After discussing with Yang Fang for a while, the mother and daughter finally came up with a plan to minimize the impact of the divorce.
It is said that women are more affected by divorce, and customs are more harsh on divorced women.
When Yang Fang was young, she had to endure a lot of criticism just for being a widow, and this was because she was the widow of a martyr, so not many people dared to be too presumptuous.
But her young lady was in the same situation as when she was young.
The reputation of a widow is always slightly better than that of a divorced person in the eyes of others.
She was a martyr's widow, so it was not easy.
Manman is now divorcing a military officer who managed to return alive from the battlefield. There is a fundamental difference between the two.
Her life after divorce will only be more difficult than when she was young.
Thinking of this, Yang Fang couldn't help but tears in her eyes and hugged Shen Man tightly.
"My dear Manman, why is your life so miserable? It's because mommy failed to protect you from the wind and rain in time."
Shen Man sighed and hugged her mother tightly, "Mom, you said sorry to me, but I should be the one saying sorry to you. For so many years, you have been blamed by those people for what they said."
"Even if we're going to get divorced, I can definitely find someone who's better than Lu Zhengguo in every way."
She said this just as a joke to make her mother happy.
In the plot, Lu Zhengguo will be a powerful military commander in the future. Even if the male protagonist Gu Yang is rich, no matter how huge his wealth is, in terms of power, he is still inferior to Lu Zhengguo.
Unexpectedly, Yang Fang really took it seriously. She immediately stopped crying and raised her hand to wipe her eyes.
"That's right. My daughter is not only beautiful, but also extremely talented in many aspects. If she leaves Lu Zhengguo, she will definitely find a better man."
Shen Man was stunned for a moment, and for a moment she didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
"Mom, are you serious?"
No matter how Lu Zhengguo treats her, some things still need to be acknowledged.
People like him are extremely rare talents in the army.
If Lu Zhengguo and Shen Ping had been engaged since childhood, or if it was a plot four years ago, she really had nothing to do with him.
Yang Fang rolled her eyes at her daughter and said, "How can anyone disparage herself like this? You are no better than me. My daughter has to be pretty and talented."
"If it was Lu Zhengguo who delayed you, you would have married a man who was better than him in every way."
Shen Man took up the conversation.
She is not bad, but it depends on the era. If she had come a few years later and studied business, these would definitely be her strengths.
However, this is still a special period, and if you are too aggressive, you will easily be caught and interrogated as a spy.
I can only say that her mother is too confident in her.
Shen Man saw that it was getting late, so she decided to go back now so that she could have dinner at the Lu family's house. As she did not cook today and asked Lu Zhengguo to cook instead, the Lu family would definitely lecture her as soon as she got back.
It was just right, I could resolve the conflict with the Lu family a little bit, take the initiative, and get a divorce easily.
"Mom, it's getting early. I'm going back first."
Only then did Yang Fang realize that it was almost dark.
"Okay, go back first. Tonight, you can use the fight between Zhang Xiaobao and Mingchuan to quarrel with your sister-in-law. Then, you can use the Lu family to quarrel with them about their attitude towards their distant relative."
"Try to put yourself in the position of the victim and plan for divorce later."
Shen Man nodded, "Mom, don't worry, I will."
Since I have decided to divorce, I will no longer tolerate those people in the Lu family, and I don't care about making things completely awkward.
Soon, Shen Man rode her bicycle back to Lu's house.
Just as she was about to push the door open, she heard Lu's mother's voice.
"Zhengguo, what's wrong with you today? What's wrong with Shen Man? Aihong and I just came back from outside today and saw her riding that bicycle outside."
"Look, she's a married woman, and she's a girl, so she doesn't know anything. When it's her turn to cook, she runs away and lets you, a man, cook for her."
"Tell me, which woman would dare to do this? I think only Shen Man would dare to do this."
"What's even worse is that Shen Man..."
Lu Zhengguo interrupted Lu's mother and said coldly.
"Mom, Shen Man has something urgent to do and needs to go out. I'm cooking to help her. You don't have to make her feel so bad."
"She is your daughter-in-law, the wife I married. Don't say these things anymore."
"One more thing. I will divorce Shen Man. I don't care what you think, but I will make other plans. After a while, I will take her to join the army."
Shen Man thought about it and decided not to push the door open at this time.
A second later, Lu's mother's voice came.
"His father, look, giving birth to such a son is like giving birth to a son who forgets his mother after he gets married. When I came back today, I met his wife, but she gave me a few cold shoulders."
"Since Shen Man came into the family, there has been no peace in this family. As a mother-in-law, I feel like a punching bag in front of Shen Man every day."
"If someone gives me the cold shoulder, I dare not say a few more words. But if they go back to their parents' house to sue us, we will be threatened by their parents' family members who will come to our house to warn us."
Zhang Fengxia followed up and said, "Yes, not to mention that mom is suffering, I am suffering too, Zhengguo, you should take good care of your wife, how can you always let a woman ride on your head?"
Tonight, while Shen Man is here, she has to have a good talk with the second brother.
Lu Zhengguo's face was completely gloomy, and he smashed the bowl and chopsticks on the dining table.
This voice instantly startled everyone present.
Mother Lu was full of anger, "Zhengguo, what do you mean..."
She was only halfway through her sentence.
The door suddenly opened.
The Lu family froze in place for a moment.
Except for Shen Man, no one else could open the door and come in directly.
Sure enough, a second later, Shen Man came in from outside, glanced at everyone present, and finally set her eyes on Lu's mother, whose expression was calm.
She smiled faintly, "Mom, why are you continuing? I just heard you from beginning to end outside. You said it very well. Keep going."
Mother Lu's body froze and she opened her mouth but said nothing.
Shen Man raised her eyebrows and looked at Zhang Fengxia beside her, "Sister-in-law, since mom said so, you can tell me. I was at the door just now and heard you talking excitedly."
"I guess you still have a lot to say, so why not say it tonight? It just so happens that everyone is here."