"Brother, I think I've figured something out. I guess it's impossible for a person to live in this world without getting involved in some worldly affairs, so we have to add some scumbags to our lives. I accept my fate."

Zhou Xing's mother understood Qin Xiaoyu best; she had brought his wife back to Building 4, and now was not the time to go home.

Everyone knew the truth, but no one mentioned it.

Qin Xiaoyu returned to her room, exhausted and dejected, only to find A Lei sitting on her bed reading a book.

She was about to chase him away when she glanced at the book title and became curious again.

"Are you reading Dream of the Red Chamber?"

"I'm studying Wang Xifeng to see what you have in common."

"Have you found common ground yet?" Qin Xiaoyu was exhausted and collapsed onto the bed.

"Found her. She's very romantic and gets along well with Master Lian." A Lei reached out, and Qin Xiaoyu instinctively dodged, but his hand landed on her shoulder and began to gently massage it.

Qin Xiaoyu's tense nerves relaxed, and she realized her head was a little sore; she had been quite angry. She sighed, closed her eyes, and enjoyed a moment of peace and quiet.

"You heard a fight breaking out downstairs, why didn't you come to help me?" Qin Xiaoyu was angry just thinking about it; why didn't the men in this family stand up for me?

"I can't hit women, so what's the point of me going? Besides, knowing you as I do, you could easily take down three or five shrewish women."

"You're giving me way too much credit!"

"No. Really, after reading Dream of the Red Chamber, I understand you better. Your personality has strength, integrity, innocence, naivety, and a strange attribute that doesn't fit with any of these."

"What is it?" Qin Xiaoyu asked curiously.

"In your slang, we'd call it 'sly and clever'."

"A clever little devil?"

"Yes. You weren't here that day, so we listened to Aunt Wang tell a story. She said your lunar birthday is on the Ghost Festival, which is also the Cold Clothes Festival. Children born on that day are all mischievous because they were born without permission and ran away to be reincarnated. You're probably one of them."

"You should spend less time with your godmother in the future; she's starting to sound like a charlatan." Qin Xiaoyu didn't believe in any of that.

But upon closer reflection, it's true that some of her traits are quite peculiar. Compared to truly positive characters, she has a bit of cunning and occasionally acts unpredictably, which is precisely her life-saving skill.

Fortunately, she used her cleverness in the right places; otherwise, it would have been...

She suddenly realized that genes are a terrifying thing. Whether she wanted to admit it or not, the blood of the Qin family flowed in her veins, so she couldn't get rid of the little dark demon passed down through generations of the Qin family. That scheming, that selfishness, she had them all, but she had overcome them.

"Ah Lei, if one day you feel that I'm not the same person I used to be, then wake me up." Qin Xiaoyu suddenly became very serious, and Ah Lei felt a little uncomfortable.

"How do you hit? Bang bang bang?"

"Go to hell!" Qin Xiaoyu kicked out, striking a spot she shouldn't have.

Seeing A Lei's expression change, Qin Xiaoyu panicked, but dared not touch or rub him, and could only watch him longingly.

"You're ruthless," Are gasped, managing to squeeze out the words.

Because of this incident, dinner time has been postponed.

My cousin's wife has returned from Hengchang and, along with Tang Fengqin and Xiaoli, cleaned up the scene. My cousin and Hanhan's grandfather helped, and it took them most of the day to restore the living room to its original state.

Grandma Hanhan has been woken up and is no longer dreaming. Her original plan to establish her authority at home by suppressing Tang Hu's mother and gradually take control of Building No. 3 has failed.

After much deliberation, she could only wallow in self-pity. If Tang Wenzhi were alive, what would Qin Xiaoyu be worth! Now, without a man to keep her in check, she's practically invincible.

She never imagined that if Tang Wenzhi were alive, Qin Xiaoyu would still be a resentful woman, and her family would be huddled together in their bungalow, waiting to die.

Dinner time arrived, and several families went over one after another. Grandma Hanhan didn't dare to show herself and stayed in Building 3.

She was exhausted after putting on such a grand performance. Seeing that no one was around, she went to the small kitchen and found half a roast chicken that hadn't been served yet. She tore off a chicken leg and started gnawing on it.

Half of her face was swollen from being hit by Hanhan's grandfather, and she gasped in pain every time she took a bite of a chicken leg.

"You old bastard, hit me hard!" she cursed, spitting out the bone.

Now we need to figure out how to get through this. Although Qin Xiaoyu is ruthless, she is incredibly good to Tang Wenwen.

Wenwen is newly married, Qin Xiaoyu won't go too far. If she really pushes her too far, she'll call Shanghai, and nobody will get away with it.

Having mustered her courage, Grandma Hanhan began working on her second plan. She would definitely have to swallow her pride, put on her former servile mask again, and diligently try to please everyone to gain a foothold first.

She sighed. This life is truly bitter!

They didn't talk at the dinner table, just ate in silence, but they ate faster than usual.

"Have you all finished eating? I need to call a family meeting. If your in-laws have something to do, they don't need to join us." Commander Zhou's last sentence was directed at Regiment Commander Wang.

"It's all a family matter. Fengqin is my daughter-in-law," Commander Wang said with a forced smile. She had heard about what happened today and guessed that Commander Tang was trying to get revenge for his precious daughter.

Everyone was home today except for Tang Hu's dad, who was out on business. Tang Hu was playing with his classmates and came home late. When he got home, he found out that his mother had been beaten, and he was feeling very upset.

"Grandpa, is there anything you want to say?" Commander Tang asked his wife first; she was the head of the Tang family.

"My old bones can't handle this anymore. Little Fish's mother, you still have the energy, so please help me manage her more. Otherwise, she'll be out of control." The wife directly delegated authority.

"Alright, then I'll take charge this time. Grandpa Hanhan, we two old brothers get along quite well. I'm a year older than you, so you should call me brother. Now I have to say something about you; you're not managing the household well." Commander Tang went straight to Grandpa Hanhan.

"Yes, you're right. I've been such a terrible manager, letting her bully me to the point of blaming me. I..." Grandpa Hanhan was overcome with grief, buried his face in his hands, and cried.

Commander Zhou originally wanted to support him and let him make a decision, so why is he crying?

Commander Zhou didn't want to get involved in the Tang family's affairs, but seeing that Qin Xiaoyu would be exhausted by these people if he didn't intervene, he had no choice but to take action.

"Brother, bring your wife over here. Let's talk things out face to face." Commander Zhou spoke up, and Grandpa Hanhan had no choice but to obey.

After quite a while, Hanhan's grandfather finally brought over Hanhan's grandmother, who had been struggling the whole time.

"I was wrong, I was confused, I'm sorry to Xiaoyu, I'm sorry to my wife, I'm sorry to you all, please forgive me this time, I'll do anything for you..." Grandma Hanhan knelt down as soon as she entered the room. She had been making up this line for a long time, and she spoke it so fluently.

Clang! Something hit the glass, and it shattered with a crash, letting in a blast of cold air. Fourth Sister-in-law screamed and ran towards the back room, clutching Xiao Zhengxin.

Xiao Zhengxin was so frightened that he burst into tears. Qi Si couldn't sit still any longer and chased after him. The couple then began to comfort the child.

The door was kicked open, and a large group of people rushed in, with my second aunt, her face bruised and swollen, standing at the front.