Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

"Oh, what a coincidence! It's more comfortable traveling alone. I guess you can comfortably make your way to Struggle Village."

Who are you?

"I am your father."

Lu Weiguo spoke calmly, as if it were the truth.

In an instant, Zhang Dexing's anger was ignited.

"Damn it, you oxcart driver, who the hell do you think you are? With your looks, I could take you down with a single finger."

"He... he's my brother-in-law."

Li Xiuhe then climbed out of the car.

He muttered something awkwardly to himself.

In the morning, she shamelessly asked Lu Weiguo to help her get some more spring water loach that was said to have aphrodisiac properties.

It's not even noon yet, and they're already acting like this.

Actually, she was also puzzled, as she was prettier and had a better job than the fourth brother.

Why is it that little boys always like the fourth child, from childhood to adulthood?

Even her husband, Wang Diangui, has said several times, both openly and secretly, that Li Xiulian is beautiful.

"You? You are Lu Weiguo."

Zhang Dexing realized who the man was, shook his neck, squinted, and tilted his head to examine him.

"What? You don't even kneel down when you see your father?"

"Fuck your mother!! Say that again!"

He was just trying to put on airs, but Lu Weiguo's words provoked him and revealed his true nature.

That's it?

Lu Weiguo burst out laughing.

Seeing Zhang Dexing roll up his sleeves, looking like he was about to fight.

They were not afraid.

He walked towards Zhang De step by step, unhurriedly.

His eyes were fixed intently on Zhang Dexing's eyes.

The entire street fell silent instantly, as if even the wind had stopped, ready to watch the spectacle.

The neighbors who had only dared to eavesdrop earlier stopped pretending and started standing on tiptoe.

The silly boy poked his head out; he was just short of taking out some sunflower seeds to crack open.

Li Xiuhe and her husband looked left and right, unsure of who to stop.

Li Guangrong did the same, taking a step back and walking into the courtyard.

With his build, let alone stopping him, he could easily trip over even a threshold that's a little too high.

"Illiterate...no manners. Don't look at me like that, stay away from me. I'm a village official."

Then I walked over and said, "I...I...I went to the neighborhood committee..."

Just when the two were only one step away.

Zhang Dexing took a step back, tripped on the muddy road, and fell to the ground with a thud. His aggrieved look made him appear as if he had been raped.

Two tears welled up in her eyes.

Suppressing a sob, he kept backing away, his hands gripping the muddy ground.

Having lived two lives, Lu Weiguo's eyes no longer held the fierceness and fearlessness typical of today's young people.

Instead, it was as dark and gloomy as a deep, stagnant pool.

If it were just some street thugs, Zhang Dexing wouldn't be afraid at all.

But that look, as if he were staring at a dead person, directly touched his inner fear.

"Your name is Zhang Dexing, right?"

Lu Weiguo's voice sounded to him like a call from the Grim Reaper in hell.

"I am illiterate, so I have no manners, and I don't even know the law."

At this point, Lu Weiguo stamped his foot and pulled out the quick-draw knife that was tied to his foot.

The knife handle twirled between my fingertips.

He held it in his hand behind her back.

"All I know is hunting and skinning, especially this knife cut, the skin is torn open, and you see the blood flowing down like a stream. Do you want to know that feeling of hunger and thirst?"

"No...no...I..."

Zhang Dexing didn't even have the strength to back away.

They can't even speak in complete sentences.

"You should still look into it. Aren't you going to be a village cadre in our village? Anyway, you have plenty of time. I'll call you when I go hunting."

Dry bones lie buried deep in the mountains of Northeast China.

At this moment, Lu Weiguo truly harbored murderous intent.

Seeing the way Zhang Dexing looked at his father-in-law's house.

I guess this isn't the first time we've met.

If this man who is eyeing his wife isn't dealt with properly...

At the very least, he should be prevented from easily touching his wife and children when he is not at home.

