The Mei family, with their two closest grandchildren, Xiao Chi is like this now and probably won’t have children in the next few years. As for Junzi, needless to say, he won’t marry anyone but Tao Jia, and with things so tense with the Tao family now, Junzi is even further from the idea of marriage.

Now the only great-grandchild in the family doesn’t even have the Mei family surname. This is the only thorn in the old couple’s heart.

After Mei Langchi and Mei Shuping had a big argument, Mei Langchi returned to his courtyard house and wasn’t influenced by this matter for long.

In just a few days, he adjusted his mental state, successively disbanded Ye Qing’s three shops in the Capital City, and also sold Ye Qing’s small courtyard.

Moreover, he swiftly went through a divorce with Ye Qing. Mei Langchi, to his credit, paid upfront for Ye Qing’s ten years of hospital fees.

He didn’t feel guilty at all about selling Ye Qing’s factory and house. He felt this was what Ye Qing owed him over the years and saw it as compensation.

For the fees he paid for Ye Qing, he already felt he was doing his utmost. Mei Langchi would have liked Ye Qing to stay in the hospital for the rest of her life, or even die there. If Ye Qing could stay there forever, he surely would have covered all her lifelong hospital expenses.

However, what Mei Langchi didn’t expect was that when Ye Qing stole his money, she hid it in his room. It was stashed under the legs of his four-poster bed. When Mei Langchi sold the house, he didn’t bother to clear out the old furniture.

During the house negotiations, he simply gave the old furniture to the buyer.

The house was sold for a mere five thousand. And the buyer was none other than Lu Guoqi, who had been in military school with Han Yi and Liao Ye.

Last year, Lu Guoqi, through a family introduction, got married, and earlier this year, he was transferred to the barracks in Capital City.

Lu Guoqi’s wife used to teach dance at an elementary school back in their local area, but now that Lu Guoqi has been transferred here, he seldom gets to visit home. So the family suggested his wife join him at the garrison.

Even though Lu Guoqi’s wife came along, currently there isn’t a suitable job for her. Mainly because she teaches dance, and the elementary schools in the Capital City’s military zones don’t offer dance classes. The middle schools do, but all the spots are filled, so for now, no job has been allocated to her. Huang Jiao is somewhat anxious, as she can’t do anything while staying in the barracks, and she’s also been unable to conceive for quite some time, which adds to her worry, as she’s not someone who can easily sit idle.

However, a few days ago, while wandering around the city, Huang Jiao ran into an old schoolmate who’s now working at the city education bureau. During their chat, her friend mentioned that there are very few interest classes for children, and the education bureau plans to develop various interests in the future, fully nurturing children’s special skills. Knowing that Huang Jiao can dance, her friend suggested she open a dance interest class near a school, and if it prospers, her friend might be able to help promote her.

Huang Jiao immediately became interested, thinking it a great idea that allowed her to earn money while doing something she loved.

Therefore, Huang Jiao did some research at several schools in the city. Families in better financial situations are keen to have their children learn some special skills, developing their children’s interests.

After discussing it with Lu Guoqi, he had no objections, as he often shared stories about his comrades’ wives with her. Like Sister-in-law Zhang and Sister-in-law Liu, who ran a canteen business, which was doing very well financially. The most he talked about was Han Yi’s wife. Influenced by the endeavors of his comrades, Lu Guoqi didn’t care about the so-called iron rice bowl. With the country’s encouragement for opening up, as military personnel, they should especially respond. Thus, he supported his wife in giving up a secure classroom job to pursue a business venture.

The couple discussed it and decided to buy a house near a school in the city, renovate it so they could live in part of it and use the other part as a classroom. This way, Lu Guoqi could often come back home. They pooled all their savings from their wedding till now, barely scraping together a bit over three thousand. Originally they intended to find a cheaper place, but unexpectedly, they took a liking to this courtyard. Little did they know it belonged to Mei Langchi’s wife,

During the dealings with Mei Langchi, it seemed he didn’t recognize Lu Guoqi.

Actually, Lu Guoqi knew who Mei Langchi was, but he didn’t bring up their acquaintance, pretending they were meeting for the first time.

He was attracted to this courtyard mainly because it was just a couple hundred meters from a small school, had a kindergarten nearby, and to the left stood a middle school. Moreover, the house was adjacent to the road; students attending those schools would pass by it. Huang Jiao found this location most suitable, though the price exceeded their budget. To relieve his wife’s concerns, he quietly borrowed two thousand from his comrade.

The only one who could lend him two thousand at once besides Han Yi, currently in the Capital City, was unknown to him.

When Han Yi learned he had married and wanted to buy a house for his wife to open an interest class, he didn’t hesitate and lent him the money directly.

However, it wasn’t until later that they found out he’d bought Mei Langchi’s house.

Huang Jiao kept complaining that the courtyard was a bit expensive, and owing so much money was quite stressful for her.

"Come on, it’s just two thousand. Once your business kicks off and income comes in, we’ll repay slowly. My comrade isn’t in immediate need of that money," Lu Guoqi said while helping his wife tidy up the house, consoling her, and then teasingly added, "Are you not confident in yourself?"

"How could I not be? I’ve been learning dance with my mother since I was four. I have a solid foundation, and by twelve, I entered the city’s art school. After graduation, I’ve been in dance teaching all the time. My teaching skills are not inferior to those who teach dance in middle school."