A glimpse of opportunity: Start by marrying a mermaid bride.

Chapter 4 Stepmother, why are you being cuckolded?

"A great power!"

Zheng Lixia remained as fiery as ever, shouting as soon as she reached the door. Hearing the voice, Zheng Daguo, who was eating inside, changed his expression and said, "Oh no, my sister's here! Quick, hide this meat!"

As Zheng Daguo was speaking, he saw a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old gnawing on a pork knuckle. Zheng Daguo slapped the young man on the head and said, "Stop eating and hide quickly."

Why are you hitting the child?!

At this point, the woman beside them objected, standing up, frowning, and glaring, saying, "What's wrong with eating meat? We didn't eat any of theirs. Eat it, son, let's see what that woman can do to us!"

Hearing this, Zheng Daguo was furious, but at that moment Zheng Lixia was already knocking on the door: "Zheng Daguo, open the door!"

Zheng Daguo then pointed at the woman and said, "Keep acting like this."

After saying that, she went to open the door. Once the door opened, Zheng Lixia said, "Why did it take you so long to open the door?"

Just then, she saw the woman and asked, "Is your sister-in-law home?"

Feng Guiqin then said with a forced smile, "Oh, big sister, you haven't left yet? I thought you, being a city person, wouldn't be used to living in our village and went back to the city yesterday!"

Zheng Lixia could easily tell that Feng Guiqin's words were barbed, so she replied, "I did want to leave, but there are some scores I haven't settled, so I'm not comfortable leaving. Ah Xuan, come in."

Zheng Lixia called out, inviting Zheng Xuan into the house.

Upon seeing Zheng Xuan enter the house, Zheng Jin, who was gnawing on a pork knuckle, stood up, frowned, and asked, "What are you doing at our house?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Lixia immediately flew into a rage: "You little brat, he's your brother, this is his house, what is he doing here?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jin rolled his eyes at Zheng Xuan and remained silent, while Feng Guiqin immediately smoothed things over, saying, "Big sister, why are you arguing with a child?"

After saying this, Feng Guiqin gave Zheng Daguo a look and said, "Why don't you invite your elder sister to sit down?"

"Yes, yes, big sister, please sit down."

Zheng Daguo made a gesture and glared at Zheng Xuan, as if to say: Didn't you agree not to come to this house to cause trouble in the future?

Zheng Xuan ignored Zheng Daguo. His eyes were fixed on his stepmother, Feng Guiqin, because the exclamation mark above Feng Guiqin's head was green!

This is interesting. Zheng Xuan has tested it along the way. When he uses the system to look at a person normally, there will be an exclamation mark above the person's head, but most of them are gray.

In this state, Zheng Xuan cannot obtain any opportunities from them, or rather, their opportunities are closed, and they offer no opportunities to Zheng Xuan.

However, if the exclamation mark is colored, it means that this person has an opportunity that Zheng Xuan can obtain.

If judged by the level of the game he played before transmigrating, this opportunity should be divided into six levels, with the lowest being gray, representing no opportunity.

Then it should be green (common), blue (rare), purple (epic), orange (legendary), and the legendary seven-colored (god-tier).

Of course, the probability of getting a god-level opportunity is extremely low, after all, my little wife's mermaid gift pack is only orange legendary level.

Not to mention orange or rainbow, even this ordinary green opportunity, Zheng Xuan has only seen it once on Feng Guiqin along the way.

"You little brat, what are you staring at!"

Zheng Daguo nudged Zheng Xuan, then smiled and walked over to Zheng Lixia's side. He was genuinely afraid of his older sister.

When he was young, his mother died early and his father was busy. Before he was ten years old, his older sister took care of him. So the authority of the eldest sister was already ingrained in his bones.

Zheng Xuan's eyes then fell on Zheng Daguo's dining table, which was laden with braised pork knuckle, fish, and chicken soup—it looked incredibly lavish.

Then look at Zheng Jin, that kid, he's strong and healthy, while his own eldest son's family is almost starving. The favoritism is quite obvious.

Just then, Zheng Lixia spoke up: "You eat so well in big countries, the food in our city can't even compare to what you eat."

