Since Yu Huimin's sharp words almost led her husband to take over Li Huaisheng's two children, she has been quiet for a few days.
She was afraid that if she brought it up, her husband's idea of raising his grandson himself would resurface.
Over the years, it has become an instinctive habit for her to constantly sour things about her stepson, Li Huai. She feels quite uncomfortable if she keeps quiet about it.
As for the incident where her son was beaten, she couldn't find any clues no matter how hard she investigated, so she could only let it go and let her son accept his bad luck.
Fortunately, she hadn't heard anything bad about her son at school these past few days, which put her at ease.
Her only son was her only support and her lifeline. If anything were to happen to him, she would have no hope left.
As the year draws to a close, things suddenly get busy in the military, and Li Zhenhua hasn't been home for several days.
Surprisingly, this actually relieved Yu Huimin. Being busy is good; when you're busy, you don't have time to think about that awful stepson and his kids.
Yu Huimin used to hold a leisurely position, but now she does nothing and just stays at home as the wife of a high-ranking official.
With her husband not home and her son at school, she was bored and could only go shopping with a few close girlfriends and maybe play some mahjong.
Her mahjong partners were not from the compound.
However, this also led to her becoming the center of attention among them, always being fawned over, which Yu Huimin thoroughly enjoyed.
When dealing with people in the compound, she always had to pretend to be reserved, and it was only at these times that she could relax a little and reveal her true nature.
She is currently unemployed, her son is still in school, and the family's income depends on her husband.
Once Li Zhenhua reached his position, his family naturally had no worries about food and drink, but they certainly weren't extremely wealthy.
However, Yu Huimin often went out shopping, which increased her expenses.
She would use her husband's name and connections to help her female friends and the people they introduced her with things from time to time, and in return, she would receive some payment.
In Huimin's view, all of this was harmless and perfectly reasonable.
However, deep down she knew it was wrong, and at least until now she hadn't dared to let her husband know.
Occasionally, Li Zhenhua would find out about one or two things she had helped with, but she would downplay them and never let her husband know exactly how much she had done behind the scenes.
Having the title of a high-ranking official's wife, being admired by others, having helpers at home, being able to travel by car, and having money to buy whatever she wants—this is the ideal life that Yu Huimin strives for.
Now, the only thing that she feels is not perfect is that there is still Li Huai, a thorn in her side, and everything in the Li family cannot completely belong to her and her son.
Yu Huimin and her two sisters were once again seen by a girl when they came out of a department store where things were not cheap.
What a coincidence! This girl also lived in the compound, and she even had a good relationship with Li Huai when they were young.
Most importantly, her brother still keeps in touch with Li Huai to this day.
As soon as she got home, the girl couldn't help but start nagging during dinner.
"Mom, do you know who I saw at the department store today?"
"Who is it? Don't keep me in suspense."
Zhang Qing chuckled. "It's Li Huai's stepmother."
"What's so surprising about seeing her?" Zhang's mother said speechlessly.
Actually, the Zhang family and the Li family used to have a pretty good relationship, and their son used to play with Li Huai when he was little.
But who would have thought that when Li Huai's mother was hospitalized, Li Zhenhua would fall for one of the nurses who was taking care of her.
Li Huai's mother had just passed away half a month ago, and the two of them got their marriage certificate.
This is also the main reason why many people in the compound look down on Yu Huimin. There are even rumors in private that if it weren't for Yu Huimin, Li Huai's mother wouldn't have died so young.
From then on, the relationship between the two families became distant.
"It's not surprising that I saw her, but she bought so many things."
"It's their own money they're spending, it's none of our business," Zhang's mother said, wondering what big discovery her daughter had made.
"No, Mom, please let me finish. Well, I have a classmate who works at a department store now. I asked her, and she said that Li Huai's stepmother is a regular customer at the department store, and she always buys a lot of things every time she comes."
Zhang's mother wasn't stupid; she realized there was a problem.
Buying a lot of things at once is not a big deal, but if you go there often and buy a lot each time, will Li Zhenhua's income be enough?
Seeing that her mother had come to her senses, Zhang Qing smiled.
"So, Mom, isn't this a big discovery?"
"Just eat your food, this is none of your business."
Although she scolded her daughter, Zhang's mother still kept the matter in mind.
When her son came home in the evening, she, who should have been asleep, waited in the living room.
"Mom, why aren't you asleep yet?" Zhang Yu asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Come sit down, Mom wants to ask you something."
Zhang Yu walked over and sat down. "What's the matter, Mom? Why are you so serious?"
"Tell me, when Li Huai's mother passed away, did she leave behind a lot of things?"
Zhang Yu laughed. "Mom, why did you suddenly think of asking this?"
Zhang's mother then told her daughter about her discovery.
"You suspect that the stepmother used the things left by my Aunt Liu?"
"Yes, you're familiar with Li Huai, have you ever heard him mention anything valuable his mother left behind?" She asked these questions not out of greed, but because she felt that if that were the case, Li Huai should at least know.
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