Li Yuan San was also a carpenter, but he lived quite far from the Old Qin family.
Perhaps it was due to the nature of their trade being competitors, but the two families had always had friction.
This phenomenon was quite common in rural areas. No family could have a completely smooth life; there would always be friction over small matters, arguments, and mutual taunts.
But Li Yuan San’s heart had turned completely black. He was so wicked that he secretly set fire to their new house, causing Qin Shu Ren to be burned and forever changing the destiny of their entire family.
Qin Chuan could guarantee that without the arson by that insidious scoundrel Li Yuan San, their family’s fate in his previous life would never have changed so drastically.
It would have been perfect, with a loving mother and filial son, and a harmonious family.
Yet, such a person had harmed an entire family, forcing them to leave their hometown…
Qin Gang, due to too much strenuous labor, contracted cancer and died prematurely!
His mother, Jiang Cui Hua, overwhelmed by grief, followed him soon after…
Seeing his wife and son gone, his father, Qin Shu Ren, to avoid being a burden to Qin Chuan and Qin Yang, secretly chose to end his own life by slitting his wrists.
Finally, his elder brother, Qin Yang, moved to a farther place, and his contact with Qin Chuan became increasingly rare… leaving Qin Chuan all alone!
All of this was a sorrowful elegy of blood and tears!
In his previous life, when Qin Chuan finally learned the truth, Li Yuan San was already dead. He heard that he died in a car accident, and his death was gruesome.
After being reborn, the family’s hardships kept Qin Chuan too busy to seek revenge. He hadn’t expected to encounter Li Yuan San at the village head’s house today.
It seemed that heaven did not want bad people to continue living so carefree…
A flame of vengeance ignited in Qin Chuan’s eyes.
“Qin Chuan? Are you talking about that third son of the Qin family?”
At this moment, voices from inside the house began to emerge, Li Yuan San’s tone filled with mockery.
“What does that little brat know?!”
“Village head, you are confused!”
“My carpentry skills aren’t even precise, let alone my son’s, and he’s the youngest at that. What ability can such a tiny kid have?”
“That’s not true!”
Another voice echoed from inside the house, sounding like Li Mao Dong’s, filled with agitation.
“Qin Chuan might not be old, but I believe he has real skills!”
“Carpenter Li, you haven’t seen it. Qin Chuan drew a new renovation design for my new house with just a pen in a few strokes!”
“The arrangement and positioning were unlike anything we’ve ever seen in the countryside!”
“Moreover, the furniture he described were all new styles only seen on television, like coffee tables, TV cabinets, wardrobes, etc. They all looked incredibly trendy!”
“If Qin Chuan can really make them, then my new house will be the most awesome in the ten-mile radius!”
The room suddenly fell silent, as if Li Yuan San was also shocked. After a long while, Li Yuan San’s voice rang out again.
“Village head, children can be ignorant, but how can you go along with such nonsense…”
“For that kid Qin Chuan, who hasn’t even grown all his hair, to be able to make those trendy furniture pieces like on TV, I wouldn’t believe it even if I were beaten to death!”
Qin Chuan felt he couldn’t keep eavesdropping. He needed to meet this Li Yuan San.
Although there was no evidence at the moment, since he had returned, he would certainly not let this scumbag have an easy time.
For example, the renovation of the village head’s house before him, Li Yuan San’s attempt to intercept it was a pipe dream!
“Village head!”
As his thoughts raced, Qin Chuan strode forward and pushed open the closed door.
Inside, everyone immediately looked up. Upon seeing Qin Chuan, the third son of the Qin family, walk in, they were all stunned.
“Qin Chuan… you… when did you guys come back?”
Xiong Lian Shan was incredibly surprised, considering the thick snow outside.
“Uncle Village Head, we came back yesterday afternoon, just before the snow started!”
Qin Chuan explained with a smile.
“Qin Chuan, it’s truly wonderful that you could come back!”
