Good Man Operation Guide

After just three days, Mother Shen felt that she had used up all the patience she had for this life. But thinking she had to rely on Father Ren to help tcike care of the Shen family, she endured it.

As a result, on the third day when the newlyweds went back to visit, Shen Yunqing, who had returned from Ren Fuling’s home, told her that Father Ren was leaving the country and by how it looked they wouldn’t be back in the near future.

Then what was the point of this marriage?!!

Mother Shen was simply going to faint from anger. However, she also knew that her son’s previous divorce with Fang Licheng had already tarnished his reputation. He had just married Ren Fuling, and if there was another divorce, she was afraid that the Shen family would become a laughing stock and would have no way out of this life.

Therefore, she could only swallow this failure and endured it until Father Ren left the country. Ren Fuling wouldn’t have a backer, and only then did the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law battle begin.

She had lived longerthan Ren Fuling, ancl having been brought up in a household, and knowing her son; she could effortlessly overpower her daughter-in-law in this battle.

Ren Fuling, who had always been very active, couldn’t be seen in Jin City for a long time. When she reappeared, she wore thick clothes that covered her skin. Her expression wasn't as radiant as before but rather took on a somewhat scowling and depressed look. Her belly puffed out high, making her look even thinner.

Mother Shen was obviously very satisfied with her daughter-in-law’s performance right now. On the rare occasion when she took Ren Fuling out of the house, she couldn’t help but talk to the other ladies with a bit of bravado.

“Young people, they don’t know what they were doing before. I kept her home for a few days to learn the rules. Look, isn’t everyone’s style much better nowadays?”

Several ladies exchanged glances with each other ancl lookecl at Ren Fuling, who lookecl like a scarecl bird. They all knew something in their hearts.

They were all natives and rooted in Jin City, so everybody knew each other. The rules of the Shen family were strict, but only for the women and servants. When Miss Fang married before because she was meek, she didn't intend to resist anything, so ‘Mother-in-law Shen’ quite liked it.

Ren Fuling wasn’t as good-natured as Miss Fang. Before she got married. didn’t she run all over the city? Now, she obviously angered Madam Shen and was taught a lesson.

There were many ways to teach people, some of which could make people afraid, but they couldn’t tell people how they had suffered. It looked like Ren Fuling was taught a harsh lesson.

They just didn’t expect that Madam Shen would be so cruel. Her daughter-in-law was still pregnant, and she was still willing to do this to her. When a woman gave birth, she was almost at death's door. If she was too frightened, what would happen then...

Thinking of this, the several women stared at them, then at the proud look on Mother Shen’s face, frowning slightly.

Madam Shen couldn’t be thinking about that, right? But looking at her, it didn’t seem she likecl Ren Fuling. her daughter-in-law.

Ren Fuling sat quietly on one side and showed no response to the fact that Mother Shen showed off her obeclience. Only when she lowered her eyes, a trace of hatred showed.

She hatecl this wretched olcl woman, but she didn't have her own people in the Shen residence. Shen Yunqing was also sent to deal with the business in Yangzhou. In just a few months, she was worn down to the point of being irrelevant.

She could only endure the humiliation and survive. When Shen Yunqing returned. she would tell him the hardships she suffered in recent months ancl ask him to stand up for her.

Mother Shen didn’t know what her claughter-in-law was thinking and talked with several ladies with a smile. Suddenly, the cloor opened. Mother Fang ancl Fang Licheng arrivecl.

One of them was Grand Marshal Lin’s wife, and the other was Grand Marshal Lin’s mother-in-law. As soon as they appeared, they immecliately attracted everyone’s attention, and many ladies who wanted to have a good relationship with the Lin family came forwarcl to talk to them. Even the ladies who didn’t come forward gave them a friendly smile to express their respect.

Mother Shen had a grudge against the Fang family. She wanted to curry favor with Mother Fang before, but she blocked her. So now, she could only stand in place ancl look enviously at Mother Fang, who was enjoying the splendor over there.

Ren Fuling also looked over, but her eyes fell on Fang Licheng.

Her impression of Fang Licheng was still left of the woman she met in the street that day when her hair was scattered and flustered because she lost her son.

In Ren Fuling’s mind, Fang Licheng had always been inferior to her, not as young as her, not as beautiful as her, even an illiterate- a typical old society woman.

Now, Fang Licheng was standing under the light, wearing a beautiful cheongsam with half-revealed arms, and a jade bracelet on her wrist. The green color made her skin seem whiter and tender.

