Chapter 48 Ex-Wife
Lu Guanchang’s ex-wife, named Zhao Qiuyun, was a native of Yehegou Village near Bin Hai City.
After the divorce from Lu Guanchang, she took her daughter back to her parents’ home.
But due to the divorce, she was not well-received by her family; after all, in that era, divorce seemed to always be the woman’s fault, and she was subjected to disapproving looks and gossip.
To prevent her daughter from suffering, Zhao Qiuyun left Yehegou Village with her daughter, Lu Hongxia, for the neighboring city of Ci’en.
Ci’en is located in the southwest of Qionghai, adjacent to Bin Hai, with unique natural conditions, rich cultural characteristics, and advantageous geographical position.
It has ample sunlight and is not affected by the monsoons, and the cost of living is much lower than that of the tourist city Bin Hai City.
There’s a saying that necessity is the mother of reinvention, and Zhao Qiuyun, who lacked formal education, set up a stall to make ends meet, selling cool beverages and snacks such as herbal jelly, sweet potato jelly, and salted fruit juice to beat the heat.
Since she started early and was among one of the first self-employed vendors, the competition was less fierce, and she actually made quite a bit of money.
Zhao Qiuyun was actually quite capable. Previously, with a husband who provided her monthly expenses, she never needed to worry about living costs.
But now, she had to plan for the future for herself and her daughter, so after earning some money, she didn’t just settle for a modest comfort but opened a series of businesses, including restaurants, supermarkets, clothing stores, and domestic service agencies.
After a lifetime of hard work, though not exceedingly wealthy, she had amassed a modest fortune. In the process, she remarried, her husband was very good to her, and she gave birth to a son and a daughter. Nowadays, she had already passed the businesses to her children and was spending her old age enjoying her grandchildren, leading a very happy life.