The next day, Xiaoli asked Wu Jianguo to drive them to the Civil Affairs Bureau. The procedures were completed quickly, and when they came out, Xiaoli was single again.
Cheng Xiao stood there, watching the car slowly disappear. She felt like she was dreaming, perhaps this dream of marrying into a wealthy family was a little too real.
Du Zihao got out of the car, walked over and gently put his arm around Cheng Xiao. The two smiled at each other, finally able to be happy together.
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Du Yuesheng acted swiftly, and with her loyal subordinates, she sidelined the Du family and started anew.
The moment Du Chunfeng introduced Du Zihao to everyone, she, along with her mother Wei Xin and two younger sisters, announced that she was severing ties with Du Chunfeng.
At the same time, it caused his mother, Wei Xin, to divorce Du Chunfeng, making Du Chunfeng lose face.
Du's stock plummeted, and due to insufficient cash flow, Du Zihao went bankrupt shortly after taking office as general manager.
Du Zihao was brought back to his original form, and he and his mother Gu Wei moved back to their old house.
If this weren't the Gu family's ancestral home, they might have nowhere to live.
Du Chunfeng was the most miserable. He divorced and gave half of his property to Wei Xin. Later, when the Du family went bankrupt, he was penniless.
He moved into their old house with his son, and the family of three squeezed into an old two-bedroom apartment.
Although Du Yuesheng's company is newly opened, many customers are willing to pay for her services, so she is not short of orders.
Although the company is small, it is more than enough to support a mother and her two daughters.
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Cheng Xiao was going crazy. She had finally gotten rid of Xiao Li and hadn't even had a chance to enjoy the life of a wealthy lady when the Du family went bankrupt.
Looking at the dejected Du Zihao, she felt once again that it was all so unreal.
Just yesterday, Du Zihao was enthusiastically planning his future with himself, saying he wanted to introduce himself to his father.
He also wants to buy himself a big house and bring his father and younger brother to live with him.
How come I'm homeless today?
Cheng Xiao felt a strong sense of unreality. She was so excited that she fainted with a thud.
Cheng Xiao had a dream in which she still married into the Xiao family. Xiao Li treated her very well and would fulfill any wish she had.
In her dream, she felt very inferior and always volunteered to do chores. She saw Ah Ling standing in the corner, looking at her resentfully.
Her father-in-law and mother-in-law both looked down on her, but Xiao Li always loved and cared for her.
However, she was blinded by Du Zihao's sweet words and couldn't see Xiao Li's good qualities at all.
In the end, she gave Du Zihao a document that Xiao Li had left in the room, and the Xiao family went bankrupt.
She successfully divorced Xiao Li and married Du Zihao.
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When she woke up again, she saw Du Zihao packing his luggage.
"Xiaoxiao, I've cancelled the lease. Get up and pack your things, let's go together."
Cheng Xiao was stunned and couldn't quite come to her senses. Which one was the real one?
"Xiaoxiao, I know I'm sorry. I'll buy you a bigger house later. Let's move now, the landlord is coming to take the house soon."
This is the apartment that Du Zihao rented for Cheng Xiao. After moving out of the Xiao family's house, Cheng Xiao moved in here.
Cheng Xiao snapped out of her daze, picked up her things, and left with Du Zihao.
Originally, Du Zihao wanted to wait a while before introducing Cheng Xiao to his parents, but now that the Du family has gone bankrupt, he has no more scruples.
Gu Wei knew her son had a girlfriend before and had even met Cheng Xiao. Later, she learned that Cheng Xiao had married someone else, so she had always had some reservations about her.
Now that the Du family has gone bankrupt, they are no longer picky and are just urging the two of them to get married.
With another person moving into the cramped two-bedroom apartment, it became even smaller.
Cheng Xiao dreams every night. Her dreams often overlap with reality, yet they are quite different.
Du Chunfeng is getting old and can no longer find a job. Du Zihao is proud and arrogant, but he also can't find a good job. Soon, the Du family's income is insufficient to cover their expenses.
Du Zihao had no choice but to compromise and find an ordinary job that he could barely make ends meet.
Cheng Xiao had no choice but to look for a job, and in the end, she could only find a job doing odd jobs in an office.
Years later, Cheng Xiao looked at the unbearable scene before her, her heart breaking.
In her eyes, Du Zihao's image overlapped with that of a middle-aged man.
"Xiaoxiao, I'm sorry. You know men are all like this. Besides, I didn't look down on you when you married Xiao Li."
Cheng Xiao could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
She regretted it, she really regretted it. Xiao Li's kindness to her and Du Zihao's despicable behavior became a stark contrast.
Unfortunately, we can never go back.
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Xiao Li's divorce did not have a major impact, because there was no wedding ceremony and many people did not even know that he had been married.
They thought those rumors were just gossip.
Xiao Li left this world one morning. I believe the original owner will live well in the days to come.
(over)
When Xiao Li regained consciousness, he realized that it was all just a nightmare.
Later, when he went to other companies to discuss business, he met Cheng Xiao. She humbly served tea and water to her colleagues and was even ridiculed by others.
He just smiled and walked past her without stopping for her again.
Behind her, Cheng Xiao looked at the impeccably dressed Xiao Li, her eyes unfocused, lost in thought.
Later, Xiao Li met Cheng Xiao's father, Cheng Jie, who had become addicted to gambling again. This time, however, no one was there to pay off his debts, and his arm had been chopped off.
Cheng Jie became disabled, while Cheng Xiao and her brother were pursued by debt collectors for the rest of their lives, never having a peaceful day.
When Xiao Li turned thirty, Fang Qing forced him to go on a blind date, where he met a very interesting girl.
They later got married and lived a happy and harmonious life together.
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In the sixteenth year of Rizhao, the Lady of Anping Marquis's Mansion was pregnant and due to give birth in a month.
She heard that Master Mingzhao of Hanshan Temple had returned from his travels and was going to give a three-day lecture.
Lady Hou wanted to absorb some Buddhist energy so that her unborn eldest son would be born with a halo of good fortune.
So, ignoring the advice of his wet nurse, Granny Zhang, he took a carriage to Hanshan Temple.
Hanshan Temple is located in the suburbs, not far from the capital. At the foot of the mountain, there are many villagers from the surrounding area who come here to sell their own agricultural products and homemade snacks.
One stall in particular caught the eye because the stall owner was a pregnant woman.
She was selling a bowl of boiled peanuts, freshly dug from the ground, and they were incredibly fresh.
After they are cooked, the aroma of fresh peanuts can be smelled throughout the neighborhood.
"Come and take a look! Fresh peanuts, five copper coins a pack."
She called out twice, then suddenly clutched her stomach, feeling a tightening sensation, as if... the baby was about to be born.
She panicked and quickly told a five or six-year-old boy standing nearby to go back and call for help.
The boy ran away quickly; their home was nearby. A man soon followed, his hands covered in mud, clearly having just come back from the fields.
"Huiniang, how are you?"
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