Chapter 307 Extravagant Wife VS Scrap-Collecting Husband 1
Around 9:30 pm.
The side entrance of Unit 2, Building 1, Jiayuan Community.
A dilapidated electric tricycle with its headlights on was parked on the side of the road. It had started to rain, and soon many puddles of varying sizes appeared on the road.
Zhou Zechuan carried the last bag of recyclables from the tricycle inside, and then took off his raincoat.
It's already late today, and there's no time to deal with these things, so he plans to come back and tidy them up tomorrow.
Not long ago, he rented two storefronts in this community to run a waste recycling business.
He usually receives a lot of orders, so he hired two people to help out at the store. However, it's already past closing time, so he's the only one working there now.
"Your wife is calling~ Your wife is calling~" The phone in his pocket started vibrating, and his personalized ringtone rang.
Zhou Zechuan took off the glove on his right hand, took out his phone, and pressed the answer button, "Hello? Honey, what's wrong?"
Jiang Zhiyi complained with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Why haven't you come back yet? I'm afraid to sleep alone, come back and keep me company..."
Zhou Zechuan's eyes softened considerably as he said softly, "Be good, it'll be a little while. Are you hungry? I'll bring you something to eat when I come back."
“…I want to eat barbecue!” Jiang Zhiyi said, mentioning some of her favorite foods. “Oh, and could you go to the supermarket and buy some sanitary napkins? I just went to get them and found that we’ve run out of them.”
Zhou Zechuan asked, "You're here today? Do you feel unwell anywhere?"
Jiang Zhiyi used to not feel uncomfortable during her period, and it was almost the same as usual. However, this month her period was two days late, so Zhou Zechuan was a little worried that she might be feeling unwell.
"I'm fine. It's good that I came today, otherwise I would have been worried that I was really pregnant..." Jiang Zhiyi sounded relieved.
The couple had been married for a year and rarely used protection. Jiang Zhiyi often told him that she liked children and really wanted a child of their own. If she became pregnant, she would have the baby.
But after his bankruptcy, she stopped saying that, and the two of them became more cautious in this regard. After all, with their current financial situation, they simply couldn't afford the costs of raising a child.
A few nights ago, they accidentally went too far with their fooling around, which is why they are worried now.
Jiang Zhiyi: "Hurry up, I'm waiting for you at home."
"Okay." After replying, Zhou Zechuan didn't say anything more.
Jiang Zhiyi quickly hung up the phone.
Zhou Zechuan opened the WeChat mini-program for the barbecue restaurant that Jiang Zhiyi liked and skillfully placed an order. This restaurant only accepts orders after delivery; payment is made upon receipt of the food.
"Your order is expected to arrive in half an hour..."
After seeing the reply, Zhou Zechuan turned off his phone.
It only takes ten minutes to walk from here to the barbecue restaurant, and he plans to go there to pick it up later.
He sat on a small wooden stool in the shop, lit a cigarette, and soon the surroundings were filled with smoke.
A year ago, he quit his job to start his own business, but it failed, and he lost all his money and incurred a large debt.
To pay off his debts, he sold his villa and his car.
After that, he used the remaining money to buy a two-bedroom apartment in the cadre residential area, and then moved in with Jiang Zhiyi.
The cadre residential area is located near the Jiayuan residential area. It was built many years ago and was originally built by a certain work unit. Most of the residents are retired elderly people.
Although the house is a bit old, the neighborhood is quite nice and quiet, with no one to bother you.
He wasn't used to it at first, but he gradually got used to it.
Jiang Zhiyi was never quite satisfied with her living situation and couldn't help but complain. It's understandable that she wanted to complain; the difference between before and after was indeed too great.
It was his fault; he made her suffer with him.
Zhou Zechuan frowned slightly and sighed.
He stubbed out his cigarette, locked the shop door, and then walked out with his umbrella.
The drizzle was fine and the dim streetlights cast a long shadow on the ground as his tall figure stood out.
...
The protagonist of this alternate world, Zhou Zechuan, is a well-known entrepreneur in City A. He made his fortune selling scrap metal and later founded a company, becoming a prominent figure in the scrap metal recycling industry.
The female supporting character is the wife of the male lead, Zhou Zechuan. She is extravagant and wasteful, and one of the main reasons she is with Zhou Zechuan is because she is after his money. Unfortunately, he went bankrupt not long after their marriage.
After going bankrupt, Zhou Zechuan worked hard to improve their lives, and the female supporting character put up with it for the time being.
However, instigated by some friends, the female supporting character became increasingly dissatisfied. Faced with a failed and useless husband and a life with no end in sight, she just wanted to escape far away.
The two began arguing endlessly, their relationship slowly deteriorated, and their lives became a mess.
It was at this time that someone took advantage of the situation, and one misunderstanding after another brought their marriage to its biggest shock.
The female supporting character has started to consider divorce.
But not long after, Zhou Zechuan's career began to take off. The female supporting character noticed this change and changed her previous indifferent attitude.
Unfortunately, Zhou Zechuan had already been heartbroken by her and was no longer willing to be with her.
Although Zhou Zechuan did not divorce the female supporting character, the two separated and never saw each other again. He only had his secretary send money to the female supporting character every month as living expenses.
In the years that followed, Zhou Zechuan's career became increasingly successful, but he remained alone.
Tuan Tuan: [Master, this is a rough outline of the mission. Please check your messages.]
Jiang Zhiyi: Received, a small task, I'll take it.
...
At the entrance of a barbecue restaurant.
The boss said apologetically, "I'm sorry, it will take another five minutes. I've been extremely busy today."
"It's nothing," Zhou Zechuan said.
Meanwhile, Jiang Zhiyi, who was lying on the sofa at home, bought a diamond necklace.
"Ding—" Zhou Zechuan's phone received a bank text message.
Your savings card ending in 1234 had RMB 16,666.00 transferred to *** at 22:16 on June 16th, leaving a current account balance of RMB 43.21. [**Bank]
He glanced at the pile of nonsense before fixing his gaze on the last string of numbers.
"Handsome, your barbecue is ready." The owner handed him the takeout bag and pointed to the WeChat payment QR code next to him. "It's 63 yuan in total. I'll round it down for you. Just transfer 60 yuan."
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