Back to the 1980s: Becoming the Villain's Lucky Wife

”I haven’t hit you, and I haven’t cursed you. How does that warrant being struck by lightning? If it were just a matter of supporting you—oh, say your son and daughter were both gone—I would send you to the best nursing home. I wouldn’t let you starve.”

Old Mrs. Shen was speechless.

Shen Xiaoya was also at a loss for words.

Only after the two had left, crestfallen, did Qin Jiao learn from Shen Yi that they had their sights set on the courtyard house and the company.

Qin Jiao was so angry she had to laugh. ”The nerve of them! Demanding to be a manager right away. Why didn’t they just ask us to hand over the entire company?”

”I’m sure they wanted to, but they were probably too embarrassed to say it out loud.”

”...How could they be any more shameless? Anyway, the company situation is manageable. They can’t get in if we don’t give the okay. But what about the courtyard house? It’s empty, and they know the address. It would be a hassle if they just forced their way in and decided to live there. After all, it’s not like we can just kick them out.”

Shen Yi thought for a moment. ”I’ll put a few dogs in there, then hire someone to look after them. I’ll also stack it full of inventory. We’ll see how they plan on living there then. If any of the inventory goes missing or something happens to the dogs, we’ll have a valid reason to act.”

Qin Jiao didn’t give it much more thought, deciding to leave the matter for Shen Yi to arrange.

The very next day, Shen Yi immediately found someone to buy several dogs and keep them in the courtyard. Of course, he had to have someone watch them to make sure they didn’t disturb the neighbors.

The person he hired happened to love small animals and even kept pets like lizards.

In addition, Shen Yi had some of the clothing company’s large, idle machinery moved there as well.

Soon, the courtyard house was filled to the brim.

Of course, he also gave the neighbors a heads-up so they wouldn’t be disturbed, and he had an electric fence installed on top of the perimeter walls.

Meanwhile, Old Mrs. Shen and Shen Xiaoya returned in defeat, just in time to see Shen Zhenshan sauntering home, a half-full bottle of white liquor dangling from his hand.

”What’s wrong? Don’t tell me Shen Yi wasn’t willing to give us jobs?”

Old Mrs. Shen’s face was livid, and she was too angry to speak.

Shen Xiaoya spat on the ground and said resentfully, ”That Shen Yi is a heartless bastard! No matter how you look at it, we’re his family! He’s been completely bewitched by that Qin Jiao and her relatives. Now all he knows is how great they are and has completely forgotten about his own Shen Family!”

Old Mrs. Shen sneered from the side. ”No wonder Zhengfeng ended up leaving Du Liya. This is the fine son she raised! A complete ingrate!”

Seeing that the jobs were a lost cause, Shen Zhenshan frowned. ”Then what about the courtyard house?” he asked. ”Did he say he’d give it to us?”

The mention of the house only made Old Mrs. Shen even more furious.

She fumed, ”That fool, Shen Yi! Can you believe he said he’s giving the courtyard house to his daughter? Is he stupid? Once a daughter marries, she’s an outsider with a different family name! Why would you give her anything? That house belongs to our Shen family!”

”Exactly!” Shen Xiaoya chimed in, still fuming.

She said this as if she herself were not a daughter.

They all believed that both the courtyard house and the clothing factory were, in fact, Shen property.

For Shen Yi to refuse to give them anything was, in their eyes, completely wrong of him.

But they had all conveniently forgotten that the money to buy the courtyard house had originally come from Du Liya, as had the money to start the clothing factory.

Their minds were now completely consumed with money, and the three of them started cursing Shen Yi, Du Liya, and Qin Jiao.

Just as their cursing was getting heated, someone started pounding on the door from outside. The three of them fell silent in an instant, as if someone had hit a pause button.

In the end, it was Shen Zhenshan who cautiously approached the door and opened it.