"Hmph!" Leng Yingying crossed her arms and turned her head away, refusing to look at Qiao Gaoyang.

"Come on, come on, go inside and play a few more rounds. Leave things outside to me, wait for me to come pick you up," Qiao Gaoyang paid the bill and let Leng Yingying go back inside to play for a while. Before leaving, he repeatedly reminded her, "Leng Yingying, you're not allowed to leave me behind and run away!"

Leng Yingying: "..."

[Fool, who abandoned whom?]

The shooting range is in the suburbs, far from the family compound and the military base. If Leng Yingying really ran away, she would be exhausted to go back by herself.

After settling Leng Yingying in, Qiao Gaoyang hurried out to coax his "father-in-law".

"We haven't found anything inside yet. Shadow is waiting here. I'll take you back first," Qiao Gaoyang said.

"What's lost?" Xu Fangfang asked.

"Oh, it's nothing. It's just a watch I always wear. I took it off when I was playing archery and didn't notice where I lost it. But it's okay, I know the owner of this shooting range. He's helping me look for it. Come on, come on..." Qiao Gaoyang invited the three of them into the car.

"Isn't Shadow coming with us?" Leng Qisheng asked, his eyes constantly glancing inside.

"You still know our boss?" Xu Fangfang raised her voice.

Our boss?

Qiao Gaoyang instantly understood why this family knew to ambush people here. It seemed that Xu Fangfang had seen them when they came to play before, which led to this incident today.

Yes, when I came to visit last time, Yingzi said that someone was always watching her, and it seems that she was right.

"Auntie, what do you mean by that? Do you work inside?" Qiao Gaoyang pressed.

Perhaps this is one way to control Xu Fangfang.

Qiao Gaoyang's purpose in being polite to these three people was to extract some potentially useful information from them, so naturally he couldn't let any detail slip by.

After getting in the car, Qiao Gaoyang started the engine and, guided by the Leng family, drove them back.

"No, one of our neighbors works there." Xu Fangfang was cautious and didn't tell the truth.

"I see, what a coincidence." Qiao Gaoyang nodded, but didn't believe a word Xu Fangfang said.

When it comes to cunning and manipulative tactics, he's the ancestor of these three.

"By the way, little brother, what's the name of the woman you're going to marry? What's her family's financial situation? They can ask for a dowry of 1,500 yuan, so their family must be quite well-off, right?" Qiao Gaoyang asked tentatively.

“Brother-in-law, my fiancée’s name is Bai Shuyao, Yaoyao. She’s incredibly beautiful! Actually, her family’s circumstances are just average, but she comes from a single-parent family. Her mother dotes on her, and to test my sincerity, she insisted on a dowry of 1,500 yuan.” Leng Yaozu blurted out everything in one go.

Xu Fangfang tried to stop her, but it was too late.

But since the topic had already come up, she felt this was a good opportunity to subtly remind Qiao Gaoyang that marrying Leng Yingying wasn't going to be easy.

“Honey,” Xu Fangfang said, hooking her arm around Leng Qisheng’s, “Xiao Hong… sigh, she’s not with us. We only have one daughter, Da Yingzi. If she gets married in the future, we’ll have to be careful about the dowry. After all, Da Yingzi is a battalion commander in the army. She’s so outstanding. Ordinary men won’t be able to marry her easily!”

This was a clear implication to Qiao Gaoyang that if the bride price was too low, the Leng family would absolutely not agree to let Leng Yingying marry him.

Qiao Gaoyang found it amusing. He had never intended to be stingy with the bride price, and had even prepared to give all his wealth to Leng Yingying.

But what does this have to do with the Leng family?

Let alone him, even Leng Yingying wouldn't agree to the Leng family getting even a penny of benefit.

"Don't worry, Uncle and Aunt, when I marry Shadow, the bride price will definitely not be lower than when my younger brother gets married. The key is... Shadow hasn't agreed to marry me yet. I'm just hoping that you can help me and put in a good word for me with Shadow!" Qiao Gaoyang said with appropriate flattery.

Leng Qisheng was quite satisfied with this.

Fortunately, Leng Yingying was smart enough to keep Qiao Gaoyang in suspense and didn't make a decision on her own to agree to his request.

Otherwise, even if he agrees, the marriage is invalid if he is not satisfied!

"Don't worry, as long as you make your future father-in-law happy, everything will be fine..." Leng Qisheng really thought highly of himself.

Following their directions, Qiao Gaoyang quickly drove the car to their house.

Upon seeing that they were living in the worst kind of rented house, Qiao Gaoyang immediately appeared heartbroken.

"Oh dear, Uncle and Aunt, how come you live in a place like this?" He feigned surprise, mixed with a hint of heartache, and immediately patted his chest to assure her, "This won't do! If we use this house to get married, Yaoyao will look down on our Yaozu. No, no, how about this..."

Qiao Gaoyang pondered as he carefully examined the interior of the house.

This house is the cheapest rental in the suburbs.

Judging from the Leng family father and son's idle lifestyle, it is very likely that the whole family relies on Xu Fangfang's work to support them. Just now in the car, Xu Fangfang denied that she worked at the shooting range, which was obviously a lie.

Since Leng Yaozu's conditions are so poor, why did Bai Shuyao, who is said to be very beautiful, agree to marry him?

Even knowing the Leng family's situation, they still demanded a bride price of 1,500 yuan?

It seems there's something fishy going on here.

Qiao Gaoyang noticed scratches on the legs of the broken coffee table, as if it had been scratched by something sharp, and strange marks on the walls. Even the cheapest rental apartment wouldn't be this dilapidated. Could it be—

This looks like a violent scene has occurred. But what kind of violent scene would happen here?

"Anyway, I'm preparing a new house for my future marriage with Yingzi. I'll rent another one near our house for Yaozu and Yaoyao to use as their wedding home. That way, you two can live comfortably with your son, and we can live closer so I can take care of you! But—"

Hearing that Qiao Gaoyang was so understanding, Leng Qisheng and Xu Fangfang were overjoyed.

Not only did he get the money, but he also got a house, and he even offered it himself. This young man is really great!

Leng Yaozu was also very excited. He had long disliked this dilapidated house. If he could have a new house, a big house, or even live in the city, wouldn't his and Yao Yao's life be wonderful?

But when Qiao Gaoyang said "However—", the three of them were on tenterhooks.

But what?

Could it be that this kid wants to go back on his word?

"We need to be careful about renting a house. The location, the layout, and the size all need to be chosen carefully. After all, it's a big deal. So, I'm sorry to trouble you, my aunt and uncle, and my younger brother to stay here for a while," Qiao Gaoyang said.