The Crazy Son-In-Law

“It’s been just a few days, and you forgot your lesson. Do you want to talk about your bet?” Yao Cen retorted without any restraint.

She didn’t know why she had provoked Liu Manxiang. In her memory, she had never had any conflicts with Liu Manxiang, but somehow she seemed to target her everywhere.

Liu Manxiang’s pretty face changed slightly, and then she laughed: “It was just a joke, Cen. Why are you taking it so seriously?”

Yao Cen didn’t bother with her and followed Xiao Shun into the mansion.

“Grandpa, I wish you all the blessings and longevity.”

Liu Manqing, accompanied by Xue Cheng, got close to Liu Mingda and said the birthday wishes.

Liu Mingda sat in the main seat, beaming with joy, and waved his hand: “Hahaha, thank you.”

At his age, he didn’t seek anything else but wanted more time with his children. When he heard the words of his granddaughter and grandson-in-law, he naturally felt overjoyed.

Next came Liu Miaoling and Xiao Zhou, with the old man’s face full of smiles.

However, when it was Yao Cen and Xiao Shun’s turn, his face instantly turned cold. Knowing that the two had forced Xiao Zhou to give them a car, he despised Xiao Shun even more and thought that his beloved granddaughter had been led astray.

“Get up,” said Liu Mingda coldly.

After the two stood up, he lifted his already somewhat cloudy eyes and glanced at them.

“Give back the car that Xiao Zhou bought for you. Although you are a daughter of the Yao family, you are also my granddaughter. You can’t just take other people’s things for nothing, understand?”

Yao Cen and Xiao Shun exchanged glances.

It seemed that someone had tattled on them. Why were they singled out when others also took things for free? Was it because what they took was expensive? Was taking cheap things just ok? That was absurd.

Yao Cen said, “Grandpa, you were there when Mr. Xiao said he would pay for us. He was fulfilling his promise, and we did nothing wrong.”

“This is just sophistry. Did you pay a single cent for that new car?” Liu Yunxia scolded softly.

“Aunt Yunxia, if I remember correctly, you bought a fur coat worth more than 50, 000. Is that alright to you?” Yao Cen innocently asked back.

“That was a gift from Xiao Zhou. What can be wrong with that? Are you saying that the wine Mr. Xiao gave your grandpa was also wrong?” Liu Xia retorted angrily.

“Did your family go crazy after being kicked out, or did you, Yao Cen, squander your family’s fortune and now become a greedy vampire? Mr. Xiao doesn’t hold it against you, but don’t you have any shame?”

Xiao Shun sneered in his heart: “The people in the Liu family are all like dogs. It wasn’t until I asked for a car that you shamelessly started buying things. Ungrateful as you are, now you turn around and accuse us.”

“So now you want us to return the car?” asked Xiao Shun, his voice heavy.

“Let’s do this, Mr. Xiao. I didn’t know our family’s rules were so strict. You can transfer the car to Uncle Yunshan. That way, everyone can take it as a gift.” Xiao Zhou said with a hypocritical expression.

With that, Yao Cen understood. This was a scheme by Liu Miaozhen and Liu Manxiang, not only to take the car but also to embarrass her and Xiao Shun in front of so many guests.

“What if we don’t return it?” Xiao Shun scanned the crowd, his face full of disdain.

“Shameless! If you don’t mind losing face, we do! Get out of here right now!” Liu Mingda slapped the armrest of his chair and shouted angrily.

At that moment, a commotion was heard outside the door.

Immediately, a thin-faced, not very tall middle-aged man walked in. Despite his appearance, he exuded a strong and imposing aura that made people feel awed. Behind him followed the stranger who had come looking for Mr. Xiao on that day.

Then, the guests in the courtyard couldn’t help but stand up one after another.

“Mr. Du.”

“President Du, what brings you here?”

“St Marquet’s richest man has come for Old Master Liu’s birthday. What an honor.”

“He is Du Xing, the vice president of Pearl Commercial Chamber. Such a powerful aura.”

Some people were busy greeting him, while others whispered quietly among themselves.

Du Xing, with a poker face, walked straight toward the main hall without looking sideways. His entourage followed closely behind. The Liu family, having lived in St Marquet for a long time, surely knew this powerful figure who dominated both the black and white worlds of St Marquet. Seeing him approach, they tensed up, even Liu Mingda stood up unconsciously, preparing to greet him.

“Who would have thought our Xiao Zhou had such connections, even bringing President Du to personally visit and wish Grandpa a happy birthday?” Liu Miaozhen said with a proud expression.

Xiao Zhou, on the other hand, felt somewhat uneasy. Though born in a wealthy family, he had never faced a formidable figure like Du Xing alone. Though Du Xing was nominally the richest man in a small county, he was also the vice president of Pearl Commercial Chamber, a name even someone from Newstrand like him had heard of.

Du Xing entered the main hall, exuding an aura of authority. His gaze quickly scanned the crowd and finally settled on Xiao Shun. Meanwhile, Liu Mingda, supported by Liu Manxiang, and Xue Cheng, walked forward.

“President Du, welcome, welcome…”

Du Xing’s face suddenly broke into a smile, and he stepped forward, giving a slight nod: “Old Master Liu, please sit down. Today is your birthday, and I am here to offer my blessings.”

Liu Mingda hesitated for a moment. His family had never had any dealings with Du Xing, so his visit today was quite unexpected. Inevitably feeling puzzled, and with doubt came unease. Du Xing’s background was no mystery to him. From humble beginnings, he had been brave and ruthless in his youth, only becoming somewhat restrained in recent years. Unexpectedly, it was in these short years that he became St Marquet’s richest man and Pearl Commercial Chamber’s vice president.

“Happy birthday. I came in a hurry today and didn’t prepare a gift, so I brought a jade Buddha. I hope you won’t mind,” Du Xing said with a smile, not at all resembling the ruthless underground kingpin people spoke of, but more like a legendary scholar-merchant.

“President Du, you’re being too modest. Your presence is already an honor,” Liu Mingda said, turning to someone nearby: “Find a seat for President Du now.”

Du Xing waved his hand: “No need, I am here today to wish Old Master Liu a happy birthday and to meet President Xiao specifically.”

After saying that, he bowed slightly to Xiao Shun: “President Xiao, I wasn’t in St Marquet a few days ago and couldn’t greet you personally. I apologize.”

The expressions on the faces of the Liu family members suddenly froze. Du Xing’s entourage behind him had a sudden change of expression, coughed lightly, and reminded him softly: “President Du, you’ve mistaken him for someone else. This is not President Xiao.”Content © NôvelDrama.Org.