CHAPTER 573: CHAPTER 573: DIVORCE

Wan Youhua nodded and then left the Zheng Family’s home, urgently to contact a private detective.

Wan Youhua and Zheng Yulin were trying to figure out how to obtain custody rights during the divorce.

Meanwhile, Ge Guifen was anxiously summoning Lu Youzhen to her home.

"How did the Lin Family suddenly go bankrupt?" Ge Guifen asked urgently.

Lu Youzhen had also been anxious and frustrated these past few days, even getting blisters in her mouth from stress.

"I don’t know either, that bunch has been keeping me in the dark." As she spoke, Lu Youzhen felt an itching hatred, "Even though I married into the Lin Family, they always treated me like an outsider, guarding against me as if I were a thief every single day."

"Lin Jingshen is also cruel to me, we argue every day, and he even thought about laying hands on me," Lu Youzhen complained to Ge Guifen, "But luckily I grew up in Hexing Village, did plenty of work at home, and have been strong since I was young, so I didn’t suffer under Lin Jingshen’s hands."

Lu Youzhen scoffed, "Don’t be fooled by his strong appearance as a man, he is actually a weakling, not a match for me when it really comes down to it."

After marrying into the Lin Family, life indeed hadn’t been as comfortable and smooth as Lu Youzhen had expected.

The Lin Family was cautious around her, and Lin Jingshen still relied on his family for money.

If Lin Jingshen didn’t give money to Lu Youzhen, she had no way to get any.

Lu Youzhen had been planning to play a long game.

She had just married in and hadn’t secured her footing yet; even if she had all the schemes in the world, it would be of no use.

Yet she hadn’t expected that the Lin Family would go bankrupt before she could secure her position.

She only learned of the bankruptcy after the Lin Family had announced it.

"No wonder Lin Jingshen was so busy all the time," Lu Youzhen said, "I thought he was just fooling around, pretending to be busy."

"Let’s not talk about that right now," Ge Guifen said urgently, "Let’s think about what to do."

"Their bankruptcy obviously means they are out of money, and they might even end up saddled with debt," Ge Guifen said, "Be careful not to get dragged down with them, to the point where you have to pay off their debts."

"Our family was already poor enough living in Hexing Village, do you want to continue living a life of poverty with them?" Ge Guifen grumbled, "It would be better to go back and make money planting Hexing Rice."

Besides, without money, they wouldn’t be able to give any more benefits to Lu Youbang.

Lu Youbang in prison would no longer be able to live as comfortably as before.

"I’ll bring up divorce with them," Lu Youzhen said, "But I can’t take the child, how could our family afford to raise a child?"

"Are you out of your mind?" Ge Guifen said, "The child absolutely must come to you. You won’t be able to have any more children in the future, who else will you marry? You’d better live on your own. Having a son is having a safeguard for old age. If you raise this one well, he’ll provide for you when you’re old. Otherwise, when you’re old and alone, who will take care of you?"

"Do you think your brother will still take care of you?" Lu Youzhen didn’t actually want that child; to her, the child was a burden.

Besides, if she had no money in the future, how could she afford to raise a child?

"Don’t I still have you?" Ge Guifen said with wide eyes, "I know I can’t count on your brother anymore, but could you really just abandon me?"

Before Lu Youzhen could speak, Ge Guifen continued, "See, this is the benefit of raising a child."

"I’m not saying you have to take care of me; right now, we depend on each other. You get divorced from Lin Jingshen, and follow me back to Hexing Village first. We’ll plant Hexing Rice, which can sell for a good amount of money, more than what you earn in the Imperial Capital. Build a big villa at home, wouldn’t life be quite nice?"

Lu Youzhen didn’t want to return to the village; there were better opportunities for development in the big city.

She still wanted to find a wealthy person. Even if she didn’t marry him, having someone to support her for a few years would also do.

When the time comes to break up, just go find the next one.

She knows a few girlfriends who do just that.

Lu Youzhen then shared her thoughts with Ge Guifen.

"That’s also fine," said Ge Guifen, who honestly didn’t want to go back to farming either.

"If you really can find someone like that, it’s pretty good," Ge Guifen nodded, not finding anything wrong with Lu Youzhen’s idea at all.

"Then let’s get divorced first. But about the kid, you have to listen to me, we must get custody," Ge Guifen said. "With a child, when you get old, you’ll have someone to take care of you, right? I’m not talking about taking care of your every need, but at least they can take you to the hospital if you fall ill."

"Having a child means having something to rely on," Ge Guifen added. "Look at us now, aren’t we relying on each other?"

"If you feel the kid is a burden, after you take custody, I’ll help you take care of them," Ge Guifen offered. "Just go find a rich man outside, and as long as you can bring money home, will you ever be short of money to raise the child?"

Ge Guifen’s eyes shifted, even more unscrupulous, "Actually, you don’t have to limit yourself to unmarried men. With your current situation, you actually have more advantages with married men."

"You’re not expecting to marry them anyway, so it doesn’t matter if they’re married or even a bit older. To them, you’re young and beautiful, and more importantly, they don’t have to worry about you having a child and pressuring them to divorce. What could be safer than that?" Ge Guifen rationalized.

Lu Youzhen didn’t expect Ge Guifen to come out with such advice.

She really hadn’t planned to limit herself to unmarried men, but she wasn’t quite interested in older men yet.

Older men who aren’t good-looking either.

Even for the sake of money, she couldn’t get over this hurdle.

If they were older but handsome, she might consider it.

But that was all for the future, and at the moment, Lu Youzhen nodded.

"Then there’s no time to waste, you should hurry back and divorce Lin Jingshen!" Ge Guifen urged, "Don’t drag your feet too long and end up burdened by them."

Lu Youzhen nodded.

The Lin Family never would have thought that before they could become dissatisfied with Lu Youzhen, Lu Youzhen would already propose divorcing Lin Jingshen.

Fuming, Lin Jingshen pointed at Lu Youzhen’s nose and said with hatred, "Before, when you saw our family’s wealth, you did everything you could to marry in. Now that you see our family bankrupt, you’re instantly divorcing without a second thought. Utterly shameless!"

Lu Youzhen rolled her eyes and said, "Don’t talk as if you just found out I married you for your family’s money."

Previously, the court had ordered her to return the money she had extorted from the Lin Family.

After Lu Youbang was imprisoned, Lu Youzhen sold his house.

She hadn’t expected the real estate prices in the Imperial Capital to soar so fiercely.

The house that Lu Youbang had bought for 250,000 was sold for 370,000 later on.

Lu Youzhen also sold the apartment she had bought herself, added a little money to it, and paid back the Lin Family.

With the remaining money, she rented a bigger house.

Originally, Lu Youzhen was reluctant to sell her own place.

But after she married into the Lin Family, they became even more eager.

And since she was with the Lin Family, she couldn’t run away, and in the end, she could only pay back the money.