Reborn in 1979, with a female educated youth lying next to me.

"Dad, it's me."

Upon hearing Peng Tianliang's voice, Peng Shunnian felt a surge of anger. He turned to look at Liu Jia and said, "You guys sit down for a while. I'll go open the door. This kid is such a worry."

Peng Shunnian grumbled, but his steps didn't stop; he even jogged as he walked out.

"What happened? What's wrong with Peng Tianliang?"

Liu Jia turned to ask Li Zhenhe.

Li Zhenhe was also completely baffled. Before this, he had never heard his uncle mention anything about Peng Tianliang's accident.

Seeing his uncle's expression just now, Li Zhenhe also felt that it wasn't a good thing.

The courtyard gate was opened quickly, and Peng Tianliang walked in, looking dejected.

Upon entering the house and seeing Li Zhenhe and Liu Jia, Peng Tianliang finally perked up and greeted them.

"Cousin, when did you arrive? Third Brother is here too?"

"I just arrived this morning. I had some business with my uncle. Why are you leaving get off work so early?"

It's no wonder Li Zhenhe felt strange; at this hour, whether you're on the day shift or the night shift, you wouldn't leave.

Unless, Peng Tianliang came back on leave.

Hearing Li Zhenhe ask this question, Peng Shunnian, who was following behind Peng Tianliang, became even more annoyed.

"What do you mean by 'off work'? Don't flatter him. He's been working sporadically, it's a miracle the factory hasn't fired him."

Peng Shunnian spoke of Peng Tianliang without any politeness, showing him no decency whatsoever.

Peng Tianliang opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

Peng Tianliang took off his army green canvas bag and hung it on the coat hook behind the door before whispering, "Dad, I really have something to do."

"Everyone has things to do, why are you the only one with so many problems? Why don't other people ask you for leave every few days? If I had known you were like this, I wouldn't have retired. I could have earned a couple more years' worth of salary!"

In front of Liu Jia and Li Zhenhe, Peng Shunnian began to berate Peng Tianliang on the spot.

Liu Jia increasingly felt that something was wrong with the spirit. While persuading Peng Shunnian, Liu Jia also inquired about Peng Tianliang's whereabouts.

“Master, your thinking is a bit outdated. Young people these days have so many things to do. Just like Brother Li and me, we often have to ask for leave when we have something to do.”

“You’re all doing legitimate work, go ask him what he’s doing…”

Before Peng Shunnian could finish speaking, Peng Tianliang suddenly interrupted him.

"Dad, can you please stop saying that? If something happens to Lili, I can't just ignore it, can I? I can't let her laugh at me."

He spoke the last sentence with some hesitation, but Peng Tianliang still muttered it softly.

"What happened to your girlfriend? Is there anything we can do to help?"

Liu Jia quickly inquired.

Peng Tianliang was taken aback, as if he realized he had said something wrong, and then quickly corrected himself, "It's nothing, it's just a small matter. Lili has been in a bad mood lately, so I have to keep her company."

"You're a grown man, not a child. Even if you really need someone to accompany you, it should be your family. Who are you? Are you engaged?"

At this moment, Peng Shunnian had completely gone all out. He would refute every word Peng Tianliang said, as if he wanted to trample Peng Shunnian's face under his feet.

Li Zhenhe felt embarrassed and his face fell.

Uncle, what are you trying to do?

Do we have to have a fight today before we can settle things?

At this moment, Peng Tianliang was speechless, his face turning bright red.

The tall man, standing at 1.8 meters, stood motionless in place.

Liu Jia got up and came to Peng Tianliang. "Sit down and let's talk about it. It's so hot today, have some watermelon to cool off. What do you think of the watermelon I bought?"

Liu Jia made a very good impression on Peng Tianliang, so when Liu Jia said that, the expression on Peng Tianliang's face softened a lot.

These past two days, Peng Tianliang has been in a bad mood. Normally, he would have slammed the door and left.

But with Liu Jia and Li Zhenhe here today, Peng Tianliang repeatedly suppressed his anger.

Sitting down next to Liu Jia, Peng Tianliang picked up a slice of watermelon and took a big bite.

Because the bite was too big, watermelon juice dripped down the corners of my mouth.

Seeing this scene, Peng Shunnian snorted coldly.

"You're such a grown-up, yet you still can't eat properly."

"Alright, Uncle, just shut up! You'll start arguing again soon."

