Chapter 22: Shenhao System (22)

The eldest uncle of the Xie family had a bit of a headache: "Don't you cause trouble, kid! We are going to pick someone up, not to start a fight."

"Picking someone up is all the more reason to bring more people, the momentum must be sufficient! So that family knows, our old Xie family is not to be bullied!"

"..."

Hearing that it made some sense, the eldest uncle of the Xie family didn't say anything more.

The group met at the entrance of the town, boarded the lineup of Xie Yang's luxury cars, and headed toward the Provincial Capital with a murderous aura...

Over there, Rong Yue had been calling her fiancé for a long time, but no one answered.

Until the phone screen went black and it ran out of power.

The charger was left at home and not brought out, and having been back from the hospital for nearly half a day, she, who was already weak, urgently needed rest.

For the sake of her own health, she knocked on the door of the new house again: "Zhou Feng! Zhou Feng! I know you are home, help me open the door!"

The door did open, but the ones who came out were not her fiancé, but her future parents-in-law.

Mother Zhou scrutinized Rong Yue from head to toe with a critical gaze and sneered: "You lost our old Zhou family's precious grandson, and you still have the face to come back! Your skin is truly thicker than usual!"

Rong Yue was trembling with anger: "The mortgage for this house is being paid by Zhou Feng and me together, why shouldn't I be able to come back?"

"Ha! Are you joking? When did our family's house ever have a share for you? It's fortunate that I told my son to be clever and not rush to get the marriage certificate. If we had gotten the certificate before buying the house, we really would have been swindled by a little bitch like you!"

"What do you mean? Wasn't getting the certificate in the second half of the year because we couldn't pick a good day in the first half?"

"There are good days every month, how could we not pick one!" Mother Zhou said triumphantly, "It was I who told my son not to rush to get the certificate. You aren't exactly some precious treasure, what's the rush? Buying the house first, on the other hand, makes this house my son's pre-marital property, and it has absolutely nothing to do with you..."

"Alright, stop showing that miserable look like your parents died. Since you lost our old Zhou family's grandson, let's just call off this marriage! Anyway, our two families only sat down and had an engagement meal; we haven't gotten the certificate or held a wedding banquet, so breaking it off is quite clean."

"Clean my ass! You old bitch!"

Before she had even stepped out of the elevator, the eldest aunt of the Xie family heard this. Furious, she rushed forward in a few strides, grabbed the designer bag Xie Yang had given her, and swung it right at the face of the mother-in-law.

"Ah—"

Mother Zhou let out a cry of pain and covered her face.

The eldest aunt of the Xie family touched the bag with heartache; it was a gift from her niece, it mustn't get damaged!

"Mom!"

Seeing her own mother, Rong Yue, who had been holding back her tears, could no longer stop them from streaming down. She buried her head in her eldest aunt's embrace, her voice choked with sobs: "You've worked hard, Mom! Coming all this way specifically!"

"Silly girl! You are my daughter; if you have trouble, how could Mom not come! Not just me, look who else came along?"

Rong Yue raised her head, and through her blurry, teary eyes, who did she see?

"Eldest Uncle? Little Uncle? Xudong? Xufang? And... Little Aunt and Yang Yang are here too?"

Huh, wait!

There were more than just these people!

Why were there over a dozen burly men in suits and sunglasses following behind her Little Aunt and cousin?

Regardless of whose help they were, this group of cool-looking burly men forced Mother Zhou and Father Zhou into the house step by step, and after everyone filed in, they blocked the entrance of the Zhou house completely.

There was no movement during this, but just this momentum scared the Zhou couple quite a bit.

"You... you don't mess around! I will call the police!"

"Call them! Even if you don't, we were planning to!" Xie Yang pulled her family to sit on the sofa and gave her cousin a wink.

Xie Xufang understood and took out his phone while saying: "Right! We are the ones who want to call the police! There are people here committing marriage fraud, sex fraud, and financial fraud!"

"!!!"

Mother Zhou was already angry. Country bumpkins are just country bumpkins! No manners at all! They broke in without the owner's permission, and now they were sitting and watching, even more at ease than the owners themselves.

Hearing this, she was even more infuriated: "Stop spouting nonsense! We aren't even married, what marriage fraud! And sex fraud... pfft! Your Rong Yue's looks are a dime a dozen on the street, she's hardly some great beauty..."

