Twins from the 1970s, if you disagree, I'll slap you.

Chapter 23 My mind isn't working properly; when I have an attack, I can't control myself!

The bodyguards that Wu Tianlong brought were lying haphazardly in the courtyard, groaning in pain.

His face was ashen, and as he looked at Chen Dachuan, whose eyes were fierce, a chill ran down his spine.

He knew he was doomed to lose face today, and if he stayed any longer, he might even get punched a couple of times.

Wu Tianlong gritted his teeth, his eyes sweeping coldly over Lu Ye and Chen Dachuan, and forced out the words through clenched teeth: "You just wait! I'll settle this score with you sooner or later!"

He uttered a harsh remark, dared not linger, turned around in a sorry state, slunk into the SUV, and drove away.

At this moment, Zhou Xiaoqin, with a face covered in a colorful mess—blue, purple, and swollen—and blood still clinging to the corner of her mouth, limped back to the courtyard with a clear purpose.

Wu Tianlong's bodyguard really didn't hold back just now, giving her a severe beating.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, she pointed at Lu Ye's nose and hysterically shouted, "Lu Ye! You little beast! You deliberately had someone beat me up! If you don't pay me back today, I'm not done with you!"

She spat as she spoke: "200 yuan! Not a penny less! If you don't give me the money, I'm not leaving today! I'll eat, drink, and relieve myself at your house!"

Lu Ye glanced at her, his tone indifferent, his face expressionless: "When did I hire someone to beat you up? It wasn't me who hit you. Go find whoever hit you!"

"You're still pretending!"

Zhou Xiaoqin was so angry that she jumped up and down, pointing at Lu Ye, her voice cracking.

"Didn't you say it yourself before? You hired those people? Now you want to renege on your promise? No way!"

"You have to give me this 200 yuan today! If you don't give it to me now, I'll raise the price later!"

Lu Ye raised an eyebrow, a playful smile playing on his lips, his tone slightly mocking: "Oh? I said I found him?"

"When did I say that? Do you have any proof? Who heard me say that?"

"You...you little bastard, you tricked me! You clearly said that before!" Zhou Xiaoqin realized she had been fooled and was furious.

Lu Ye continued unhurriedly, "Besides, if your eyes hadn't been damaged, you should be able to see clearly."

"That group of people came to cause trouble; they're not with us at all."

"Didn't you see we chased them all away? You should be thanking us, actually!"

"If we don't chase them away, you might get beaten up again. I just saw them kicking you in circles, tsk tsk, that was really pitiful!"

Zhou Xiaoqin was trembling with anger, her face turning ashen.

"Thank you? My foot! Dream on! If I'm short 200 yuan today, nobody can help me!"

Just then, Chen Dachuan suddenly clutched his head and swayed.

She instantly switched into drama queen mode.

His brows were furrowed tightly, and he let out a series of painful groans: "Ouch... my head... why does my head hurt so much... it feels like it's acting up again..."

"I'm not mentally sound, and when I have an episode, I can't control myself and I just like to slap people..."

"Don't piss me off... I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself..."

As he spoke, his eyes darted around aimlessly.

He would occasionally raise his hand as if to slap someone, making him look quite like someone who had a mental breakdown.

This sudden illness stunned everyone around.

Lu Ye immediately put on an extremely anxious expression and rushed forward to support Chen Dachuan.

"Oh dear! I heard that mentally ill people don't get punished for murder! How come you've had a relapse!"

"Hurry up and hold back! If you can't hold back, see who you want to kill... or who you want to slap!"

As he spoke, he deliberately turned to look at Zhou Xiaoqin and earnestly pleaded, "Aunt Zhou! Please, have some compassion and help me out."

"Let the fat guy slap you, okay? Just consider it a good deed! You're almost used to him slapping you anyway!"

"I'm used to your damn ways!"

Zhou Xiaoqin was so frightened that she jumped back a big step, her face turning deathly pale instantly.

She was truly terrified of Chen Dachuan. This fat man was quick and ruthless; she still remembered the pain from the two slaps he had given her.

Moreover, she had just been beaten up by Wu Tianlong's bodyguards and was covered in injuries; she couldn't take any more beatings.

Zhou Xiaoqin knew in her heart that she wouldn't get anything out of this place today.

He couldn't win an argument with Lu Ye.

I can't beat Chen Dachuan in a fight.

I took the beating for nothing today.

He didn't make any money, and he lost face in front of the whole village.

But she had nowhere to vent her anger, so she looked around and soon her gaze landed on Wang Erya standing behind her.

Her eyes widened, and all her anger instantly shifted to Wang Erya. She gritted her teeth and cursed, "You good-for-nothing! What are you standing there for? Come home with me!"

She cursed as she walked toward Wang Erya, her eyes fierce.

He clearly wanted to vent all the anger he had just suffered on Wang Erya. He would definitely give Erya a good beating when he got home.

When Wang Erya saw Zhou Xiaoqin's fierce appearance, she turned pale instantly and quickly hid behind Chen Dachuan, tightly gripping his clothes, her body trembling uncontrollably.

"Brother Da Chuan..." Wang Er Ya said in a tearful voice, pleading for help.

"Er Ya, it's alright."

Chen Dachuan's "unfocused" eyes cleared instantly, and he turned to the side, completely shielding Wang Erya behind him, his broad back like a wall.

Then he turned to look at Zhou Xiaoqin, his eyes instantly turning cold, and snorted coldly, "Get out of the way! What are you yelling about?"

Zhou Xiaoqin was startled by his fierce gaze and instinctively stopped in her tracks.

Chen Dachuan continued, "I've hired Er Ya these past few days. Starting today, she'll be helping out at my house."

"You can help Aunt Sun with chores like cooking and laundry, and I'll pay her every day! You should just leave!"

"You hired her? She's a money-loser, she can't do anything right..."

Zhou Xiaoqin instinctively wanted to retort, but halfway through her sentence, under Chen Dachuan's increasingly cold and piercing gaze, her voice grew softer and softer until she couldn't even hear herself anymore.

She glared at Wang Erya, who was hiding behind Chen Dachuan with only half of her pale face showing.

In the end, having no other choice, she could only grit her teeth and leave first.

"You just wait! I won't let this go!"

Seeing that everyone had left, Sun Yanhua hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Chen Dachuan's arm, looking him up and down carefully, her eyes filled with lingering fear and heartache: "Xiaochuan, are you alright?"

Chen Dachuan chuckled: "Don't worry, Aunt Sun, I'm fine. Those few pieces of material aren't even enough to scratch my itch."

"Xiao Chuan, you seem a bit different. You've changed so much... among so many people..."

Seeing his energetic appearance, Sun Yanhua finally felt a little relieved.

But I still felt that the child was a bit unfamiliar today, and I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

Lu Ye chuckled from the side, "Yeah! Fatty, how come you've suddenly become so caring? You even saved Er Ya."

When he mentioned Erya, Chen Dachuan said to Sun Yanhua in a serious tone: "Aunt Sun, let Erya stay at our house during this period. When she comes home, she will inevitably be beaten by her mother, and she will be married to a fool from the next village. Wouldn't that push her into a pit of fire!"

Sun Yanhua was a kind person. She reached out and stroked Er Ya's head, sighing softly, "Poor child, alright, you can stay with Aunt Sun."

Wang Erya raised her head, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at Sun Yanhua's kind face.

A thought suddenly struck her, making her tremble slightly.

If only... if only Aunt Sun were my mother.