Chapter 140: It

Su Weixin felt the scornful gazes around him, his heart suddenly panicked, he stared at Xu Tian but couldn't think of a single retort.

Zhang Yuzhen, seeing this, hurriedly spoke to smooth things over:

"Xu Tian, don't get worked up; Weixin is just hearsay, worried that Qing Xue might have slipped up and taken the wrong path. Now that the truth is clear, that's fine; I also think Qing Xue isn't the type without limits…"

Xu Tian laughed at that: "Sister Qing Xue is certainly not a person without limits; at least she wouldn't spread hearsay gossip everywhere."

After his words fell, the surrounding guests' glances at Su Weixin grew even more contemptuous.

A man copying that lecherous woman's tactics, maliciously slandering a young lady, is truly shameful and eye‑catching.

"Alright, alright, the misunderstanding is cleared; there's no need to keep entangling over Qing Xue's work matters."

Zhang Yuzhen smiled: "Xu Tian, since you're big sister's Godson, we're family now; family doesn't need to be so calculative."

Xu Tian raised an eyebrow: "Oh? When I came in, I happened to overhear your conversation; you didn't seem to say that just now, did you?"

Speaking that, Xu Tian gave a half‑smile, half‑serious look at Zhang Yuzhen and continued:

"You said one shouldn't be too shameless, shouldn't feel justified in being a Vampire and loitering in someone else's house without leaving."

Zhang Yuzhen frowned: "I did say that, so what? Where did I say it wrong?"

Even so, she still didn't take the little brat Xu Tian seriously.

When it comes to quarrels, Zhang Yuzhen has never lost.

"What you just said was correct."

Xu Tian said seriously: "I completely agree with your view."

Zhang Yuzhen was about to reflexively rebut, but Xu Tian's words left her tongue‑tied, unsure how to react.

Beside them, Su Weixin was the first to react, as if he had spotted a flaw in Xu Tian's words, shouting loudly:

"Xu, since you agree with what my mother said, why don't you hurry and have your Godfather and Godmother move out of my house?"

He wants to see what this kid who only talks can actually do!

"Have my Godfather and the others move out?"

Xu Tian feigned surprise: "Su Weixin, the ones who should move out are your family!" Qian Qian Chao Shuo

Xu Tian's words left Zhang Yuzhen and Su Weixin both stunned again.

Su Weixin quickly recovered, shouting at Xu Tian: "Xu, what nonsense are you spouting? On what grounds would we move out of our own home?"

"Your home?"

Xu Tian sneered, then continued: "As far as I know, you've been living in my Godfather and Godmother's house for over twenty years now."

"You're full of it! That place is my home!"

Su Weixin, face flushed and neck thick, roared: "That place is my home; your Godfather and Godmother have been loitering in my house and won't leave!"

Xu Tian watched the irate Su Weixin, a satisfied smile curling his lips, then turned his head toward Zhang Yuzhen:

"Aunt, Su Weixin's ignorance about the house is understandable, but if you and Uncle keep denying and arguing, it becomes indefensible."

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Zhang Yuzhen widened her eyes: "Stop seeking attention and twisting right and wrong; it's clear that your family is freeloading at my place!"

"Aunt, it seems your memory isn't great either; my Godfather and Godmother are respectable people and don't want to fall out with you." Xu Tian's tone shifted, becoming sharper: "But I can't stand watching you feel justified living in their house while slandering them for freeloading."

"When you and my uncle got married, you were just ordinary workers; you couldn't afford even a modest old house, let alone a villa, and the money for your wedding was all provided by my Godfather and Godmother."

"As for the villa you now occupy, it's also my Godfather's property; he was willing to let you stay, assuming you'd move out once you were financially comfortable. Yet you not only didn't move, you have been comfortably living there for over twenty years."

"My Godfather and Godmother are mindful of family ties, so they didn't evict you nor demand rent. However, from what I heard Su Weixin and you, Aunt, seem quite displeased with the freeloading."

"That puts my mind at ease; I trust that, being so enlightened, you'll move out promptly, right?"

"You… you…"

Zhang Yuzhen pointed at Xu Tian for a while, but couldn't utter a single defense.

Her face full of anger, veins bulging on her forehead, she finally seemed to recall something and turned to vent all her fury onto Su Xiuya's head.

"Fine, Su Xiuya, you even told outsiders about this; I guess I misjudged you!"

Zhang Yuzhen certainly remembered that the house she now lives in belongs to Yan Jinsong, but so what?

