The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 600 - 599: Liu Cuihua and Her Daughter Scheme

Chapter 600: Chapter 599: Liu Cuihua and Her Daughter Scheme

Everyone turned their heads and saw a black car slowly approaching the entrance of the village on the road in.

"Ah, my son-in-law has arrived!"

Yu Jin’e laughed and scurried to greet him.

The villagers all showed expressions of realization and envy.

In the village, the owner of a black car was none other than Yu Jin’e’s wealthy son-in-law, wasn’t it?

This time, no one knew how many nice things he had brought for the elderly couple.

Ever since marrying Shen Hongmei, Zhao Dafa would visit from time to time, always with big and small packages, and even when he was busy, he would send his secretary to deliver things, making everyone within ten miles envious.

Yu Jin’e ran up to the car puffing with joy, showing off her big teeth with a laugh, but when the car door opened, the person inside wasn’t Zhao Dafa.

Yu Jin’e, refusing to believe it, bent over to look inside the car, and upon seeing Shen Baolan, she said irritably, "How is it you? Why are you driving my son-in-law’s car?"

Shen Baolan snorted with a laugh, "Aunt Jin’e, take a good look. This is the new car Shuhuan from our family just bought!"

Yu Jin’e looked more closely and realized that the car was indeed newer than Zhao Dafa’s, with different decorations and leather seats.

Good gracious, had Zhou Shuhuan really struck it rich? He even bought a car!!

"Shuhuan, Baolan, it really is you guys!"

Liu Cuihua, with her sharp eyes, recognized her daughter and son-in-law through the half-open car door and called out as she hurriedly ran over.

"Ah, it really is the Shen Baolan couple!"

After seeing Zhou Shuhuan and Shen Baolan come out of the car, the villagers swarmed around them.

"Shen Baolan, did Shuhuan also start driving a car?"

"I heard that your Shuhuan has made it big, became a millionaire. Is it true or false?"

The villagers chattered all at once, all looking at her with shock and envy, greatly satisfying Shen Baolan’s vanity and competitiveness.

"Shuhuan, hurry and tell everyone, did Shen Mingzhu and her husband falsely accuse you of taking five hundred thousand?"

Liu Cuihua’s words were like a bombshell, and the noisy scene suddenly quieted down.

Everyone’s gaze was fixed on Zhou Shuhuan, awaiting his response.

Qin Jinlian couldn’t stand it anymore, bursting forth with anger and pushing her way up to Zhou Shuhuan, "Zhou Shuhuan, my Mingzhu and Pei Yang never provoked you, if you dare to smear them with false accusations, I won’t let you off the hook!"

Liu Cuihua sneered, "Qin Jinlian, feeling guilty now, are you? Afraid that my son-in-law will expose your daughter and son-in-law’s true malicious natures, huh?"

"Bullshit! Afraid of you? What can you do? Bring it on, even if it costs me my life, I’ll stand my ground against you until the end!"

As the two started quarreling again, Shen Dequan quickly intervened to mediate, "Enough, stop fighting. Shuhuan is right here, let him speak, let’s find out if this matter is true."

"Right, Shuhuan, tell us, is it true?"

"Shuhuan, did Mingzhu and her husband really falsely accuse you of five hundred thousand?"

Shen Baolan wanted to open her mouth and accuse Shen Mingzhu for Zhou Shuhuan, but she didn’t dare.

Zhou Shuhuan, having found success, not only had a bigger temper than before but also carried the authority of a family head, brooking no defiance from her.

Although Zhou Shuhuan didn’t understand the whole story, he could guess that Shen Baolan and his mother-in-law had spoken about the five hundred thousand matter.

"Pei Yang didn’t falsely accuse me of taking any money."

Hearing his words, the whole village immediately turned to look at Liu Cuihua in unison.

Qin Jinlian was so elated she almost jumped up, "There you have it, everyone heard Shuhuan say it, there’s no such thing! It’s Liu Cuihua, this damn liar stirring trouble, trying to frame my daughter and son-in-law. That’s truly disgraceful!"

Many villagers likewise voiced their agreement, criticizing Liu Cuihua for making unwarranted trouble and not acting honorably.

