Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1553: Divorce Conclusion 1

Chapter 1553: Chapter 1553: Divorce Conclusion 1

Lu Jiang and his wife, along with Ye Xiangqian, weren’t the type to gossip, but they couldn’t stop the news from spreading when Su Meixiang openly brought Shen Feng to get checked out, so word of Shen Feng being fine got around quickly.

About half a month later, Feng Qingxue heard from Peng Aihong that Shen Qing and Su Meixiang had gotten divorced.

"Divorced?" Feng Qingxue was taken aback.

"Yep, they divorced. The military approved it, and the divorce paperwork was finalized yesterday." Peng Aihong was stitching a shoe sole, rubbing the needle against her scalp for grip, "Su Meixiang didn’t want to at first—makes sense. Without Shen Qing, how would she afford clothes and shoes?"

Feng Qingxue fell silent, then asked after a moment, "What changed her mind about the divorce?"

Peng Aihong smiled, "After the divorce, Shen Qing agreed to give her a monthly allowance of 170 yuan."

"170 yuan?" Shen Qing’s salary plus allowance was only a little over 200 yuan, right? When Feng Qingxue first met Lu Jiang, Lu Jiang’s salary was about the same—nearly identical, except Shen Qing’s military seniority bonus was slightly higher than Lu Jiang’s was back then.

"Yes, 170 yuan. Shen Qing originally wanted to give her 150, but Su Meixiang demanded 200 yuan. You know, that woman has a ruthless streak. Shen Qing’s salary is 175 yuan, plus a 25% allowance, but now he’s practically handing over his entire paycheck to her. He and Shen Feng, those two, are left living solely on his allowance. And would you believe she still feels cheated?" Peng Aihong shook her head, sighing.

Feng Qingxue pressed her lips together, unable to judge Su Meixiang’s choices.

As a woman, it’s natural to care about clothes and appearance, right? If it weren’t for the constraints of the time, Feng Qingxue herself would want to dress up, wear her favorite jewelry and accessories. But surely, one has to balance that with family life?

Having money left over for clothes and grooming after securing basic needs is entirely reasonable.

On the other hand, prioritizing fashion and appearances to the detriment of survival—or even resorting to extortion—well, that’s simply unacceptable.

"Does Shen Qing’s payments to Su Meixiang have a time limit? Or is it a lifelong arrangement?" Feng Qingxue suddenly asked.

Peng Aihong froze for a moment before responding, "That’s right, as long as Shen Qing’s alive, he’ll have to keep paying. Even if Su Meixiang remarries, Shen Qing has to continue with the monthly payments. Su Meixiang mentioned something about alimony, like they do overseas."

"Shen Qing agreed to that?"

"He had no choice. If he didn’t, Su Meixiang wouldn’t agree to the divorce."

Feng Qingxue listened and couldn’t help but feel bad for Shen Qing—what bad luck to end up with the wrong person. Su Meixiang... honestly, instead of living a decent life, she decided to stir up trouble and push for divorce. Did she truly believe it wouldn’t affect her in any way?

"Enough about them. Aihong, did your son’s situation get taken care of?" Feng Qingxue shifted the topic to something she genuinely cared about.

As the wife of a military commander, one of Feng Qingxue’s responsibilities was to always be attentive to the families of soldiers and subordinate officers.

Peng Aihong let out a sigh, "More or less resolved, I guess."

"More or less? Resolved is resolved; not resolved is not resolved. What’s this ’more or less’ supposed to mean?"

"Old Zhou flat-out refused to agree to all of Zheng Yuanyuan’s family’s demands. We just can’t meet their conditions. And once we learned about Zheng Yuanyuan’s terrible character, Old Zhou wouldn’t allow my son to marry her no matter what."

Feng Qingxue nodded. Knowing what kind of person Zheng Yuanyuan was, if Zhou and Peng Aihong had still agreed to the marriage, and even gone out of their way to fulfill her family’s demands, then there’d be no reason to maintain close ties with them. If they suffered the consequences later, they’d only have themselves to blame.