"Ah?" Hearing that Zhang Lan was divorced, Blue Heart's face was filled with shock and sorrow. "Zhang Lan, you're already divorced?"
"Yes. I've been divorced for a year, "Zhang Lan said honestly. "It's embarrassing to talk about it. I didn't hold a banquet or inform my friends and family when I got married. Don't blame me. "
"It's fine. I wasn't in Pearl City a year ago. "Xiao Zheng smiled. "When you get married next time, I'll make it up to you."
Zhang Lan shook her head and smiled bitterly. "I'm not confident anymore. Furthermore, a woman doesn't have to get married to be happy. "
Xiao Zheng didn't say anything and asked curiously, "You still haven't told me who your ex-husband is. How did you guys meet? Whose problem is the divorce? "
Zhang Lan rolled her eyes at Xiao Zheng and grumbled, "I don't remember you being so gossipy before."
Xiao Zheng said with a smile, "People change. Tell me, I'll help you analyze your ex-husband. "
"There's nothing to analyze. I met him at a party. He had a good impression of me and would invite me to dinner every now and then. As time went by, we developed feelings for each other, "Zhang Lan said calmly. "I was just a small staff member back then, but he was already a mid-level leader in the Pearl City Garrison. In terms of status, he was definitely much better than me. But he wasn't old, only in his early thirties. In the garrison, he was a military officer with a bright future. After that, because his family was pressuring him, he proposed to me several times. I couldn't resist his relentless pursuit and agreed. "
Xiao Zheng listened to Zhang Lan's introduction and said curiously, "That's great. Both of you are a talented man and a beautiful woman, a perfect match. Why did you get divorced so quickly? "
"Even if we got divorced, many people would think that I was stupid to let such a good man go," Zhang Lan said helplessly. "But how would others know about our own matters? He's indeed not bad. He has a good family background and is very capable. No matter how you look at it, marrying him is out of my league. But the life of a married couple is always about daily necessities. How can we rely on our imagination to get by? "
"Living off your imagination?" Xiao Zheng said evilly. "Your ex-husband isn't gay, is he?"
Zhang Lan rolled her eyes at Xiao Zheng and said with a bitter smile, "Your thoughts are getting more and more evil." After a pause, Zhang Lan slowly said. "We're all old classmates, so there's no need for me to hide it from you. Or perhaps, you're all people who have entered society, so you should know that people like us who have a little power in our hands still have a lot of temptations around us."
"I really envy you people with power," Xiao Zheng said with jealousy.
Zhang Lan ignored Xiao Zheng's sarcastic remark and continued, "I don't dare to say that I'm clean and honest to the point of being able to get to where I am today. If I didn't take a single cent and didn't help anyone, I definitely wouldn't be able to get to where I am today. But in my view of the world, I could use my position to help some people and get some extra income. But I definitely won't help everyone. I can do things that benefit myself, but I won't do things that benefit myself and harm others. "
"There are things to do and things not to do. That's a good thing. "Xiao Zheng nodded and said. "Hua Xia, if there were more officials like you, the conflict between the government and the people wouldn't be so big."
Xiao Zheng wasn't a three-year-old kid, nor was he an obedient baby in the ivory tower. He knew that Zhang Lan couldn't get to where she was today just because of hard work and ability. Knowing how to do things, be a good person, understand the ways of the government, and be able to adapt to the living environment were the key to climbing up step by step.
Therefore, he agreed with Zhang Lan's idea of taking money, but not everyone's money should be taken.
"But he isn't." Zhang Lan's expression became slightly desolate. "I help people take shortcuts, but I don't help people do bad things, and I don't help people harm others. But he doesn't have any principles. In his heart, as long as it's beneficial to him, no matter if it's good or bad, he'll do it. And he'll do it to the extreme, to the point where it's scary. I've advised him a few times to accumulate some good karma and not do too much, but he didn't listen. He even told me that everything he did was for this family, for me. "
Zhang Lan smiled bitterly, took out a lady's cigarette, lit it, and said with misty eyes, "Actually, we're all government officials. In other people's words, we have an iron rice bowl. We eat and drink at the government's expense. Even the car we drive, the house we live in, we don't have to spend our own money. We don't even have the chance to use our salary. Our family has never stopped selling cigarettes, wine, and fruits. We can live a well-off life just by selling cigarettes and wine. Why do we have to harm others to benefit ourselves? Why do we have to take money that goes against our conscience? "
Zhang Lan took a puff of the cigarette, puffed out a faint cloud of smoke, and said slowly, "At first, I could still tolerate it. But as time passed, I slowly developed a feeling of disgust, even disgust, towards what he did."
"So you asked for a divorce?" Xiao Zheng asked.
Zhang Lan smiled bitterly, "Actually, we didn't talk much after less than a year of marriage. He wouldn't talk to me when he came home every day, and he would just fall asleep. I also didn't have the mood to chat with him. Often, for ten days to half a month, we would only communicate with each other through our eyes. He didn't ask for a divorce because he wanted to force me to do it. After all, he has a good image outside. He's a good man who is filial to his parents and dotes on his wife. " "Since that's the case, I could only ask for a divorce."
"That grandson is pretty smart." Xiao Zheng curled his lips.
"If he wasn't smart, he wouldn't have climbed to his current position," Zhang Lan said slowly. "And he wouldn't have let everyone scold me. Including his family, my family. "
"Everyone scolded you. Have you ever thought that the problem lies with you?"
Suddenly, a cold and calm voice came from not far away. Everyone turned around and saw a man in a military uniform, followed by several tall and stern soldiers, striding over.
His back was ramrod straight, and his face was resolute and cold. He was like an outstanding military officer from the movies, emitting a powerful aura.
When Zhang Lan saw him, there was a subtle change in his expression. His eyes revealed a hint of displeasure as he pursed his lips, "Is it important whether it's me or not? I've given you what you wanted, and I've also given you what you didn't want. Are you still not satisfied? "
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