Divorced at fifty, I embarked on my path to success.

After dinner, Qin Chu taught Mei Yusheng how to register an account on the largest social media platforms, how to post videos and text, which platforms have the greatest influence in the city, and which are national platforms.

The sound of the plum rains was like opening up a new world, filling me with curiosity and excitement.

Her life had been too isolated before; she spent her days around the stove, her mother-in-law, and her grandson, unaware that the world had undergone earth-shattering changes.

I can't help but sigh again, no wonder Yue Jiangting looked down on her, thinking that she would lose her center of life and be unable to survive if she left home.

If she hadn't met Qin Chu, she would have been caught and taken back by Yue Jiangting within two days, running around like a headless fly.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye. Mei Yusheng's head was already completely full and couldn't take in any more. She needed time to digest it.

Only then did I realize it was already past 2 p.m., and I couldn't help but feel a little apologetic: "I'm sorry, I made you miss your afternoon nap. Are you going out this afternoon? If you're not going out, go take a nap. I'll make you some three-delicacy pork buns for dinner, and I'll wake you up when they're steamed."

Qin Chu's face lit up with delight: "Great! We can have steamed buns tonight!"

Mei Yusheng couldn't help but laugh at him: "You're such a grown man, yet you're still like a little kid, getting excited just because you hear about delicious food."

"Of course, those are the steamed buns I've been craving for thirty years!" Qin Chu proudly raised his chin, making Mei Yusheng want to laugh again.

Since arriving in Qin Chu, Mei Yusheng has been laughing from time to time, throwing all her worries aside.

But she always had a nagging feeling that the divorce wouldn't go smoothly and that a storm might break out at any moment.

"I have to go out for a bit, I'll be right back." Qin Chu finished dressing. "Do you need me to pick up your best friend?"

"No need, you go about your business." Mei Yusheng urged him to leave, glancing up at the wall clock, wondering when Xie Mingqi would arrive.

Go to the kitchen, take out the pork from the refrigerator, thaw it, grind it into minced meat using a meat grinder, and then season it with sauce.

Take out a small handful of wood ear mushrooms, soak them in water, and use them after they have softened overnight.

I took a basin, poured in three spoonfuls of flour, diluted the yeast with warm water, kneaded the dough, covered it tightly, and estimated that it would ferment in two or three hours.

I felt a bit tired, so I went back to my bedroom, lay down, and fell asleep almost immediately.

She was woken up by the phone ringing and saw it was Xie Mingqi.

"Yusheng, I'm here! Come out and meet me!" Xie Mingqi's loud voice instantly dispelled Mei Yusheng's sleepiness.

She chuckled softly, "You just wait."

I quickly changed my clothes and went out.

As she walked to the entrance of the residential area, Xie Mingqi waved to her from afar.

"Wow! This place is amazing! No wonder it's a high-end neighborhood. How could Lao Yue bear to spend so much money to buy you such a nice house!" Xie Mingqi's eyes were glued to the house as soon as she entered, looking around excitedly.

Upon seeing the mountain scenery, I exclaimed in surprise; upon seeing the artificial lake, I exclaimed in surprise again; upon seeing that small grove of goldenrain trees, I exclaimed in surprise once more.

"Rain Sound, you've moved to paradise!"

Mei Yusheng chuckled helplessly and tugged at her sleeve. "Be more reserved. Don't act like you've never seen the world before. Are you some kind of country bumpkin?"

Xie Mingqi blushed and immediately lowered her voice: "I was just too excited, it was really unexpected!"

Back at Qin Chu's house, Xie Mingqi frowned as soon as she entered, pacing back and forth, looking around suspiciously. "Why does it feel like someone's been living here for a while? Did Old Yue keep a mistress here?"

“This isn’t the villa Lao Yue bought.” Mei Yusheng made two cups of hand-drip coffee for Xie Mingqi and also put a plate of macarons that Qin Chu had just bought on the coffee table in the living room. “This is a friend’s house.”

"Huh? Who is it? Do I know them?" Xie Mingqi's eyes widened in surprise. "No, there's no friend of yours that I don't know."

Her brows furrowed even more: "But I don't remember anyone having the financial means to buy a villa like this."

“I met a younger brother I knew thirty years ago, his name is Xiao Shitou. I met him a few days ago, and after learning about my situation, he let me stay here,” Mei Yusheng explained.

Xie Mingqi became even more curious, her eyes lighting up: "Younger brother? How old is he? How come I didn't know?"

Mei Yusheng's thoughts drifted back to thirty years ago, and a faint smile involuntarily appeared on her face: "A year before I met Yue Jiangting, I happened to meet a boy who was about ten years old."

Xie Mingqi's mouth dropped open: "Ten years old? My God! That's more than ten years younger than us."

After a moment of stunned silence, she came to her senses: "What does he do now? To live in such a nice villa, he must be a social elite, right? Is he handsome? Is he married?"

Before Mei Yusheng could answer, she muttered to herself with a hint of disappointment, "He's over forty, how could he not be married? Doesn't his family live here?"

Mei Yusheng didn't know which question to answer first, so she just smiled helplessly at her.

"Hurry up and tell me," Xie Mingqi nudged Mei Yusheng, "I'm dying of curiosity."

"You'll see when he gets back," Mei Yusheng said, deliberately teasing her and finding it amusing to see her so eager.

"Hmph, no wonder you haven't messaged me these past two days. It turns out you've found a better refuge, with a handsome guy by your side. You're living in a gentle paradise, so why would you think of me?" Xie Mingqi glanced at Mei Yusheng, her expression a half-smile.

"It hasn't been that long, has it? Didn't we just part ways yesterday morning?" Actually, Mei Yusheng also felt like a long time had passed.

These past two days, she has completely broken away from her previous environment and familiar people, living in an unfamiliar place and reuniting with an old friend. But this old friend has grown from a child into a mature man, and from an appearance standpoint, he is a stranger.

Her world seemed to have been completely turned upside down, as if she had fallen into a crack in time and space, and time had slowed down.

“Oh, right,” Xie Mingqi took a sip of coffee, picked up a macaron and took a small bite. She came back to reality from her shock and curiosity. “I always thought you were staying in a hotel.”

"What's wrong? Why do you suddenly want to see me?" Mei Yusheng could tell that something must have happened to her, otherwise she wouldn't have sounded so anxious on the phone.

"I..." Xie Mingqi hesitated, thinking of the request she was about to make to Mei Yusheng. She felt embarrassed to speak and was afraid that Mei Yusheng would refuse.

After all, this request was made at the expense of Mei Yusheng's interests.

"Speak!" Mei Yusheng looked at her strangely. Xie Mingqi was always straightforward and rarely hesitated. "Did Lao Yue force you to do something again?"

"Oh, well," Xie Mingqi said, her head lowered as her thoughts raced, before quickly looking up at Mei Yusheng, "I want to ask you for a favor..."

Mei Yusheng's heart inexplicably panicked: "Hmm, what's wrong?"

"Could you... could you postpone the divorce for a few months?" Xie Mingqi stared intently at Mei Yusheng, her eyes filled with pleading and expectation. "Just until the end of the year!"

Mei Yusheng instantly understood, her face paled slightly, and her expression froze.

She lowered her eyes, unwilling to meet Xie Mingqi's gaze.