novelraw Chapter 193
Chapter 193
Shen Nanchu looked up,
Well, well, if it isn't my old nemesis. Talk about enemies crossing paths.
Standing across the counter was none other than the original owner's "good friend" Shen Hong, along with a bunch of women looking down their noses at everyone.
So tasteless!
Her dress was made of the most comfortable cotton, a casual countryside style.
And her radiant, glowing face with its plump cheeks clearly showed she was living a wonderfully comfortable life, thank you very much.
They must be blind.
However, running into Shen Hong at the department store did give Shen Nanchu a little thrill.
It had been so long since she'd seen Shen Hong. Would she provide a nice chunk of dislike points?
After all, she was currently a bit strapped for cash!
Shen Hong saw that her jab didn't anger Shen Nanchu, who just smiled back.
Somehow, a bad feeling crept into Shen Hong's heart.
But, remembering Shen Nanchu's current situation, Shen Hong's arrogance swelled again.
Surrounded by her entourage, she walked up to Shen Nanchu.
Before she could launch another taunt, she froze in her tracks at the sight of Shen Nanchu's prominent belly.
Had Shen Nanchu gotten knocked up so soon after going to the countryside?
Could the father of this little bastard be that big black bear standing next to her?
Hahaha~~~
A fresh flower stuck right in a pile of cow dung.
Shen Hong instantly felt much better.
"Nanchu, how did you end up in such a sorry state?"
"If you're having difficulties, you should tell me!"
"No matter what, you shouldn't degrade yourself like this!"
Shen Hong performed a complete 180, acting like Shen Nanchu's most caring and intimate best friend!
For the sake of dislike points, Shen Nanchu was happy to play along for a while. Pei's Mother was off with the shop assistant picking things out and would be a while.
"Shen Hong, you're really too kind."
"How about you pay for my shopping today then?"
"I know someone as beautiful and kind-hearted as you would be more than happy to help me, right?"
Shen Nanchu's words left Shen Hong speechless.
[Dislike Points +5]
"Didn't you say to tell you if I had difficulties?"
"Well, I'm having one right now?"
"What? Were you just all talk?"
Shen Nanchu blinked her beautiful eyes, an expression of disbelief flashing across her face.
"No way?"
"You, the honorable Third Young Madam of the Lei family, can't possibly be short of such a small sum, right?"
"Wow~~~ You must be living a truly miserable life then?"
[Dislike Points +10]
[Dislike Points +8]
Just who was living miserably here?
Shen Hong was fuming with rage.
She realized Shen Nanchu's mouth had gotten truly foul.
The women surrounding Shen Hong all moved in Beijing's circles. With the Lei family currently rising like the sun and the Pei family banished to the backwaters, it was obvious whose side to take.
"Shen Nanchu, Shen Hong was kindly trying to help you. The least you could do is not be ungrateful and talk back?"
"Exactly, the Pei family has fallen. What right do you have to act so high and mighty?"
"Don't you know your own place?"
...
They chimed in one after another, all attacking Shen Nanchu.
Xiong Lei, listening nearby, grew anxious.
"You women, how can you be so unreasonable?"
But faced with so many of them, Xiong Lei was powerless.
Seeing how Xiong Lei, despite his large frame, was as timid as a soft egg, the disdain in Shen Hong's eyes grew, and she became even more smug.
"Oh, everyone, say less."
"After all, Shen Nanchu's circumstances are different now!"
Shen Nanchu's eyes were full of innocence.
"Wait, I don't think I talked back to anyone, did I?"
"Wasn't I just begging Shen Hong to help me?"
[Dislike Points +10]
[Dislike Points +5]
[Dislike Points +8]
...
The group of women were left seething.
Shen Nanchu's words weren't directly confrontational, but the meaning certainly was!
Not only was she being confrontational, she was making fun of them!
"And didn't Shen Hong say she wanted to help me?"
"So I'm just asking her to settle my bill?"
Shen Nanchu looked at the group, the smile at the corner of her mouth deepening.
"We're all old acquaintances."
"Shen Hong is being so generous in helping me out. Why don't you all follow her example and help me out a little too?"
"Oh, and I think this new set of clothes is quite nice. I could wear it after I give birth."
"Also, I'm about to have the baby. As aunties, shouldn't you all prepare some greeting gifts for my little treasure?"
If your skin is thick enough, it's others who feel awkward.
Shen Nanchu's words made the people clustered behind Shen Hong take several steps back in unison.
"You... you're overthinking it."
"I'm not very familiar with you."
"What happens to you is none of my business."
...
[Dislike Points +10]
[Dislike Points +15]
[Dislike Points +18]
...
"If it's none of your business, then what are you all blabbering about?"
Shen Nanchu's expression instantly turned severe, making Shen Hong and the others shiver.
"Shen Hong, have you settled the matter of your husband finding mistresses number four, five, and six?"
"And you, has your husband cleaned up the mess from bribing the leader with gifts and money for that promotion?"
"Oh, and you. Shouldn't you hurry to the hospital and try for a son? The one he had outside is almost ready for elementary school."
...
[Dislike Points +20]
[Dislike Points +25]
[Dislike Points +28]
...
Shen Nanchu's counterattack was brilliant.
Although she no longer moved in Beijing's circles, she hadn't missed a single piece of gossip from the capital.
And now, she had accurately stabbed each one right where it hurt.
"You..."
"You, you, you..."
"I, I..."
Clutching her belly, Shen Nanchu began to wail,
"Ah~~~"
"My stomach hurts so much!"
"A whole group of you bullying a pregnant woman!"
Seeing this, Xiong Lei became terribly worried.
"Sister-in-law, I'll take you to the hospital right now."
Xiong Lei didn't forget to memorize every one of Shen Hong's group,
"If anything happens to my sister-in-law, I won't let any of you off."
Seeing Shen Nanchu and Xiong Lei like this, Shen Hong and her crew quickly jumped back a good three meters.
"This... this has nothing to do with me."
"It was... it was Shen Hong."
"I need to go home and cook."
The crowd instantly scattered like birds and beasts, leaving only Shen Hong behind.
Shen Hong shot Shen Nanchu a glare, stamped her foot, and ran off.
Shen Nanchu was taken aback for a moment, then straightened up, still holding her stomach.
They ran just like that?
Can't handle the heat at all.
Xiong Lei stood frozen in place.
"Sister-in-law, you were faking it?"
"You're okay?"
Shen Nanchu watched the figures of Shen Hong and the others fleeing in disarray.
"If I didn't fake it, would those annoying pests have left so quickly?"
"True."
Xiong Lei nodded.
The women in the capital could be pretty scary.
Ones like Sister-in-law were even scarier.
The women from his hometown were better—gentle and straightforward.
He should really make time to go back home and meet that match his old mother set up for him!
...