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Soon, Tong Le replied to the message, asking if her mother-in-law was difficult to get along with. How difficult could she be? This question truly stumped her, as her mother-in-law was incredibly easygoing.
Lan Qingqing stared at her phone screen in confusion, wondering if Tong Le had lost her mind. With Zhang Huizhi's awful demeanor, how could she be considered easy to get along with? Did Tong Le have some misunderstanding about what being easygoing meant?
But she couldn't just say that outright. She tried to respond, mentioning how everything was nitpicked and criticized, and how she was at a loss on how to deal with it.
Tong Le pretended to be clueless. Was there really such a mother-in-law in the world? If so, she had no experience with that. Her own mother-in-law treated her exceptionally well. For years, she had been discouraged from working and was spared from hard labor. Instead, she stayed home cooking and tidying up, and her mother-in-law even rewarded her!
Lan Qingqing's eyes lit up. "Your mother-in-law rewards you? What kind of rewards?"
Tong Le fabricated a story, saying it was money—lots of it—kept safely in her account. But she warned Lan Qingqing not to mention it outside; even Ke Jie didn't know.
Lan Qingqing was intrigued by the idea of all that money. If Zhang Huizhi were really that generous, she wouldn't hesitate to kneel and scrub floors—or even lick feet.
Excitedly, Lan Qingqing assured her, "I won't say a word, don’t worry."
Putting away her phone, Lan Qingqing turned on the tap and filled a basin with warm water. She carried it into the living room and knelt beside Zhang Huizhi's feet. "Auntie, let me soak your feet for you; you must be tired after a long day."
Zhang Huizhi felt warmed by the gesture; kneeling to wash her feet was something Tong Le had never done for her!
Meanwhile, at Tong Le's home, after finishing her chat with Lan Qingqing, she burst into laughter in the guest room. Her private investigator had already sent news that Lan Qingqing and Zhang Huizhi had become neighbors living door-to-door. This meant that the difficult mother-in-law Lan Qingqing spoke of was indeed Zhang Huizhi.
Every word Tong Le had sent to Lan Qingqing was a lie—Zhang Huizhi giving her cash rewards stored in her account was just a bluff.
Tong Le's goal was simple: to bring Lan Qingqing and Ke Jie together while uniting Lan Qingqing with Zhang Huizhi. Only by getting these three unique individuals together could she sit back and enjoy the drama unfold.
Leaning against the headboard, Tong Le occasionally opened her WeChat conversation with Zong Zeyu. She always wanted to say something but felt it might be overstepping.
Just then, her phone vibrated with a notification. Thinking it was Zong Zeyu, she opened it only to find it was Hou Yi.
Hou Yi sent a picture of Tong Le wearing a Ding Dong Cat pajamas while stuffing herself with Xiao Long Bao downstairs in their community—a sight reminiscent of a little hamster gorging itself after starving for years.
Tong Le straightened up abruptly, ready to question him when Hou Yi sent another message: "Next time you wear that outfit to see me, I’ll buy you Xiao Long Bao until you throw up."
Tong Le didn’t rush to reply. After thinking for a moment, she typed back: "You don’t even need to invite me for Xiao Long Bao; just seeing your overly confident face makes me want to throw up."
Hou Yi replied: "Can you not argue back for once?"
Tong Le shot back: "I won’t die from it, but I really can’t help myself. You should reflect on whether the problem lies with you."
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