The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 701 - 700 Liu Cuihua and Ma Sufen Fight

Chapter 701: Chapter 700 Liu Cuihua and Ma Sufen Fight

After getting out of the taxi, Huang Chunyu went straight into a department store, made some extravagant purchases, and then, laden with both large and small bags, headed to the parking lot to get into a black Santana.

Seated in the driver’s seat of the Santana was a man, and it was none other than the long-missing Gao Hualiang.

At this moment, he also greatly differed from his usual self, his hair neatly combed backward, a pair of gold-framed glasses perched on his nose, and dressed in a sharp suit, the very picture of a successful businessman.

As soon as Huang Chunyu was seated, Gao Hualiang started the car and left.

"Where is she?"

"By now, she’s probably already reached the Yungui Mountain Area."

Upon hearing this, Huang Chunyu said no more, simply gazing out the car window with a pleased look on her face.

Leaving the city, Gao Hualiang steered the Santana into a secluded grove of trees.

As soon as the car came to a stop, he turned and fiercely kissed Huang Chunyu, his eyes and the corners of his mouth brimming with uncontainable excitement and smiles.

Huang Chunyu’s face was likewise full of smiles.

"How come it’s only you, what about the little brat?"

"I softened up, let him go to his dad. Anyway, we’ve already got the money, might as well rack up some good karma."

Speaking of the money, Gao Hualiang gestured for her to look in the back seat.

Huang Chunyu turned her head and saw two bulging luggage bags under the seats.

She leaned forward to unzip one of the bags and gasped as she caught sight of the thick stacks of cash crammed inside.

"A total of two million, all here."

Gao Hualiang said, wrapping an arm around her and whispering into her ear with a smile.

"Those guys are really ruthless, we toiled hard, and they ended up taking the lion’s share."

Hearing her complaint, Gao Hualiang kissed her earlobe soothingly and coaxed her, "This was the only way to get the money fastest and without much risk."

Withdrawing a large amount of cash from the bank is a very troublesome affair; any amount over one hundred thousand requires an appointment and multiple layers of approvals. To withdraw all five million could take an eternity.

Right from the start of the plan, Gao Hualiang had coordinated with financial institutions abroad, using methods like investment and purchasing jewelry to convert all of Shen Baolan’s assets into this two million in cash.

Huang Chunyu was well aware of this since she and Gao Hualiang had jointly devised the entire scheme.

Nevertheless, thinking about the more than three million that had been devoured, she couldn’t help feeling rather displeased.

She zipped the bag back up and turned to wrap her arms around Gao Hualiang’s neck in a teasing manner:

"Didn’t you ever think about taking the money and leaving on your own? After all, the money is all with you."

Gao Hualiang, pinching her chin and looking into her eyes with deep affection, replied, "Do you think I’m a fool? Money can be earned back, and if push comes to shove, a bit of hard work will do, but if I lost you, where could I find another woman as good as you, willing to be wholeheartedly devoted to me?"

Charmed by his words, Huang Chunyu couldn’t help but tilt her head back, seeking a kiss.

After the kiss, she took his hand and placed it on her belly, saying in a sugary voice, "I have some good news for you, you’re going to be a dad."

"Really?"

Gao Hualiang was both surprised and delighted, "When did this happen? Why didn’t you tell me sooner?"

"Over a month. I didn’t want to distract you from your work."

Looking into her gently smiling eyes, Gao Hualiang finally understood why she had softened and sent Zhou Fu back to the Zhou family.

Initially, the two had agreed that once they got the money, they would sell Shen Baolan and her son off to a mountainous area.

Shen Baolan and her son were the ones who had the most contact with them, and as long as the police couldn’t find the mother and son, their personal information would not be leaked, ensuring relative safety.

However, for the sake of the child soon to be born, he was willing to spare Zhou Fu.

"Let’s go, time to leave here."

"Where to?"

"Where do you want to go?"

"I want to go... to the ends of the earth."

"As you wish."

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The hearty laughter drifted out of the car window, scattered by the wind.

