Chapter 30: Has the character been changed? : Something's not right with this scumbag.
After finishing her work in Xinyu City, Wang Xiao's next stop was originally Fangzhou City.
But just before setting off, Wang Xiao made a phone call home and changed his mind, deciding to return directly to the provincial capital.
What are you doing?
Should I go and get a divorce certificate from Ruan Rui?
She wanted to too.
Unfortunately, even if the characters are replaced, the original plot of the book is not so easy to deviate from.
Ruan Rui refused to divorce.
Even though his mother took his daughter back to her hometown, he simply brought her back instead of angrily going to the Wang family to discuss divorce.
Wang Xiao asked incredulously, "His parents didn't make a fuss?"
That's impossible! Don't you want to have a grandson?
Wow, if someone has that kind of awareness, then that would truly be the eighth wonder of the world.
Chen Yanqiu felt a tightness in her chest from anger. She had paid for an inside contact, so she was able to get firsthand information.
According to Ruan Rui's sister, Ruan Rui told his parents that his remarriage would not affect his second wife's ability to have children, and asked them not to believe the rumors circulating outside.
Many government officials change wives; do you think their young wives don't have children? Of course not!
Who sets the policies? The leading cadres set them.
The law is a tool of the ruling class; they will never harm their own interests.
Wang Xiao was dumbfounded; she couldn't find any words to refute it.
Oh my god, a man who can manipulate the original owner for a lifetime is truly no ordinary character.
It seems that a marriage in 1990 is indeed not easy to end.
Chen Yanqiu was extremely flustered because the Ruan family was now very firm in their stance, claiming that their daughter had become successful and famous, and therefore looked down on the poor and wanted to marry someone better, which was why they were making a fuss about getting a divorce.
I don't know where they get the nerve to say such nonsense. If her daughter were a snob, she would never have chosen his family in the first place.
Wang Xiao touched her ear, wanting to tell Dr. Chen that he was right, she really was a snob.
Stop pretending. It's human nature to favor the rich and despise the poor. Even communist societies pursue common prosperity.
She only transmigrated into a book, she didn't change species, so how could she go against her biological instincts?
Hearing Dr. Chen still rambling on and on, her voice trembling with tears at the end, Wang Xiao had no choice but to comfort her: "It's okay, don't let them fool you. If anything really happens, the research institute will definitely protect me."
Why?
You can't let your elbow flare outwards.
Besides, she is a model citizen.
Do you think setting up role models is easy? That if one A falls, another B will quickly rise up? Don't dream.
Successfully promoting an advanced representative requires the right timing, location, and people; it's very difficult.
Once this example is established, unless the person commits an unforgivable crime, the organization will do everything possible to protect them.
Similarly, one can refer to how entertainment companies manage their popular artists.
They went through so much trouble to make them famous, and even if they can't clear their name, as long as they can be covered up, the company won't easily give up on them no matter how much they mess up.
Chen Yanqiu finally calmed down a little, but her heart was still burning.
The Ruan family is a piece of stinking dog shit that can't be shaken off. What will her daughter do for the rest of her life?
Wang Xiao seemed to be in a good mood.
After all, she had experienced the divorce cooling-off period and witnessed how a man's soliciting of prostitutes landed his wife in the ICU, and the woman's lawsuit was denied; how a woman's infidelity resulted in three children who were not her husband, yet the man's desire for divorce was still deemed to be based on the assumption that the couple's relationship had not broken down.
I'm mentally prepared for a protracted divorce battle.
Dr. Chen grew increasingly angry as he spoke: "No, I have to let everyone judge this. This conman needs to be exposed for what he really is!"
Wang Xiao quickly stopped her mother's wishful thinking of waging a media war.
She's not a true 1990s person; she didn't experience the era of large collectives, and she absolutely cannot accept her private life being used as gossip.
Moreover, just looking at the hit TV series "Aspiration" that swept the country this year, she understands that public opinion now prefers Liu Huifang.
If her divorce becomes big news, she might actually be the one who suffers.
The impact was extremely negative.
Like most mothers of this era, no matter who Chen Yanqiu scolds, the targets of her scolding inexplicably become her husband and children.
With Comrade Wang Tiejun absent, Wang Xiao is naturally left to bear the brunt of the firepower.
"You brat, what are you going to do? Those con artists will never amount to anything, and their family will drag you down with them."
Wang Xiao was a little curious: "Mom, why did you say he has no hope for the rest of his life?"
In all honesty, as the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." She genuinely wanted to learn more about Ruan Rui so she could find out his true weaknesses.
