Why did you provoke me?

Yu Ma's tears finally fell. "Tell me, am I being too dramatic? Dali's lavish lifestyle is something I never dared to dream of in my entire life."

"We'll be even better in the future." It's like a dream for Mr. Yu. Ever since Xiao Si got the line drawing book, their home has been changing at a visible speed.

Li Yiqing came in, greeted Yu's parents, and then met Yu Meng.

"Lu Ying from Kyoto came to me, wanting you to work for their Lu family, but I refused because I couldn't find you. But I don't think she'll give up. What are your plans?" Li Yiqing didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"When did this happen? I haven't been home much lately, so I haven't run into her." Yu Meng really didn't know about this.

"It's been two months, hasn't it? It seems to be her own idea. I told Grandpa about it, and he said that if it were the Lu family's idea, there would be no way they could not find her." Li Yiqing reminded Yu Meng.

"Thank you, Brother Li. This is very important to me," Yu Meng said earnestly. She then handed Li Yiqing a box. "This is a little thing I made; keep it for self-defense."

Li Yiqing didn't refuse; everything Yu Meng had was of high quality. "May I ask, what aspect is it for?"

Yu Meng was silent for a moment before finally speaking, "It can defend against even low-level aliens."

Li Yiqing's hand trembled slightly. What did he hear? Alien?

He looked up at Yu Meng and repeated, "Alien?"

Yu Meng nodded, "You'll be going to many places with the Cai Group. The alien battlefield is being upgraded, and there might be an alien overflow. This can prevent ordinary alien parasites from infesting you."

Li Yiqing muttered to himself, "You even know about the Alien Battlefield?" He smiled bitterly to himself, realizing he was completely out of touch with Yu Meng.

Yu Meng brought up another matter, "I remember your older sister has a shop in the city, right? And you also said you'd introduce me to someone talented?"

"I thought you'd forgotten about this? How come you have plans now?" Li Yiqing became interested.

Yu Meng nodded. "I have a batch of beads made of unusual shapes that I plan to sell there. I'd like someone you know to manage them. What do you think?"

Li Yiqing's heart skipped a beat. "Why don't you let me handle this?"

Yu Meng looked at him in surprise. "You're interested? This is just a small business, and people in the city might not even recognize these kinds of beads."

Li Yiqing nodded, "You just mentioned the upgrade of the alien battlefield, so alien beads might become hot commodities in the future."

At this moment, Yu Meng truly felt the keen insight and vision of a great family heir. The ability to grasp key words like this is something few can do.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Yu Meng didn't make any excuses to refuse. Her original intention was to make the beads made of the oddly shaped dough circulate among ordinary people.

Li Yiqing was overjoyed; he hadn't expected that even at this point, Yu Meng would still be willing to cooperate with him.

"How should the store's decoration and the pricing of the beads be calculated?" Li Yiqing asked again.

Yu Meng frowned; she really didn't know much about these things. A thought struck her, and she remembered the all-knowing Secretary Wu.

"Alright, once you return to the city, I'll send someone to contact you about this. You can discuss the details then, how about that?"

"Okay!" Li Yiqing readily agreed.

That evening, Yu Meng told Sister Xiu about her situation. "Don't worry about you. Just focus on practicing your lines at home and learn to absorb knowledge. Improving your abilities is what you need to do now."

Xiu Jie covered her eyes, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. Only she could understand the torment she had endured for over a month—the helplessness, the feeling of knowingly stepping into a trap. Thankfully, it's all over now.

Yu Meng patted Xiu Jie's arm and said, "If something like this happens again, you should speak up. Don't wrong yourself. We can always find a solution together."

Niannian's tone was harsh, "Sister Xiu, your lines can kill even fish, can't you turn that person into an idiot?"

Sister Xiu opened her mouth but didn't say anything. She had never thought about these things before.

"You have such a powerful weapon, yet you let others bully you for a whole month. Sister Xiu, aren't you being too soft-hearted?" Niannian said with a hint of disappointment.

"Niannian, we can't treat other people's lives like a game. Powerful lines are for dealing with aliens, not ordinary people," Yu Meng told Niannian seriously.

"I didn't say I'd kill him, I just said it's okay if he suffers a little!" After spending half a month in the alien battlefield, Nian Nian's bottom line had lowered a lot.

If it weren't for the fact that Dali's wedding banquet was just around the corner, she knew she couldn't cause trouble at this time. Otherwise, she would have crippled someone the day after she returned.

Yu Meng sighed inwardly. Niannian's personality was quite extreme. And she had brought her to the alien battlefield. Yu Meng didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

Three days later, Dali returned to her parents' home. Aunt Yu happily prepared a large table of dishes. Yu Jun also returned with his wife.

Jiang Mingfeng happily handed out gifts to everyone. Even when Niannian complained that the gift wasn't sincere enough, Jiang Mingfeng patiently gave her another one.

Yu Meng just stared at him. Jiang Mingfeng felt a lot of pressure, so he simply gave each of his younger siblings two gifts, and even Xiao Hao got two.

When Aunt Yu found out, she glared at Yu Meng and Niannian, saying, "From now on, Mingfeng is family. No one is allowed to bully him, understand?"

"Mom, I didn't bully him. He gave it to me voluntarily. Don't wrong me." Yu Meng said that she would not take the blame.

"Yes, yes, my younger siblings are all very good. I gave them to them voluntarily," Jiang Mingfeng hurriedly explained.

Yu's father sat aside watching the commotion. He could tell that his son-in-law was destined to be bullied his whole life.

Niannian was someone he dared not offend, and Yu Meng hadn't said a word, so he dared not offend her either. As for his brother-in-law, if the goods weren't in place, he could probably turn against him in a heartbeat.

Dali remained silent, simply sitting to the side and watching the scene unfold. She knew her sisters were sensible and would never truly bully him. Clearly, Jiang Mingfeng knew this too; otherwise, he wouldn't have prepared two gifts.

It was very late when Dali and Jiang Mingfeng finally returned to their home.

Aunt Yu sat in a chair, looking at Yu Meng. "Are you leaving tomorrow too?"

Yu Meng nodded, "I'll come back when I have time."

Aunt Yu sighed, "Tell me, how many days have you stayed at home this past year?" As she spoke, she handed two cards to Yu Meng, "Don't mistreat yourself while you're away. Be good to yourself. There's nothing lacking at home, so don't be extravagant."

Yu Meng didn't take it. "You keep the allowance. I still have some."

Niannian quickly pulled her outstretched arm back. She only had this one card, and if her fourth sister wouldn't let her take it, she would really be out of money. But it didn't matter if her fourth sister had money; anyway, her fourth sister never stopped her from spending money when she bought things.