Chapter 36: Divorce Certificate
Yu Yong clenched his fists. "I'll transfer 35 yuan to you every month like before. Ten yuan is for Yu Xuan's child support. You can keep the remaining 25 yuan for yourself. After all, your expenses are high and you're doing business yourself. If you need anything in the future, you can look for me."
Song Yao's face instantly darkened. She stopped in her tracks and said indifferently, "What do you mean? What do you mean by my expenses are high? Don't you know how much of the 35 yuan you sent me in the past was spent on me?"
"I'm doing this for your own good." Yu Yong didn't know why Song Yao was angry. He straightened his neck and said, "You're doing business now, so you definitely need a lot of money every month. I know your family's conditions. I'll give you more money every month. You don't have to work so hard."
After saying that, he glanced at the big basket on the siblings' backs and sighed. "After you married me, I've never let you do heavy work, including when you were pregnant. My mother couldn't even bear to let you wash a pair of chopsticks, and..."
"Go to hell!" Before Yu Yong could finish speaking, Song Xiao punched Yu Yong hard!
The force of this punch was not small. Blood seeped out of the corner of Yu Yong's mouth. Song Xiao still did not feel relieved. He pointed at Yu Yong and scolded, "Yu Yong, are you still a man? My sister has spent so much effort for this family for so many years! She can't even bear to buy clothes! What do you mean her expenses are high? Don't say that my sister wants to scold you when she hears it. I want to beat you up when I hear it! And that Mom of yours! She said that she doesn't want my sister to do any work! But in reality, she forced my sister to wash your family's clothes after my sister gave birth! My sister can't even eat a hot meal after working for a day! Is this what you call doing her best?"
Yu Yong originally wanted to say that women should work after giving birth, but he was glared at by Song Xiao. He cleared his throat and said, "I really don't know about this..."
He looked at Song Yao. "If my mother really did it, I'll get her to apologize to you..."
"Don't say 'if'. I'll go home first. We'll go through the procedures in the afternoon!" After Song Yao finished speaking, she left with Song Xiao without looking back.
After returning home, Song Yao was not in the mood to tease Xuanbao. She closed the door and rummaged through her things.
Gu Li raised her eyebrows at Song Yao and asked Song Xiao, "What's wrong with your sister? She didn't want the braised food?"
Song Xiao scratched his head. "Mom, that's not why my sister is here. Lin Feng quite likes braised food. He even offered a high price of two yuan."
"Isn't that a happy occasion? What's wrong with your sister?" Gu Li asked in confusion.
Song Xiao sighed and whispered into Gu Li's ear, "He bumped into Yu Yong. My sister's divorce procedures with him were approved, but this bastard's words are too infuriating! He actually said..."
"Mom! I'm going out for a while!"
Before Song Xiao could finish speaking, Song Yao pushed open the door with the envelope. Gu Li was so frightened that she stopped her. "Daughter, I heard that you and Yu Yong have filed for divorce?"
Song Yao nodded and showed the marriage certificate in her hand. "Mom, help me take a look at Baby Xuan. I'll be back soon!"
"Okay..."
When she arrived at the county office, Song Yao readily wrote a list. At the thought that she would be completely divorced from Yu Yong in the future, she and Baby Xuan would not be as miserable as in her dream, Song Yao heaved a long sigh of relief.
When she got the divorce certificate, Song Yao picked it up and took a look. Her name and the date of the divorce were written on it, including the distribution of assets after the divorce and the custody of Baby Xuan. She put the divorce certificate in her bag and was about to leave the hall when she heard someone shout from behind, "Song Yao! You b*tch! After the divorce, you still want my son to support your entire family! Why should our Yu family give you our money!"
Song Yao turned around. Chen Lian was cursing at the top of her lungs. Many passersby surrounded her.
