Chapter 158 Extra 1

When Yu An'an was young, she was a charming girl. Her parents doted on her and her older brother protected her. She grew up in a wealthy family and never knew any worries.

The only setback might be when the person you like resolutely rejects you and chooses someone else.

In a fit of anger, she married Zhou Fengzhi.

Zhou Fengzhi's single question, "Do you want to be with me?" made Yu An'an wipe away her tears of shame and indignation, raise her head, and choose him with pride and willfulness.

Zhou Fengzhi had five siblings. Apart from him, all his older brothers and sisters had gone to the countryside. Later, four of his siblings returned to the city one after another, and there was also an older brother with a family to support, so the house was not big enough for everyone. His two older sisters remarried quickly after returning to the city.

However, Zhou Fengzhi's life still became difficult. He was forced to vacate his house, set up a wooden bed in his parents' room, and hand over half of his salary.

Fortunately, he had a job, but the work in the workshop was tedious and monotonous, and he could see the end of his life before he knew it.

Zhou Fengzhi overheard people discussing Yu An'an's family background when he went to collect his meal tickets from the labor union. Only then did he realize that this junior cadre in charge of party affairs was actually the director of a factory.

Why doesn't she go work at her father's factory? Is she stupid? Zhou Fengzhi scoffed at their feigned arrogance. What's with the pretense? If her father weren't the factory manager, would she be sitting in an office? They've already used their power, why not use it fully? Instead, they're timid and putting on airs.

In short, Zhou Fengzhi began to pay attention to An'an after that.

Zhou Fengzhi witnessed Yu An'an's confession being rejected and took advantage of the situation.

Everyone says she was captivated by a single sentence, but that's not true at all. Don't think she didn't know; Zhou Fengzhi would steal glances at her from time to time, just like she would steal glances at Xinmin. It seems Zhou Fengzhi has been secretly in love with her for a long time. Zhou Fengzhi definitely loves her; Yu An'an believes this is love, at least she has it all. If she can't marry the one she loves, then she'll marry someone who loves her.

Before marriage, Zhou Fengzhi was extremely attentive and considerate to Yu An'an. Yu An'an felt that she had made the right choice.

When the two got married, the Zhou family did give a bride price, but the Yu family paid the bulk of the wedding expenses. Zhou Fengzhi knew that the Yu family wouldn't covet the bride price and force her parents to give it. Indeed, all of the bride price went back to their new family.

The marriage was off, but the Zhou family had nowhere to live, and Zhou Fengzhi didn't want to continue living at home and being exploited by her brothers and nephews. Yu An'an thought of taking Zhou Fengzhi back to her parents' home. Yu Jun disagreed and told the two to rent a place outside.

Zhou Fengzhi was extremely dissatisfied with this and harbored resentment for a long time.

Two months after their marriage, Yu An'an became pregnant. Zhou Fengzhi finally tasted the sweetness of pregnancy and was transferred to the fan factory, which finally eased his worries. However, he was still bothered by his father-in-law's insistence that they rent a place. His father-in-law's house was spacious enough; they would rather leave the house empty, or even convert it into a study, than let their son-in-law live there. They would rather watch him spend money to rent a place than give in to his father-in-law's insistence. That old man!

After having a child, Yu An'an would frequently take the child back to her parents' home. With her parents' financial support, she lived a relatively comfortable life and never skimped on clothing or food.

Zhou Fengzhi and Yu An'an had completely different lifestyles and spending habits. Yu An'an was used to spending lavishly and could be described as having a somewhat bourgeois lifestyle, which she did not change after marriage, and Zhou Fengzhi could not stand it.

Yu An'an not only spends all her salary every month, but also asks her parents for money to make ends meet. She spends a lot of money unnecessarily, buys a lot of unnecessary things, and accumulates piles of cosmetics, clothes, and other useless junk. She doesn't even bother to compare prices before buying anything, and throws away many things carelessly. Zhou Fengzhi wouldn't even sell those things for scrap, let alone throw them away directly. Zhou Fengzhi always loses his temper. Yu An'an is completely unmanageable, which makes Zhou Fengzhi's heart ache with anger, and the two have argued about it many times.

Yu An'an wouldn't listen to him; she's always been this way. She earns her own money, and if she doesn't have enough, she asks her parents for it. Why should she listen to his lectures? If he wants to save money, he can save it himself; if he wants to be frugal, he can be frugal himself. Why does he have to drag her along? Does she look like she can endure hardship?

