People couldn't help but look at Zhao Linlin with some sympathy.

That's so pitiful.

Zhao Linlin: ?

Why is everyone looking at me with such strange eyes?

But gradually, Zhao Linlin realized that she seemed to hear Su Jiu speaking, but just now, Su Jiu clearly hadn't opened her mouth; the sound continued.

As the patriarch of a feudal family, Zhao Linlin's father-in-law held absolute control over the finances. All the family's money, including her husband's grandparents' retirement pensions, was in his hands. Zhao Linlin's mother-in-law was responsible for all the family's expenses.

Zhao Linlin: ?!

How did Sujiu know?!

She has never talked to anyone about these kinds of household chores!

Could it be that the husband's family told others about this?

When Zhao Linlin was pregnant, her mother-in-law wouldn't even cook her a proper chicken soup, let alone hire a postpartum nanny. Poor Zhao Linlin had to go hungry during her postpartum period. She could earn tens of thousands of yuan a month, sometimes even over a hundred thousand, but unfortunately, all her salary went to her father-in-law. She didn't eat or drink well at home, and her postpartum period even damaged her health. She seamlessly switched between film sets to earn money, and all that money ended up in her in-laws' pockets. Her father-in-law wouldn't hesitate to spend 100,000 yuan on a fishing rod, but she would berate him severely for buying 7,000 yuan worth of skincare products. Of course, her husband also sided with the whole family in criticizing her; everyone called her wasteful.

Zhao Linlin felt heartbroken whenever this matter was mentioned.

That's right. Even some minor celebrities who earn less than me use face creams that cost 10,000 yuan a bottle, while I only bought a set of skincare products that cost 7,000 yuan and my whole family scolded me for being wasteful. But I am a female celebrity and I need to take care of my face!

Taking care of your face is an investment. Besides, 7,000 yuan worth of skincare products can last for several months. And besides, she bought those skincare products with her own money. What's wrong with wanting to buy yourself some nice things?

On the contrary, my father-in-law spent 100,000 yuan of his own money to buy a fishing rod. Is that not wasteful?

She never dared to talk about these things and kept them to herself. But when she heard Su Jiu's thoughts, her eyes welled up with tears and turned red.

[Actually, if Zhao Linlin had kept her money, she could have easily bought a villa over the years. However, her in-laws didn't want them to buy another house. Every time Zhao Linlin wanted to live separately and brought up the topic of buying a house, her in-laws would frown. This is because if they really moved out, not only would they have to spend millions on a house, but her in-laws would also lose control over them, lose their status as the head of the household, and lose their authority.]

Another point is that my in-laws are actually out of money right now.

Zhao Linlin: ? ? ?

What? !

No money?!

Over the years, they must have given their parents-in-law at least several million yuan!

How could we possibly be broke?!

[Actually, the in-laws had already secretly transferred their money to their younger son. Their younger son is a good-for-nothing, still unemployed, idle all day, loves watching live streams and showering beautiful women with virtual gifts, a penniless but pretentious show-off, indulging in drinking, gambling, and prostitution. He even got scammed by a fraud ring recently and gambled away millions. The elderly couple used Zhao Linlin and her husband's money to subsidize their younger son, so it's equivalent to Zhao Linlin and her husband working for their brother for free all these years.]

Zhao Linlin's vision went black.

Everyone says that celebrities earn a lot of money and live a glamorous life, but only she knows how hard it has been for her to raise her child while working to earn money all these years.

In order to make more money, she never dared to use a body double. She jumped into the icy pool in the middle of winter to act. She was on her period at the time and was so cold that her bones ached and she suffered from dysmenorrhea. When filming the action scenes, she did not use a body double and did the scenes herself. She fell off a horse and broke her leg. She stayed in the hospital for several months. Now her legs hurt whenever it is cloudy or rainy. People in the industry say that she is dedicated. In fact, she is not dedicated at all. She is working so hard just to make more money.

But now, all the money she worked so hard to earn, risking her life, has gone to her husband's younger brother.

Why?!

no!

She needs to go back and find out what exactly happened!

"Director, I'm sorry, I have something to do and need to go back." Zhao Linlin said to the director beside her. "Of course, it won't affect the filming. I'll come back this afternoon. I remember that all my scenes are concentrated in the afternoon."

The director looked at him with sympathy and said, "Okay, go ahead."

The others also looked at Zhao Linlin with sympathy.

What a love-struck fool! She actually handed over all of her and her husband's money to her in-laws!

Oh dear, girls should never marry down; it never ends well.

Su Jiu shook his head and continued drinking juice, his eyes falling on the man who was playing the general not far away.

[Hey? The guy playing the general seems to be named Zhang Wei. He's married with a loving wife, but unfortunately, he's gay. He only married her to appease his family, and he's never touched her, leaving her alone every day. Poor thing.]

[A beautiful woman married him and was left alone, practically a widow. He remained celibate for his boyfriend, refusing to even touch his wife. But his wife couldn't take it anymore, and with her in-laws pressuring her to have a child, she was under immense pressure, constantly complaining and crying to him. Zhang Wei hatched a plan: he arranged a romantic candlelight dinner, then blindfolded his wife and slept with another man.]

Everyone: ? ? ? ?

Is this still a human being?

Whoever marries him will be in big trouble!

His wife was overjoyed, thinking she had finally won her husband's heart. But in reality, she slept with another man every night. Oh, and not long ago, his wife became pregnant. Everyone was overjoyed, except for him.

[Actually, no one knew that the man he found was his childhood friend, his best brother, who had been secretly in love with his wife for ten years.]

Everyone: Huh? ???

When his wife married him, his best friend was heartbroken. Learning he was gay eased a little, but he still felt sorry for his wife. Later, he was happy to be able to accompany Zhang Wei's wife every night as her lover, but he dared not reveal this secret, fearing he would lose her completely.

Everyone: ...

Sigh, there are all sorts of outrageous things happening these days!