Chapter 84: The Pretty Military Wife of the Seventies 7

Su Huandan looked at Zhan Hongjun’s face. To her, this man’s way of handling things and his character had many shining points. It wasn’t out of the question to try and get along with him.

The 1970s were just like that; divorced women were considered “worthless.” Did the people at the plant not know that Su Huandan was still a virgin?

They knew, but why did those older sisters still try to set her up with men whose conditions were inferior to hers in every way?

Just how bad were the conditions of those men?

There were widowers, men with paralyzed elderly mothers at home, men who needed to raise their young siblings, and even more who were temporary workers earning a monthly salary of just over a dozen yuan.

There was even a man with four children who was just waiting for Su Huandan’s salary to help raise them.

Even so, in this era, these were considered “good” marriage prospects for a divorced woman.

Such were the universal values of this era.

If you were too picky and the public found out, they would certainly say you were unrealistic, flighty, and not a decent woman who could endure hardships and work hard.

Therefore, being truly picky was something that had to be done privately.

Compared to those people, Zhan Hongjun was far better.

Everyone in his family had a job, which meant it was a household without heavy financial burdens. Finally, if Su Huandan really married him, her employment could be resolved after she joined him at the military base.

Her job could be transferred to the vicinity of Zhan Hongjun’s unit.

Any other divorced woman wouldn’t even think twice; looking at his external conditions alone, they would be itching to get married that very day.

Su Huandan thought to herself that her current mindset was simply a result of having lived too many good lives; she had indeed become a bit fastidious.

“Alright.” Giving Zhan Hongjun those two words, Su Huandan turned and entered the courtyard gate, while simultaneously accepting this era completely in her heart.

In the cycle of reincarnation, it was impossible for every world to be exactly to one’s liking. What needed to be adjusted was not the background of the mission world, but her own mindset.

Once she figured this out, Su Huandan felt a sense of ease wash over her.

Looking at the small but tidy courtyard, she suddenly felt that her current life was actually top-tier for this era.

She couldn’t stay at odds with herself, comparing her current identity as a female factory worker to her previous life as Princess Consort Chen, nor could it compare to her life as a powerful businesswoman and wealthy socialite in her rebirth world.

In this era, it was only at this moment that Su Huandan truly wanted to integrate into it.

Life can always be lived well!

The next day, when they went to Lao Mo, Zhan Hongjun discovered that Liu Zhanyuan was a total idiot.

Su Huandan was absolutely a treasure of a woman. Even in a Western restaurant, her posture was incredibly elegant. No matter what he said, Su Huandan understood and could converse with him.

In the past, intellectuals pursued a synchronization of thought and spirit between husband and wife, calling that “true love.”

Zhan Hongjun didn’t know if he could truly achieve that synchronization with Su Huandan after being together, but he saw the door to it.

Since it was possible, if he wanted that kind of life, didn’t it just require exploration and effort?

After seeing Su Huandan back, Zhan Hongjun headed home. At the main entrance, he ran into Liu Zhanyuan, who was bringing his ex-wife home.

The two men snorted coldly at the same time, and Zhan Hongjun pushed open his door and went inside.

Liu Zhanyuan’s expression was poor, and Xu Chunxia’s was even worse. Zhan Hongjun’s family actually lived right across from Liu Zhanyuan’s?

Xu Chunxia had never told Liu Zhanyuan that Zhan Hongjun was her ex-husband; she only said she was divorced and raising a child on her own. Liu Zhanyuan didn’t even know about her extramarital affair; he only knew the son was the ex-husband’s child.

Now that Xu Chunxia discovered Zhan Hongjun lived right across from Liu Zhanyuan, she suddenly felt this marriage wouldn’t work. If this was discovered, how could she live a good life?

This was also Xu Chunxia’s first time visiting the home. If things went well, they were supposed to get married.

Zhan Hongjun couldn’t be bothered to expose his ex-wife’s secrets to the Liu family right now. Truthfully, this kind of thing couldn’t be done openly. It would be better to bring it up after the ex-wife had already married in.

But he couldn’t spare the thought for that now. He was thinking about whether he could get a wife through the door during his remaining half-month of home leave.

His family knew he had gone on a blind date and were all watching, waiting for him to make a decision. Now was the time to lay his cards on the table with his family.

“She’s a very good person. I feel like we can really talk to each other,” Zhan Hongjun first stated his thoughts.

Mother Zhan nodded. “As long as she’s a good person, steady and decent, and can live a proper life, then nothing else matters.”

She had been so disgusted by Xu Chunxia that she no longer had high requirements.

“What about her job?” Father Zhan knew his younger son’s tastes. For a girl to catch his son’s eye, there would definitely be no major issues with her, and she would likely be someone his son truly liked.

“She works at the Meat Processing Plant¹, issuing invoices in the office,” Zhan Hongjun finished, and his eldest sister-in-law’s expression changed.

The eldest sister-in-law didn’t have a job. She used to have one, but she had gone to have a baby and her position was filled. It was difficult to go back now. The person who took her job was the boss’s own daughter. She currently held a title at the unit but was on unpaid leave, and her in-laws hadn’t helped her find a new job, so she could only stay at home.

The sister-in-law really wanted to work, but she didn’t consider that she had suffered a fall and given birth prematurely. Her daughter was now two years old and spent more than half the year hospitalized.

Since her parents-in-law and husband were all in the military, it was truly inconvenient for them to care for the child. As the biological mother, she actually wanted to wash her hands of it and go to work? What was she thinking?

“Having a permanent job² is very good. When the time comes for her to join you at the base, they can arrange a job for her there too. That will make life easier,” Mother Zhan said, even more satisfied.

“What about her family?” the sister-in-law chimed in. Her own maiden family was very upright and never came to the door to cry poverty or beg for favors, so her in-laws respected her family very much.

“She’s an orphan of a martyr. Her father sacrificed his life when she was five, and her mother raised her until she passed away from illness when she was thirteen. In the courtyard where she lives, there are mothers of martyrs and some military wives. It’s said she grew up being cared for by two grandmothers and the wives in the courtyard.” Upon hearing this, Father Zhan sighed.

“Get married then. I have no objection.” Their family was lucky enough not to have died on the battlefield, but when one encountered an orphan of a martyr like this, it was fate. It was only right to marry her into the family and take care of her.

Zhan Hongjun nodded and said with a smile, “Even though she doesn’t have any blood relatives, the elderly and the young in that courtyard are all considered her family.”

Even Sister-in-law Zhan had to nod at those words. She was also the child of a martyr; her father had served as the old father-in-law’s bodyguard before he passed away.

The only way she had it better than Su Huandan was that her mother was still alive, and she had a younger brother.

“Finally, she is divorced, just like me. We are in the same situation, neither of us has children, so we won’t have to worry about who has to play the role of stepmother or stepfather after we get married.” This was another objective condition that left everyone satisfied.

“There is one more thing. This girl is the same daughter-in-law the Liu family across the street spent two years trying to swindle. Tell me, isn’t that a coincidence?” After Zhan Hongjun finished speaking, the entire family was stunned.

This matter…

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a match made in heaven.

The Zhan family was well aware that the person the Liu family’s youngest son had recently been seeing on blind dates happened to be Zhan Hongjun’s ex-wife.

Translator’s Notes