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

The Hao Qiangzhuang of today is no longer the silly and simple-minded Hao Qiangzhuang of six months ago.

My brother-in-law, Liu Yaodong, only has tens of thousands of yuan in savings. Even with their cowshed, sheepshed, and other assets, their total assets don't even reach 100,000 yuan.

Since 2000, the term "ten-thousand-yuan household" has been outdated. Now Hao Qiangzhuang carries more than 500,000 yuan in cash in his backpack, and the cash he left there is no less than 2 million yuan.

Putting all that aside, Hao Qiangzhuang's annual salary alone is five million yuan. In the rural areas of this era, no one can compare to him.

He wasn't arrogant, but confident. Staring confidently at Liu Yaodong, he said, "I'm a slow starter. When you first walked into my house, your expression really annoyed me. Tell me the truth, how much money does my family owe you?"

As he spoke, Hao Qiangzhuang released the anger he had been holding back, downed a bowl of wine in one gulp, and looked at Liu Yaodong.

Liu Yaodong lowered his head and remained silent. Although Hao Qiangzhuang's family was poor, they had never borrowed a penny from him or his family. On the contrary, when he got married, he didn't give them a dowry, but they lent him money to give as a wedding gift.

At this moment, Hao Qiangzhuang, fueled by alcohol, took off his backpack, pulled out a wad of cash, and threw it at Liu Yaodong, roaring, "Do I owe your family 100,000 or 100,000? Tell me clearly!"

Hao Qiang's shout was heard by probably half the village. He had been holding it in for a long time. Before leaving the village, he found Liu Yaodong and told him, "Take good care of my sister."

Now that he has returned and seen his sister with tears in her eyes, he feels especially heartbroken.

Seeing that things were spiraling out of control, Mu Guihua knew it was time to teach this arrogant son-in-law a lesson.

Mu Guihua got up and closed and bolted the main door, then sat back down.

The dim incandescent light shone into the house, making it seem somewhat eerie.

At this point, Hao Qiangzhuang was even more unable to hold back his anger and roared, "My family members are honest, and you all come to bully them. Does being honest violate the rules of heaven? Now that I'm back from working, let me tell you, Liu Yaodong, I want you to kneel down and apologize to my sister, or I'll make you die here."

Hao Qiangzhuang recalled those days and grew angrier the more he thought about it. He had really misjudged Liu Yaodong. If Liu Yaodong hadn't knelt down and begged for mercy, saying, "Big brother, I will definitely treat your sister well, otherwise you would have killed me later."

Seeing Hao Qiangzhuang's extreme anger, Liu Yaodong was truly frightened. He knelt down in front of Hao Meixia with a thud and admitted his mistake, saying, "Meixia, I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Hao Meixia began to sob softly, turned away, and refused to look at Liu Yaodong, which made Liu Yaodong even more flustered.

Because Hao Qiangzhuang has been drinking, he is also very scared, and he is really afraid that Hao Qiangzhuang will beat him to death.

Back then, Hao Qiangzhuang landed a punch on Liu Yaodong, knocking him to the ground where he rolled several times before stopping.

Now that Hao Qiangzhuang has been drinking again, there's no need to say anything more.

Hao Qiangqiang was so angry that his face turned white. He sat down, opened a bottle of liquor, poured himself a full glass, and said, "Liu Yaodong, you better think about it carefully. What has our family done to wrong you?"

I won't go into how your parents treated my sister; they are elders, and for thousands of years, no one has been able to resolve the relationship between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law.

But you, back then, shouted in front of me that you and my sister were in a free-love relationship, that my sister liked you too, and that she was willing to be with you.

I couldn't stop it, but my sister married you. I won't go into details, but every time we went to your house, we were served leftovers.

"I'm not going to say anything more. When I got home, I had no idea what kind of fight you two had. You came to my house, you gave me the cold shoulder, and my sister was crying and whining. I'm not going to let you have your way."

Hao Qiangzhuang grew angrier as he spoke, and took another gulp of wine. If murder were not illegal, he really would have killed Liu Yaodong.

Seeing this, Hao Meixia no longer felt wronged; instead, she began to worry about Hao Qiangzhuang.

Hao Meixia looked at Hao Qiangzhuang with a face full of guilt, grabbed his hand that was about to pick up the bowl, shook her head and said, "Brother, I was wrong, don't be angry, don't drink so much."

Hao Qiangzhuang put down his wine bowl, sighed, and said with a bitter feeling in his heart, "I can't interfere with what you and Liu Yaodong do. You can make a fuss all you want, but since you've brought this to me, even if my father doesn't say anything, I can't stay silent."

Hao Qiangzhuang's father, Hao Aiguo, was a quiet, unassuming man. Although he was tall and strong, he rarely spoke and was timid and cowardly. It was impossible to expect him to stand up for the family.

Hao Aiguo is sitting there, drinking and eating non-stop, without saying a word.

Honest people have their own hardships; they may be bullied, but they won't fight back.

Actually, being honest is not the same as being stupid; it's just part of one's personality.

Fortunately, it was Hao Qiangzhuang's mother, Mu Guihua, who had a good personality and was good at managing the household; otherwise, the family would have fallen apart long ago.

For his sister's sake, Hao Qiangzhuang didn't want to make things too difficult for Liu Yaodong, so he waved his hand helplessly and said, "Get up!"

Hao Meixia was a soft-hearted person who had loved Liu Yaodong her whole life and couldn't bear to see him suffer any grievances. She quickly helped her husband, Liu Yaodong, up despite her big pregnant belly, then picked up the cash that had fallen to the ground, sat back down in her seat, and put the money on the table.

Hao Meixia said, "Brother, don't be angry. Yaodong knows he was wrong."

Hao Qiangzhuang picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of meat, and started eating. As he ate, he said, "I'm not angry, I just think that Liu Yaodong guy..."

Hao Qiangzhuang paused, shook his head, and continued, "Forget it, I won't say anymore, lest I get angry again. But I've laid it all out today, Liu Yaodong, give me an answer: are you going to stay with me or not?"

in the country, the most difficult relationship is probably that between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law!

Liu Yaodong was actually reluctant to part with his wife. Otherwise, even when Hao Qiangqiang beat him black and blue, he still insisted on being with Hao Meixia, and wouldn't have changed his mind even if he was beaten to death.

Liu Yaodong's tears fell uncontrollably. Faced with his gossipy parents and his embarrassed wife, he, as a man, sometimes felt at a loss.

Hao Qiangzhuang took out several stacks of cash from his backpack, rounding it up to 100,000 yuan, and handed it to his younger sister Hao Meixia, saying, "Take this money and go to the county town to buy a storefront in a good location. If that family looks down on you, don't live in their house. Go live in the county town yourself and let Mom stay with you. Give birth to the child, and then I'll deal with Liu Yaodong properly."

Liu Yaodong was truly terrified now. When he first returned home, he was filled with anger upon hearing that his father-in-law had taken his wife away without even a word. But now all that anger had vanished.