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Chapter 858: Why Provoke the Eldest Sister-in-law (Additional - for 550+ Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 858: Chapter 858: Why Provoke the Eldest Sister-in-law (Additional Chapter for 550+ Monthly Tickets)

On Suizi’s ledger was a complete investment report.

What she calculated was the cost required for investing in Tianlong Group’s real estate ventures.

These were staggering numbers.

Even if her tutor saw it, they would remark, "Isn’t this pure nonsense?"

Even experts who looked at it thought Suizi was daydreaming, but only Suizi knew that she and Yu Jingting, if they exerted themselves, could achieve it.

Being able to join hands with Jinnan would mean mutual rushing forward for Suizi’s family, where both parties could benefit.

If Yu Jingting were here, he would be brimming with interest, discussing with Suizi how to make money within a year, then, like children playing house, they would together build their business empire.

This was also one of the couple’s favorite "games".

From calculating the profit of a shop while holding hands and walking down the street to now calculating a company’s earnings, and even future projections of a multinational corporation’s profits, watching the accumulation of wealth was like completing level after level in a challenge game.

But this game, which was originally of great interest, had become dull without the participation of that one person.

Gazing at the numbers in the ledger, Suizi entered a sage-like state, devoid of desire.

Perhaps it wasn’t because the wealth game was too fun which engrossed her and Yu Jingting, but rather the joy they shared in achieving a common goal together.

Suizi flipped through the passbook, looking at the newly deposited figure without any inner turmoil.

This was the first pot of gold earned by Yu Jingting’s company, an amount a regular worker would have to struggle for decades without eating or drinking to save.

This was just the starting point, the end was still far off.

Even if there were a few more zeros on that number now, Suizi would not be happy.

What she missed at the moment was when the two of them rode the roller coaster at the Amusement Park, her screaming and him laughing.

There was also the time he ran to buy her ice cream, watching her eat it little by little, then bending down to lick her lips and saying, "How sweet."

He had left for less than a day, and she was already missing him desperately.

Suizi closed the ledger, forcibly cutting off her almost obsessive longing; she needed to find something to do now to distract herself from the worry about him.

In the afternoon, Suizi went to school. She had taken some time off and just returned to find herself the target of a vicious dis from her peers.

Everyone was working on a major paper, and because of Suizi’s leave, their progress had fallen behind instantly, leaving the senior students under immense pressure. Two of them, narrow-minded, put the blame on Suizi.

Taking advantage of Suizi working on the data, they buzzed around her like two big flies, each making pointed remarks.

Suizi treated their snide comments as if deaf, immersed in her data, not wanting to deal with these two annoying pests.

Seeing this, the two seniors concluded that this young girl was easy to bully.

So they grew even more aggressive.

Dada arrived just in time to witness the scene.

A helpless and pitiful girl was surrounded by two huge, overweight flies buzzing around.

If it wasn’t for recognizing the girl’s face, Dada would have played the hero to save her.

"Sister-in-law?"

Suizi was also a bit surprised to see him.

"Dada, why have you come back?"

"There was a family matter back home calling me. I only missed your flight by one. My dad told me to bring you and my brother some food. I went to your place and nobody was there, so I came to the school to look for you."

"Why are you being so polite?" Suizi knew as soon as she heard that the food must be expensive; otherwise, the third brother wouldn’t have sought her out specifically, probably because he was afraid it would get lost if left in the Courtyard.

"Hey, you know how mercenary my old man’s eyes are, don’t pay any attention to his insinuations; I’m genuinely offering this. My mom’s workplace often deals with foreign guests, right? There’s a lot of imported stuff, and I’ve set some aside for you. Let’s not mention the rest, but I saw some grapefruits; you can make juice for the kids."

The third brother was a straight shooter, never beating around the bush.

When he went out with Yu Jingting to start a business, his family had quite a bit to say about it.

But when their first pot of gold was deposited, it shocked his parents for an entire year. They instantly realized that Yu Jingting was reliable, and immediately started treating him with all the due courtesy in the world—the more gifts, the merrier.

The third brother despised his parents’ opportunistic ways, yet found the idea of gifts quite satisfactory. He was truly fond of his elder brother and sister-in-law, and this was a perfect occasion to offer the gifts "on behalf" of someone else.

Suizi understood all these intricacies but chose to turn a blind eye without pointing them out.

"Then wait for me for a few minutes; I’ll finish this bit of data and then head back with you."

Suizi lowered her head and began to write.

The two senior brothers pretended to busily attend to their own work, yet their ears were prickled up, listening intently.

Hearing the third brother mention "imported food," envy welled up in them intensely.

There were no other channels to purchase these items at the time, and for ordinary people, these were all novel things they hadn’t tried—especially something like grapefruit, which they had only heard of and never tasted, unable to even imagine what it might be like.

When envy goes too far, it easily morphs into a twisted mentality. These two seniors didn’t get along with Suizi on a regular day, and now their minds filled with even more disdain for her, planning to spread rumors about her getting too close to men once she left.

With the third brother there, the two gossiping men didn’t dare to pick on Suizi, but the looks they occasionally shot her way seemed to be laced with ill intent.

The third brother strolled over to the two seniors, casually picked up their notebooks, looked at the names on them, and closed them.

Good, memorized you two.

I’ll tell Dada later that you bullied my sister-in-law!

"What are you doing?" One of the seniors asked, slightly apprehensive.

They only dared to be tough with girls; when faced with a tall and sturdy man like the third brother, they instantly lost half their courage.

"Buddy, it wasn’t easy for you guys to study all the way to postgraduate level. Take some advice and eat your fill, mess with anyone you like, just don’t touch her."

The third bro nodded towards Suizi.

"Her husband is on a business trip, isn’t he? What are you to her?" the senior asked.

He thought the third brother was threatening them, implying retaliation from Suizi’s husband.

Suizi’s married status was also one of the reasons the two seniors pushed her away, apart from her being too outstanding and winning the Tutor’s favor; the fact that a beautiful girl belonged to someone else so early on also filled the single dogs with resentment.

"Her husband? No, no, no, what you should be worried about right now isn’t her husband, but that she truly is... not to be trifled with."

The third brother felt that merely using "not to be trifled with" to describe his sister-in-law’s actions was an understatement.

The resolve and skill she had shown in saving Dada had left all the brothers deeply impressed. If his sister-in-law got serious, these shrimp soldiers and crab generals wouldn’t even be a match for her single fingertip if tied together.

Why else would the third brother tolerate seeing Suizi bullied without intervening? He seriously suspected his sister-in-law was biding her time, preparing a big move.

The third brother’s words didn’t sink in for those two; they even thought he was making a huge joke.

Chen Hansui not to be trifled with? Impossible!

She was always so mild-tempered; she never spoke loudly and had just tolerated their jabs without a single retort, hadn’t she?

Seeing the reactions of these two, the third brother shook his head.

Ah, good advice is wasted on the damned; who else to provoke but my sister-in-law...