Chapter 17: The Encounter of the Lin Clan and Yu Zhenghong

"Who would have thought that before I could even get my hands on a ghost-fire scooter, I'd already become a 'yellow-hair' delinquent."

An Sheng, sprawled across Yu Xueqing's shoulder, couldn't help but feel a surge of joy upon seeing the notification that his wish had been fulfilled.

Originally, An Sheng had prepared to fulfill the condition of "family harmony" to grant Yu Xueqing's wish, even going so far as to shamelessly borrow props from Lin Ying to return home in glory.

Unexpectedly, the condition for family harmony within the wish remained unfulfilled.

Instead, after a "real-life brawl" with Boss Yu Xueqing in the living room, he had achieved the much harder "ghost-fire" ending.

*Sigh. * If I'd known that shaking the old man's egg yolk evenly would fulfill the wish condition, why was I working so hard?

An Sheng sighed with a look of melancholy.

*Hmm. * Now that my Wish Power has increased by one, I'll put it directly into Physique in a moment. I'll strive to be able to treat Aqing to a "Beat-the-Old-Man Lemon Tea" the next time I see that old man acting unruly and spreading superstition.

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With Yu Xueqing arguing his case, An Sheng logically became a member of the household.

Upon seeing the new addition to the family, Chen Peipei happily called the proprietress of the village fish stall, asking her to set aside some ingredients for her to pick up later.

However, before the barbecue dinner party, Chen Peipei cautiously stepped forward and removed all the "ticking time bombs" from An Sheng's body, placing them on the table.

Looking at a watch, a collar, a leather jacket, and four gold bracelets inlaid with diamonds.

Chen Peipei's expression was very strange; she glanced at the luxury goods on the table, then back at the white fox.

It is known that the fox is kept by her daughter.

It is also known that the luxury goods worn by the fox are worth at least four million.

This set of gear had cost two leather bags and two forty-gram diamond-encrusted gold bracelets.

If Xiao An were a treasure-attracting spirit beast invited by the Lin family, such gear wouldn't be strange, but the fox was clearly picked up by her own daughter, yet he was wearing accessories worth at least four million.

In Changxizhen, it's not that there aren't people who can afford such consumption.

But aside from the Lin family, there is absolutely no second family that would throw such things to a pet to play with.

"Husband, should we return these things?" Chen Peipei asked, looking at Yu Zhenghong, who was rubbing his egg yolk.

"Return them where? How would we know whose they are?" Yu Zhenghong glared at the fox in annoyance.

"How big is our Changxizhen? Aside from the Gun-Lin family, who else could casually have these things processed into pet necklaces?"

At this point, Chen Peipei looked at the fox, who was sprawled on Aqing's lap, whimpering and rubbing its fluffy head against Aqing's arm, and complained:

"In my eyes, our family's new little guy must be well-versed in the art of acting cute. Haven't you seen? Aqing's soul is almost being hooked away by that little thing."

"Ying-ying-ying—" An Sheng, hearing Yu Xueqing's mother praise him by name, turned his head with a hint of pride and greeted Chen Peipei.

*Auntie, that's a bit harsh. Although my current behavior is no different from being a freeloader, in the dark corners you don't know about... I am also working very hard! *

In modern society, everything is topsy-turvy.

Aqing sucks my Yang energy every night, and during that time, I also need to act as a model, posing for photos.

What I'm eating isn't a free meal; it's purely earning "wimp money."

"Gun-Lin, the Lin family?" Hearing her wife mention the name of the Lin Holdings Group, which the older generation often spoke of, Yu Zhenghong couldn't help but gasp.

The Lin family—no, it should be the Lin Clan—was once very famous in the Xia Dong region.

Because they really had guns.

The rise of the Lin Clan began when a member of the clan was tricked into going overseas as a laborer; later, he escaped from a labor camp and sold fried rice, gradually expanding the business.

From the initial fried rice, to later, when more laborers joined the Lin Clan and things gradually spiraled out of control, they went directly from selling fried rice to becoming the "Maxim-machine-gun-stir-fried-bosses."

Back in the modern era, when the villagers were in trouble, the Lin Clan was also a major merchant who contributed money, effort, and supplies.

