Chapter 24: Managing the Brother-in-Law

Bai Shuhua also saw Bai Shuruo in the dim streetlights. He still had a bit of integrity; getting beaten up himself was one thing, but he absolutely could not involve others. So, he hurriedly shouted with his newly developing cracked voice: "Second Sister, don't worry about me, run quickly!"

Seeing her younger brother surrounded, Bai Shuruo was naturally afraid, but in this situation, she could not abandon Bai Shuhua.

Although her pace slowed, she still summoned her courage and walked toward her brother step by step, actually exuding a hint of the feeling of "The Lonely Brave."

It was also because she knew Han Yangting was behind her.

"Bai Shuruo, Big Sister was right, you really are a big fool!" Seeing Bai Shuruo still walking forward, Bai Shuhua shouted again.

In his heart, however, he was already filled with gratitude. He swore that when he made something of himself in the future, he would definitely treat his Second Sister well.

One of the men saw that a beauty had arrived and couldn't help but walk toward Bai Shuruo with a grin, "Little beauty, is this your brother? We can let your brother go, but first, come and play with us."

However, before he could get close to Bai Shuruo, he was unexpectedly kicked to the ground by someone.

Only then did they realize that a tall man was following the beauty, nearly 1.9 meters tall, with an unstoppable edge.

Bai Shuhua was also stunned.

This person is...

The two middle-aged men saw that a tough character had arrived, and naturally, they were unconvinced. Although Han Yangting looked like he could fight, there was a half-grown boy and a woman here; he might not necessarily be able to protect them.

However, the situation before them disappointed them.

Even while protecting the woman and the child, Han Yangting still delivered a left hook and a right kick, easily knocking them down. While knocking them down, he took off their belts and tied them up tightly.

Both Bai Shuhua and Bai Shuruo watched, dumbfounded.

"Second Sister, he is..."

"Your brother-in-law."

"Huh?"

That night, those two men were taken away by the police, and the internet cafe was also sealed off.

Han Yangting and the others also went to the police station to briefly give their statements.

During this time, Bai Shuruo made a phone call to Lin Wanfen: "Aunt Fen, Shuhua is with me, you don't need to worry."

"Found Shuhua? Where are you? I'll come pick you up now." Lin Wanfen had worried all night, and there was a sobbing tone on the other end of the line again.

Bai Shuruo glanced at Bai Shuhua and handed the phone to him, saying: "You say a few words to Aunt Fen."

Bai Shuhua took the phone. It was clear he still held a grudge against Lin Wanfen, and his tone was stubborn: "Mom, I'm not going home tonight, I'm staying at Second Sister's place for the night."

"You're staying at your Second Sister's? They are newlyweds..."

But Bai Shuhua was firm: "That's it, I'm hanging up."

Bai Shuruo didn't expect Bai Shuhua to come stay at their home, and she couldn't help but look at Han Yangting.

Fortunately, Han Yangting had no objections.

On the way back by car, Bai Shuruo and Bai Shuhua sat in the back row.

Bai Shuruo felt a bit uneasy; she had troubled Han Yangting too much tonight, and now, after everything, it was already past one in the morning.

Bai Shuhua, on the other hand, was full of curiosity about this brother-in-law. He was so good-looking, his fighting skills were good, and he had an extraordinary bearing—much better than that Wang Xuekai she had dated before.

It was just that he looked a little serious.

"Second Sister, what is Brother-in-law's background?" Bai Shuhua had been boarding at school for the past while and only found out yesterday at the end of the month when he was on break that his Second Sister was married.

Therefore, he wasn't in the best of moods.

Originally, there was one more person at home to talk to, but now, it was just him as the only child, facing Lin Wanfen's nagging every day, which was annoying to death.

Bai Shuruo said: "Brother-in-law is just Brother-in-law, what kind of background could he have?"

"What does he do?"

"A construction foreman, I suppose. He has his own construction company." Bai Shuruo had heard him mention before that he was going to open a company, and seeing him working on a construction site, she felt it must be that.

"No wonder he has such great strength," Bai Shuhua said.

Han Yangting, who was driving in front, had his hands tremble, and the car swayed along with it, but it was steadied by him again shortly after.

It was already one-thirty when they arrived home, and Bai Shuruo yawned.

She had been busy at the company all day and hadn't had a proper rest since she got back; it had been very exhausting.

Bai Shuhua was also extremely tired and asked Bai Shuruo: "Second Sister, which room am I staying in?"

There were three rooms in the house; Han Yangting and Bai Shuruo already had one each, so Bai Shuhua could only stay in the small guest room.

Bai Shuruo was just about to take him in, however, Han Yangting called them to stop: "Wait a moment."

The siblings turned back.

Han Yangting put his hands in his pockets and said indifferently: "Sister, go to sleep first; Brother, stay behind."

Both siblings were puzzled for a moment.

Bai Shuhua hurriedly asked: "Brother-in-law, do you... have something else?"

Actually, on the way here, he had already regretted coming to his brother-in-law's house. Although his brother-in-law was handsome enough to make men jealous and looked like he had a good temper, his silent demeanor along the way made people feel a sense of awe without anger, even more frightening than the principal.

Han Yangting walked in front of him; his 188-centimeter height was almost a head taller than Bai Shuhua, full of intimidation.

"I heard you were arguing with your mother because you wanted to play games?"

Bai Shuhua nodded, thinking at the same time: My mom is so annoying, telling everyone everything.

He explained: "Brother-in-law, it's like this: I finished my homework and only played games for two hours. My mom kept nagging me on the side about not studying hard and only knowing how to play games, and she said if this goes on, I won't have a future and might end up picking up trash or something. That's why I argued with her."

"Did you really finish your homework?" Han Yangting asked indifferently again.

"I, I finished it," Bai Shuhua said, clearly feeling guilty.

Han Yangting actually took out a stack of books from his briefcase without a sound; the notebooks were all covered in Bai Shuhua's name.

The siblings were surprised; how could Bai Shuhua's books and homework notebooks be in Han Yangting's hands?

Han Yangting opened the "Homework Registration Book" and said, "When we were giving statements at the police station, I had a friend go to your house to get your schoolbag. You have seven items registered in this homework, but you only did physics and math, and even those two weren't finished completely; the handwriting is sloppy, and you just left the questions you didn't know blank without trying to find a solution."

"I..."

Bai Shuhua regretted it so much his guts were turning green; why didn't he go home, and instead came here like a fool?

Han Yangting, however, had no intention of blaming him, but instead said with a very understanding look, "It's nothing that you don't like doing homework and prefer playing games; if you play games well, you can take a professional path in the future, which is also a way out, so come inside with me, and I'll see what your gaming level is like."

Bai Shuhua's eyes lit up, but he asked doubtfully, "Brother-in-law, isn't it... a bit too late now?"

"It's not late; the fact that you can go to an internet cafe shows you have good energy, and besides, for professional gamers, staying up all night to overcome difficult levels is a common occurrence—you wouldn't be unable to endure even this little bit of hardship, would you?"

"No, I can endure hardship," Bai Shuhua vowed solemnly.