Chapter 133: It's All About the Money

Wang Yinghao told Sheng Hanyu and Shi Youxuan about this matter; Shi Youxuan was so angry at the time that her little face turned crimson, and she sat in the corner of the wall, sulking without saying a word!

Her appearance made Sheng Hanyu ache with sympathy, his brows locked tight.

Auntie nudged his arm and whispered, "Go comfort her."

So he walked over to comfort her: "It's fine, you don't need to take it to heart; it's not worth getting angry over that kind of person."

He had already witnessed the thickness of Shi Yuke's skin.

He only said one sentence, and then there was nothing more; Sheng Hanyu had never comforted a woman before and didn't know what he should say.

The woman's shoulders were heaving—was she crying?

His heart suddenly felt as painful as if someone had gripped it tightly; anger surged up, and he turned to call Yun Zhehao: "A Hao, publish a statement in the Jiangzhou Daily immediately..."

Before he could finish, the phone was suddenly snatched away; Shi Youxuan clutched the phone to her chest and looked at him vigilantly: "What do you want to do?"

Before he could speak, she asked and answered herself: "You want to publish a statement saying I didn't give this money, that she fabricated it, right? Don't you dare; you aren't helping me, you're blocking my path to wealth, do you know that?"

The woman's large eyes were sparkling, her face flushed with an excited luster; there wasn't the slightest sign of sadness.

"You weren't crying just now?" he asked, not answering her question.

The truth was dragged out of him; he had almost said, "I'm concerned about you and wanted to vent your anger for you, so don't be ungrateful."

Shi Youxuan was right; that was indeed what he intended to do—to let the people of Jiangzhou know how thick-skinned Shi Yuke and Sheng Yukai were, and that while they were away from Jiangzhou, they were spouting nonsense; let alone 150 million in wedding gifts, they hadn't even received one dollar and fifty cents.

"Why would I cry, why would I cry? Why should I cry? Such a good opportunity has been delivered to my doorstep, I'm too busy laughing. You just wait and see, I will definitely make her regret putting on a brave face to look like a big shot; I'll make her cut off her own flesh to pay me back, feeling such heartache that she's bleeding inside while unable to say a word..."

Shi Youxuan's little face glowed as she rattled off her plan to Sheng Hanyu; only after she finished did Sheng Hanyu realize that she hadn't been sulking in the corner just now, but was actually brewing up mischief.

"Pfft—"

Auntie laughed out loud and gave Shi Youxuan a thumbs up: "You really are something."

Sheng Family Mansion.

Shi Yuke didn't lazily emerge from her room until the sun was high in the sky, and upon seeing Bai Xue, she greeted her: "Mom, good morning!"

Bai Xue thought to herself, "What kind of morning is this? It's already noon and you're just getting up, you lazy thing."

But she wore a smile on her face and said kindly to Shi Yuke: "Morning. Go have breakfast; I had Liu Ma make the lean meat and preserved egg congee you like, and it's kept in the pot for you."

Shi Yuke didn't go to the dining room, however, and said to her mother-in-law with a fake smile: "Lean meat and preserved egg congee is best when it's just cooked; the kitchen made breakfast too early, I'm afraid it's all mushy by now and has no texture... The chive pockets and white congee you make are the best, and I don't know why, but that's just what I'm craving."

The smile on Bai Xue's face stiffened, but though unwilling, she stood up from the sofa: "Fine, I'll go make them for you."

"Thanks for your hard work, Mom."

Shi Yuke spoke politely, but her smile grew increasingly smug.

The wedding had been over for three days, and she had been giving Bai Xue a hard time these past few days.

If it wasn't making Bai Xue cook for her, it was making Bai Xue massage her legs, with a very sufficient excuse: her postpartum recovery from her miscarriage last time hadn't gone well.

She wouldn't even say it directly, but would beat around the bush until Bai Xue offered to serve her!

A daughter-in-law marries into the family, and the mother-in-law hasn't enjoyed a single day of comfort, instead becoming a beast of burden for the daughter-in-law.

As Bai Xue kneaded dough in the kitchen, she cursed inwardly: "Eat until you die, you ill-bred wretch. Don't get cocky, you vile bitch; once my son achieves his goal, the first thing he'll do is divorce you!"