Wang Xiao could understand Chen Yanqiu's disdain for Ruan Rui, who was an older divorcee with a daughter, and her disdain for the Ruan family's blatant exploitation of their descendants.
But how can you say that Ruan Rui will never amount to anything in his life?
After all, although Ruan Rui was forced to leave the capital and returned to the provincial capital in a sorry state, only managing to find a job as a librarian at a high school, he was still a teacher at a prestigious university, and it was hard to say that he had no future in his career.
Moreover, in that novel, Ruan Rui later became quite successful, achieving great things in scientific research and even winning an international award.
The original owner didn't benefit from it at all.
Wang Xiao's simple question stepped on Ms. Chen Yanqiu's Achilles' heel, and she immediately flew into a rage: "What future does he have! With that extra piece of paper in his file, he'll never be promoted in his lifetime!"
A thunderbolt seemed to explode in Wang Xiao's head, and only one sentence kept running through his mind: "So that's how it is."
In that book, Ruan Rui is ultimately just a minor character; his life experiences are not described in detail. The book only offers an explanation for his hasty departure from the capital and his retreat to the high school library, stating that he was a talented person who was not recognized.
In addition, Wang Xiao had heard that due to the impact of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, most college graduates had been sent back to their hometowns, so she hadn't thought much about it before.
But now it seems that's not the case.
Ruan Rui wasn't a recent college graduate; he was a university teacher, a so-called "iron rice bowl" job that he had long held, the kind that wouldn't be easily dismissed.
If he hadn't stirred up trouble in that scandal last year, and it wasn't a minor one, he wouldn't have been kicked out.
According to Ruan Rui's sister, he was only able to stay at Chengnan High School because the Ruan family paid someone to help him.
There was indeed an extra piece of paper.
Wang Xiao instantly felt confident and assured Dr. Chen, "Mom, don't worry, I'll be home right away, and I'll make sure he obediently goes to get the divorce certificate."
Sure.
Since Ruan Rui is ruthless enough to completely disregard Zhang Yan's life or death, and doesn't seem to care about his daughter as much as described in the book, then a selfish person must care about himself.
When it comes to his future, she doesn't believe he can stay calm.
From Xinyu to Fangzhou, the train passes through the provincial capital, so Wang Xiao got off the train early.
Tang Yicheng tensed up instantly and blurted out instinctively, "I'll go with you."
Asking him to approach the Fangzhou municipal government alone about organizing a delegation to the Jinning Grand Hotel for investment promotion would be putting him in a difficult position.
Even though he had already traveled to seven cities, he still wasn't sure.
“It’s okay.” Wang Xiao refused directly and encouraged him, “Just follow the same approach as before. If you can’t reach an agreement, call me anytime.”
Just kidding, she needs teamwork, not one person to handle everything alone. If she had to do everything herself, she'd be exhausted to death before even transmigrating into the book.
Besides, she didn't want Tang Yicheng involved in her divorce at all.
No matter the era, once someone in a marriage mentions divorce, outsiders will inevitably speculate: you must have found someone else.
If she has a male companion at this time, it would be like handing her a weapon.
She wouldn't go looking for trouble.
Besides, even though they're familiar with each other, it's ultimately just a working relationship. She's never been willing to mix her personal life with her work.
After getting off the train, Wang Xiao hurriedly put his luggage at home, without even seeing his parents, and went straight to Chengnan High School where Ruan Rui worked.
Since his parents couldn't persuade him, his daughter couldn't stop him, and his admirers were helpless, she could only hope that his workplace would resolve the matter.
Why would a couple seeking a divorce contact their workplace?
This was also a characteristic of the times. In 1990, people with secure jobs could have their births, aging, illnesses, deaths, and even marriages decided by their work units.
Everyone says you shouldn't side with outsiders. So why should Wang Xiao, a person from a chemical research institute, have the leaders of Chengnan High School on her side?
It's all because of that extra piece of paper in Ruan Rui's file.
Wang Xiao knew about the extra pages in the file. It was back in college when she had a classmate who, for some reason, suddenly wanted to improve himself but was also lazy. He downloaded a Party membership application from the internet and submitted it.
It turns out that the template was from some unknown era, and it contained a sentence: "During the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, I was still young, and my family had nothing to do with it."
As a result, the counselor flew into a rage in their class, scolding them for not writing the application if they didn't have the sincerity to join the Party, saying that no one was asking them to join.
Then the counselor gave them a brief explanation of the incident that occurred in the spring and summer of 1989.
The counselor even used his own high school teacher as an example, saying that because of this incident, that teacher had an extra piece of paper in his file, and for twenty years, no matter how high his teaching quality was or how popular he was with students, he could never get promoted.
