Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

"puff..."

Because his mother was too shrewish, Bai Jian, who was so ashamed that he buried his head in his crotch, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

His laughter was so loud it was almost uncontrollable; if it weren't for the laughter, he would have looked like...

After several seconds, Bai Jian finally managed to straighten up, tears welling up in his eyes.

When he looked up, he was met with the murderous eyes of his own father, Bai Jianguo.

Bai Jianguo's eyes were blunt: Are you laughing at your mother? If he had really been crushed back then, would you, you little brat, still exist? I wouldn't be making a fool of myself here now.

Uncle Bai Baoguo and cousin Bai Mo, who were standing next to each other, were also staring at each other with their mouths agape, their minds buzzing.

Especially Bai Mo, who was just thinking to himself as he walked in that these older sisters looked like fairies, but then they opened their mouths...

Are they all Gatling guns?

Bai Li stood behind, his hands in his trench coat pockets, and pinched his thigh to stop himself from laughing out loud.

Stay calm.

You can't laugh, you can't laugh yet.

Wait until you have that shrew completely under your control before you start laughing.

However, these girls are really powerful; their firepower is fierce enough that magic has to be used to defeat magic.

Bringing them back was the right move.

In the side room.

Hou Guifen, who was sitting on the ground, was stunned for several seconds by the scolding before she finally came to her senses.

Her round face instantly turned a deep liver color. She was usually the one who scolded others; when had she ever suffered such a humiliating disgrace?

She sprang up from the ground with a "whoosh," her finger trembling as she pointed at Lin Xiaoshuang and the others.

"Who the hell are you...who the hell are you?!"

"Where did this bastard come from? A little slut without parents! This is a family matter of the Bai family. What right do you outsiders have to spout nonsense?"

These words really stirred up a hornet's nest.

What can't a young, edgy woman hear?

Aside from people criticizing Bai Li, they were also criticized for having no parents.

Chen Tingting's eyes widened, and her ruthless, street-smart side instantly surfaced. She took a step forward:

"Old woman, watch your mouth! Who are you calling a bastard?"

"You shameless sow, all you do is give birth, you can't teach her! How dare you squeal like a pig?"

"I think you're not just going through menopause, your brain's probably full of gutter oil!"

Seeing that the verbal dispute was about to escalate into a physical fight, Bai Weiguo, who had always wanted to keep the younger generation out of it, quickly stepped in to stand between them.

"Tingting! Jiaxin! You two go out first!"

Bai Weiguo was also anxious, his protective instincts kicking in: "Go find Xiao Li! This crazy woman will bite anyone she sees when she goes berserk, don't let her dirty your place!"

Upon hearing this, Hou Guifen became even more agitated, hands on her hips, her face filled with disdain and contempt:

"Hmph, so that's why you dared to interfere. Turns out you're that bitch Bai Li raised!"

She glanced sideways and spoke in the gossipy tone typical of village aunties:

"I heard that Bai Li quit his job in the city? Well, that makes sense. Someone like him who's incompetent can't do anything right."

"Birds of a feather flock together. If you're a loser yourself, you'll end up with this kind of low-class trash!"

As she spoke, she seemed to regain her sense of superiority, tossing her greasy chin up and raising her voice by eight octaves:

"Unlike my Bai Jian! My son is a dragon among men!"

"Let me tell you bumpkins, I'm planning to introduce a foreign wife to my son! She's the daughter of a chief from a major foreign tribe, she's a princess!"

"Pfft—"

Chen Tingting couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She sized up Bai Jian, who was standing timidly at the door, then looked at Hou Guifen, her tone dripping with sarcasm:

"Oh? The chief's daughter? And she's Yang Guofu?"

"Although you can't understand the language from the black guy, I still advise you to take your son for a medical check-up."

Zhang Qian added coldly to the accusation:

"I heard the people over there are really wild. Some tribes don't even spare lizards. Aren't you afraid your precious son will come back with all sorts of weird diseases? You might end up with an alien instead of a grandson."

"Bullshit! That's still better than you guys!" Hou Guifen didn't understand at all, but still stubbornly insisted, "My Bai Jian is doing really well out there! He's a contractor!! He can earn dozens a year!"

"Really?" Lin Xiaoshuang blinked her big eyes, looking at Bai Jian at the door. "But...we saw your son with our own eyes in the county town a few days ago..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jian, who was standing at the door, felt like his skull was about to explode.

If Lin Xiaoshuang were to expose his kneeling to wipe shoes and his silicone girlfriend Xiaofang, he would be utterly ruined in the village and would never be able to hold his head up again!

"Mom!!! Stop talking!!"

Bai Jian rushed in, grabbed Hou Guifen's arm, his face covered in cold sweat, and his voice was hoarse:

"Run! Stop talking! Please!"

As he spoke, he frantically bowed to the four old ladies, his eyes full of pleading: Sisters! Dear sisters! Please have mercy on me!

