Su Xueli's face flushed red, she clenched her fist and punched Wei Mingshen on the carriage shaft, then covered her face with her scarf.
Cao Maizi also symbolically slapped her son on the back, chuckling as she tried to smooth things over: "You're so greedy, and you're making excuses. From now on, I'll eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist prayers, hoping the gods will remove the filth from your body soon."
Oh dear, I need to think this through carefully. What kind of evil spirit has haunted our house? Was it that time your father found a really nice stone in the field? Was that stone an evil object? Or was it that year our wall collapsed, and I forgot to pray to the gods before rebuilding it with your father, offending the local earth god...?
Su Xueli looked at her and thought to herself: Goodness, you have quite the imagination. You could be the director of a war drama.
"Oh, this old Chinese medicine doctor is reliable. I like this prescription." Wei Mingshen lay down on the bed and groaned comfortably.
Su Xueli looked at him and asked, "Don't you think that if things continue like this, our path to divorce will only become longer?"
Wei Mingshen stopped moving, propping his head up with his hand as he lay back, remaining silent for a long time before saying, "This is indeed troublesome. Tell me, we had such a good plan, how did it turn out like this?"
Su Xueli made up her mind and said, "How about this, let's work hard to earn money, and when we have enough, let's just tell both of our parents. I will return all the money your family spent to marry me to you, and your parents won't stop you from getting a divorce. They can let you marry someone else."
He added, "Of course, we don't have enough money right now, so we're keeping it from them."
Wei Mingshen raised his eyelids to look at Su Xueli and asked, "Then you weren't at a disadvantage?"
Su Xueli shrugged. "I'll just consider it money I spent to buy my freedom."
Wei Mingshen sat up straight and said seriously, "That's a good idea. But I, Wei Mingshen, will never spend a woman's money in my life. I'll pay you back when I have money in the future."
Su Xueli readily agreed, "Okay, it's settled then."
Wei Mingshen spread his hands and said, "The money I earned after I was discharged from the army by helping my comrades sell some small things is enough for me to squander. If I were to make money by doing straw weaving with you, I wouldn't do this. It would be a waste of time."
Su Xueli said, "Yes, yes, yes, you obviously don't make as much money as I do straw weaving. Just focus on straw weaving from now on."
Wei Mingshen thought for a moment, then squinted and asked her, "What about after we get divorced?"
Su Xueli had already made up her mind: "We can still work together after the divorce. Anyway, you owe me money, so I can pay you back with my work."
He smirked: "And what happens after you pay it off?"
"I'll pay you your salary after the settlement."
How do I open it?
"The more you work, the more you earn."
Wei Mingshen nodded. "That sounds reasonable. But it's not good for my reputation to work for my ex-wife. Also, if you let your ex-husband work for you, would your next subordinate be willing?"
He then winked and smiled.
That smile was so captivating that Su Xueli almost succumbed to it...
She coughed twice to wake herself up, bit her lip, waved her hand and said, "That's for later. Get out of bed and get to work right now."
"Alright, let's work and earn money to pay off the debt!" He lazily got out of bed.
"What's the point of making money to pay off debts? It's so you can rush into the arms of the one you love sooner."
He glanced at her. "You too."
The young couple in one house are planning their divorce, while the elderly couple in the other are discussing which temple to visit to pray to the gods.
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