Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 5

Sheng Nuan took Ye Nanxun to the hospital, handled the paperwork, paid the fees, and confirmed that Ye Nanxun wasn’t seriously injured before finally leaving the hospital to head home.

Yesterday, she hadn’t seen the original host’s mother, Sheng Lingshan. Today, Sheng Lingshan had returned from her business trip.

Sheng Nuan and her mother, Sheng Lingshan, lived in an old-style neighborhood. This house had once been occupied by Sheng Nuan’s grandparents and was also where her mother had lived during her childhood.

Before Sheng Nuan’s grandparents passed away, they left three properties behind. Two of the larger ones went to Sheng Nuan’s uncle, Sheng Mingyang, while this old house was left to Sheng Lingshan.

After Sheng Lingshan returned to the country, she had been living here. When Sheng Nuan came back, she also stayed in this old house with her mother.

The original host didn’t actually like this old house. She found it too shabby but endured it just to stay with her mother.

When Sheng Nuan returned home, there were already three dishes and a soup prepared on the table. Seeing her enter, Sheng Lingshan took off her apron, walked over, and kissed her.

Sheng Nuan felt a moment of discomfort.

Her own mother had died in childbirth. Since she was a child, her father had been solely focused on making money through business… and her stepmother was a sweet-talking green tea bitch. She had never been this close to anyone before.

But seeing the deep affection in Sheng Lingshan’s eyes, she suppressed her unease and did not refuse.

During dinner, Sheng Lingshan casually asked about Sheng Nuan’s school life. Although Sheng Nuan had returned to H Country for over a month, Sheng Lingshan was still somewhat uneasy.

She knew what kind of life her precious daughter had lived before, it was no exaggeration to call her a princess… Sheng Lingshan was always worried that she couldn’t adapt to her current way of life.

At that moment, a knock on the door was heard.

“Who is it?” Sheng Lingshan got up to open the door, and Sheng Nuan saw a middle-aged woman with heavy makeup standing outside. It was her aunt, Zhou Ru.

Zhou Ru, upon seeing Sheng Lingshan and Sheng Nuan, showed a flash of disdain in her eyes, then, with a warm smile, grabbed Sheng Lingshan’s hand, “Oh, sister, I’m here today because I need your help with something. I’m going to a wedding the day after tomorrow, and I’m short a set of jewelry. Could I borrow a set from you to make a good impression?”

Zhou Ru implied, “Oh, back then I sold my jewelry to pay for our mother’s medical expenses. Now, I’m in a hurry and don’t have anything decent to use…”

Sheng Nuan was taken aback and then smiled.

Zhou Ru was the original host’s aunt. In the original plot, since Sheng Lingshan and her daughter returned to the country, Zhou Ru had started asking for money and jewelry, but she only borrowed and never returned. Every time, within just a few sentences, she’d bring up how much hardship she had endured back in the day while taking care of the two elderly folks.

It was worth noting that, although she took care of the elderly, the two elderly people had left over two million yuan in savings and two large houses to her family, while only a small, old apartment was left for Sheng Lingshan. Not to mention all the medical expenses when the elderly were ill were covered by Sheng Lingshan.

Zhou Ru would often use sarcastic and underhanded tactics to try to get benefits from Sheng Lingshan. When she couldn’t succeed, she would spread rumors, claiming that Sheng Lingshan married a foreigner who was actually poor and had only returned to the country because he couldn’t make a living abroad.

She also said Sheng Lingshan’s behavior abroad was improper, which was why she couldn’t get along with her foreign husband, and so on…

Sheng Lingshan, with her aloof and carefree personality, was unaware of these rumors. The original host was also completely focused on Gu Lanfeng and didn’t know about her aunt’s gossip. She even sent Zhou Ru several gifts due to vanity and other reasons.

Later, when Sheng Lingshan and her husband had accidents one after another, Zhou Ru was the first to come forward and seize this old house, leaving the original owner, an orphan, without a place to stay.

The jewelry and money borrowed previously were never returned…

If Ye Nanxun and the others targeted the original host because she brought it upon herself, the original host had never wronged this aunt.

But later, this aunt took advantage of the situation to bully the orphaned girl, which was extremely shameless.

Sheng Lingshan, who had an easygoing temperament, felt a headache hearing Zhou Ru’s nagging and complaints and was about to get the jewelry. At this moment, Sheng Nuan suddenly stood up.

She reached out, pulled Sheng Lingshan, and looked at Zhou Ru with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, saying, “Aunt, you still haven’t returned the necklace you borrowed from Mom last time… It would be better to return the necklace first before borrowing other jewelry, don’t you think?”

