Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

The middle-aged woman became extremely anxious when she saw the two sides fall out; this was not the outcome she wanted.

What kind of situation is it that the two sides start fighting after only exchanging a few words?

How can we even discuss business now? Nobody wants things to come to this point if we can have a friendly exchange.

"DouDou, what are you doing? He's your dad now. Be good, don't be stubborn. Quickly apologize to your dad."

"Apologize? You want me to apologize to a stranger? Did I say anything wrong?" Xiao Qi roared at the middle-aged woman.

Others might say that, but this woman in front of me is the one who cannot say it!

"You abandoned me and Grandma without a word, taking my younger brother with you. Now that I'm grown up and ready to get married, you've come back?"

"Have you ever truly treated me like a daughter from beginning to end? Or are you just using me as a tool to exchange for a dowry?"

"I don't have a mother like you. From the moment you abandoned me when I was 10, we had nothing to do with each other anymore. Now, take him and get out of here right now. You're not welcome in this house!"

Xiao Qi's chest heaving showed he was truly furious.

Her birth mother, who had abandoned her once, returned, but still didn't stand by her side or consider things from her perspective.

Instead, they stand from an outsider's perspective, their minds filled with calculations.

They wanted her to marry a 40-year-old man in his late thirties, just for the bride price and two houses.

Anyone would be furious, right?

They're already being very patient by not resorting to violence.

The middle-aged woman's lips trembled slightly, and her face looked terrible; it was hard to tell whether she was anxious, angry, or annoyed.

For a moment, I couldn't find any rebuttal.

The middle-aged man swung his chair leg over and said, "Why waste your breath on her? She's an uneducated brat. Today I'll teach her a lesson in manners!"

Seeing the situation was about to spiral out of control, the middle-aged woman stepped in front of the middle-aged man, saying, "Don't do this. Let's talk it out. She's still a child; it's understandable that she's having trouble accepting it right now!"

The middle-aged man impatiently shoved the middle-aged woman away, saying, "Get out of here! Today I'm going to teach her a lesson about family rules, and that I'm the one who calls the shots in this house!"

At this moment, Ye Chen spoke calmly: "Now you see their true colors, don't you? Are you going to sever this relationship or not?"

Xiao Qi nodded: "Master, I've given up all illusions now. I should have stopped nine years ago. Today, all I want to do is beat someone up!"

"Do you need my help?" Ye Chen asked casually.

Xiao Qi shook his head: "No need, this kind of scum doesn't deserve to dirty Master's hands!"

"Let's beat up this old man to vent our anger, just leave him alive!" Ye Chen released Xiao Qi's hand.

When your anger level is full, you have to let it out.

As long as he doesn't kill you, he can always bring you back to life, so it's not a big problem!

"Hmph, you pretty boy, you finally spoke up. I thought you were mute, that you were just going to keep breathing? Are you trying to make me laugh to death?!" The middle-aged man glanced at Ye Chen.

In his view, he was the absolute authority present, the authority in terms of force, and could easily control this young man.

Ye Chen didn't even look at him properly; the other party's level was truly too low.

"You've ignored me since I walked in, only concerned with selling your daughter. How dare you say such a shameless thing in front of outsiders? Sigh! A stepfather is a stepfather after all, always threatening to grab a weapon to try and subdue people with morality. This is a society ruled by law, uncle!"

Ye Chen sighed and shook his head.

The middle-aged man sneered, "This is our family matter, what's it to you? I'm the boss at home, you know that?"

Ye Chen glanced at him sideways: "Family matters? You must be joking! Don't even mention you, even if that woman wanted to acknowledge Xiao Qi, she'd need Xiao Qi's consent, understand? People who abandon their children have no right to beg for forgiveness. The relationship was severed the moment of abandonment. Besides, you're an outsider, talking about family matters. Heh, I've changed my mind!"

The middle-aged man didn't seem angry at all. A wicked smile curled at the corner of his lips: "Hehe, kid, stop with the nonsense. Since you're so interested, let me guess. You must be my daughter's boyfriend!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly: "Oh, you old fool, you're not blind after all, are you? You figured it out already. So, you two were just calling me out!"

The middle-aged man stared at Ye Chen with amusement: "You heard our conversation just now. The other party has two houses, plus a dowry of 20 yuan!"

"Here's the price: 880,000. Whether you own a house or not doesn't matter. I can even marry my daughter to you. Besides, you've been rude to me, so asking for an additional 120,000 isn't unreasonable, is it? Once we reach 1 million, I won't interfere in your affairs anymore. How about it!"

The middle-aged man weighed the chair leg in his hand, giving him an expression that said, "You've gotten a great deal."

Ye Chen shook his head: "100 million? I'll burn it for you after you go down. Xiao Qi, make your move. This kind of person will probably die from acute iron poisoning."

The middle-aged man's face twitched. He was about to utter some harsh words when, in the next instant, a figure flashed before his eyes, and a tremendous force struck him, sending him flying uncontrollably toward the door.

"ah--"

Before anyone could react, one person was missing from the room, and by the time they realized what was happening, two people were gone.

A piercing scream came from outside.

It was the kind of scream you hear when someone gets really badly beaten up...

The middle-aged woman was stunned. She hurriedly staggered to the door, but she could only get there. She couldn't move any further.

The chubby boy blinked in disbelief. Who was he? Where was he? What happened?

She never imagined that the person being pinned to the ground and beaten was him.

No, no, how could this be?

A burly man wielding a weapon was beaten up by his woman.

This is so dreamy!

The middle-aged woman's head was buzzing. She decided to stop immediately and call for a halt.

"Stop, stop! You brat, stop right now!" the middle-aged woman shouted anxiously.

However, Xiao Qi showed no sign of stopping, and even transferred his hatred for the woman to the old man on the ground.

The middle-aged man was beaten until all he could hear were screams and pleas for mercy. Eventually, even those pleas stopped, leaving only his pitiful howls.

This beating lasted for more than five minutes before Xiao Qi rubbed his sore fists and got up.

He hadn't learned any systematic fighting techniques; he simply relied on overwhelming strength to beat Old Deng soundly.

The middle-aged woman had regained her mobility and ran towards the middle-aged man.

"Honey, honey, are you alright?"

The middle-aged woman shouted as she ran.

"Dou Dou, he's your father, how could you be so cruel?" the middle-aged woman angrily questioned Xiao Qi.

As she spoke, she stepped forward and slapped Xiao Qi across the face!

Xiao Qi neither flinched nor avoided her gaze, but calmly looked at her birth mother, her eyes filled with disappointment.

The middle-aged woman's hand stopped abruptly when it was less than 1 centimeter away from Xiao Qi's cheek.

Of course, it wasn't a voluntary stop; rather, a hand gripped her wrist tightly, rendering her unable to move.