Return to 88: Starting from Marrying My Sister-in-law

Hurried footsteps came from the stairwell. Ma Xiulan wrapped herself tightly in her bathrobe and shuffled down in her slippers. She caught a glimpse of her youngest daughter's reddened eyes and clenched, white fingers, and her heart sank.

"shit."

"That brat! Instead of keeping her anger inside, she took it out on her own sister in front of so many outsiders!"

"Oh dear, isn't this going to offend someone to death?"

She was annoyed too.

Moreover, he harbored considerable resentment, which was directed at his eldest daughter, Yin Mingzhu.

She hadn't heard everything clearly when her two daughters were arguing downstairs in front of everyone, but she had already asked the nanny and the cook before going downstairs. It turned out that the older daughter had started it, and the younger daughter was forced to retaliate.

Both are equally dear to me.

The eldest daughter was just outspoken, but the younger daughter disregarded family ties and publicly kicked her own sister out of the villa.

In her heart.

I still feel sorry for my eldest daughter.

After all, who could have imagined that the poor, unsuccessful carpenter apprentice who lived under someone else's roof would accumulate such incredible wealth in just a few years and become a nationally renowned entrepreneur with both wealth and status? Marrying such a man would be a great honor, making you the envy of all women, and you'd live a life of comfort and luxury.

It's a pity that everything was fine.

I didn't handle it well.

He even gave it to his own younger sister.

If it were her, Ma Xiulan, she would also feel jealous.

"Damn girl."

"Be strong-willed from a young age."

"So ambitious."

"You regret it now, don't you!?"

"Too bad there's no going back. I taught you to go back to your old flame, and you still resent me? Now you know I did it all for your own good, right?!"

She even felt a subtle, secret joy.

The eldest daughter is jealous and knows she's jealous of the younger daughter, which means there's still hope. Money is hard to earn and life is tough. If I put in a little more effort later, I might be able to bring something between the younger son-in-law and the eldest daughter.

Don't blame her.

Rather, it was a sense of crisis that she hadn't had before, which started to emerge again at this moment.

The reason is that Lu Yang, her good son-in-law, is having an affair, and not only that, but they're about to have a child. She, as his mother-in-law, only knows about this one affair, but who knows how many others there are?

The youngest daughter is so timid; she was completely unmoved by the matter.

The young couple didn't even argue.

Hmph! With that kind of personality, she can't manage a household well, and she won't be able to protect this family business in the future.

If it were the eldest daughter...

How could we just let it go like that?

Think of this.

She rushed to Yin Mingyue's side and said in a low voice, "Mingyue, Mom heard everything! Your sister didn't mean it. She must have drunk too much and is tired from the long journey. Please don't take it seriously... Why don't I make a call and call her back? You silly child, there's no hurdle that sisters can't overcome."

They want to make a quick and easy decision about this, and ideally resolve it immediately.

When she calls her eldest daughter back, she'll have to teach her her secret techniques overnight.

Yin Mingyue turned her face away, her throat choked with pain.

The pale moonlight outside the window made her profile look like a fragile piece of white porcelain.

She couldn't understand why her mother was still speaking up for her sister.

I was like this when I was a child, and I'm still like this now that I'm grown up.

But given her personality, she couldn't bring herself to say anything harsh. She could only turn her head away, wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and say, "Mom, is Xin'er asleep now? It's very late, you should get some rest too."

I don't have the strength to speak anymore.

She didn't want to argue anymore to prove that her sister had intentionally tried to annoy her, rather than doing it unintentionally.

Seeing this, Ma Xiulan panicked even more, knowing that things might be going badly. She quickly reached out and pulled her daughter's shoulder, saying, "That brat has been competitive since she was little and can't stand seeing others do better than her. You know she's always been better than you. Maybe she's just too proud to admit it. Why don't you forgive her this time for my sake? I'll make her apologize to you, okay?"

“Mom,” Yin Mingyue suddenly interrupted her, her voice as soft as a sigh, “Sister is not wrong.”

Ma Xiulan stood frozen in place.

“I should reflect on myself. Youyou is a good girl. She is pregnant and has to deal with so many trivial matters in her family and deal with all kinds of uncles, cousins ​​and other relatives who are eyeing their family property.”

