Chapter 36

With her own plan in mind, Zhou Xiaohui felt much more comfortable.

“Since we’ve discussed everything, let’s write a contract. I’ll leave this house in a year. I’ll take the things I bought, but I don’t want anything else.”

“After signing the contract, you can file for divorce.” Shen Youran’s words surprised Lu Yifan. When did she learn about contracts?

“Hurry up and get it done. I have something to do!” It was noon now, and they only had an hour for their break. They had already wasted half of it.

Because Lu Yifan also had to train, they didn’t delay. They quickly finished the contract and both signed and pressed their fingerprints on it.

Zhou Xiaohui accompanied them the whole time. When she saw the fingerprints being pressed, her heart finally settled.

Her mood was like fireworks, blooming beautifully!

She would soon be able to marry Lu Yifan. Marrying a camp Captain would give her a lot of face. Moreover, a camp Captain’s allowance was quite high. She would have a good life.

It was worth waiting for all these years.

“I’ll draft the divorce agreement and submit it as soon as possible.” Lu Yifan took the contract and left. Shen Youran yawned, drank a cup of spiritual spring water, and then went out to the army.

Zhou Xiaohui tightly held Lu Yifan’s arm, as if afraid something would run away.

Lu Yifan could feel her nervousness. He held her hand and smiled. “Xiaohui, everything is settled. I just need to draft the divorce report. Once I submit it, we’ll get the results soon. Wait for me a little longer, and we can get married.”

“When we get married, I’ll give you a grand wedding.”

When Shen Youran and Lu Yifan got married, there was no real wedding. They just had a simple meal and ceremony with their families present.

Because he felt he was forced into marriage, and Shen Zhaodi’s parents had demanded a lot of dowry. He didn’t want to get married, but Shen Zhaodi said they could give less dowry. They gave 188 yuan.

188 yuan was a lot of money a few years ago. He was a deputy camp Captain then, and his family’s conditions were average. They had a lot of expenses, and their savings weren’t much. They couldn’t afford a wedding.

Zhou Xiaohui blushed and leaned into his arms after hearing this. “All that pomp and circumstance doesn’t matter. My greatest wish is to be with you.”

Lu Yifan felt even more that Zhou Xiaohui was a thousand times better than Shen Youran.

After sending Zhou Xiaohui home, Lu Yifan went to the army. When he had some free time, he drafted the divorce report and submitted it.

Shen Youran returned to the army to continue training. She was in a very good mood.

Li Xiaoxiao came over during her break, put her arm around Shen Youran’s shoulder, and teased her. “Look at the smile on your face. Do you have some good news to share with your sister?”

She winked.

Shen Youran hesitated for a few seconds. “I’m getting divorced.”

“What?”

Li Xiaoxiao’s eyes widened. “Are you kidding? Why are you getting divorced?”

Shen Youran shrugged and started to warm up. Li Xiaoxiao quickly followed her. “You’re not serious, are you? Then why are you so happy?”

“Marriage is for happiness, and divorce is too! Why else would I get divorced?”

Shen Youran finished speaking and started to move seriously. Li Xiaoxiao stood beside her, her expression very complicated.

She didn’t know what to say.

Shen Youran didn’t care what Li Xiaoxiao thought. She knew that women in this era who got divorced would face some criticism. She was prepared for everything. She wasn’t afraid of people gossiping behind her back.

She was only afraid of not having a job and a good life.

Besides Li Xiaoxiao’s gossip, no one else noticed Shen Youran’s unusual behavior. After training in the afternoon, she went to the kindergarten to pick up Junjun.

Junjun came out happily as usual. On the way back, she told Shen Youran about all the fun things she had done today.

“Our Junjun is amazing. She can already play so happily with her friends.” Shen Youran’s praise made the milk ball smile sweetly.

Mother and son returned home, went to the kitchen in the space to cook a meal, and after they were full, they went to the farmland to water the vegetables.

They actually had an automatic watering system, but Junjun liked it, so Shen Youran always accompanied her.