The cheongsams were always made as fitted clothing. Ren Fuling hadn’t worn one since her body gained weight due to pregnancy, so now she could only observe the cheongsam fitted on Fang Licheng’s body, bringing out the beautiful curves of her body.

Not too fat, not too thin, it was just right.

This was a far cry from the Fang Licheng that Ren Fuling remembered. It wasn’t just the body but also the beautiful and confident expression on Fang Licheng’s face.

She was holding a glass of wine and talking with a lady with a light smile. Her eyebrows were full of gentleness, which made people feel relaxed just by looking at her.

Was Fang Licheng that beautiful?

Ren Fuling almost went into a trance.

Fortunately, soon, she firmly suppressed her thinking.

What’s the use of having a good-looking face? The most important thing for a woman was what was inside.

Without substance inside, even if she married Marshal Lin, she would be abandoned sooner or later.

But the reality was often cruel. Ren Fuling hacl just comforted herself when she saw another person outside the door.

The high nose and deep features, which were different from those of her home country, clearly showed that this was a foreigner.

“It’s Madam Meister from the embassy."

Ren Fuling heard someone talking next to her, discussing whether to make friends with Madam Meister.

Then, she watched this Madam Meister enter the door and look around for a while. Then looked at Fang Licheng. and her eyes lit up. She walked over to Fang Licheng, opening her arms, hugged her, and spoke in Italian, “Fang, it’s been a long time. I really missed you.”

“Me too."

Fang Licheng embraced her generously ancl replied in standarcl Italian, “When did you come back? Did everything go well?”

“It went well: how about we have a drink together after we’re done here? I haven’t seen you for so long. I have so much to tell you.”

Fang Licheng smiled apologetically, “Sorry, I’m afraid I can’t do it today. My husband and I have already made an appointment. Why don’t we make an appointment tomorrow? Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, ancl you have never seen lanterns before, right?”

Madam Meister nodded and agreed with a smile, “Yes, I’ll see you tomorrow, but in a little while, you’ll have to set aside some time for me. I’ve especially brought you a gift..."

Ren Fuling was simply stunned as he watched Fang Licheng ancl Madam Meister talk to each other.

She hacl learned some Italian before. When she was abroad because she grew up there, she spoke foreign languages very well. ancl Father Ren wanted her to learn more foreign languages. After all, in Father Ren’s opinion, everyone would return to China sooner or later. But now that the country was in such a mess, learning more foreign languages wouldn’t hurt, especially if there was an unexpected situation.

However, Ren Fuling was very resistant to learning a new language and could only give up after several attempts.

Italian was the kind of foreign language she coulcln t learn. Although she couldn’t learn it at that time, she hacl learned a few common worcls. So now, when she heard it, she knew Fang Licheng wasn’t pretending. She was really talking with Madam Meister in Italian.

How was that possible?

Didn’t Yunqing say that Fang Licheng was illiterate and a woman of the old society who couldn’t keep up with the times?

How could she speak Italian?

Even if she learned it in these few months, how could she be able to communicate with people so smoothly?

Ren Fuling quietly looked at Mother Shen, who was talking with the others. Seeing that she didn’t pay attention to her, she chose a woman who looked very young and asked her why Fang Licheng knew Italian and whether she learned it after marrying Marshal Lin.

“I don’t think so. Marshal Lin once said that Madam Lin hacl been studying foreign languages on her own, and I heard that she knew several foreign languages.”

Several languages...

How was that possible ...?

Ren Fuling sat clown in a trance and didn’t come back to her senses for a long time.

In fact, in today's era, wealthy ancl ambitious young masters at home would learn foreign languages from an early age. After all, the country was chaotic right now, and people from various countries would often come and go. They weren’t cleterred and learned several languages.

But ladies generally couldn’t study. Although it was different from the past, however, 'a married girl is like water thrown out’ was still a saying in the hearts of many people.

(TNote: a married girl is like water thrown out= a married girl cannot be involved with her maternai family affairs anymore, nordo they get involved with her affairs.)

Girls were going to marry out sooner or later, and people who didn’t particularly love or care about their daughters wouldn’t bother to cultivate them at all.

In addition, although some people loved their daughters in their hearts, their thoughts hadn’t changed much from before. They thought that women without talents were virtuous. Therefore, women in the new era who hacl studied abroad like Ren Fuling and had new ideas were rare.

It was precisely because of this that she had always been complacent and proud of it.

But now, Fang Licheng, who hadn’t stuclied abroad or had been taught since childhood, had taught herself several foreign languages and could even fluently converse with people in foreign languages.

Admittedly, she was thunderstruck.

In particular, the person who had beaten her was an olcl society woman whom she had once despised.