Later, that teacher resigned and started a tutoring center, earning enough to buy three houses in one go.
Ahem, I've gone off on a tangent.
In short, if someone works within the system and has that extra piece of paper in their personnel file, their career is basically over.
To be honest, Wang Xiao doesn't like to use this kind of thing to attack people.
After all, who hasn't been impulsive when they were young? The clash of ideas in this era is particularly intense, and many well-known figures, even university professors and recognized youth spiritual leaders, are leading the way. Those who follow behind are not necessarily bad people; they may just be temporarily misled.
but.
Now that Ruan Rui is being so ungrateful, she won't hold back her meager sympathy; she'll poke him wherever he's in pain.
Wang Xiao registered at the school gate and went straight to the principal's office.
The principal originally planned to go to the teaching building to observe the classroom situation, but he was blocked from leaving the building and had no choice but to bite the bullet and do the work of the women's director.
He's a grown man; he really doesn't know how to mediate a marital relationship.
He knew about Ruan Rui's marriage; they even asked him to be their witness. He was busy and declined. They only got the marriage certificate and other documents from the school in September, so how could they be getting a divorce so soon? This is simply treating marriage like a game.
The principal frowned and instinctively tried to mediate: "Oh dear, you young people, if you have any conflicts, sit down and talk them out slowly. Don't keep bringing up divorce. If you talk about it too much, you'll destroy any remaining affection."
Wang Xiao sneered: "What affection? The kind of affection to fool ghosts? He's been dishonest from beginning to end, it's a complete marriage scam!"
Ruan Rui rushed over after hearing the news. Hearing what she heard, she thought Wang Xiao was angry about Zhang Yan, so she quickly stepped forward to coax her: "Listen to me, there's nothing between me and Zhang Yan. How could I possibly be interested in such a shameless person? I was framed, Xiao Xiao, you have to believe me."
Ruan Rui has the looks of a pretty boy, and also the melancholy air of a highly educated intellectual. When he stands up without a bruised and battered face, he can easily fool people.
He frowned slightly at Wang Xiao, who admitted that she was quite attracted to his looks.
However, beauty alone is not enough to ruin a country.
This person's presence has already affected her career, and most importantly, it's hindering her from making money, so she really can't give him a friendly look.
"Stop! Do you think everyone's like you, clinging to such sordid affairs as if they were precious treasures?" Wang Xiao sneered, seizing the political high ground. "You didn't commit marriage fraud? What's with that extra page in your file? Someone like you getting married again is deliberately trying to ruin me. You're going to ruin my life! With a husband like you, how can I even write my application to join the Party? What qualifications do you have to be a teacher? You can't ruin college students, so you're ruining middle school students now? Your wife has already run away; you and your wife are birds of a feather! I want to know how someone like you even got into school as a teacher. I'm really going to go to the Education Bureau to find out. You're ruining me, an advanced worker; you're up to no good, you're a spy!"
Ruan Rui was stunned by the barrage of accusations and couldn't recover for a long time.
The principal was the first to turn pale.
How could the principal not know how Ruan Rui got into Chengnan High School? He must have had to go through his connections and get his approval.
Otherwise, given Ruan Rui's circumstances at the time, how could she have gotten into a high school in the city? At best, she would have been sent to a junior high school in the countryside.
Such incidents are common throughout the country, and they usually go unpunished unless reported by the public. However, if Ruan Rui's wife really makes a scene, he certainly can't guarantee that the school and he himself will be safe.
The principal isn't some greenhorn; he's lived through those ten years, so how could he not be politically cautious? The international situation is so tense now; Eastern Europe has already changed course, and the country is repeatedly emphasizing the need to be wary of bourgeois liberalization.
The principal gave up trying to reconcile them, frowned and made a decision: "Alright, since marriage is a matter of personal freedom, you can't force a relationship. If you're determined to get a divorce, the school will issue you a certificate."
The so-called "proof" was necessary because courts in that era generally didn't handle mediation; that was done by the employer. Therefore, whether it was marriage or divorce, the civil affairs bureau would only issue a certificate if the employer agreed to provide a letter of introduction.
Ruan Rui's face was so gloomy it could drip water, and he spat out each word through clenched teeth: "I don't agree, I won't get a divorce."
Wang Xiao wasn't going to try to persuade him; instead, she shifted the pressure directly to the school: "You committed marriage fraud, your political record is questionable, you're not fit to be a high school teacher, I'm going to report your problems to the Education Bureau."
The principal frowned and scolded, "Alright, Ms. Ruan, marriage is based on the principle of voluntariness, and you can't force someone to buy or sell you. If you can't make it work, why force the girl? You're more than ten years older than her."
