Chapter 214 Li Shufen's Scheming
There is no way to refuse these simple feelings.
Su Mei, who grew up in an orphanage, had never felt so much love. She increasingly believed that God allowed her to travel through time, perhaps out of pity for her loneliness.
These pure beauties were bestowed upon her.
With the villagers' farewell, Su Mei followed the town leaders and left the village.
After arriving in the town, Su Mei and Li Shufen met up and boarded the train to the county seat.
Originally, the family wanted Su Shengxue to send Su Mei to Yanjing, but Su Mei refused. She was an adult and had Li Shufen to accompany her on the way, so there was no need to trouble Su Shengxue to make an extra trip.
Although the two siblings always quarreled and argued with each other when they were together, Su Shengxue was still very reluctant to let them go when the time came to part.
When he thought of Su Mei going to live in a place where she was unfamiliar with everyone, tears started to flow as soon as he turned his back.
"Fifth brother, what's wrong with you? Are you crying?" Su Mei asked knowingly.
Su Shengxue naturally denied it: "Don't cry, I was blinded by sand."
"Okay, okay, I know you can't bear to leave me." Su Mei wiped her eyes as she spoke, "Wait for me at home, I will take you to Yanjing in two years.
The country is developing better and better, and there will be plenty of opportunities for development in the future. Don't rush to get married. Let's build a career first and then start a family. Remember my words."
"You persuaded me not to get married. If my mother hears it, she will beat you to death!" Su Shengxue glared at Su Mei fiercely, but secretly kept Su Mei's words in his heart.
He waved his hand, turned around and left in a nonchalant manner.
In fact, Su Mei knew that he did not leave at all. After the car left, Su Mei saw Su Shengxue coming out from the window.
The car slowly drove away, and Su Shengxue stood there alone for a long time.
It was Qiuqiu’s first time riding in a car, and she kept chattering along the way as if she had a hundred thousand whys.
But Li Shufen had never been far away from home, so she didn’t know the answers to many of the questions Qiuqiu asked.
Su Mei chatted with Qiuqiu and described the outside world to her in a fanciful way.
The three of them first took a bus to the county town, and then took a bus from the county town bus station to the provincial capital.
It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived at the provincial capital. Su Mei took Li Shufen and Qiuqiu to the guesthouse and asked for a room to stay in.
In fact, Su Mei was not used to sleeping in the same bed with others, but she still only asked for a room and a bed.
Because she knew that if she asked for a bed just for Li Shufen and Qiuqiu, Li Shufen would feel pressured.
Although Su Mei has plans for Li Shufen's future, Li Shufen doesn't know it. She is worried and still regards herself as a burden to Su Mei.
If Li Shufen hadn't been desperate, she wouldn't have chosen to follow Su Mei out.
At night, lying in bed, Su Mei listened to Li Shufen talk about her divorce process.
Li Shufen did not catch the adulterer, nor did she threaten Huo Jianjun to divorce her. She chose to secretly tell Liu Cuiyun about the widow Liu's pregnancy and let Liu Cuiyun make the decision for her.
On the surface, Li Shufen was asking Liu Cuiyun to take charge and let Liu Cuiyun teach Huo Jianjun a lesson.
In fact, Li Shufen understood Liu Cuiyun's psychology very well. She knew that Liu Cuiyun liked boys. If Liu Cuiyun knew that Widow Niu was pregnant, she would definitely expect Widow Liu to give birth to a grandson for the Huo family.
She understood Liu Cuiyun's psychology very well.
When Liu Cuiyun first heard that Widow Liu was pregnant, she scolded her as a vixen and said that she was a seductive woman who seduced men.
As a result, after one night, Liu Cuiyun changed her attitude. She called Huo Jianjun into the rental house early in the morning and persuaded Huo Jianjun to divorce Li Shufen and marry another woman.
At that time, Huo Jianjun still disagreed. He said to Liu Cuiyun:
"Mom, I'm afraid we can't do this. Although Shufen didn't give me a son, she gave birth to Qiuqiu! We have been in love for so many years, how can we just kick her out?
Her parents don't like her. If they knew she was divorced, they would beat her to death. She would then have nowhere to go. How pitiful.
I just casually dated Widow Liu. She has had many men. Who knows whose child is in her belly. If I marry her, I will be a living cuckold raising a son for others."
When Li Shufen heard what Huo Jianjun said, she cried out in her heart, thinking that the divorce would fall through.
As a result, she heard Liu Cuiyun reply to Huo Jianjun:
"Whoever the child is, as long as he's a boy, he'll be the grandson of our Huo family. As long as she gives birth to a son, you can hold your head up high and have hope for the rest of your life.
Regardless of whether they are biological children or not, as long as they are raised well and have a promising future when they grow up, they may be better than biological children.”
Li Shufen, who thought she was indifferent to anything happening in the Huo family, was still shocked for a long time after hearing Liu Cuiyun's words.
Huo Jianjun did not agree with Liu Cuiyun's words at first. He was afraid that Liu Cuiyun would be restless after marrying her, and he also felt that Liu Cuiyun was not as virtuous as Li Shufen, so he was unwilling to divorce Li Shufen.
But Huo Jianjun was a foolishly filial mama's boy. Liu Cuiyun cried and persuaded Huo Jianjun for two days, and finally made Huo Jianjun agree to divorce.
After the mother and son discussed the divorce, they called Li Shufen to the room and took the initiative to talk to her about the divorce.
At that time, Li Shufen cried and made a fuss for a long time, begging Liu Cuiyun and Huo Jianjun not to drive her away, saying that she would rather die in the Huo family than get divorced.
In order to get Li Shufen to agree to a divorce, Liu Cuiyun gave Li Shufen two hundred yuan and gave her the thatched cottage of the Huo family that had been abandoned for decades.
After getting the divorce certificate, Li Shufen really took Qiuqiu to live in the leaky thatched hut for a day.
After daybreak, Li Shufen went to the brigade to ask the team leader to get a certificate for Qiuqiu to go out for medical treatment. She left the thatched hut quietly and no one knew about it.
Li Shufen also explained to the captain that if anyone asked about her whereabouts, she should say that she had taken Qiuqiu to another place for medical treatment.
As for the specific whereabouts, Li Shufen begged the captain not to tell anyone. The captain knew that Li Shufen was pitiful, so he agreed to keep her whereabouts a secret from others.
After listening to the story of Li Shufen's divorce, Su Mei gave Li Shufen a thumbs up.
I have to say that Li Shufen is really a smart and scheming woman. Not only did she divorce cleanly, but she also secured the greatest benefit for herself during the divorce.
Li Shufen said:
"With these two hundred yuan, at least Qiuqiu and I will have enough living expenses in Yanjing for half a year, and I won't be too much of a burden to you. When Widow Liu marries into the Huo family at the end of the year, I will come back and find work at the garment shop in town.
When everything is settled, my parents won’t be able to do anything to me.”
Until now, Li Shufen still believed that Su Mei called her to Yanjing purely out of kindness to help her, and the so-called buying a yard that needed to be taken care of was just a polite remark made by Su Mei to reassure her.
She made plans to come back.
Su Mei didn't explain either. She said she would find a way to prevent Li Shufen from coming back.
Even if she wants to come back, she has to be in the limelight, return home in glory, and become a figure that is far beyond the reach of her family and that bastard Huo Jianjun.
Su Mei said:
"Sister-in-law, you won't regret going to Yanjing with me."
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