Li Zelin was taken aback, then looked Ma Lihua up and down and said dryly, "I'll give it to you after we eat."

He just got back, where did he get the red envelope? Honestly, people who grow up in the countryside are all money-grubbing.

"No! Never mind then, I can't even afford a red envelope." Ma Lihua said with a somewhat cold face.

Don't think she didn't see the old man's disgusted expression; coincidentally, she also disliked him.

"Oh! Alright, alright, let's eat. It's the same if we give it to him after we eat!" Li Fagui's mother immediately stepped in to smooth things over.

"Alright then! Let's eat."

Ma Linghua spoke first.

The family sat at the table without saying a word. Li Zhongguo wanted to take off his military overcoat, but he couldn't because the living room had the heating on—it was such a pain.

"Ah Xiu, just make yourself at home! Help yourself to whatever you want to eat."

"Okay, godmother."

Ah Xiu smiled and gave Ma Hehua a defiant look, but Ma Hehua ignored her completely and stared at the dishes in front of her, swallowing hard.

To be honest, the old woman didn't think much of Ma Hehua's family; they were just country bumpkins.

"Fa Gui, do you only have one daughter?"

The old woman asked a question, then said with a regretful look, "Ah Xiu has given birth to two sons. If you had married her back then, you would have been very fortunate."

She glanced at Ma Hehua meaningfully.

Could Ma Hehua understand? No, she was quietly eating, as were the Ma family members.

Li Fagui looked up at Axiu with a look of disgust, "Mother, you're embarrassed to bring up having only given birth to two? Hehua gave birth to six for me."

Old woman: "???"

"Six...six? That can't be! Then...what about the other five?"

"If you can't get a ride when you go out, just skip it. But remember to prepare their red envelopes. It's a small token of their appreciation over the past few decades."

Her lips twitched. "How old are you? You still need a red envelope?"

"Oh! By the way, I have five sons. You can decide what to give them! Ideally, it would be a house or a shop, those are more practical."

Li Zelin: "……………………"

Are they here to collect a debt?

Ah Xiu was dumbfounded.

"Six...six..." Unexpectedly, this woman looked young and beautiful, and her figure was still in good shape, except that she was a bit muscular.

"Alright, let's eat, we'll talk after we eat."

Li Zelin quickly stopped their conversation.

Li Zhongguo ate incredibly fast, as did Li Fagui and Shangguan Wenyan; the three men ate remarkably quickly.

Then Ma Lihua and the others devoured their meal in a flash, leaving the Li family elders and Ah Xiu dumbfounded. Soon after, all the food on the table was gone.

"Alright, we didn't come empty-handed today. We brought gifts, and I'm sure you've all received them! By the way, I won't hold it against Fa Gui for the food, drink, and clothes he's provided for us over the years. Now there's just one issue that needs to be resolved."

Ma Linghua looked at the two elders of the Li family with icy eyes.

"What's the problem?"

Li Zelin's tone revealed no emotion.

"What's the problem? Since Fa Gui is now the son-in-law of the Ma family, he's one of us. It would be unfair of us not to address his issues."

"Mom, what's the problem?"

Ma Hehua asked softly.

Where did you save him back then?

"The Purple Bamboo Forest's Cave of Ten Thousand Ghosts! What happened?"

Ma Hehua looked completely bewildered.

Was he awake when you rescued him?

"He just woke up! Seeing how handsome he is, I used all my strength to carry him out. He said he was quite touched, that he sends me flowers every year! What's wrong, Mom? Have you forgotten?"

Ma Hehua swayed shyly, her face flushed with embarrassment.

"Hmph! I don't know why he was abandoned in the Purple Bamboo Forest in the south, but... I know that someone tampered with his fate."

"What?"

Li Fagui stood up instantly, his face pale, then calmly sat back down.

What are you trying to say?

Li Zelin spoke coldly, his eyes filled with scrutiny as he looked at Ma Linghua.

"Oh! I didn't want to come see you in the first place, but I'm an old man and I don't have much time left, so I might as well settle things here."

Li Zhongguo: "……………………"

He's perfectly fine, so why is he suddenly dying?

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Besides… our Li family’s daughter-in-law can’t be some country bumpkin. It’s good that you’re here. It would be best if you could get her to divorce Fa Gui.”

"What? Divorce? You old bastard, aren't you incredibly vicious? My family feeds him well and you think you can just freeload? Dream on! Pah!"

Ma Linghua immediately lost her composure.

"Exactly, they dress all smartly, but their hearts are truly wicked."

Ma Hehua couldn't help but say something.

Ma Lihua nodded in agreement.

"By the way, it seems we can't sit here any longer, so I'll just be blunt. The life you swapped for him was useless; you gave him a fate that brings misfortune to his wife and children. It's a wonder you're his biological father. On the contrary, my granddaughter has a noble fate, my daughter has a strong fate, and those worthless things have cheap fates. You miscalculated everything, tsk tsk tsk! If it were anyone else, they would have died long ago. It's a pity, but my Ma family is just lucky. So... after you kick the bucket, you will exchange your fate with a noble one. In your next life... be a lonely old man!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she stood up and patted off non-existent dust from her bottom.

"Let's go home."

He called to everyone and prepared to leave.

Li Fagui looked up at Li Zelin, whose face was expressionless, and said calmly, "Do you know why I don't leave my property to you?"

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