[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-dragon-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-dragon-son-in-law-the-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-289":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Dragon Son-in-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2220171,4014,"Chapter 289: Give you a little sunshine and you","the-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-289",289,"\u003Cp>Xiao Changkun was so frightened by Ma Lan’s vicious words that he shrank his neck, but then he retorted stiffly: \"I’m upright and have nothing to fear!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Lan glared at him and said, \"I can't be bothered to waste my breath on you. Alright, I'm going out to play mahjong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Ma Lan stood up, reached out to Xiao Changkun, and said, \"Come on, give me your car keys!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Changkun said, \"You're going to play mahjong and you still need to drive? I still need the car this afternoon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Lan rolled her eyes at him and said with disdain, \"What? You still want to drive to show off in front of your classmates? Let me tell you, no way! Hurry up, give me the car keys!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Changkun had no choice but to take out the car keys and hand them to her, urging, \"Drive carefully, don't scratch it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Lan said viciously, \"Are you telling me what to do? If you push me too far, I’ll drive your car into the river! That’ll show you for being so flashy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Changkun felt like dying from frustration, while Ma Lan felt she had finally vented her anger. She happily put on her coat and walked out the door in high spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Ma Lan left, Xiao Changkun sighed helplessly and said to Ye Chen, \"Ye Chen, you’ll come with me this afternoon. It just so happens that a few old classmates are also bringing young people along to help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Dad.\" Ye Chen was helpless, but he could only nod in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Churan handed her own car keys to Xiao Changkun and said, \"Dad, why don't you take my car this afternoon? I'll take a taxi to the company.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it.\" Xiao Changkun waved his hand and said, \"That BMW 5 Series of yours is the most basic model; I’d be too embarrassed to drive it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Churan was helpless, so she had to take the keys back and said to Ye Chen, \"Then you two take a taxi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen hummed in agreement, thinking to himself that his father-in-law was too vain. He looked down on Xiao Churan’s base-model 5 Series? Did he know that the car was actually the top-of-the-line BMW 760?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment, Ma Lan had just walked downstairs and was about to drive away when she suddenly heard a familiar voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my, sister-in-law, wait a moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Lan looked up and realized that the person who had come was actually Xiao Changqian’s wife, her own sister-in-law, Qian Hongyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was immediately a bit surprised. Previously, at Chen Shuyi’s villa, she had thoroughly looked down on her and her husband, and it had been truly satisfying. She hadn't expected her to actually find her way to her house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she asked, \"Qian Hongyan, why are you here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back to how she had thoroughly squeezed Xiao Changqian and Qian Hongyan, Ma Lan’s mind filled with the image of the couple’s furious expressions at the time, and she felt an indescribable sense of pleasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike before, when Ma Lan had always worried that after the Xiao family went bankrupt, her pension would have no source, now, the person who most wanted to see the Xiao family go bankrupt was her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she had already found a greater source of pleasure: mocking the couple, Xiao Changqian and Qian Hongyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Xiao family went completely bankrupt, she could mock them both unscrupulously every day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This couple had mocked and ridiculed her for so many years; from now on, she would get it all back with interest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, seeing Qian Hongyan appear before her now, Ma Lan actually felt a hidden sense of joy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just been thinking that she hadn't had enough fun last time, and she hadn't expected her to deliver herself to her doorstep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Ma Lan’s question, Qian Hongyan said with an apologetic face, \"Oh my, sister-in-law, I came to find you today actually to say I'm sorry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she said with a face full of shame, \"Back when we were at the Xiao house, it was all because I was narrow-minded. Not only did I always give you a hard time, but I also often spoke ill of you in front of the Old Mrs. Xiao every few days. All of this was my fault. I have deeply reflected on my mistakes, which is why I came to find you, wanting to solemnly apologize to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, her face burned, and gritting her teeth, she bowed deeply to Ma Lan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Lan was a bit stunned for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had thought this woman was here to provoke her, but she hadn't expected her to come and bow in apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thirty-meter-long broadsword was already ready to be drawn to slash her, and suddenly hearing this, she didn't know what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Qian Hongyan saw Ma Lan not speaking, and immediately put on an act. Crying, she knelt on the ground and begged bitterly, \"My good sister-in-law, are you still blaming me? I was truly wrong. All these years, I actually didn't understand one thing: we are sisters-in-law, and both outsiders in the Xiao family; we should be like real sisters, supporting each other and getting along well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Qian Hongyan slapped herself in the face and cried, \"My good sister-in-law, I was truly ignorant before. I beg you not to hold it against me. Can we get along like sisters from now on, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Lan was thrilled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-and-mighty Qian Hongyan had actually knelt down to her and was even slapping herself; this was truly satisfying to watch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For so many years, when had Qian Hongyan ever lowered her head to her? And now, she finally felt the thrill of stepping on someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Hongyan looked at the smugness on her face, and a surge of anger rose in her heart, but she sighed and said, \"Sister-in-law, let me tell you the truth. I've finally realized it. Why did I do all those evil things and target you for so many years? In the end, wasn't it all for nothing? Now I feel especially regretful. If I had been even a little polite to you all these years, how could we sisters-in-law have ended up like this today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she continued sincerely, \"All the faults are mine, Qian Hongyan’s alone. Now I only hope that you, sister-in-law, can look at our many years of history and forgive me for the mistakes I made before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Lan was excited, but she said very calmly, \"Oh my, sister-in-law, that you can recognize your mistakes truly makes me look at you in a new light. I thought you would never wake up to the truth in this lifetime!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Hongyan hurriedly accompanied her with a smile and said, \"How could that be? Haven't I already turned over a new leaf?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Lan had dreamed of her overbearing sister-in-law lowering her head to her, but she hadn't gotten her wish for over twenty years. She hadn't expected that her dream would come true now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While excited, Ma Lan couldn't help but become smug, and she said with a smile, \"Since you recognize your mistakes, sister-in-law, I'm not the type to hold grudges. Let the past be the past.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Hongyan hurriedly said, \"Good, good, good, sister-in-law is truly magnanimous. Then from now on, we are still good sisters!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, while she said this, she was cursing in her heart: *This stinking woman, you really do start to shine the moment you're given a little sunshine!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*After getting along for so many years, how could I not know what kind of person you, Ma Lan, are? I'll flatter you a bit first, let you float, let you forget who you are, and then I'll deal with you properly!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Lan took out the BMW car keys from her pocket and said with a grin, \"Sister-in-law, since the misunderstanding between us has been cleared up, I won't chat with you anymore. I'm in a hurry to play mahjong, so I'm leaving!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Hongyan was just worrying about how to invite her to play mahjong. Hearing this, she immediately stopped her and blurted out, \"Sister-in-law, are you going to play mahjong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Lan nodded: \"Yes, why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Hongyan hurriedly said, \"That's perfect! I have a friend who is extremely wealthy and loves playing mahjong, but her skills aren't very good. But you know, rich ladies like her don't care about money; they mainly play for fun, so she doesn't even blink when she loses tens of thousands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of this, Qian Hongyan lowered her voice cautiously and said, \"It's perfect. She told me she wanted to find a few regular mahjong partners to play with every day. I don't know if you're interested? We sisters can team up and win a bit more money from her!\" \u003C\u002Fp>",1498,"2026-06-17T16:51:27.253Z","2026-06-18T03:30:09.135Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5ef479bcc648030b9dc5447bca2cc60f503c0686f83fe781246f0c19d406f0aa","the-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-290","the-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-288",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]