"I don't think it's good at all!"
As soon as Liu Zhen finished speaking, Liu Quan retorted impatiently, "Liu Zhen, you know your son's stubborn temper better than we do. He's always had a prejudice against our family. If you're going to ask for his opinion on this matter, it's bound to fall through!"
Liu Zhen's family knew that Chen Xiao was not home, so they specifically chose this time to find Liu Zhen.
As long as Liu Zhen agreed and the deed was done, Chen Xiao would have no way to object.
"Exactly, why are you listening to his opinion? As long as you decide to give the house to Xiaopan, will he have any objections?"
Hu Lan said smugly, with her arms crossed.
"Auntie, just give me one set. I've never asked you for anything in my life, and this is the only thing I need your help with."
"I'm almost thirty, and if I miss this girl, it will be difficult to find a suitable one. You can't just watch your own nephew remain single, can you?"
Liu Xiaopan pleaded pitifully.
This family had people playing the good cop, the bad cop, and the one who acted pitiful and garnered sympathy. Their roles were clearly defined, and they were determined to win over Liu Zhen.
"But, but the house belongs to Chen Xiao. How can I make decisions for him?"
Liu Zhen was soft-hearted but also principled.
Fortunately, she was principled. Otherwise, if her heart softened, she might have really given the house to her elder brother's family.
Seeing that his sister was unyielding, Liu Quan became enraged.
"Liu Zhen, are you sick? Can't you tell what's more important?"
"Don't forget, you're a Liu, and you're Xiaopan's aunt. You two are blood relatives!"
"What is Chen Xiao? He's just a stray bastard you picked up. You have no blood relation. Are you abandoning your own nephew for a stray bastard?"
Liu Zhen was soft-hearted, but that didn't mean she was stupid or easy to bully!
"Brother, what are you saying? I raised Chen Xiao with my own hands. If you dare to speak to him so crudely again, all of you get out!"
Liu Zhen finally stood her ground, pointing at the door and shouting.
"You, you, you... you little brat, you've really gone too far, talking to your elder brother like that? Believe it or not, I'll slap you!"
Liu Quan raised his hand, intending to hit Liu Zhen.
However, just as his palm was about to land on Liu Zhen's face, a dark shadow flashed, appearing in front of him and grabbing his wrist.
"Liu Quan, you've got some nerve, trying to hit my mom?"
A cold voice rang out. Liu Quan looked closely and saw that the person grabbing his wrist was none other than Chen Xiao!
Where did this kid come from? Wasn't he supposed to be out?
"Brat, you've got some nerve too? Your wings have hardened, huh? You dare to call me by my full name? You don't even call me Uncle anymore?"
Liu Quan, relying on his status as an elder, barked orders at Chen Xiao.
"Heh, Uncle? You have the nerve to call yourself my uncle? Back then, when my mom was seriously ill, I came to your house to borrow money, and how did you treat me? You kicked me out of your house... After doing something like that, you still expect me to call you Uncle?"
Chen Xiao sneered, his eyes filled with disgust!
Liu Quan recalled the incident and felt immense regret.
If he had known that Chen Xiao would become so successful one day, he wouldn't have hesitated to fork out two million, let alone two hundred thousand!
But it was too late to regret it now, so he just stubbornly argued.
"Can you blame me for that? I didn't have money at the time. All my money was invested in the stock market. It's not like I deliberately refused to help. Besides, your mom is alive and well now, why are you bringing this up?"
Hearing this, Chen Xiao became even more enraged, as if he were reliving that afternoon when Liu Quan kicked him out.
"Bullshit, do you think I'm a three-year-old kid?"
Chen Xiao cursed and slapped Liu Quan away!
"Damn it! Chen Xiao, you little bastard, you dare to hit my dad? I'll kill you!"
Upon seeing his father being hit, Liu Xiaopan immediately swung his burly body and charged at Chen Xiao.
When they were young, he often bullied Chen Xiao, relying on his age and physique.
So he thought Chen Xiao was still the same Chen Xiao who was at his mercy.
"You came at the right time!"
Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly.
If Liu Xiaopan hadn't shown up in person, he wouldn't have remembered being bullied by this fatty when he was a child.
Now that he remembered everything, he would settle the score, with interest!
He grabbed Liu Xiaopan by the collar and beat him soundly, making his head swell even more.
Liu Xiaopan, who was already fat-headed and looked like a pig's head, now resembled one even more.
If his head were to be cut off and sold as roast pork on a chopping board, it would be perfectly fitting.
"You little brat, let go of my son... I'll fight you!"
Hu Lan went mad when she saw her son being beaten and lunged at Chen Xiao like a shrew.
Chen Xiao kicked her in the stomach, making her face turn pale.
"That's enough, Chen Xiao, stop hitting him..."
Finally, Liu Zhen stopped Chen Xiao, and he ceased his assault.
Liu Quan thought Liu Zhen had softened and shamelessly said, "Little sister, you're the one who has influence. After all, we're family. Hurry up and talk to Chen Xiao about the house!"
It was hard to say if he was stupid or naive. The situation had escalated to this point, and he was still thinking about the house.
"Family? Heh..."
However, this time, Liu Zhen let out a cold laugh.
"Until just now, I did think we were family. But this is the first time I've heard about Chen Xiao borrowing money from you. I considered you family, but what did you consider me? A free ATM? Someone like you, and you still want our house?"
"Liu Quan, I will no longer have a brother like you. Your family and I, Liu Zhen, have no relation. Now, get out immediately!"
Liu Zhen pointed outside and shouted.
Chen Xiao was stunned. In his entire life, this was the first time he had seen his mother throw such a big tantrum.
Let alone Chen Xiao, even Liu Quan, who had watched Liu Zhen grow up, had never seen Liu Zhen get so angry!
He had even thought that his younger sister was made of dough and could never get angry, which was why he had become increasingly presumptuous.
Now, seeing Liu Zhen like this, he realized that his old tactics were no longer effective on her.
After a moment of consideration, he knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Little sister, big brother knows he was wrong!"
"You two, both of you, kneel down!"
Upon hearing this, Hu Lan and Liu Xiaopan obediently knelt on the ground.
Liu Zhen was bewildered. What play were they putting on now? After all this, they were still acting?
"Little sister, please, for the sake of our parents, save Xiaopan. Otherwise... his life might be in danger!"