Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

"After Mother moves to the newly applied single room, this outer room will be used as a storage room. I will build several sturdy shelves so that the grain and sundries can be properly organized."

Su Wanqing took Zhou Yanshen's arm. "You're so thoughtful." Then, remembering something, she asked, "By the way, Yanshen, Mom's been acting all mysterious these past few days. She wasn't here today when we were distributing the grain. What's she up to?"

Su Wanqing thought to herself that now she could finally free up her hands to properly deal with her wicked mother-in-law, but of course she had to find out what her mother-in-law had been busy with these past few days first.

Zhou Yanshen pursed his lips and said while boiling water for his wife, "I heard that something happened back in our hometown, and it seems to be related to something left by my maternal grandparents. That's why she might be a little emotionally unstable these past few days."

He then briefly explained that after his maternal grandparents passed away, Zhou's mother had an older brother and a younger sister, and the child of Zhou's mother's younger sister was Lin Tingting.

Although most of the properties were seized, a few inconspicuous small properties in the provincial capital and Beijing have not yet been fully discovered.

Su Wanqing understood immediately; it all made sense. The original text mentioned that most of the gold bars Zhou's mother had secretly hidden were likely in these places. And Su Lingshan only obtained the key to the underground tunnel where the gold was hidden before Zhou's mother's death, allowing her to steal the gold.

For the time being, these assets are safe.

Because of Su Lingshan, she no longer has a spatial ability! Therefore, she cannot retrieve objects remotely!

Speaking of Su Lingshan, Su Wanqing had no idea how miserable her cousin, the female lead, had been lately!

Bincheng City, Hao Jianguo.

Su Lingshan, wearing only a thin shirt and with bruises on her face, knelt at Hao Jianguo's feet, holding a plate of peeled apples and carefully feeding them to him.

Hao Jianguo looked at her humble posture with satisfaction, then pinched her chin hard.

"Tsk, aren't you much more obedient now? If you had been this good earlier, you wouldn't have suffered so much. But... I still prefer your fearless attitude from before." With that, he kicked Su Lingshan away. "What are you standing there for? Get over here and massage my feet!"

"Yes."

Despite the excruciating pain and humiliation, Su Lingshan forced a smile that was more like a grimace as she scrambled back to her feet. She dared not show any expression on her face, but her heart was filled with hatred! Hatred for Su Wanqing, hatred for Hao Jianguo, hatred for everyone in the Su family!

Since she was kidnapped by the Su family and brought before Hao Jianguo, she had endured several hellish days.

Hao Jianguo, that pervert, used every means to torture her, and she thought she was really going to die. In the end, she chose to submit... and serve him as Hao Jianguo demanded.

She knelt before him in humiliation.

She cried as she told herself she had to endure it! She had to endure until she had the chance to make these people suffer a terrible death!

Fortunately, Hao Jianguo was weak, and it only took two minutes before she closed her eyes and it was over.

Unfortunately, he's both bad at games and loves to play. Recently, he somehow got his hands on some medicine and takes several pills at a time.

Not satisfied with the status quo, he began to explore new paths.

She really didn't know how much longer she could hold on.

Just then, there was a noise outside the door, and Uncle Su and Xie Lanhua walked in carrying fruit.

Seeing Su Lingshan's appearance, Xie Lanhua felt a pang of pity. "You brat! Did you fail to please your son-in-law again and make him angry? What did I teach you? A woman's job is to please her man!" She then turned to Hao Jianguo and put on a smile.

"Director Hao, you're a magnanimous person, please don't take it to heart by arguing with this ignorant girl..."

Su Lingshan wiped her mouth. That pervert Hao Jianguo enjoyed torturing her body while reveling in her pained expressions.

She raised her head and gave a cold laugh:

"Mom, now you know how to play the good guy? Didn't you say it yourself that it's a woman's duty to be beaten, that she should follow her husband wherever he goes?"

Xie Lanhua choked and laughed awkwardly.

Having gotten what he wanted from Su Lingshan, Hao Jianguo was too lazy to pretend to be a good son-in-law anymore. "Alright! The job I promised to get for your youngest son is done. What are you all doing here now?"

Xie Lanhua coughed. "Son-in-law, here's what happened. My niece, Su Wanqing, was sent to the countryside. Before she went, she stole a lot of money and things from home. We're going to take Su Lingshan with us to get those things back and teach her a lesson."

"Let's see if we can bring her back too. She's family, how can we let that child really suffer in the countryside? Sigh, it's so much better here in the city, it's a pity there aren't any quotas for her to return..."

As she spoke, she glanced meaningfully at Hao Jianguo.

Hao Jianguo frowned, his face full of disgust: "You're bringing up the trivial matters of a woman sent to the countryside? What does it have to do with me?"

At this moment, Uncle Su took out a photo and handed it to Hao Jianguo.

"Director Hao, look at her, this is my good-for-nothing niece, Su Wanqing. What a beautiful girl, what a pity... She married a disabled man who couldn't have children, and she's probably still a virgin. We, as her elders, really can't bear to see her waste her life in this poor, remote place. If only we could get her relationship back on track..."

Hao Jianguo's initially casual gaze froze the moment it fell on the photograph. The Su Wanqing in the photo had bright eyes and white teeth, and her eyes and brows exuded a lively spirit, far more captivating than the Su Lingshan beside him, who had been somewhat withered by his actions.

He touched his chubby chin, his eyes darting greedily over the photo, and a smile immediately spread across his face:

"Oh dear, this girl is truly pitiful! So young, how can she be wasted in that rural place? We really can't let her continue to suffer."

He said righteously, "Here's what we'll do: once you find her, focus on educating her, coax her gently, and bring her back first. As for her relationship with someone in the city and finding her a job, I'll figure out how to help her!"

Xie Lanhua feigned concern: "But, the Battalion Commander Zhou she married..."

Uncle Su immediately interrupted, "What Battalion Commander Zhou! He himself has been demoted and is no longer a soldier! What good life can Wanqing expect from him but suffering? My niece is probably enduring some kind of hardship in the countryside right now!"

Hao Jianguo nodded in satisfaction: "You're right! We need to persuade her to get a divorce as soon as possible and bring her back! She'll only have a good life if she comes with me, uh, I mean, back to the city!"

His heart was burning with desire, and he found Su Lingshan beside him much more pleasing to the eye. He even reached out and patted her face.

"You should go with her too, and try to persuade your sister. Don't always blame me for being strict with you before, it was all for your own good! And don't even think about running away, if you run away, your brother and sister-in-law will lose all the jobs they worked so hard to get."

Xie Lanhua quickly assured her, "Director Hao, you're joking. Women are born to serve men. Lingshan is sensible; she definitely won't run away! We'll keep an eye on her!"