The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 697 - 696 Shen Baolan’s Wish Fulfilled

Chapter 697: Chapter 696 Shen Baolan’s Wish Fulfilled

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"Screw you, you sure have the nerve to think that way."

Huang Chunyu chuckled scornfully, her eyes involuntarily drifting towards the staircase.

Gao Hualiang turned her face towards him, "Don’t worry, she’s probably going to be washing up for a while. She won’t come out so soon."

"You’re in for a treat tonight."

Detecting the sour tone in her voice, Gao Hualiang laughed frivolously, "Do you really think I’m a starving dog, finding even shit delicious?"

Hearing Gao Hualiang compare Shen Baolan to shit, Huang Chunyu’s displeasure lessened significantly.

She wrapped her arms around Gao Hualiang’s neck and pulled him close, whispering seductively in his ear, "I know you’re aggrieved. For our better future, just bear with it for now."

Gao Hualiang kissed her, "This is the last time; we won’t live like this anymore."

"Alright."

After exchanging sweet nothings, Gao Hualiang brought up a matter of business, "You’ve taken care of things with Yao Zhen, right?"

Yao Zhen was the housekeeper of the Zhou family. Huang Chunyu had deliberately poached her with a high salary to make it easier for herself to infiltrate Shen Baolan’s side.

"Don’t worry, I paid her two months’ salary in advance to watch an empty house. She’s probably too happy to know what to do with herself."

Gao Hualiang nodded, then glanced upstairs, "What about that little brat?"

"I put sleeping pills in the soup. He drank it after I cajoled him a bit."

Gao Hualiang felt relieved, and the two of them entwined again until they heard a door opening upstairs and separated.

"Xiaogao, are you done eating?"

Dressed in a camisole nightgown, Shen Baolan’s fleshy and rounded shoulders and arms were exposed. As she came downstairs, her chest jiggled enticingly.

"How can I eat when you’re dressed like that?"

Set aflame by his direct gaze, Shen Baolan suggested, "If you can’t eat, then let’s not. Let’s go upstairs."

Gao Hualiang did not refuse. She pulled him upstairs, and as they went, he flirted with Huang Chunyu out of Shen Baolan’s sight.

With the sound of a door closing, the spacious villa suddenly became empty and quiet.

Huang Chunyu sat on the sofa, leisurely crossing her legs, imagining herself as the mistress of the villa.

She then went to the dining table and started eating the food from Gao Hualiang’s plate with his chopsticks.

Even without seeing, one could imagine what was happening upstairs.

It would be a lie to say she was completely indifferent—no woman could tolerate her man sleeping with another woman.

But she wasn’t particularly distressed; after all, it wasn’t the first time.

Over the years, she and Gao Hualiang had always been setting up ’fairy jumping’ traps to make money. She was thoroughly sick of it.

Fortunately, those days were about to end.

Living in a big villa, driving luxury cars, possessing more money than one could spend, leading a life above others.

Thinking of the beautiful future, Huang Chunyu couldn’t help but hum a little tune.

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"Baolan, Baolan?"

After calling her several times without a response, Gao Hualiang got out of bed quietly and lit a mosquito coil from the wardrobe.

The mosquito coil was specially made, mixed with sleeping drugs to make sure Shen Baolan wouldn’t wake up in the middle of the night.

Having secured the bedroom door, Gao Hualiang did not leave immediately but stood by the door for a while, making sure Shen Baolan did not wake up before turning and going downstairs to Huang Chunyu’s room.

After a fiery encounter, the two of them leaned against the headboard, smoking cigarettes while discussing their next plan of action.

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The next day, when Shen Baolan awoke, a lavish breakfast was already laid out on the table.

Fresh meat buns, deep-fried rice cakes, salted duck eggs, soy milk, and a spicy appetizing dish, all her favorites.

Seeing the living room spotless and hearing from Gao Hualiang that their son had been taken to kindergarten by Huang Chunyu, Shen Baolan was more than satisfied.

