At that point, w.a.n.g Guozhu was indeed in a hurry to divorce Zhou Hong so he could marry Zhang Xiaohui. So when he sensed that Zhou Hong was beginning to relent, he immediately struck.

“Xiaoyu is my daughter. Of course, I won't abandon her. The two of us are incompatible. Staying together does not benefit either of us. Think about it. Your job is better than mine, and you know more people than me. Without the burden of this family, you can expend all your efforts on taking care of Xiaoyu. Your own life will be easier. Wouldn't that be great?

“The two of us can separate amicably and maintain a good relations.h.i.+p. Then both of us can care for Xiaoyu together. Won't that be good? Why do we have to spend all our time quarreling?”

Zhou Hong bowed her head to hide her chilly expression. “Let me consider the matter again. In short, I can't bear our daughter to be hurt. Whether we divorce or not, we must not affect her.”

w.a.n.g Guozhu was delighted that Zhou Hong was relenting. It was best if they could divorce as planned. Then he could bring his son home and let him be born in the w.a.n.g family.

Meanwhile, Gu Qingyao only emerged from her inters.p.a.ce after Zhou Hong was long gone. She looked in her direction and grunted coldly before turning to leave.

In these times, it was best if the Gu family did not get into trouble. In particular, they must not become embroiled with people like that. So she might as well help Zhang Xiaohui fulfill her wish of marrying and moving to the city. But her life in the city…

Ah, ah! It would make her life even more miserable than the one in the village.

They would divorce in the middle of next month and Zhang Xiaohui would immediately marry w.a.n.g Guozhu. The child she was carrying would be almost four months old.

The weather was getting warmer and people were wearing fewer layers. About a month after Zhang Xiaohui married into the w.a.n.g family, the weather would turn hot.

Just in time for her pregnancy to become obvious.

It would certainly be a problem if she had a child just five months after she got married. Disaster might await her.

If they were afraid that others would find out, she would have no choice but to hide at home during her pregnancy, and continue hiding even after the birth.

Ha!

It was so difficult for Zhang Xiaohui to marry and move to the city, she desperately wanted to show off!

But because of her pregnancy, she could only hide at home. She would be stifled to death.

Also, she thought that when she moved to the city, she would live the good life of a wealthy lady. But in the end…

w.a.n.g Guozhu only earned 40 to 50 yuan a month. If Zhou Hong took half, or even 10 yuan or so, the w.a.n.g family would be terribly affected.

w.a.n.g Guozhu had to maintain a large household and when the child is born, he would have to support the child. Life would be interesting.

She could also stir the pot!

Haha!

In any case, she certainly would not allow Zhang Xiaohui and Gu Ruoqing to enjoy life. Marrying and moving into the city was only the beginning of h.e.l.l.

It was still early, so Gu Qingyao went to the black market and bartered for some cash and antiques.

At this time, food was not as valuable in the black market as it had been before the new year.

Life was improving every year and there was much more food than before. Their circ.u.mstances last year were also exceptional and the food had not been distributed until the end of the year. So for a while before the new year, food was in extremely short supply on the black market and the prices were exorbitant. Added to the fact that this was a poor area, there had been very little food.

But they had had a bountiful harvest last year. Once the food was distributed, everyone did not feel the scarcity so much and there was more food on the black market!

At the moment, fine grain was worth only 2 yuan a kilogram and coa.r.s.e grain was even cheaper.

The price of meat remained about the same, although it had fallen slightly to approximately 11 or 12 yuan a kilogram.