Chapter 91 An Opportunity to Make Big Money Mingxi's eyes widened...
Mingxi stared wide-eyed, her face filled with disbelief.
Is this really not a joke? Is she really going to divorce Yan Zhiwen?
Mingxi couldn't understand why, when the Dong family and the people in the alley tried to persuade her to get a divorce, she stubbornly refused. Why was she suddenly getting a divorce without saying a word now?
Even changing one's nature doesn't happen that quickly.
Mingxi: "Dong Chunling also went to the Yan family to bring back her dowry?"
Aunt He: "That's right. Just now, he took the Dong family to the Yan family. I'm not saying this to be mean, but Yan Zhiwen is really no good. Just now, when I went to the Yan family with Old Dong and the others to ask for the dowry back, Yan Zhiwen was unwilling to return it."
Aunt He curled her lips down in disdain.
Saying they didn't want to return it was just to save face for Yan Zhiwen. When they went to Yan's house with Dong Chunling, they saw with their own eyes that the gold bracelet that Dong Chunling had given as part of her dowry was still on the hand of the woman Yan Zhiwen had brought back from outside.
What kind of person would give their wife's dowry to their mistress?
She really looked down on someone like Yan Zhiwen.
Aunt He was angry when she saw this, let alone the Dong family.
When Brother Dong saw the gold bracelet on the mistress's wrist, his eyes immediately turned red.
That was a bracelet he had made for Dong Chunling before her marriage. He personally selected the design, so there was absolutely no way he could mistake it.
He had painstakingly chosen the dowry for his girlfriend, and now it was being worn by someone else. He was furious, but Brother Dong didn't speak up immediately. Instead, he crossed his arms and watched Dong Chunling's reaction.
Although Dong Chunling had already gone to the neighborhood office with Yan Zhiwen to get their divorce certificate that morning, her past antics had left a deep psychological scar on Brother Dong.
He was afraid that if he rushed out, Dong Chunling would step out and stop him.
This time, however, Dong Chunling did not disappoint Brother Dong. She rushed up, grabbed the mistress by the collar, and ripped the gold bracelet off her hand.
Having retrieved her gold bracelet, Dong Chunling fixed her gaze on Yan Zhiwen and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Give me back my money!"
"The shirt, pants, shoes, and even the underwear you're wearing were all bought with my salary. Either pay me back the money, or take off all these clothes and give them back to me!"
Not to mention Brother Dong, even Yan Zhiwen was stunned when he heard this.
Is this still the same Dong Chunling who loved him so humbly, who didn't even care that he had other women?
Yan Zhiwen looked unwell, and with so many people watching, he didn't want to lose face, so he attributed everything Dong Chunling had done to her as a little trick to win him back.
He kept a straight face and spoke sternly: "Enough, Dong Chunling, wake up! We've already gotten our divorce certificate. No matter what you say or how many schemes you pull, it's useless. I will not remarry you. No matter how much you try to play hard to get, I will not go back to you. Give up!"
To be honest, Yan Zhiwen's words really convinced everyone present.
After all, everyone knows how obsessed Dong Chunling was with Yan Zhiwen before.
In order to avoid divorcing Yan Zhiwen, she even revealed that she had arranged for Yan Zhiwen's mistress to take care of her during her postpartum period.
Her sudden change in attitude might be a deliberate act, a ploy to play hard to get.
At least Brother Dong believed this, and his eyes were filled with disappointment as he looked at Dong Chunling.
He knew it; how could Dong Chunling possibly wake up so easily and take the initiative to break off her relationship with Yan Zhiwen?
Just then, Dong Chunling, with her neck stiff, spat in Yan Zhiwen's face: "Pah! You're still playing hard to get? You're not worthy of my playing hard to get. I said pay me back, didn't you understand? Everything you wear, everything your family eats and drinks, I paid for it all. Now we're getting a divorce, and you think you can just kick me out without paying a single penny? You're dreaming!"
Dong Chunling: "If you don't pay me back, I'll go inside and take it myself. Everything in your house—the radio, the TV, and all the other things—was bought with my money. I'll definitely take it with me when I leave!"
Yan Zhiwen was humiliated in front of everyone by Dong Chunling, and he couldn't bear it.
He wiped his face fiercely, glared at Dong Chunling, and remained silent.
He was pondering what was wrong with Dong Chunling, why she suddenly seemed like a different person.
Seeing that Yan Zhiwen remained silent, Dong Chunling waved her hand and said, "Come on, brother, let's go inside and move all the things out. I bought all of these, let's take them home!"
Brother Dong was stunned.
No, judging from his sister's demeanor, it doesn't seem like he's playing hard to get.
Before Brother Dong could react, Dong Chunling pulled him into the house. Pointing to the furnishings, she said, “This radio is part of my dowry, take it back; this TV set, I bought it last year, I even spent fifty yuan to exchange it for a TV ticket, take it back too; and this and this… these are all things I bought, take them all back, back to our home.”
Dong Chunling stood inside the room and took a list of the items inside.
To be honest, Dong Chunling was truly love-struck before, and she was really willing to spend money on Yan Zhiwen. She paid for and worked on almost everything in their home, while Yan Zhiwen didn't spend a penny.
Dong Chunling told Brother Dong to move all the things in the house onto the cart outside.
She didn't even want to leave the double bed at home.
It was Brother Dong who stepped in to stop her.
This thing is too heavy; the cart they brought can't carry it back.
