283 Banque (1/2)

”Are you scared?”

Xiao Chaolai coldly asked. His slightly squinted eyes showed nothing but full of arrogance.

”Scared?”

Xiao Luo smirked and softly said, ”Excuse me for being completely fearless. I just don't want to make our relationship too awkward. We're all from the same family and share the same bloodline. However, if you insist on making a scene, I'm totally down. I just hope that you can take on my anger when it falls on you!”

Xiao Chaolai felt unreasonably insecure as he listened to Xiao Luo's firm and calm response. The sense of calmness and leisure on Xiao Luo's face seemed innate, which made him feel minor and insignificant. However, as he thought that he was backed by four of his brothers, he realized that he had no reason to hold fear toward Xiao Luo. He arrogantly laughed and yelled, ”Fine, you do have some balls!”

He turned around and walked toward his home. As he walked, he loudly shouted, ”All of you better listen up, whoever tries to help Xiao Luo's household in the future will mean that he or she will become the foe of Xiao Chaolai and his four brothers. Don't you dare think about living a peaceful life in Luo Village!”

An Yuan scoffed at Xiao Luo before she turned around and left.

The people who were closer to Xiao Luo's household were wryly smiling.

Aunt Taoxiu worrisomely approached Xiao Luo and sighed. ”Xiao Luo, why would you even provoke Xiao Chaolai? All five of them are nothing but complete jerks. You know better than anyone that they are not reasonable.”

”Aunt Taoxiu, he was already stirring sh*t at my front door and even said that he wanted to bury my granny alive. If it was Brother Ping, he also would have gotten all worked up like me.” Xiao Luo smiled.

Aunt Taoxiu deeply frowned and replied, ”That's right, but how could you act so recklessly toward him? It's like you're hitting a stone with an egg. It's never wrong to endure for the sake of yourself.”

”There ought to be a limit of how much I can endure, right?” Xiao Luo shook his head.

Aunt Taoxiu sighed and said, ”Child, I wish I could've convinced, but just remember one thing from me. If the five of them really come for you in the future, just call the police. Once the police have arrived, they won't be daring enough to do anything to you.”

Xiao Luo nodded and replied, ”Hmm, OK!”

When he was a toddler, Aunt Taoxiu used to hug him a lot. His most vivid memory of her was at her place having dinner with her son, Xiao Ping, on the same bench. Their mouths were stuffed full of greens. It was a mess to look at. Speaking of which, although Xiao Luo was two years younger than Xiao Ping, they had never grown distant during his annual return to the hometown.

”By the way, when is Brother Ping coming back?”

”He should be back by the Preliminary Eve. Ping usually comes back during that time. He will be back late.”

Xiao Luo honestly answered, ”Sometimes we chat online.”

”You guys have been such good buddies since you were young. Don't grow distant, even if you have grown up. You guys should keep in touch often. Even brothers who are related by blood grow distant if they don't keep in touch at all.” Aunt Taoxiu sighed.

Xiao Luo could not have agreed more and nodded. ”That's right. It should be that way.”

The thought of Xiao Qiudong instantly entered his mind.

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It was nighttime. Xiao Luo called Zhang Dashan. He was complaining about his family constantly forcing him to go on blind dates. He had gone for two blind dates the day he returned, once in the morning and another in the afternoon. Neither of the women were his cup of tea, so he rejected them. Those two women, however, were very satisfied with him upon seeing him with a Range Rover. One of them even actively asked him out.

”Isn't that pretty good? It means you're popular,” Xiao Luo joked.

”For f*ck sake, she's just eyeing my Range Rover,” Zhang Dashan said. ”I'd never date a gold digger like her. Actually, I still think that Sister Huang is perfect. She's pretty and demure. After I'm done with the New Year celebration, I'll return to Jiangcheng and date her.”

Xiao Luo grabbed a piece of spring roll. ”Well, I wish you the best of luck.”

He hung up and did not talk the rest of the night.

In the afternoon of the second day, he went to Xiao Qiudong's banquet per invite.

Every household in the village sent a representative to attend the banquet. They were expected to present a red packet for the sake of tradition. The other banquet attendees were Xiao Qiudong's relatives and friends. Those who came to the banquet were basically elderly and children as it was still some time away from the New Year celebration. Most of the youths who had ventured out for jobs were still working outside the village.