Chapter 94: A Classic Reimagined

"I want to eat meat!"

Bang Geng let out a loud cry, no longer drinking the fish soup in his bowl, and stood up immediately to head toward Liu Guangfu's table.

"Big brothers, I want to eat meat," Bang Geng reached out his hand, intending to snatch from their table, but the next moment, Liu Guangfu gave Bang Geng a fierce, menacing glare, scaring Bang Geng back.

However, Bang Geng still wouldn't give up; he set his sights on Zhao Gangzi's dining table and trotted over happily. Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui frowned as they watched; there really wasn't a single honest thing in the Jia Family.

"Gangzi, this is..."

Lou Bancheng asked as he watched Bang Geng running over.

Zhao Gangzi took a chicken bone from the table and said with a smile, "I forgot to introduce him to you. This is the loyal dog of our courtyard."

He then lowered his voice, "This child has been mentally disabled since he was small; his intelligence is low, and he often imagines himself to be a little dog that guards the house. It's so pitiful!"

To prove his point, Zhao Gangzi held up the chicken bone in his hand, instantly attracting Bang Geng's gaze, and then the chicken bone traced a graceful parabola through the air.

Then, under the shocked gazes of the crowd, Bang Geng got down on all fours, caught the bone steadily in his mouth, and began to crunch on it.

"Damn, that's amazing! I want to try too!"

Lou Xiaoe, feeling playful, quickly pulled out a large fish bone and, just like Zhao Gangzi had done, threw it toward Bang Geng.

It nearly choked Bang Geng to death.

"Alright, stop playing," Lou Bancheng coughed. He wondered why his own daughter lacked such decorum, but he still tried throwing a bone, and to his surprise, it was also snatched away by Bang Geng's mouth.

"Mom, are we still going to eat?"

Jia Dongxu couldn't take it anymore. With so many disdainful eyes watching, even he, with his thick skin, felt a bit embarrassed.

The small basin of fish soup in front of them was worse than swill compared to the big fish and meat on the other table, and there was his mentally disabled son, blackening the Jia Family's name in the courtyard every day.

Now he only prayed that Qin Huairu could give birth to a son, so that he could replace Bang Geng's position.

"Eat, why wouldn't we eat? Don't we still have one left? Let's take it out and try a different way of eating it!"

Jia Zhangshi was thick-skinned; she looked at Zhao Gangzi's side with a face full of hatred. So what if they had a bit of filthy money? Eating big fish and meat every day—sooner or later, you'll eat yourselves to death!

And those people next to them didn't look like anything good either. What kind of decent person would fancy Zhao Gangzi? Maybe they were also infertile.

It was fortunate that Jia Zhangshi didn't say this out loud, otherwise she would have been beaten half to death by him.

Finally, the other crucian carp was brought out.

Unexpectedly, this old thing actually knew other ways to eat it. Who knows where she learned it, but she had sliced it into sashimi, one slice at a time, and it actually looked decent.

"Mom, can this be eaten? It looks all raw; won't we get diarrhea from eating this?" Although Jia Dongxu had a big appetite, he didn't dare to take a bite; he had been scared by the diarrhea last time.

But Jia Zhangshi was full of confidence, "Don't you trust my skills? Last time it was because the chicken had problems; this fish of ours is perfectly fine."

"It's much better than the stuff on that table next to us."

Jia Zhangshi deliberately glanced at Zhao Gangzi's table, leaving everyone speechless. They didn't know where this old hag got her sense of superiority, being so arrogant just from eating sashimi.

It wouldn't be surprising if this old thing had some connection to Kameda Meiko.

"Come, come, let's keep eating! Don't mind them; their family is the troublemaker of our Siheyuan," Liu Haizhong raised his glass, not taking the Jia Family seriously.

"Right! Cheers!"

Lou Bancheng didn't take it to heart either, just treating it as a joke.

Zhao Gangzi sneered in his heart, and at the same time, he secretly opened the system, exchanged for a Flying Talisman in the shop, crushed it stealthily, and sent it flying as a stream of light directly into the sashimi on the Jia Family's table.

"I want to eat, I want to eat!"

Seeing a new dish on their table, Bang Geng immediately leaned in, and Jia Zhangshi dotingly picked up a slice for him.

Seeing Bang Geng eating so happily, Jia Dongxu couldn't resist either and ate a slice himself. Although it was a bit fishy, it was actually quite good; it was smooth and tender in the mouth. This was better than stewed fish!

"I told you, it's definitely better than what those guys are eating," Jia Zhangshi said, full of smugness.

But not long after, the three members of the Jia Family suddenly fell from their seats, twitching on the ground, their faces turning pale.

Zhao Gangzi had finished his meal by then. Seeing this scene, he quickly signaled for Lou Xiaoe and the others to head back. Lou Bancheng had the same intention; he just glanced coldly at Jia Zhangshi and the others, understood immediately, and said to everyone, "The three of them must have parasites in their stomachs. This is a bloody example; from now on, you must eat meat cooked!"

"Don't follow that island nation's style; look, you got into trouble!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I think so too," Liu Haizhong chimed in with a fawning smile.

Soon, Lou Bancheng drove his big car, taking Mother Lou and Lou Xiaoe home. Today was considered a formal meeting, and it was better to prepare for the marriage sooner rather than later.

Aside from the Jia Family in the Siheyuan being a bit annoying, everything else was quite good.

"Brother Gangzi, I'm heading home now!"

Before getting into the car, Lou Xiaoe greeted Zhao Gangzi, and then, right in front of her parents, she gave him a kiss.

Second Uncle and Third Uncle, standing to the side, blushed, and immediately turned their faces away. Young people these days were truly shameless, doing such things in broad daylight.

"Alright, you'll have plenty of time to be lovey-dovey after you're married. Get in the car and go home now; don't make a spectacle of yourselves here," Lou Bancheng called out, and only then did Lou Xiaoe reluctantly get into the car.

Mother Lou couldn't help but laugh; it had to be her own daughter, truly just like she was when she was young.

After the Lou Family drove away, the group finally relaxed. Yan Bugui smacked his lips and said with a smile, "Gangzi, you're really something. You've actually managed to get the Lou Family's daughter. Don't forget your old neighbors once you've risen to the top."

"That's right. Although we had some small conflicts before, we've been neighbors for so many years, haven't we?"

Liu Haizhong also chuckled dryly.

Zhao Gangzi was also very happy today. He hadn't expected that only a few months after transmigrating, he would be about to marry a wealthy beauty and take the first step toward reaching the pinnacle of life.

"What are you two uncles saying?"

"We are neighbors; we should help each other. There's no need for all this scheming," Zhao Gangzi also wanted to live the life of an ordinary person—having a wife, children, and a warm bed was great. As long as the animals didn't provoke him, he would get along with them as usual.

Liu Haizhong also felt this made sense. Fortunately, he hadn't offended Zhao Gangzi too deeply before; perhaps there would be times in the future when he could be of help.

Just as the group returned to the Middle Courtyard, a foul stench hit them in the face.