I was married off to a disabled hero in lieu of marriage; my in-laws doted on me and I aspired to gr

Li Chunlian quickly changed her attitude: her son didn't like Han Dan, so it wouldn't work.

If the son is alright, then find a satisfactory wife and have a child of your own. Five hundred it is fine.

The other person is a teacher, but much better than Han Dan.

It only took Li Chunlian half an hour to go from anger to calm.

Li Hongxia was also stunned. What did her older brother say to her mother-in-law? Why did their attitude change so quickly?

There must be something fishy going on, but unfortunately, after listening for a long time, I still couldn't understand it.

Lin Jie did not stay at home for long, nor did he go back to his own home. Instead, he went to Zhang Man's house.

He's getting a divorce soon, and he can finally be with his sweetheart openly.

What does a man's life all about? Power, money, and women. I, Lin Jie, have it all.

Zhang Man's mother deliberately fell off the kang (a heated brick bed) last time, but she didn't die. She was in so much pain that she didn't dare to do it again.

Suicide requires immense courage.

Multiple experiments have shown that falling off the kang (a heated brick bed) will not kill you, it will only hurt.

Lin Jie arrived at the Zhang family's house in high spirits, carrying two catties of meat and one catty of pastries.

"Godmother, how are you?"

Lin Jie hadn't visited Aunt Zhang in a long time, and every time he had lunch, he had to ask the cafeteria's cook to run errands for him.

"Comrade Lin? Oh, you're here! I was just about to tell you that you can't bring me food anymore. It's too much of a favor, and I can't accept it." Aunt Zhang was very happy to see Lin Jie.

"Godmother, I will not only bring you food every day, but I will also cook for you from now on."

Lin Jie put two pounds of meat in the kitchen and opened the pastries for Aunt Zhang to eat.

"You kid, you can cook?"

Aunt Zhang smiled and said that it might not be very convenient to do it with one hand.

"Hehe, don't underestimate one hand, it can still be used to cook."

Lin Jie sat down opposite Aunt Zhang.

"Is Zhang Man alright?"

To avoid causing trouble for Zhang Man, Lin Jie did not visit her after their passionate encounter.

He was about to get a divorce and wanted to give Zhang Man a proper title and marry her openly and honestly.

I want all the teachers in the school to know that I, Lin Jie, am Zhang Man's lover.

"He seems preoccupied and keeps getting distracted. Zhang Li doesn't want to go to school anymore and wants to come home to take care of me. Sigh, it's all my fault for dragging these two kids down with me."

"Zhang Li doesn't want to study anymore?"

"He's graduating from junior high soon, and we don't even know if he'll be able to get into high school. If he doesn't, he'll probably have to come back. Oh well, if he doesn't want to study, he won't have to. Finding a job won't be so difficult for his sister."

"What can a fifteen-year-old do? Too young."

"They're not young anymore. Kids in the shantytown who are fifteen or sixteen can already earn money. Yao Xing next door isn't that old either, is he? He's doing quite well at the hospital, making over thirty yuan a month."

What did Zhang Man say?

"Of course she wants Zhang Li to go to high school and then to college."

"Godmother, don't worry. If he passes the exam, he can continue his studies. If he doesn't, I'll arrange a job for him."

Lin Jie was unaware of Zhang Li's grades, but to avoid worrying Aunt Zhang, he made a promise.

"You...you can arrange work for Zhang Li?"

"Temporary workers are fine, don't worry."

In the chemical plant canteen, the cooks and cleaners are all temporary workers. Some auxiliary plants also need temporary workers. It's not difficult to find Zhang Li a job, but it's still a bit difficult to get him a permanent position.

"That's great! With Comrade Lin speaking up, nothing seems difficult anymore."

"Godmother, I'll go cook dinner. I'll have dinner at your house tonight."

"Okay, okay, go cook."

Aunt Zhang was overjoyed. Actually, having someone at home to talk to and do crafts with makes life not so hard.

After the three main rooms were renovated, each one became bright and spacious.

The kitchen also had a few more shelves, and the remaining wood was used to build several storage platforms. Pots, pans, and dishes were neatly arranged, and the space was much larger.

Open the stove damper, rinse the rice, and place it on the stove.

Lin Jie looked at the shelves and saw cabbage, green beans, loofah, and eggplant.

Even though Zhang Man was given a thousand yuan, she still ate so frugally.

The west wing was divided into two small rooms. The outer room belonged to Zhang Li, and the inner room belonged to Zhang Man. There was a large bed with pink sheets and a pink mosquito net. Lin Jie couldn't help but go in. This was Zhang Man's room.

Pick up Zhang Man's pillow and smell it; the delicate fragrance permeates the heart and makes one's heart flutter.

"Mom, I'm home."

A silvery voice rang out. Lin Jie quickly walked to the door, and their eyes met. Zhang Man froze, and then tears streamed down her face.

Lin Jie smiled slightly, the sunset glow shining on him, making him look like a prince riding a white horse.

"I'm sorry, I only came to see you after I finished dealing with things at home," Lin Jie said softly.

"Is it all taken care of?"

The two spoke in hushed tones, afraid that Aunt Zhang in the east room would hear them.

"Yes, she agreed to get a divorce tomorrow."

Lin Jie spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he had given a satisfactory explanation for this love.

"I'll go cook."

Zhang Man didn't ask any more questions, lowered her head and went into the kitchen, and Lin Jie quickly followed.

"Aren't you happy?" Lin Jie asked nervously.

"I told you I wouldn't interfere in your affairs."

Zhang Man spoke softly, her face flushed; she was happy. Of course she was happy. She was a grown woman; she couldn't keep secretly seeing Lin Jie forever, could she?

With a formal status, there's no more torment, no more waiting for that familiar knocking at the door in the middle of the night.

"Once I'm promoted to section chief, my workplace will allocate a separate courtyard house, which is for cadres. You, godmother, and Zhang Li will all move there," Lin Jie said in a low voice.

"We're not divorced yet, are we? Let's talk about it later," Zhang Man said coquettishly.

"She wants five hundred yuan, and I've been trying to raise the money these past few days," Lin Jie explained.

"Where did you get the money? I didn't touch the thousand yuan you gave me, so why don't you come looking for me?"

Zhang Man felt sorry for him; it turned out he hadn't forgotten her, but was facing difficulties.

"What's given to you is yours. How could I, a grown man, take your money? But you, there's only so much food at home, don't be stingy. The money is meant to be spent."

"I... I have no appetite if you don't come."

"After I get divorced, I'll come every day, and you can buy me meat and fish every day."

"good!"

Zhang Man smiled with her head down; her heart was filled with Lin Jie's care and tenderness.

Lin Jie was attracted by Zhang Man's shyness and couldn't help but touch her cheek. Zhang Man slapped him and said, "Mom's home."

"I'm going to marry you, what's there to be afraid of?"

"That won't work either, we're not divorced yet, are we?"

"sister……"

A duck-like quack came from behind; it was Zhang Li, going through puberty.

Zhang Man hurriedly turned her head, her face flushed, and stammered, "Zhang Li, I..."

"Zhang Li, I... I'm divorced. My relationship with your sister is serious..." Lin Jie hurriedly explained.

Zhang Li didn't say anything, turned around and went into his room, slamming the door shut behind him.

Zhang Man was filled with shame. She put down what she was doing and went to knock on the door: "Zhang Li, open the door and let me in."

No matter how much he shouted, Zhang Li wouldn't open the door.

"Manman, what's wrong?" Aunt Zhang asked, poking her head out.

"Godmother, it's alright, it's alright."