"I am a woman who knows nothing."

"But I trust Brother Lu Yang. He wouldn't lie to me. The child in Youyou's belly will have the surname Qian, not Lu. With a wealthy family, the family business can be inherited, and it won't pose a threat to my son's future. Mom, don't worry. I'll invite Youyou over to visit in a few days. We should visit each other more often, and the children should visit each other more often too... They brothers will definitely be able to work together and achieve great things..."

Whether it was against her will or not, Yin Mingzhu's previous words clearly had the opposite effect. Not only did they fail to achieve her goal, but they also instigated a conflict between her sister and the eldest daughter of the Qian family. Instead, they may have broken the ice between the two women, who were previously unrelated but had a vague sense of hostility towards each other, and brought them together again.

"I disagree."

Ma Xiulan screamed, gripping her daughter's shoulders tightly, "Are you crazy? You're the lady of this house! You brought your mistress into the house and even tried to reconcile with her? What kind of nonsense is this?!"

Yin Mingyue tried to shake her shoulder forcefully, but couldn't shake it off.

She frowned.

Because her mother fastened it too tightly, it hurt her.

"Mom, can you please stop interfering in my affairs?"

She still spoke softly.

She tried her best not to provoke a conflict and attempted to appease her mother. But Ma Xiulan was not about to let it go so easily.

This matter needs to be clarified today.

With her in the house, she would never allow any woman other than her two daughters to enter, not even a door or a window.

"If I say no, it won't work."

She said sternly, "If you still consider me your mother, then take back what you just said. Don't get angry with your sister over such a small thing. You'll only hurt yourself and your son. You can't even trust your own sister, yet you trust outsiders. I think you're siding with outsiders. Okay, it's decided. Don't mention this again."

She thought he was angry.

This daughter, who has always been gentle and timid, will listen to her.

But she was wrong this time.

Yin Mingyue's attitude was very firm. Seeing that her mother still refused to let go, she raised her own hand and pried her mother's hands off her shoulders, saying, "Mom, whether you acknowledge me or not, I will always be your daughter. If you... if you are not happy here, then you should leave and go to the capital with your sister for a while. Her living conditions are quite good now, and her house is quite big. I'm sure you won't encounter any difficulties in enjoying your old age."

After she finished speaking, tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her cheeks, clearly imprinting themselves on the milky-white floor of the villa's lobby.

Ma Xiulan was stunned.

She didn't react at all when her daughter pried her hands apart. Her eyes stared blankly at the person in front of her, silently shedding tears, before she turned her head away and stopped looking at her daughter.

"You're kicking me out!?"

"Yin Mingyue, did you just say that you... Mi is going to kick your mother out!?"

"I raised you with such difficulty, and finally looked forward to your marriage. I accompanied you through the birthing of your children, washed your daughter's diapers, washed your son's diapers, and served your whole family like a maid. And now... you actually... you... you want to kick me out..."

She spoke haltingly and incoherently, her words likely unthoughtful even to herself.

"Mom, you said something wrong. You've never washed diapers for my daughter or my son. They have a nanny to take care of them. This isn't our old rural hometown, and you've never served our family like a maid... It was you who objected to my mother-in-law using cotton diapers for my son, and you even argued with her. Aunt Qiuyu couldn't beat you. To avoid putting my husband and me in a difficult position, she went back to our hometown in Baoqing after only a few days. Have you forgotten so quickly?"

Yin Mingyue's cold voice came through.

"I...you..."

Ma Xiulan was speechless for a moment, and after stammering for a while, she managed to squeeze out a sentence, "You brat, you've learned to talk back now. Your mother hasn't been eating and living in your house for nothing all these years, and I've helped you take care of the kids, haven't I?!"

"What, you're disgusted with your mom now?"

"Your Aunt Qiuyu misses you, wants your mother-in-law to move in, kicks your mom out, and lets her live with you, right?"

She made up a story that didn't actually happen, but it sounded very convincing.

