The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

"Master Chen!" A familiar voice called out.

"Hey, it's Lao Qin and Jin Laodeng! Long time no see, are you out shopping?"

"Yeah, I've met some new friends recently, so we're out for a walk together!" Qin Minghao said.

“New friends? You mean them?” Chen Xuan pointed to the Zhu family and Qin family members behind Qin Minghao, including Zhu Ying, the head of the Zhu family.

“That’s right, that’s right! Little Chen, you have no idea how boring it is to have only a few of us in this huge White Tiger City! But luckily, you’ve brought a lot of brothers over as well, so we naturally hit it off immediately!” Zhu Ying said.

"Brother?" Chen Xuan asked in a strange tone.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Qin Minghao, Jin Dafu and the others look like middle-aged people in their forties or fifties, or even old men. But if you put them in front of Zhu Ying, they look as young as elementary school students!

“Yes, Brother Jin! Ruoyan from Dafu’s family visited Baihu City a few days ago!” Zhu Ying said, pulling Jin Dafu aside.

"Um... if you calculate it that way, then it really is your younger brother."

“Hey Chen, can you tell me about my daughter? She finally came back last time, and I told her I wanted to help her take care of her child. But when she found out, she didn’t even bring the child back for me to see! As her grandfather, I don’t ask for too much. I just want to help take care of my grandson. But this rebellious daughter of hers… Look at Miss Zhao, Zhao Zheng, he was raised by his grandfather all along!”

Upon seeing Chen Xuan, Jin Dafu opened up and immediately began to complain about his daughter's faults.

"Well, Lao Deng, don't worry. I'll talk to Ruoyan when I get back. She was definitely in the wrong. We'll bring the kids back to see you in person another day!"

Chen Xuan was quite polite to Jin Dafu, since Jin Dafu had provided him with some financial assistance in the early stages.

"Okay, okay, okay! You said it, so don't go back on your word!"

"Count it, count it!"

Zhu Ying, standing to the side, looked at the two of them with a hint of envy in his eyes.

The Zhu family, which he led, was extremely devoid of kinship. Now that his beloved daughter, Zhu Zhu, was married to Chen Xuan, she hadn't returned to visit him, let alone mention the children…

"Alright, then we won't bother you any longer, son-in-law. We have other things to do!"

"Alright, you guys go ahead and get busy. I'll take a stroll around a bit more!" Chen Xuan said, then put his arm around Ning Yuewan and left.

"Why did you only exchange a few words with someone you knew?"

"If I wanted to, it would be a simple thought, why go through all this trouble? Besides..."

"What are you saying?"

"Besides, when these people see you, they're like mice before a cat. Does anyone dare to say a word?"

"Well, in the end it's my fault!" Ning Yuewan pouted, and Chen Xuan pinched her cheek with a smile.

……

"So, Brother Zhu, do I have any say in front of my son-in-law?"

At the Zhu family home, Jin Dafu patted his chest and boasted to Zhu Ying.

"Yes, yes, Brother Jin is absolutely right. My son-in-law is too kind to you! But I'm not quite sure what this 'Old Deng' means."

Speaking of this, Jin Dafu's expression became even more arrogant:

"Hmph, you've come to the right person! In your son-in-law's hometown, the title 'Old Deng' is usually used to describe the person he respects most and who is most virtuous and respected. Now that he calls me Old Deng all the time, you can imagine how high my status is in his heart!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying's eyes showed even greater envy.

"I see, thank you for clearing up my confusion, brother! Come on, it's my treat today, let's drink until we're drunk!"

Zhu Yingyin extended an invitation to Jin Dafu and Qin Minghao.

"In that case, it would be impolite to refuse!"

The two responded with smiles.

Soon, after a few rounds of drinks, the two men, who had virtually no cultivation, were completely drunk.

"Brother, I'm here on a good occasion, so let me say a few words!"

"Hmm, go ahead, bro!"

"To be frank, to speak from the heart, I've been with Lao Qin for so many years, and I'm just telling the truth."

"Yes, it's been many years!" Qin Minghao said.

"We've been friends for so many years, let me be frank. What I mean is, today, I'm speaking from the heart. We're all gathered here today, and I'm just being honest."

"Ah."

"To put it bluntly, if we weren't gathered here today, let me put it another way: we're gathered here today, and to put it simply, let me be honest, the fact that we're all gathered here today, let me be frank."

"Yes, please speak, we're listening!"

"Whether it's you, me, or him, let me be frank, I'm speaking from the heart. I'm telling you the truth among us brothers. What do I mean? It's just that among us brothers, what are we talking about? Well, to put it bluntly..."

"Just say it!" Zhu Ying was getting impatient.

"Hehe, just kidding with you, brother!" Jin Dafu laughed, then looked around.

Zhu Ying reacted instantly and led the two directly to a secret room.

"Now you can tell me!"

Jin Dafu first looked at Qin Minghao, who nodded, before he spoke.

"Brother Qin's rise to wealth must be something that Brother Zhu knows very well, right?"

"Hey buddy, what are you saying? How could I..."

"Alright, that's all I wanted to say!"

"Brother Jin, what do you mean?"

"Hey, brother, don't play dumb. We've all seen what your wife looks like!"

"But, but she is..."

"Hey, buddy, you're unaware of this, aren't you?"

"what?"

"It's that old man from the Zhao family who once adopted a girl..."

"I know that, it's that person, it's no secret!"

"But do you know that person's true identity?"

"real identity?"

Seeing this, Jin Dafu walked over to Zhu Ying and whispered something in his ear.

"How could this be?! That Empress Shen..." Zhu Ying slammed his hand on the chair, his whole body trembling.

"Ahem, brother, be careful what you say! If any word gets out, neither of us can afford the consequences!" Qin Minghao quickly said.

"Yes, yes, you're right, brother. I'm right..." Zhu Ying hesitated, then stopped.

He can't very well say that he got excited, can he?