Chapter 106: “Would Rather Beat This Bitch to Death”

The Lu family in Haicheng wasn’t exactly super rich, but they were well-respected. Lu Jianwei was a deputy bureau-level official, and Cheng Yuxiang always carried herself like the wife of a high-ranking official. Their son, having returned from studying abroad, was a well-known surgeon in Haicheng, and even their youngest daughter, though headstrong, was a university student.

So after Xie Yunshu married Lu Zhixing, Cheng Yuxiang looked down on this daughter-in-law from the bottom of her heart. She despised that Xie Yunshu never even finished high school, that she was just an ordinary girl from a packaging factory, that she came from a single-parent family with a little brother who was a burden…

In her eyes, apart from a decent-looking face, Xie Yunshu had nothing to show off. For that reason, Cheng Yuxiang never wanted Xie Yunshu to come to the Lu family’s old residence except on special occasions.

Even then, during those rare visits at New Year or festivals, Xie Yunshu was always stuck silently working in the kitchen, treated more like a maid than a daughter-in-law. Xie Yunshu loved Lu Zhixing and was willing to humble herself so he wouldn’t be troubled by conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Because of this, the Lu family always thought this daughter-in-law was easy to bully.

Lu Xueting, their youngest and most favored daughter, took it for granted that she could boss Xie Yunshu around — asking her to cook whatever she wanted, order things, even tidy up her room and wash her clothes.

Xie Yunshu wasn’t very patient, but for Lu Zhixing’s sake, she endured and swallowed many grievances. The Lu family saw all this as normal. Marrying into the Lu family was already a great climb up; wasn’t it natural to endure some hardships?

So Cheng Yuxiang never dreamed that the other daughter-in-law, Zhou Xinyue, would drag the Lu family through the mud like this!

At first, Cheng Yuxiang held a lofty attitude and played the savior by agreeing to recognize Xiao Wei as part of the Lu family, but in reality, she was just trying to push Xie Yunshu out. She wanted to use Zhou Xinyue to win favor and maintain a good reputation. So, before Xie Yunshu divorced, Cheng Yuxiang arranged to transfer Xiao Wei’s household registration to the Lu family. Many people praised her as a merciful goddess for that!

But now Xiao Wei was the Lu family’s grandson, and the daughter-in-law was abusing him. It was a slap straight across her own face! The so-called kindness and high attitude turned into a thorn in her own side, turning the Lu family into the laughingstock of Haicheng.

Most importantly, the title of “wife of the bureau chief” that she had dreamed of for so many years was now lost because of Zhou Xinyue!

When Cheng Yuxiang rushed to the hospital, the notice board already posted the list of new deputy directors — and a notice that Zhou Xinyue had been dismissed. Her eyes went dark, and she nearly fainted. How could this be? Even the deputy director position held by Zhixing was lost?

“Mom!” Lu Xueting hurried over to support her, squinting at the notice: “Why isn’t my brother the deputy director?”

Cheng Yuxiang almost spat blood. She grabbed Lu Xueting’s hand tightly: “That bitch Zhou Xinyue, she deserves to die!”

If it was just about Lu Jianshe, she was angry, but now that it affected her son’s future, Cheng Yuxiang truly wanted to kill Zhou Xinyue! She had one son and one daughter; her daughter was spoiled and adorable, but her son was her pride. Over the years, Lu Jianshe had always respected her because she had raised a capable son!

Being a deputy director at such a young age—countless official wives would envy her. Her son’s success was the real source of her honor! And now it was all ruined…

Seeing Cheng Yuxiang’s expression, Lu Xueting quickly tried to comfort her: “Mom, it must be a misunderstanding. New Yue isn’t the type to hit people. Once the investigation is clear, my brother will definitely get the promotion again!”

Positions like deputy director don’t change often—sometimes not even in five or ten years! Cheng Yuxiang knew very well that the police findings weren’t a mistake; the scars on Xiao Wei were concrete proof, and Zhou Xinyue was the one who did it!

“Zhou Xinyue seduced your brother, drugged him, got into his bed, and forced him to marry her. You still dare to believe her now?” Cheng Yuxiang was furious. For the first time, she thought she had raised her daughter too naïvely!

Lu Xueting paled, unable to argue back, biting her lip: “But she’s still better than Xie Yunshu, right? Xie Yunshu is scheming and miserly, not worth being sisters-in-law with!”

Cheng Yuxiang actually understood why Xie Yunshu valued money so much. Her family had a younger brother who needed schooling, her mother had died young, and with just over 40 yuan a month in wages, money was tight. Her clothes were worn thin—who wouldn’t be poor under those circumstances?

Compared to Zhou Xinyue, who dressed elegantly every day, Lu Xueting naturally looked down on the thrifty sister-in-law and truly believed Zhou Xinyue was better. Showing off stylish, pretty Zhou Xinyue to her classmates gave her face.

Plus, Zhou Xinyue spoke well, unlike Xie Yunshu who only knew how to cook some tasty dishes and was stingy. Even when Lu Zhixing helped New Yue, Xie Yunshu would complain—small-town, petty people were hated!

But Lu Xueting never thought about how Lu Zhixing’s 10 yuan monthly living allowance still needed Xie Yunshu to top up! If she dressed like Zhou Xinyue in dozens of different outfits, where would Lu Zhixing find a comfortable, worry-free life?

Cheng Yuxiang didn’t want to say harsh things to her daughter or trouble her over Zhou Xinyue, so she held back her anger: “Enough, you don’t need to worry about this. Your brother has already signed the papers, and the impact is big. I’m going in to have a word.”

Lu Xueting was reluctant: “Mom, is New Yue really staying in the psychiatric ward? The conditions there are terrible. You must tell the nurses inside to take good care of her.”

Cheng Yuxiang’s anger burned fiercely—Zhou Xinyue had ruined her husband and son’s promotions, and her own daughter was still speaking up for Zhou Xinyue! She didn’t know what kind of poison Zhou Xinyue had fed Xueting!

Take care of Zhou Xinyue? She would rather beat that bitch to death right now!