"Also, this house was bought with our Zhou family's money, and the mortgage is paid by my son, what kind of financial fraud? You, on the other hand, came uninvited, what are you trying to do? Leave immediately!"

"A bunch of country bumpkins who have never seen the world, you couldn't even afford a bathroom in this house, let alone the down payment!"

【Ding! Detected that the Host is in an environment suitable for face-slapping, activating Shenhao System Side Quest.】

【Ding! Shenhao System at your service! Now issuing Side Quest: How can a Shenhao not have a residence in the provincial capital? Please have the Host complete an inspection of the fire-fighting equipment in this hallway within 12 hours. Quest completion reward: one Building King in this residential complex. Countdown begins!】

Xie Yang pursed her lips and giggled.

The milky Shenhao System was so full of justice!

She liked it!

"Cousin, in this complex of yours, which building is the Building King?" Xie Yang looked at Rong Yue with a smile.

Rong Yue didn't understand why her cousin was asking this, but she still walked to the floor-to-ceiling window facing due west and pointed to the very center of the complex: "That one in front with the fountain plaza and the small garden is the Building King."

Mother Zhou sneered: "What? You want to buy a house in the Building King? Save it! The houses in the Building King were long ago booked by a big boss from the local area; even with money, you can't buy one. Besides, you people..."

She swept a disdainful glance over everyone, thinking to herself, do you people even have money, hmph!

The next second, catching a glimpse of the bag in the eldest aunt's hand, her pupils underwent an earthquake.

Isn't this a Louis Vuitton?

How could country folk afford such an expensive bag?

It must be a fake, right?

Mother Zhou convinced herself in a few seconds, then looked at the eldest aunt with contempt: "Some people, not having money is one thing, but carrying a fake luxury bag out, aren't you afraid of being laughed to death by those who know their stuff."

"Who is carrying a fake bag? This was a gift from my cousin to my aunt; I think it's you who doesn't know their stuff, right?" Xie Xufang, fearing his aunt would be at a disadvantage, retorted first.

"Who are you saying doesn't know their stuff!" Mother Zhou pointed at Xie Xufang, nearly jumping up.

Xie Shuling spoke up: "A genuine bag worth 120,000 being called a high-end fake by you, if that's not not knowing your stuff, what is!"

"120,000!!!"

"120,000!!!"

The eldest aunt and Mother Zhou said in unison.

Mother Zhou was shocked that her in-laws could actually afford such an expensive bag. Wasn't the Xie family from a poor countryside? Where did they get the money to buy luxury goods?

Aunt Xie was shocked by this price.

She knew this bag wasn't cheap; after all, the details were so exquisite and the texture so fine, softer and more comfortable than any leather bag she had ever carried before, but 120,000... that's highway robbery!

Aunt Xie regretted using it to hit Mother Zhou just now; if it had gotten a crease, wouldn't it have broken her heart?

Did Mother Zhou deserve to be slapped in the face with such an expensive bag? She did not!

"You stay here and slowly hash things out with Aunt and the others; I'm going out for a bit."

Xie Yang took advantage of the moment before her aunt could snap out of it, gave her cousin a wink, and quickly slipped away, taking the opportunity to complete a Task.

"Sis, where are you going?"

"Just walking around."

Yes, walking around—from the top floor where this apartment of the Zhou family was located, following the stairs all the way down, walking through every floor, and incidentally completing the Task assigned by the Shenhao System: inspecting the fire safety facilities on every floor.

Upon reaching the first floor, the Task was completed, and the reward was in hand.

【Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing this Side Quest; reward: one building, the 'King of Buildings', in the Longcui Luju high-rise residential complex. The property deed will be delivered to the Host through normal channels.】

Hearing the Shenhao System's milky voice, Xie Yang couldn't help but feel happy: "Xiao Hao is truly amazing!"

The Shenhao System beamed like a sunflower: 【Thank you, Host! I will continue to work hard!】

Main System: 【...】

It couldn't bear to look!

Hurry up and finish the tasks in this world, and send this simple-minded little sycophant back to the factory! It couldn't take it anymore!

Being gaslit by the Host and still thanking her—when it was created, was its intelligence not programmed in?