Yu Yong pulled Chen Lian and asked her to go home. However, Chen Lian looked like she wanted the world to be in chaos. "What are you afraid of?! This b*tch insisted on divorcing you because of a small matter! She caused the entire village to talk about us! Do you still want to save her face?"
Yu Yong paused. "Mom, didn't I say that? Let's talk when we get home..."
"Let's make it clear here!"
Song Yao stopped and said coldly, "Can you repeat what you just said?"
"Why? You're not letting me talk?" Chen Lian placed her hands on her hips. "You know how much money you've spent on my son all these years! Why are you still trying to take my son's money after getting a divorce?"
As she spoke, she went forward to grab Song Yao's hand. Song Yao refused, so she knelt on the ground and threw a tantrum. "Is there no law? You've just gotten a divorce and you're already talking about money?"
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Chapter 37: It's Not Easy For My Mom
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The onlookers discussed animatedly. Yu Yong couldn't stand it anymore. "Mom! Stop fooling around! Let's go home first!"
Chen Lian rolled on the ground. "Son! Mom's heart aches for you! You're a good young man. How did you suddenly become a bachelor? It was this woman who didn't want to live and insisted on a divorce! Why did she have to take our family's money!"
"Mom!" Seeing that he couldn't persuade Chen Lian, Yu Yong could only say to Song Yao, "You pushed Mom. Apologize!"
She knew that this old witch loved to act! In the past, because of Chen Lian's tantrum, she and Yu Yong had quarreled a lot! At that time, she had endured it for the sake of her child. Now that they were divorced, how could she tolerate this?
"Apologize? Which eye of yours saw me push her? Did you see that?" Song Yao asked the passersby.
"I didn't see it! It was the old lady who fell down!"
Yu Yong's expression turned even uglier. "Even if you didn't push her! My mother is already so old! Shouldn't you give in to her? You know, for me..."
Song Yao immediately shouted, "Stop! What do you mean by giving in to her! It's not easy for your mother to raise you. What does it have to do with me?"
Yu Yong paused for a moment, but he realized that Song Yao was looking at him without a trace of warmth, as if she was looking at an unimportant stranger.
Song Yao continued, "I've wanted to tell you this for a long time! It's not easy for your mother to raise you, so you should be filial. Why do you always drag me along? You make it sound like I'm the cause of your mother's difficulties! Over the years, your mother has made things difficult for me many times. I think you can tell! She just turned a blind eye!"
"Well said, comrade! What does it have to do with us if it's not easy for his mother? It's not easy for my mother!" A woman passing by handed Song Yao a tissue and patted her shoulder. "You're right to get a divorce! We can't take such a calculative man! And his mother is just like my ex-husband's mother!"
"It's good that you got a divorce, female comrade! It's not like we can't find a good man!"
More and more women stood up for Song Yao. Yu Yong's expression was extremely ugly. All along, he had thought that he was a good man. Even if there were times when he was not considerate, it was only occasionally. He had never thought that one day, he would be pointed at his nose and scolded so many ugly words...
Song Yao threw the account book at Yu Yong's face right on the heels of that. "Didn't you say that I spent your Yu family's money? Today, I'll let you see how much you spent on me out of the 35 yuan you sent me!"
Yu Yong bent down and picked up the account book. On it were the uses of every cent he sent to Song Yao. Most of them were daily necessities, food and clothes that he sent to the army, New Year's money for his nephew, brother and sister-in-law's clothes, and... Chen Lian would ask her for ten yuan every month to play mahjong...
Looking at the densely packed records, Yu Yong felt indescribably uncomfortable. It seemed that ever since Song Yao married him, she had never filled in a new set of clothes. He remembered that in the past, he would receive canned food and beef from Song Yao every month in the army, as well as sweaters and gloves for him. He used to give sweaters to his comrades because he despised the sweater that Song Yao knitted...
"I'm sorry..." Yu Yong took a few steps back. "I... You can take my money. Take it as my compensation for all these years."
