Divorced at last-divorce is amazing!

The welcome gift from her third uncle really was a gold bar.

Once they were in the car, Tang Tang fussed until Su Xiajing opened the gift.

At the sight of the gleaming gold bar, she laughed nonstop, hugged it, and tried to put it in her mouth.

In historical dramas, the main characters always liked to bite their gold to check whether it was real.

Tang Tang had seen plenty of gold jewelry lately and received lots of purchase receipts for gold bars from Tang Beichen, but this was her first time seeing an actual gold bar.

She wanted to find out what real gold felt like, too.

Unfortunately, she had no teeth.

Before it reached her mouth, Su Xiajing swiftly snatched the gold bar away.

Tang Tang was very displeased.

Boo-hoo, pretty Mommy, don't take away my happiness!

I finally get to be a little rich girl, so just let me taste the gold bar!

Su Xiajing: "..."

Don't think I don't know you've secretly gnawed on your Longevity Lock and bracelet before.

The Longevity Lock and bracelet were one thing, but with a gold bar this big, did you even consider whether your tiny mouth could handle it?

"The gold bar is too big. You can't put it in your mouth."

Su Xiajing put the gold bar back in its gift box and tucked it into her bag. "You could hurt yourself, and it's not hygienic, either. You might get sick."

Tang Tang waved her little fists in protest.

No, I won't!

Nothing happened when I chewed on the Longevity Lock and bracelet.

Su Xiajing: "..."

And now she's admitted it herself.

Tang Beichen: "..."

Didn't you say you weren't an ordinary baby?

Isn't this a little childish?

The gold bar had already been confiscated, and Tang Tang's protests got her nowhere, so she closed her eyes and sulked on her own.

Su Xiajing: "..."

The older she gets, the bigger her temper gets.

"Don't be angry."

Su Xiajing took her into her arms and tried to coax her. "Mommy is only putting it away for safekeeping. The gold bars are all yours. You can spend them however you like when you're older."

Tang Tang felt dejected.

I just wanted to enjoy myself for a moment. I never suspected you wouldn't give them to me.

Still, Tang Tang wasn't such an unreasonable baby.

Of course she knew what her parents were worried about. She was just upset that the gold bar had been whisked away right before it reached her mouth.

By the time they got home, Tang Tang was no longer angry.

After putting everything down, Sister Wang went to run a warm bath for Tang Tang.

Su Xiajing found some clean clothes, then came over to undress her. Tang Tang reached out a little hand and touched her face in a gesture of goodwill.

I'm not angry anymore. Pretty Mommy, let's make up.

Holding back a laugh, Su Xiajing took her daughter's hand and kissed her plump fingers. "Are you offering Mommy a handshake to make peace?"

Tang Tang grinned at her.

You even understood that. That's my pretty Mommy for you.

Exactly, exactly! Let's make up, Mommy!

"All right, then."

Su Xiajing held her tiny hand and shook it. "We're officially friends again."

"Miss Su, the bath is ready."

Sister Wang came out to call them over for bath time.

"Thank you. We're coming."

Su Xiajing removed Tang Tang's outer clothes and carried her into the bathroom for her bath.

The next day.

After Tang Tang woke up and had her milk that morning, Su Xiajing and Tang Beichen carried her out.

Since turning a month old, she had only gone out for vaccinations or to visit her eldest uncle and great-grandmother. They had seen all the relatives they needed to see yesterday, so Tang Tang couldn't help wondering what today's plans were.

I just got vaccinated not long ago, so it shouldn't be another vaccination. Where are they taking me today?

And why does the mood between them feel even stranger than last night?

Did they have a fight?

Su Xiajing and Tang Beichen remained silent. The only sound in the car was Sister Wang playing with the baby.

A little over ten minutes later, Tang Beichen stopped the car.

The two of them got out one after the other, and Sister Wang followed with Tang Tang in her arms.

Then Tang Tang saw the large sign reading "Civil Affairs Bureau."

She understood immediately.

So we're out to get the divorce paperwork done!

I thought scumbag Dad was just stalling when he said they'd do it after Great-Grandma's birthday. I was sure he'd come up with all sorts of excuses to drag things out once her birthday was over.

He actually agreed so readily this time... that's pretty surprising.

Still, I'll give you a thumbs-up.

A man who keeps his promises and does what he says is a good man. That deserves encouragement.

Once she saw they really were getting divorced, Tang Tang couldn't contain her joy and looked all around from Sister Wang's arms.

