The anger on Mu Lian's face froze instantly.

It can be said that despite the years of "effort" of the Mu family's grandparents, parents and other elders, the most important thing in Mu Lian's heart is not her sons whom she loves as her lifeblood, but her two younger brothers who are more important to her than her life.

If anything happened to her two younger brothers, it would be more painful than killing her. Her parents would not let her go and might even disown her as their daughter.

This is definitely something she cannot bear.

In an instant, her rationality returned, and she suddenly remembered the family background of the little girl in front of her -

The heir who was raised as a treasure by the Wei family.

Decades ago, before this land was invaded by foreign enemies, the Wei family's influence could be seen in nearly one-third of the capital's industries. Even now, with all industries nationalized, several were donated by the Wei family to the state, later becoming public-private partnerships and still paying annual dividends to the Wei family.

Although the leadership teams of those factories are now appointed by the state, who can guarantee that there are no people from the Wei family among them?

Bai Nuo, the heir personally appointed by the head of the Wei family, wanted to deal with two ordinary people with just a word.

"Oh, Aunt Mu, have you figured it out?" The little girl looked at her with a smile, but her eyes were very cold.

At this moment, a hearty shout came from outside:

"Little sister! Little Meng! Don't worry! I've brought the tools and can definitely help Uncle Fang fix the door! You said this door is too flimsy, how could it break so suddenly? Don't worry, your seventh brother and I will fix it right away, and you'll be able to get out soon!"

Zhu Guo's loud voice rang out from outside the courtyard. Then, he seemed to be chatting with someone, his tone very natural:

"Well, it's New Year's Eve, and my sister and brother just finished their work at my house, so they rushed over to see Uncle Fang before the New Year's Eve dinner. But as soon as they entered, the door was stuck and wouldn't open no matter how hard they pushed!"

"..."

"Yeah, I just happened to come over to tell them to go home for dinner. Isn't that a coincidence? Otherwise, wouldn't these two kids be stuck here all night?"

"..."

"Hehe, that's right. The Fang family is also my family, but my sister hasn't married yet after all, and the two children are dating. It wouldn't be right for her to stay overnight at the Fang family, right? It's okay for Xiao Meng to stay at my house. There are so many men at home. She can just squeeze in with me and my seventh brother at night!"

"..."

"Okay, uncles, aunties, and sisters, let's talk later! I'll fix the door with my seventh brother first, otherwise my grandma will be waiting anxiously. The meal is already prepared at home!"

After saying that, Zhu Guo and Zhu Bao carried a three-layer wooden toolbox and walked into the yard in an orderly manner, walking quickly towards the solid wooden door that was stuck tightly in the door frame.

The two of them didn't know how to fix it, so one of them held a hammer and the other held a wrench, knocking here and there, and finally "clang" kicked it -

The door is loose.

Zhu Bao and Zhu Guogang walked in, the smiles on their faces disappeared instantly, and their eyes swept coldly towards Mu Lian in the corner.

"I will convey everything Comrade Mu just said to my uncle and grandmother word for word," Zhu Bao said with a cold face and an icy tone. "As for what happens next, Comrade Mu, I'll just wish you the best."

Mu Lian was filled with hatred and panic. If there was a family in this compound that she was most afraid to offend, it would definitely be the Zhu family.

The whole family was born into a peasant family, but each one of them was more arrogant than the other, unreasonable, and domineering, but no one could touch them.

There's nothing we can do. The whole family is so capable that any one of them can crush the others.

She was filled with hatred and jealousy, almost losing control again: "What does it have to do with me! It was obviously me who got beaten! Are you blind? Didn't you see..."

"So what?" Zhu Guo raised his chin slightly and looked at her sarcastically, "Don't think that no one knows about the disgusting things you did. Some people are blind and can't understand, but that doesn't mean others are blind too."

When he said this, Zhu Guo smiled politely at Fang Guoqiang. Who was the blind person he was talking about? No one in the room could tell except the really stupid Fang Li.

"When you were little, you often slandered Brother Fang and Mengzi in the courtyard behind the Fang family's backs. You also accused them of stealing your things and bullying your stepmother behind the adults' backs. You also said that Brother Fang had torn up several of your skirts.

Afterwards, she was afraid that Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang would find out, so she pretended to be a good stepmother, saying things like, "The child is still young, just teach him patiently, and don't let the elderly know, so as not to affect the relationship between them."

Zhu Guo sneered disdainfully. He and Fang Meng were the same age, and although they hadn't played together as children, he and the Fang family lived in the same compound, and he knew even more than the Fang brothers.

When he was a child, he and a few childhood friends loved to run around the compound, and would hang out with the aunts and sisters-in-law who were chatting together, eavesdropping on their gossip about family matters. After eavesdropping, they especially liked to go home and learn what they had said and tell their aunt-in-law about it.

His aunt would always patiently explain the twists and turns to him. So among his brothers, he was definitely the one who knew the tricks of the old ladies the best.

"Who can't see through your little tricks? You just want to ruin Brother Fang and Mengzi's reputation, and then slowly sow discord between them and Uncle Fang, so that they can never come back to snatch your property?"

"What a shame... Grandma Fang found out in the end. Otherwise, why do you think Grandma Fang has refused to acknowledge you and your two children for so many years? She even demanded that Uncle Fang give half of his salary to the old couple every month. All the things under Uncle Fang's name were also handed over to Brother Fang and Mengzi by Grandma Fang long ago. But you, a complete fool, thought that Uncle Fang had a lot of good things waiting for you and your son to inherit, haha!"

Mu Lian's eyes widened in disbelief. He ignored his bleeding nose and numb mouth and tremblingly got up from the ground. "You...what did you say? What salary? What good stuff? How do you know all this?"

Zhu Bao raised his eyebrows, looked at her with a smile, and replied in a cheeky tone: "Guess~"

After saying that, he put his arm around his sister with one hand and hooked his future brother-in-law's neck with the other. He raised an eyebrow at the cold-faced Seventh Brother who had just shut up after saying something harsh, and then walked out with his men.

"Let's go, let's go home and eat! I'm starving! Let me tell you, the dishes cooked by my uncle and second uncle are so delicious! I just went home and I devoured them all! It's just that the cooking is a little slow, probably because my uncle accidentally burned the big iron pot..."

Fang Meng silently turned his head to glance at Zhu Bao, then chuckled. The frost in his eyes gradually melted, and a trace of warmth seeped into his heart.

"Wait," Fang Meng suddenly stopped as he passed Fang Li, and glanced down at the trembling boy huddled beside Fang Mingyue, "I forgot something."

He raised his leg and stepped on Fang Li's left arm.

"Click——"

Fang Li's eyes suddenly widened, severe pain came over him, and he opened his mouth to scream.

Unexpectedly, Fang Mingyue, who had been silent all the time and acted like a transparent person, suddenly picked up a steamed bun and stuffed it into his open mouth.

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