Zhang's mother is very shrewd; she knows exactly who is easy to bully and who is not.
Zhao Hanying is currently helpful to Zhang Jisheng's future. Even if he doesn't like her, he can educate her later when his son climbs up the ladder.
"Mom, she's not a bad person, she's just not good at socializing."
"As long as you two live your lives well, Mom doesn't care."
But Jisheng, Mom is getting old now, and I only have one wish left: to hold my grandson soon and enjoy my retirement. You know that…”
“I know that the current situation is too tense to have children. Let’s talk about this after Commander Liu has completely occupied BH City and Su City.”
Zhang's mother valued her son's future more than her own life, and upon hearing this, she immediately nodded obediently.
"You have ideas and abilities, so you can handle it yourself."
"Mom, what brings you here this time?"
"Oh, I haven't seen Jin Shu yesterday or today. The housekeeper said she packed up all her luggage and took it with her. I knew she was planning to come find you."
So I'm telling you in advance, so Han Ying won't find out and upset her.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jisheng's expression instantly stiffened.
"She moved all her things out yesterday?"
"Of course! She brought so many things from Suzhou, and now they're all gone. She must have started planning this yesterday."
Zhang Jisheng's face was grim.
"If she's moving out, she's moving out. She doesn't need to come and talk to me. Don't worry, she won't come looking for me."
Seeing his expression, Zhang's mother sighed and tried to persuade him.
"I know you're annoyed by her. It'll be over soon. Once you buy your house, Mom will immediately agree to your divorce."
"Divorcing her now won't do you any good..."
"Mom, please stop talking. I've already divorced her."
...
After a long silence, Zhang's mother burst out with a sharp, explosive sound.
"You and she are divorced?!"
The sound was so sharp that Zhao Hanying upstairs could hear it clearly.
Zhang Jisheng told her to keep her voice down.
"Yeah, we got divorced yesterday afternoon. Was there a problem? I already told you I didn't like her, so we might as well just get a divorce."
Zhang's mother stared wide-eyed and breathed heavily. After confirming that her son was not lying, she staggered several steps and finally managed to stand up by holding onto the wall.
"Why...why won't you listen to me! I told you to be patient, to be patient for a few more days, couldn't you even endure it?!"
You're about to buy a house, and houses in this area easily cost 20,000 or 30,000 yuan per square meter. Where are you going to get that much money after your divorce?!
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jisheng suddenly felt a surge of anger.
"Without Jin Shu, I can't afford a house?! With my current status and position, do I still need to rely on a woman's money to buy a house?"
"Mom, do you really look down on your son that much?"
Zhang's mother didn't look down on her son; she just didn't want him to suffer.
"I know what you're capable of, but you... you only need to be patient for a few days to save a lot of money!"
"I won't use a woman's money to buy a house."
"What do you mean by relying on a woman's money?! Our Zhang family is Jin Shu's savior! Back when Suzhou was in turmoil, if you hadn't been willing to marry her, her family fortune would have been completely divided up long ago!"
This money is rightfully yours! It's what Jin Shu owes the Zhang family!
Now look what's happened! You divorced her, and she took all her things! Do you even know how much you're going to lose?!
Zhang Jisheng frowned and waved his hand impatiently.
"Alright, stop talking! It's just a little money, why are you always talking about money? Are you obsessed with money?"
Anyway, I'm already divorced, so there's no point in you saying anything more!
Go back now, you don't need to worry about my house!
Zhang's mother gritted her teeth, looking at him with disappointment and then whispered.
"Our family can't even afford to eat without Jin Shu! Now that she's gone, what will your sister and I do? Sleep on the streets?"
"The backyard of the old house wasn't burned down, so why don't you and my sister go live in the backyard?"
"That little place was already cramped enough for Jin Shu alone, how could it possibly fit both me and your sister?!"
Zhang Jisheng was extremely annoyed. Other people's parents were either diplomats or business tycoons, but he was in a different situation. Not only did he not have any help, but now he also had two more burdens.
"My sister will get married sooner or later, and then you'll be living alone in that place."
Alright, here's five yuan. Take it and use it for a while.
I have things to do tomorrow, so I need to go home and rest early. You should go home too.
After saying that, Zhang Jisheng put five yuan into his mother's hand, turned around and left.
Zhang's mother was left staring at the money in her hand, unsure whether to cry or make a scene.
After all, this was her own son. In front of so many people, even if her teeth were broken, she would have to swallow the blood and gore. She couldn't let her son be implicated.
Zhang Jiqing rushed over to ask what happened. When she heard that Zhang Jisheng and Jin Shu had divorced, her reaction was even stronger than that of Zhang's mother.
"Divorced?! How could you get divorced?! Mom, what do we do now? Where do we live?"
"Where are you going to stay?! There's still room at home, you can stay here!"
"What's wrong with my brother?! Why is he only thinking about himself and not us? Jin Shu is gone, how are we going to live? Your medicine, my tuition fees, who's going to pay for them?"
Zhang's mother sighed with worry.
“It’s alright, there’s still a way. Jin Shu can’t have gone far. Let the housekeeper go look for her, and I’ll go and persuade her. We can talk her back.”
In her eyes, Jin Shu was a sheltered young lady who never left her home and knew nothing about the outside world; she couldn't survive without the Zhang family.
At this point, if you soften your stance and give her some hope, she will definitely choose to come back.
"Can I keep my room at the guesthouse? I don't want to stay in the backyard; it has no sunlight and is so small."
"Whatever you want, I'll go talk to Jin Shu tomorrow."
There are only a few guesthouses in BH City; you can definitely find one by searching them one by one.
But Zhang's mother did not expect that after sending people to search all day, there was no record of Jin Shu at the guesthouse!
Just as the Zhang family mother and daughter were frantically searching for someone, in a high-end guesthouse in downtown BH City, in a street-facing suite...
Jin Shu, dressed in her pajamas, sat by the window, leisurely applying her newly bought skincare products in front of the mirror.
Her skin is beautiful, delicate, fair, and smooth; a little bit of moisturizer is all she needs.
BH City truly lives up to its reputation as one of the top cities in the country. With foreign businesses flocking to it, the economy is thriving. Although there was a warlord war, the local chamber of commerce and government were united, so even the arrival of warlords like Liu Dashuai could not shake the status of the government and the local chamber of commerce.
This actually made things easier for Jin Shu.
She spent a day choosing a small apartment with all the necessary amenities. Before it was fully furnished, Jin Shu stayed at a guesthouse next to the apartment.
(End of this chapter)
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