The black Santana gradually receded into a dot and eventually disappeared at the end of the road.

...

"It’s nearly twelve o’clock and she’s still not back, could she have gotten lost?"

Liu Cuihua stood at the gate of the villa, looking around, unable to help complaining.

Usually, Huang Chunyu would leave the house at 8 a.m. to drop off Zhou Fu at the kindergarten, and she would be home by 10 at the latest after doing the shopping.

Seeing that the children from the same community had finished school and gone home, Liu Cuihua locked the door and headed to the kindergarten.

On her way out, Liu Cuihua wondered if Huang Chunyu had decided to play truant and go out for fun, hoping to bump into her halfway there.

But when she arrived at the kindergarten’s entrance, she didn’t come across Huang Chunyu or her grandson.

Upon inquiring with a teacher, she learned that Zhou Fu hadn’t been to school for half a month!

"The child hasn’t been to school for so long, and your kindergarten just ignores it?"

Liu Cuihua was furious, and the kindergarten, not wanting to take responsibility, told the truth: Ma Sufen had personally come to the school and requested a long leave for Zhou Fu.

This old hag Ma Sufen still hasn’t given up on snatching her grandson away?

In her dreams!

It took a lot of effort for Liu Cuihua to find out where Ma Sufen lived, and she stormed off to confront her.

By the time she found her it was already three in the afternoon, Zhou Fu had just woken up from his nap and Ma Sufen was taking him out for McDonald’s.

The two parties ran into each other outside the building.

"Yuanbao, come here!"

Zhou Fu was not close to Shen Baolan, much less Liu Cuihua, a grandmother he hardly saw twice a year.

Besides, with Liu Cuihua’s face as dark as thunder, he was intimidated and instinctively hid behind Ma Sufen.

Seeing her grandson ignoring her, Liu Cuihua was even more enraged and berated Ma Sufen.

"What does your Zhou family think you’re doing? Custody of Yuanbao belongs to the Shen Family, and you’ve been coaxing the nanny to take him to your place every day. Have you no shame?"

When it came to quarrels, Ma Sufen was fearless, "Yuanbao is also my Zhou family’s grandson, why can’t he come to my place for a visit? If you dare, sue me and see if the judge takes your side!"

Liu Cuihua, unable to contain her anger, simply tried to take the child by force.

Ma Sufen wouldn’t just let her grandson be snatched away, and the two ended up brawling right in front of the apartment building.

...

"I need to make a trip to the police station, I probably won’t be home for dinner tonight, don’t wait up for me."

Upon receiving Pei Yang’s call, Shen Mingzhu’s heart tightened, "What happened?"

Pei Yang briefly explained the fight between Liu Cuihua and Ma Sufen.

Although Liu Cuihua and Ma Sufen were of age, they fought fiercely and both suffered injuries, landing them in the police station.

Zhou Shuhuan, worried, asked Pei Yang to go over and keep watch.

When Pei Yang arrived at the police station, Liu Cuihua and Ma Sufen were in the middle of a heated argument.

Liu Cuihua believed the Zhou family wanted to snatch her grandson, and with Shen Baolan missing for so many days without a word, her mind heated, she openly accused the Zhou family of harming her daughter in front of the police.

Of course, Ma Sufen flatly denied these groundless accusations.

The two were red in the face and thick in the neck from their yelling match.

Pei Yang was not as ignorant as Liu Cuihua; she sensed something out of the ordinary when she heard that Shen Baolan had been missing for a week, and immediately smelled a rat.

"Auntie, Baolan has been missing for so many days, and you’re not looking for her or even reporting it to the police. Aren’t you worried something might have happened to her? You sure have a big heart for a mother."

Up to this point, Liu Cuihua still didn’t realize the seriousness of the situation and thought Pei Yang was making a mountain out of a molehill.

"Tch, don’t you curse my Baolan. What ’missing’ nonsense? Baolan and Xiaogao have just gone out to play, they’ll be back in a few days."

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