Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiyu's expression changed, and he quickly took half a step back.
He knew very well that this woman was not joking.
Last time he said something like "the bride price is too high," she grabbed his slipper and made him run all over the yard.
Just then, there were light footsteps at the door.
Liu Yuelan walked slowly in from outside the door, her steps light and her hair slightly disheveled.
She was wearing a plain cotton dress and looked pitiful.
"Sister-in-law, that's a very unpleasant thing to say."
She smiled sweetly, with the corners of her lips slightly upturned, deliberately putting on an obedient and sensible appearance.
"I just think that green jadeite ring on your hand is beautiful. It has good translucency and luster, and it complements your skin tone very well... I just wanted to borrow it for a while, and I'll return it to you after a few days."
She paused, her eyes darted around, and her tone changed, becoming more eager.
"How about... you sell it to me? I'll pay you two thousand yuan if you're willing! Cash only, no delays!"
What?
Shen Zhiyu's mind went blank for a moment.
He stood there, stunned, his ears ringing.
Two thousand yuan?
His eyes widened, his pupils contracted sharply, and his breath caught in his throat for a few seconds.
Liu Yuelan was just crying and wailing in bed, smashing bowls and pots, saying things like "I can't go on living" and "I might as well kill myself." She almost actually cut her wrists with scissors, causing chaos in the whole family and even attracting the attention of the neighbors.
But what about now?
She actually asked for two thousand to buy a broken ring?
Are you crazy?!
In a moment of madness, his blood rushed to his head, and he strode forward, grabbing Liu Yuelan's hand.
"Lan Yin! What nonsense are you spouting! Are you delirious from the fever? Wake up! Come back with me! Don't embarrass yourself here!"
"Don't pull me!"
Liu Yuelan suddenly flung him away and twisted her wrist.
She stared intently at Su Qingzhi's green jade ring, her gaze glued to it, not even blinking.
That's it!
In her past life, she stole this ring during the chaos of her wedding day.
It was through this that she unexpectedly opened the door to her personal space.
It was a mysterious space hidden inside the ring, dark and deep, yet filled with treasures.
It was filled with grain, medicine, gold and silver treasures, and most importantly, a spiritual spring.
The spring water is as clear as a mirror. One sip and all diseases will disappear, your constitution will be transformed, and even severed limbs can regenerate!
Using these resources, she secretly laid out her plans, proceeding step by step.
From a useless young mistress disliked by her husband's family, she rises to become the most powerful businesswoman in the business world.
Ultimately, she helped Shen Zhiyu ascend to the throne of the richest man.
With a net worth of trillions, he enjoys immense prestige.
But in the end, she was betrayed by Shen Zhiyu and poisoned to death at the victory celebration banquet, clutching this ring in her hand before she died...
Ironically, such an important item has been worn by that stupid woman, Su Qingzhi.
Liu Yuelan suffered greatly from a young age, being trampled in the mud and never getting a full meal.
And what about Su Qingzhi?
She was born as the eldest daughter of the Su family and lived in a spacious and bright Western-style house.
They were adorned with gold and silver, pampered and protected by others, and even had umbrellas held for them when they walked.
On what grounds?
A pampered young lady who knows nothing.
Why should one have the opportunity to change their destiny?
That ring was more than just a ring.
It is the key to unlocking the door of destiny.
She, Liu Yuelan, is clearly the one who should have taken it!
This ring should have been hers!
Once she gets it, she can start over.
Go back in time and change everything.
She rewrote those days of humiliation, making all those who looked down on her and trampled on her bow their heads.
Those who trampled on her, cursed her, and laughed at her.
Zhang Cuihua, Su Qingzhi...
They all have to kneel down in front of her!
She wanted them to see for themselves how that lowly girl in their eyes could rise to the top.
Su Qingzhi looked at Liu Yuelan's greedy expression without saying a word.
The silence was so heavy it was almost suffocating.
The smile on her face began to freeze, her lips twitched, but she still forced herself not to collapse.
"Sister-in-law, I really love this ring from the bottom of my heart. How about... you let me wear it for a couple of days!"
Liu Yuelan tried to make her tone sound natural, even a little intimate.
Her fingers unconsciously fiddled with the hem of her clothes, but her eyes were fixed on the ring.
"You really like it that much?"
Su Qingzhi finally spoke, her voice neither hurried nor slow.
She slowly and gently rubbed the dark red of the ring with her fingertips, her movements extremely delicate, as if she were caressing some rare treasure.
His posture was just like that of a fisherman, unhurried and patiently letting out the line little by little, waiting for the fish to bite.
“This is the only thing my grandmother left me. I can’t bear to sell it to you.”
Her tone was flat, yet it was as if she had added fuel to the fire.
Zhang Cuihua stormed into the room, her face full of anger, and the veins on her forehead throbbing.
She was originally mending clothes in the inner room.
But every word of the conversation outside reached my ears.
She grew angrier and angrier as she listened, so angry that she didn't even notice when the needle pricked her finger until blood seeped out. Then she suddenly threw down the needle and thread, lifted the curtain, and rushed in.
She stood at the doorway, her chest heaving violently, her face ashen, and her lips trembling.
She had heard everything from inside the room, her ears were perked up, and she was seething with anger. Now she finally couldn't hold back anymore.
She rushed to Liu Yuelan in a few steps.
"Two thousand? Liu Yuelan! Are you crazy? You're going to spend two thousand just for that piece of junk? Are your eyes on the back of your head?!"
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