After a busy day, Zhou Xiaolan drove home.
After years of hard work, their family finally owned a car in the year 2000, and they even bought two at once.
But Zhou Xiaolan was not happy at all, because this time she was going back to face divorce negotiations.
"You busy person, you're finally back," Xie Shengnan said with a sarcastic tone as she saw her get out of the car.
“As a woman, if you can’t take care of your family and can’t win over your husband, how dare you come to claim your inheritance from my son?”
Thinking of Ping An's previous instructions, Xie Shengnan spoke with unusual bluntness.
In which family isn't the husband the breadwinner and the wife the homemaker? Zhou Xiaolan is an exception; she likes to have control over everything.
This woman is so strong, which man could stand her?
It's good that Ping An divorced her. With his son owning a house and a car, and having a successful career, there are plenty of innocent girls waiting for him.
They've been married for over ten years, and Zhou Xiaolan hasn't even laid a child. Only their kind-hearted family has tolerated her for so many years.
Zhou Xiaolan ignored her, picked up her bag and went straight in. The house they were living in now was built a few years ago when they bought the land at a high price. However, the location was relatively remote, and He Ping'an had never liked it, so it was more likely that it would be allocated to her.
This so-called mother-in-law, acting like the master of the house, coming and going as she pleased, had long been disliked by her. Today, she was ready to settle things and make them all get out of here.
Over the years, she had vaguely sensed that He Ping'an had feelings for someone else because she hadn't gotten pregnant or given birth. The He family had used this to mock her countless times.
Fortunately, she has been involved in business over the years and has even opened up another business route for herself, leaving herself a backup plan.
The two sides had long been outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds, and since they had decided to separate, they were not going to drag things out.
Zhou Xiaolan had only been home a short while when everyone arrived.
The Zhou family and the He family sat at opposite tables. Although the atmosphere was tense, they did not actually argue.
He Ping'an was already exhausted, both physically and mentally, after arguing with Zhou Xiaolan for so long.
The last vestiges of affection between them have been exhausted, and now only one final negotiation remains.
Both sides were well aware of their respective assets and their general financial situation. In order to end the matter as soon as possible, they were both determined to let it go as long as it was fair.
Each of them made a list, and after some writing and calculations, an agreement was written down.
Looking at the final signature, Zhou Xiaolan's hand trembled slightly.
Bai Ailian slapped her, "You silly girl, what are you still thinking about? He doesn't care about you anymore."
"Sign it now, sign it and get them out of here."
He Ping'an looked at his mother-in-law, who was about to become a thing of the past, with a cold smile. Without him as an excuse, could Zhou Xiaolan control his parents?
With so much property and wealth allocated to her, it probably won't be long before it all ends up in Zhou Xiaojun's name.
Zhou Xiaolan gritted her teeth and quickly signed her name.
He Ping'an glanced at her with a complicated expression. In fact, Zhou Xiaolan had contributed a lot to his current business, which was why he was willing to share half of it.
Watching his parents and older brother drag their luggage out, He Ping'an surprisingly called them aside.
"Zhou Xiaolan, for the sake of our past as husband and wife, I'll give you one last piece of advice: sometimes things are only truly yours if you hold them in your own hands."
Zhou Xiaolan looked at him coldly, "I'll say the same thing to you. Do you really think your parents are that kind? Don't forget how they treated us back then."
You were practically penniless back then, but now that others have said a few nice things, you're quick to fawn over them.
Let me tell you, if they hadn't interfered, we wouldn't have ended up like this.
Also, you should go to the hospital for a checkup. Sometimes infertility isn't entirely the woman's fault.
"I was giving you advice out of kindness, and you actually cursed me like this..." He Ping'an said through gritted teeth. No man wants to accept that he is spineless.
Zhou Xiaolan sneered, "I've been to several hospitals for checkups, and everything is fine. What do you think?"
Originally, she wanted to save face for the other party, so she took on all the rumors. Now that they've broken up, she doesn't need to cover for He Ping'an anymore.
He Ping'an felt his head buzzing. "..." He had heard of men being unable to have children before, but he had never thought about it happening to him. If it were true, then his decision today...
Zhou Xiaolan turned and left. Although the marriage was over, there were still a lot of things to do at home.
Sure enough, as soon as she entered the house, Bai Ailian couldn't help but say, "Xiao Lan, you're divorced now and have no one to help you. It's not easy for you to be alone out there. We'll move in with you when the time comes."
Zhou Xiaolan smiled and said to them, "We are family, and we will definitely help each other in the future. However, there are still some things I haven't sorted out. You should go back first, and I will contact you again in a few days."
"Is there anything else? Is it difficult? Why don't you let your brother keep it?" Zhou Jinfeng pushed Zhou Xiaojun forward. Zhou Xiaolan had so much business, and it would all belong to the Zhou family in the future. It would be good for Xiaojun to get to know it first so that he could take over in the future.
Zhou Xiaolan saw through this blatant scheme. "Is this acceptable? This isn't splitting one business into two, and the warehouse also needs to be moved. Why don't you stay here and help me move the goods out of that warehouse first?"
Upon hearing that the warehouse needed to be moved, Zhou Xiaojun took two steps back. "After we move in, we'll need to sort things out at home. My parents and I will go back first, and we'll come over once you've settled things out here."
Bai Ailian wanted to say something more, but Zhou Jinfeng followed up with Zhou Xiaojun's words, "That's right, we should also greet our relatives and friends."
"And we don't know how you and that kid surnamed He divided things, so don't cause trouble later."
Zhou Xiaolan seemed oblivious to their little antics and smiled kindly, "That's true. Anyway, I'm used to doing these kinds of jobs. You might not be used to them and might not be able to handle it for a while."
Zhou Xiaojun's eyes darted around, then he suddenly stared at the car parked at the door and said, "Sis, it's not convenient for us to take the car, why don't I drive it back?"
Zhou Xiaolan said, "Don't worry, let me finish moving the warehouse first. There are many places where we need to use the vehicle to go back and forth."
"After everything is settled, you can use this car."
Upon hearing this, the Zhou family realized it was true. This time, unlike last time, they didn't return with large bags and small packages; they all left empty-handed in a hurry.
Zhou Xiaolan watched them leave, a cold smile on her face.
She turned and went back to her room, then made a phone call. "Sister Li, are you free now? Let's go and complete the property transfer."
"Have you explained everything clearly on your end?"
"Okay, I'll bring all the agreements with me. Please make a copy later, I'm in a hurry here..."
"Okay, see you later."
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