บท 16: Rude

China, 5th February 2024.

On the night there are 9 peoples, 4 men and 5 women with 4 dogs in the spacious family room. They are busy talking to each other, making the atmosphere very harmonious and warm.

One of the men was very standout in this room due to the two looking-ferocious dogs lying quietly near his foot while closed their eyes. One is a shepherd while the other is a pinscher, both of them have some scar lines on their faces. Moreover, their shining claws seem very sharp and when they open their mouths, the pointed and slightly longer than normal teeth get visible. Made them look so vicious.

The standout man possesses a handsome look and mature aura. He then continued carefree talking to another person, to the refined lady that was in front of him with a smile on his face.

She has an alluring stature, a slightly mature appealing face and wavy-blonde hair color.

"Sister Bai Mei, you can finally celebrate the new year with us this year."

"Hehe. Yeah, this seems has been a long time, Chen Qiang." Bai Mei also replied with a charming smile to the man.

"You get more beautiful now sister. It looks to be a certain person was over blessed and happy these days." Chen Qiang said while joking, he didn't know if this was a habit as he often joked when feeling happy now. Initially, he always gives some jokes to his sister in order to make them happy but now he even dares to tease his literally sister-in-law! Well, it is actually a good thing that he didn't treat his slightly close person like how he treated strangers. Or he would have many bad relationships, even to his closer person because of it.

" *Chuckles* You also look so handsome and manlier now than a man in my side, my little brother." Bai Mei also teased Chen Qiang back by highlighting on the last words which made the man on the side, Zhang Mu, have an awkward face. He didn't know if he should laugh or cry with this literally sister and brother-in-law conversation.

"Haha, It only just because of my training. I'm sure that my brother will also be if exercising."

"Nah. I pass with it, I think your sister-in-law will guff if it gets too long." Zhang Mu said with a boasting expression, Make Bai Mei suddenly gets a rosier facial expression.

However, his proud expression suddenly becomes very distorted as he feels his flesh on his waist gets twisted, but he didn't have the courage to yell as it would be very embarrassing. He can only show his pitiful looks. He seems begged Bai Mei to release him from this hard-to-resist torture.

And Bai Mei expression getting more red when hearing Chen Qiang's laugh. With more strength, she twisted the poor Zhang mu for the last time before releasing him, making his eyes slightly wet because of it.

"Really, brother Mu. You should also exercise, at least it will make sister Bai Mei slightly hard to pinch you again, ppuff... hahaha" Initially, Chen Qiang really serious wanted to make him exercise and he will slowly guide him, but he cannot hold his laugh anymore when seeing it only makes Zhang Mu panic-stricken and displaying his tragic expression again as he gets stared by Bai Mei.

Suddenly a cold voice sounded, "Fortunately, my brother is not like some stupid people who sold all their sources of income and only spend their days by doing their weird hobbies."

Although the voice is not loud, the peoples in this room can still hear it.

And because of this cold voice, all the expression of the peoples in this room changed along with the warm atmosphere. Even Chen Xi, who was busily showing off how obedient Xiao Wu to Lan Yue suddenly stopped and could not help but look at the source of the sound seriously.

The warm smile on Chen Qiang's face froze as he heard those words, his face slowly seemed to become expressionless. Not showing displeased or angry's expression, like the words were not for mocking him. However, his aura becomes cold along with the atmosphere in the room. However, he truly didn't feel offended because of these harsh words as it seemed pretty often he got questioned because of his actions. Still, getting that from someone he didn't care about shit of them makes him feel unpleasant and he subconsciously showing his usual self.

After all, he didn't have a good relationship with the owner of that sound from a time long ago.

Zhang Mu cursed in his heart when he saw Chen Qiang expression and the surrounding people. He looks to the source of the sound where his little brother, Zhang Ping, who has rarely spoken from the start is there. Sitting comfortably on the sofa. Does he have some problems in his head? Why does he have to mention this sensitive thing on this happy occasion? Moreover, he did that in an offending way! Did he want to make this happy gathering event turned into a parting event instead?

Just as he wanted to tidy up his little brother, a slightly immature yet colder voice sounded.

"What did you say? Do you want me to shoot a bullet into your mouth?" After Chen Xi thoroughly understood the meaning of those words was to mocked her brother, without hesitation she threatened him. Paid no heed that he was the son of uncle Zhang Kai. Although she very much respected this old uncle and had good relationships with aunt Lan Shuang and Sister Lan Yue, it was akin to stranger Zhang Ping who was to her.

"You! What did you know? You rude little girl." Upon hearing the threatening words from whom he regards as the immature girl who didn't know anything about how significant this matter was, he naturally felt displeased. After all, he got hard accepting this. It is like his father's efforts all this time seem suddenly become has no value. Furthermore, his father seems to have no resistance toward this matter that makes him angrier and does not mention the impacts of it toward them.

"You have no shame to call another person rude when yourself were the first to did that." Chen Qing said while staring intensely at Zhang Ping. Her expression and gaze were not like how usually a woman has when feeling angry, but calm and dominating like she was ready to fight with him anytime which make Zhang Ping felt more provoked. Just as he wanted to reasoning with her, he felt pain in the back of his head and then hearing the voice of his father while feeling dizzy.

"You brat! Did I fail to teach you? How could you have an attitude like this?" Zhang Kai shouted after he slapped the back of Zhang Ping's head hard. He felt angry seeing his son ruining this event. After all, his brother's family will be here after a very long time and not mentioning he brings the past matter in an offending way.

"But look how it is now! Didn't the Bai family feel reluctant to send their daughter to whom they regard as the average person now? Didn't it also ruin my brother's career and make him belittle by his business friends? Didn't you lose your achievement in this life? And if not because of you, how can it still be at this scale!" Zhang ping shouted out almost everything on his mind as he felt very wronged to get treated like this. Even since a long time ago he felt jealous toward them, their lives in this world seem like in paradise. From childhood until now, they seem to live in another world, a very different world compared with him.

"What did you know about it brat! How could the Bai family easily change the things that have been set from long ago? You should not stick your butt into this matter! Now, you better go wash your face and sort your damaged mind before I fix it again and kick your butt out from here!"

Getting his words paid no importance and the threat from his old man, Zhang Ping helplessly can only go out of this room.

After seeing his son get out of this room, with an awkward face he said, "Sorry for this disturbance and just ignore him. He's out of his mind today as he just broke up with his girlfriend recently. *sigh* kid nowadays, I think Da Hongli will soon arrive, let's make it ready for it before the new year. "

Initially, Chen Qiang was feeling angry seeing his sister get scolded, but he suppressed his emotion for wanting to break some of his teeth as he is still the son of Zhang Kai. If not, maybe just wanting to break some of his teeth would make the result of Zang Ping lying in the hospital for a long time. His emotions also slowly faded when he saw Zhang Ping get slapped and hear his reasons.

He then heard the apology from Zhang Kai and saw the awkward expression from both Zhang Mu and Bai Mei which made him feel slightly embarrassed, but he had no choice as he didn't have much time to bother on those things. He thinks it was not a problem as long as they are still okay in the upcoming event.