Yin Mingyue, unable to contain her anger, stomped her foot and said, "Mom, can you stop being so unreasonable?! My mother-in-law has her own family, and Uncle Meng and little sister Tian Tian can't do without her. She even took some time to come and take care of me for a few days, but you went against her, making things so difficult for me. It was only because Brother Lu Yang was accommodating that he didn't hold it against you. Now that so much time has passed, let's just talk about the women of our Yin family, can you please not drag my mother-in-law into this?!"

This was exactly the effect Ma Xiulan wanted. "Why can't I pull it? I'm going to pull it anyway. Tell me, are you trying to kick me out and make room for her?!"

She was clearly being shameless and trying to change the subject, because she realized that if she continued to bring up the past, not only would her eldest daughter have to move out today, but she, this old woman, would probably be kicked out of the house by her heartless youngest daughter that very night.

Yin Mingyue said helplessly, "Alright, I won't argue with you. I'm going upstairs to sleep. Don't expect to call my sister back. This matter isn't over yet. I won't hold it against you, but once Brother Lu Yang finds out, he won't let it go so easily. You should think more about how my sister should face your good son-in-law's thunderous path."

With that, she stopped arguing and quickly went upstairs to avoid being bothered by her mother again.

Ma Xiulan was dumbfounded.

It was only then that I realized this matter might actually anger my son-in-law, who wasn't home at the moment.

But how exactly should we solve this?

“Mingyue, don’t go yet. Listen to me. You’re not allowed to talk nonsense in front of your man. It’s just a fight between you and your sister. There’s no need to involve other people, and certainly no need to whisper in your man’s ear. Do you understand… do you understand? Make things clear first, then you can go upstairs to sleep… Sigh… that brat… why does she have to be so outspoken…”

She panicked, this time she really panicked.

He insisted on pulling his sleepy youngest daughter along, determined to get to the bottom of things that night, and forbade her from calling her son-in-law who was far away in a foreign country.

Yin Mingyue agreed.

This time it wasn't because she was weak-willed, but because it was unnecessary and pointless. With something like this happening tonight, there was no need for her to personally complain.

Naturally, someone will repeat in detail everything that people said and even the expressions they made that night, and that will likely reach that guy's ears.

then……

The next day, really just the next day, was on the other side of the ocean, thousands of miles away.

At Los Angeles International Airport on the west coast of Tom's country, Lu Yang had just stepped out of the airport terminal when he received a long-distance call from China.

His face darkened visibly. "This matter ends here. Send word to cease all cooperation with my aunt's company... Any previous collaborations? If they're still in effect, terminate them immediately. We'll pay the breach of contract penalties... Yes, everything will be handled according to the contract. You don't need to take care of them anymore... Block them, understand what I mean? As for the other partners, let them figure it out themselves..."

Damn it, this is like someone who's full but criticizes the cook.

That woman must be crazy. Does she think she's back on her feet? Doesn't she know her advertising company is supported by me?
Without the orders from Century Group, could she have built such a large operation in just one or two years? Without Century Group's extensive network of connections, would that CCTV executive, Sister Tan, have recognized her talent and partnered with her in this business?

What an idiot! I've never seen such a stupid woman.

Lu Yang was truly furious, which is why he was so impolite on the phone. He directly instructed the group to cut off all business dealings with Yin Mingzhu's advertising company from the top down, even stopping existing business. He also refused to give any advertisements in production to Yin Mingzhu's company, even if it meant paying a penalty for breach of contract.

With this series of moves, it's foreseeable that Yin Mingzhu's advertising company will face significant challenges.

And that's exactly what he wants—it's very difficult.

This woman, that wicked old hag, that unreasonable fool, she won't understand her own limitations unless she's taught a profound lesson.

After doing all this, Lu Yang finally vented some of his anger.

At this moment, he is thousands of miles away on the other side of the earth, and this is all he can do. But when he gets back, he will make that woman pay. It's simply unreasonable. Is he addicted to bullying his own sister?!
He knew that he cherished his own wife, and he could imagine that Mingyue must have been heartbroken at the time, having her husband's affair exposed by her own sister in front of so many people.

"Snapped."

"I told you not to control your lower body."

As soon as he got on the bus, he remembered something that made him furious, and slapped himself hard across the face again.

He was just venting his anger for his wife at the time... (End of Chapter)