Hou Guifen was startled by the tug, and with a hint of exasperation, she shook off his hand:

"What's wrong, Xiao Jian? What are you afraid of? Mom is trying to get you some benefits!"

"Don't worry, as long as Mom risks her life today to get this old house, all the money from selling it later will be yours, right?"

Bai Jian had no words to express his suffering; his face turned a deep purplish-red as he growled in a low voice:

"Forget it! How much is this dilapidated house worth?!"

"They're Bai Li's cousin's people! Don't mess with them! My cousin's different now; he's not only rich, he also... he has superpowers!"

"Superpowers?" Hou Guifen was stunned, reaching out to touch Bai Jian's forehead: "Xiao Jian, have you gone stupid from working so hard? Where do superpowers come from in this world?"

"How could I have given birth to such an idiot son? He always lets me down when it matters! Don't you know the squeaky wheel gets the grease?"

Hou Guifen thought her son was just being soft-hearted and continued to scold him.

But only Bai Jian himself knows how terrifying Bai Li is now.

Not only are they rich, but their words can also become law!

Last time he rushed home, the front door was indeed left unlocked! And the old lady next door's teddy bear was already scratching at its bedroom door!

My Xiaofang was almost paired with that stupid dog!

How evil!

This kind of person is absolutely not to be messed with!

Just then, Bai Li strode in slowly.

He walked up to Hou Guifen with an inscrutable smile on his face, looking down at her.

"Auntie, you don't believe me?"

Bai Li flicked his cigarette ash, his tone light and casual: "How about... we give it a try?"

His gaze was calm, but for some reason, Hou Guifen felt a chill creep into her heart when she looked into those eyes.

Rural women are indeed somewhat superstitious, and given her son's horrified expression, she shrank back and didn't dare to respond.

But when Hou Guifen thought of what Bai Jian had just said about this kid being "not only rich," the greedy glint in her triangular eyes lit up again.

Since the hard approach doesn't work, let's try the soft approach.

Since we can't get the house, we should at least try to make some money, right?

"Fine, I won't fight for the house."

Hou Guifen's eyes darted around, and her round face instantly transformed into a rogue's expression. She spread her hand out in front of Bai Li:

"Now that you've made a fortune and have so much money, you should compensate me!"

"I'm your own aunt! I even held you when you were little! I don't need much, just give me 500,000, and we'll call it even."

Everyone in the room was stunned by this shameless logic.

Chen Tingting laughed in anger: "I've never seen this kind of mangy dog ​​in my life."

Bai Li looked at the outstretched, chubby hand, smiled, and uttered two words:

"No."

"Hey?! How can you be so insensible?" Hou Guifen exclaimed, taking a step forward to grab Bai Li's clothes. "Why won't you give it to me?! Your Bai family owes me everything!"

"Your money belongs to the Bai family! As an elder, what's wrong with me spending a little?"

Bai Li took a half step back, disgustedly avoiding her hand.

"Get out of my way! I wouldn't give you a single penny even if I burned it all!"

Seeing that Bai Li was unyielding, Hou Guifen completely broke down.

She didn't care whether Bai Li had superpowers or not, and immediately turned her anger towards her husband Bai Jianguo, who was standing at the door with a face full of shame:

"Bai Jianguo!! You useless coward! Are you dead?!"

"Just stand there and watch these little brats bully me?!"

"How much suffering have I endured following you? Giving birth to your children, taking care of the household chores! And look at how your good brothers and these ungrateful nephews treat me!"

"You've got money and you don't even know how to be filial to me! You're even going to give the house to your third son! You're trying to drive me to my death!!"

Hou Guifen rushed over while crying and wailing, and scratched Bai Jianguo's face with both hands like eagle claws.

"I'll beat you to death, you heartless bastard! I'll teach you to pretend to be mute!"

Bai Jianguo stood there, letting Hou Guifen's fingernails scratch bloody lines on his face.

He looked at this woman who, though once feisty, was at least family-oriented, and had now become this greedy, ugly, and unreasonable person.

Thirty years of repression.

Thirty years of forbearance.

Thirty years of "harmony in the family brings prosperity in all things".

At this moment, in front of his brothers, in front of his juniors, and in front of those four girls...

That taut string finally snapped.

"Bang!!!"

A loud bang.

That was the sound of a foot slamming into the doorframe of the weathered wooden door of the side room.

The entire room fell silent.

Hou Guifen's hand froze in mid-air as she stared blankly at the honest man who had lived a life of meekness and subservience.

On Bai Jianguo's honest face, veins were bulging and his eyes were frighteningly red—the outburst of an honest man driven to the brink of despair.

His chest heaved violently, and with all his might, he let out a roar that he had suppressed for half his life:

"Enough!!!"

"I've had enough of you!! Hou Guifen!!"