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"Your cousin is really not bad."

"Of course, why would I let her in if she wasn’t a good person?"

Gao Hualiang passed the peeled salted duck egg to her.

Shen Baolan reached out to take it, but Gao Hualiang pressed her hand down, "I’ll feed you."

Looking at the handsome face so close to her, and recalling the affection of the previous night, Shen Baolan felt incredibly happy inside.

"Xiaogao, is there anything you want? I’ll buy it for you."

The usually stingy her was willing to take the initiative to offer to buy things, which showed how much she liked Gao Hualiang.

Gao Hualiang used a napkin to wipe away the egg stains at the corner of her mouth, his voice gentle, "I’ve already got what I want, besides you, I desire nothing else."

Shen Baolan let out a sigh of relief.

She regretted her words as soon as she said them, afraid Gao Hualiang would ask her for a house or a car. She was willing to spend money on Gao Hualiang, but she was not willing to spend too much.

"After we finish eating, I’ll take you to buy a couple of outfits, and once the new car arrives, I’ll take you back to your parent’s home for the wedding banquet."

"Okay."

Gao Hualiang handed her a baked flatbread, asking how many tables she wanted at the wedding banquet.

Shen Baolan had already thought it through, "At least twenty tables, I want to invite the whole village to the wedding banquet."

"Mhm, as you wish."

Gao Hualiang’s compliance made Shen Baolan unspeakably happy.

After all these years of waiting, she finally got her wish and was living the life she had long dreamed of.

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"Grandma!"

Looking at her grandson who had dashed into her arms like a cannonball, Ma Sufen was both shocked and delighted, "Yuanbao, my good grandchild, how did you come here?"

"Aunt Huang brought me over."

Huang Chunyu explained from the doorway, "Old madam, the young master wouldn’t even eat without you here. I was afraid he would starve and get sick, so I quietly brought him here to see you, hoping it would cheer him up."

Ma Sufen’s face darkened, "Where is that evil woman? Does she not care about Yuanbao at all?"

Huang Chunyu chuckled awkwardly, "She does care, but the young master wants you."

This statement was very comforting to Ma Sufen, who doted on Zhou Fu like the apple of her eye and naturally hoped that Zhou Fu would be close to and favor her too.

With her little grandson by her side, Ma Sufen’s mood and appetite improved, and her spirits soared, showing none of the sickness she had upon her return the day before.

Zhou Shuhuan, seeing this, couldn’t help feeling some self-blame and regret.

For years he had been away, leaving the old couple to rely on the two grandsons for emotional support. Now, one had been taken to the Capital, and the other had been given to Shen Baolan, inevitably leaving them feeling sad and lonely.

Although Qiao Ya was about to give birth, this child would take the Qiao family’s surname, which was a condition for the Qiao family’s financial assistance.

Unfortunately, Zhou Fu’s custody had fallen into Shen Baolan’s hands, and regret was of no use now.

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On the way back, looking at the lively and innocent Zhou Fu hopping and skipping about, Huang Chunyu couldn’t help but dream a bit.

She was no longer young and yearned to have a child of her own.

"Yuanbao, don’t tell your mom about me taking you to see your grandparents when we get home. If she gets angry and kicks me out, then there’ll be no one to take you to see your grandparents anymore."

Hearing that he might not be able to see his grandparents, Zhou Fu immediately nodded vehemently.

That evening, Zhou Shuhuan took a flight back to Fucheng.

Originally, he had planned to bring Ma Sufen and the old couple with him.

However, the old couple couldn’t bear to part with their grandson, so he had to leave them in Fengcheng for the time being while he went back to prepare for the wedding.

Because he was taken to see his grandparents every day, Zhou Fu grew increasingly close and reliant on Huang Chunyu.

Shen Baolan, kept in the dark, thought Huang Chunyu was capable of managing her son and was increasingly satisfied and trusting, completely handing over her son to Huang Chunyu’s care while she busied herself preparing for her and Gao Hualiang’s wedding banquet.

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