“Mommy, the grapes are ripe!” Junjun’s excited voice came from a distance. Shen Youran went over to take a look, and the grapevine they had planted before had already borne a few small fruits. They were still green.

They would slowly turn purple and be ready to eat.

Junjun’s eyes shone as he stared at the grapevine. “Mommy, the grapes grown in our space must be very sweet, right?”

“Definitely sweet!” In the book Shen Youran had read before, it described the fruits and vegetables grown through the system. They tasted different from those outside, all of them were top-notch!

The mother and son sat there for a while. Shen Youran looked at the space. “How about we plant a few more grapevines and build a trellis here? Then we can sit here and rest, and we can also pick grapes. What do you think?”

Junjun didn’t answer, but he imagined himself and his mother sitting under the grapevine, eating grapes.

“Okay!”

With their vision for the future, the mother and son stayed in the farmland for a while longer, then went back to the room to sleep.

Junjun fell asleep. Shen Youran took a bath and lay in bed. She thought back to the amazing expression on Zhou Xiaohui’s face that day.

If she hadn’t been unable to reveal the space, and if she hadn’t wanted to live in the dormitory’s communal bunks, she wouldn’t have wanted to stay in Lu Yifan’s house!

But seeing Zhou Xiaohui’s furious expression, wanting to jump up and down but not daring to expose it, wanting to maintain her image of being beautiful and kind, Shen Youran felt very happy inside.

It was simply amazing!

Thinking about this, Shen Youran stopped worrying about other things. After all, she had already gone on a mission. If she went on a few more missions and achieved a great feat, she would be able to get her own house.

There wasn’t much going on in the army lately, so a few days after Lu Yifan submitted his divorce application, his superiors called them both in.

Now that they were both soldiers in the army, the superiors took this divorce very seriously.

“Are you both getting a divorce voluntarily?”

“In terms of property division, are there any objections? Have you both negotiated well? Is there anything you feel is unfair?”

The superiors asked the usual questions. Shen Youran and Lu Yifan both said that they were getting a divorce voluntarily. The reason for the divorce was that their relationship wasn’t harmonious, and they felt that they weren’t suitable for each other.

The property division had already been agreed upon, and there was a contract to prove it.

After confirming that the two of them were getting a divorce voluntarily, the superiors saw that they didn’t have any unusual expressions, so the two of them, under the witness of the superiors, signed and stamped the divorce application. Then they went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their divorce certificate.

After finishing all the divorce procedures, both of them felt relieved.

They went back to the army. Lu Yifan was still holding the agreement he had just signed. “I’m giving you one year. After one year, whether you’ve gotten a house or not, you have to leave. Otherwise, I’ll enforce it by force and throw all your things out.”

“Don’t worry, you won’t have that chance.”

Shen Youran was confident in herself. After she finished speaking, she waved her hand and turned to leave, walking with a swagger.

Lu Yifan looked at her back, inexplicably confused.

Before, she had said she wanted to live with him and had been so humble. Now she’s changed?

“Old Lu!”

Lu Yifan was still thinking when his brother walked over and put his arm around his shoulder. “What are you doing there?”

“Oh, you’re divorced?” His brother knew Lu Yifan best. Looking at the things in his hand, he said helplessly, “Actually, Shen Zhaodi is pretty good now. You don’t have to get a divorce.”

“She’s so capable in the army now. She’s definitely going to go on all kinds of missions in the future. Maybe one day she’ll even get promoted.”

“If you two…”

Before his good friend could finish speaking, Lu Yifan frowned. “Don’t say that. I’m already divorced from her. We’re going our separate ways now.”

“Besides, you know how I feel. I’ve wanted to marry Xiaohui for a long time. Now that I’m finally divorced, it’s exactly what I want.” After Lu Yifan finished speaking, he turned and left.

His good friend shrugged helplessly behind him and followed.

Shen Youran finished everything, returned to the army, packed up her things, and continued training.

She had a smile on her face all day long, making Li Xiaoxiao question her sanity.

“Are you really that happy about the divorce?”