After My Divorce, □□ and I Became Sisters-in-Law

Song Luo married into the Xue family to bring good fortune, and she and Xue Yaozong depended on each other for ten years. She never imagined that, not long after the man she'd devoted herself to for a decade took possession of the family business, he'd bring home the mistress he'd been keeping on the side!

He said that this was a new society that championed free love.

In that moment, Song Luo realized she wasn't living in the twenty-first century, but in the Republic of China, a brutal era that devoured people whole.

After Song Luo and the eldest young master announced their divorce in the papers, her parents blamed her for failing to hold on to her man, while the second young master, Xue Qiming, told her that without the Xue family's protection, she was nothing.

The business she'd worked so hard to establish was also destroyed by Xue Yaozong, who threatened her with divorce.

Even when Song Luo set up a food stall in town, the eldest young master's new wife publicly humiliated her.

All her repeated concessions had earned her nothing but contempt and oppression from everyone around her.

In an era that devoured people, Song Luo set aside her kindness and raised a solid armor against the world.

The family that sucked her dry, the third young master who humiliated her, her younger brother who looked down on her, and even the second young master Xue, who used to be at odds with her every day...

A year after her divorce, Song Luo stood on her own two feet in the chaotic times through sheer tenacity, without the Xue family.

Xue Yaozong often heard people talking about how outstanding his ex-wife was.

He realized that the wife he'd once thought good for nothing actually knew a great deal. She had beautiful handwriting, understood advanced mathematics that he couldn't, and was remarkably skilled at business...

Years later, when Song Luo walked through the Xu family's gates again as the second young madam of the Xu family, Xue Yaozong got blind drunk on her wedding day.

Song Luo heard him call her name even in his drunken state.

Affection that comes too late is cheaper than grass. When it came to the old acquaintances who'd once bullied her, she wouldn't spare a single one.

Side story:

Xue Qiming: Song Luo, you country bumpkin! You think you're a match for me?

Song Luo: (Ignoring her younger brother...)

Xue Qiming: You're now a discarded wife of the Xue family. If you bow your head and beg me, I might help you, considering how long we've known each other.

Song Luo: Are you done? I have a stall to run. Second Young Master Xue, don't get in the way.

Years later.

Xue Qiming: I like you. I don't care that you've been married before. Marry me.

Song Luo: But I can't stand your Xue family.

Xue Qiming: I can give you a chance to get revenge!

Song Luo: I can get revenge just fine without marrying you!

A clever, almost preternaturally shrewd maid from humble beginnings vs. a polished, well-connected young master from a wealthy family

The heroine is three years older than the hero. An older-woman-younger-man romance.

Both are inexperienced. This should be a satisfying face-slapping story.

Please point out any plot holes.

Author's note:

In real life, never get involved with these two kinds of people. They'll sell you off, and you'll still happily count the money for them!

The ex-husband will chase his wife to win her back, only to be cremated and have his ashes scattered. They will not get back together. They will not get back together. They will not get back together.

The ex-husband's new wife forces her way into the picture by getting pregnant.

The male lead is just a cheeky, arrogant tsundere. Both are inexperienced.

The male and female leads have a very innocent relationship in the early chapters. There are no inappropriate relationships. All their sexual awakenings begin after the divorce. Their early clashes as rivals are also quite fun.

Setting: The Republic of China.

I'm no expert on history, but I'll do my best to research.

I'm posting as I write, and I'll adjust the story based on reader feedback. The outline is already complete.

I hope this new story brings everyone a different kind of experience.

No personal attacks. I hope the world becomes a better place.

I'm aiming to write six thousand words every day. I'll also keep working on my other story, just more slowly.

Theme: Never bow to fate, and always keep control in your own hands.