Upon hearing this, Feng Guiqin chuckled and said, "Isn't it because Zheng Jin is going to the city to learn martial arts in a couple of days? We're giving him some extra nutrition; martial arts training is very taxing."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Lixia said, "Oh, you're learning martial arts? That's quite an achievement! But learning martial arts is expensive; it must cost at least ten silver dollars a month, right?"

"Not only that, we paid a year's tuition, which cost almost 150 yuan!"

"One hundred and fifty, that's really rich."

Zheng Lixia glanced at Zheng Daguo, and Feng Guiqin said, "Elder sister, this money wasn't just taken by your Zheng family; my father also gave out sixty silver dollars!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Lixia smiled and said, "Alright, Uncle Feng, you must remember this kindness."

Zheng Daguo nodded, and Feng Guiqin smiled as well. However, Zheng Lixia changed the subject and said, "Since your family is not short of money, then give the money to Axuan. He still needs this money to make a living."

"What money!"

Upon hearing that money was offered, Feng Guiqin's tone immediately rose a notch.

Zheng Lixia said, "The inheritance money left by Father, ninety-two silver dollars, was divided into three parts. You took thirty dollars from Ah Xuan. Now that he's getting married, he needs money for household chores and other necessities. Aren't you going to give him the money?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Guiqin frowned and said, "What inheritance money? I don't know anything about it, and I didn't take any."

Zheng Lixia's face immediately darkened as she glanced at Zheng Daguo and said, "Daguo, you speak!"

Feng Guiqin glared at Zheng Daguo, while Zheng Lixia also looked at him. Zheng Daguo was caught in a dilemma. He looked up and saw Zheng Xuandao: "You bastard, didn't I tell you? You can't ask your family for money after you get married. Why are you still gossiping to your aunt?"

"Besides, didn't I already give you the thirty silver dollars?"

Zheng Daguo glared fiercely at Zheng Xuan. If it were the old Zheng Xuan, he would have been intimidated by Zheng Daguo long ago. But the current Zheng Xuan's gaze sharpened. "Your family is feasting on fish and meat here, and you even have money to learn martial arts, while I'm almost starving. You still want me to give false testimony and suffer the consequences? Dream on! I'm being kind by not flipping your table."

Thinking this, Zheng Xuan said, "No, my father didn't give me a single penny. He even sold the tile-roofed house that my grandfather left me. This time, you have to give me all the money."

"Heh, you damned bastard, you dare disobey your father? I'll beat you to death!"

As Zheng Daguo was saying this, he prepared to grab his weapon and beat up Zheng Xuan. Zheng Jin reacted quickly and handed Zheng Daguo the iron hook used for cooking at home. If that thing were used to scratch someone, it would leave a bloody hole!

If it were before, Zheng Xuan would have stood still and endured it, but this time he was surprisingly agile and suddenly lunged to Feng Guiqin's side, crying out, "Mother, save me!"

His body slammed hard into Feng Guiqin. Zheng Xuan's physical strength was now comparable to that of a dock foreman, and the impact almost made Feng Guiqin faint.

"mother!"

Seeing this, Zheng Jin panicked, but Zheng Xuan had already hidden behind Feng Guiqin, grabbing her shoulders with both hands and saying, "Mom, my dad's going to hit me, you can't just stand by and do nothing!"

Feng Guiqin tried to break free, but her arm was held tightly in someone's hand.

"Let go! Let go of me!"

But no matter what she did, she couldn't break free. Just then, Zheng Lixia suddenly spoke up: "Alright, everyone sit properly!"

Zheng Lixia glared at Zheng Daguo, who immediately wilted and put down the iron hook in his hand.

Zheng Xuan then released Feng Guiqin. Feng Guiqin looked displeased and swayed her body, while Zheng Xuan had a smile on his face. Just now, it seemed that he was using Feng Guiqin as a screen, but in reality, he was looking for an opportunity and triggering a chance.

Zheng Xuan's opportunity system is triggered by touching the opportunity target!

At this moment, Zheng Xuan had already received this hint of opportunity.

Your touch of the target unlocks an opportunity.

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