Even if she agrees to change her registered residence status for some reason, it won't be so easy for the other side. They will ask for the opinions of the Kang family elders and hold a clan meeting to discuss and deliberate. It's not as simple as the Qin family father and son and the Bai family think.

"Hey, their mindset is that money can make the devil turn the millstone. They think that by offering benefits and enticing people, plus coercion and pressure, they can get what they want."

Unfortunately, they underestimated the bonds of kinship within the Kang family clan. Most people in Xinghua Village share the surname Kang and are related by blood; it's a village with a very strong sense of clan identity.

Back when the Japanese pirates invaded, Xinghua Village mobilized the entire population, making their own homemade guns and cannons to wage guerrilla warfare, ultimately killing tens of thousands of them. My maternal grandparents were elders in the Kang clan, and with my uncle and mother gone, I'm the only heir left. The Kang family won't let anything happen to me.”

Furthermore, she promised the clan that after she got married and had children, she would leave one for her maternal grandfather's branch of the Kang family to continue their bloodline.

Grandpa Bai was also quite emotional. Back then, he and his wife learned about Xinghua Village from the guerrilla warfare, and they were impressed by the character and courage of the Kang family. The Kang family was also outstanding, so they found a wife for their son.

Back then, many people didn't understand why they would marry their second son to a girl from the countryside, even though she was a soldier. They all felt that the Kang family was not good enough for the second son.

But the couple weren't stupid; of course, they chose the best and most suitable one.

What a pity, that kid was really disappointing!

"It's because the Qin family and the second son's family underestimated people too much. They all thought that country folk were easy to fool. They looked down on country folk from the bottom of their hearts."

Little did they know that ordinary villages are different from villages dominated by clans.

Xinghua Village was a well-known village within the commune; its guerrilla warfare was famous throughout the province, and many children from the village went on to join the army as a result…

If it weren't for Bai Lao Er erasing all the evidence and witnesses in time, and the Kang family being concerned about their granddaughter, and if he hadn't made his stance clear after returning, almost beating Bai Lao Er to death and promising that the second branch would only have one child, Bai Ya Jing, and that no matter how many children the second wife had, they wouldn't be included in the family genealogy, the Bai family would have been in serious trouble.

"Grandpa, regardless of what they're thinking, since we've already provoked them, rather than letting a venomous snake lurk behind us, it's better to take the initiative..."

She didn't want to be constantly watched and schemed against. Even if she wasn't afraid, a toad on her foot, though not biting, was still annoying!

Grandpa Bai looked at her approvingly.

"Hmm, not bad. Then I'll leave this matter to you. Are you confident?"

Of course, he won't just sit back and do nothing; he'll be watching from behind.

Bai Yajing confidently patted her chest and said, "Grandpa, don't worry, leave it to me."

So what if he's second in command? There's still a top leader ahead of him!

She had already found out from her fourth uncle that the two were at odds. After all, they were vying for power and profit, and it was normal for the second-in-command to want to oust the first-in-command and take over, while the first-in-command wanted to get rid of the second-in-command to protect his own position.

That leaves a lot of room for maneuver...

Outside the main courtyard, there was a cacophony of knocking, banging, and chatting.

Bai Yajing strolled out through the back door.

She didn't want to walk, and she couldn't drive the family car, so she planned to go to the department store to buy a bicycle first.

Having prepared the money and tickets and put them in her purse, she asked for directions all the way to the department store in the city.

Upon entering, the first floor was filled with clothing and food stalls. She had to ask a few people before she learned that the larger items were all on the second floor.

Once we got to the second floor, there were far fewer people inside, and it was much quieter.

Radios, televisions, bicycles, sewing machines, watches, and so on were all neatly arranged.