Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 295 - 294: The Realm of Shamelessness
Actually, from the moment Han Qi saw Li Xuemei call Gu Xiaoqing and Gu Xiaoying into the room, she felt uneasy. Others didn’t know what was going on, but Han Qi knew best in her heart.
The saying "a guilty conscience" perfectly described Han Qi.
Originally, Han Qi was a decent person, from a family with modest savings, well-raised and educated, except she had some minor selfish thoughts which were relatively harmless.
She married Li Jianguo because her parents saw that the Li Family was wealthy. In the countryside, having two small two-story houses and a car meant they were considered well-off.
What’s more, Li Jianguo was quite handsome, with an honest and simple demeanor. The most important factor for Han Qi in choosing Li Jianguo was that he seemed easy to manipulate.
In time, wouldn’t she be the one in charge?
Life after marriage was indeed as Han Qi imagined. Li Jianguo was a straightforward man, not too boring, but not humorous either. But the good thing was how well he treated Han Qi.
Han Qi loved pretty clothes, so Li Jianguo would spend his salary to buy them for her. Whatever she wanted to eat or drink, Li Jianguo would try to fulfill.
Han Qi’s ambitions grew.
From the moment she entered the house, she knew the Li Family ran a Gu Family Spicy Hot Pot shop and had seen it herself before marrying in, knowing they were wealthy—making money hand over fist was not an exaggeration.
Seeing Li Jianguo so obedient, she wanted to live like city people. She began scheming to ask him for money. Not only did she control Li Jianguo’s entire salary, but also insisted he ask Li Weimin for more money.
The result was predictable; Li Weimin wasn’t Li Jianguo, and he flatly refused.
So Han Qi started causing a fuss at home, demanding they split the family property, arguing that as the firstborn, they deserved the lion’s share since they had to support the parents and grandparents.
She argued the shop should also mostly belong to them, not even planning on sharing with Li Weiqiang’s family.
If Li Weimin hadn’t directly scolded Li Jianguo harshly, shaming him into submission, Han Qi might have continued.
Li Weimin’s stance was clear: as long as Li Qinghai was alive, the family still belonged to him, and all family assets were the grandparents’. Splitting could only be discussed posthumously.
Han Qi was infuriated to the point of nearly losing her temper.
Unable to get hold of the money, with no control in the family, Han Qi’s fortune changed when she got pregnant soon after marriage.
That was her ticket to power, lounging around, demanding different foods, constantly complaining of back aches or leg pains. For the sake of a grandson, Li Weimin accepted it, telling Liu Fen to give money to Li Jianguo to appease Han Qi.
When Han Qi gave birth to a boy after ten months—this was the family’s only great-grandson’s son.
Han Qi grew more conceited.
Her sense of superiority swelled.
Nevertheless, any talk of managing the family shops was bluntly rejected by Li Weimin.
Han Qi had to push Li Jianguo to insist on helping in the shop. Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang eventually agreed for the sake of peace at home, but once in the shop, Han Qi found ways to pocket money, until Li Weimin ordered her back home to care for the child.
It hadn’t been long after things calmed down when she visited the Li Xuemei household.
Upon hearing that Li Zhaodi was hospitalized, Han Qi saw this as a prime opportunity to make a big profit.
Everyone was busy with Li Zhaodi, giving Han Qi a chance to capitalize.
Han Qi ramped up her antics at Li Xuemei’s home, initially cautious, but seeing Li Xuemei and others distracted, she became bolder.
She started with Gu Xiaoqing and Gu Xiaoying’s rooms, then moved to Li Xuemei and Gu Ruhai’s room.
Eventually, she discovered Gu Ruhai’s 20,000 yuan at home.
Upon seeing the money, Han Qi resolved to take it.
This was more than she and Li Jianguo had saved, and since it was in Li Xuemei’s home, even if discovered, who could say for sure who took it?
Besides, Wu Fengying and Li Jianhui were also there, not to mention Li Weimin, Li Weiqiang, and Li Qinghai. No one could pinpoint her.
If nobody takes it, why not?
And if she took it, she believed Li Xuemei wouldn’t dare to confront her publicly. She could always deny it.
Who could insist she took it?
So Han Qi took the money confidently.
However, seeing Li Xuemei discover it, Han Qi felt a twinge of guilt, knowing that Gu Xiaoqing was a fearless person, unpredictable in action. Han Qi was intimidated.
The impression left by Gu Xiaoqing’s direct confrontation on the first day was profound, knowing Gu Xiaoqing wasn’t someone to be trifled with.
Han Qi feared Gu Xiaoqing would expose her.
After an anxious afternoon with no reaction, Han Qi relaxed, smugly thinking that even Gu Xiaoqing valued reputation and would ultimately listen to her parents.
Relieved, Han Qi started scheming again.
She had initially been cautious about taking the gold jewelry from Li Xuemei’s jewelry box, only daring to take inconspicuous earrings and rings for fear of detection.
But after the success with the 20,000 yuan, Han Qi’s ambitions were stirred.
It seemed Li Xuemei valued her reputation, making things easier. Han Qi began eyeing Li Xuemei’s jewelry box.
And if she could take some money from Li Xuemei and Gu Ruhai, all the better.
Han Qi secretly calculated their assets had multiplied dozens of times over this.
She planned to use the money to persuade Li Jianguo to start a business outside, avoiding dependence on Li Weimin’s mood—a condition she found intolerable.
At dinner, Han Qi appeared unconcerned, holding the baby while eating, showing no embarrassment even in front of Li Xuemei and Gu Ruhai.
Her chopsticks darted around the plates, picking the best food for Li Jianguo and herself.
Gu Xiaoqing watched the shameless woman’s actions coldly, and seeing Li Jianguo quietly eating, felt disheartened. The kind and honest elder brother he once was had vanished.
This unaffected man was the newer version of Li Jianguo.
