Chapter 197 The Arrogant Song Family
The Song family thought Chen Xuan was too arrogant to say such a thing.
Now that Chen Xuan knew his father, Chen Jianhua, was a Feng Shui Grandmaster, he felt his father had been too low-key back then.
Chen Jianhua could probably shake the ground, and countless wealthy individuals would be eager to send money and land to the Chen family. What were the Song family compared to them?
To Chen Xuan's surprise, why hadn't his father, Chen Jianhua, retaliated against the Jiangbei Song family? With his father's status, taking revenge on the Song family would have been a mere word. Perhaps it was out of consideration for Song Ping's feelings.
However, from then on, the two families truly had no further contact; their relationship was as if severed. Precisely because of this, Chen Xuan was surprised by the arrival of his maternal uncle's family this time.
Chen Xuan arrived at the Chen family villa. As soon as he got out of the car, he saw Song Ping and Aunt Tang waiting at the villa entrance.
"Mom, Aunt Tang, haven't my maternal uncle and his family arrived yet?" Chen Xuan walked over, looking around, and did not see anyone from Jiangbei.
"They said they would be here soon." Song Ping seemed a little nervous, forcing a smile.
"Mom, you've just recovered from your illness. Why don't you and Aunt Tang go inside and rest?" After waiting for a full half hour, Chen Xuan frowned and couldn't help but say.
"It's fine, I'll wait a little longer. They should be here soon." Song Ping was dismissive.
Chen Xuan could see that Song Ping was quite happy about her maternal uncle's arrival. After all, he was Song Ping's elder brother, her maternal kin.
However, he was afraid that his maternal uncle's family didn't think the same way.
Considering the time, it had been almost an hour since his maternal uncle called Song Ping. At this speed, driving from Jiangbei to Jiangzhou would have been completed.
In the blink of an eye, another hour passed. It was almost eleven o'clock. The sun outside was scorching, and a fine layer of sweat beaded on Song Ping's forehead. She was even swaying unsteadily.
"Mom, you should go back inside." Chen Xuan said with a grim expression.
Song Ping looked towards the end of the community road, but still saw no one. She had to be supported by Aunt Tang as she walked into the villa.
As noon approached, a Toyota Alphard slowly stopped not far away.
At this moment, a middle-aged couple and a young couple got out of the car.
The middle-aged couple were Chen Xuan's maternal uncle Song Gang and his wife Fang Manqing.
The young couple were the Song family's beloved son, Song Ziming, and their future daughter-in-law, Ge Bingbing.
"I thought this was some remote, desolate place. I didn't expect you, my aunt, to live in a villa area!" Ge Bingbing linked her arm with Song Ziming's. As she looked around and saw the villa before her, her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Wow, the Chen family has really prospered. They even live in a villa..." Song Ziming was also surprised.
"Didn't they say the Zhang family was very poor? That they couldn't even afford to eat, and I even prepared some loose change to tip them." Ge Bingbing giggled.
Song Ziming's eyes rolled as he immediately understood. He chuckled, "No wonder. If you become a rich man's live-in son-in-law, it's not impossible to get a small villa to live in."
"That's right, living off a woman's money." Ge Bingbing giggled repeatedly, her beautiful eyes filled with disdain and contempt.
Maternal uncle Song Gang and aunt Fang Manqing were also surprised to see the villa, but they quickly regained their composure.
A small villa was nothing to them, with their net worth in the hundreds of millions.
Fang Manqing put her hand on her head to shield herself from the sun, scanned her surroundings, and pouted, "It's so hot, why didn't anyone come to pick us up? Where are they?"
"Chen Xuan?"
At this moment, Song Gang's gaze shifted, and he saw Chen Xuan.
"Maternal uncle, maternal aunt." Chen Xuan then ambled over, greeting them expressionlessly.
In fact, he had seen the Song family as soon as they got out of the car, but he pretended not to see them.
"Where is your mother?" Song Gang asked.
"My mother is inside." Chen Xuan said indifferently.
Upon hearing this, Fang Manqing immediately got angry and said angrily, "It's so hot, and no one came to greet us. Living in this poor place has made you lose all your manners!"
Chen Xuan's gaze turned cold as he heard this. He said coldly, "The Chen family's upbringing is none of your business."
Fang Manqing was somewhat enraged, "How dare you talk back to me?"
