A single man checks into a couples' room; his life of ease and comfort begins.

Seeing her husband Liu Yaodong arrive, Hao Meixia quickly stood up. Her mother, Mu Guihua, who was sitting next to her, immediately took her hand and said, "Your brother is back. No one will dare to bully you anymore."

Liu Yaodong's biggest fear was Hao Qiangzhuang; as the saying goes, one thing can subdue another.

The main problem is that I can't argue with Hao Qiangzhuang, and I can't beat Hao Qiangzhuang in a fight either.

Before Hao Qiangzhuang went out to work, he was basically invincible in the surrounding area and rarely got into arguments or trouble.

Liu Yaodong was standing in front of the dining table when Hao Qiangzhuang, who was carrying two bottles of liquor, walked to the bedroom door. When he saw Liu Yaodong, he immediately said, "Yaodong, you're here. Why aren't you at the table?"

Liu Yaodong glanced at his father-in-law, Hao Aiguo, because when Hao Aiguo went to pick up Hao Meixia, he happened to see the couple arguing, and the things they said were very unpleasant.

Hao Aiguo's face turned ashen as he recalled the incident.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. The worst part was that this bastard was still criticizing her son, and her whole family was being talked about.

Hao Qiangzhuang, unaware of these matters, took out a bottle of wine, opened it, pulled Liu Yaodong to sit down, and personally poured the wine.

Why was he being so humble? It seemed like he was trying to please his brother-in-law, but in reality, he was saving face for his sister.

Liu Yaodong had seen this wine before. Some time ago, when his family was building a cowshed and a sheepshed and was doing planning, he bought two bottles of Taizi wine to give as gifts to the relevant personnel.

At the time, one bottle of this wine cost 300 yuan, so two bottles cost 600 yuan. In March 2002, 600 yuan was not a small amount of money for an ordinary rural person.

Liu Yaodong bought the wine as a gift and to build relationships, but Hao Qiangzhuang took out two bottles to drink.

Liu Yaodong was confused, thinking to himself, "This must be fake liquor. Hao Qiangzhuang, that simpleton, there's no way he could afford to drink Taizi liquor after only half a year away."

However, Liu Yaodong still smiled and said, "Brother, this wine is expensive, I'd better drink less."

Hao Qiangzhuang laughed and said, "No problem, I brought back more than fifty boxes!"

"More than fifty cases of counterfeit liquor?" Liu Yaodong felt a chill run down his spine, thinking to himself, "Is this bastard planning to sell counterfeit liquor back in his hometown?"

As Hao Qiangzhuang spoke, he poured wine directly into a bowl and used the bowl that held the dishes to divide two bottles of Taizi wine.

Hao Qiangzhuang looked at Elise and said, "Elise, go back inside and get six more bottles of Taizi liquor."

Hao Qiangzhuang's father was a heavy drinker, and Hao Qiangzhuang had already developed a high alcohol tolerance in just six months.

Miss Elise went into the bedroom and took two bottles at a time. The second time she went in, Hao Qiangzhuang's mother, Mu Guihua, also went in to help her take two bottles.

The wine was unopened, in its original packaging. When it was placed in front of Liu Yaodong, he couldn't resist his curiosity and picked up the whole bottle with its packaging to examine it.

Liu Yaodong was shocked when he saw it. Just by looking at the packaging and the barcode, he knew it was genuine.

He picked up the bowl of food in disbelief and took a big gulp. The taste was even more expensive than the liquor he had bought for entertaining officials.

"Really?" Liu Yaodong looked at Hao Qiangzhuang in disbelief, thinking to himself, "More than fifty cases, twelve bottles per case, that's more than six hundred bottles of Taizi liquor. At least 300 yuan per bottle, that's a fortune! Looks like Hao Qiangzhuang has really struck it rich!"

Hao Qiangzhuang then took out three packets of "Cordyceps sinensis" from his pocket, placing one packet in front of Hao Aiguo and giving the other to Liu Yaodong.

Hao Qiangzhuang unpacked the cigarettes, lit one for himself, and said, "I rarely smoke normally. I only smoke one or two when I'm upset. This kind of cigarette is probably to your liking, right?"

If the alcohol is fake, then the smoker can tell whether the cigarette is real or fake just by taking a puff.

As if to verify whether Hao Qiangzhuang's words were true or false, Liu Yaodong opened the cigarette pack, took out a cigarette, lit it, and started smoking.

At this moment, Liu Yaodong felt like his world had collapsed. He had always judged others by his own petty standards and looked down on his wife's family. Now he realized that he was the one who was the clown.

In fact, Hao Meixia started dating Liu Yaodong at a very young age, had several children out of wedlock, which made Liu Yaodong's family think she was immoral.

Moreover, the Hao family not only did not accept any betrothal gifts when their daughter got married, but also borrowed money from all over the place to give her an extra thousand yuan as a dowry. This did not make Liu Yaodong's family treat Hao Meixia well. On the contrary, they felt that Hao Meixia was cheap and disliked her more and more.

Whenever it's a holiday or festival, Hao Meixia goes back to her parents' home, brings some gifts, and then goes back to her husband's home, she gets a scolding from her mother-in-law.

Hao Meixia and Liu Yaodong were like turtles eyeing green beans; they had been eyeing each other for a long time.

The Hao family had no choice but to do their best to fulfill their duties and treat Liu Yaodong well, hoping that Hao Meixia would be valued in her husband's family.

People are all despicable!

The main issue is that Hao Meixia hasn't been able to give birth to a child for Liu Yaodong in recent years.

This caused her mother-in-law, Liu Yaodong's biological mother, to harbor resentment towards Hao Meixia.

Liu Yaodong glanced back casually and saw the pickup truck parked outside. Unable to contain his curiosity, he asked, "Brother, is that your car?"

At this moment, Hao Aiguo became somewhat annoyed and couldn't help but say, "If you're going to eat, then eat; if you're going to drink, then drink. Why keep asking me these endless questions?"

Seeing his father's gloomy face, Hao Qiangzhuang seemed to sense something and asked, "Yaodong, did you do something to upset my father?"

Liu Yaodong looked at Hao Meixia, whose head was down, face flushed, eyes red, and tears were about to fall.

Hao Qiangzhuang saw it all and felt a pang of pain in his heart, but there was really nothing he could do.

When Hao Qiangzhuang discovered his sister's early romance, he had a serious talk with Zhao Liuyaodong. They met in the woods, and Hao beat Liuyaodong half to death. However, Liuyaodong never dared to fight back and said with a stiff upper lip, "Brother Qiangzhuang, I will be good to your sister."

Hao Meixia knew that her brother Hao Qiangzhuang had caused trouble for Liu Yaodong, so he had threatened Hao Qiangzhuang. Now that he saw his sister like this, Hao Qiangzhuang was not in a position to say anything more!

After all, this was the path Hao Meixia chose herself.

Hao Qiangzhuang didn't mention Liu Yaodong, but instead said to Hao Aiguo, "Dad, have someone come to our house tomorrow to measure the land. I'll be staying here for more than half a month, so let's just get the house built now."

Hao Aiguo paused for a moment, then said, "I only have a little over two hundred yuan left..."

Hao Qiangzhuang nodded, took a sip of wine from his bowl, picked up a piece of meat, and said, "It's alright, just go and call people tomorrow to build the house according to the blueprints I gave you. There's enough money."

Seeing his son's confidence, Hao Aiguo said no more, nodded, picked up his wine bowl, and took a deep breath.

Sitting to the side, Liu Yaodong felt caught in the middle, with a mix of emotions he couldn't quite describe, and he just sat there with a forced smile.