"There's no need." Song Yao's face was cold. "In the future, send ten yuan to Baby Xuan every month for child support. After all, you're the child's biological father! Of course, it's fine if you don't want to give it to me. Anyway, I'm going back to earn my own money now. I don't care about your ten yuan!"
"I... I didn't mean that!" After Yu Yong finished speaking, he hurriedly took out two notes from his pocket. "These... are for you!"
Song Yao took out a note. "This is Baby Xuan's child support fee. Take the rest back!"
Yu Yong frowned. He felt that he had let Song Yao down all these years.
"If you need any help in the future, you can call me! After all, I'm the child's biological father!"
Song Yao didn't look at him again, nor did she care about Chen Lian, who was throwing a tantrum. She rode her bicycle and left without looking back.
When Song Yao rushed home, Song Xiao had already caught a few eels. Seeing that Song Yao still had a straight face, Gu Li went forward and asked, "How is it? Did Yu Yong agree to the divorce?"
Song Yao took out the divorce certificate from her pocket. "Mom, Yu Yong will send Baby Xuan ten yuan of child support every month in the future."
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Chapter 38: Instant Noodles
"That's good too." Gu Li sighed. "Separate yourself from their family as soon as possible. When Baby Xuan grows up, Mom will find you a reliable one."
Song Yao rubbed the space between her eyebrows. "Mom, I don't even want to look anymore."
"It's so tiring for a woman like you. How can you not find someone reliable?" Gu Li was still the older generation. "Besides, my daughter is so beautiful and capable. You don't have to worry about not being able to find someone good in the future."
Song Xiao echoed, "Mom! Next time, you have to pick a good brother-in-law for me! If he's still like that bastard Yu Yong, I'll beat him up every time I see him!"
"Alright, alright, alright!" Gu Li smiled apologetically and looked at her helpless daughter. "I'll definitely find a good one for your sister!"
...
After dinner that night, Song Yao asked Gu Li to make another pot of braised food. She said that Boss Lin liked it very much and would send some to the state-run restaurant every day.
Gu Li was shocked when she heard this. "How can city people be used to my braised food?"
It was not until Song Yao gave Gu Li the five yuan she had earned that she believed that she had really earned money!
"How did you earn so much?" Gu Li held the heavy coin and could not react.
Two yuan per catty! Wasn't that more expensive than meat?
Song Yao smiled and said, "She likes to eat it. It's not too much no matter how much it costs!"
"Aiya! I'll make two pots today!" Gu Li was so excited that her eyes lit up. She took the money and went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy braised eggs.
Song Yao returned to her room to coax Baby Xuan. Seeing that Song Xiao was still feeding the chickens outside, Song Yao called him in. "Send the braised food to Lin Feng tomorrow. Come with me to Jiang Town Elementary School."
"Are you going to pick up Wei?" Song Xiao remembered Ah Wei was studying at Jiangzhen Elementary School. Tomorrow was the day of Wei's final exam.
Song Yao smiled. "Yes, I also sold the instant noodles I stocked up a few days ago."
At the mention of instant noodles, Song Xiao looked curious. "Sister! That thing is so expensive. What if it can't be sold?"
"How is that possible? They all say that it's delicious!"
Of course, Song Yao was talking about her dream!
However, in order to prove this, Song Yao made a bowl of water for Song Xiao.
Song Xiao originally thought that no matter how delicious it was, it was just a bowl of noodles.
It wasn't until the fragrance came out that Song Xiao couldn't help but ask, "Sister... is it done?"
Song Yao shook her head. According to what she had done in her dream, the cup noodles would take at least five minutes to soak.
"Why isn't it done yet? I can smell the fragrance of meat. No! It's even more fragrant than meat!" Song Xiao was drooling.
Song Yao was caught between laughter and tears. "Do you think we can sell this box of instant noodles tomorrow?"
