I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 108: Divorced

Zhou Lei quickly divorced Yuan Juan. It was no longer a matter of whether Yuan Juan agreed or not. After the divorce papers were issued, Zhou Lei went to see Yuan Juan and asked her to give birth to the child and give it to him to raise.

Yuan Juan was completely tormented. It wasn't that others were tormenting her; she was pregnant, and she wasn't lacking in her three meals a day, with additional nutritious meals every day or two.

She was tormented by herself. During her time in the security department, she couldn't sleep at all. Regret, resentment, sadness, and fear filled her heart, preventing her from resting.

"Old Zhou, I won't get a divorce! Please don't divorce me, I beg you! If you don't want me either, what will I do? Please help me! Talk to them, I really don't know anything yet, please ask them to let me out! Please!"

Yuan Juan knelt down in front of Zhou Lei.

Zhou Lei caught her in his arms: "The divorce is over, don't worry, you won't be staying here for long..."

Yuan Juan did not stay for long. The day after Zhou Lei left, Yuan Juan returned to the Zhou family home accompanied by a security guard.

She kept her head down, not daring to look her neighbors in the eye. When she entered the Zhou family's house, Aunt Zhou looked at her as if she had seen a ghost, and kept her distance from her while holding Xiaohua.

"Why is she back? Get her out of here! Get her out of here!"

Little Flower burst into tears, hugging Aunt Zhou's neck and crying out, "I'm scared!"

The neighbors' voices drifted in from the doorway: "Look how scared this child is. They say it was Yuan Juan's mother who lost the child. Look how frightened this child is. That Yuan Juan must have said things like 'lost her' to the child quite a few times before."

"If you ask me, maybe Yuan Juan knew from the beginning. Anyway, there's no one to prove it now, so she can say whatever she wants."

Yuan Juan turned her head and shouted towards the door, "I don't know, I don't know! I did say those things to scare her, but I don't have the guts!"

The neighbors scoffed, clearly not believing it.

Zhou Lei returned, took his daughter from Aunt Zhou's arms, and patted her. "She's here to pack her luggage."

Most of Yuan Juan's belongings had already been taken away and inspected by the security personnel, and the rest were crumpled up by Aunt Zhou and stuffed into her suitcase.

There were only a few clothes in the suitcase that she had brought with her when she first arrived. Zhou Lei had prepared them for her after she came here, but Aunt Zhou hadn't packed any of them for her.

Yuan Juan glanced at Zhou Lei.

Zhou Lei sighed: "Take everything you've used, including the blanket, the washbasin, the water cup, the lunchbox, the chopsticks... there aren't any on the farm."

Aunt Zhou was furious. "Stone, why are you bothering with her!"

If Zhou Lei hadn't mentioned it, Yuan Juan would never have thought of bringing so much stuff. She regretted it so much; she wished she hadn't asked her mother to come.

Yuan Juan walked away, carrying a quilt, a bag, and a net bag full of daily necessities, turning back every few steps.

She was sent to a labor farm more than 100 kilometers away for reform, and after her reform was completed, she would be sent back to her hometown.

As for the child, she followed Zhou Lei's advice and decided to give birth. After the child was born, Zhou Lei would pick it up and give her some money.

The spy scandal brought about by Aunt Yuan was brought to an end in the eyes of most people in the compound.

Yuan Xiu and Jiang Zhou, however, dared not let their guard down, as the security department continued to investigate along the line led by Cheng Yufen.

On this day, Yuan Xiu and Comrade Xiao Lin received a commendation from the Public Security Bureau for their "heroic act".

Within the military, everyone knew that this matter involved spies; outside, it was just a report of "heroic act of fighting human traffickers."

The banner recognizing acts of bravery was hung in the hospital corridor, and Yuan Xiu and Comrade Xiao Lin received a reward from the hospital: two jin of sesame oil each and ten yuan in cash each.

Very practical.

The army wasn't stingy either, rewarding Yuan Xiu with a TV ticket.

As for Jiangzhou's reward, it was a political reward, more valuable than anything else.

In her previous life, Yuan Xiu didn't buy her family a television until the year 2000. She never imagined that in this life, she would be able to get a ticket on her own.

Her TV ticket was a "special offer" ticket, which allowed her to purchase a 12-inch imported television set at a store.

"How much is the TV?" Yuan Xiu asked Jiang Zhou, holding the ticket. She had no recollection of the price of TVs in this era because she had no access to such things in her previous generation. There wasn't a single TV in the entire Xiangyang Commune.

Jiang Zhou thought for a moment: "Around four hundred yuan."

Yuan Xiu: ...She didn't eat or drink for a whole year's salary.

"Shall we buy it?"

She asked Jiang Zhou if she could decide, she thought it would be more worthwhile to sell the ticket, since the price of a TV ticket was almost the same as a TV set.

A family is a partnership, and we can't just do things according to her wishes. What if Jiangzhou wants to watch TV?

"Buy it, you wait here." Jiang Zhou got up and walked to the bookshelf, pulled out a book as thick as a brick, flipped through it, and handed a bankbook to Yuan Xiu.

"All the family's savings are here."

Yuan Xiu opened it and saw, "...Six thousand yuan!!!"

No wonder he gave her over five hundred yuan at once when he first gave her the money, and he also gave her eighty yuan a month for living expenses. It turns out he had so much hidden money.

Yuan Xiu handed the deposit slip back to him, saying, "Keep it. I have enough money here to buy a TV."

Jiang Zhou didn't take it: "You keep it."

Yuan Xiu glanced at it, "Okay, I'll take it."

Jiang Zhou couldn't help but laugh, his lips curving into a wide smile that he couldn't suppress.

Yuan Xiu ignored him, took the deposit slip and found a place to hide it, continuing to put it in the book.

This doesn't seem quite right; we need to find another place.

As she searched, Yuan Xiu suddenly remembered something.

He's only been in the army for a few years, where did he get so much money?

"Some were left to me by my father, and some were given to me by my mother." Jiang Zhou seemed to know what she was thinking.

Yuan Xiu blinked: "Our parents are pretty good at saving money!"

"No, it's my mom."

Yuan Xiu nodded. Yes, her mother-in-law was the type to throw gold chains and gold rings at anyone.