Lin Xiaocui's grades have always been good; she should have no problem being in the top five of her grade, and everyone is happy for her.

Lin Chunhua specially prepared a table of delicious dishes for her to celebrate.

"Didn't you say that several factories are hiring? Aren't you considering other factories?" Lin Ye asked.

After finishing a bite of her food, Lin Xiaocui said, "Recently, our teacher organized a factory visit for the students. I went to the machine factory and the textile factory, but I didn't like either of them. They said I could only work in three shifts. Tomorrow, we can visit the soap factory. I'll ask around then to see if I can work in the supply and marketing department."

After listening to her, Lu Wanqing nodded: "Xiaocui, your idea is good. Although being a worker is stable, you can't learn much and there's not much room for advancement. You actually have a lot of talent for business, so you can develop in this direction."

Lin Chunhua was a little puzzled. In this era, it was not allowed for individuals to engage in business, but the supply and marketing departments of state-owned enterprises were all based on nepotism and were very difficult to get into.

"Wouldn't doing business be considered speculation and getting me arrested?" Lin Chunhua voiced her doubts.

Lu Wanqing smiled and patiently explained, "In our country, merchants have never been absent. People need everything they eat, wear, live in, and travel for. We can't rely on the government to supply everything forever. Maybe in a few years, individuals will be able to do business freely!"

Lin Chunhua nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Lin Ye readily agreed, saying, "Xiao Cui, just listen to your sister-in-law and do what you think is right. We'll support you from behind!"

Lin Xiaocui smiled like a blooming flower.

The next day, everyone went to school as usual, made clothes as usual, and made the most of every day.

studio.

Lu Wanqing sat on the bed wearing a dress, cutting with scissors, chatting occasionally with Lin Chunhua and Zhao Xiaolan who were operating sewing machines, looking quite content.

Just then, a quarrel broke out at the gate of the courtyard. Through the glass window, Lu Wanqing saw Lin Chunhua's mother-in-law and husband pulling and tugging at each other.

"Mom, I won't ask for it. I'm too ashamed to face Chunhua." Wang Tiegang was dragged forward by Wang Xiuzhi with a dark face. It was as if his feet were nailed, and it was extremely difficult to take a step forward.

Wang Xiuzhi patted him on the back a few times and said irritably:

"Now you know you're shameless? Where were you before? Jin Qiao is living in our house now, and she has to pay for food and drink. She also has three young children to support. How are you going to live? What right does Lin Chunhua have to take all the money?"

Inside the house, Lin Chunhua also went to the window and saw this scene.

"They're trying to get money from me!" Lin Chunhua said angrily. "I didn't expect that they would come knocking on my door before I even went to cause them any trouble. Wanqing, I'll go and handle this."

As she spoke, she patted the loose threads off her clothes and prepared to go out.

Lu Wanqing pulled her back, "Don't rush, think it through before you make a decision. Whatever decision you make, Lin Ye and I will support you!"

Lin Chunhua nodded.

When she first learned that Wang Tiegang was having an affair with Widow Jin, besides being angry, she was also heartbroken for a while. After all, they had been married for several years, and she had given her all to him.

Later, with Lu Wanqing's guidance, she gradually calmed down, thinking that dragging on without getting a divorce would make Wang Tiegang and Jin Qiao feel bad about being pointed at and gossiped about.

But during this time, she saw Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing being affectionate with each other and finally realized that there wasn't much affection between her and Wang Tiegang. Rather than dragging it out like this, it would be better to get a clean divorce.

Anyway, her skills are getting better and better, and Lu Wanqing has a lot of orders, so she earns 500 yuan a month. She doesn't have to worry about her future at all.

Originally, she planned to find a day to go to Wang Tiegang to complete the divorce procedures and let them be together in the end. She never expected that he would come to her door and ask her for money.

Lin Chunhua took a deep breath and walked towards the courtyard gate.

"What are you arguing about? My sister-in-law is pregnant. If you want to talk about it, go outside!" She chased the two of them to a spot two meters away from the courtyard gate.

Lin Chunhua wore a red dress with a colorful ribbon tied around her waist, which accentuated her curvaceous figure.

Her face was also healthy and rosy, and she looked like she was living a good life.

When Wang Xiuzhi saw her, she clicked her tongue twice and said arrogantly, "Chunhua, you're spending my son's money to run wild outside. Aren't you afraid of what others will say? Quickly hand over my son's money!"

Lin Chunhua scoffed, "Wang Xiuzhi's ability to turn the tables on others is still as impressive as ever."

“Your son committed adultery and still dared to talk back to me so arrogantly. Like father, like son.” She didn’t give Wang Xiuzhi any face either.

Wang Xiuzhi was furious. Who was Lin Chunhua? How dare she make snide remarks about her?

She immediately kicked Wang Tiegang and said fiercely, "See? This is how your wife treats her mother-in-law. You teach her a lesson!"

Wang Tiegang, who had been hiding to the side, not daring to look at Lin Chunhua, was now pushed in front of her and said timidly, "Chunhua, please, have mercy and give me back the money I earned before!"

Lin Chunhua laughed at his cowardly attitude. "How much money have you earned that you dare to keep a mistress outside? That money was compensation for me; you didn't want a single penny!"

Seeing her disgusted expression, Wang Tiegang's stubbornness flared up. He craned his neck and yelled at her, "That's several hundred yuan! I earned that through hard work picking porcini mushrooms on the mountain. What right do you have to take it away like that? What am I supposed to eat now?!"

Jin Qiao's belly grew bigger and bigger, and the relationship between the two became more open. Not long ago, Jin Qiao even moved into the Wang family's house.

Jin Qiao already has three children and two elderly relatives in her own family. If she moves in, it won't just be a matter of feeding one person; the expenses behind her will be substantial.

Wang Tiegang had spent all his money and borrowed some more from Wang Xiuzhi, but Jin Qiaojia was like a bottomless pit; no matter how much money he spent, it could never be filled.

Only then did Wang Xiuzhi realize the seriousness of the situation, and she forced Wang Tiegang to come and ask for the money.

"Do you have any shame? Do you think I didn't know Jin Qiao was living in our house? Those porcini mushrooms, although you picked them, it was Wanqing's suggestion to pick them. I dried them, and Lin Ye sold them. Do you think you could earn several hundred yuan like that?" Lin Chunhua glared at her and questioned her.

Wang Tiegang snorted, choking and unable to speak.

Wang Xiuzhi was so angry that her chest heaved. She felt that Lin Chunhua had gone too far, using her son's money to live a carefree life outside while the family ate pickled vegetables every day.

She immediately unleashed her fighting spirit, grabbed Lin Chunhua's hair, and tried to slam her against the fence.

Lin Chunhua didn't expect her to make a move and almost let her succeed. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and dodged to the side, causing Wang Xiuzhi to bump into her instead.

The fence was covered with bamboo sticks that stretched outwards. In the summer, when everyone was wearing thin clothes, she immediately winced in pain and then looked down to see that she had several small cuts on her hands.

When Wang Tiegang saw that Wang Xiuzhi was injured, he glared at Lin Chunhua and reached out to hit her in the face...