With a loud "bang," Shen Ling was startled.
Before she could even turn around, Wang Yulian had already rushed in front of her and, like tearing off a leech, ripped her off Gu Yuchuan.
"You brat, try sticking to my son again and see what happens!"
Shen Ling still wanted to pretend to be drunk, so she staggered and grabbed Wang Yulian's arm, and even pretended to be drunk and slurred her words.
"Auntie, what's wrong with you?"
Wang Yulian suppressed the urge to slap her directly, grabbed her arm and flung her away.
"Don't call me auntie! Who's your auntie! I wouldn't want this kind of freeloader even if she were given to me for free!"
"Get out of here, or I'll make you run away with this big stick!"
Wang Yulian was so strong that Shen Ling was thrown so violently that she almost fell.
She couldn't keep up the act any longer. Gritting her teeth, she looked up and almost started fighting with her on the spot.
But seeing Gu Yuchuan beside her, she swallowed back the swear words.
But swallowing her words was easier said than done, and she almost coughed up blood.
I didn't remember Wang Yulian being this kind of person before. When this old woman appeared with Shen Zhihuan, didn't she seem quite gentle and open-minded?
Could it be that, like her, they are all just putting on a show?
Shen Ling gave a cold shout.
Pshaw, if she was treated like this by Wang Yulian, wouldn't that brat Shen Zhihuan have an even harder time in the Gu family?
That brat was disliked by her mother-in-law every day in her past life, yet she still pretends to be happy in front of her and misleads her?
What a despicable person, what an idiot!
Shen Ling cursed Shen Zhihuan in her heart, but when she turned her head, she looked pitiful and looked at Gu Yuchuan with pleading eyes.
"Brother Chuan, I think I twisted my ankle."
Wang Yulian had already picked up a broom, but Gu Yuchuan persuaded her to stop.
"Mom, I'll handle this. You should go back to your room and rest. Don't worry about anything else."
As soon as Wang Yulian returned to the house, Gu Yuchuan went to the yard, quickly concealing the impatience in his eyes and brows, helped Shen Ling up from the ground, and asked her with apparent concern.
Are you alright?
"My mom has a short temper and is a bit conservative in her thinking, so don't take it to heart."
We finally found someone this stupid; if they get scared away, it'll be hard to find another one.
Shen Ling's anger vanished instantly, and she could only look at Gu Yuchuan with longing.
She knew that no matter how others treated her, Gu Yuchuan would always be gentle and considerate.
After all, that's how he treated Shen Zhihuan in his past life!
Shen Ling suppressed her excitement, and nodded weakly, pitifully, and helplessly.
"I understand that I need to let Auntie accept me little by little."
Gu Yuchuan ruffled the top of her hair, then quickly pulled away.
"Thank you."
Shen Ling was stunned for a moment, her lips like a flower about to bloom, almost parting in a wide grin.
She pursed her lips and nodded shyly, with a hint of anticipation in her voice.
"Then tonight..."
"You should go home first tonight and see a doctor at the infirmary to check your foot. I'll come see you again tomorrow when I have time."
Shen Ling: ...
So she pretended to sprain her ankle the whole way and was limped out of the alley.
It wasn't too late yet, and she even managed to catch the last bus for rural passenger transport.
As the bus departed, she leaned against the window and looked out, wanting to at least say a reluctant goodbye to Gu Yuchuan.
Unexpectedly, he didn't even wait and turned around and left.
Does he have something urgent to attend to? He must have!
The main problem is that Wang Yulian is too cold-blooded. She wouldn't let her stay even though she had sprained her ankle, which made Brother Chuan unable to even say goodbye to her at the station. He had to rush home to comfort her.
but……
Shen Ling turned her head and looked at the alley with its red walls and green tiles, her gaze fixed on it.
She loved the tenement building so much; the houses were big and spacious, and each had its own private courtyard, much better than her own home.
She couldn't wait to marry him!
Although Gu Yuchuan's family is not as big as Xie Lanshen's family in his previous life, at least he is willing to buy new furniture!
Although the cabinet was painted with phoenixes, the table was painted vermilion with a gold border, and the middle was painted with a silver border and peonies.
But how luxurious that is! A phoenix wearing peonies, with gold and silver—it's a sure sign of wealth!
Unlike the Xie family, who claim their furniture is all old-fashioned and simple, but in reality they are just poor and stingy!
As she passed by the familiar glazed tile alley where Xie Lanshen lived, she didn't even bother to glance at it and immediately looked away.
He couldn't help but sneer.
At this time, Xie Lanshen, that short-lived bastard, should still be suffering from illness and lying in bed unable to wake up, right?
"Heh, serves you right!"
In her opinion, people who are going to die sooner or later are better off dying sooner, so as to save the air and manpower from treating them.
But this is for the best.
When she and Gu Yuchuan are living a good life together in the tenement, Shen Zhihuan will be able to live like she did in her previous life.
She got her marriage certificate with that short-lived man, waited and waited at home, and finally received an obituary, and then began her widowhood.
No, she needs to hurry up and finalize the marriage with Gu Yuchuan, get the marriage certificate, get married, and then have a few more children.
When they're all together as a happy family, they might even get to watch a few more of this widow's drama unfold before Gu Yuchuan's career takes off and he moves!
With that old geezer from the Xie family and that troublesome mother-in-law, it would be a miracle if they didn't torment her to death!
Shen Ling became increasingly smug, especially when she thought about how she could use this incident to make sarcastic remarks about Shen Zhihuan when she got home.
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