Seeing that he remained silent, the principal raised his voice, "Teacher Ruan, get the divorce certificate today, so you can focus on your work at the school."
The subtext is that if this matter isn't handled properly, Chengnan High School will definitely not protect him. He'll be left to his own devices then.
With things brought to this point, if Ruan Rui had any sense at all, she would have gritted her teeth and agreed to the divorce, no matter how unhappy she was.
Because jobs are so hard to find these days, companies are struggling to pay their existing employees' wages, and with so many factories shut down, there's no way any company would hire extra people.
He's going to lose his secure job as a high school teacher, and who knows where he'll find work.
The principal and Wang Xiao were both waiting for Ruan Rui to back down so they could get the divorce certificate today and settle the matter quickly while there was still time.
However, today Ruan Rui acted as if she had taken the wrong medicine, and surprisingly stubbornly declared: "Fine, I'll quit, but I won't get a divorce!"
Even the principal couldn't help but gasp.
This guy thinks he's a professor at a prestigious university. Doesn't he know his own worth?
If I don't become a high school teacher, I can expect to starve!
A strange feeling swept through Wang Xiao's heart. It happened so fast that she didn't have time to catch it. She could only blurt out, "Which bastard said that not getting a divorce means you're a son of a bitch!"
Ruan Rui's face turned red and white with anger.
Yes, he said that, and when he said it, he was really planning to get a divorce and call it a day.
Despite the Wang family's constant accusations of being exploitative, he himself believes that with his talent, he could easily find someone with better conditions.
How could he possibly tolerate being humiliated time and time again?
Even his ex-wife was top-notch in both looks and education. He pursued her mainly because her father was his mentor, and he needed his in-laws' help to stay on as a teacher at the university.
Who would have thought that this whole family was a bunch of scoundrels, running away faster than dogs when trouble struck.
He was just picking up his daughter from daycare when she developed a fever. He took her to the hospital for an IV drip, and when he turned back, the embassy was already closed, and he couldn't get in.
So if we have to talk about love, then after his ex-wife abandoned him and their daughter and ran away, he had nothing left.
The reason he always showed nostalgia for his ex-wife was because he found that women were particularly cheap and inexplicably fond of this kind of thing.
He couldn't understand why such mentally challenged beings existed on Earth.
He doesn't even consider that if he truly loved his ex-wife and remained devoted to her, what would become of them?
Why post this? What are you trying to prove?
Does this prove they are so charming that they could make him fall in love with someone else?
Anyone with a brain knows that if that's the case, it only means he didn't love his ex-wife that much.
But if he truly loves his ex-wife, then what's the point of them wasting their time?
He couldn't be bothered to care what these inexplicably dim-witted people were thinking.
Anyway, there are plenty of idiots out there, and plenty of people whose families are better off than Wang Xiao's.
When he agreed to the divorce, he believed he could find someone better.
He still believes this, but he will absolutely not get a divorce.
Because he had a dream, a long dream, after being drugged and falling into a coma, he dreamed about his life after that.
His life took a turn for the better, and in the next twenty years, he would have both fame and fortune.
He made a great academic breakthrough, won international awards, and achieved great success.
His ex-wife returned with a fortune and took the initiative to reconcile with him, while his second wife died of illness just in time.
Everything was so perfect.
It was because of this dream that he insisted on bringing his mother and daughter back from his hometown.
Children are the best glue between parents, especially for couples who are getting back together.
He absolutely cannot let his ex-wife doubt his feelings for her and their daughter.
In the Song Dynasty, where female chastity was highly valued, a wealthy widow could attract two prime ministers vying to marry her; how much more so now and in the future.
Theoretically speaking, Wang Xiao's existence is completely unnecessary in his perfect life. In fact, her presence is more like a stain that should be erased as soon as possible.
But in this beautiful dream, his academic breakthrough was thanks to Wang Xiao. It was this cheap, pay-to-win woman, whom he looked down upon, who invented an important catalyst in the laboratory.
In the end, he became the inventor.
He won an international award for this.
Normally, what you think about during the day, you dream about at night; dreams are often the opposite of reality, and he shouldn't believe them. But that dream was just too real, as if he had truly lived that life.
Especially Wang Xiao, even if he wanted to, he couldn't possibly think of her as that formidable.
He had gone over the entire paper on catalysts, in particular, in his mind. Unfortunately, he was flipping through it too quickly to read it clearly. Besides, his major wasn't chemistry, so he hadn't even understood the molecular formulas.
Ruan Rui had no choice but to believe that it was indeed Wang Xiao who did it. And it was perfectly normal for her to attribute the credit to him.
