A person with a bad habit

"Mom, I've been taking care of Mingyu's mom at the hospital these past few days, and Mingyu's mom is quite satisfied with me."

Zhao Jinzhong pulled Zhang Guiying to sit down on a bench by the door and said ingratiatingly, "I'm 24 this year. In the countryside, people my age already have kids running around. I think it's better to get my marriage with Mingyu done sooner rather than later."

Looking at Zhang Guiying's expression, Zhao Jinzhong said, "Mom, Mingyu and I have been dating for over a year, and we should be talking about marriage. Dating without getting married is just being a scoundrel, and your son isn't that kind of person."

Speaking of Song Mingyu.

Zhang Guiying's good mood vanished instantly.

In her opinion, Song Mingyu was good for nothing except for her pretty face.

Lazy, greedy, and wasteful, arrogant and domineering, this isn't just a person with a problem; it's like a person with a problem.

But Zhao Jinzhong just couldn't resist.

In his past life, Zhao Jinzhong treated her, his mother, very poorly, but he doted on Song Mingyu, cherishing her like a precious gem.

Salary must be handed over.

She does all the housework.

People who had never been to the kitchen before marriage suddenly learned to do everything after a few years of marriage.

The young couple were both willing to give and receive; it was none of Zhang Guiying's business anyway.

But Song Mingyu was not a decent person.

Zhao Jinzhong treated her so well, but she was having affairs outside. When Zhao Jinzhong caught her in the act, she accused him of harassing her.

Zhao Jinzhong is a complete idiot.

They believed Song Mingyu's words without a doubt.

No matter how the man explained that Song Mingyu had seduced him, Zhao Jinzhong wouldn't listen. He grabbed a stick and beat the man mercilessly. If passersby hadn't pulled him away for fear of causing a fatality, the man would have met his ancestor on the spot.

The man broke his leg and was hospitalized.

Zhao Jinzhong was arrested by the police on charges of intentional assault.

In order to reconcile with the man, Zhang Guiying served him at the hospital every day during that period, begging him to sign a settlement agreement. No matter how difficult he made things for her, she accepted it all.

How did Song Mingyu do it?

When she returned from the police station, she heard that Zhao Jinzhong might be sentenced to several years in prison, and she was so frightened that she packed her things and went back to her parents' home that very day.

Zhang Guiying finally managed to scrape together enough compensation to redeem Zhao Jinzhong. Song Mingyu came back just by smelling the cat. She shed a couple of drops of cat urine, and Zhao Jinzhong was heartbroken.

The couple reconciled and became inseparable, but in the end, only Zhang Guiying and her wallet were hurt.

At that time, Zhang Guiying only thought Zhao Jinzhong was stupid and useless.

Later, as she grew older and the internet became more developed, Zhang Guiying, who loved watching short videos, finally found a precise word to describe Zhao Jinzhong—"lickspittle"!

Still a groveling dog!

A scoundrel deserves a dog.

These two are a perfect match.

However, Zhang Guiying didn't have this awareness in her previous life. In her previous life, she repeatedly reminded Zhao Jinzhong to pay more attention to Song Mingyu, and Zhao Jinzhong exploded at the mention of it.

He yelled at her, his face red and neck bulging, saying that it was one thing for others to gossip about Song Mingyu, but for her, as the mother-in-law, to slander her own daughter-in-law.

Zhang Guiying was so angry that she stopped caring about his relationship with Song Mingyu.

Zhang Guiying's hatred for Song Mingyu wasn't just because of this. In her previous life, Qiuzhi caught Song Mingyu being intimate with someone, and the mother and daughter plotted to catch them in the act so that Zhao Jinzhong could see Song Mingyu's true colors.

Before the plan could be implemented, Qiuzhi disappeared on the train to the south.

Although the police didn't find anything.

But Zhang Guiying felt that Qiuzhi's disappearance was related to Song Mingyu.

