Chapter 8: Eyeing the Pot While Eating from the Bowl

“Return the betrothal gifts from back then, along with all the expenses and living costs for Yun Yun from the past three years to the Zhou Family.” Su Zhenguo said again.

Wang Guifen nodded. “I know. That’s exactly what I told the Zhou Family. I even wanted to bring Yun Yun back with me just now!”

When Su Zhenguo didn’t see his daughter at home, he frowned and asked: “Did the Zhou Family refuse to let Yun Yun leave?”

Wang Guifen replied: “The Zhou Family was willing, but Yun Yun seems like she’s possessed or something. She absolutely refused to come back. She said, ‘Married to a chicken, follow the chicken; married to a dog, follow the dog. In life, I belong to Changdong. In death, my soul does too!’”

She went on to describe her daughter’s dramatic, life-and-death resolve.

Su Zhenguo was completely dumbfounded after hearing that. “How could that be possible?” He and his wife were her parents—how could they not know what kind of person their daughter was?

She was truly spoiled by them. Her temperament had always been reckless and inconsiderate. They had hoped she would mature after marriage.

But clearly, she hadn’t. What she was like before the wedding was exactly how she remained afterward.

A leopard cannot change its spots.

In situations like this, any other young woman would be unwilling to stay with a husband who was now in a vegetative state, especially if there had been no real emotional foundation to begin with. Let alone his own daughter, who could share happiness but not hardship.

Asking her to stay behind and care for a vegetative husband—wasn’t that as good as asking for her life?

“What is she scheming?” Su Zhenguo’s expression darkened, which was rare. He usually had a very mild temper, but now he was visibly angry. “Changdong has come back like this, and she’s still thinking about his discharged soldier benefits and compensation money?”

Of course, he knew that with his son-in-law discharged in this condition, he would undoubtedly receive military benefits and some form of compensation.

If his daughter refused to leave, what else could she be eyeing besides that money?

“No!” Wang Guifen quickly explained. “She gave all of Changdong’s three thousand yuan, not a single cent less, to her in-laws for safekeeping. She just wants to stay and take care of Changdong!”

She knew her own daughter. She could tell what she was thinking just by the way she sat down.

That dramatic, desperate act—there was no way that was fake.

She could genuinely see that her daughter wanted to stay and take care of her husband!

That was exactly why Wang Guifen was so incredibly anxious.

Su Zhenguo was understandably shocked. Were they really talking about his daughter?

She even handed over the money to her in-laws—then what could she possibly still want?

Was she clinging to the man? That was impossible. Her husband had left right after their marriage, without even consummating the union.

Although they’d been married for three years, there was no real emotional bond between them.

Now that something so tragic and irreversible had happened, shouldn’t she have been packing her bags and bolting at top speed? That would be more like the daughter he knew.

Not long after, Big Brother Su Lushan came pedaling back home on his bicycle.

Second Brother Su Lulin also arrived, giving his wife, Zhu Meixue, a ride. With them was their youngest son, Su Can, who had just finished kindergarten.

As soon as the two brothers got off work and returned home, Wang Guifen called them inside to talk.

Seeing this, Hou Cuicui sidled up to Zhu Meixue and quietly whispered everything that had happened.

Upon hearing that her sister-in-law was probably getting divorced and coming home, Zhu Meixue couldn’t help but shiver.

In truth, it wasn’t a big deal if the sister-in-law came back divorced.

After all, she herself had married Su Lulin after divorcing with a daughter in tow.

And precisely because of this, Su Luyun—the sister-in-law—had always looked down on her and never spoke to her politely.

Zhu Meixue had always kept her distance from this sister-in-law.

Now, hearing that she might be coming back, Zhu Meixue was naturally scared.

But she quickly calmed down, because she was now working as a temp at the state-owned barbershop where Su Lulin worked. She wasn’t home all day anymore, unlike before, when she and her sister-in-law would constantly run into each other.

She couldn’t afford to provoke her, but she could definitely avoid her.

Inside the house.

Wang Guifen told her two sons about their brother-in-law becoming a vegetative state patient and being carried back home.

Su Lushan and Su Lulin were both stunned!

Completely Unexpected!