Li Zhenhe knew Peng Shunnian's temper; once he got stubborn, nothing could sway him.

At this point, Peng Tianliang became stubborn again, and the two of them could start fighting over something they said at once.

In this situation, it's best to say as little as possible!

Just as Peng Tianliang was about to finish a piece of watermelon, Liu Jia tentatively asked, "Is your boyfriend alright? Do you need our help?"

Peng Tianliang shook his head, "Third Brother, you shouldn't worry about this matter. You can't help with it."

"How do we know we can't help if you don't tell us? Tell us what you want to say, and we'll listen. We're all sitting here together anyway, so maybe we can actually come up with some ideas for you."

As soon as Liu Jia finished speaking, Peng Shunnian quickly grabbed a metal stool and sat down opposite Peng Tianliang, his eyes wide with astonishment.

“These past few days, this little brat has been really stubborn with me. He either doesn’t come back at all, or if he does, we can’t even exchange a few words before we start arguing.”

"To be honest, I still don't know what happened."

"Since everyone is here, and you've already brought things out into the open, if you encounter any difficulties, we can all help you. In other words, if there's nothing else, you should hurry up and go to work."

This time, Peng Shunnian's speech was not as sharp as before; instead, there was a hint of vicissitude in his words.

Peng Tianliang looked guilty and bit his lip hard.

Li Zhenhe was anxious and wanted to urge him, but before he could open his mouth, Liu Jia had already given him a look.

Li Zhenhe immediately sat down obediently.

After pondering for a while, Peng Tianliang mustered up a lot of courage and finally said, "Something happened to one of Lili's friends, and it seems to be quite serious."

"What's going on? She's not my friend, why are you getting involved?"

"Dad, listen to me. I don't know the specifics, but it's quite serious. We're trying to figure out what to do."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jia became even more confident in his intuition.

"As dawn breaks, are the higher-ups hunting down Lily's friends?"

Liu Jia didn't speak too directly, partly because he was afraid Peng Tianliang would lose face, and partly because he was worried about Peng Shunnian's fiery temper.

If he were to bring things up and ask those people if they had committed a crime, Peng Shunnian would probably be quite frightened.

During the questioning, Liu Jia kept staring into Peng Tianliang's eyes.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished asking the question, Peng Tianliang's expression began to waver.

“Maybe,” Peng Tianliang said, then suddenly looked up at Liu Jia. “Third Brother, how did you know? Were you sent from the enforcement side?”

No sooner had he finished asking the question than Peng Tianliang stood up abruptly.

"What do you think you're doing? Going to report a message? You little brat, if you dare step out of this door today, I'll break your legs!"

"You've really gotten yourself into a bad mood. You know Zhou Xiuli's friends have committed crimes and you still associate with them. You're courting death!"

“From today onwards, you are severing all ties with Zhou Xiuli. I will no longer visit the Zhou family. We are not worthy of such a family!”

"Luckily, we're not engaged yet. If we were, things would be really hard to say!"

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Peng Shunnian could no longer remain calm. He scolded and berated Peng Tianliang while trying to grab his arm.

Peng Tianliang twisted his body hard. "Dad, what are you trying to do? Are you going to lock me up? I've already said I can't let Lili look down on me!"

"You bastard, are you trying to drive your father to his death?!"

Peng Tianliang turned around and almost forced out a sentence.

"Even if the sky falls, I have to see Lili today!"

After saying that, Peng Tianliang suddenly darted forward and rushed out the door in the blink of an eye.

Peng Shunnian's face turned pale, and then his breathing became difficult. He felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his legs suddenly began to move uncontrollably.

"Uncle, what's wrong? Don't scare me!"

Li Zhenhe helped Peng Shunnian up, and his voice changed.

Peng Shunnian waved his hand weakly, "I'm fine. Zhenhe, go and bring that brat back to me. I'll beat him to death today!"

Seeing this, Liu Jia hurriedly said, "Master, don't worry, I'll go after Tianliang. You rest here, I'll definitely find him!"

After taking a step, Liu Jia turned back.

"Brother Li, take good care of Master. I'm going to chase after Tianliang!"

"Hurry up and go, or it'll be too late!"

As they spoke, Li Zhenhe's heart was in his throat.

Liu Jia dashed out like an arrow!

As soon as I arrived at the entrance, I spotted Peng Tianliang turning the corner!

In an instant, Liu Jia felt all the blood rush to the top of his head!

"Peng Tianliang, stop right there!"