Xiao Zhi Village had the appearance of a new rural village.
Many wealthy individuals had emerged from here, and the roads were largely funded by households pooling their resources, with the richer contributing more and the poorer contributing less.
"Mom, we've arrived."
Upon reaching their destination, the vehicle did not enter the village. The primary reason was its size, and the narrow village roads were impassable for it.
Zhao Qian alighted from the car and surveyed the surroundings, nodding slightly.
"Let's go. It's lunchtime, I'll take you out to eat later."
Ye Longlin had never been here before. After checking in at the old house, he drove to the town for lunch.
As it was cold in winter, most people preferred to sleep in. Upon finding a parking spot in town and exiting the vehicle, they saw Zhao Xuelong's family.
Above them was a hotel where they had stayed the previous night. Their ancestral home had not been repaired and had collapsed due to disrepair.
Adorned with gold and silver, the middle-aged woman, Zhao Fang, wanted everyone to immediately recognize her wealth.
"Brother, it's them."
Zhao Siyu pointed at them. Mu Hanqi, arm-in-arm with Ye Longlin, was yawning incessantly.
This was mainly due to the long journey.
It was already two in the afternoon, having driven for a full four hours.
At the same time.
A group of people laughing heartily in a noodle restaurant immediately adopted stern expressions upon noticing the presence of Ye Longlin and his companions.
Especially Zhao Fang, who had been cursed at directly by that brat yesterday, had never suffered such humiliation.
"A junior arriving later than their elders, truly, this family lacks any upbringing. They put on quite a show of importance."
"Heh, both are uncivilized bastards who were never taught properly since childhood. What can you expect from them? Even if you told them to be decent human beings, they wouldn't listen."
Zhao Fang heard their conversation, nodded, and proudly stated, "It's my son who is sensible. In terms of manners, he's miles ahead of those two bastards."
A middle-aged uncle next to them glanced at Ye Longlin and the others: "Aren't you stating the obvious? Xuelong carries the rise and fall of the Zhao family, unlike those two bastards who were abandoned early on."
Zhao Fang, hearing this, was quite pleased and nodded with satisfaction: "Do you think everyone is as excellent as my Xuelong?"
Mu Hanqi, though not fully awake, heard the insults directed at them and frowned slightly, but wasn't entirely sure if they were being cursed at.
Zhao Qian glanced at the four: "Sister, be more charitable with your words. Even if your family does good deeds, you ruin them with your mouth."
Now, Mu Hanqi was certain. She raised her little head and said to Ye Longlin, "They're scolding us."
Ye Longlin nodded, chuckled wryly, and patted Mu Hanqi's head: "Just a bunch of clowns, no need to mind them."
Zhao Fang looked over, her gaze falling on Ye Longlin and Mu Hanqi with a peculiar expression. She immediately adopted a sarcastic tone: "Oh, someone like him actually found a girlfriend? I think this woman must be rented. Girl, how much do they pay you per day? I'll give you double, will you be my son's girlfriend?"
Zhao Xuelong wiped his mouth: "I'm not interested in women who sell their bodies for money."
Zhao Fang nodded emphatically: "Indeed, like those unscrupulous women outside, only a few hundred or a thousand yuan a night. We should find proper girls."
With those words, the already cold weather seemed to bring another chill.
Zhao Fang relished the feeling of making others unable to back down. She coughed and was about to speak when a voice suddenly rang out.
"Dogs can't spit out ivory, and sharp tongues are nothing. I can curse you so badly you won't know north from south, you shrew!"
"Your every word exposes your shrewish nature, yet you're still trying to act rich. The reason rich people are recognized at a glance is their breeding and aura. You possess only the smell of a bumpkin and the air of a nouveau riche coal magnate!
You dare to scold me? Yes, that's right, you're proper, extremely proper. I don't know about you, but I certainly know your daughter is not proper. I should have called the police back then and had her jailed for ten to eight years. After all, like mother, like daughter!
People like you can't stand to see others do well; you're typical of the nouveau riche. Come, let me introduce you. The two SUVs behind me are Rolls-Royce Cullinan, costing nine million yuan each landed, eighteen million for both. Your entire net worth might not be as much as one of our cars!
A cow sitting on a hotplate, are you getting too full of yourself? You like to compare, don't you? Come on, let's compare, you try!"
Mu Hanqi was called a streetwalker by them. With Mu Hanqi's temper, could she possibly tolerate that?
She unleashed her full fury on the spot, immediately launching into a tirade!
This time... Zhao Fang's family was put in an impossible situation.
If Zhao Fang's family was being sarcastic, Mu Hanqi's insults were completely unreserved. If she said she was scolding you, she was definitely scolding you!
However, as Mu Hanqi spoke of the two cars, Ye Longlin quickly tried to cover her mouth, but it was evident Mu Hanqi's mouth was faster and blurted it out!
Suddenly, Ye Longlin felt a gaze that made his entire body tingle.
Zhao Fang still didn't believe it: "People like you actually rented two Cullinan? Can you afford to scratch them?"
Mu Hanqi sneered: "Then dare you scratch one? Don't have the tools? I'll give them to you, do you dare?"
Now, Zhao Fang was truly cornered.
If they scratched it, they would face exorbitant compensation. If they didn't, their pride would be crushed.
They were instantly in an awkward predicament.
"Alright, aren't you hungry? Let's go eat."
At this point, it was Zhao Qian who stepped forward, giving Zhao Fang a deep look.
Ye Longlin turned his attention to Zhao Xuelong, surprised at how much this young man could endure, realizing he was indeed trouble.
Those who can endure often achieve great things.
As the saying goes, the poorer people are, the more temperamental they are, while the rich are often calm.
Although not always true, it was likely that he had not made mistakes.
Zhao Siyu also glanced at them and snorted: "Watch your mouths!"
Perhaps Zhao Qian had not expected Mu Hanqi to be so formidable, as she looked at her with renewed interest.
"Auntie, you don't hate me because of this, do you?"
Mu Hanqi ran over and hugged Zhao Qian's arm, pouting.
Zhao Qian smiled wryly and couldn't help but flick her nose: "How could I? Siyu is almost your match in arguments. You two... who knows how frustrated Zhao Fang must feel, being cursed by Siyu yesterday and by you today."