Wang Guifen didn’t intend to hide anything. She directly told her two sons that she wanted their sister to divorce and come back home.

The two brothers both nodded.

Although they had been quite satisfied with Zhou Changdong as a brother-in-law, under the current circumstances, their younger sister couldn’t just throw her life away too, right?

A daughter was always most loved by her own family—that went without saying.

So, the brothers didn’t say much. After hastily eating a meal, they followed Su Zhenguo. The three—father and sons—rode their bicycles and headed straight to their daughter’s place.

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On the other side, Su Luyun received a visit from her “plastic” cousin: Zhao Yuzhu, along with Li Wenchuan.

These two, of course, were the fated male and female leads in the original novel.

What slightly surprised Su Luyun was that Li Wenchuan looked exactly like one of her cousin’s boyfriend’s buddies!

Why did Su Luyun recognize him?

Because there was one time when she had accompanied her mother to visit relatives, and they happened to run into her cousin’s boyfriend dropping off some gifts. Li Wenchuan, being a good friend, helped carry some of the things inside.

He was indeed quite handsome, and she’d heard his family was wealthy—a typical rich second generation.

But if that were all, Su Luyun wouldn’t have remembered him so clearly. What left an impression was that after that meeting, the guy even asked her cousin to help introduce him—because he wanted to pursue her!

So, Su Luyun had remembered him.

Who would’ve thought he was her cousin’s supposed ideal match?

So, was her cousin trying to eat from the bowl while eyeing the pot? Falling for her boyfriend’s friend?

But that had nothing to do with Su Luyun. She gave Li Wenchuan a glance, then turned her attention to Zhao Yuzhu.

Zhao Yuzhu’s face was identical to her cousin’s from the novel.

But after observing Zhao Yuzhu’s expression, Su Luyun was certain: neither Li Wenchuan nor Zhao Yuzhu had awakened their memories.

“Sister-in-law, what did Changdong’s comrades say?” Li Wenchuan asked, holding his two-year-old son in his arms.

Su Luyun replied: “They said as long as he’s well taken care of, there’s still a chance for Changdong to wake up.”

Li Wenchuan worked as a site supervisor and had dealt with all kinds of people in society—of course he knew what those words really meant.

His gaze toward Zhou Changdong was tinged with sympathy.

Zhao Yuzhu said: “You take the kid out first. I want to talk to my cousin alone.”

Li Wenchuan nodded and said to Su Luyun: “We’re just across the street. If anything comes up, sister-in-law, just let me know. I’ll come right over.”

“That’s really kind of you.” Su Luyun said lightly.

In the entertainment industry, what kinds of people hadn’t she encountered? To say she had seen through countless personalities would be no exaggeration.

That look Li Wenchuan gave Zhou Changdong just now—part sympathy, part smugness and superiority—she had seen it all.

In this world, there weren’t just fake sisterly friendships, but also fake brotherhoods.

Still, none of that showed on her face.

Li Wenchuan, satisfied, carried his son and left. But Zhao Yuzhu was fuming as she looked at Su Luyun. That vixen—can’t even move her legs after seeing my Wenchuan, huh?

Su Luyun responded with a half-smile. “What kind of look is that?”

Zhao Yuzhu asked: “Cousin, what’s going on? Why didn’t you go back with Auntie?”

She was referring to Wang Guifen.

Su Luyun looked at her with disbelief. “It’s one thing if my mom doesn’t understand me, but you too, cousin?”

Zhao Yuzhu took on a tone that made it sound like she had her best interests at heart. “Cousin, what are you saying? Do you really want to stay? What happened to Brother-in-law is tragic, yes, but you’re still so young!”

Su Luyun, stay?

That was absolutely impossible!

But no matter what Zhao Yuzhu thought, Su Luyun wasn’t about to pass up a golden opportunity to gain favor points.

Because she had discovered something interesting—this man lying in bed really loved her confessions.

His inner thoughts were practically bubbling with joy!

Sure enough, this green tea vixen immediately threw herself into Zhou Changdong’s arms, choking up as she said: “I’ve already said it—I won’t abandon Changdong! I’m going to stay and take care of my husband. You don’t need to say anything or try to persuade me. I’m not leaving. I’m not leaving!”