Courtyard House: The Entire Clan's Extraordinary Marriage to Triplets, a Celestial Beauty

Li Dabiao didn't respond to her words, his expression remaining calm. His gaze swept over the shrew and the silent man beside her, and he spoke in an icy tone: "So, after all this time, you're not Comrade Bai's parents, you're her aunt? And this is her uncle, then? Comrade Bai's adoptive mother just passed away not long ago, and you're already rushing to occupy her house, forcing her to marry you in exchange for grain and money. You, as her uncle and aunt, are really doing a good job."

Upon hearing this, the shrew's face instantly changed. The smile vanished without a trace, replaced by a ferocious expression. She whirled around, pointed a finger at Bai Fengjiu, and screamed, "You ungrateful little devil! I've fed and clothed you all this time, kept you from starving, and you dare to speak ill of me to outsiders? Do you want to die?!"

Bai Fengjiu trembled at her sudden rebuke, her face turned pale, and she subconsciously took several steps back, her eyes filled with fear, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes, not daring to even breathe.

Seeing this, the shrew became even more brazen, stepping forward to grab Bai Fengjiu's arm while still cursing, "I won't marry him! I won't marry him! I think you're just an ungrateful little beast, how dare you talk to me like that! Bah! Even if you kneel down and beg me today, I won't let you marry him!"

Bai Fengjiu was so frightened that tears instantly streamed down her face. She looked at Li Dabiao with wet eyes, her gaze filled with confusion and grievance. She didn't understand why Li Dabiao would deliberately provoke her aunt.

Just then, Li Dabiao slowly spoke, looked at Wang Hongxia, and said calmly, "Director Wang."

Wang Hongxia was already overwhelmed by the farce unfolding before her. When she heard Li Dabiao call her, she paused for a moment, then quickly replied, "Huh? What's wrong, Dabiao?"

Before Li Dabiao could speak, the shrew started her tantrum again, hands on her hips, jumping up and down and yelling, "It's no use who you talk to! I'm not getting married! Bah! A meddlesome person like you deserves to have no descendants and never be able to find a wife!"

Li Dabiao completely ignored her tantrum and turned his gaze back to Bai Fengjiu. His tone was gentle yet somewhat solemn: "Comrade Bai Fengjiu, would you be willing to elevate our pure revolutionary friendship to a higher level?"

Bai Fengjiu was completely stunned. She blinked and took a long time to process what he was saying. She still looked at Li Dabiao with a blank expression, not understanding what he meant at all.

But at that moment, the shrew grabbed her arm and held on tightly, refusing to let go, and even started pinching her.

Li Dabiao quickly stepped forward, his tone becoming increasingly solemn. Looking at Bai Fengjiu with unwavering eyes, he said loudly, "Comrade Bai Fengjiu, I'll ask you one more time: are you willing to marry me? You only need to answer me, yes or no. Believe me, I will definitely protect you, okay?"

Looking into Li Dabiao's earnest and determined eyes, Bai Fengjiu felt a sense of security rising in her heart. She was stunned for a moment, then nodded gently, tears still welling up in her eyes. Her voice was choked with sobs as she whispered, "I...I'm willing. As long as you don't hit me, I'm willing to marry you."

Li Dabiao almost burst out laughing when he saw her like this. This girl, what time is it, and she's still worried about being beaten. She's so naive.

"You shameless ingrate!"

The shrew was completely enraged. She grabbed Bai Fengjiu's arm tightly with both hands, shaking it violently, and yelled in a shrill voice, "I didn't even agree, how dare you say such things in public! You've gone too far! Let me tell you, if this were before, I would have thrown you into a pig cage and made sure you never had a chance to rise again!"

"Click..."

The crisp sound of a bullet being chambered was particularly jarring in the quiet courtyard of the neighborhood office.

Li Dabiao pulled a cold Type 54 pistol from his waist and pointed it at the shrew's head without hesitation. His tone was icy cold, devoid of any warmth. He didn't say a word more, just stood there quietly, his eyes filled with chill.

The shrew's cursing stopped abruptly.

She froze for a second, then slowly turned her head. When she saw the dark muzzle of a gun behind her head, she trembled and her face turned ashen.

Her lips trembled, unable to utter a complete sentence. Then, a piercing cry of "Oh my god!" echoed throughout the yard. Her legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground with a thud, terrified out of her wits. Her whole body trembled uncontrollably. Before long, a patch of yellow liquid spread from her trouser leg, soaking the ground. She had actually wet herself in fear. Her usual arrogance had vanished without a trace, leaving only a deep-seated fear.

Wang Hongxia, standing to the side, was completely stunned. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Li Dabiao, her voice trembling, "Da...Dabiao, don't be impulsive! Even if you like Miss Bai, you can't do this! It's just a 50 yuan dowry! If you really can't come up with it, I...I'll lend you the money. Put the gun away quickly, or it will go off accidentally and cause a huge disaster!"

Li Dabiao slowly shook his head and said calmly, "Director Wang, have you misunderstood something? I wasn't acting impulsively; I was stopping a crime."

Wang Hongxia was completely bewildered, her lips twitching. She thought to herself, "You're pointing a gun at someone, that's clearly a crime! And you're trying to stop a crime? Who are you trying to fool?" But she didn't dare say it aloud, and could only force herself to say, "Da Biao, you...you're not stopping a crime, you're openly threatening someone with a weapon! If the higher-ups find out, you'll lose your job as a purchasing agent, and you might even get arrested!"

Seeing Wang Hongxia's bewildered and anxious expression, Li Dabiao slowly spoke, his tone solemn: "Director Wang, does my country's Marriage Law stipulate that all Chinese citizens enjoy the right to freedom of marriage? Does it mean that no one may interfere with another person's freedom of marriage?"

Wang Hongxia nodded blankly, then subconsciously said, "Yes...yes, the Marriage Law does have this provision, but...but they are family. It shouldn't be considered interference between family members, right?"

Li Dabiao then spoke, his tone still solemn, saying each word clearly: "That's right, freedom of marriage is a basic right granted to every citizen by the Marriage Law, and no one may deprive them of it; otherwise, it is blatant contempt for the national law and a violation of the law."

When Wang Hongxia heard Li Dabiao start quoting the law again, her scalp tingled with fear. She inwardly groaned: "Damn it, not again? How does this kid know everything? He always uses grand principles to intimidate people, making me, the director of the street office, look like I'm ignorant of the law. It's so embarrassing!"

Suppressing her helplessness, she said with a bitter face, "No, Da Biao, they are her uncle and aunt, they are family. Between family members, at most it's just verbal advice, it doesn't count as interfering with freedom of marriage. You're going a bit too far by directly citing the marriage law?"