Even if I could take it back, there's nowhere to put it.
Hearing Brother Dong say that, Dong Chunling finally gave up her idea.
However, she didn't spare the double bed either. She grabbed an axe from the yard and went straight into the house, splitting the bed frame in two.
Amidst the dust and sawdust, Yan Zhiwen's face was indescribably grim.
Dong Chunling returned from the Yan family home like a victorious rooster, carrying her dowry and all the things she had accumulated over the years of her marriage.
Mingxi listened to Aunt He's description, completely bewildered.
No, is this really Dong Chunling?
Mingxi: "Could Dong Chunling be possessed by a ghost?"
What she meant wasn't possession by a ghost, but rather that her soul had been transported to another world.
Mingxi herself was a time traveler, so she would subconsciously think of this.
Of course, this is also due to the rapid change in Dong Chunling's personality. Just a few days ago, she was still adamant about not getting a divorce, but after running away from home and coming back, she not only agreed to the divorce, but also made a complete 180-degree turn in her attitude towards Yan Zhiwen. It all happened too fast.
It's like he's become a completely different person.
The moment the thought popped into Mingxi's head, she wondered if Dong Chunling had been possessed by a soul.
Although she still only had a vague understanding of the concept of time travel.
But if she can time travel, who knows, others might be able to too.
She asked the question instinctively, but upon seeing Aunt He in front of her, she instantly came to her senses and quickly changed her words.
Aunt He was startled by Mingxi's words. She exclaimed and quickly waved her hands, "Don't talk nonsense! You can't just say things like that!"
Aunt He looked around carefully, making sure no one had noticed them, before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
She said, "Xiaoming, don't talk nonsense. This is feudal superstition. If others hear it, it will cause trouble!"
Although the regulations haven't been as strict in recent years as they were in previous years, no one still dares to talk about this kind of thing openly.
Mingxi lowered her voice and whispered in Aunt He's ear, "I know, I won't tell anyone else, just the two of us."
Aunt He breathed a sigh of relief: "It's alright if you tell me, but you have to be careful outside, you can't say such things in public."
"Uh-huh."
Mingxi nodded repeatedly.
Aunt He breathed a sigh of relief and continued Mingxi's words: "Dong Chunling has indeed been acting a bit strange lately. No matter how much we tried to persuade her before, she wouldn't get a divorce. But this time she came back and said she wanted a divorce right away. Something is definitely not right."
Aunt He also felt that Dong Chunling was acting very strangely.
Mingxi stroked her chin. Over the next few days, she couldn't help but pay more attention to Dong Chunling. Whenever she saw her in the alley, she couldn't help but observe her more closely.
For several days in a row, Mingxi didn't notice anything wrong.
Aside from a brief moment of clarity in front of Yan Zhiwen, Dong Chunling remained the same person in the alleyways—high-profile, flamboyant, and prone to offending people without distinguishing friend from foe.
An older woman in the alley asked her why she suddenly decided to get a divorce, and she immediately retorted, "What's it to you? If you're so bored, drink more water and stop meddling in other people's business."
The old lady was furious.
Once outside the Dong family's house, she went around complaining about how Dong Chunling was immature. She didn't say anything, just asked Dong Chunling why she got divorced. Dong Chunling started firing off like a machine gun, showing no mercy. She said that such behavior towards her elders would bring retribution.
When Dong Chunling found out about this, she made a huge fuss and went to the other party's house to throw a tantrum, accusing them of ruining her reputation.
Seeing that Dong Chunling acted the same way as before, Mingxi didn't think she had been possessed, so he began to suspect that she might have been reborn.
Mingxi had read plenty of rebirth novels in her past life. She stroked her chin, wondering if Dong Chunling's script was something like: "I was reborn, reborn on the very day my husband divorced me. In my past life, I would have refused to divorce him, even if it meant taking care of his mistress during her postpartum period. But in the end..."
The next day, when Mingxi and Guan Lixin returned to the alley, they ran into Dong Chunling, and Mingxi could clearly see disdain in Dong Chunling's eyes.
As I passed by Dong Chunling, I heard her mutter, "Those lousy street vendors have no future."
Mingxi immediately dismissed the idea that she was reborn.
If Dong Chunling were reborn, she would know how profitable street vending is, and she would never look down on Guan Lixin, a street vendor, like she does now.
It wasn't a rebirth or a time travel, so could it be that Dong Chunling has really come to her senses?
Mingxi was completely baffled and couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried.
However, to be honest, Dong Chunling has been quite well-behaved since returning home after her divorce. She hasn't been making a fuss like before and has been going to work and coming home normally every day.
Mr. and Mrs. Dong told their neighbors with relief that Dong Chunling had truly become sensible.
However, Mingxi remained skeptical.
She secretly observed for several days, and Aunt He felt that something was wrong with Dong Chunling, so she secretly asked her if there was anything wrong with her.
Mingxi couldn't tell the truth, so she just laughed it off.
However, Aunt He said, "When I heard about your death last time, I also felt that something was wrong with the Dong family's daughter. And you know what? These past few days, she's been urging her family to invest in a business, saying there's some opportunity to make a lot of money."
Mingxi: "An opportunity to make big money?"
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Author's Note: I suddenly caught a cold and have a fever, so today's post is a bit short. I'll try to make up for it tomorrow. It's getting colder in the north lately, so everyone please take care to stay warm! [laughing and crying emoji]
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