Just as the slap was about to land on Zhou Hongmei's face, Wu Jianjun reacted quickly and grabbed his mother's wrist.

This grab caused Wu's mother-in-law to become enraged, and she immediately grabbed at her son.

This commotion woke Li Xiangdong up.

When Li Xiangdong stood there, the Wu family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't hesitate at all; in fact, they got even angrier.

They believed from the bottom of their hearts that Li Xiangdong was Zhou Hongmei's family member and had come to take advantage of her son.

Li Xiangdong completely ignored the Wu family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and only asked Wu Jianjun, wanting to see if Wu Jianjun was capable of being of great use.

Don't say that one should be filial. Filial piety should have its limits. At the very least, one should not be lenient on matters of right and wrong.

Wu Jianjun met Li Xiangdong's cold gaze and felt a chill run down his spine.

He couldn't help but recall what Jin Deji had said to him.

“Jianjun, you’re too soft-hearted and easily swayed. You’ll never be a big boss if you’re like that.”

Li Xiangdong uses you for two reasons: firstly, he doesn't have many capable people at his disposal, and secondly, you have a good relationship with me, so he wants to make use of my judgment.

So you have to learn skills from me properly. If one day he doesn't need you anymore, with these skills, it won't be difficult to make a comfortable living.

The second reason he used you is because of your wife. Did you notice that Li Xiangdong treats your brother-in-law Zhou Hongsong with special favor?

If you want to continue living a good life with Li Xiangdong, you'd better treat your wife well and seriously learn some skills!

Wu Jianjun has a clear understanding of himself and he strongly agrees with Jin Deji's words.

Wu Jianjun understood perfectly well what kind of life he was living now and what kind of life he was living before he met Li Xiangdong.

Li Xiangdong's gaze made it very clear to him that if he didn't handle his mother's matter well today, his time with Li Xiangdong would likely be over.

Thinking of this, Wu Jianjun first turned around and helped Zhou Hongmei to sit down on the recliner next to him. Then, his expression turned cold, and he grabbed one of them with each hand, forcibly taking his mother and sister-in-law away from Tianshui Hutong.

A hint of worry lingered between Zhou Hongmei's brows; she feared her husband would suffer a loss.

Li Xiangdong comforted her, "Your brother-in-law is a grown man, their own son. How could he possibly suffer a loss?"

Besides, they deserve to suffer a loss!

If a grown man can't even handle this little thing, how can we trust him to manage such a large antique shop?

Zhou Hongmei sighed, "The Wu family is having a tough time."

Li Xiangdong disagreed, saying, "If you want to take advantage, then adopt the attitude of taking advantage."

He is never afraid of others trying to take advantage of him, but you can't try to take advantage of me and then act arrogantly towards me!

As the two were talking, the doorway suddenly became lively again.

Li Xiangdong frowned. What's going on with this Wu Jianjun?

"Second brother, second brother! Fifth brother is here, a fight has broken out outside!"

Li Jiabao suddenly rushed in from inside and outside, and said loudly.

"Fifth Brother? Fifth Brother is here?"

Li Xiangdong immediately stood up, and Zhou Hongmei also stood up and hurriedly walked out, saying, "Why are they fighting like this?"

Li Jiabao followed them outside, saying, "Hey, we went to Huguosi Temple for breakfast with Sister Ruoruo. We just got back and ran into Fifth Brother and Fifth Sister-in-law at the alley entrance. A little while later, we saw Brother Wu shoving two old women. The old woman was cursing Sister Hongmei with foul language, and Fifth Brother got angry as soon as he heard it..."

The three walked outside and saw a fight breaking out not far away. Zhou Hongsong and Wu Jianjun kept saying, "Stop fighting! Stop fighting!"

Li Xiangdong and Zhou Hongmei exchanged a glance. What was going on?

If Zhou Hongsong wasn't fighting, then who was?

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Qiao Xiaohuan was fighting against two people, one against the Wu family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

But Qiao Xiaohuan was not at a disadvantage at all!

It's obvious that if Qiao Xiaohuan had suffered a loss, Zhou Hongsong wouldn't be just standing by and talking like this.

In the end, it was the neighbors who got involved and broke up the fight.

Qiao Xiaohuan straightened her disheveled clothes, tidied her hair, and spat at the Wu family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law whose faces were covered in blood. "Shameless bastards! If I ever hear you swearing at Hongmei again, I'll sew your mouths shut! Pui—"

Wu Jianjun's face was not good; his mother had been beaten terribly.

Zhou Hongsong snorted coldly, "If you're so worried, then go with your mother! My sister has plenty of men who can't protect her!"

Zhou Hongmei: "Brother—"

Zhou Hongsong glared at her with his big eyes, shutting her up.

As he spoke, he pulled out a wad of ten-yuan notes from his bag, which looked to be about eight or nine hundred yuan thick.

He casually tossed the money at the Wu family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, saying, "This is the money you're paying for! Remember to show some respect next time you go out!"

The Wu family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law initially wanted to get angry and call the police, but when they saw so many brand-new bills on them, they hesitated.

Wu Jianjun spoke with difficulty, "Brother, leave it to me!"

Zhou Hongsong snorted coldly, "It's your job to handle this!"

As he spoke, he grabbed Qiao Xiaohuan, who looked as if she had won a battle, and helped his sister, whose face was full of sorrow, back into the house with a flourish.

I don't know how Wu Jianjun comforted his mother and sister-in-law, but everyone in Tianshui Hutong was very happy.

This was the first time Zhou Hongmei and Qiao Xiaohuan had met.

Zhou Hongmei never expected that her future sister-in-law, whom she had never met before, would stand up for her like this, and she immediately felt a sense of closeness to her.

She quickly arranged for Qiao Xiaohuan to wash and dress up again.

Here, only Li Xiangdong and Zhou Hongsong remained in the courtyard.

Li Xiangdong asked Zhou Hongsong, "Why did you come to Yanjing?"

Zhou Hongsong took a sip of water. "Since we're all bored at home, why don't we bring Xiaohuan to the capital for a visit? She's never even left Huichuan County before!"

"Sister-in-law Xiao Huan really is that person!"

Li Xiangdong gave a thumbs up, "She really steps up when there's trouble!"

there.

Zhou Hongmei carefully combed Qiao Xiaohuan's hair, saying, "Sister Xiaohuan, don't fight with them next time. Look, a lock of your hair has been pulled out."

Qiao Xiaohuan hissed in pain, then smiled through the pain, "If I hear them cursing you again next time, I'll have to take action!"

"Sister Xiaohuan, this is the first time we've met!"

Qiao Xiaohuan held her hand and said solemnly, "Your brother has told me everything about you. Hongmei, your brother and I will not let anyone bully you from now on!"

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Zhou Hongsong laughed and sighed, saying, "I really didn't expect this. Before I could even react, Xiao Huan, like a lioness, darted out in a flash!"

He was extremely grateful. "Xiangdong, tell me, isn't this the kind of wife you should look for?"

I used to think she wasn't pretty enough. But today I understand: when you marry, you have to marry someone who is devoted to you.

Putting everything else aside, just because Xiaohuan stood up for Hongmei today, I'm determined to marry her!