The main reason Bai Xue was willing to swallow her pride and suck up to Shi Yuke was still that screenshot.

The 150 million in wedding gifts hadn't just infuriated Wang Yingzhi; it had completely shocked Bai Xue as well.

She also wanted to get her hands on that money, and she wanted Shi Yuke to talk to Shi Youxuan so that she could cooperate with the Sheng Family in business; at the very least, getting her to yield the "Land King" project would be fine too.

Tianma made its fortune in finance; why not just stick to finance instead of meddling in industry? Since they were all close relatives, it would be better to yield that project and let the Sheng Family earn that money...

Bai Xue's idea was wonderful, and Sheng Hai and Sheng Yukai naturally agreed.

The family of three reached a consensus and then told Shi Yuke about this plan.

She didn't agree immediately, saying this wasn't a small matter and she needed to think carefully about how to talk to her sister so that she could get twice the result with half the effort!

The three of them were all counting on her, so Shi Yuke had been living quite comfortably these past few days, basically doing whatever she wanted in the Sheng Family.

"Mom, don't make the dough too hard!" Shi Yuke stood at the kitchen door like a supervisor, pointing fingers while munching on a large apple.

"You should pick the chives yourself; the kitchen maid didn't pick them clean last time, there were still yellow leaves on them."

"Use more oil when you scramble the eggs."

"You have to peel live shrimp for the shrimp meat, and don't forget to remove the shrimp veins..."

Bai Xue dared to be angry but didn't dare speak out, suppressing her rage as she agreed to each demand.

This wasn't even the most excessive part; Shi Yuke seemed to feel it wasn't enough, so she drove all the servants out of the kitchen, saying it nicely so they wouldn't get in the way... but in reality, she just didn't want the servants to help and share Bai Xue's chores.

She stood at the kitchen entrance the whole time watching, so Bai Xue didn't even have a chance to slack off.

When the chive pockets and freshly boiled white congee were served, Shi Yuke made a new demand: "Mom, aren't you going to make me a dish?"

Bai Xue took some ready-made braised meat from the refrigerator, sliced a plate, and served it; Shi Yuke stirred the white congee in her bowl and frowned: "Thanks for your hard work, Mom, but I really want to drink some milk, and I want it hot..."

After the milk was heated, she said milk and chives couldn't be paired together, and it would be better to make her a bowl of soup instead...

Shi Yuke had Bai Xue running around in circles; the young mistress was living a life of luxury!

Jiangnan town.

Shi Youxuan and Sheng Hanyu had been staying here for a week, and they reluctantly said goodbye to Auntie.

Shi Youxuan grabbed Auntie's hand and said solemnly: "Auntie, when you return to Jiangzhou, you must tell me first; you cannot notify him first."

Auntie smiled: "Fine, I promise to notify you first; you must take me to eat my way through Jiangzhou, not a single place can be missed."

"Eating through Jiangzhou" was Shi Youxuan's promise!

For a foodie, there was nothing more attractive than good food.

The two of them didn't go straight home after leaving Jiangnan, but went to Disney for a trip.

Shi Youxuan had never been to Disney and had always longed to go; since they were already here and it wasn't far, they decided to go take a look.

The two of them found a hotel near Disney to stay at and rested for the night.

There were many high-end restaurants and all kinds of gourmet food here, but Shi Youxuan was only interested in the snack street; she insisted on dragging Sheng Hanyu to the snack street, ignoring the Michelin restaurants.

Sheng Hanyu didn't like it much at first, feeling that the snack street wasn't clean or hygienic enough, and of course, the environment couldn't compare to the restaurants he usually frequented.

But after eating there once, he felt it was actually quite good; the food on the snack street followed a completely different style from the food at five-star hotels or Michelin restaurants.

When it comes to potatoes, what a five-star hotel makes are neat, uniform shredded potatoes of the same thickness and length.

A Michelin restaurant can make mashed potatoes wrapped in expensive ingredients.

But at the snack street, a single potato can be turned into a long spiral of potato chips, drizzled with ketchup and salad dressing, and the two of them ate with great satisfaction.