"Of course I can! Even I can't help it! Not to mention Wei and the other brats!" Song Xiao looked at the clock as he spoke. It was not until five minutes had passed that he lifted the lid and couldn't wait to eat.
The noodles were soft and the soup was delicious. Song Xiao finished a bowl of noodles in two or three mouthfuls and wanted to make another bowl. Song Yao didn't expect it to be so delicious, so she took another packet for her brother without saying anything. This time, Song Xiao poured water for himself and waited obediently for the instant noodles to be cooked.
Song Ping was smoking at the side and could not help but say, "Eat slowly! No matter how delicious it is, how delicious can it be? Don't finish all the goods your sister bought!"
Song Xiao immediately wilted. Song Yao smiled and said, "Dad, it's fine. Do you want to eat it? If you want to eat it, I'll make a packet for you."
Just as Song Ping was about to say how delicious a bowl of noodles could be, he smelled chicken soup!
No! It smelled better than chicken soup!
"Come... give me a pack."
Song Yao also made a packet of instant noodles for Song Ping. In the end, she became more and more curious. She also made a packet of instant noodles to try and suddenly understood Baby Xuan's feelings!
When she had time tomorrow, she would buy a few more wholesale packets!
The next morning, Song Yao drove her bicycle to the state-owned restaurant. Lin Feng saw that Song Yao had arrived so early and even carried such a huge jar. He wanted to help, but before he could come out, Song Yao had already carried the jar in.
"So many things. You must be tired, right?"
Song Yao wiped the sweat off her forehead. "I'm not tired! My mom cooked two big pots yesterday! Look at how many catties there are."
The two large pots of braised food weighed at least ten catties. Coupled with the weight of the jars, it was unknown how the siblings carried them over.
Lin Feng went in and poured a glass of water for Song Yao before weighing it again. "There's a total of eight catties, five catties of braised meat, and three catties of braised eggs. It's a total of twenty-one catties. I'll give you the money first."
As Lin Feng spoke, he wanted to touch Song Yao's hand, but Song Yao pushed him away.
"Thank you, Brother Lin! I'll send it over tomorrow!"
Brother Lin...
Hearing this form of address, Lin Feng tactfully avoided it. "It's fine. I'm worried that you won't be able to hold it properly... Erm... You don't have to send the braised food over tomorrow. I have enough here. Just send me a few more eggs."
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Chapter 39: Setting Up a Stall at the School Gate
Song Yao put the money into her pocket. "Sure! How many catties of eggs do you want?"
Lin Feng thought for a moment. "Ten kilograms first."
Song Yao nodded and said goodbye.
On the way to Jiangzhen Elementary School, Song Xiao remembered Lin Feng's gaze just now and couldn't help but ask, "Sister, have you thought of finding another one after your divorce?"
Song Yao paused. "Why are you asking this?"
Song Xiao frowned. "Why do I feel that Lin Feng likes you?"
Song Yao sighed. "I know."
"Ah? Then what are you thinking?" Song Xiao chased after him. "I heard that Lin Feng's family background is not bad. His father is the workshop director of the steelworks factory, and his mother is the math teacher of Jiang Town's Elementary School!"
"What does it have to do with me no matter how good the conditions are? I just have to do my business well."
Song Xiao thought about it and felt that it made sense. However, Song Yao teased and sized up him. "Why are you asking me this? Do you want to get married?"
Song Xiao's face turned red. "Sister! Don't talk nonsense! There's no such thing!"
Song Xiao's face turned red to his ears. When Song Yao saw this, she couldn't bear to tease him anymore.
The siblings chatted and laughed as they arrived at the school gate and set up a stall.
For today's matter, Song Yao had specially brought two pots of boiling water. She placed the kettle on the ground and placed the instant noodles, rice strips, sorghum, orange carbonated drinks, and other snacks on the surface. She also placed the toy pistol and stuffed animals on both sides.
It was probably 11:30 in the afternoon, and the students in the school were about to take their lunch break.
