"Do you believe I'd kick you out?" Xu Zhentai roared. "Take a good look at your own surname! You've certainly got a talent for stabbing your own family in the back!"

Xu Feng'an sneered. "Did I say anything wrong? Isn't it Xu Ke who brought shame upon our Xu Family? A member of the esteemed Xu Family, marrying into another household, and without a single word to us elders! Does he have any respect for seniority?!"

Xu Zhentai walked to the sofa and slapped the keys on the table. CLACK. "What the hell is this seniority crap? As if you were so filial when Dad was alive. You learn a couple of idioms from that precious son of yours and you can't wait to tattoo them on your face, can you?"

"You..." Xu Feng'an pointed a trembling finger at Xu Zhentai, her face livid with rage from his words.

Seeing this, Xu Zhenguo intervened. "Zhentai, that's enough. Let's not fight. When Third Brother gets here, you two can help me think this through."

Xu Zhenguo shook his head. His younger sister, Xu Feng'an, has always been like this. Only Xu Zhentai can keep her in line.

"Fight about what?" Xu Zhentai's expression turned icy. "I came over tonight specifically to discuss with you and Sister-in-law what we're going to say to that brat Xu Ke in Tianhai tomorrow. But the moment I walk in, I hear Xu Feng'an making snide remarks like some gossip. What is it with you? You think you've got a megaphone for a mouth and can just run it all day?"

Provoked yet again, Xu Feng'an jumped to her feet. "Xu Zhentai!!"

"And what about seniority? I'm your second older brother," Xu Zhentai said coldly.

Xu Feng'an was so furious her blood pressure spiked.

Just then, their third brother, Xu Zhenmin, walked in from outside, dressed in a black shirt and trousers. "Alright, Second Brother, let's not argue. It's late, and all this fighting will just get us worked up." His voice, booming and loud, arrived before he did.

"Zhenmin, you're here. Have a seat," Xu Zhenguo said.

Xu Zhenmin nodded. "What were you all talking about? You're all so fired up, it's like you've eaten gunpowder."

"I just suggested that Wong Qifu should drive over to pick us up, and that set them off," Xu Feng'an said, glancing at Xu Zhentai.

"You call that asking for a ride? You wanted the Wang Family to fly a private jet over to get you! The nerve!" Xu Zhentai scoffed.

If any members of the Ye or Huang families were present, they might have understood exactly where Xu Ke got his way of speaking from.

But Xu Feng'an replied with a derisive sneer, "What's wrong with a plane? My Qing He told me all about it. This Wong Qifu's personal wealth is in the tens of billions, and her corporation is huge! How hard is it to send a plane? As her elder, even if I asked her for a rocket, she'd have to bring it over."

Xu Zhentai gave a bitter laugh at her words and was about to retort when Xu Zhenguo, sensing things were getting out of hand, bellowed, "Enough! The last time we discussed how to handle Xiao Ke's situation, you argued yourselves into a deadlock. We're going there tomorrow, are you going to keep fighting tonight?!"

Though usually quiet and reserved, Xu Zhenguo had an undeniable authority when he was angry. The room instantly fell silent.

Shen Fen's pale face regained some color. "Second Brother, Third Brother, Little Sister, we called you here today hoping you could give us some advice on what to do about Xiao Ke. If it weren't for Qing He being a journalist and sending the news from Tianhai to his mother, who then showed us, we'd probably still be completely in the dark. To be honest, we don't know what to do."

The news about Xu Ke and Wong Qifu was utterly shocking to Xu Zhenguo and Shen Fen. Their son had just been betrayed by Siao Jia, and in the blink of an eye, he was engaged to Wong Qifu? It took them several days just to process the information. After that, they were plagued with worry. How were they supposed to handle this? By then, Xu Zhenguo finally understood where the ten million yuan had come from. He couldn't help but wonder… Siao Jia had cheated, that was true, but was his own son completely innocent?

"How to handle it?" Xu Feng'an sneered. "It's simple. Wong Qifu ruined our Xu Family's reputation, so she needs to present a betrothal gift and learn the rules of our family. As his aunt, I won't ask for much. Just give me ten million. You, as his parents, can take more."

Xu Zhenguo exploded. "What betrothal gift? Are you blind? What nonsense are you spouting?!"

"If it's not a betrothal gift, then what is it?" Xu Feng'an didn't flinch; she had come for money today. "Your son is marrying into her family, becoming a phoenix man. If that doesn't call for a reverse betrothal gift, what does? You don't seriously think Wong Qifu is going to marry into our family and raise pigs for you, do you? Don't make me laugh."

This time, Xu Zhenguo's face went crimson with rage. If not for his restraint, he would have hurled the nearby ashtray at Xu Feng'an's head. The usually gentle Shen Fen was breathing hard, her fists clenched.

At that moment, Xu Zhentai slammed his hand on the table, pointed at Xu Feng'an's nose, and cursed, "Xu Feng'an, you're still asking for money? How about you ask for some shame first?"

Seeing her two brothers ganging up on her, Xu Feng'an's eyes went wide. She retorted, flustered and indignant, "What's wrong with me wanting money? She's worth tens of billions, don't you want any? Why is everyone acting so righteous all of a sudden? We're his elders! We watched Xu Ke grow up, we poured our heart and soul into him! Shouldn't we get something for that? It's generous enough that we're not asking that Wong Qifu for eight or ten million!"

Hearing this, Shen Fen and Xu Zhenguo gritted their teeth in anger.

Back when Xu Ke was struggling to buy a house in Tianhai, Xu Feng'an was the one who kept saying he was bringing home a vampire of a wife who would swallow their pig farm whole. When Xu Ke was borrowing money from everyone he could, they never even considered asking Xu Feng'an. Yet she was the first to run to their house, crying poor, claiming Nie Qinghe's education had drained the Nie Family of every last cent. The next thing they knew, she was on vacation abroad. And now that the news of Xu Ke and Wong Qifu had reached Jiang City, she was brazenly here for a payout. This is what she called pouring her heart and soul into him? Where exactly did all that pouring go?!

But Xu Feng'an was still chattering away. "Besides, let's be fair. My Qing He is much better looking than Xu Ke. He got so damn lucky to have her notice him. It must be thanks to Dad's grave emitting some lucky smoke!"

"Enough!" Hearing her drag their deceased father into it, Xu Zhentai completely lost it. "You say one more goddamn word, and I'll f*cking smash your mouth, you hear me?!"

Xu Feng'an flinched, shrinking back in fear.

Third Brother Xu Zhenmin finally spoke up. "Alright, Little Sister, that's enough. But, Second Brother, I have to say, while our sister speaks without thinking, she's not entirely wrong. Wong Qifu really should give us some money. Otherwise, how is Eldest Brother supposed to afford retirement?"

Seeing Xu Zhenmin take this stance, Xu Zhentai shot him a cold look. "Then how much do you think we should ask for?"

Xu Zhenmin was completely unfazed. "I don't know how much Eldest Brother wants. But I don't need much. Five million will be enough for me."

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