Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 413 - 397 Perfunctory

Chapter 413: Chapter 397 Perfunctory

"Have you ever considered why your second sister-in-law treats you and your siblings this way? If you had a good relationship with her, would she act like this? Just look at how generous she is with your parents; you should realize that they’re fundamentally not stingy people. You, you really need to change your temper," Sun Bin said helplessly.

"Have I never tried to please her?" Gu Tianru replied rather indignantly.

"You call that trying to please? Forget it, I can’t bother with you anymore. Since you can’t put your pride aside, you should at least stop offending people to their face."

Sun Bin was so angry that he could burst into flames and was gradually becoming more and more impatient with this foolish woman. Trying to take advantage while holding oneself so high, as if there were such good things in this world? Compared to her, Xiaocui was better. Except for her lower status, in what way was she not better than her? It’s just a shame—

Sun Bin’s eyes darkened, recalling the year he got caught cheating by the second uncle, who used some methods and eventually laid out two roads for him to choose: either return to his family and completely leave Xiaocui, or leave with nothing. At that time, he thought he was smart to choose the former, but now he was having some regrets.

But over the years, he had figured it out; back then, he really only had one choice. Had he chosen the latter, he’d probably be even worse off by now.

That incident had made him see clearly that the second uncle wasn’t the weak and indecisive man Gu Tianru always said he was. The man had a firm grasp of his own mind, was well-connected and wealthy, and wasn’t afraid to play dirty. Moreover, he actually valued his siblings quite a bit; if they truly ran into trouble, he would extend a helping hand at the critical moment.

Even towards Gu Tianru, his only sister, he actually showed a different regard. While nobody else could get a penny from him, Gu Tianru was able to extract thousands or even tens of thousands from him now and then.

Thinking of Gu Tianru’s ingratitude made him chuckle.

If Gu Tianru continues to be so difficult and exhausts the fraternal affection between them, the consequences may not be pleasant. If it weren’t for the fact that their misfortune would be his as well, seeing as they were husband and wife, would he really bother so much with her?

Sigh, if only she were a smart woman, with such strong support behind her, she would have made a fortune a long time ago. Take that one time, for instance, when he encouraged her to borrow money to do business. Although her second sister-in-law put forward what seemed like " harsh" conditions, he simply didn’t believe that her second brother would just watch her lose money. Even if she did lose money, would her second sister-in-law actually keep their house and leave them homeless?

What they wanted to express was nothing more than an attitude: our money isn’t easily come by, you can’t just think about taking it without giving something in return.

It’s a pity that he couldn’t get through to her; she was just stubbornly worried about the possibility of loss. Stupid, truly stupid.

The more Sun Bin thought about it, the more he felt stifled: "They are your own brother and sister-in-law, how bad could it possibly be if you completely give in to them?"

"I’ve offended her terribly already, do you think taking a soft approach now would make her forget the past? If I knew they would come to this, I would have sided with her and clung to her from the beginning," Gu Tianru muttered softly, considerably softening as she saw Sun Bin so angry. Deep down, she knew she had offended her second sister-in-law badly from the start, otherwise, why would she continue to treat her so indifferently despite her attempts to make amends over the years?

Since being nice was useless, why bother?

"Since you know you’ve badly offended her from the start, you should by no means keep offending her now. Your second brother and sister-in-law still have some face to save for you; are you trying to push it until they have none left for you? Can you truly say you’ll never need anyone’s help in your life?" Sun Bin grew hotter with anger.

"It’s all about saving face in dire times, not when you’re poor; do you want to force your brother and sister-in-law to look the other way when you’re desperate?"

"Is it really that serious?" Gu Tianru looked at Sun Bin incredulously, her mouth slightly agape.

"You don’t believe me, huh? Just try and see. Don’t come crying when you really make yourself be abandoned by everyone. Worst comes to worst, we’ll get a divorce then, so you won’t be too dumb to drag me and our son down," Sun Bin didn’t want to continue speaking with Gu Tianru any longer, spread his hands and was about to step towards the bathroom.

"You stop right there. So this was your plan all along. Sun Bin, you think you can divorce me over my dead body--" Gu Tianru exploded all of a sudden.

"What did I say? Why don’t you listen to the whole thing? What are you getting so angry about?" Sun Bin was just as loud.

"I don’t care, you mentioned divorce and that’s not okay," Gu Tianru’s eyes reddened.

"Alright, alright, I casually mentioned it and you took it seriously. What I meant was to tell you not to be so foolish, everyone knows not to continue offending your second brother, why are you being stupid?"

Sun Bin spoke with an impatient look on his face, seeing Gu Tianru still sobbing, he said in resignation, "I just said it off the cuff, I spoke without thinking. Think about it, our son is already so big, if I don’t stay with you, who else could I go to?"

"That’s more like it," Gu Tianru thought it over and finally figured it out, wiped away her tears with a bit of unwillingness, "I’ll listen to you; next time I won’t go against my second brother and his wife, happy now?"

"Now you’re talking. I’m not asking you to mend the relationship too well, just don’t make it worse, that’s all," Sun Bin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Got it," Gu Tianru replied reluctantly.

--

"S City hasn’t changed at all, just like before."

Holding Shitou’s hand, Lu Yun strolled down the streets that were both familiar and unfamiliar, and seeing Pei Yi looking curious at everything, she smirked with a mouthful of various emotions flooding her heart.

A few plainclothes guards were scattered around the three of them, disguised as couples or best friends, pretending not to know them. Although their formation seemed relaxed, each of them was on edge, closely monitoring their surroundings.

"Nothing’s changed?" Shitou also looked around, habitually scrutinizing the environment first.

"Of course it’s changed, haven’t I got you now, and Pei Yi by my side?" Lu Yun said mischievously, blinking her eyes.

"That’s right, it indeed has changed, and changed a lot," Shitou nodded in agreement, not taking his eyes off his son.

"There’s a small park over there, shall we go sit for a bit? Guaibao, don’t run off too far, come here quick," Lu Yun called out to Pei Yi.

"Mom, didn’t we agree not to call me Guaibao?" Pei Yi ran back to Lu Yun and Shitou’s side, dissatisfied.

"Won’t call you that, won’t call you that, it was a slip of the tongue," Lu Yun was obviously insincere in her apology.

"Mom, you need to be a person of your word, it’s going to be hard for me to trust you again if you keep this up," Pei Yi pouted, huffing with anger.