After Xu Baoguo and his son left.
Song Qian immediately asked, "Isn't Yaqing sick? Why are you making her work?"
Song Qian took a look at the crooked dumplings on the table and knew that they were made by her daughter, who had never done any cooking or cleaning in her life.
"Mom, I'm pretending to be sick," Xu Yaqing said slyly.
"Pretending to be sick? Why?" Song Qian asked.
"Since they've changed the person-in-charge, we should teach them a lesson and make them pay a price. Otherwise, they'll change the person-in-charge at the drop of a hat again. Who do they take Yaqing for? Someone who works for Xu Tian?" Ye Feng replied.
"Since you chased them away, what will you do next?" Song Qian asked Ye Feng. She felt that there was something different about this useless son-in-law today, but she couldn't pinpoint what was different.
"Don't worry, Mom. With the importance of this project, it won't be too much even if Grandfather comes personally."
"What? You want the Old Master to come personally?" Xu Liang could no longer sit still. He stood up and questioned Ye Feng.
"Oh, I don't just want him to come. I really did send Grandpa a text message asking him to come and talk about this in person tomorrow," Ye Feng said calmly.
"If you want to die, can you not bring us along with you?! Aren't you just screwing with our family?"
Xu Liang was afraid of his father from the bottom of his heart.
"Ye Feng, do you know what you've done? Do you feel too comfortable staying in our house? Are you trying to harm us like this?"
No matter how unruly Song Qian was, she was still afraid of the old man who was like a feudal lord. Sometimes, she didn't even dare to say a word in front of him.
"Don't worry, he will come. The Xu family can't afford to postpone this project. The Old Master must come. If we don't torment him, he will always look down on our family."
Ye Feng explained to them.
"But what if the Old Master doesn't come? He'll drive us out of the Xu family."
Xu Liang was terrified. If the Xu family did not want them anymore, it would be difficult for their family to even feed themselves.
"Yes, go to the villa and apologize to Old Master right now."
Song Qian was also terrified.
"Mother, the message has already been sent out. It won't matter if I apologize now. Just trust me once. Whether we live or die depends on tomorrow."
Ye Feng stopped consoling them.
"Mom, just trust Ye Feng. He's really changed a lot recently."
Xu Yaqing also spoke up to stand on Ye Feng's side.
"He's fooling around, and you're fooling around with him? Don't you know your grandfather's temper?"
Xu Liang was disappointed in his daughter.
"Dad, if we don't act strong, we'll be bullied by Xu Tian and his family. Grandpa will look down on us too. We have to tell them that we're not easy to bully," Xu Yaqing said seriously.
"Sigh, alright, you guys can continue with your plan. What are you waiting for? Go and cook the dumplings."
Song Qian sighed, resigned to her fate, and then drove Ye Feng into the kitchen.
"Yaqing, tell Mom the truth. Don't tell me that you really have feelings for this Ye Feng?" After Ye Feng entered the kitchen, Song Qian quietly asked Xu Yaqing. Even though Ye Feng had changed a lot, Song Qian still looked down on him.
"Mother, Ye Feng and I have been married for almost four years. Isn't it normal for us to have feelings for each other?" Puzzled, Xu Yaqing asked Song Qian.
"Ya Qing, you can't fall in love with this kid. What's the difference between this and suicide? You won't have an easy time following a man like this."
Song Qian hurried to persuade Xu Yaqing.
"Mom, I'm not a child anymore. Ye Feng treats me very well. I think the two of us are very suitable now."
Xu Yaqing also expressed her inner thoughts.
"What's the use of treating you well? Look at your father. He was nice to me back then too. Now, half of our lifetimes have passed, living in cowardice. I am the example you have to avoid, Yaqing."
Song Qian pointed at Xu Liang and used herself as an example, while Xu Liang smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to say anything. He was really afraid of his wife.
"Mom, Dad is indeed incompetent, cowardly, and weak. But think about all your scolding and accusations all these years. Has Dad ever been angry with you? Has he ever messed around outside?"
Xu Yaqing also tried her best to persuade her mother.
"I still have some abilities."
Xu Liang, who did not dare to speak, quickly defended himself when he heard his daughter also criticizing him.
"Oh, shut up! It annoys me to hear you speak! How could I have been blind to marry you? Yaqing, Mom still hopes that you'll consider your own feelings and marriage and not repeat the same mistakes."
"Mm, I'll think about it."
With that, neither of them wanted to say anything else.
At this moment, Ye Feng came out with the dumplings.
"Time to eat."
The family finished their meal in a strange silence.
The next day, at six in the morning.
Ye Feng woke up early. At this moment, Xu Yaqing was wearing fitted sports attire that accentuated her curvaceous body.
"Since you're awake, come for a jog with me."
Ye Feng sat up awkwardly. He didn't expect Xu Yaqing to know that he secretly followed her on her morning runs.
All these years, the two of them had gone out for a morning jog at the same time but separately; today, Ye Feng was running beside Xu Yaqing.
They followed the route that they had run countless times in the past four years.
This was the first time Ye Feng felt so happy.
When they passed by the Yunlan Court villa area, Xu Yaqing stopped and so did Ye Feng.
The Yunlan Court villas were the best villas in the entire Jiang Zhong. Living here was not only about money, but also about pride.
"What? Are you envious of the people living here?"
Ye Feng knew that for the past few years, Xu Yaqing would make a stop here on all her morning runs.
"Indeed. I've been thinking how great it would be if I could start my morning jog here one day," Xu Yaqing said yearningly.
This was because Xu Wanghai had once said that he would never go to any younger generation's houses unless they could live in one of the Yunlan Court villas.
However, to these people of the younger generation, this was undoubtedly an enormous challenge. It was something that they would never be able to accomplish in their entire lives.
Xu Yaqing wanted to stay in a Yunlan Court villa because she hoped to gain Xu Wanghai's approval.
"I can help you," Ye Feng looked at Xu Yaqing and said seriously.
"Do you know how much the villas here cost?"
Xu Yaqing looked at Ye Feng with doubt.
Although Ye Feng had changed a lot, he didn't even have a job now. How much money could he have? With the allowance that she had given him, he wouldn't be able to save enough money to buy a villa, even if he didn't eat for an entire lifetime.
"I'm serious. I heard that the owner of a villa is migrating overseas and will be auctioning it soon."
"Alright, alright. I know you're awesome. Hurry up and find a job then come back and buy me a villa."
Xu Yaqing didn't take it seriously. She assumed Ye Feng was joking with her.
With that said, Xu Yaqing continued jogging cheerfully.
"It's just a small house. As long as you like it, what's wrong with giving you the entire world?" Ye Feng thought to himself.