"Pfft~" Li Xi was in a good mood after successfully tricking Mian Lao Si. "Ahem, let's get down to business. Let's share some new things."

"Have you digested all the gossip about the Shen family?"

"No, the Shen family has too many melons, too big. I'm afraid I'll choke if I eat too fast." Li Xi didn't have a good impression of the Shen family, but their background was there, and it would be more troublesome to deal with them than the Hua family. Li Xi knew that now was not the right time to deal with the Shen family, and certainly not the time to deal with the Lu family either.

"Okay." When it came to business, Mian Lao Si instantly became serious. "There's nothing new about the big families. At most, they're just rehashing old stories. There's nothing special to mention. If you want to hear about the small families, just go to their banquets. As for the small families, there aren't many big stories, but there are also many small ones. What do you want to hear about? Husband and wife, parents and children, relatives, or just fake brothers and sisters?"

Li Xi: "...You really are very particular."

“Average, average, third in the world.”

"Okay. Let's start with a parent-child story, where the underdog defeats the overlord, or the son 'kills' the father. I like that the most."

Mian Lao Si: “…” You must be thinking of your scumbag dad.

"I'd say this family's situation is somewhat similar to yours. That family is also somewhat related to the Li family. Their surname is Zhang, and the protagonist I'm going to talk about is Zhang Dezong. In terms of seniority, you can call him brother."

Li Xi: "..." Thank you.

Mian Lao Si could probably imagine Li Xi's inner complaints, but he didn't stop to tease her. Instead, he continued to tell the story, "Zhang Dezong's family is average, only considered well-off. But he's handsome, sweet-talking, and good at pretending, which makes him very popular with rich girls. From the beginning of their relationship, every girlfriend was the daughter of a wealthy family. And after getting a girlfriend, he would use her as a stepping stone to meet even richer girls.

Finally, after graduating from college, he chose to marry a wealthy, naive woman. After marriage, he didn't consider joining her father's company to seize his fortune; it was simply too difficult for him to break in. She had a brilliant older brother, who had been groomed as his heir since childhood. While still in college, he had founded a promising company. After graduating, he managed both his startup and the family business, managing both well.

Zhang Dezong had his own way of coaxing girls, but his professional skills were a bit lacking. His brother looked down on him, as long as he could make the girls happy, it was enough.

But this man, he always had his eye on the pot while having his cake and eat it. Zhang Dezong ate and drank with girls, and even had affairs with several women outside. One of them was Zhang Dezong's "first love" in high school. She was a beautiful girl from a small family. When they were together, her family was relatively wealthy. Zhang Dezong did have some genuine feelings for her, but love couldn't compete with money. Zhang Dezong used her as a stepping stone to find someone richer, and then he quickly broke up with her.

When they met again a few years later, the girl's family had gone bankrupt, and the once beautiful daughter of a wealthy family had become a helpless woman who depended on others for survival. Zhang Dezong suddenly felt pity for her and took her under his wing. Not long after, he had an illegitimate child with her.

But the girl's parents and brother didn't want her to have a child so young, so they used contraception. Overconfident in their own power, the girl's family never paid attention to Zhang Dezong's outside activities. It wasn't until several years later, when the girl had just given birth and was still recovering from the postpartum confinement, that they discovered Zhang Dezong had fathered a child.

Over the years, the girl matured considerably. Faced with Zhang Dezong's betrayal, she decisively divorced him, forcing him to leave the house empty-handed. Afterward, Zhang Dezong continued to roam among the women of wealthy families, marrying several more times and learning how to hide his personal wealth. Over the years, Zhang Dezong had many ex-wives and many children, but he cherished his first love, his "eldest son," the most. Whenever he received something from his "wives," he would share some of it with his first love and his eldest son.

The other protagonist in this story is the daughter of Zhang Dezong's first wife. Having suffered at the hands of men herself, she often unconsciously mentioned her ex-husband when teaching her daughter, teaching her that men's mouths are deceitful. As a result, the little girl, even at a young age, developed a deep dislike for men, wishing they were extinct. At the age of 16 or 17, she realized her actions were taking a turn for the extreme and decided to "kill" her father to prove her faith. From that moment on, she began to plot, starting with an accident involving Zhang Dezong's eldest son.

Because of Zhang Dezong's doting, the eldest son's personality was not good, and he was somewhat self-centered. He would beat and scold people at will, not only at school but also in society. He had hurt countless people. When the little girl set up the trap, she targeted the brother of a little boy who had become lame after being severely beaten by the eldest son and not receiving timely medical treatment. The boy's family was relatively poor, and his brother had been working away from home since he was very young. Upon learning that his younger brother had been repeatedly hurt, he wanted revenge, but the eldest son had Zhang Dezong's protection, so he could not do anything about it.

When the little girl approached him and said she wanted to work with him to deal with the eldest son, the elder brother agreed without a second thought, never once questioning how a little girl could possibly stand up to the eldest son. However, the outcome was quite good; the elder brother fought back, leaving the eldest son lame.

After plotting against her eldest son, the young woman moved on to targeting Zhang Dezong's supporters—his wives and ex-wives. Some of them parted ways peacefully with him, some on bad terms, and some in a major quarrel. But at least half of them remained willing to protect him after their separation. The young woman's goal was to shatter Zhang Dezong's image in the hearts of his daughters, leaving him with no other resources to rely on. The young woman then set her sights on Zhang Dezong's current wife, using some tactics to make her extremely disappointed in him and even resentful, ultimately forcing him to leave the house.

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