Liu Cuihua was both angry and anxious as she grabbed her daughter to question her, "Didn’t you say that Shen Mingzhu and her husband swindled 500,000 from their son-in-law?"

Shen Baolan stood her ground righteously, "They did actually take 500,000 from Shuhuan."

Liu Cuihua immediately looked at Zhou Shuhuan, but before she could ask him, Zhou Shuhuan began to explain proactively:

"Pei Yang did indeed take 500,000 from me, but this money was rightly his. When I started the electronics factory, I was short of cash. It was Pei Yang who provided the money and helped get the factory off the ground."

Upon hearing this, Liu Cuihua straightened up confidently, "There, you hear that? I’m not slandering Shen Mingzhu and her husband—they did take 500,000 from my son-in-law!"

At this, the villagers turned their heads and began to criticize Qin Jinlian again.

"Your Mingzhu really took 500,000 from someone? Isn’t that a bit too heartless?"

"We’re all from the same village, we should help each other out a little. How could you have the nerve to ask for so much money?"

Qin Jinlian didn’t know about this matter, but she refused to admit defeat, pointing at the people who were speaking ill and retorting one by one.

"Easy for you to talk when you’re not the one in pain. If that money was given to you, would you not take it?"

"My son-in-law gave real money to start his factory with his skills, why shouldn’t he take it? Without my daughter helping him, could Zhou Shuhuan afford cars, houses, and be a big boss? Dream on!"

"I’m telling you, if I hear anyone talking behind my daughter and son-in-law’s backs again, see if I don’t tear their mouths apart!"

"And you have the nerve to call my daughter and son-in-law heartless, I think you all are heartless and ungrateful, wagging your tails like a cur dog when receiving favors, but badmouthing as soon as you finish eating. I have no respect for you all!"

Those who had spoken up for Liu Cuihua were scolded until they were red-faced and couldn’t lift their heads.

Over the years, the village’s jujubes, potatoes, soybeans, corn, peanuts, and other grain crops had all been sold to food factories, improving the income of every household.

Shen Mingzhu also bought stationery for the village children every year and sent food and clothing.

The whole world could scold Shen Mingzhu, but they had no right to.

Although no one dared to speak ill of her daughter and son-in-law anymore, Qin Jinlian was still not appeased and turned to attack Zhou Shuhuan once again.

"Zhou Shuhuan, I’ll ask you just one thing, should my son-in-law take this money or not?"

Liu Cuihua, of course, wouldn’t let her son-in-law be bullied by Qin Jinlian, "Qin Jinlian, things should be settled individually. Your daughter helped the village willingly, and no one forced her to do good deeds. Demanding such a large sum of money from my son-in-law is downright heartless!"

"Liu Cuihua, this matter has nothing to do with you. Get lost, or don’t blame me for being rude!"

"Come on, you think I’m afraid of you?"

Seeing that the two were about to come to blows, Zhou Shuhuan had no choice but to speak up, "Stop arguing. The 500,000 is what Pei Yang deserves, and it was agreed upon between us. Pei Yang didn’t swindle me."

With that, the commotion finally settled down.

But the mood among Shenjiagou’s people did not calm down with it.

Zhou Shuhuan had become wealthy, now a millionaire big boss.

Shen Mingzhu and her husband had earned 500,000.

These two pieces of news were like two heavy bombs, almost shaking the small Shenjiagou.

Whether it was a million or 500,000, for Shenjiagou’s people, it was an unimaginable wealth beyond their wildest dreams.

And the happiest of all was Qin Jinlian.

Her daughter and son-in-law had made such a large sum of money, and from the old rival Liu Cuihua’s son-in-law at that, it was truly an occasion for double celebration.

To celebrate, she specially slaughtered her beloved old hen and stewed it in a big pot full of mushrooms.

In stark contrast to Qin Jinlian, Liu Cuihua was so upset by the 500,000 that her heart and liver ached.

After thinking it over for a whole night and getting nowhere, she simply discussed with Shen Baolan how to make things difficult for Shen Mingzhu and to vent some spleen.

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