A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 244 The salary must be given to the wife.

Zhuang Qingxiang was overjoyed and didn't hear what Lu Congyue was saying at all.

Lu Congyue then raised his voice and repeated it.

It was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head; Zhuang Qingxiang's smile froze on her face.

"What did you say? Confiscate it? Didn't you just say it could be kept?"

"I did say that, but the higher-ups might not agree," Lu Congyue said seriously with a straight face. "You and Zhuang Luping dug up treasure together; it's impossible for him to return with a full load while you return empty-handed. It's more reasonable to keep the house and land deeds as a memento and hand them over to Xiaohuangyu."

Zhuang Qingxiang: "..." She was happy for nothing.

"Can we hand over the property deed and land title, leaving only this?"

This was the first time Zhuang Qingxiang had possessed so much wealth, and she didn't want to hand it over.

Lu Congyue walked up to her and patted her head: "Hand it over, okay? Don't leave any trouble behind, lest the higher-ups think you're still entangled with the dealers. Only by completely severing ties can you be at peace."

Zhuang Qingxiang was disheartened. She knew Lu Congyue was right, so she sullenly put the small yellow croaker back in the drawer.

Not interesting.

The beautiful dream was shattered after only a few minutes.

"Take it and hand it over. I don't want to deal with it anymore, and I don't want to see those people," Zhuang Qingxiang said dejectedly.

"Okay, leave it all to me." Lu Congyue readily agreed, took an envelope from the drawer and handed it to Zhuang Qingxiang, "Don't be upset, I have money, you can spend it as you like. This is my salary and receipts that I just received, you can use them."

As long as she doesn't have any designs on Xiaohuangyu, he'll give her all his money, and Lu Congyue is secretly delighted.

I knew before that my colleagues had to hand over their salaries to their wives, and I thought it was ridiculous and showed a lack of patriarchal authority. Now that it's my turn to hand over my salary, I feel it's not so bad, and I do it willingly.

Zhuang Qingxiang, however, did not want his salary.

"No need, I don't really need to spend money, just enough for groceries."

"Take it!" Lu Congyue was unhappy. He grabbed her hand and shoved the envelope into her hand. "You're my wife. You're in charge of the money in the house."

Zhuang Qingxiang wanted to say, "Don't bother, it's all fake, just for work."

Then she thought about how all the things she and he had done were things that couples do, and she was too ashamed to talk about them.

If I were to say it out loud, I would feel quite shameless, the kind of shameless that involves improper conduct.

Fine, I'll take it. We'll see when he feels ready to end our marriage.

Once Zhuang Luping's matter is resolved and the organization determines that she has no connection with the Zhuang family, her identity will be clear. If he is willing to continue their marital relationship, she will be willing too...

Thinking about this possibility, Zhuang Qingxiang blushed slightly and found herself quite looking forward to it.

"What are you thinking about now? Your face is all red." Lu Congyue's attention was on her, and he immediately noticed her flushed cheeks.

"It's nothing." Zhuang Qingxiang pushed him away. "Don't get so close to me."

The more he was told not to rely on him, the more determined Lu Congyue became to do so.

"This is considered close? Last night was considered close..."

"roll!"

Zhuang Qingxiang was angered by the shameless person again.

In the evening, Lu Congyue took Zhuang Qingxiang and borrowed a car from his workplace to pick up Dai Hongying and the children.

Dai Hongying had already packed the children's things and was waiting. When she saw them coming, she immediately led the children into the car and kept glancing at Zhuang Qingxiang.

Little Qian Yue had already started to cling to Zhuang Qingxiang and act coquettishly, saying in her childish voice that she missed her, holding Zhuang Qingxiang tightly and not letting go, wishing she could stick her whole body in her arms.

Zhuang Qingxiang coaxed her for a long time before she finally let go. She hugged and kissed Xiao Chenglin, and then kissed Xiao Donghua, who was being held by Dai Hongying, taking a neutral stance.

