"Mom, I want meat! Even those little beggars get to eat it, so why can’t I? Didn’t you tell me they’re supposed to serve me?"

Lin Tie Dan roared out the words Chen Shulan had once told him.

Hearing Lin Tie Dan’s roar, the people around turned and stared at Chen Shulan with odd looks.

Chen Shulan’s face flushed with embarrassment.

She smacked Tie Dan on the rear.

"You little brat, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Lin Tie Dan had never been hit in his entire life, and he wasn’t having it.

He shoved Chen Shulan away and roared.

"I want meat! You won’t let me have any, and now you’re hitting me! I don’t want to be your son anymore! I want to be Gu Jiaojiao’s little brother!"

’Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang get to eat meat just by being Gu Jiaojiao’s little sister and brother. I’m way smarter than them.’

’If I become Gu Jiaojiao’s little brother, she’ll have to give me meat to eat.’

A nearby villager couldn’t stand to listen any longer.

"You can try to be Gu Jiaojiao’s little brother, but that’s only if she’ll even have you."

’Such foolish daydreaming.’

’I’d like to be Gu Jiaojiao’s little brother, too!’

’I’m craving meat, too.’

Speaking of which, this Leng Family wedding feast was truly extravagant.

Lin Tie Dan was indignant.

’I’m better-looking and smarter than Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang. Mom said they’re just money-losing burdens, with worthless lives.’

’But I’m different. I’m the family treasure. Everything we have is mine.’

"I’m going to find Gu Jiaojiao right now and be her little brother! She’ll definitely say yes."

Chen Shulan couldn’t hold him back, and Lin Tie Dan ran off.

Nearby, Lin Daya’s eyes darted around, and she made to follow him.

Chen Shulan, with a belly full of anger and nowhere to vent it, slapped Lin Daya twice across the face.

Lin Daya immediately burst into tears.

Chen Shulan cursed angrily, "What are you crying for? I worked my ass off to raise you, and now you’re thinking of running off to someone else’s house to live the good life? I’ll beat you, you worthless girl!"

The more she spoke, the angrier she became, and she slapped Lin Daya twice more.

Chen Shulan hadn’t always been good to her children. She used to beat them often when they were little. However, ever since Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang next door lost their parents, she hadn’t hit her own two children.

Lin Daya had almost forgotten what it felt like to be hit.

Now, being hit so suddenly, she immediately started wailing.

Chen Shulan gave her another thrashing, and only then did Lin Daya fall silent.

Lin Jiandong felt a bitter taste in his mouth as well.

’He never thought that Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang, those two money-losing burdens, would actually end up living so well.’

’Wearing new clothes, eating meat.’

’They’re better off than I am.’

Then, seeing his son trying to become Gu Jiaojiao’s little brother, he felt deeply unsettled. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

He strode forward and dragged Lin Tie Dan back by the collar.

Lin Tie Dan struggled with all his might, even kicking Lin Jiandong.

Lin Jiandong’s face darkened. With a fierce look in his eyes, he slapped Lin Tie Dan across the face.

"Eat what? Shut your mouth! Make another sound and I’ll beat you to death."

Lin Tie Dan jumped in fright. He had never seen his father look like this before, and he instantly fell silent.

After disciplining his son, Lin Jiandong looked up just in time to see the door of the lead car open.

A middle-aged man stepped out. He had a dignified air and was wearing a gray Zhongshan suit. His hair was combed back, revealing a high, broad forehead.

He just stood there, exuding an impressive aura.

Lin Jiandong stared at the man before him, his heart pounding. ’Who is this? Don’t tell me Leng Yuan got into some kind of trouble and these people are here to settle the score!’

He knew about the Leng Family; their most powerful member was the aunt who had married a high-ranking official.

But this man was clearly not Leng Yuan’s uncle-in-law.

Besides, even Ding Jiangchuan didn’t have the status to be chauffeured in a private car.

’Maybe Leng Yuan really had offended someone important, and they were here to cause trouble for him.’