Chen Xuan was nonchalant and said angrily, "Uncle, Aunt, look at the time. You called my mother more than two hours ago, and my mother waited outside for over an hour. She couldn't take it anymore. I want to ask what you were doing?"
Fang Manqing knew she was in the wrong, her voice lowered, "We had something to do. Is that not allowed? Do we have to report to you?"
Chen Xuan let out a cold laugh upon hearing this, "So you had something to do, no wonder you're late. Don't you even know to call in advance? Is this the so-called upbringing of your Song family?"
Fang Manqing's face turned green with anger, she panted, grinding her teeth, "You little bastard, how dare you tell me what to do!"
"Alright, alright, stop arguing. What kind of behavior is this!" Maternal uncle Song Gang berated.
Fang Manqing pouted, put her hands on her hips, and glared at Chen Xuan, "Coming from a poor background means you have no manners."
Then, Fang Manqing stomped into the villa indignantly.
The few people followed closely and entered the villa.
"Brother, sister-in-law! You're finally here." Song Ping stood up excitedly upon seeing the Song family.
"I wouldn't dare." Fang Manqing pouted, her face covered in thick makeup still showing anger. She casually sat down on the side.
Song Ping was unaware of the conflict between Chen Xuan and Fang Manqing and was somewhat confused. However, seeing the look in Fang Manqing's eyes towards Chen Xuan, she said apologetically, "Sister-in-law, please forgive my child for any mistakes he made."
"Hmph!"
Fang Manqing snorted, ignoring her completely.
Song Ping could only offer a few awkward laughs.
Song Gang looked at Song Ping, whose hair was all white and her face haggard. His expression darkened, and he rebuked, "Xiao Ping, how did you end up like this? Your hair is so white, and you're three years younger than me."
Song Ping didn't know what to say for a moment, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart.
Over the years, Chen Jianhua had disappeared, and she had gone through many hardships. Coupled with her recent illness, she appeared aged.
"It's all Chen Jianhua's fault. If it weren't for Chen Jianhua, you wouldn't have suffered so much in Jiangbei!"
Song Gang then looked at Chen Xuan and reprimanded, "And you, you're young and have hands and feet, but you're a live-in son-in-law. What a disgrace."
Chen Xuan remained unfazed.
Song Ping said with a hint of pleading in her voice, "Brother, can you find a job for Chen Xuan?"
Although Chen Xuan was a live-in son-in-law, if he could find a decent job, at least others would respect him. Otherwise, he would truly become a useless person who only lived off his wife.
"Why introduce him to a job? My cousin is doing quite well as a live-in son-in-law. Other sons-in-law do the laundry and mopping, enduring all sorts of grievances, but my cousin has managed to get a villa. Not bad, not bad." Song Ziming said sarcastically.
Song Ping's face turned pale, and she looked at Song Gang with pleading eyes.
"What can he do? He'll just be a burden if he goes." Song Gang glanced at Chen Xuan and shook his head.
The seemingly concerned scolding just now was actually because Song Ping and Chen Xuan had embarrassed the Song family.
"Anything is fine, as long as it's a formal job." Song Ping continued.
Song Ziyang had a sudden idea and said playfully, "Cousin, a cleaning lady at our company resigned a few days ago. Do you want to give it a try? For the sake of family, I can add a few hundred yuan to your salary."
Song Ping said, "This..."
Song Gang looked down on them. He was about to find an excuse to dismiss Song Ping, but unexpectedly, Chen Xuan spoke, "No need, I'm very busy and don't need to look for a job."
Song Gang was stunned.
Song Ziming immediately showed disdain, "Still ungrateful, speaking as if you have a job?"
"Also, this villa was given to me by someone based on my abilities." Chen Xuan looked at Song Ziming.
"Heh, who would give you a villa for free!" Song Ziming didn't believe him at all.
Before he finished speaking, Moyang, dressed in a Feng Shui robe, knocked and walked in.
As Moyang entered, he said to Chen Xuan with an apologetic expression, "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen. Some ignorant individuals kept pestering me to look at their Feng Shui, and I finally managed to escape."
Upon seeing this figure, before Chen Xuan could speak, the Song family members suddenly stood up, staring at Master Moyang with surprise.
"Master Moyang! Why are you here?" Song Gang was the most excited.
He believed most in Feng Shui and had come to Jiangzhou specifically to invite Master Moyang to perform rituals to help the Song family change their fortune.