However, Jiang Nuan wasn't going to fall for it!

"Forget all this nonsense," Jiang Nuan said, crossing her arms. "If you want to be my apprentice, follow my rules. Take your bedding back the same way you brought it back, and while you're at it, bring your son back with you!"

The Jiang family and the Liao family have been fighting for so many years, it's impossible for Huang Sheng to be completely unaware of these grudges.

Now you're all over the place, what a big shot you're pretending to be!

I didn't make a fuss before because I thought we weren't that close yet, so it was better to be polite.

This incident taught her a lesson: some people mistake politeness for kindness, and then mistake kindness for weakness.

In other words: You're easy to bully!

These words stunned Huang Sheng. He bit his lip and asked, "Wasn't this already agreed upon?"

“I only agreed to take on a disciple,” Jiang Nuan said bluntly, “but I didn’t agree to raise your son. Besides, there are direct disciples and nominal disciples. Only direct disciples can inherit the mantle. Nominal disciples only have the title and are not qualified to call you master. Do you think what you’re doing is appropriate?”

You expect food, lodging, and a skill lesson just for kowtowing? Your knees must be so precious!

Every time someone becomes an apprentice, their parents bring gifts to the master's door, and the master examines them before discussing other matters.

This man, all he has is a mouth, comes to the door and makes his son kneel down and call him master. I really don't know if he's genuinely confused or just pretending to be!

At this moment, Jiang Nuan was extremely grateful that she had avoided kneeling; otherwise, she would have been in a real predicament.

Regardless of the circumstances, this family's forceful buying and selling tactics are extremely objectionable!

Not to mention, I'm not very satisfied with Huang Hai.

I admire Huang Yena, both for her ruthlessness and her meticulous thinking.

Huang Hai is a very good person in my opinion, but he's not quite good enough as an apprentice.

"There are so many intricacies involved here?" Huang Sheng stammered. "They're all disciples, aren't they all the same?"

“Of course it’s different,” Jiang Nuan waved her hand. “There’s no point in talking to you about this, boss, show the guest out!”

Continuing to drag this out is a waste of time, and Jiang Nuan is impatient with dealing with this person.

She didn't know whether to say the couple was careless or stupid; how could they dare to leave their own son with her, their mortal enemy of twenty years?

"Uncle Huang," said Huang the eldest, "it's not convenient to entertain guests at home right now, you should go back first."

"Fifth sister-in-law," Huang Sheng was unwilling to leave like this, "let's talk things over properly, don't kick us out."

“There’s nothing to say,” Jiang Nuan said with a stern face. “I agreed to let your son become an apprentice, but I didn’t say that he could do it now. If he wants to become an apprentice, he should follow the rules and choose an auspicious day to bring the apprenticeship ceremony to your door.”

“That’s right,” Old Master Huang said with a stern face. “Uncle Huang, you can ask yourself if what you did today was honest or not. My third son was just an apprentice at the school. He ate the family’s food for the first six months. You have nothing but bedding and clothes.”

These words made Huang Sheng blush.

"My family has prepared some food, and I'll bring it back in a bit."

"No," Jiang Nuan said, somewhat annoyed. "I've said what I needed to say. Stop bothering me. If you're not sincere, don't blame me for going back on my word."

Even a disciple in name only is a student; consider it a good deed to accumulate merit.

However, there is no reason for someone to teach others and then suffer such humiliation.

If you want to mold yourself like dough, you need to see if your teeth are strong enough!

"Fifth sister-in-law," Huang Sheng explained in a low voice, "I didn't mean anything by it, I just thought you wouldn't care about these things."

In fact, his family had nothing left to offer.

All the money in the house went to his wife's medical treatment; it was a bottomless pit.

"You're wrong, I care a lot," Jiang Nuan waved her hand, "Brother Huang, please!"

The eldest brother, Huang, very perceptive, handed over the bedding that Huang Sheng had brought, saying, "Don't forget to take the bedding back with you."

Before Huang Sheng could say anything more, Jiang Nuan spoke up directly, "If you keep pestering me, don't blame me for going back on my word. I'm just a woman, I don't care about keeping my word."

Seeing this, Huang Sheng wanted to say something, but under Jiang Nuan's increasingly cold expression, he had no choice but to reluctantly go back.

After Huang Sheng left, Jiang Nuan gave the order with a stern face:

"Boss, write a few words and post them on the door: No visitors, no apprentices!"

“Okay,” he paused, then asked hesitantly, “what if someone is like Uncle Huang?”

“We have so many dogs at home, why are we afraid of them?” Jiang Nuan waved her hand. “Tell Xiao Liu to lead his followers to guard the gate. He’ll reward them if they do a good job.”

"Okay, I'll go right away."

After Huang Laoda left, Xie Shi spoke up angrily, "I thought only Liao Chunhua was a bit domineering, but I didn't expect Uncle Huang to be a treacherous person as well."

Look at what I did today, is this something a human being would do?

This clearly shows that they have already decided to rely on their own family.

"Liao Chunhua has been running rampant for over twenty years. Do you think Huang Sheng is innocent?" Jiang Nuan's lips curled slightly, her eyes full of sarcasm. "If it weren't for him indulging her, do you think the Liao family would have such confidence?"

In rural families, even the most fierce women rarely disobey their husbands, not only because of the poisonous influence of the traditional Confucian virtues of obedience and submission, but also because they are simply powerless to resist.

Farmers are used to doing farm work and are full of strength. If their wives don't listen to them, they will resort to violence. If they are particularly bad, they can beat their wives so badly that they can't get out of bed. This phenomenon is very common and there is absolutely no reason to it.

The Liao family has always been domineering. They have grudges against at least half of the twenty-three households in Huangjiakou, but those people do not have the powerful background of the Jiang family and can only swallow their anger.

Having been here for so many days, Jiang Nuan had never heard of Liao Shi being beaten up because of a conflict with someone; the couple always seemed to be arguing.

These arguments seem more like a performance for outsiders.

What was initially just a suspicion has now become completely certain for her:

It's obvious that Huang Sheng's values ​​are no different from his wife's.

From this couple, Jiang Nuan learned a lesson: never be too polite to people, or some people will take advantage of you!

“That’s true,” Xie said thoughtfully. “I always thought he was very kind and honest, but I overlooked the fact that Liao Chunhua wouldn’t have been able to keep going for so long without him.”

“Be more vigilant lately,” Jiang Nuan earnestly advised. “I think our family is being watched.”

The situation in the Yellow Sea is really too strange.

Why exactly was he staking out his own home?

How many people are like him?

"Being targeted?" Madam Xie tensed up. "Who's targeting us? What do they want?"

Could it be that someone is jealous of their family and wants to steal their things?

“I don’t know,” Jiang Nuan shook her head. “Our second branch has been making a lot of noise lately, revealing our family’s wealth. It’s not impossible that we’ve attracted the attention of those with ulterior motives.”

“Mother,” Xie Shi said, grabbing Jiang Nuan’s arm, “why don’t we have the blacksmith make a long knife for us to keep at home?”