Chapter 391: Chapter 391

She had never seen such a dreamy wedding dress before, and it was so expensive that even selling herself wouldn’t be enough to afford it—she could only buy it if her parents ever decided to pass on the family estate to her.

But Jiang Lingling wanted that wedding dress too badly and could only think of starting with Wan Chu’er.

For Jiang Lingling, the wedding dress was very expensive, but it was nothing for Wan Chu’er’s wealth, using it to manage some affairs, that would be worthwhile.

Jiang Lingling swallowed hard, excitedly asking, "What do you want me to do?" If it wasn’t too much, if it was as simple as last time, she would definitely agree.

Wan Chu’er said, "First, from now on you’re not allowed to side with Lin Jiayi to pick on me; second, no more speaking to your great-aunt with sarcasm; third, if Lin Jiayi is up to something, you will inform me; fourth, if there is any news in your family and your second aunt’s family, you must tell me in advance."

"Forget it!" As soon as Jiang Lingling finished hearing this, she immediately refused, as it would make her an inside-out snitch.

As if Wan Chu’er had already anticipated Jiang Lingling’s reaction, she was not annoyed and simply said indifferently, "Then you may leave, I’m going to feed Chuanqi and Hunter."

After saying that, she bent down to pick up Chuanqi, kissed her little cheek, and then put her on the bed, before picking up Hunter and placing him on the bed too.

Jiang Lingling choked; she hadn’t expected Wan Chu’er to kick her out so cleanly and decisively—wasn’t this business supposed to involve bargaining?

She couldn’t bear to part with the wedding dress, so she hesitated and asked, "Can you give me that wedding dress? You’re not going to wear it again anyway."

"Can’t!" Wan Chu’er rejected coldly.

"It’s useless for you to keep it."

"That’s none of your business." Wan Chu’er once more angered Jiang Lingling, "Why should I give it to you, who are you to me? Did you give birth to me or raise me? Or did you provide me food, drink, or spend money on me?"

Jiang Lingling was fuming, muttering, "At least I call you sister-in-law."

Wan Chu’er let out a cold laugh, "Ha, you think just calling me sister-in-law will get you a wedding dress worth a million? Are you crazy or am I crazy!"

Her words were quite rude, leaving Jiang Lingling feeling embarrassed and irritated, and she snapped, "There’s no need to be so unpleasant, is there?"

Wan Chu’er found it amusing, "As if you’ve never done something before. Now go on, don’t delay my son and daughter’s mealtime."

Being dismissed by Wan Chu’er with no softening words, Jiang Lingling, being a temperamental person herself, clenched her teeth and walked out. Just as she was about to slam the door, Wan Chu’er’s voice came from inside.

"Could you please close the door gently? Don’t frighten the children."

Jiang Lingling could only sulkily close the door; she took a few dejected steps but couldn’t let go of the wedding dress and stopped again.

She felt that if she couldn’t get that wedding dress, she would feel like dying, unable to find any love in life—ever since she saw the awe-inspiring dress yesterday, she couldn’t stop thinking about it.

In the room, Wan Chu’er tenderly fed the two children, played with them for a while, and then coaxed them to sleep.

At that moment, there was a gentle knock on the door, Wan Chu’er glanced at the sweetly sleeping children, placed them in the stroller, and then said, "Come in."

Jiang Lingling walked in, "I agree to what you said, but I have one condition: you can’t do anything that harms my cousin, my parents, or my second uncle and aunt."

Wan Chu’er snorted, saying, "As long as they don’t provoke us, I couldn’t care less about you. I’m busy."

Jiang Lingling felt that if she continued to argue with Wan Chu’er, she might faint from anger; she took a deep breath and said, "Fine, I agreed. Give me the wedding dress."

Wan Chu’er glanced at her and took a piece of paper from the bedside table and handed it to Jiang Lingling, "Sign this."

Jiang Lingling glared at Wan Chu’er with a huff, knowing this woman would come up with some written contract, just like last time.

"Be nicer to me, I’m not spending a million to be looked down upon." Wan Chu’er withdrew her hand and took the paper back, saying coldly.

Without properly suppressing Jiang Lingling, the thorn in her side, Wan Chu’er felt unsatisfied.

