Chapter 7: Painting a Pie in the Sky

Lü Chunhuan now saw Lin Xuan, squeezing a fawning smile from that vicious-looking face.

“Son-in-law, hehe… good son-in-law. Let’s go inside and talk. Your arrival is perfect! Your brother-in-law, Yulong, isn’t he 24 now? I think it’s time for him to get married.”

“Lin Xuan, my good son-in-law, give your mother another 500 yuan. Let me build a new house for Yulong in this village so he can marry a wife.”

Lin Xuan: “…”

Before even stepping inside, she’s asking for money. Besides Lü Chunhuan, no other mother-in-law would do this.

At this time, Tiedan, the village electrician, walked by with a wrench in his hand and a cigarette in his mouth, revealing a set of yellow teeth. He glanced at Lü Chunhuan’s crotch before chuckling and walking away.

Lü Chunhuan smiled at electrician Tiedan and waved her hand, “Go on, what are you looking at?”

“…”

Shen Yuchu stared at Lü Chunhuan. Seeing her was even more hateful than seeing her own mother-in-law, Shen Chunfen.

Shen Chunfen wasn’t a good person; selfish, malicious, controlling, and a nag. She wanted everyone around her to live according to her ideas.

However, Shen Chunfen had one good point: she was loyal to her husband and expressed her maternal love to her children in her own way, even if it was a bit unbearable.

But Lü Chunhuan was different. She was extremely selfish and only loved herself.

She didn’t love her husband. Whenever he went to the city for work and wasn’t home, she couldn’t bear the loneliness of the night and would mess around in the village, earning a bad reputation.

She didn’t love her daughter either, wanting to squeeze every ounce of value out of her. If she hadn’t set her sights on Lin Xuan—a college graduate and an officer—she wouldn’t have schemed this marriage, forcing the Lin family to marry Shen Yuchu.

Lü Chunhuan claimed to love her son, but she actually craved the superficial glory and benefits that came with it.

Shen Yuchu found Lü Chunhuan disgusting, radiating a nauseating aura.

Yet, she had to pretend to be affectionate: “Mom, let me tell you, Lin Xuan is getting promoted. His monthly allowance will be 500 yuan!”

“Cough, cough!” A cold gust of wind blew down Lin Xuan’s neck, making him cough.

Shen Chunfen, Lin Hui, and Lin Hui’s mother-in-law all stared wide-eyed.

Madam Wu’s eyes widened: “Really?”

“Of course!” Shen Yuchu said without changing her expression.

Shen Chunfen: “Shen Yuchu, if my son…”

“Shut up!” Shen Yuchu retorted.

Lü Chunhuan was delighted. “Oh my, 500 yuan a month?” She reached out to Shen Yuchu and Lin Xuan.

“Then… then Yulong’s house and dowry money will be taken care of? This is great! Let’s go, let’s go inside and talk!”

Shen Chunfen: “What? My son’s allowance is going towards your son’s house and dowry? What are you thinking?” She raised her voice in anxiety.

Lü Chunhuan shouted, “I raised my daughter, and didn’t I give her to your Lin family? If your son had behaved himself, would I have given my good daughter to him to be a farmhand?” Her voice was louder than Shen Chunfen’s, as if she wanted the whole village to watch.

Lin Xuan closed his eyes in exasperation.

This had been going on for three years, and they still brought it up? He didn’t even want to come to this village.

Shen Yuchu saw Lü Chunhuan with her waist bent, like a shrew ready to fight. She pulled Lü Chunhuan, “Come over here and talk!”

Then, Shen Yuchu winked at Lin Xuan and whispered, “Don’t come over.”

Lü Chunhuan glared at Shen Chunfen and spat, “Damn it, showing up in front of me, relying on your son, huh?”

“Screw you, what are you doing in our house empty-handed, not even bringing a fart?”

“You motherf***ing dog, coming to our house empty-handed…”

“You goddamn b****, bringing your shameless daughter.”

“Damn it, still acting like a city person when you haven’t shed your rural skin.”

“You’re a rural person, you eat dirt, and you think you’ll eat bread once you go to the city, damn it…”

“…”

Shen Yuchu took the ranting Lü Chunhuan to the courtyard.

She said to Lü Chunhuan, “Why are you cursing my mother-in-law? Her son is getting promoted, have you lost your mind?”

Lü Chunhuan spat, “I just can’t stand that cross-eyed b****.”

Shen Yuchu’s face was extremely unpleasant. Because of Lü Chunhuan’s behavior, she really wished she never had to deal with her again.

Lü Chunhuan’s mouth was foul, constantly cursing this and that. Don’t even mention the word “quality,” because she didn’t have any.

Even so, Shen Yuchu patiently said, “Lin Xuan’s promotion is certain. It’s a done deal.

His boss has a daughter, and the boss lives in a villa in the city.

This time, Lin Xuan drove back to introduce my brother to a girl.

She’s the boss’s daughter, a city girl. The boss only has this one daughter, if I introduce my brother…”

Lü Chunhuan heard that such a good thing had fallen from the sky.

Her eyes shone with a ‘dogshit’ gleam.

She felt that good fortune had finally ‘baked’ onto her.

A huge pile of dog dung had landed on Lü Chunhuan’s head.

Lü Chunhuan’s mouth split into a super disgusting grin.

With her gnarled hands, she grabbed Shen Yuchu’s arm. Her eyes, like a ghost’s, stared straight at Shen Yuchu.

Shen Yuchu wanted to break free, but she ultimately endured it.

“You little bitch, is that true?”

Shen Yuchu looked at her, those eyes shining with dog-shit light: “Of course it’s true, Lin Xuan even drove the car, it’s the boss’s car.”

Lü Chunhuan: “Okay, I’ll have Yulong dress up and go to the army with you.”

“Go to the army?” Shen Yuchu immediately let go of Lü Chunhuan, “She’s the boss’s daughter, living in a villa, have you seen a villa on TV?”

Lü Chunhuan nodded. She had seen it on TV. The village had a TV, and every night, the village chief would bring it out, and the villagers would gather to watch.

So she quickly said, “Yes, yes.”

Shen Yuchu continued to paint a rosy picture: “Not only does she live in a villa, but she also drives a car. The daughter is more beautiful than Chang’e in the sky, as beautiful as the Seven Fairies.”

Lü Chunhuan: “…”