Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Chapter 699 Advising Separation Rather Than Reconciliation? (First Update)
Zhang Juan's face was filled with shock.

I never expected that my husband, who usually obeys me, would turn against me today for a money-making opportunity that is still uncertain.

Yan Jiecheng's eyes gleamed with a sharp light, his face burning with desire, his mind filled with thoughts of how to make big money with Xu Damao.

Zhang Juan decided to pour cold water on him and let him calm down, otherwise Yan Jiecheng might really be blinded by this matter.

He spoke again: "Solved..."

"I still think there's something wrong with this..."

Then he voiced his thoughts: "If money is really that easy to make, and foreign trade business is really as miraculous as Lao San's, why would such a good thing fall into Xu Damao's lap?"

“There are people everywhere in Beijing who are more powerful and richer than Xu Damao, so why don’t they go and make that kind of money?”

"Calm down."

Yan Jiecheng seemed completely obsessed with money, ignoring his wife's advice and speaking again: "How can I stay calm..."

“Xu Damao has already made a lot of money outside, and he even gave his father a share of the profits.”

"He's been doing foreign trade for a whole year. If there were really a problem, would Xu Damao have been able to run a foreign trade business for so long?"

"say no more……"

"You just don't want me to make a lot of money, to get rich, or for me to earn more money at home than you do..."

"I'm determined to do this."

“Not only will I invest money, but I will also quit my job at the steel rolling mill and go directly to do foreign trade business with Xu Damao.”

Upon hearing that Yan Jiecheng didn't even want his job at the steel rolling mill anymore in order to do foreign trade, Zhang Juan's first thought was that he was crazy, and she refused without hesitation.

"I disagree……"

“I will not give you money to do foreign trade business, nor will I allow you to quit your job at the steel rolling mill.”

"Yan Jiecheng..."

"You're so obsessed with money that you've completely lost your mind... Can we not talk about this today?"

"Calm down and let's talk about this when we get home tonight."

Yan Jiecheng refused on the spot: "How can you expect me to stay calm?"

“In just one year, a thousand yuan can turn into two thousand yuan, but you told me I’m not allowed to invest any more money, and I’m not allowed to go out with Xu Damao to make big money. You told me to stay at the steel rolling mill and earn a monthly salary of just over fifty yuan.”

"This is not something to discuss."

"We'll go home tonight and prepare the money, then go back to the courtyard house to find Xu Damao tomorrow..."

"I'll resign from the steel rolling mill after the New Year."

"That's settled then, and no one can change my mind."

Seeing that Yan Jiecheng was stubborn and unrepentant, Zhang Juan also lost her temper and asked with a serious face: "Yan Jiecheng... are you sure you don't want to listen to me... are you determined to quit your job at the steel rolling mill and invest money in Xu Damao to do foreign trade business?"

Yan Jiecheng didn't notice the change in his wife's tone, or perhaps he was aware but too lazy to pay attention. Meeting Zhang Juan's serious gaze, he answered firmly, "I'm sure..."

"I don't want to live a single day longer in the steel rolling mill where I only earn a little over fifty yuan a month."

"Since we can't convince each other, then let's get a divorce..." Zhang Juan threatened, frowning.

Yan Jiefang's wife was startled by these words and quickly comforted her, "Sister-in-law..."

"You're not joking with us, are you..."

“I also think there’s nothing wrong with this foreign trade business…and with the third brother and the eldest brother keeping an eye on Xu Damao, there’s definitely no chance of any problems.” “Just agree with the eldest brother…”

“There’s absolutely no need to divorce my brother over such a trivial matter…”

"And you have two children. What will happen to them if you get divorced?"

Yan Jiecheng was also startled by his wife's words and quickly replied, "Wife..."

"Isn't it just investing a thousand yuan in Xu Damao?"

"You're divorcing me because of this..."

Yan Fugui always felt that his two eldest sons had separated from him because of his two daughters-in-law's gossip, and he was already very dissatisfied with them.

Now, hearing his eldest son's wife repeatedly remind Yan Jiecheng that there are problems with his "foreign trade business," isn't he contradicting himself?

Moreover, in order to force the eldest brother to stop investing money in Xu Damao and to stop being close to her, he even resorted to threatening divorce, which made him even more dissatisfied with Zhang Juan.

Seeing that the boss seemed to be backing down, he decisively interjected, "Boss..."

"Don't be afraid of your wife's threats..."

"Divorce is divorce, it's not a big deal..."

“If you do business with Xu Damao, you can turn 1,000 yuan into 2,000 yuan in just one year.”

"If I work for another year, two thousand yuan will turn into four thousand yuan..."

"Once you have ten thousand yuan in your hand, you can find any kind of wife in Beijing. There's no need to stay at home and be subservient to other people for the rest of your life."

"I agree to your divorce from Zhang Juan..."

"If someone threatens you with divorce, and you back down today, you'll never be able to hold your head up again for the rest of your life."

“I know your personality. You don’t want to be controlled by your wife for the rest of your life, and not even have five yuan in your pocket, right?”

Yan Jiecheng did indeed have the idea of ​​bowing down to Zhang Juan.

Zhang Juan has now been promoted to deputy manager of the lobby of Dongjun Hotel. Although the chances of her being promoted further are very slim, her monthly salary and bonuses have exceeded 200 yuan.

Yan Jiecheng didn't want to lose this powerful ally unless absolutely necessary.

Yan Fugui's sudden interruption instantly ignited the fighting spirit that Yan Jiecheng had been suppressing.

yes……

If I can't seize this opportunity and continue to drift along in the steel mill, I'll never be able to hold my head high at home, and I'll never have more than five yuan in my pocket.

I can't hold my head up in front of my colleagues, friends, or parents.

This is incredibly shameful for a man.

If I can really make a lot of money by following Xu Damao in the future, turning a thousand yuan into ten thousand yuan in just a few years, then I won't need to put up with my wife's attitude anymore.

Even without Zhang Juan as his wife, and without the two hundred yuan or so she earned each month at Dongjun Restaurant, he could still live a very happy life, and he could even find a wife who was prettier than Zhang Juan.

The more Yan Jiecheng thought about it, the more tempted he became, and his gaze toward Zhang Juan grew increasingly cold.

At this moment, Zhang Juan was completely disappointed with this family.

Especially after hearing Yan Fugui's words, the despair in his heart was beyond words.

Most fathers-in-law try their best to persuade their sons and daughters-in-law not to divorce, but Yan Fugui is different. In order to get a bigger share of the money, he actually persuades his sons and daughters-in-law to divorce.

(End of this chapter)