Originally, this matter should have been handled by Meng Ya with the guidance of Lin Qingshuang. He Kao was essentially overstepping.

However, Meng Ya seemed to be lacking in some areas. She didn't fully understand Xiaopang's situation and condition, more importantly, there were some things Xiaopang couldn't let her know.

These past few days, Lin Qingshuang was busy and hadn't shown up in Qi Yuan.

After returning to the apartment, He Kao thought it over and decided to edit a message to Elder Lin. He told her that he found Xiaopang at the pivotal stage of cultivation, offered some advice, and gave Xiaopang an Essence Nourishing Pill, unexpectedly leading to Xiaopang's breaking the gate!

That bottle of Essence Nourishing Pill still had ten pills left, which Xiaopang didn't need anymore. They remained in He Kao's possession.

After sending the message and putting away the Essence Nourishing Pill, He Kao furrowed his brows because he realized that his aunt messed things up again, making Xiaoshan's future situation potentially difficult.

For some time, due to avoiding certain realities, He Kao hadn't been asking around, and Mrs. Chen hadn't told him either. Probably because the other party was He Kao's relative, there were things Mrs. Chen wasn't comfortable discussing.

Today, after hearing Xiaopang mention a few words, He Kao realized how absurd the conditions his aunt proposed were!

According to his aunt, they are from the same village, kids growing up together, so there's no need for a bride price.

But if Xiaopang and Xiaoshan really want to be together, for their future life, there has to be some security, moreover, when they have kids, it'll be easier to take care of them.

On the other hand, his aunt's family only has Xiaoshan as a daughter. Once married off, the old couple's future retirement needs to be secured.

So, his aunt proposed Xiaopang to buy two apartments near his workplace in Qi Yuan City District—one for the young couple to live in and the other for his aunt and her husband, for convenient care...

More absurdly, Mrs. Chen agreed to these outrageous terms outright!

As He Kao knows, Mrs. Chen would never agree, and Xiaopang thought the same. Though Xiaopang acts decisively, he isn't foolish and knows his own mother well.

His mother would never agree to such terms!

Normally, if Mrs. Chen thought the conditions too high, she could haggle, aiming to reduce them to a level acceptable to both sides, showcasing it as a negotiation process.

But Mrs. Chen didn't even haggle, agreeing directly, what does this indicate?

It indicates Mrs. Chen had lost interest in continuing discussions, and she was very angry, exceedingly angry, deciding to turn the tables on his aunt's family, teaching them a lesson.

Mrs. Chen is just a retired tax officer, not a saint, she would naturally hold grudges, and her lifelong experience as a town civil servant wasn't for nothing. To really talk about handling means, his aunt's couple together might not even be opponents.

Although Mrs. Chen has always been nice to He Kao, she wouldn't, like He Kao, still consider family ties towards his aunt's family. Overall, when He Kao heard this, he concluded: Mrs. Chen was going to deal with his aunt's family!

Why did his aunt propose such conditions? Maybe it was partly because He Kao received a large apartment in Guanliu District, and they wanted it too.

Mrs. Chen's family in Pugang Town is quite well-off, at least much better than his aunt's family.

Even though Xiaopang's father passed away, he was a head of a detention center before, which was a lucrative position. Mrs. Chen, as a tax cadre, not only has salary and pension, but her income over the years wasn't low.

Xiaopang has been working for over four years, with quite a decent income, and he doesn't have any bad habits. Apart from buying some game gear, he hardly has extra expenses, not needing family supplement, he has his own savings.

But after all, his work term is short, and his apparent savings hardly exceed a million, certainly far from enough to buy two apartments near his workplace… that would cost nearly ten million.

The Huang family, two generations of Hidden Moth, even if not committing crimes, their life naturally would be good, but this isn't within consideration, a separate matter.

The conditions his aunt proposed were directly aimed to empty their family assets, fully squeezing them dry.

Mrs. Chen unexpectedly agreed, probably leaving his aunt smug and unaware this might just be a move to retreat while advancing, solving it with a ladder from above.

Once the ladder is set up and then taken away, there's no way down!

Qian Guran had shared about the intricate aspects of Jianghu Celestial Ladder Skill with He Kao. Mrs. Chen may not be a Jianghu Sorcerer, but the principles of various tactics are similar.

Mrs. Chen first agreed, then looked for an excuse to cancel the marriage. How would his aunt's family feel then, suffering a loss of nearly ten million?

This is quite laughable, yet it's often how the human mind works.

If it truly unfolds this way, how would the villagers discuss his aunt's family, who would dare to propose again? Even if someone proposed, what conditions would his aunt's family come up with then?

Taking a step back, even if He Shan goes with someone else in the future, as long as the conditions offered by the other party are less than Mrs. Chen's promise today, once there's any conflict between the couple or families, Xiaoshan would feel shortchanged.

The reason is simple, a person's self-evaluation requires a reference point. Mrs. Chen already provided a clear reference, raising both Xiaoshan's self-assessment and his aunt's family's perception of Xiaoshan to a very high level.

This might affect her mindset for her whole life, even becoming a lifelong curse.

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