Chapter 1186 The Meal Replacement Lady is Not Likeable (1)

"Shulin, are you ready for the return gift?" An old female voice sounded, followed by a clear young male voice, "Everything is ready."

"That's good. It's still early, so you should take Yuan back home as soon as possible." The old female voice continued, "Behave better in front of your father-in-law. It's not easy for Yuan either..."

"Okay, son, I understand." It was still a young and pleasant male voice.

When Shi Chu opened her eyes, she found herself sitting in a carriage, and the person riding the horse next to the carriage was the original owner's husband, Zhan Shulin.

The original owner got married to him three days ago. The marriage was carried out in a very hasty manner because the original owner's twin sister Yuan Shiwan was favored by the current third prince Ji Xinbai. The wedding date had been set, but there was an order of seniority. The original owner, as the elder sister, had not married yet, so how could the younger sister get married first?

Therefore, in order to allow his sister to get married as scheduled, the original owner's father hurriedly picked a decent marriage for the original owner and married her off in a hurry.

Not only was this marriage perfunctory, but there was another truth that would make her even more devastated, which was that Zhan Shulin actually liked her younger sister Yuan Shiwan.

However, Yuan Shiwan was already engaged to the third prince, and he had no way to compete with the third prince for her, so he could only settle for the second best and marry Yuan Shiwan's sister.

However, this does not mean that Zhan Shulin treated the original owner as a substitute for Yuan Shiwan, because the original owner and Yuan Shiwan were actually fraternal twins and did not look alike at all, from appearance to personality.

Yuan Shiwan is cute and lovely, with a lively and naive personality. She is easy to like, like a little sun and a happy pill. Everyone who sees her can't help but like her.

Although the original owner also had a pretty appearance, she had a calm and quiet personality and acted in a methodical manner. Because her mother died early, as the eldest sister, she had to shoulder the responsibility of protecting her younger siblings since she was a child. She had to fight against her stepmother who had a kind face but a cruel heart, and protected her younger siblings behind her like chicks. This made her stepmother disgusted with her, and she often said bad things about her in front of the original owner's father, and pretended to be a good person in front of her younger sister Yuan Shiwan and younger brother Yuan Shaozong, which made her younger siblings dissatisfied with the original owner... Over time, the original owner became the most unpopular person in the family.

Naturally, it was impossible for Zhan Shulin to regard her as a substitute for Yuan Shiwan, but at least she could protect her younger siblings under the nose of her stepmother, which showed that she had some means and was able to manage things. In addition, she had a calm personality and was obviously not someone who would cause trouble. She would be a qualified wife in the future. Therefore, Zhan Shulin had no choice but to marry her. Since he couldn't marry Yuan Shiwan, whom he liked, he might as well marry her sister who had a close relationship with her, so that he could at least be involved with her in the future.

The original owner was his second best meal replacement. When there was no other choice, the meal replacement could fill his stomach; or when he could not get a regular meal, the meal replacement could alleviate the pain of not getting it.

Shichu rubbed her forehead, regretting that she came a little late. If she had come three days earlier, she wouldn't have to get married with Zhan Shulin. But the marriage was over. Fortunately, the Zhan family wasn't a messy place, and there weren't so many intrigues in the family. She could live a peaceful life. About three quarters of an hour later, Yuan Shichu and Zhan Shulin arrived at the gate of the Yuan Mansion.

No one from the Yuan family came out to welcome their married daughter and son-in-law, which gave Shi Chu a deeper understanding of the original owner's status in her natal family.

It was not until they were welcomed into the living room by the servants that Yuan's father and others began to greet Yuan Shichu and Zhan Shulin.

"Sister! You're finally back! I missed you so much. You've only been married for three days, but I already feel like you've been married for a long time." When Yuan Shiwan saw Yuan Shichu, she immediately walked up to her enthusiastically, took her arm, and pouted and said coquettishly

She was indeed a very likable girl, with a sweet mouth, and when she acted coquettishly, it was always hard not to feel soft-hearted. Even when Shi Chu saw her, he had no ill feelings towards her. After all, this younger sister had not done anything bad to the original owner. After all, this hasty marriage was decided by Yuan's father, and Zhan Shulin using her as a substitute was only Zhan Shulin's business, not Yuan Shiwan's subjective malice towards the original owner.

"Really? I thought you were so busy embroidering your wedding dress these days that you forgot about me, your sister." Yuan Shichu teased. Yuan Shiwan blushed and stomped her feet, "Sister! What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I'm not talking nonsense. Aren't you going to marry the Third Prince in half a month?" Yuan Shichu said with a smile, "Don't you want to marry him quickly?"

"Sister! I won't pay attention to you anymore..." Yuan Shiwan stomped her feet in shame and annoyance and hid away.

Then there was the original owner's younger brother, Yuan Shaozong, who had the same father and mother as her. He was twelve years old and was well protected by the original owner, but he was not grateful to her. Under the instigation of his stepmother, he thought that the original owner's sister was always stirring up trouble at home, making the family restless. She also forced him to study, and punished him if he didn't. She was cruel and ruthless, so he never had a good face to her.

"You should live a good life in the Zhan family from now on. Don't stare at this and that all day long like you do at home. It will not be possible for everyone to be tolerant of you in your husband's family as you are in your own family...Give birth to a son as soon as possible before your brother-in-law dislikes you, so that you will have someone to rely on in the future..." Yuan Shaozong said this to Yuan Shichu in a condescending manner.

Yuan Shichu was stunned when she heard his words, as if the person in front of her was not her twelve-year-old brother, but a fifty-two-year-old old man. How could he, at such a young age, say such foul and rotten words? And he even asked her to give birth to a son as soon as possible to rely on? !

"Give birth to a son like your uncle? Then I would rather have no descendants." Yuan Shichu said with a sneer. The original owner's younger brother was really not a good guy.

A few years after the original owner had been married to Zhan Shulin, she finally found out that her husband had originally liked her sister and had married her just to make do. She was so shocked that she collapsed and became seriously ill.

How did the younger brother treat the original owner after he knew about it? Not only did he not rebuke Zhan Shulin or comfort the original owner, but he told her that the second sister was so beautiful and many people liked her, so what was so surprising about that? And no matter what Zhan Shulin thought in his heart, he would marry her in the end anyway? She should be satisfied and not push her too far. If the relationship with Zhan Shulin became strained, wouldn't it affect his future? After all, he still needed this brother-in-law to help him get a job...

What's the point of having such a selfish little brother? He is an ungrateful person. The original owner protected him too well but didn't educate him well, so he can't tell right from wrong and is only interested in profit.

Yuan Shichu had no interest in educating this ungrateful brother, so she retorted to him bluntly. When Yuan Shaozong heard her words, he was shocked and embarrassed. He never expected that the sister who had been so kind to him before would actually say such a thing to him.

(End of this chapter)