The Lin Clan has always been overseas, but every year they donate to the Xia Dong region, hold celebrations, or help whoever needs to repair their ancestral hall.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call the Lin Clan kind-hearted people.

But even knowing the Lin Clan is kind, ordinary people still keep them at a respectful distance.

Therefore, hearing Chen Peipei say that the things on the fox might be related to the Lin family, Yu Zhenghong couldn't help but gasp, almost jumping up.

Chen Peipei rolled her eyes at her husband and said, "Let's go ask the Lin family people later! Otherwise, leaving these things here isn't right."

"We have to go?"

Yu Zhenghong was a bit reluctant. Even if the Lin Clan being outlaws was nearly a hundred years ago and they are now low-key and doing charity,

for an ordinary person who just wants a stable life, he wouldn't want to come into contact with them.

"How about... we call the village chief and give these things to him."

"If they really are the Lin family's things, let the village chief be the one to return them."

Yu Zhenghong waved his hands repeatedly; he didn't want to, and he didn't want his wife to come into contact with those dangerous elements.

"You stubborn man..." Chen Peipei rolled her eyes.

"Ying-ying-ying?"

*So what's wrong with the Lin family? * An Sheng, who was eating melons in Yu Xueqing's arms, saw Chen Peipei and Yu Zhenghong being so cryptic when mentioning Lin Ying's family, which made him very curious about their situation.

Although An Sheng had made money in Jiule City in his past life, he had never heard of any Lin family.

Perhaps it was the disparity of the world, or perhaps An Sheng's status hadn't allowed him to come into contact with such a behemoth.

But he was still very eager to gossip. As a result, Chen Peipei and Yu Zhenghong didn't talk about the Lin family at all, leaving An Sheng without any melons to eat.

An Sheng was so angry he rolled around on Yu Xueqing's lap.

However, Yu Xueqing was also confused; she didn't know much about the Lin family her parents were talking about.

The main body of the Lin Clan is overseas; domestically, they have always been low-key, laying out labor-intensive industries, providing jobs, and purely doing charity.

They don't want to be famous; they just want to quietly maintain their reputation.

"That's it. As ordinary folks, what status do we have to knock on the Lin family's door? Let's ask the village chief. Old Chen has prestige in the village, and his words carry weight."

Yu Zhenghong nodded with conviction and directly made the final decision.

Yu Zhenghong left with the items, incidentally asking Chen Peipei to talk to Aqing about live-streaming sales.

When An Sheng broke in, the family of three had originally been discussing this matter.

It was just interrupted by An Sheng's forceful intervention.

Yu Zhenghong really had no talent for live-streaming sales.

But the tea was good, shipped directly from the origin, and the price was very affordable.

By all logic, even if he didn't make a fortune, he shouldn't have lost everything.

But Yu Zhenghong had lost his shirt.

The reason was actually very simple: he had offended someone.

Those people were specifically targeting Yu Zhenghong.

As long as Yu Zhenghong was live-streaming, they would also live-stream and request a connection. If Yu Zhenghong didn't connect, they would directly post adult websites in the comment section and then report him.

Over the past few months, it had been a nightmare for Yu Zhenghong.

Not only did he not earn a penny, but he was also infuriated by those who greeted his genealogy every time they opened their mouths.

But as long as he didn't connect, his live-streaming room would be bombed.

Until recently, Yu Zhenghong's physical examination revealed that his blood pressure was very high due to long-term verbal battles.

If he continued to maintain a high blood pressure state for a long time, there might be a risk of a burst blood vessel.

Yu Zhenghong had originally wanted to continue streaming; he had invested tens of thousands into it and couldn't earn it back, so he wasn't reconciled.

But Chen Peipei had been persuading him not to go against his own body.

"That's too much. Who did Dad offend?"

Listening to her mother's account, Yu Xueqing's eyes turned red.

Before, when her dad talked to her, he only said that his physical condition wasn't good, young people didn't like to watch, and he couldn't sell goods.

She hadn't expected that there was such a thing behind her dad's live-streaming sales.

This was bullying!

Not earning money was one thing, but it had also caused her dad's health to have big problems.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 18 =====