Sheng Lingshan was taken aback for a moment and then remembered this matter.

On the other side, Zhou Ru was momentarily embarrassed… She clicked her tongue, “Lingshan, you married a foreigner and gave birth to a little foreigner. You must not be short of money. Why are you being so stingy in front of your sister-in-law?… Your brother and I worked hard to fulfill filial piety on your behalf, and this is how you repay us?”

In the old neighborhood, there are neighbors just next door. Zhou Ru has a loud voice, and people soon come out to watch the fun.

Zhou Ru knew Sheng Lingshan had a thin skin and, seeing this, became even more unwilling to go in and started shouting louder: “Everyone come and judge for yourselves. When it was time to support the elderly, she wasn’t around. Now that the elderly are gone, you come back and occupy the house. She is so cold to her own sister-in-law. After marrying a foreigner, she looks down on us…”

Ordinary people love gossip. With Zhou Ru’s loud voice, more people came out to watch.

Zhou Ru’s eyes flashed with satisfaction as she continued, “Ling Shan, no matter how rich you were with your foreigner husband before, now that you’re divorced and returned home, we’re family… That little foreign devil, isn’t he just an ex-husband now? Look at how estranged you are from us…”

Sheng Lingshan wasn’t the type to argue with others, but Zhou Ru’s nonsense made her expression look bad.

But she wasn’t good at quarreling. Feeling a headache, she planned to just give Zhou Ru something to get her to leave. Sheng Nuan noticed her plan and quickly stopped her.

People like Zhou Ru were insatiably greedy. If she succeeded in her scheming this time, she would definitely use the same trick again next time… Sheng Nuan had seen this type of person many times before.

She held Sheng Lingshan’s hand and spoke with a tearful tone, “Mom, the little money we have is barely enough to maintain our lives… Aunt said last time that we need to repay the money borrowed for Grandma’s medical expenses, but weren’t we the ones who covered those expenses? Why is there still a need to borrow money, and why are we being asked to repay sixty thousand all at once?

Sheng Lingshan was slightly stunned.

Their little money?

Although she isn’t with Leslie now… she really doesn’t need to worry about money.

But the next moment, she saw her daughter subtly winking at her.

Sheng Lingshan was taken aback, feeling both surprised and amused. Knowing her daughter was quirky and clever, she decided to go along with what her daughter’s words.

“Yeah, sister-in-law, I was the one who paid for the elderly’s hospital expenses back then. I did it with the expectation that you and my brother would be around to care for them, so I should bear the financial responsibility. This time, I even gave you sixty thousand yuan. Why do you still think I owe you something?”

Seeing Sheng Lingshan cooperating, Sheng Nuan became even more enthusiastic. She raised her head and said loudly to Zhou Ru, “Aunt, you still haven’t returned the necklace you borrowed from Mom last time. Today you’re asking to borrow more jewelry. Mom doesn’t have many pieces of jewelry left. Could you leave her a few?”

The surrounding neighbors’ eyes on Zhou Ru immediately changed.

Zhou Ru’s face alternated between green and red, and she spat out in dissatisfaction, “I’ve said it was borrowed and will definitely be returned. Tsk, tsk, you little foreign devil, you’re quite scheming…”

Sheng Lingshan was unhappy with Zhou Ru’s constant “little foreign devil” remarks and was about to speak when she heard Sheng Nuan seriously say, “I’m not a little foreign devil. I speak Chinese and am a Chinese citizen. You can’t bully me and my mom just because we won’t lend you jewelry…”

At this point, the neighbors outside couldn’t stand to listen any longer and started criticizing Zhou Ru.

“Supporting the elderly, it’s normal for those with money to contribute financially and those with time to help out. You can’t just keep extorting people endlessly because they haven’t helped. The elderly are gone, how can you still demand sixty thousand?”

“Yeah, she’s dressed up nicely, but hasn’t returned the borrowed items and comes asking for more. It’s so obvious what she’s thinking.”

“Exactly, who would call their own child a ‘little foreign devil’… This woman is clearly not a fuel-efficient lamp¹ at first glance.”

The neighbors chattered and pointed fingers, and Zhou Ru, with her face fluctuating between white and blue, couldn’t stay any longer. Before leaving, she coldly threw out, “I’ll return your broken necklace tomorrow. As if anyone would care about it.”

After saying that, she turned on her high heels and stomped down the stairs…

Sheng Lingshan breathed a sigh of relief, closed the door, and turned to see Sheng Nuan’s face full of mischievous smiles.

1. fuel-efficient lamp – someone who is not easy to deal with. ↵