At the school gate, there was a row of parents waiting for their children to take the exam. When they saw Song Yao selling something, they followed her.
"Are you selling snacks?"
"Yes! We even sell instant noodles! Do you want to take a look? This is new in the city. It can be eaten after being soaked in water! It's even better than meat!"
Song Yao saw that the parent was still wearing a gold bracelet and didn't look like she was short of money. She said, "The child's exams are quite tough now. It's so troublesome! As adults, we have to give the child some favorite food!"
The parent nodded. "You're right. My son loves this brand of soda. Make me a bowl of noodles and a bottle of soda."
Song Yao didn't expect to sell it so quickly, so she quickly replied, "Alright! The soda is 30 cents, and the instant noodles are 50 cents. Just give me 70 cents."
The parents took out 70 cents and gave it to her. Song Yao put the money in her pocket and took out a bowl. She tore open the noodles packet and soaked it in. Soon, the fragrance came out.
The other parents also went over to take a look. "Daughter! What are you selling? Why do I smell meat?"
Song Yao finished making the noodles. "This is instant noodles. It's very fragrant! If you buy it now, you'll get 70 cents and a bottle of orange carbonated drink!"
"Then give me two bowls!" An older middle-aged woman took out a few cents and said, "My two children are taking exams inside."
Song Yao smiled. "Then you're really lucky! I hope your child can get into a good university in the future and bring you to the city to enjoy life!"
Song Yao's words made her like it. "Then give me two more plush toys! My child likes them!"
"Alright!" Song Yao accepted the money and made two more bowls.
Immediately after, the bell rang for the end of the exam. More than a hundred elementary school students walked out of the school gate one after another.
Soon, Song Yao's stall was filled with people. Some children stomped their feet and wanted instant noodles. The parents could not persuade the children, so the instant noodles were sold out in a short while.
Some children couldn't snatch the instant noodles and started crying. The parents tried to coax them for a long time, but to no avail. They asked Song Yao if she would still be at the stall tomorrow. After receiving confirmation, they coaxed the children home.
Song Xiao wiped the sweat off his face. This was the first time they had sold so quickly!
Song Yao counted the money she earned today. There were actually more than 20 yuan!
It would be even better if he could open a shop at the school gate in the future!
Song Xiao held the toy gun in his hand and looked around. "Sister, why don't I see Wei?"
"Are you stupid? Wei's in the sixth grade! He'll only take the exam the day after tomorrow!"
"That's true..." Song Xiao scratched his head, "Sister, are we still coming tomorrow?"
Song Yao smiled and said, "Yes! The final exam takes four days. Let's try to sell all the instant noodles!"
From four in the morning to noon, the siblings were already hungry. Song Yao took Song Xiao to the noodle shop to eat a bowl of noodles cooked with bone soup.
"Sister, where are we going later?" Song Xiao asked.
Song Yao thought for a long time. "In a while, I'll go and sell two boxes of instant noodles. I'll try to sell them in the next few days!"
Song Xiao finished the broth in his bowl. "It's settled then!"
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Chapter 40: Widow Wang
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In the next few days, Song Yao earned a total of more than 300 yuan. After deducting the capital, she also earned more than 100 yuan!
She had been overwrought for the past few days. She didn't have time to shower at all. In addition, it wasn't convenient to shower in the countryside. Song Yao specially boiled a pot of water while her family was asleep and was about to wipe her body before going to bed. Only then did she remember that her clothes were still at the Yu family's house. Not only her clothes, but she hadn't even moved her household register back.
The next morning, before dawn, Song Yao rushed to the Yu Family Village to get her clothes and move her household register.
Unexpectedly, just as she reached the village entrance, she was stopped by a young woman in a flowery shirt. "Hey, isn't this Brother Yong's ex-wife? Why are you still running to the Yu Family Village after getting a divorce? I heard that you want to marry someone else with Brother Yong's money?"
