Reborn in the 80s: My Whole Family Secretly Hears My Thoughts and Goes Wild with Success! - Chapter 137

Ye Zhiqiu walked forward, picked up Yaya, and gave her a kiss. Yaya responded to her mother with a sweet smile.

[“The pretty auntie is here again, and she brought a big doll.”]

[“But the pretty auntie doesn’t look very happy.”]

Ye Zhiqiu knew that the “pretty auntie” Yaya mentioned was Lu Shuangshuang. Why had she come again?

She stood by the window, where she could see the yard outside. Sure enough, Lu Shuangshuang was walking over, holding a doll in her hands.

But when she reached the door, she hesitated to come in, pacing back and forth.

Ye Zhiqiu knew she must be wrestling with her thoughts and shook her head helplessly. “This Lu Shuangshuang, always so awkward.”

Seeing that Lu Shuangshuang had finally made up her mind to enter, Ye Zhiqiu stepped back beside the window so that Lu Shuangshuang wouldn’t see her. If she did, given Lu Shuangshuang’s temperament, she would likely turn around and leave in a fluster of embarrassment the next second.

“This is a Children’s Day gift for Yaya.”

Lu Shuangshuang handed the doll to Ye Zhiqiu, who accepted it. “Thank you on behalf of Yaya.”

“You’re welcome.”

After sitting down, Lu Shuangshuang seemed very uneasy, glancing up at Ye Zhiqiu before looking down again.

After this happened three or four times, Ye Zhiqiu spoke up. “Lu Shuangshuang, if you have something to say, just say it.”

“I…” Lu Shuangshuang hesitated, clearly still unsure how to phrase it.

Ye Zhiqiu didn’t press her. Instead, she lowered her head and amused Yaya with a rattle drum. Yaya laughed joyfully.

Amid Yaya’s laughter, Lu Shuangshuang relaxed. “Ye Zhiqiu, can you teach me?”

Ye Zhiqiu was confused. “Teach you? Teach you what?”

“Teach me how to fight my stepmother? She wants to marry me off to a total pervert.”

Lu Shuangshuang reached out and grabbed Ye Zhiqiu’s hand. “Ye Zhiqiu, please help me.”

She had spent her free time these past few days thinking about what to do. After much consideration, although she was reluctant, she realized that Ye Zhiqiu was the only person she could turn to.

She didn’t dare tell her aunt, fearing she would worry or get angry, which could harm her health.

Besides, she couldn’t always rely on her aunt for everything. She needed to learn to handle things on her own.

“How do you know she wants to marry you off to a pervert?” Ye Zhiqiu asked.

Lu Shuangshuang glanced at Yaya in Ye Zhiqiu’s arms, but she couldn’t tell the truth.

Biting her lip, she replied loudly, “I just know. She wants to get her younger brother into the steel mill and plans to use me as a bargaining chip.”

“You already know what to do. You don’t need me to teach you.”

Lu Shuangshuang blinked, completely baffled. How could she possibly know? If she did, why would she be here?

Seeing the confusion on Lu Zhiqiu’s face, Ye Zhiqiu realized she was too close to the situation to see clearly. She decided to point her in the right direction. “The way I dealt with Wang Fengqin and Shen Liya was to gather evidence of whatever they did, even if it was just a suspicion.”

“If you’re suspicious, something must be wrong. Don’t just listen to what others say; ask around and verify the facts.”

“Once you uncover the truth, no matter how convincingly the other party speaks, the facts will speak for themselves. They won’t be able to gain any ground.”

Lu Shuangshuang didn’t fully understand everything else, but she grasped the idea of finding evidence.

Yes, first, she needed to find evidence to prove that the person Sun Lanzhi had chosen for her was problematic.

If she didn’t know what to do after that, she could always come back and ask Ye Zhiqiu.

“Ye Zhiqiu, thank you.” Lu Shuangshuang grasped Ye Zhiqiu’s hand and thanked her sincerely.

This side of Lu Shuangshuang made Ye Zhiqiu uncomfortable, but she resisted the urge to pull her hand away and changed the subject by asking about the song and dance troupe.

Lu Shuangshuang, who had been itching to vent, poured out all her frustrations. “I moved to the bunk above Dong Xiaomei. You have no idea how shameless Kang Zhixin is. She actually expected me to give her a birthday gift!”

“I called her a beggar and outright told her that as long as I’m still in the compound, I’ll never let her marry into it.”

Lu Shuangshuang lifted her chin triumphantly. “The look on her face was priceless. It felt so good to finally give her a taste of her own medicine.”

“You can apply the same logic to other people,” Ye Zhiqiu reminded her.

Lu Shuangshuang’s eyes lit up. “You mean I should threaten my stepmother too? But what leverage do I have?”

“What she wants to achieve… The reason you managed to frustrate Kang Zhixin was because she wants to marry into the compound.”

“What does my stepmother want?” Lu Shuangshuang furrowed her brow, thinking hard but coming up empty.

“It could also be something or someone she cares about. Didn’t you say she wants to get her younger brother into the steel mill?”

“She does care about her family, but not as much as she cares about her son. After all, her son is closer to her.”

Suddenly, it clicked for Lu Shuangshuang. “Right, Lu Xu!”

“Lu Xu is the one Sun Lanzhi cares about most. I can use him to threaten her.”

But the next moment, her shoulders slumped again. “But how? My dad cares about Lu Xu too. If he finds out I did something to him, he’d probably beat me to death.”

Lu Shuangshuang looked at Ye Zhiqiu, who stated plainly, “Lu Shuangshuang, I can only point you in the right direction. The specifics of how to do it are up to you.”

“Besides, the only reason I’m willing to help you is out of respect for Aunt Feng.”

In Feng Wan, she saw a shadow of her own mother.

Lu Shuangshuang nodded. “I understand.”

“Ye Zhiqiu, I’m sorry. I apologize for everything I did before.”

Lu Shuangshuang admitted with a bitter smile, “You really have every right to look down on me and laugh at me. I truly am foolish and terrible at judging people.”

The incidents with Shen Liya and Kang Zhixin hadn’t fully awakened her, but Sun Lanzhi had succeeded.

Of course, it was mainly because the outcome Yaya “described” was simply too terrifying.

To be tormented to death in less than two years of marriage—she couldn’t imagine what kind of suffering she would endure.

She didn’t want to die, let alone die in such a humiliating way.

She had once laughed at Ye Zhiqiu, never expecting her own situation would soon become just as dire.

It’s true: unless you’ve walked in someone else’s shoes, don’t criticize their choices.

When it wasn’t her problem, it was easy to talk without understanding.

Over the past few days, aside from thinking about herself, she had also reflected on Ye Zhiqiu. She realized that if she were in Ye Zhiqiu’s position, she would likely have been even more ruthless.

Friday was Lu Xu’s birthday. Lu Shuangshuang hadn’t planned to go back, but her father, Lu Guangrong, personally called and insisted.

After returning, she packed a few things and planned to leave right after dinner. But that little beast Lu Xu, emboldened by alcohol, sneaked into her room and tried to force himself on her.

In her panic, she hit him on the head with a table lamp. Sun Lanzhi and her father rushed in, and without even asking what happened, her father slapped her across the face.

In that moment, she saw her family’s true colors.

Since they showed no compassion, she wouldn’t either.

She had originally thought that avoiding Sun Lanzhi would be enough, but Lu Guangrong’s slap changed her mind.

She needed to make Lu Guangrong see what kind of people Sun Lanzhi and Lu Xu really were!

To deal with people like them, you have to be even worse than they are.

After thinking it over, Lu Shuangshuang thought of one person.