Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 872 - 0872: Turn Against Each Other 6

Chapter 872: Chapter 0872: Turn Against Each Other 6

Zhu Yan cared most about her mother and would never destroy another person’s family.

Feng Qingxue understood Zhu Yan’s family situation, which could be considered "red-rooted," Her father, Zhang Hongzhi, had made great contributions during the Anti-Japanese War; he divorced her mother a few years after the founding of the nation, with the excuse exactly as what Zhu Yan had mentioned.

At that time, Zhu Yan was only three or four years old and had two older brothers.

Zhang Hongzhi divorced after he was granted a military rank, in ’55, with the rank of colonel, and Zhu Yan is only sixteen now.

Zhu Yan’s mother, Leng Xueyan, was an extremely spirited woman who did not leave any of the children to Zhang Hongzhi after their divorce. Instead, she took the children and remarried through the introduction of fellow villagers to a middle-aged widow who had lost his wife and had no children. The children took his surname Zhu, and now the family lived happily—Zhu Yan’s brothers, one serving in the military and the other working as a laborer, both married and had their own children. As for Zhang Hongzhi, he had no children after his remarriage, which Zhu Yan found quite satisfying.

"So I decisively rejected Comrade Jiu Hong. I didn’t reply to his letter, afraid of leaving any evidence; I told him directly, ’You’re a man with a revolutionary partner, plus you have two daughters fostered at Sister Tian Ling’s home. As a husband and a father, you have your own responsibilities. I don’t accept the pursuit of someone who already has a partner.’ Qingxue, my answer was impeccable, wasn’t it?"

"You spoke correctly, and your response was excellent!" Feng Qingxue praised.

Zhu Yan initially felt pleased but then her face fell. "Now I’m really scared. What if Comrade Jiu Hong is divorcing Lu Zhaodi because of what I said, because I stated I wouldn’t accept the pursuit of someone who’s partnered? What if he thinks I said that deliberately, to get him to divorce and then pursue me? If that’s what he thinks, wouldn’t I be the chief culprit?"

Feng Qingxue consoled, "It has nothing to do with you."

"Really? But my heart is still in turmoil."

"Those wanting a divorce will invent a thousand, ten thousand excuses, yet they dare not admit their infatuation with the novel and their loathing of the familiar. If you had accepted Comrade Jiu Hong’s pursuit and they divorced, you’d bear primary responsibility. But you refused, so no matter what Jiu Hong does, it’s unrelated to you; you shouldn’t carry a psychological burden."

Zhu Yan patted her chest, "Qingxue, hearing you say that eases my mind somewhat. But Lu Zhaodi is capable of anything, and I’m very afraid that if she finds out, she’ll make a huge fuss, and I’ll be left utterly disgraced."

"Lu Zhaodi? Isn’t she currently at an impasse with Jiu Hong?"

"At an impasse? I’m not sure, I only heard she went to see Comrade Cao Hongzhu." Zhu Yan responded earnestly.

"Cao Hongzhu?"

Lu Zhaodi was at Li Shuitian’s home right now, seeking Cao Hongzhu’s advice on how to lodge a complaint; she believed Cao Hongzhu had experience in reporting others and could learn from her, to use this as a threat against Jiu Hong.

The words she said to Jiu Hong couldn’t threaten him, so she had to act as a warning.

If you’re unkind, I’ll be unjust!

Under Li Shuitian’s strict demands, Cao Hongzhu had stopped causing trouble after taking her revenge, but now, she felt a surge of excitement upon hearing Lu Zhaodi’s words, her face flushed with the thrill.

Cao Hongzhu had long known about Jiu Hong’s schemes behind Li Shuitian’s back; it was only because Li had instructed her not to stir trouble that she’d remained inactive.

Cao Hongzhu understood better than anyone the kindness Li Shuitian had shown her. She was willing to do anything for Li Shuitian.

"Breaking the chains of feudal thought? Right, we should eradicate feudal ideology; we are to obey orders." How could Cao Hongzhu miss such a good opportunity? "You can post on the newspaper board; put up posters in the publicity column, write large characters, detail all of Comrade Jiu Hong’s actions. He definitely won’t dare divorce you then!"

...Chapter Ten, asking for votes, monthly tickets and recommendation tickets, and then the rest of the time is ’divine calculation,’ I can’t keep stalling.