Chapter 413 - 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.