Jiang Lingling was just about to snort but forcefully suppressed it; after a while, she lowered her voice and said, "Understood, I’ll sign."

Wan Chu’er hmphed and passed the paper back to Jiang Lingling.

"Why did you change it again?" As soon as Jiang Lingling looked down, she became unhappy – besides the four items Wan Chu’er had just mentioned, there was an additional one: Fifth, Jiang Lingling must obey Wan Chu’er’s commands and do one thing for her each month.

With this clause added, wouldn’t that mean she would have to follow Wan Chu’er’s orders from now on? Jiang Lingling was unwilling, "You’re going back on your word, not keeping your promise."

Wan Chu’er wasn’t panicked and spoke unhurriedly, "What was said before was then, this is now. If you’re not happy, you can just give the paper back to me, as if nothing ever happened."

She tested step by step and figured out Jiang Lingling’s obsession with the wedding dress.

If she didn’t take this opportunity to do something, it would simply be too wasteful. Naturally, Wan Chu’er intended to make full use of it.

This was also why she took an interest in Jiang Lingling, the thorn in her side. If it were Lin Jiayi, she wouldn’t bother wasting words with Lin Jiayi nor grace her with an extra glance.

Now, no matter what, she was already married to Jiang Kechu, and in the future, she could not avoid dealing with these self-interested relatives of the Jiang Family who are full of scheming. It would be better to subdue Jiang Lingling and use her to her advantage, lessening lots of trouble.

Upon hearing Wan Chu’er’s words, Jiang Lingling became so infuriated she spun in circles. She went to the door several times, but then stopped, fearing if she really left now, Wan Chu’er would surely add something else to the agreement.

In the end, Jiang Lingling said, "If you ask me to do something bad, I won’t do it."

Wan Chu’er: "With you, I wouldn’t feel confident entrusting you with something bad anyway."

Once again looked down upon by Wan Chu’er, Jiang Lingling took several deep breaths. She turned her head around, picked up a pen from the table, and swiftly added a line on the paper: Absolutely will not do bad deeds.

Seeing her action, Wan Chu’er let out a soft laugh and did not stop her. Truly a naïve youngster with a conscience; someone she could train.

Jiang Lingling, holding in her breath, signed the agreement, then slammed it down in front of Wan Chu’er and stretched out her hand, "Give me the wedding dress."

Wan Chu’er glanced at her lightly, the chill in her eyes causing Jiang Lingling to pause.

"Attitude, if you want something, show the proper manner of asking for it. I don’t need to teach you what politeness is, right?"

Jiang Lingling took a few deep breaths and finally said gruffly, "Sister-in-law, may I have the wedding dress now?"

Only then did Wan Chu’er utter a "Hmm" and said, "Tomorrow morning at nine, come to Jinse Garden to fetch it."

Jiang Lingling grew anxious, "Can’t you give it to me tonight?" If she couldn’t get it tonight, she would continue to suffer from insomnia.

Wan Chu’er raised an eyebrow and inquired, "What’s the difference between getting it today and tomorrow? Why are you in such a hurry? Tell me the truth." She suspected.

After hemming and hawing for a while, Jiang Lingling had no choice but to speak the truth. Wan Chu’er inwardly chuckled, not expecting this girl to be so attached to a dress.

Someone who can be so dedicated to something usually isn’t a bad person.

After contemplating, Wan Chu’er agreed and said, "Later on, come with us to Jinse Garden."

Only then did Jiang Lingling start to cheer up and said, "Call me when you leave."

She hurriedly went out – afraid if she stayed any longer, she’d be infuriated by Wan Chu’er’s high-and-mighty attitude again, and also afraid she would regret and tear up the agreement. She felt as if she was completely at Wan Chu’er’s mercy.

After Jiang Lingling left, Jiang Kechu came in and asked, "What did Lingling come for? She didn’t trouble you, did she?"

Wan Chu’er amusingly recounted the recent events to him, and after contemplating, Jiang Kechu said, "Hmm, that’s good."

But he was somewhat reluctant to part with the wedding dress since his wife had worn it, so he said, "Let Jiang Lingling wait another couple of days; I’ll have someone send another dress from abroad."

Wan Chu’er couldn’t help but laugh, "If Jiang Lingling knew, I wonder if she’d be happy or not."