At this moment, Hua Wanhe shook his head, his eyes filled with golden light, and he saw double images everywhere. He finally managed to stand up by leaning against the wall.

He pointed at Hua Kai and asked, "How come you know how to fight?" He hadn't expected Hua Kai to know kung fu; his first thought was, "How come Hua Kai knows how to fight?"

Hua Kai laughed: "There's a lot you don't know. I'm warning you, don't mess with my family again, or I'll make you regret being born."

At this point, Zheng Shuzhen was truly terrified. She sat on the ground and burst into tears, crying, "This is unbearable! They're going to confiscate our property!"

Hua Kai saw Zheng Shuzhen so helpless for the first time, and she couldn't help but laugh: "Grandma, stop crying, it's no use. Don't you know how the villagers are looking at you this morning? Now that things have blown up, everyone will say that you bullied me."

Zheng Shuzhen's crying stopped abruptly: "Huakai, what exactly do you want? What do you want from us?"

Hua Kai scratched her head: "Shouldn't I ask you? Didn't you provoke us today? I came here to deliver pineapples, and I was insulted as soon as I walked in. Can't I fight back? Alright, the goods have been delivered, and we're going back now. Just remember what I said."

After saying that, he tugged at Hua Qingyi's sleeve and said, "Brother, let's go home."

Hua Qingyi followed Hua Kai out of Hua Wanhe's house.

The remaining people in the house dared not chase after them or say anything. They could only watch them leave. The fruit scattered on the ground still emitted a fragrance, making the atmosphere in the house somewhat strange.

Zheng Shuzhen heard the sound of Hua Kai and the others leaving through the gate, and then burst into tears, feeling aggrieved.

Huo Yanping cursed Hua Kai under her breath, not daring to raise her voice for fear that Hua Kai would come back and beat her.

Hua Wanhe squatted on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), his hands covering his head, his eyes dark and swollen. He had never felt so humiliated.

Hua Lin stopped crying. She knew crying was useless, and there was someone else crying even harder than her.

As Hua Qingyi stepped out of Hua Wanhe's house, he looked at Hua Kai and said, "Kai Kai, when did you learn kung fu? How can you beat your second uncle?"

Hua Kai could only vaguely say, "I learned self-defense from a friend. It's not that powerful; it's just for dealing with these kinds of emergencies."

Hua Qingyi nodded: "It's good that you have many friends. You can learn a lot from them. I also want to make more friends in the future."

"Brother, it's good to have many friends, but you also need to recognize their character. Bad friends can ruin a person, so you must carefully assess their character before giving your heart away, understand?"

"I know, I'm not stupid."

As they were talking, someone they recognized walked towards them.

Hua Kai whispered to Hua Qingyi, "Brother, you go home first. I want to talk to Wang Shengli alone for a few minutes. I can't let Hua Lin and the others get away with this."

Hua Qingyi trusted his sister, but he was also worried: "I'll wait for you up ahead, I'm not at ease."

Hua Kai nodded: "Okay, don't worry, I'm fine. I'm just getting revenge on someone else, it won't affect me."

Hua Qingyi smiled and said, "Yes, I believe you." After saying that, he walked to a tree in front and stood there waiting for his sister.

Hua Kai blocked the way for the person who was coming from the front: "Wang Shengli, can we have a chat?"

Wang Shengli didn't expect Hua Kai to take the initiative to talk to him. He had thought about Hua Kai before, and although he knew it was impossible, he was still very excited to see Hua Kai take the initiative to talk to him.

He looked at the blooming flowers: "Blooming flowers? Are you calling me?"

Hua Kai said, "I'd like to say a few words to you, do you have time?"

Wang Shengli quickly nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, there's plenty of time."

Hua Kai took two steps toward the roadside and said to Wang Shengli, "Hua Lin is unwilling to marry you. You have to think of a way to keep her trapped, otherwise she might run away from the wedding."

Hua Kai was indeed afraid that Hua Lin would run away from the wedding. They had harmed the original owner so badly, and Wang Shengli had crippled Hua Wanjiang. These were the original owner's grudges, and she had to help her avenge them. She couldn't let the two of them get along.

Wang Shengli looked at Hua Kai and asked, "Hua Kai, are you concerned about me?"

Hua Kai almost burst out laughing: "Wang Shengli, are you out of your mind? I just can't stand to see Hua Lin doing well. She doesn't want to marry a useless person like you, and I just want to see her suffer, so I'm afraid she'll run away."

Wang Shengli's face darkened: "Then why should I help you? I might as well let Hua Lin escape, so you can't get what you want."

Hua Kai smiled and looked at Wang Shengli: "Are you really stupid? No wonder Hua Lin doesn't like you. With your family's current conditions and your gambling addiction, do you think you can find a wife other than Hua Lin? Hua Lin is a good match for you. If Hua Lin runs away from the wedding, not only will your family lose face, but you may have a hard time finding a wife for the rest of your life. Don't you know how much more or less there is?"

Wang Shengli wasn't stupid. He had been thinking about how to develop a relationship with Hua Kai, but Hua Kai's words had woken him up. He knew that there was no possibility between him and Hua Kai, but he was determined to marry Hua Lin. Otherwise, he would become an old bachelor with no one to wash his clothes, cook for him, or warm his bed. Wouldn't that be even worse?

He thought for a moment and asked Hua Kai, "Then what's your idea?"

Hua Kai said, "Hua Lin doesn't have any weaknesses that are easy to find, so you have to make use of her family, her father and her older brother. How can you get them to help you keep an eye on Hua Lin?"

"What do you mean? How is this possible? How could someone's family help me?" Wang Shengli asked with a puzzled look.

Hua Kai already had an idea in mind and said, "What have you been troubled by? What made you disregard your own family? You know better than I do, don't you?"

Wang Shengli suddenly realized: "Hua Kai, I underestimated you. No, I should say I misjudged you before."

Hua Kai sneered, "Then just stay away from me from now on." After saying that, she walked towards Hua Qingyi: "Big brother, let's go."

Hua Qingyi was some distance away and didn't hear what Hua Kai and Wang Shengli were saying, but he could tell from their expressions that his sister had achieved her goal, which put him at ease.

As Hua Kai walked, she whispered to Hua Qingyi what had just happened, but asked him to keep it a secret so as not to worry their parents.

Hua Qingyi and his sister's little gang were quite stable, so of course they agreed.

Back home, Gu Lanyan packed the pineapples and apples into several cloth bags.

I'll have the two kids take this to my parents' home tomorrow.

One copy was sent to Li Jing's family. Jiang Lanfeng had taken good care of her family over the years, so this gesture of goodwill had to be shown.

She also had another gift to take to the market for Tian Shuang tomorrow. Tian Shuang had taken good care of her during this time, and she was very popular at the market. People took good care of Gu Lanyan because of Tian Shuang.

Finally, there were two pineapples left. One was cut open, and Hua Qingyang was asked to deliver half a pineapple to each of the east and west courtyards. That's how neighbors are; they always try out the good stuff. Gu Lanyan took the other pineapple and put it in the cellar, saying she'd keep it for a few days to eat when guests came, or to give as a gift if needed.

There's nothing we can do about Hua Kai. After all, the family is used to being poor, and some of Gu Lanyan's ways of thinking are hard to change. We really can't control our mothers in these matters; we should just let her be happy.