liu."
"Thatâs no problem."
Lin Wan and Su Ling came out of the alley, and unexpectedly saw Sun Yu.
Havenât seen her in months, Sun Yu looked much more haggard. Probably due to the recent spat with Yang Wei.
They passed each other, both feeling awkward.
Lin Wan didnât know why Sun Yu was here, and thought she was visiting someone.
The moment of awkwardness made Lin Wan unsure how to greet her.
Sun Yu also seemed not to want to greet her, just glanced at her and walked past with her head down.
Lin Wan turned and watched her walk far away, then said to Su Ling, "That was someone from our courtyard before."
"Her? I know her."
"Eh? How do you know her?" Su Ling probably hadnât been to the military area, right?
"Sister-in-law Zhang told me."
"Sister-in-law Zhang talked about her to you."
"Yeah, I met her once, just saw her at our factory gate. You probably donât know. This woman got divorced from her husband."
"Really divorced?"
"Yeah, Sister-in-law Zhang said this woman found a man outside. Heard that man got her promoted at school. Thatâs why she slept with him."
"Not just once, I bet," Lin Wan frowned, otherwise how would she be found out.
"Of course, donât know how her leader was able to deceive her, saying he was divorced himself, already had a son and daughter, so even if she went to the manâs family, they wouldnât force her to have children. So she divorced her husband."
Sun Yu used to be proud of Yang Wei in the courtyard, and even after losing the child, theyâd argue but never go to the last step. Why did they suddenly end up divorced?
"Xiao Wan, I know what youâre thinking. Sister-in-law Zhang said itâs because this man has money, never lacking a fridge or TV at home. So, this woman went blind."
Lin Wan nodded, "Oh, so itâs because he has a good household... But why does she look less spirited than before?"
"This is something about remarried couples you probably donât get. She married over without a joint child, the family already has a son and daughter, everything revolves around considering the children, and there are elders at home too. Taking in a remarried wife, afraid the stepmother wonât treat the grandchildren well, so theyâre wary everywhere. Couples donât bond, and the kids arenât hers, the age-old mother-in-law issues are a big trouble. If she can live well in that house, itâd be a miracle."
Life is like a play, a well-off family destroyed by Sun Yu herself, in the blink of an eye, everything has changed.
Recalling Sun Yuâs proud gaze from before, and then seeing her just now, itâs really hard to describe. Lin Wan rarely gossiped, and the next morning she went to the factory early to find Sister-in-law Zhang. "Actually, this happened during the few days around New Year. Originally, Yang Wei was supposed to be on duty that day, but who knew that he switched shifts with a comrade shortly after arriving at the team. That comrade wanted to go home a day early, so he wanted to switch shifts with Yang Wei. Yang Wei agreed.
When Yang Wei left, Sun Yu was still at home. In a short time, she was gone, though they originally had a rift about the child, Yang Wei didnât pay much attention. In the afternoon, it started snowing heavily, and when Yang Wei couldnât find Sun Yu, he went downstairs to ask the neighbors. Asking around, he uncovered the incident.