Transmigrated & Triumphant: Defying Destiny's Chosen One-Chapter 635 - 92: Dog Bites Dog, Hair Everywhere

This dinner... just after a few bites and my appetite was already gone.

But fortunately, Chen Jian Country is not your average man, thick-skinned and cold-hearted. At this moment, he could even manage a dry laugh:

"Haha, Dad, Mom, it’s my fault for not being able to show filial piety to both of you alongside Da Hong for so many years. Let me punish myself with a drink first!"

With that said, he picked up the glass in front of him and drank it all in one go!

After that sip, Chen Jian Country’s face turned strange—who would have thought that this plain old baijiu could taste so watery?

But it shouldn’t be like this!

Even if he, as the son-in-law, didn’t matter, the neighbor was at least a high-ranking official. Could it be that the Niu Family didn’t know how to maintain connections?

Looking again, it turned out the neighbors weren’t drinking alcohol at all. They had a bowl full of sweet rice wine soup in front of them!

Their leisurely soup-sipping made him, a proper educated youth, seem like a rural rube taking advantage of the countryside.

Chen Jian Country’s expression was now completely fragmented.

He felt a growing sense of unease, realizing this treatment was not what a son-in-law should receive.

Looking at Chen Wenjuan, who seemed lost in thought, and Niu Hong, who kept her head down in silence, his heart skipped a beat—

Could it be, had he and Wen Juan slipped up?

But it shouldn’t be!

Earlier that morning, they hurried here right after getting off the train, and they hadn’t done anything, just discussed a bit in the room.

Their voices were low, and there was indeed no one else inside or outside the house!

Chen Zhiqing, whose hands never touched spring water, was full of self-pity even when going to work. How could he possibly know that hardworking farmers simply can’t relax?

Whenever there was a moment, every corner front and back of the house was neatly taken care of.

In this weather, it’s perfect for working, and if Old Niu hadn’t seen his granddaughter sleeping, he wouldn’t have taken his hoe to dig in the back garden trench again.

Naturally, he wouldn’t have seen through the window these siblings, with the sister sitting on her brother’s lap, arms wrapped around his neck...

Even if no words were heard, the posture itself was suspicious!

He wasn’t without worldly experience, but even in the city, siblings weren’t usually this clingy, right?

Not to mention, just look at Little Chu next door and her brother. Even with Officer Shi fussing over every little thing like eating, drinking, or washing hands,

they weren’t clingy at all. Just before meals, Officer Shi washed his sister’s hands in the basin, making sure to avoid any direct skin contact by holding her through the thick elbows of the clothes.

There’s no direct physical contact at all.

Old Niu might be aged, but his eyes weren’t blind.

Seeing Chen Jian Country’s strange expression at this moment, he chuckled, "Jian Country, is it that you’re not used to this wine?"

What could Chen Jian Country say?

The acceptance letter hadn’t arrived yet, and who knew what the situation would be with the university? For now, he could only stabilize the rear support.

He quickly put on a cheerful face:

"No, no, back in the countryside, we had nothing, and we never even touched wine. Dad, you’re so kind, you’re willing to bring out the good wine for me!"

After speaking, he really dreaded dealing any further with the Niu Family—this bunch of country bumpkins didn’t have any sense of etiquette, and when they talked, each was like a bullet; if they didn’t hit someone, they’d choke them.

So, he quickly shifted his attention to the youngest, Chu Yang—

The Niu Family were all elders, so it wasn’t good to say much.

The big nephew from the neighboring family, perhaps he could open up a topic of conversation?

"Chu Yang, I heard that you and your siblings took the college entrance exam this time? That’s quite impressive."

Confronted with someone younger and less threatening, Chen Jian Country suddenly felt he had the upper hand to lecture, now appearing casual and at ease.

...

"Not bad."

Da Dan’s eyebrows didn’t move: "We were just lucky, graduating just in time for the college entrance exam. If people were like some who only knew how to engage in meaningless fights and hand in blank papers, the college entrance exam this time would’ve been a no-go."

Chen Jian Country, who only knew how to engage in meaningless fights and hand in blank papers: ...

Damn it, he was tired of hearing this phrase.

If he had a knife in his hand, he would want to chop every person seated here a little.

At this moment, Chen Jian Country choked, holding back his immediate urge to curse—

Could it be that everyone at this table doesn’t know how to speak properly?

Isn’t being a person supposed to be like Niu Hong, honest and dutiful, bearing burdens without complaint?

However, Da Dan wasn’t done with just one sentence.

He even seemed a bit like a "young teen who couldn’t read the room."

"Uncle, why do you look so terrible? Could it be that what I said hit a nerve with you?"

"Oh dear."

He was quite ashamed.

"I didn’t realize you truly hadn’t learned any culture."