Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 109 I'll kick you out if I want to.
These words were so harsh that Du Hexuan, with his fiery temper, almost went up and attacked, handing the paparazzi a free headline.

He was stopped by Du Junyan at the last moment, but the older brother's expression was no better than the younger brother's.

As the head of the family, Mr. Du was the first to step forward and said coldly, "It is not for outsiders to judge how well our family is raised. Besides, although my wife and I have always taught our children to respect the elderly and care for the young, politeness is mutual. If elders care for them, they will naturally respect them. But if they are old scoundrels who take advantage of their age and deliberately cause trouble, then there is no need to respect them."

"you!"

Upon hearing his father so bluntly call him an old rogue, Du Jizu flew into a rage and was about to retaliate when Du Anrao interrupted his spellcasting.

"Are you talking to me?"

"Are you deaf? Of course I'm talking to you."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Du family members grew even more unpleasant.

Du Anrao tilted his head calmly and asked curiously, "May I ask what kind of relative you are to me?"

Du Jizu was stunned. It took him a long time to figure out his relationship with Du Anrao. He snorted coldly, "I am your distant cousin."

"A distant relative?" Du Anrao drawled, seemingly understanding, "How distant?"

"Pfft..." Du Hexuan looked at Du Jizu's suddenly green face, and his pent-up anger vanished. He walked to his sister's side, put his arm around her shoulder and said, "It's not that far off, is it?"

"Hahahaha..." The crowd who had been watching the show for a while burst into laughter.

Du Jizu, instead of laughing at others, became the laughingstock in their eyes, his face turning as black as ink.

But Du Anrao was the kind of person who knew how to add fuel to the fire: "Oh, so you're saying that Aunt Wu is closer to us? Then, according to this distant cousin's logic, wouldn't it show that I respect my elders even more if I talk to Aunt Wu?"

After all, you're just a distant relative. How can you compare to them, who are your direct blood relatives?
Du Jizu choked, wanting to refute, but couldn't think of a reason for the moment, which made him very angry.

Seeing that he couldn't surpass Du Anrao in seniority, Du Jizu quickly came up with another idea.

"I heard that you grew up in a Taoist temple and learned some accurate predictions, such as judging people's fortunes. Why don't you help me with my fortune as well?"

Du Anrao glanced again at the other person's shiny green forehead: "I'm afraid that won't work."

"Why? You've calculated it for them all, why not for me?"

"Because they are destined to be together, while you are not."

[Because they were polite and kind to me, while you weren't. Hetui~ Holding a grudge.jpg]

The onlookers, who had been gossiping all night, didn't find Du Anrao's blatant double standards at all.

After all, someone started the trouble for her first. The one who starts it is the one who's in the wrong, so isn't it only right that she was rejected? Even a clay figure has some temper.

Du Jizu, however, believed that this was just Du Anrao's way of looking down on him, just like her father, and said with a stern face, "How much money did they give you? I'll give you double, no, triple."

This air of wealth and arrogance might have impressed Du Anrao before, but now she just wanted to say, "Do I look like I'm short of money? Or do you think my family looks like we're short of money?" Du Jizu was so angry at Du Anrao's unyielding attitude that he gritted his teeth: "Since it's not about money, why won't you give me a reading? Are you not skilled enough and afraid of ruining your reputation by giving me an inaccurate reading?"

This tactic of provocation was really not very clever. Du Anrao glanced at him indifferently and said the most offensive thing in the calmest tone.

"As the saying goes, what is destined to be yours will be yours, and what is not, you cannot force. Since you are not destined to be with me, I will never make an exception to calculate your fortune. No matter what you say, it will not change my mind. Give up."

How could Du Jizu possibly give up? Du Anrao's words inadvertently struck at his Achilles' heel again.

What is destined to be yours will be yours, and what is not, you cannot force. This saying sounds like a different kind of reflection of him and his father.

He immediately realized that this was Du Anrao or even Du's father mocking him, implying that after all these years of hard work he was still no match for Du's father, and that all his actions were those of a clown.

Du Jizu, already extremely sensitive to the existence of his father, flew into a rage, his face contorted with rage as he threatened:
"What do you mean by 'destined' or 'undestined'? You have to calculate it today, whether you want to or not. You're just a country bumpkin from some remote place, thinking you're all that. If you do a good job calculating for me, I might give you some money as a tip. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

Ye Mengzhen, who arrived a little late due to traffic, heard these words as soon as she entered the door, and her eyes widened in surprise.

Good heavens, where did this thug, bully, and nouveau riche come from? He actually dared to lay a hand on the birthday person in front of their parents and relatives. Does he not respect anyone?
Ye Mengzhen asked herself if, although she was a bit domineering in her daily life, she at least knew how to keep her distance.

Compared to this person, they are nothing but a small fry. To trample on the host's face to show off one's own presence, isn't that just inviting trouble? Are people these days so reckless?

Du Jizu's incredible actions not only stunned Ye Mengzhen, an outsider, but also completely broke Du's father's patience with this distant relative.

"Enough, Du Jizu. I invited you to my two daughters' birthday party to celebrate their coming of age, not for you to come here and make things difficult for them or force them to buy things. You just accused my daughters of being ill-mannered, of coming to the host's house and acting like they own the place. Is that what you call good manners?"

"Since you're not here to celebrate my child's birthday in good faith, then you're not welcome in our home. Junyan, show him out."

"Du Qingyun, how dare you kick me out!"

Du Jizu was filled with disbelief. The reason he dared to cause trouble here today was that he believed things were different now. He had achieved success in his career and had amassed wealth that most people couldn't earn in several lifetimes. As a result, he felt a sense of superiority towards his father, thinking that the other man was definitely not as rich as him now and dared not offend him easily, and even had to fawn over him.

But in reality, regardless of whether his wealth has truly surpassed that of Mr. Du, the two have never had any business dealings and have no intention of cooperating in the future. Mr. Du has no reason to be wary of him, let alone compromise his family's well-being to promote him; that's simply wishful thinking.

Du Jizu's eldest son also looked grim. He never expected that this person would be so stupid as to blatantly come to someone else's territory to cause trouble.

Now they've lost both face and dignity. They failed to intimidate others and have become a laughingstock.

He was embarrassed along with them; he should have known better than to come!

Du Anrao remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was subtly supporting his father.

[Tsk tsk tsk, what are you saying? If I'm going to kick you out, do I have to pick a day?]

Father Du: "..."

Onlookers: Pfft...

(End of this chapter)