Chapter 32: You Brought This Upon Yourself!

Just as Su Luyun was thinking this, Zhao Yuzhu came over.

Seeing this ill-intentioned cousin approaching, Su Luyun smiled. “Yuzhu, you came at the perfect time.”

“What is it?” Zhao Yuzhu tugged at the corner of her mouth. She didn’t know why, but lately, whenever she saw this cousin, she felt a bit of resistance.

There was a vague sense that something was slipping out of her control!

Su Luyun then explained her idea of building a toilet in the yard. “I just happen to have the one hundred yuan you returned to me, Yuzhu. It’s perfect for building a restroom.”

A sharp pain pierced her heart!

Zhao Yuzhu even found it a bit hard to breathe!

This was definitely Su Luyun all right—wasn’t possessed by some ghost or anything!

She had just given her that one hundred yuan yesterday, and now the woman couldn’t even hold onto it for a day before itching to spend it!

She had never seen anyone squander money like this before!

Without hesitation, she said: “Cousin, what are you saying? Isn’t there a toilet outside already? Why build one at home? That’s so unsanitary! And it’s not like you’re actually going to stay here for long!”

Of course, she wasn’t trying to help Su Luyun save money out of goodwill!

She just didn’t want Su Luyun to spend her money so quickly and end up borrowing from her later!

Even though she had no intention of lending Su Luyun anything, it was still annoying to be asked for money, wasn’t it?

Su Luyun completely ignored her last remark. “What’s so unsanitary about it? I want to build one at home, just like the Huang family. As long as hygiene is maintained, there’s basically no smell. When Wenchuan comes back, help me talk to him. He’s working at the construction site now, and getting two workers to come over is just a matter of asking.”

You’re even assigning work to my husband now!

Zhao Yuzhu was furious inside, but also afraid that Su Luyun might go directly to her husband, Wenchuan.

Even though her Wenchuan was a proper man, the last thing she wanted was for this flirty woman Su Luyun to go talk to him!

After all, if Su Luyun could fancy someone like Sun Congxing, who knew how much she might envy her for marrying a “three-good” man like Wenchuan!

She wasn’t going to give Su Luyun even the slightest opportunity!

“Alright then, I’ll talk to Wenchuan when he’s back.” she could only say.

Seeing her cousin’s expression twist and turn, then finally swallow her pride and agree, Su Luyun felt quite pleased.

Having inherited their family temperament, this cousin’s heart was no bigger than the tip of a needle.

She was probably even suspecting that Su Luyun fancied Li Wenchuan.

But she wasn’t blind!

Zhao Yuzhu started again: “Cousin, I heard from Sun Congxing that he waited for you all night last night!”

“So what?” Su Luyun didn’t bother hiding her mockery.

Zhao Yuzhu sighed. “Cousin, I know you’re mad at him for hiding the fact that he had a family in the countryside. I was angry too when I found out. But cousin, there was a reason for all this…”

She then repeated the story of how Sun Congxing had been schemed against by that family in the countryside.

This was what Sun Congxing had intended to explain this morning.

But Su Luyun really had no patience to listen to this scumbag fabricate such a flawed and laughable story.

“Thankfully, he’s back now. The past is in the past. It just depends on whether you’re willing to give him another chance.” Zhao Yuzhu looked at Su Luyun. “From what I can see, his feelings for you are genuine. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have let himself get bitten by mosquitoes like that and still refused to leave!”

Su Luyun appeared hesitant, clearly showing signs of wavering. In Zhao Yuzhu’s eyes, this was nothing short of a great surprise and joy!

See, she was right—Su Luyun still liked Sun Congxing!

Su Luyun snorted. “He hid something that big from me. I think he just wants my money. He borrowed fifty yuan from me before and never paid it back!”

She looked stubborn, refusing to admit anything.

Zhao Yuzhu was thrilled. She knew the breakthrough point was exactly that fifty yuan!

She quickly said: “How could that be? He just got back from the countryside and was really strapped for cash, that’s the only reason he asked you. I bet you don’t even need to ask—he’ll bring it to you to pay it back himself. He’s with you purely because he likes you, not for your money!”

Su Luyun replied: “I don’t believe it. Every time we went out to eat or see a movie, it was me paying. He never paid a single cent. People always say, ‘Where a man’s love is, that’s where his money goes.’ He didn’t spend a dime on me—what kind of love is that?”

Zhao Yuzhu was genuinely surprised that this idiot could actually say something so truthful like “where love is, money follows.”

She didn’t even have time to explain that it was just because Sun Congxing was short on cash when she heard Su Luyun say with a face full of regret: “Turns out what you said before was right, cousin. He did seem unreliable from the start. It’s my fault for not listening to you sooner!”

Zhao Yuzhu felt like she’d been shot in the knee.

Of course, she had said those things before to rid herself of any suspicion that she was pushing the two together.

Now that Su Luyun was using her own words against her, she was momentarily speechless!

But ultimately, it all came down to money. If the debt wasn’t paid back, Su Luyun wouldn’t believe that Sun Congxing’s feelings were genuine!

So the debt had to be repaid—not just the fifty yuan he borrowed, but it’d be even better if all the expenses she’d covered before could be calculated and paid back too!

That would be the best way to gain favor and make Su Luyun believe that Sun Congxing truly loved her!

Now that she knew the solution, Zhao Yuzhu regained her confidence.

She smiled and said: “I’ve always advised you like this, cousin, but that was only because your husband was so outstanding back then. But now that he’s in this state and you’ve built such a good reputation, when you eventually divorce, you’ll want to remarry. But finding someone who cares about you like Sun Congxing does? That’s going to be really difficult.”

Looking at Zhao Yuzhu putting on this act, Su Luyun sneered inwardly. 【You brought this upon yourself!】

Then go ahead and help Sun Congxing pay back the debt!

She didn’t believe Sun Congxing had the money—or could even borrow it!

Nine times out of ten, he’d go ask Zhao Yuzhu for it. Judging by how desperate Zhao Yuzhu was to push her into this pit, even if she hesitated a hundred times, she would still grit her teeth and lend him money to try to win her over!

Su Luyun was waiting to see Zhao Yuzhu’s face when she realized that the money she lent to Sun Congxing was like throwing dumplings to a dog—never coming back.

Not long after Zhao Yuzhu left, her mother-in-law came over—just to take a look. Upon learning that Su Luyun wanted to build a separate bathroom in the yard like the one at the old Huang family’s place, she didn’t say much.

Though she didn’t know whether her son would wake up or whether her daughter-in-law would stay, she left it up to her daughter-in-law’s wishes and didn’t interfere much.

At noon, Su Luyun fed Zhou Changdong a bowl of leftover rice porridge from the morning, along with a bowl of chicken soup. The rest she ate herself.

By evening, Chen Aihong and Zhou Quansheng, along with their spouses, and Zhou Changping all came over. They brought with them the old traditional Chinese doctor.

“This is Elder Qin.” Zhou Quansheng introduced the old man to the third daughter-in-law.

Su Luyun respectfully greeted: “Hello, Elder.”

Judging by his appearance, she estimated that this old doctor must be well over sixty.

But his complexion and overall condition were excellent—he looked very healthy.

Elder Qin nodded without saying much, then carried his medicine box in and began examining Zhou Changdong.

He first took Zhou Changdong’s pulse, which he checked for about ten minutes. Then he started examining all aspects of Zhou Changdong’s physical condition, while also asking what he usually drank or consumed.

Su Luyun answered everything in great detail, leaving nothing out.

After hearing her response, Elder Qin was very pleased. Looking at her, he rarely praised: “Mm, you’ve taken good care of him!”