Little Qian Yue chattered away the whole way home. When they finally got home, Dai Hongying said with a headache, "Yueyue, you've been talking the whole way. Aren't you thirsty? Want some water?"

Xiao Qianyue nodded vigorously, and Dai Hongying quickly poured her some water.

Let's keep quiet for a while, her head is about to explode!

Lu Congyue wasn't annoyed at all. He kept Xiao Qianyue company while she drank water and asked her how she had been these past two days.

Taking this opportunity, Dai Hongying moved closer to Zhuang Qingxiang and whispered, "Sister Zhuang, are you alright? I heard about what happened to you in the capital, it scared me to death."

Zhuang Qingxiang's smile faded, and she shook her head: "It's alright, I'm fine."

Dai Hongying clenched her fists in anger: "I should have gone with you. I could have taken down those three thugs by myself, and you wouldn't have been frightened."

"Don't say it." Zhuang Qingxiang really didn't want to recall it, so she gently patted her fist to comfort her. "Don't talk about this at home. I don't want Yueyue to worry."

Dai Hongying could see that she was resentful, and sighed.

The organization instructed her to comfort Zhuang Qingxiang and to reassure her so that she wouldn't harbor any resentment.

But after something like that happened, let alone Zhuang Qingxiang, even if it happened to you, you would inevitably harbor resentment. There's no way to persuade someone about it.

Dai Hongying thought for a long time but still didn't know what to do, so she simply stopped talking.

"Sister Zhuang, you must be exhausted and frightened from this trip. Why don't you let the children sleep with me tonight so you can get some rest?" she kindly suggested.

"No need, I'll stay with them," Zhuang Qingxiang said immediately. "I miss them too."

"Alright then." Dai Hongying didn't insist; she had been quite tired these past few days.

That night, Zhuang Qingxiang smelled the milky scent of her three children, and her heart softened; she couldn't bear to go to sleep.

The three little ones are adorable no matter how you look at them, and they're incredibly cute when they're asleep.

She was also very grateful to Dai Hongying. None of the three children had lost weight, and their clothes were clean, showing that they were well taken care of.

When Zhuang Qingxiang woke up, she felt that her life had returned to its original track.

She only needs to stay at home to take care of her two young children and cook, make snacks, and embroider.

She doesn't need to go out to buy groceries because Dai Hongying is there for her.

No one knows how Lu Congyue negotiated with the higher-ups, but she no longer needs to get involved and can now live her own life in peace.

This made Zhuang Qingxiang feel particularly at ease.

Lu Congyue started getting busy, often coming home very late, and sometimes you wouldn't see him for the whole day.

Dai Hongying reassured her, saying that these past few days would be a busy time as they were closing in the net.

Zhuang Qingxiang felt more at ease after hearing that the operation had concluded.

After a few peaceful days, Zhuang Qingxiang suddenly felt inexplicably panicked that night.

I can't sleep, my right eyelid is twitching, and my heart is racing.

"Sister Zhuang, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Dai Hongying asked, noticing her pale complexion and looking worried.

Zhuang Qingxiang paced back and forth in the room, her brows furrowed. "I don't know, I just feel anxious..."

"Heart palpitations? Is there something wrong with your heart? Should we go to the hospital to get it checked out?" Dai Hongying became even more worried.

When Xiao Qianyue heard that she wasn't feeling well, she ran over and circled around her, saying, "Mommy, where does it hurt? Does it hurt? Let me rub it for you."

Zhuang Qingxiang shook her head and smiled at her: "Mother is fine, she just suddenly feels uneasy."

This sudden unease was unfamiliar; Zhuang Qingxiang had never felt this way before.

I still felt uncomfortable even when I went to bed at night.

She simply stuck some paper on her right eyelid and stayed up all night. She was still not very energetic the next day, wondering why Lu Congyue hadn't come back all night and whether something had happened to him.

Upon thinking of this, she immediately spat three times.

How could she think that way?

He'll be alright!