Li Mao Dong was extremely excited. Frankly, the sudden arrival of this snow had made him very worried about the renovation schedule for his new house.
Seeing Qin Chuan descend like a divine soldier and suddenly appear at his home, he was overjoyed.
“Come, come, quickly sit down!”
“And Qin Yang, Qin Gang, all of you find a place to sit!”
Li Mao Dong solicitously offered cigarettes. Qin Chuan accepted one and saw it was “Butterfly Spring.” This brand was very popular at the time.
“Oh, isn’t this Uncle Yuan San? You’re here too?”
As Qin Chuan was about to sit down, he seemed to just notice Li Yuan San sitting on a stool and greeted him politely.
His enthusiasm and politeness were so perfectly executed that no one could tell he was facing an enemy.
However, while Qin Chuan possessed such composure and fortitude, others might not have.
As Qin Chuan politely greeted Li Yuan San, Qin Gang’s face had already turned icy cold. He said sarcastically, “When we just came in, I seemed to hear someone badmouthing our Old Qin family. Li Bi San, who is this scoundrel you’re talking about?”
Qin Gang, who had a fiery temper, believed in the principle of immediate retribution for grievances!
Li Yuan San’s nickname was Li Bi San, a name many privately called him, simply because the two names sounded so similar.
“You brat, who the hell are you calling names?”
Li Yuan San exploded on the spot, his face red with anger, and stood up from his stool.
“Whoever was backbiting just now, of course I’m scolding them!”
Qin Gang was not afraid at all. He was tall and strong, and facing Li Yuan San, who was barely five foot seven, he could have made the other man cry with one punch.
Beside Qin Gang, Qin Yang, who was usually honest and simple, also had a cold expression.
“What’s wrong, Li Bi San? You’re halfway buried in the ground, are you going to deny it when you dare to do it?”
Qin Gang’s mouth was like a knife. His reputation as the neighborhood troublemaker was not for nothing.
Li Yuan San was furious, breathing like an ox. He was over fifty years old, how could he tolerate such direct humiliation from a young man?
“Uncle Yuan San, what are you doing? Why bother with my second brother? He’s just a hooligan, you know that!”
Qin Chuan intervened between the two, placing his hands on Li Yuan San’s shoulders.
“Sit down! Let’s talk it over slowly… You sit down for me!!”
Suddenly, Qin Chuan’s arms exerted force, causing Li Yuan San to “plop” down onto the stool with a loud thud, his backside stinging with pain.
Li Yuan San’s eyes widened as he looked at Qin Chuan, who was smiling.
Whether it was an illusion or not, though the other man was smiling, he felt more dangerous than facing Qin Gang.
And the force and tone that compelled him to sit down just now were incredibly overbearing!
“Uncle Yuan San, when I came in, I thought I heard you saying you wanted to intercept and have the village head give the renovation of his new house to you?”
Qin Chuan, with a smile, looked down at Li Yuan San from above.
That gaze made Li Yuan San extremely uncomfortable. He wasn’t a softie either, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to do something as wicked as arson.
“So what if I did?”
“Kid, let go of my arm!”
Li Yuan San swiped at Qin Chuan’s hands on his shoulders, but missed as Qin Chuan had already retracted them.
Li Yuan San became even more enraged, saying fiercely:
“Look at the mess your family has made of the village head’s new house. I’m just trying to help the village head out of a jam with good intentions. What? Are you unhappy about it?”
“This house isn’t yours, it’s up to the village head to decide who renovates it!”
Qin Chuan nodded slightly: “You’re right, the village head’s house is naturally decided by the village head!”
“However…”
Qin Chuan paused at this point, then his previously smiling face was covered in frost, and his eyes turned icy sharp, like knives, stabbing directly into Li Yuan San’s eyes.
“Just yesterday, the village head and us completely confirmed that our Old Qin family will still be responsible for renovating his new house!”
“You, Li Yuan San, appear here now, constantly belittling our Old Qin family with your words, and then attempting to intercept. Don’t we deserve an explanation for this matter?”