[{"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-40":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},2002577,2946,"Chapter 40","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>Amid the envious gazes of the crowd of beasts, he strode away with his head held high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having a bicycle was wonderful; commuting to and from work, he was a sight to behold on the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rate at which people turned their heads to look was off the charts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Rolling Steel Factory, more and more coworkers wanted to introduce a match to Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the matches they proposed were rural widows or unmarried country girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, everyone they introduced to him was a young city girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>College students, high schoolers, female factory workers, factory doctors, accountants...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye felt as though he were selecting concubines for an imperial harem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he truly had no desire to take a wife right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had everything he needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not want to settle for someone just to get by; what he wanted was love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in future generations, such a thing would remain a luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a busy day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Rolling Steel Factory closed for the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Sha Zhu was punished for stealing a food box, no one at the Rolling Steel Factory dared to steal food boxes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That evening, after work,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, on a whim, made dumplings—specifically, pan-fried shrimp dumplings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, in the central courtyard,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>inside First Uncle's home,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>both Sha Zhu and Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao were present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai looked at Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao and asked, \"Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao, you had better speak the truth about what happened that day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, I have ways to get you kicked out of the Rolling Steel Factory!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't believe me, feel free to try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu tightened his grip on the stick in his hand: \"Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao, speak up immediately. Who exactly gave you that idea?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't try any tricks with me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need to recognize your current situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From childhood until now, you have never once beaten me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao looked at the two men before him, his legs trembling uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai had dragged him here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had locked the door and subjected him to torture to force a confession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao thought for a moment and said, \"Since you've already guessed it, why are you still asking me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye who did it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That night...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao began to frame Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, he already suspected that brat, and their relationship was poor to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai finally understood: all this Third Third Third Third Time, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had been plotting against them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye is truly vicious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang Wang Wang Dahua divorced him, and instead of reflecting on his own faults, he actually holds a grudge against us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now he's practically like a different person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only has his courage grown, but he's become domineering.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially regarding recent events in our courtyard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hearing Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao say this, I feel that more or less, none of it could have happened without his involvement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu began recounting matters concerning Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became that being wrongly accused of so much money was all Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye's doing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai nodded: \"Some people undergo personality changes after suffering a shock.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must be careful from now on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu, unconvinced, retorted, \"First Uncle, I must seek revenge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao dared to report me for taking the food box and ambush me from behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must be that brat Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye pulling strings behind the scenes, causing me to lose so much money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't let this go; I can't swallow this insult!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai advised Sha Zhu not to act rashly and to observe the situation for a while longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu thought it over and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not afford to suffer another loss; he had no money left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao emerged from First Uncle's house, his back soaked with sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was genuinely terrified of Sha Zhu's beating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reaching the rear courtyard, he happened to run into Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao felt somewhat guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, just earlier in Yi Zhonghai's home, he had framed Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment's thought, Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao said, \"Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, be more careful in the future; don't let anyone slip a small shoe onto your foot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could be considered his form of compensation to Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Xu Xu Damao is actually giving me kind advice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't believe it for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bad seed might be framing me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that doesn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever tries to pit someone will get pitted themselves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, life is getting better and better, so these beasts certainly won't stay quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye still has to continue his revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu left Yi Zhonghai's home and went straight to find the Deaf Old Lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recounted everything that had happened today to the old lady from beginning to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That feathered beast Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye went too far with this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People like him deserve to die without heirs; he simply doesn't deserve a wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qin Qin Qin Qin Huairu even tried to introduce a match to him; she must have been blind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She actually failed to see my such an outstanding grandson.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And he falsely accused me of breaking up his family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was Wang Wang Wang Dahua who insisted on divorce in the first place!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She saw no hope in Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye because he is destined to die without heirs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After cursing Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye for a while, the Deaf Old Lady took a sip of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My good grandson, don't worry; so what if that Qin Qin Qin Qin Huairu made an introduction?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just one wife; Grandma will find you a better one in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We look decent and have a skilled trade; why should we fear not finding a wife?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Deaf Old Lady pulled the wool over Sha Zhu's eyes, she was just playing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu felt reassured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even felt that the Deaf Old Lady was his own biological grandmother and truly cared for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Sha Zhu leave, the Deaf Old Lady suddenly had a flash of inspiration.\u003C\u002Fp>",1142,"2026-06-15T15:25:36.529Z","2026-06-15T15:59:10.777Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","b50e65a790018480372fb98c689f7300f2e475eb8b0b96895e90aeaf6de2d513","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-41","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-39",75,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-cover.gif"]