They've lived in that villa for over twenty years, so it's naturally theirs.

Back then they were broke; Yan Jinsong and Su Xiuya spent money to arrange the wedding for their own younger brother and sister‑in‑law, which was only natural.

However, she didn't expect Su Xiuya to be so shameless; unable to confront them herself for the house, she coaxed Godson Xu Tian to cause trouble with them.

"Xu Tian is my Godson; he's certainly not an outsider."

If it were ordinary, Su Xiuya would definitely choose to smooth things over.

But today Zhang Yuzhen and Su Weixin publicly defamed Yan Qingxue, also humiliating them for freeloading; even a clay figure would have three parts of anger, let alone they are hurting the person she cares about most.

Her remark blocked all of Zhang Yuzhen's accusations.

The fact that Xu Tian is recognized by Su Xiuya as a Godson shows their relationship must be very close.

One should know that in Huaxia customs, a Godson can also observe mourning, support the elderly, and see them off—clearly a family member.

The guests looked at Xu Tian's side in astonishment.

Earlier, after hearing Zhang Yuzhen's words, they thought Yan Jinsong's family were shamelessly squatting at Zhang Yuzhen's house and refusing to leave.

But now, if the house belongs to Yan Jinsong, how can it be considered a tenancy?

Moreover, when Xu Tian wasn't present, Zhang Yuzhen would alternately call a "loss‑making item" and mock Su Xiuya's daughter with self‑degrading sarcasm, simply because Su Xiuya's family had a good temper and no son to back them, allowing her to act recklessly.

At this moment, seeing Xu Tian make Zhang Yuzhen so red‑faced and speechless, their internal scales tipped toward Xu Tian and Su Xiuya's side.

"Didn't expect that the house Zhang Yuzhen lives in was bought by Yan Jinsong."

"Seeing their righteous indignation just now, I even thought how much Yan Jinsong's family had taken advantage of them!"

"That's a villa, worth at least a few million; this person got a bargain yet turned his face and refused to acknowledge anyone."

"I think the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; look at Zhang Yuzhen's sharp‑tongued insults, like a shrew, and her son naturally shares the same disposition."

Su Weixin just now solemnly said that if it were himself, he would definitely work hard to earn money to buy a house for his parents; why doesn't he buy one?

Heh, who doesn't tell big lies?

Yan Qingxue stared at Xu Tian in amazement.

Is this really the useless person Xu Rixin called?

She had originally planned to wait until the banquet ended, then tell her parents Xu Tian's true nature, but she didn't expect Xu Tian to voluntarily step forward to speak for them, and he did so with solid arguments that left no room for rebuttal.

Only that…

She herself didn't even know that the villa where her uncle's family lived was actually also theirs.

But how could Xu Tian, this godson who hadn't entered the house for a few days, know something that his own biological daughter didn't?

Thinking of this, the slight affection Yan Qingxue had just felt for Xu Tian vanished in an instant.

Facing the guests' doubts, Su Weixin still stuck his neck out, defending himself boldly: "The house was clearly given to us; on what grounds do you want to take it back?"

Exactly!

Zhang Yuzhen hurriedly echoed: "Xu Tian, it was your godfather and godmother who insisted on giving the villa to us, and now you still want it back; do you have any shame?"

This time, the guests were so shocked by this shameless mother‑and‑son act that they were left speechless.

How could anyone depict the greedy, insatiable white‑eyed wolf so vividly?

"Aunt, don't be nervous; since it was my godfather and godmother who gave you the house, just live there with peace of mind."

The calmer Xu Tian's reaction, the more it highlighted the ugly faces of Zhang Yuzhen's family.

Having lived there for so many years, they never forced you out, knowing that without this house you'd surely end up on the streets.

After speaking, Xu Tian looked toward Su Xiuya and Yan Jin and said slowly:

"Godfather, Godmother. Aunt's family indeed has difficulties, and if they keep staying in the villa without moving, there's nothing we can do; after all, we're all relatives and can't call the police to evict them…"

While speaking, Xu Tian placed the key he held into Su Xiuya's hand in front of everyone.

"Godfather, Godmother, didn't I say I have an empty house? You can move there and live."

The golden key glimmered faintly under the lamp light, and the four large characters "Jiangshui Huangchao" on it were impossible to look away from.

"Jiangshui Huangchao?"

"It turns out to be a Jiangshui Huangchao villa!"