The Crazy Son-In-Law

“Xiaoyu’s university is pretty good, and her major is relevant. It’s fine if she wants to work in the technical department for a while,” said Yao Cen. She gently removed a thread stuck to Xiao Shun’s sweater sleeve and continued excitedly, “During dinner, when you weren’t there, my great-uncle really came to our house to apologize in person.”

The fact that Yao Zhenshu represented authority in the Yao family and personally apologized showed sincerity, which was beyond Yao Cen’s expectations.

“Really? It’s not easy to make that old man admit his mistake,” Xiao Shun said with a smile. “Does that mean your mother has agreed to return to the Yao family?”

“She hasn’t agreed yet, but her attitude has softened. I think she’ll agree. You know my mother’s character; my great-uncle’s personal apology gave her a lot of face. This is a great opportunity for her to return to the Yao family with pride. How could she let it slip away?” Yao Cen said, her eyebrows raised in a teasing manner.

“You dare to ridicule the old lady behind her back. Aren’t you afraid I’ll report you?” Xiao Shun joked.

“You dare!” Yao Cen exclaimed playfully. Then, she continued seriously, “I know you don’t like the people in the Yao family, but we have our own business now, so we don’t have to depend on anyone or cater to their whims. If you don’t like them, try to avoid them.”

“It’s fine, I don’t mind,” Xiao Shun said with a smile.

…

Although Xiao Shun’s actions in the bar had shocked Yao Xiaoyu, they also made her believe that there must be an ulterior motive for him to be the Yao family’s son-in-law and endure their ridicule for so many years. Otherwise, with his abilities, he wouldn’t need to be so submissive and accept their mockery and humiliation.

As a result, she developed a heroic, tragic, and naive feeling of wanting to save Yao Cen and rescue the Yao family from danger.

The next day, she walked into Starline’s office building, clutching the Chanel bag she believed Yao Cen had given her, as if she were some special services agent.

Upon seeing Yao Cen in the office, she enthusiastically threw her arms around her and gave her a warm hug, then shook the Chanel bag in her hand and affectionately said, holding Yao Cen’s hand, “Thank you for the bag, Cen.”

Yao Cen hesitated for a moment, quickly recalling that it was the one Liu Manxiang had bought. Since she didn’t like it anyway, she decided to treat it as a favor done. She smiled and asked, “Do you like it?”

Yao Xiaoyu replied, “I like it.”

“Good, as long as you like it.”

In the morning, Yao Cen asked Mai Yaqin to show Yao Xiaoyu around the factory, and then arranged for her to go to the technical department.

The technical department’s main task was not to improve Starline Health’s effectiveness, as they were powerless in that respect. Their current task was to develop more flavors while being compatible with Xiao Shun’s formula, making Starline Health more complete.

Two days later, the police discovered a body floating in the Yining River. It was Zhou Chu, the former marketing director of Golden Harrow. As for the cause of death, the police investigation concluded that it was a workplace-related suicide by jumping into the river.

As for the truth, not many people cared. He was, after all, just one of the many insignificant individuals, and his life and death were of no concern to the vast majority.

Naturally, it was not Xiao Shun’s doing. He hadn’t even given a thought to someone like Zhou Chu, who had no real foundation. As for who had done it, he was too lazy to inquire. He could only lament, “He doesn’t deserve death though.”

After a rain, the temperature noticeably rose, and spring had arrived.

At the Eighth Avenue Courtyard.

Recently, Starline’s business had increased significantly, and Xiao Shun was kept busy. Although he was not good at running a business, he was capable of running errands. He was now somewhat regretful about learning to drive.

Yao Cen gave him a day off, and he sat in the sun at the courtyard, brewed a pot of good tea, and watched Song Linger, the stunning beauty, practice her sword and gunplay in front of him. It was a comfortable sight.

With the protective amulet on Yao Cen’s body, Xiao Shun didn’t have to worry about her safety for the time being.

He always said he would teach Zhu Que how to carve more powerful runes but never found the opportunity. Today, he brought her here specifically, and the two of them sat in the sun discussing rune carving.

Duan Jia was accompanying Song Linger in practicing boxing. Song Linger was gifted, and her abilities had improved by 10% since taking the pellet.

With the aid of the pellets, her cultivation improved rapidly, reaching the early Foundation stage. If she hadn’t held back, Duan Jia might not have been able to withstand a single one of her moves.

After a round, Song Linger came over with a flushed face, gulped down some tea, and casually wiped her mouth, asking, “Master, are you planning to train me as an assassin?”

“What do you mean?” Xiao Shun didn’t quite follow her train of thought, so he didn’t lift his head and waited for her to finish speaking.

“I thought about it, Ripple Steps combined with Meteor Fist is too powerful. When the enemy sees me, I can use Ripple Steps to get in front of him, and then unleash a barrage of Meteor Fist to knock him down,” Song Linger said proudly.

“But your Ripple Steps only work in such a small range. What if the enemy is outside that range?” Zhu Que stared at her blue daisy-like pupils, looking serious.

“I’ll keep improving. I’m already very powerful now,” Song Linger replied.

“Master, how advanced do I need to get with Ripple Steps to be considered successful?” she asked.

Xiao Shun thought for a moment, “When Zhu Que can’t shoot you, you’ll be successful.”

Duan Jia chuckled, “Then, for my body refining technique, when Miss Zhu Que’s bullets can’t penetrate my body, I’ll be successful, right?”

Xiao Shun responded, “In theory, yes, but only for ordinary bullets.”

Upon hearing this, Song Linger muttered, “I think Zhu Que can’t shoot me now. If you don’t believe me, we can try.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Que became anxious. How did she suddenly become the lowest link in the food chain? One of them wanted to practice being a shield against her bullets, and the other wanted to practice dodging them. It seemed they all wanted to use her as a training tool.

She picked up the gun and cocked her head: “Let’s go give it a try.”

Song Linger was not convinced, she stood up abruptly and looked up with a small face: “Fine, we’ll try it.”

Xiao Shun covered his forehead, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: “Are you two crazy? Is this something you can try? Sit down, both of you.”

He looked at Song Linger: “What if you get shot in the head and can’t be saved? How would I explain it to your father?”

It was then that Song Linger realized the seriousness of the situation, she stuck out her tongue and smiled innocently. She then grabbed a handful of melon seeds, crossed her legs, and thoughtfully contemplated while cracking the seeds.Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

“Master, we still need a healer.”

“What do you mean?”

“Look, Uncle Duan is a tank, I’m a damage dealer, Zhu Que is an ADC, and you, well, you can be a CC. If we had a healer, our team would be complete.” Song Linger’s big eyes sparkled as she spoke with enthusiasm.

Xiao Shun gritted his teeth, gave her a glance, stood up, and lifted her with one hand.

“Eh? Master! What are you doing?”

“It seems you’ve been playing games quite a lot. Today, practice Ripple Steps ten times and Meteor Fist three times. Rest when you’re done!”