Zhao Jinzhong was still rambling on in my ears, "Mom, Mingyu is so beautiful, I want to marry her, it would make our family so proud."

"Putting everything else aside, just look at Mingyu's appearance. Just imagine how beautiful your grandchildren will be. Mom, this is what I'm thinking. We definitely can't let Mingyu suffer. Our family hasn't had a wedding in years, so when Mingyu and I get married, let's have a grand wedding and make all the neighbors envious."

After the groundwork was laid.

Zhao Jinzhong swallowed hard and cautiously began, "These days, it's popular to get married with three big gifts, right? I was thinking, how about we give a dowry of two thousand yuan, plus the three big gifts... Hey? Mom, don't rush, let me hear what I have to say first."

Zhao Jinzhong ran all over the yard, then turned around and saw Zhang Guiying rushing into the kitchen and chasing after him with a rolling pin. He screamed in fright, shouting as he ran, "Mom, the refrigerator, TV, and washing machine are supposed to be Mingyu's betrothal gifts, but she's going to marry into our family and live with us. Once she's in, our whole family can use them, so we won't be at a disadvantage!"

"Two thousand in betrothal gifts sounds like a lot, but Mingyu is beautiful, she deserves it! Ouch—ouch, ouch, ouch! Mom, you're really hitting me hard! Ouch! Here's the deal, Mom, if you want to hit me, you have to pay up. I'll just stand here and let you hit me as hard as you want, okay?"

The whole family was shocked.

He looked at Zhao Jinzhong in disbelief.

Zhang Guiying swung a rolling pin and beat Zhao Jinzhong mercilessly. "Two thousand in betrothal gifts plus three major items—the Song family really dares to ask for that! And you, you scoundrel, actually dare to go home and demand it!"

"Song Mingyu is worth it? Are you implying your eldest sister-in-law and third sister-in-law aren't? Song Mingyu is the moon in the sky, while your eldest and third sisters-in-law are the mud under your feet?"

Zhang Xia was already getting impatient.

She rarely sided with Zhang Guiying, and retorted, "Zhao Jinzhong, you dare say I'm not worth it? I'll tear your mouth apart! I married into the Zhao family and gave you two precious grandsons, who dares say I'm not worth it!"

"When I married your third brother, my family only gave me two hundred yuan as a bride price. You're asking for two thousand. How can you not fly to the sky?"

Zhao Jinzhong said loudly, "Third sister-in-law, you and third brother have been married for several years. Back then, a dowry of two hundred was quite a lot."

These words are tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.

Zhang Xia immediately overturned the basin of water. "A few years? You count on your fingers, it's only been a few years! You selfish bastard, you're not the only son in the family, why should you get all the benefits!"

Then, turning to Zhang Guiying angrily, she said, "Mom, we're all daughters-in-law, you can't be so biased. If you're going to spend so much money on Lao Si's wedding, you must compensate Lao San and me the same amount, otherwise we can't live like this!"

"I'm not going to help anyone, you good-for-nothings! All you ever think about is what I have. Do you think I owe you anything?!"

These days, the typical dowry for a wedding is 200 yuan plus three turns and a radio.

In their past life, the Song family demanded a dowry of 1,000 yuan and a television, which was already outrageous. In this life, they're asking for an even bigger sum of 2,000 yuan and three major items.

Shameless thing!

They really think they're something special.

What's most hateful is Zhao Jinzhong. He actually dared to make such an outrageous request to her!

Why not punish such a vile creature?

Zhang Guiying brandished a rolling pin and started hitting Zhao Jinzhong, yelling and cursing, "What kind of decent family demands such a dowry? Does Song Mingyu really think she's made of gold?"

"Let me tell you straight, I absolutely do not agree to Song Mingyu marrying into our family. If you want to marry her, I won't contribute a single penny!"

"That woman looks like a troublemaker. What's the point of marrying her? Will we end up having a house full of children and grandchildren and relying on the neighbors for help?"