Women are supposed to sacrifice for the men in their families, just like his mother and his sister.
He achieved great success, and they naturally felt proud of him.
A woman only needs to play four roles well in her life: daughter, sister, wife, and mother.
Even his arrogant ex-wife, didn't she eventually come to him with her vast wealth?
A failed life is the only one that needs a restart. Why would someone with such a brilliant and successful life, who has achieved both fame and fortune, risk taking a different path?
If he doesn't get that catalyst and doesn't win the international award, given his ex-wife's snobbish nature, she definitely won't come back to him.
So whether for fame or fortune, he absolutely cannot let Wang Xiao get a divorce.
She ran away, what about his catalyst? What about his international award?
Ruan Rui reiterated her stance: "I will not divorce you, I will resign. I have education and culture, and even if I go out to tutor students, I will not need anyone to support me."
Yes, he saw it in that dream: people's thoughts in the future will be very different from those of today.
What a load of rubbish! Making big money is the only truth.
Putting everything else aside, his English is absolutely top-notch; he can have academic exchanges with foreign professors. He runs an English tutoring class, but he doesn't teach children (over a year of experience taking care of kids has made him quite impatient with them). He specializes in teaching people who want to go abroad, and he'll definitely make a lot of money.
Thinking that he would still have to rely on Wang Xiao for fame and fortune in the future, he even smiled at the other party, almost as if to comfort him: "Don't worry, I think I can earn money to support you and our daughter."
Yes, he really should focus on making money. That way, she'll have more time to dedicate to research, and perhaps, besides that catalyst, she can achieve even more breakthroughs.
Then he will receive a continuous stream of international awards.
Wang Xiao felt a shiver run through his body, and the hairs on the back of his head stood on end.
Oh no, something really went wrong.
This trashy man's image has completely collapsed.
In that book, Ruan Rui is particularly proud of his identity as a teacher, because it proves that he is a cultured person. He has never tutored students; he was originally a librarian in high school.
Moreover, during the mass layoffs in 1998, the chemical research institute couldn't even pay salaries. The original owner had considered setting up a stall to do small business in order to supplement the family income.
As a result, Ruan Rui, who had long been subjected to cold violence and always treated the original owner with indifference, suddenly flew into a rage, scolding her for being uncivilized and having actually fallen to the level of a small merchant.
Forced to give up meekly, the original owner shamelessly went to her parents' home to take her parents' hard-earned money to pay for her stepdaughter's piano lessons.
Now, Ruan Rui is actually going to resign and open a tutoring center outside?
This is completely inconsistent with his public image.
Looking back on his recent actions, Wang Xiao realized that they didn't seem to fit the character in the book at all.
Could it be that the person in front of me has also transmigrated? Or has he been reborn?
That's not right.
If he were to transmigrate, this book should be called "The Rejection of Engagement." As a male-oriented protagonist, shouldn't Long Batian decisively reject the engagement, then coolly and arrogantly use the benefits of transmigration to reach the peak of a leading male protagonist in a historical novel, and then slap her, this cannon fodder, in the face?
If he could be reborn, he shouldn't cling to her. After all, he can still reconcile with his true love. Wouldn't cutting off this shameful part of her past be more beneficial to their loving marriage?
After much thought, based on her limited experience reading online novels, Wang Xiao could only guess that this guy might have transmigrated with some kind of system mission and had to maintain the plot of the book, otherwise he would disappear.
So Wang Xiao sympathized with him and continued the marriage?
Are you crazy? Whether he disappears or not is none of her business.
She's more like someone who sacrifices others for her own benefit.
Anyone who tries to morally blackmail her will be beaten to death by her.
Wang Xiao stared intently at Ruan Rui, confirming again, "So you're determined not to get a divorce?"
Ruan Rui nodded firmly, his smile resembling that of a refined scoundrel: "Bu Li, Xiao Xiao, let's go home. Stop acting like a child."
He even made a gesture of reparation, promising, "I will take care of our daughter from now on and won't make things difficult for you."
In that dream, Jiao Jiao tormented Wang Xiao quite a bit. He even suspected that the reason Wang Xiao had only managed to produce one catalyst over the years was because he had wasted too much time on Jiao Jiao.
She doesn't deserve it!
Wang Xiao is his wife, so she should serve him first.
He really needs to discipline Jiaojiao properly. If it weren't for the vast fortune her mother received after remarrying an old man and then losing her husband, he should have made his mother take this ignorant brat to the countryside to raise.
Wang Xiao interrupted his endless assurances, saying directly, "Are you sure? Then you'll regret it."
Since you've blocked the door to properly resolving the issue, don't blame me for blowing up the house.
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