Chapter 78: Ridiculous
If Shi Hai were merely involved in a love triangle, Liu Zhanshan would likely just sit on the sidelines, enjoying the dramatic ups and downs as things unfolded. But since it was now confirmed that Shi Hai wanted to pursue a harem, Liu Zhanshan felt compelled to step in and assist her son.
After all, pursuing a harem was a dangerous balancing act.
One wrong step, and everything could fall apart.
The worst-case scenario? A "nice boat" ending—someone grabbing a knife.
Liu Zhanshan was well aware that severe relationship issues could sometimes escalate into life-threatening situations.
And choosing the harem route meant Shi Hai would be walking a high-risk path where failure could potentially cost him his life.
But...
High risk, high reward.
You can't catch multiple daughters-in-laws without taking some risks.
If she wanted to realize the dream of a "big family," she would need to accept the necessary risks and guide Shi Hai through countless trials and tribulations.
However, Liu Zhanshan was determined not to let her son die in a love-related tragedy. She was even mentally prepared to take a blade for him if things really went south.
Of course, she planned to prevent things from ever reaching that extreme point. She would intervene well before the worst happened.
After all, relying on Shi Hai—who was as dense as a rock—would never lead to a perfect outcome.
If Shi Hai were walking a monogamous path, he could probably make it to the end and give someone a happy, fulfilling relationship.
But letting him pursue a harem? That would surely end in disaster.
There was no way he could succeed without his mother's help.
Shi Hai had no idea that not only had his mom decided to support his harem ambitions, but she was also willing to stake her life on it.
At this point, Shi Hai was considering just letting the misunderstanding continue. He figured it wouldn't hurt to explain things later—after his mom was no longer worried about his "life or death."
In the meantime, he'd let her do her thing…
So, Shi Hai silently nodded, adopting an attitude that signaled he would follow along with whatever she had in mind.
"Just make sure you don't say something stupid like, 'You're all my girls,' alright?"
Who would even say something like that?
"Got it."
"And try not to show too much obvious preference for any one of them, understood?"
"Understood."
"Let's start with Lingling… She can only interact with you, and that gives you a massive advantage."
"Ah…"
This.
Liu Zhanshan's eyes gleamed sharply.
"Hm?"
"N-nothing… please, continue."
Shi Hai almost hesitated for a moment.
He still felt that his priority with Zhu Lingjie should be helping her overcome her trauma.
Everything else could wait until after that.
Liu Zhanshan, however, had different priorities.
She believed that the best daughter-in-law candidate was one who would be completely obedient to her son, and Zhu Lingjie fit that bill perfectly.
In fact, if Shi Hai was going to succeed in the harem route, having a "wife who listens to her husband without question" was essential.
She even thought that what Shi Hai had said earlier made a lot of sense:
Make them feel like they can't live without him…
Thus, the "Yandere Daughter-in-Law Training Plan" had begun.
"Why haven't those two come over today? Normally, they'd be here early in the morning, waking you up."
"It's probably because of Mengmeng… She doesn't really like those two, and she gave them the cold shoulder yesterday."
"I see… I thought maybe they were upset because you picked them up with two other girls, but that wasn't the issue, huh? That's a good sign, then."
"Huh? A good sign?"
"That means Mengmeng really likes you as her big brother. She's already showing possessiveness."
"…"
Shi Hai wanted to argue that it wasn't like that at all, but he couldn't say anything.
"So that means, from now on, weekends at home are out of the question for any 'developments,' huh..."
Liu Zhanshan concluded that as long as Shi Meng was at home, she probably wouldn't allow Shi Hai to meet with other girls in the house.
Fortunately, Shi Meng only stayed home all day on weekends. From Monday to Friday, she had school, and with evening classes, she wouldn't be back until 9 PM.
So, the house was usable from Monday to Friday, but on weekends, dates would have to be planned outside.
"Alright then, after lunch, I'll help you distract Little Chun, and you take the opportunity to ask Lingling out. But don't rush it, and don't be overly gentle either. Just talk about everyday things and pay attention to small details. Girls like Lingling, who are sensitive, will notice if you give her special attention—You should be able to handle that, right?"
Liu Zhanshan had confidence in her son's ability to be considerate.
And if he couldn't manage that, how could he even dream of having a harem?
"Got it..."
Shi Hai, however, was half-listening. The only thing he remembered was that he needed to ask Zhu Lingjie out later.
After all, sooner or later, he would have to talk to her, and this was as good an opportunity as any to gather some information.
Liu Zhanshan wasn't pleased with Shi Hai's indifferent attitude. He was the one who brought up the idea of a harem in the first place, so why was he acting so impatient?
But she didn't dwell on it, thinking that her son was probably just annoyed because of her nagging.
After all, she had never interfered in Shi Hai's affairs before, so he wasn't the type to be a "mama's boy."
This was probably Liu Zhanshan's first time meddling in her son's life.
Though admittedly, the direction of her interference was a bit unconventional...
Other moms would be pushing for marriage or arranging blind dates, but here she was planning out how to help her son build a harem.
Yeah, that was pretty outrageous.
But things had already come this far, so Liu Zhanshan had resolved to go all-in.
She pinched Shi Hai's nose and said, "Hey! You lazy kid, do you even have the drive for this? You think you can build a harem with this attitude?"
"I do! I'll make it happen!"
"That's more like it..."
Then Liu Zhanshan asked another question.
"By the way, aside from Little Chun, Lingling, and Mengmeng, do you have any other girls in mind?"
"…"
Shi Hai suddenly thought of Senior Tian Shui.
Of course, it wasn't like that. He just thought of her.
"Oh, by that look, there is someone else, huh?"
Naturally, Liu Zhanshan felt that the more, the better—but this had to be taken one step at a time.
"I'm warning you, Shi Hai, there are only seven days in a week, 24 hours in a day. You don't have the power to be in two places at once…"
"I know. I'm not some time-management master. I'll handle it."
"Good. At most, you should aim for three—no, four women at once. That's your absolute limit. Any more, and even with my help, you'd easily get found out. Got it?"
"Understood..."
"Also, make sure to bring any other girls you're interested in over to the house to meet me. If that's not possible, at least show me a picture."
Actually, Shi Hai did have pictures of Tian Shui.
But showing his mom those selfies...
It didn't seem appropriate.
Just looking at those provocative selfies would make Tian Shui come across as some kind of loose woman.
Plus, most of those photos didn't even show her face.
Wait, why was he even considering this? He wasn't trying to win over Senior Tian Shui!
His mom's words were making him feel like he was really preparing to open a harem.
After that, Liu Zhanshan finally let Shi Hai go.
Shi Hai slumped onto the sofa, rubbing his temples.
"...Sigh..."
He felt mentally exhausted again.
Why did he have to start his morning by listening to his mom give a lecture on "how to successfully build a harem"?
And they had already jumped straight into the "practical" phase.
He couldn't help but wonder—
Are other people's moms this ridiculous too?
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