Chapter 394: Control

Because he used too much force, the door hit the wall with a loud "bang". Mo Jianguo strode into the room and walked angrily to Zhu Wanru who was sitting quietly at the table, and was about to question her about what happened in the morning.

Before he could say anything, Zhu Wanru turned to look at him with tears in her eyes, and choked up and said,

"Jianguo, let's get a divorce."

Mo Jianguo was stunned for a moment, and the words he wanted to question were swallowed back. He looked at Zhu Wanru in disbelief and asked,

"What did you say?"

"For so many years, you have been taking care of me, cherishing me, and giving me a comfortable life. You are so capable and talented, but because of my status, you are suppressed by people who are not as good as you. Oh... I don't want to drag you down anymore." Zhu Wanru's tears began to fall as she spoke. She looked at Mo Jianguo affectionately and continued,

"If I had buried my love for you in my heart, and didn't force myself to stay and marry you, you wouldn't be in such a difficult situation now."

"We have been married for so many years, why are you saying all this? You stayed because of me, and I didn't know your identity until I married you." Mo Jianguo walked to Zhu Wanru and raised his hand to wipe her tears. Although there was still anger on his face, he was obviously not as angry as when he just came back.

Zhu Wanru leaned her head on Mo Jianguo's waist, raised her arms around him, and said softly:

"Jianguo, I didn't file for divorce with you because of today's incident and I was afraid that you would blame me. I really think that I was hindering you. Those people with ulterior motives knew that you were going to move up, and they couldn't find any fault with you, so they deliberately set a trap and used my background problem to make a fuss."

"Set a trap? What trap?" Mo Jianguo asked puzzledly.

"Hasn't Director Mu of the Art Troupe always invited me to teach piano in the troupe? In the past, I was concerned about my status and was afraid that showing myself in public would bring you unnecessary trouble, so I refused." Zhu Wanru looked aggrieved and continued,

"But recently, I saw that Zhenzhen had nothing to do at home and was listless every day. I was worried and thought that if I went to the Art Troupe as a teacher, I could also bring her in.

Today I went to the Art Troupe, but Lu Jingzhen's daughter-in-law teamed up with Director Mu to set a trap for me, trapped Zhenzhen and me in the auditorium, and even attacked us."

"What? They dared to hit you?" Mo Jianguo got angry when he heard it, and carefully checked Zhu Wanru and asked with concern:

"Where are you hurt?"

Zhu Wanru shook her head gently, and said with grievance and sadness:

"I just pushed you a few times. If I hadn't been concerned about you, Zhenzhen and I would probably be in the hospital now."

"How dare they! I will report it to the higher-ups. These people are simply lawless!" Mo Jianguo has now completely shifted his attention to the matter of others bullying his wife and daughter.

"Jianguo, don't be impulsive. It's okay for me to suffer a little grievance. I'm used to it over the years." Zhu Wanru hurriedly comforted him, and then continued:

"I think all this was planned by Lu Jingzhen's daughter-in-law. She first made Zhenzhen lose her job, and then deliberately approached Daya and instigated Daya to disobey you. Today she deliberately framed me just to ruin your promotion."

"Why would she do this? We have no grudges against her, and we have never offended her before." Mo Jianguo asked in confusion with a frown after listening to Zhu Wanru's analysis.

"I thought about it carefully. She must have heard about the past between our Xiaoxiao and Lu Jingchen, and she holds a grudge against us, so she deliberately targeted our family." Zhu Wanru explained, and then thought for a while and said:

"I have just called Xiaoxiao and asked her to return home as soon as possible. Zhenzhen's current reputation... I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to find a suitable family. Our hopes are all on Xiaoxiao. Xiaoxiao is smart, capable and beautiful. If she can find a good son-in-law for us, our family will have a backer, and no one will dare to look down on us in the future. Maybe she can even help you get promoted." After

drawing the cake for Mo Jianguo, seeing that he was in a much better mood, Zhu Wanru sighed leisurely and continued:

"Look at how polite Captain Mu was to our family before. Now, just because he sees that Xia Qingqing has a backer, he says he will report me to please her. I guess I will be punished this time. Jianguo, please don't say anything good for me or interfere. I am willing to accept the punishment, but it will implicate you. I'm afraid there is no hope of promotion this time. Jianguo, I'm so sorry."

"It's not all your fault. If someone wants to harm us, they can always find a way. At worst, you won't get promoted this time. We've been like this for seven or eight years. It won't be a big deal if we wait another two years." Mo Jianguo looked at the pitiful Zhu Wanru, and heard her say that she was willing to be punished, so how could he bear to blame her.

"Jianguo, the luckiest thing in my life is marrying you!" Zhu Wanru looked at Mo Jianguo affectionately and said.

After Zhu Wanru pretended to be weak and pitiful, diverted hatred, praised and flattered him, and finally made a passionate confession, after all these operations, Mo Jianguo lost his temper and even felt sorry for her.

*

After lunch at noon, Xia Qingying just returned to the art troupe and was told that the school's principal Dong came to see her. She went to the reception room. When Principal Dong saw her, he smiled so happily that the wrinkles on his face deepened a lot. He said excitedly:

"Comrade Xia, I have great news to tell you. The blackboard poster you drew for our school won an award in the city. Haha, first prize!"

This news surprised Xia Qingying. She thought she would win an award, but she didn't expect to win first prize. Seeing the principal so happy, she smiled and congratulated:

"Congratulations to the principal, and congratulations to Jizhi Middle School."

"It's all your credit! This time you have made our principal proud." The principal smiled happily and said to Xia Qingying:

"The city is going to give out awards and put it in the newspaper. Can you spare some time next Monday so that you can go with me to the city to accept the commendation meeting?"

Xia Qingying thought about it and decided that she could finish drawing the propaganda department's newspaper on Sunday and then ask for leave from the art troupe. So she nodded and said to Principal Dong,

"Okay, what time on Monday is suitable for us to catch the bus?"

"There will be a car to pick you up. You just need to be at school at 8 o'clock." Principal Dong answered happily, then looked at Xia Qingying and praised her,

"You are really a young man to be feared. I didn't expect that you are not only good at drawing, but also very good at writing. The article "In the Sound of the Trumpet" on your blackboard newspaper has been unanimously praised by the superiors, who said they would recommend it to the Youth Daily."

"Oh." Xia Qingling joked, "Do you get any royalties?"

After hearing her words, Principal Dong was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter:

"Yes, yes, yes, quite a bit."

After seeing off Principal Dong, Xia Qingxi returned to the office and was about to take a nap when there was a knock on the door.