Chapter 4: Divorce Early

In her previous life, Song Shengsheng had believed her cousin’s words.

She found everything about Fu Cheng annoying and increasingly disliked him.

Now, she pretended to have taken her cousin’s words to heart, nodding, “He is a bit fierce.”

Zhao Xiaoning had known for a long time that her cousin was incredibly stupid.

There weren’t many people in the world as clueless as her.

Zhao Xiaoning felt a pang of jealousy as she looked at her cousin’s face. It was this clueless fool who had a beautiful face that everyone couldn’t take their eyes off of.

She suppressed her jealousy and continued to encourage her, “A woman’s youth can’t be wasted, sister. Get a divorce early, don’t delay finding someone else.”

“Xiaochi isn’t close to you, you don’t have to bring him home after the divorce.”

Fu Luochi was Song Shengsheng and Fu Cheng’s son.

He was only four years old this year, inheriting all the good looks of his parents, and his personality was more like his father.

He was very cold.

Song Shengsheng had been indifferent to her son for the past two years.

Even when her son tried to get close to her, she was always impatient and often left him in the care of others.

Song Shengsheng listened to her cousin’s words.

It was almost exactly like the book she dreamed of.

Zhao Xiaoning tirelessly urged her to abandon her husband and child. Now, she wouldn’t be as foolish as she was in her dream and fall for her cousin’s tricks.

Song Shengsheng held her hand, “Cousin.”

She looked up, her eyes filled with trust, “You’re so good to me.”

Zhao Xiaoning didn’t feel guilty at all. She smiled, “You’re my sister, who else would I think of if not you?”

That’s what she said.

But in her heart, she was secretly delighted. She knew her cousin trusted her the most.

She had lived a lifetime, how could she not outsmart Song Shengsheng, a beautiful airhead?

Since Zhao Xiaoning knew that Fu Cheng would become a high-ranking official in the future, not only would he be influential, but his father and brother would also be big names in the news.

She had to seize the opportunity.

She had to get this man.

Zhao Xiaoning was confident. She was different from Song Shengsheng.

She wasn’t a clueless airhead who only knew how to eat, drink, and play, and had no culture.

In her previous life, she had heard that Fu Cheng liked girls with a high level of education. After he divorced Song Shengsheng, he didn’t remarry.

He had also returned to Ningcheng, seemingly looking for someone.

It couldn’t be to find Song Shengsheng.

Snapping out of her thoughts, Zhao Xiaoning remembered that she had to go home to do farm work in the afternoon.

She didn’t have a city hukou, no identity, no education, and no organizational certificate. She couldn’t find a job in the city.

“Sister, I’ll go back first. I’ll come see you again.”

“By the way, Aunt and Uncle asked me to get some money and coupons from you. My little sister needs to go to school and needs to supplement her nutrition. You can’t buy anything without money or coupons.”

The aunt and uncle she was referring to were Song Shengsheng’s parents.

Song Shengsheng’s parents didn’t like her.

When she was young, they would secretly give her younger brother and sister meat while hiding it from her.

She never got any of the cloth to make clothes.

If she made a small mistake, they would beat her with a rattan cane.

Her grades in high school were mediocre. She only finished the first year and was then told to quit school and do farm work at home.

Her younger sister had poor grades, but she was now in her senior year.

After she married Fu Cheng, her father often came to her for various coupons. He also needed money.

She had been unhappy about it before, but she never suspected anything.

Now she finally knew why.

She wasn’t her parents’ biological child.

She was adopted!

Song Shengsheng didn’t know who her biological parents were, the book didn’t say.

In the past, she would have reluctantly given her cousin the coupons and money. But now, she didn’t want to at all.

She would rather buy two more pounds of meat for herself.

Song Shengsheng looked troubled, “Cousin.”

She hesitated, her eyes instantly turning red, “Fu Cheng is still angry with me these past few days. He took all the money and food coupons from home.”

Tears seemed to be welling up in her eyes.

“I didn’t even have money to buy vegetables for lunch today. The lunchbox was sent by the neighbor’s wife because she felt sorry for me.”

Zhao Xiaoning felt a sense of schadenfreude when she heard how miserable her cousin was.

So what if she was Fu Cheng’s wife now? She wasn’t doing well either.

Come to think of it, Fu Cheng didn’t like her, so of course he wouldn’t treat her well.

“Okay, I’ll tell Aunt when I get back.”

“But your brother-in-law is really heartless.”

Song Shengsheng nodded like a little chick pecking at rice.

She didn’t hesitate to slander Fu Cheng.

As Zhao Xiaoning was leaving, she happened to run into Fu Cheng who was coming home for lunch.

The man was still in his uniform, handsome and tall.

Zhao Xiaoning’s cheeks flushed, but Fu Cheng didn’t even look at her.

As she left, Zhao Xiaoning was still unwilling to give up.

But she comforted herself, it was okay to take her time. Fu Cheng was definitely going to divorce Song Shengsheng. This man would be hers in the end.

Meanwhile, Song Shengsheng hadn’t expected Fu Cheng to come back so suddenly.

In the past, she wouldn’t have been happy to see him, but things were different now.

Song Shengsheng didn’t give him a cold shoulder. Instead, she asked him with concern, “It’s hot these days, do you want to take a cold shower first?”

Fu Cheng looked at her deeply, slightly surprised by her rare concern.

She was clearly different from before these past few days.

Did she really want to live a good life with him now?

Fu Cheng noticed her change, but he couldn’t trust her.

“It’s okay. Not hot.”

Fu Cheng saw the lunchbox on the table. It was empty and hadn’t been washed yet.

The man took the lunchbox into the kitchen and washed it for her.

Song Shengsheng felt a little embarrassed. She followed him into the kitchen and blinked at him.

The man’s fingers were long, white, and slender.

The fingertips that had held guns had a layer of calluses. Every time they grazed her skin, it felt a little itchy.

Song Shengsheng often flattered her parents at home.

So she knew how to be charming and act cute.

“I’ll do it next time,” she said softly.

Fu Cheng didn’t take her seriously. She never cooked or washed dishes at home. She spent all day figuring out how to make more beautiful dresses for herself.

Song Shengsheng then wrapped her arms around his.

She knew Fu Cheng didn’t like her, but she thought it shouldn’t be difficult to make a man fall for her, right?

Just be sweet-talking and try to get close to him.

She didn’t believe he could resist.

As soon as Song Shengsheng wrapped her arms around the man, he gently pulled her hand away.

She was a little unhappy and pouted.

Then she adjusted her attitude and said, “We still have a few cloth coupons at home. I’ll go to the state-owned store later and buy some fabric to have the tailor make some clothes for you and Xiaochi.”

She was making a sacrifice.

These were the cloth coupons she had saved to make dresses for herself.

Fu Cheng’s dark eyes looked at her quietly. Her delicate face was innocent and naive.

She didn’t seem to be scheming, it seemed to be genuine.

Maybe she really had changed.

She even remembered to care about their son.

Song Shengsheng felt her heart pounding as he stared at her like that.

She knew she hadn’t been a good wife or mother before. Suddenly becoming a good wife and mother was quite suspicious.

Fu Cheng was silent for a while, he wasn’t very receptive. He said, “You do whatever you want. I’m going back to the army.”

Song Shengsheng hadn’t expected him to leave so soon.

What did he come back for at noon?

Just to wash a lunchbox?