Chapter 5: Mother-in-Law Cowers??

Shen Yuchu watched as Shen Chunfen and Lin Xuan remained motionless.

“What? You want a divorce, but you won’t settle the accounts? What are you waiting for?”

Lin Xuan blinked, looking at Shen Yuchu. She had the demeanor of a complete stranger.

Shen Chunfen said, “Shen Yuchu, you… you’re joking, right?”

“Is money a joke? Come on, let’s go now!” Shen Yuchu said, then turned to Shen Chunfen. “Use the same energy you use to scold me, don’t be such a coward!”

Shen Chunfen glanced at Lin Xuan: “Let’s not go. I don’t know what Shen Yuchu is up to.”

Shen Yuchu walked to the telephone, picked it up, and called Lin Hui.

Lin Hui’s mother-in-law, Mrs. Wu, answered. She was, after all, the wife of the canning factory director. “Shen Chunfen, let me tell you, if anything happens to my grandson…”

“Old Witch, I’m Shen Yuchu. Get my older sister to come and collect one thousand yuan immediately, and you come too. If you’re late, you get nothing.”

“…”

Beep, beep—

The line went dead. Lin Hui’s mother-in-law was stunned, holding the phone.

“Collect one thousand yuan?”

Lin Hui wasn’t at the hospital, but at home. She said that to try and get money from her family.

She had gone back to her parents’ home, but hadn’t brought anything back. If her husband returned and found out, he would definitely scold her for being useless.

Therefore, Lin Hui tried every means to get something, or at least some money, from her family. Otherwise, Lin Hui’s husband, Wu Cai, wasn’t someone to trifle with; he beat people when he was drunk.

Lin Hui was scared of being beaten, and it had started because she gave her younger brother one thousand yuan for his wedding.

One thousand yuan was no small sum for their Wu family.

Now that Shen Yuchu was making the call, Lin Hui and her mother-in-law exchanged a look and decided to go and investigate.

Shen Yuchu waited for Lin Hui’s arrival.

She had already thoroughly considered the character of Lü Chun Huan. Her treatment of her daughter was simply to exploit her until she had no more use.

Therefore, there was no need to keep such a mother. She needed to be as ruthless as possible!

Lin Xuan walked over, “Shen Yuchu, are you really going to your mother’s house to demand the dowry?”

“Of course, it’s our family’s money, what we deserve.”

Lin Xuan knew his mother-in-law’s temper, her appearance, and her hateful demeanor.

Years ago, his mother-in-law had forced him to marry Shen Yuchu.

If he hadn’t married her, she would have reported him to his military academy, relentlessly pursuing the matter.

Although he knew he hadn’t done anything wrong, it was graduation season. Being harassed by Lü Chunhuan was not good.

Shen Yuchu closed her eyes, like a god casting a spell!

After a while, Lin Hui, carrying her child, and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Wu, arrived.

Having reinforcements in an argument is always good!

Shen Yuchu saw that Lin Hui had no IV drip marks, and her child was fine, just changed clothes.

Shen Yuchu didn’t want to argue with them.

“Let’s go to my mother’s house, Dalü Village.”

Lin Xuan clicked his tongue: “Actually, I came home to fill out a family information form and submit a report to the regiment headquarters. I wasn’t going to…”

“Don’t be silly, it won’t take long.”

“I also need to see the village chief.”

Shen Yuchu: “Can you drive? If not, I will!”

Lin Xuan didn’t want to fight. He came home to write his family information report for the regiment, a report promoting army-civilian unity.

He didn’t come home to fight! But as soon as he got home, before he could even stand still, Shen Yuchu dragged him to his mother-in-law’s house to fight.

Seeing him hesitate, she got into the car herself. As a returned overseas PhD and a time traveler, she certainly knew how to drive.

After getting in, she started the car, expertly turning around. “Come on, get in!”

Her domineering action shocked Shen Chunfen, Lin Hui, Mrs. Wu, and Lin Xuan.

She…

Shen Yuchu could drive?

In this era, not only were cars scarce in rural areas, but women who could drive were extremely rare!

Shen Yuchu placed her hand on the steering wheel, “Do you want the money or not?”

Shen Chunfen was stunned. This time, she spoke to Shen Yuchu differently than usual. She leaned closer, her voice extremely gentle. “That… Yuchu…”

Listen to that!

She’s even dropped the surname.

“Are we really going to ask your mother for money?”

Shen Yuchu’s eyelids twitched. Wasn’t she constantly complaining that she hadn’t received any dowry? Now they were really going to ask for the money?

What? Her mother-in-law is cowering now?

“Oh~ Mom, that’s not how you should put it. Didn’t you keep the dowry and not give a penny as a gift? Now, we’re not asking for gifts.

We’re asking for the dowry Lin family gave, a legitimate and justified claim. What’s wrong? What are you afraid of?”

Shen Chunfen had just been beaten by Shen Yuchu, and she still had grass in her hair, her hair slightly disheveled.

She looked at Shen Yuchu expectantly, “That… maybe another day? Today… it’s almost dark.”

“Mom, my dear mother-in-law. Demanding money has nothing to do with whether it’s day or night. We should ask for it. Take the stick you hit me with, get in the car!”

Shen Chunfen: …

She didn’t know how to respond. The sudden suggestion to get in the car was a bit overwhelming.

“That… Mom will change clothes first, don’t want to get the car seat dirty.”

“It’s fine, get in!”

“I should change!” Shen Chunfen was incredibly cowardly at this moment. When she went back, she also pulled Lin Xuan away, whispering something as they walked.

After a long time, she didn’t change her clothes. Moreover, Lin Hui and Lin Hui’s mother-in-law, Mrs. Wu, also got into the car.

The three of them, plus a child, sat in the back, none of them speaking.

This time, Lin Xuan also came. He opened the car door and said to Shen Yuchu, “Sit in the passenger seat.”

“Why?”

“I’ll drive!”

“Do you look down on me?”

Lin Xuan, 1.89 meters tall, rested one hand on the car door: “Get out!”

“You sit in the passenger seat.”

“Shen Yuchu, I’ll count to three, you sit in the passenger seat.”

“Mr. Lin Xuan, I’ll count to six, you sit in the passenger seat, okay?” Shen Yuchu’s voice rose slightly.

Lin Xuan: …She even used foreign words?