Repeated arguments and differing opinions deepened the resentment between the two. Sometimes, they even resorted to physical violence. Although Zhou Fengzhi verbally apologized promptly, he didn't truly believe it. He felt that simply talking about Yu An'an's bad habits was useless; they needed to be corrected through discipline.

So, after marriage, Yu An'an only enjoyed a little over a year of peaceful life. After giving birth, Zhou Fengzhi became increasingly impatient with her. Anyway, they'd already had a child; even if they argued, could Yu An'an really get a divorce?

Later, Zhou Fengzhi was transferred to the office and then promoted, and his temper became increasingly worse.

No longer will anyone coax or indulge her; she'll often be bullied and irritated, and she'll have a mother-in-law who's extremely dissatisfied with her, always pointing fingers and making veiled insults. Sometimes, the mother and son will even team up to lecture and verbally attack her.

Yu An'an is often so angry that she can't speak.

Unhappy with her marriage, Yu An'an's pretty face faded in just a few years. As she got older, she also started to gain weight. The once beautiful and charming young girl eventually became a woman with excess fat and a melancholy expression.

She became completely heartbroken towards Zhou Fengzhi and often stayed at her parents' house with her child. After the child started school, she stayed at her parents' house even more often.

Zhou Fengzhi is shameless. His wife and children live at his father-in-law's house, eat and drink at his father-in-law's house, and spend his father-in-law's money. He feels comfortable with this and occasionally even goes there to freeload.

Zhou Fengzhi was dissatisfied with Yu Jun's refusal to fully assist him, and with An'an's increasingly unattractive appearance, but he still went to his father-in-law's house for dinner every weekend without fail, and in front of all his colleagues and everyone else at the factory, he had to appear as a loving couple. Even after Yu Jun retired, he continued to do so.

Until he was transferred to the machinery factory, he no longer needed to install machinery.

Yu An'an's parents and older brother often asked her what she saw in Zhou Fengzhi. He had no looks, no character, no money, and his talent was only so-so. But that talent was far from matching his awful temper and despicable character. Yu An'an later often asked herself the same question. She felt nauseous just looking at Zhou Fengzhi now. How could she have been so blind to marry such a man, sleep with him, and have a child with him? Now, even in her calm state, she felt disgusted.

The atmosphere at the machine factory had never been good. So when Zhou Fengzhi brought up divorce, Yu An'an readily agreed. She was only in her thirties; she couldn't continue living like this—it was too detrimental to her lifespan. After the divorce, she would live with her parents and child. Life would definitely be better than it was now.

Yu An'an readily agreed to the divorce, but Zhou Fengzhi, who had brought up the divorce, became even more arrogant. He demanded custody of the children, and if she didn't give them to him, the house and all the money in the house would belong to him.

The house was allocated by the fan factory, and Yu An'an hadn't considered taking it. As for the family's money, she didn't have any anyway; she'd spent all her earnings. As for Zhou Fengzhi's earnings, she didn't want them either; she knew she wouldn't get them anyway, and the little money she'd ask him for wouldn't be worth the trouble. He could keep his money for himself.

Just before the divorce, upon learning that Yu Jun had bought a house for Yu An'an, and that even after Yu Jun and his wife died, the Yu family's property would be divided equally between Yu An'an and her brother, Zhou Fengzhi immediately changed her mind and said she wouldn't get a divorce.

Yu An'an finally realized what kind of person Zhou Fengzhi really was, and why he had paid attention to her and married her in the first place.

It is true that people are more unlucky when they are at their lowest point. Blindly grabbing at a straw may cause them to fall into an even deeper abyss.

She should have calmed down after being rejected and relied on herself to slowly emerge from the trough. Only when she stood on the shore could she see everything around her clearly, truly emerge from the trough, and climb to the peak.

Having served as factory director for so many years, Yu Jun was well-informed. When he learned that Zhou Fengzhi was having an affair, he directly used this information to threaten Zhou Fengzhi.

Zhou Fengzhi stubbornly refused to admit it and wouldn't budge.

Yu An'an learned Zhou Fengzhi's shamelessness and caused a scene at Zhou Fengzhi's workplace. If Zhou Fengzhi wouldn't divorce her, she would continue her tirade. She didn't care about saving face; she didn't care if everyone laughed at her. She originally wanted a dignified divorce, but Zhou Fengzhi was forcing her. He wouldn't admit to having an affair, fine, he wouldn't stop her from making a scene.

Although Yu An'an's divorce was not dignified, it was divorced after all.