[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-divorced-and-penniless-yet-you-still-ex":3,"chapter-siheyuan-divorced-and-penniless-yet-you-still-ex-siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-3":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Siheyuan: Divorced and Done with Your Old-Age Schemes",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2002540,2946,"Chapter 3","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>Wang Wang Wang Dahua had already drained the household dry; how could he not buy these things?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for bedding...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, they would make do with the high-end goods from the department store; tomorrow, after work, he would go buy more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the crack of dawn, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye was awakened by the sounds of cooking from every household in the courtyard and the wailing of children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many children in this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without entertainment programs, life was lively enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye got up, tidied things up, and began to cook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, working at the canteen meant one could eat free meals there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the original host worked under that fool number 250 and was always squeezed out by Sha Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the Third Third Third Third Time he arrived for work, everyone else had already finished their meals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Wang Wang Dahua also forbade the original host from eating at home, claiming that as a chef's apprentice, eating at home was a waste of grain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had no use for the steamed corn buns, cabbage stems, and pickled vegetable leaves served in the canteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For breakfast this morning, let's keep it simple: soup-filled xiaolongbao and steamed egg custard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye began to cook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His culinary skills from his previous life remained intact, and the seasonings from the department store were sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than half an hour, fragrant soup-filled xiaolongbao were ready, and a bowl of delicious steamed egg custard was also prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aroma of the food quickly drifted throughout the entire courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master Liu Liu Liu Hai Zhong, eating steamed corn buns and pickles, smelled such a delightful aroma and began to drool uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is cooking something so fragrant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are they not trying to make their household last?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Splurging like this first thing in the morning?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Liu Liu Hai Zhong was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a seventh-grade blacksmith at the Rolling Steel Factory earning seventy-five yuan and fifty fen a month, he had never dared to eat like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Mistress swallowed a mouthful of corn bun and said, \"I smell that aroma coming from Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye's house.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Liu Liu Hai Zhong immediately lost his composure: \"Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye must have suffered a huge shock from this divorce.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the past, he couldn't even get breakfast and had to work on an empty stomach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not the only one; many people in the courtyard thought the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That brat Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye is truly despicable; when Wang Wang Wang Dahua hadn't divorced him yet, he never received such treatment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang Wang Wang Dahua thought she had drained the household dry, but it turns out Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye was hiding private savings!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw it last night; he bought back quite a few things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since everyone lived in the same courtyard, if one family lost a needle, soon the entire courtyard would know about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, who had always been the courtyard's pushover, accustomed to being bullied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he had become a divorced, infertile man, a eunuch by nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was waiting to see him unable to survive, lost and dispirited, giving up on himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye did not follow the script; with one move, he rose up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people could not stand to see a pushover succeed, so naturally, none of them were happy about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye paid no heed to whether they were happy or not; having eaten and drunk his fill, he tidied up his things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lock the door!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go to work!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Third Mistress saw Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye locking his door, she exploded: \"That brat Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, with his household already drained dry by Wang Wang Wang Dahua, actually dares to lock his door!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is he trying to guard against?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With him locking his door, how can our courtyard win the Advanced Collective title this year?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master Liu Liu Liu Hai Zhong snorted coldly and said, \"That brat; tonight when he returns, we'll hold a meeting and deal with him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every year, the Sihe Academy had to compete for the title of Advanced Collective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the sake of this honor, every household in the courtyard left their doors unlocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was to prove that the courtyard was civilized and possessed high moral standards!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had broken this unwritten rule!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could not tolerate this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had already left the Sihe Academy and was walking on the main roads of the 1960s, soaking in the atmosphere of the era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low-rise buildings, the simple clothing of the masses, and Forever bicycles that were as prestigious as small sedans in later generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking all the way from the Sihe Academy to the Rolling Steel Factory took nearly twenty minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems I need to get a bicycle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relying on Route 11 is too hard on the legs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment he entered the gates of the Rolling Steel Factory, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye continuously felt the gazes of his fellow workers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing by the workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wang Wang Wang Dahua saw Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, she froze on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she left the courtyard yesterday, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had clearly been drunk to the point of near death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he seem like a completely different person after just one night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he have the face to show up for work, but he even looked refreshed and energetic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye also spotted Wang Wang Wang Dahua; he merely glanced at her as if she were a pile of trash, then turned and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You ungrateful dog!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just you wait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Wang Wang Dahua realized that Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye was actually mocking her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more shocked, she hastily grabbed Jia Jia Jia Dongxu and asked, \"Brother Jia, what is wrong with Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has he gone mad?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Jia Dongxu had also seen Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about how he had angrily retorted to Elder Yi last night and eaten well this morning...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you care so much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, do you still have feelings for him and want to remarry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Jia Dongxu glared at Wang Wang Wang Dahua with displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for Yi Zhonghai's idea, Jia Jia Jia Dongxu wouldn't even want to spare a glance at that fat woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Wang Wang Dahua quickly denied it: \"Brother Jia, what are you talking about? I have no such thoughts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if I had to beg on the streets for the rest of my life, I would never remarry him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, Sha Zhu just said that today is the chef rank assessment; Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye definitely won't pass...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words, Jia Jia Jia Dongxu finally smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The canteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye arrived at the Rolling Steel Factory canteen and saw Sha Zhu eating with a group of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stove was empty; clearly, they had not set aside Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye's portion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, Sha Zhu immediately ordered him, \"Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, that basin of potatoes and cabbage over there has already been washed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at yourself; if you don't work properly, no wonder your wife divorced you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye stood still: \"Sha Zhu, you really haven't taken Elder Yi's words to heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Yi said yesterday that it's no shame for a man to be divorced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, since my ex-wife divorced me, at least I am someone who has had a wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you much worse off than me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1357,"2026-06-15T15:25:36.529Z","2026-06-15T15:59:10.777Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","26e25f6c353aee1162fda48f0502d4987ee359d3986c3b8114406a646ff0f1b6","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-4","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-2",75,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-cover.gif"]