Divorce is great.

Once they're divorced, we can stay away from the Tang Family and scumbag Dad, those sources of danger.

As long as they're no longer married, even if scumbag Dad really does fall for someone else later, pretty Mommy won't be hurt by his betrayal-there's a huge difference between your husband cheating and your ex-husband remarrying.

Most importantly, once she leaves the Tang Family, pretty Mommy won't be their daughter-in-law, or Tang Zhilin's daughter-in-law, anymore. She won't have to worry about this and that like she did yesterday, swallowing her anger because she has to stay in the same room as that nasty old man.

After divorcing scumbag Dad, if pretty Mommy runs into Tang Zhilin again, she won't have to consider all those things. She can turn around and leave, or even tell him off to vent her anger. That would be perfectly fine.

Divorce really is amazing!

Su Xiajing and Tang Beichen went to handle the paperwork while Sister Wang waited in the lobby with Tang Tang.

Once Tang Tang had finished celebrating, she began planning Su Xiajing's happy life from now on.

Before long, Su Xiajing and Tang Beichen came out.

Seeing the red divorce certificates in their hands, Tang Tang finally felt reassured.

"Let's go. I'll drive you home."

After taking mother and daughter home, Tang Beichen said, "I'll come back for my luggage tonight," then immediately headed back to the office.

Su Xiajing handed Tang Tang to Sister Wang and was about to go into the bedroom to sort out her things when a call from Su Jiansen came in.

"Chuchu and your aunt went abroad yesterday. They won't be coming back for the next few years."

Su Jiansen extended an invitation. "Your younger brother gets back from his World Tour tomorrow. Why don't you bring Tangtang home and stay here? Let me take care of you both."

Su Xiajing: "..."

Su Chuchu and Wei Shufen went abroad, and they won't be back for years?

That isn't quite what Tang Tang said would happen.

After work that afternoon, Tang Beichen received a call from home asking him to bring Su Xiajing and Tangtang back for dinner. They wanted the family to get together before Tang Nanzhou went abroad.

Tang Beichen instinctively wanted to refuse, but after thinking it over, he agreed.

When he arrived at the Tang Family Old Residence alone, Xie Yazhi inexplicably had a bad feeling.

"Where are Xia Jing and Tangtang?"

"Xia Jing and I got divorced today. She has custody of Tangtang. Neither of them will be coming back here."

Standing at the entrance to the living room, Tang Beichen looked straight at Tang Zhilin, who sat in the center. "I came back to tell you about the divorce. Xia Jing has nothing to do with the Tang Family anymore. Don't bother her or our daughter again. And unless there's something important, don't ask me to come back, either."

"I still have work to do, so I won't stay for dinner. I'll catch up with my sister another time."

With that, he left everyone staring in shock and walked out of the Tang Family Old Residence without looking back.

"Sigh..."

Xie Yazhi exchanged glances with Tang Dongcheng and his siblings, then turned her anger on Tang Zhilin. "Look at the mess you've made!"

She had already learned from Tangtang what would go wrong between the couple in the future. Combined with everything the old man had done, she knew perfectly well that divorce was the best choice for Su Xiajing.

But now that the couple really had divorced, she still couldn't help feeling miserable.

Tangtang was such a wonderful child.

Xia Jing was such a wonderful daughter-in-law.

The couple had loved each other so deeply.

That rotten old man had ruined it all.

There was no way they could enjoy dinner now.

In the end, Tang Tang never did see scumbag Dad come to collect his luggage after work.

Early the next morning, after Tang Tang had eaten and drunk her fill, she and Su Xiajing took their luggage and prepared to stay at her maternal grandfather's house for a while.

As mother and daughter stepped outside, they unexpectedly ran into movers working at the apartment across the hall.

Su Xiajing lived in an upscale residential complex, with only two apartments sharing each elevator landing. The apartment opposite had always been empty, so they had assumed it hadn't been sold.

Now, without any warning, a neighbor was moving in.

Given the nature of her work, though, they probably wouldn't run into each other very often.

So Su Xiajing abandoned the idea of greeting the neighbor and took Tang Tang into the elevator to head downstairs.

"Xia Jing, Tangtang."

Mother and daughter had only just entered the elevator when they heard a familiar voice calling to them.

They both looked up and saw Tang Beichen stepping out of the apartment opposite with a broad smile.

"I've moved in here. Starting today, we're neighbors."

Su Xiajing: "..."

Tang Tang: "..."

What is he playing at now?