That night, Liu Lan, who normally had poor sleep quality, quickly fell into a deep sleep under the influence of Ding Yun's "Huang Liang Yi Meng" (Yellow Millet Dream) immortal technique.
Meanwhile…
The "Huang Liang Yi Meng" immortal technique took effect.
Deeply asleep, she was soon pulled into the virtual world constructed by the "Huang Liang Yi Meng" immortal technique, and experienced the three worlds Ding Yun had created for her.
The dreamscape meticulously crafted by Ding Yun was quite realistic, so Liu Lan, lost within it, had no inkling that she was dreaming. She firmly believed her experiences were real, that everything was actually happening.
Soon, tears streamed down her face.
She seemed moved and remorseful.
This continued until she woke up the next morning.
The dreams constructed by the "Huang Liang Yi Meng" immortal technique were different from ordinary dreams. In normal dreams, most people couldn't recall what happened after waking up, or if they retained any memory, it was vague. It was difficult to remember everything clearly.
However, because the dreams created by "Huang Liang Yi Meng" were so realistic, they remained vividly imprinted in one's mind after waking, not easily forgotten.
Thus, Liu Lan, upon waking that morning, remembered her three dreams from the previous night with absolute clarity.
She didn't rush to get out of bed to do other things.
Instead, she sat on the bed, deep in thought.
After a long while, she softly murmured to herself, consoling:
"No, dreams can't be taken seriously. I won't be that unlucky. Dreams are definitely fake, or perhaps they're the opposite of reality. My mom won't die so soon, and my son definitely won't die suddenly. It's all fake, all fake. How could I starve to death? It'll be fine, I'm overthinking. Right, it must be my mom's words today that are affecting my mind. 'What the mind thinks by day, it dreams by night.' That's why I dreamt those things. Yes, it will be fine!"
Good heavens, Ding Yun's meticulously crafted "Huang Liang Yi Meng" immortal technique's effect was nullified by Liu Lan's own self-consolation in mere words. It was truly something else.
Even Ah Q wasn't as adept at self-hypnosis as she was.
After comforting herself, Liu Lan, with great nonchalance, cast aside the dreams from the previous night.
She then began to ponder her next move. Should she shamelessly return, or what else could she do? The thought of finding a job had crossed her mind.
But the moment she considered the sheer hard work involved, she immediately backed down.
So, she soon found herself seeking out Ding Yun again.
She employed numerous tactics and schemes, starting with knocking on the door and playing the victim. Then, she went to the square dancing venue and asked the grandmas there to help mediate. Finally, she even took the initiative to go to the school and pick up her son,
bringing him back with her.
Her intention was to use her son as a legitimate reason to enter the house.
However, Ding Yun was truly resolute. No matter what she did, she couldn't escape Ding Yun's keen eye, nor could she make Ding Yun soften her stance. The result of bringing her son back was Ding Yun forcefully snatching Hu Huanhuan and dragging him inside.
Then, she kicked Liu Lan out of the door.
She offered no room for Liu Lan to enter the house or even to freeload a meal.
Hu Huanhuan did try to put in a good word for his mother, but soon, under Ding Yun's careful analysis and enticement that Liu Lan would snatch his drumsticks if she came back, he gave up on defending Liu Lan.
And happily began gnawing on his ribs and shrimp.
That same night, needless to say, Ding Yun went out again and once more administered three "Huang Liang Yi Meng" dreams to Liu Lan. The third day was the same. Ding Yun had initially thought that after experiencing nine different tragic dream outcomes, her daughter would finally come to her senses,
or even change.
However, Ding Yun had truly underestimated her daughter's shamelessness. The morning after the ninth dream, Liu Lan rushed to Ding Yun's doorstep,
frantically pounding on the door with her fists:
"Mom, it's bad, you have to come out quickly! I need you urgently, it's a matter of life and death. I think something's wrong with me, I think my brain is malfunctioning. I've been having nightmares every night lately.
Please lend me some money to go to the hospital for a check-up! Otherwise, I'll die young. You can't just stand by and watch! Mom! Mom!
You can live without a daughter, but Huanhuan can't live without a mom! If I'm gone, Huanhuan will become an orphan!"
One had to admit, Ding Yun's plan had failed spectacularly. The nine "Huang Liang Yi Meng" dreams hadn't made her daughter come to her senses and look for a job. Instead, they made her daughter believe she was sick and had a brain problem. Otherwise, why would she have nightmares every night? Perhaps it was a mental or neurological issue.
When Ding Yun heard Liu Lan's shouts from inside the house, she wanted to roll her eyes and kick her legs. What kind of karma had she accumulated in her past life to end up with such a daughter? It was truly exasperating. Others woke up after one "Huang Liang Yi Meng," but her nine "Huang Liang Yi Meng" were utterly useless!
It seemed this technique was ineffective on fools.
She shouldn't have wasted her energy back then.
But she couldn't just let her keep banging on the door.
What if she didn't hurt herself but damaged the door? Thinking this, Ding Yun helplessly rubbed her temples and stood up, preparing to open the door. However, before she could even reach the entrance, the door dramatically collapsed.
The door falling was minor. Liu Lan, who had been pounding on it with all her might and couldn't stop her momentum, stumbled through the collapsed doorway and into the courtyard, falling directly onto the ground, landing face-down in front of Ding Yun. This infuriated Ding Yun, who wished she could kick Liu Lan on the ground right then and there.
"Ouch, oh my, it hurts so much!
Mom, your front door isn't sturdy either. If you'd opened it earlier, I wouldn't have fallen and almost broken my neck!"
Good heavens, not only had she smashed the front door, but she was also the accuser, claiming Ding Yun's door was not sturdy.
Ding Yun was now too tired to argue. She felt she would be angered to death by this woman every day anyway. She could only try to calm herself, repeatedly chanting to not get angry and suppress her rage:
"What exactly do you want?
Is it that difficult for me to ask you to work and earn some money?
Is it going to cost you your life? I truly hate that we live in a new society, not an old one. If it were the old society, I'd sell you to a coal mine to dig coal for a few years, believe it or not. I'd sell you into slavery and have people beat you seventeen or eighteen times a day, and then see if you'd work or not?"
"You come here every day. If you're not tired of it, I am."
"How can you be so shameless?"
"Mom, I'm not here for living expenses. I feel unwell and want to see a doctor. I've been having nightmares every night lately and feel like I'm at my limit.
So please lend me some money to see a doctor.
Let me get a brain CT scan or something…"
Undoubtedly, Liu Lan, who was struggling to stand up, had clearly not abandoned her earlier idea.
Facing this obstinate woman, Ding Yun felt truly helpless. She couldn't hit her, nor could she scold her.
It truly proved the saying: a shameless person is invincible.