Wow! My wife is beautiful and obedient, everyone envies her!

Noah used to speak without giving anyone face, and now that he's the head of the family and has power, he's even less likely to give anyone face.

Everyone knows perfectly well how unhappy family gatherings are, but knowing it in your heart is one thing, saying it out loud is another.

Noah's words made everyone present look grim.

The family gathering ended quickly.

Expensive ingredients and top-quality wines tasted like poison to them; after just a few sips, one or two refused to eat any more, so the banquet ended very quickly.

Noah and Petty were also eager for the party to end, so they were the first to leave when it was over.

Daphne watched their car drive away as snowflakes fell from the sky, landing on her long golden hair. She turned her gaze to Ryan standing beside her.

"Brother Ryan, you're really good at enduring things. That guy insulted you like that tonight, and you didn't say a word in rebuttal. Does losing the position of family head make you a useless piece of trash too?"

Ryan looked at his younger sister, who was furious tonight, and said, "What's the point of arguing with him? You can't win an argument with him, and you don't have as much power as him. If I were you, I would just stay quiet."

"What's with the quiet?!" Daphne exclaimed excitedly. She looked around, then leaned close to Ryan's ear and whispered, "I'm only telling you this because you're my brother. An iron ore deposit has been discovered near the mountains of Saint Cassia!"

Ryan's expression changed.

Iron ore is one of the most sought-after resources. Owning an iron ore mine means owning thousands of guns.

Noah's acquisition of another iron ore mine means his strength will increase significantly.

“Really?” Ryan asked.

"Do you really think Noah is stupid? He spent fifty million on a ranch that wasn't worth much? When I heard that he spent so much money on a ranch, I wanted to call him stupid, but then someone told me that traces of iron ore had been found on that ranch, so there must be iron ore there."

Daphne was told this by a bartender when she went to a bar.

In a secluded spot on the Santa Cassia Mountains, the people who once lived there discovered the presence of iron ore.

They secretly mined iron ore and sold it.

Later, after a businessman bought Santa Cassia to build a farm, he evicted the illegal settlers.

However, they didn't tell the businessman about the mining area, thinking that they would secretly come back to mine iron ore and sell it when they ran out of money.

But places that haven't been visited for too long can unknowingly become inhabited by wolves.

They had no guns and no way to drive away the wolves, so they could only go back occasionally to check if the wolves were still there. If not, they would steal the ore.

Unfortunately, the number of wolves only increased, not decreased, so the group dared not go any further.

They had never told anyone about the existence of the iron ore.

But Daphne paid the bartender 50,000 to take her to the place where the iron ore was discovered later.

Knowing about the iron ore, Daphne was able to ask her daughter Lydia to Noah for the ranch tonight. When she heard that Noah had already given the ranch to Qi Yuan, she was furious.

Daphne was 100% certain that there was an iron mine in Mount Saint Cassia, but she told Ryan that she had discovered traces of the iron mine.

She actually wanted to keep the news to herself.

“Noah has already bought the ranch, so there’s no point in saying anything more. You should also curb your ambitions. Noah is not someone to be trifled with. You might not be able to outmaneuver him,” Ryan said.

Daphne looked at him in surprise and asked, "Ryan, have you really accepted Noah becoming the head of the family? Have you really admitted defeat?"

"It's late, let's go home."

Ryan didn't say anything more to Daphne, got into his car, and ordered the driver to start the car.

Chad, sitting on the other side of the car, looked at his father and said, "Dad, your two grandsons were bullied tonight, why didn't you react at all?"

Tonight was arguably the most frustrating family gathering ever, with one or two people left speechless after being roasted by Noah.

"Make arrangements to have his two male lovers killed," Ryan said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Chad's face lit up with joy. "Okay!"

****

Davis's main residence.

Qi Yuan was reading in his study.

Suddenly, the door was flung open with a bang.

"Auntie, we're back! Make me dumplings!"

Qi Yuan looked up.

Petty, whose little dress was covered in chocolate, ran over to Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan looked at her and asked, "Didn't you eat enough at the family gathering?"

"You said you were full, but you're so angry you can't eat a single bite. Ah Yuan, I want dumplings too!" Noah said, standing at the door with his arms crossed.

Qi Yuan's gaze fell on the chocolates on Petty's dress, and he asked, "What's with these chocolates?"

"It was Roy and Kissy who did it, they're so mean! They kept deliberately bumping into me and saying I shouldn't be a member of the Davis family and told me to get out of the Davis family, so I got angry and beat them up!"

Petty was the child of Noah's half-sister. Without the head of the family's permission, she would not be allowed to take the surname Davis. However, Noah was the head of the Davis family, so the child he raised naturally took the surname Davis.

Noah sighed heavily. "So, Davis's family gathering is no good place. Petty and I were bullied when we went. Sigh, I hugged Petty and secretly wiped away tears several times on the way back. Yuan, can you comfort me tonight?"

"I need comforting too!" Patty blurted out, her eyes immediately reddening. "They're so mean, they keep bullying me and my uncle!"

Qi Yuan looked at the little girl with heartache.

It's heartbreaking to think about a naive and happy little girl being bullied by children older than herself.

Qi Yuan rubbed the little girl's head and said, "Next time they bully you, just call me and I'll help you get revenge."

"I knew Auntie was the best. Auntie, I'm hungry now and I want to eat dumplings," Petty said sweetly.

Qi Yuan nodded. "Go change your clothes, I'll make them for you."

In the kitchen, Qi Yuan brought back a lot of dumpling wrappers, which he originally planned to use for breakfast the next day. However, Noah and Petty both came back hungry, so he used the dumpling wrappers to make them a midnight snack.

"Okay, Auntie, I'll change my clothes and then I'll help you make dumplings."

"Good girl." Qi Yuan smiled.

Petty ran back to her room first.

Qi Yuan stood up with his cane and hopped to the door. Noah, who was standing at the door, suddenly darted away, taking three steps back. His movements were as if he had seen some ferocious beast and was avoiding Qi Yuan at all costs.

"what are you doing?"

The person who usually clings to me is suddenly avoiding me when I get close... Something's fishy!

“I drank alcohol today, and I smell of alcohol on me. I’m worried you might have an alcohol allergy,” Noah said.

Qi Yuan hadn't expected that this was the reason for avoiding him so much. He said, "I only have an alcohol allergy when I drink alcohol. If you have an alcohol allergy when you smell alcohol, then there are many ways to kill me."