A sharp female voice sounded beside her ear. Song Yao sneered. She was wondering who it was. So it was Widow Wang from the village!
Speaking of which, she had not interacted much with Widow Wang. It could be said that Yu Yong would go to Widow Wang's place to play mahjong every few days. It was common for him to stay out at night. The two of them had quarreled a lot because of this!
Coupled with Widow Wang's inexplicable malice towards her, it made her wonder if Widow Wang really had something going on with Yu Yong. Now that she was divorced from Yu Yong, he could follow whoever he wanted. Anyway, it had nothing to do with her!
Song Yao ignored her and walked over. Widow Wang was unhappy and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Brother Yong doesn't want you anymore! I don't know what you're so proud of! It's not easy to get married with a son, right? What a lowly woman!"
Song Yao stopped in her tracks. Her eyes were cold. Then, with a slap, Song Yao slapped Widow Wang without hesitation and said coldly, "What about you? I still have a chance to get a divorce, but everyone in the village says that you've jinxed your husband. I'm afraid you won't be able to get married in this lifetime, right?"
"How dare you hit me!"
Widow Wang was so angry that she wanted to retaliate, but Song Yao grabbed her wrist tightly. "I hit you! Why don't you take a piss and see how you look! You still dare to think about other people's men! Is he willing to marry you?"
Widow Wang was angered to death by Song Yao. She did not expect that a b*tch like Song Yao, who had been abandoned by Brother Yong, would actually dare to show off in front of her. Wasn't she embarrassed?
Song Yao even said that she was thinking about someone else's man! How could she not be angry when Song Yao said her thoughts out loud?
"You b*tch! You... Don't think I don't know why you divorced Little Brother Yong! Didn't you just raise a man outside and don't want Little Brother Yong to know? What right do you have to criticize me?"
As Widow Wang spoke, she bared her fangs and brandished her claws, wanting to grab Song Yao's face. However, Song Yao was no longer that weak little wife!
Over the past few days, she had grown calluses from selling goods. She slapped Widow Wang's face and left a palm print!
Widow Wang was so angry that her eyes were spitting fire. "Song Yao! You b*tch! How dare you hit me?
"I'm hitting you!" After Song Yao said that, she slapped Widow Wang a few more times.
When the villagers saw Song Yao and Widow Wang fighting, they hurriedly went to the Yu family to inform them.
"Yong's mother! Hurry up and take a look! Yong's wife and Widow Wang are fighting at the village entrance!"
At the mention of Song Yao, Chen Lian was filled with anger.
"She's already divorced Yong. What does it have to do with me who she fights with?"
"This indecent little b*tch! She's still not at peace at a time like this!"
Chen Lian gritted her teeth and wanted to continue cursing, but Yu Yong came out of the house and asked, "Aunt, you said that Song Yao and Widow Wang fought?"
That person hurriedly said, "Aiya! It's at the entrance of the village! Quickly go and take a look. If you ask me, Yong's wife still has Yong in her heart! Yong's mother, you should say less!"
Chen Lian turned her head and did not want to speak, but Yu Yong walked out of the courtyard with a dark expression.
At the entrance of the Yu Family's village, Widow Wang's face was bruised and swollen. She shouted at the top of her lungs, "You know very well what you've done! If you hadn't given birth to a bastard outside, would you be in such a hurry to divorce Brother Yong?"
"B*tch! How dare you say that I'm thinking about another man! You're a divorced woman who goes out to do business all day. What good can you be?"
"You still have the cheek to live? Don't your parents find you embarrassing?"
When Yu Yong arrived at the village entrance, he happened to hear someone scolding Song Yao.
However, Song Yao did not give in. She raised her hand and slapped him back. "Shut up if you don't know how to speak. I think you're the one who wants to support a man. You know very well who's thinking about someone else's husband! Anyway, it's not me!"
Widow Wang was furious. She raised her hand and was about to hit him back when she heard Yu Yong's voice.