It is said that flies do not land on eggs without cracks.

Everyone's understanding is that the problem lies with this egg.

But Lu Weiguo thought differently from everyone else.

The egg had a crack because he hadn't protected it properly.

If it attracts flies, you can just swat them with a fly swatter.

"Honey, what are you doing? Stop fooling around and come inside to eat."

Inside the room, Li Xiulian's voice rang out, blowing into everyone's hearts like a gentle spring breeze.

The sound followed the person.

Li Xiulian held Lu Jiacheng's hand with one hand and carried Lu Jiahuan with the other as they walked out the door.

"Honey, don't be silly. We're just inviting our future boss over for dinner, aren't we? Um... Zhang Dexing, right?"

It's lunchtime. Since we're already here, why don't we grab something to eat together?

When he saw his wife and children, Lu Weiguo's expression changed faster than turning the pages of a book.

She made a face at Jia Huan, who wasn't crying, and took her precious daughter from Li Xiulian's arms.

"Yes, old classmate, my husband is just a common man, he's always like this. He probably startled you just now."

Excuse me, let's have dinner together.

The couple's back-and-forth banter completely humiliated Zhang Dexing, who was nearly scared to death.

"I'm not eating anymore, I've already eaten!"

They no longer mentioned taking Li Xiulian away.

Zhang Dexing got up, walked around the front of the car, and was about to get in and leave.

But Lu Weiguo wasn't about to let him off the hook.

"Wife, would you like to ride in a car or an oxcart?"

Lu Weiguo asked loudly.

Li Xiuhe glared at Lu Weiguo, instantly exuding charm.

"An oxcart, of course it'll be an oxcart, okay? Come on in, don't show off."

Zhang Dexing's hand trembled as he opened the car door, and he almost tripped and fell again.

"And you, eldest son? Which car would you like to ride in?"

"Hehe, the oxcart is so much fun! I want to stay with my mom and dad."

Before Lu Weiguo could ask Lu Jiahuan, who was in his arms...

The clever little girl pointed at the old ox, grinned, and mooed!

In an instant, everyone was amused by Jia Huan's adorable appearance.

Only Zhang Dexing fled in disarray.

Even the precious "Shanghai" brand car almost crashed into the black pole on the side of the road.

"Feeling better now?"

Upon entering the house, Li Guangrong and the other two still dared not speak to Lu Weiguo.

Only Wu Guifen, Lu Weiguo's mother-in-law, who was serving rice, kicked Lu Weiguo's buttock hard.

"Mom, what are you saying? I've never blamed you."

"Get out of my way! You're so arrogant! I've been giving you the cold shoulder these past few days, and now you dare talk to me like that!"

Wu Guifen wasn't going to tolerate Lu Weiguo, and kicked him straight into the small house.

After closing the door to the small house, Wu Guifen looked at him with a disappointed expression.

"If I had known you were this kind of loser, I wouldn't have let Fourth Brother marry you. And you're blaming me? You have the nerve to say that!"

That kid stole Lao Si's job, how could I not be annoyed by him?

"Mom! I know, I was just teasing you, wasn't I?" Lu Weiguo quickly stepped forward and took his mother-in-law's arm.

"Still joking around? Keep showing off. A local official has more power than a distant one. If it weren't for you, I would have shot him already."

I'm so pissed off! You'd better vent your anger today. If you're afraid of cars, then...

"You can't even protect your own wife? I have no respect for you."

If she had previously given Lu Weiguo a score of 60, he would have been just passing as a son-in-law.

After today, I should be able to get at least 88 points, which is good enough for an excellent score.

"I know, Mom, you really love me."

Lu Weiguo replied just as seriously.

"Good to know, but be careful when you go back to the village. If things get really bad, you can bring your wife and kids and come live with us. I'll swallow my pride and beg my comrades."

"I'll get you a temporary job at a state-owned factory."

Lu Weiguo was truly moved upon hearing this.

How many mothers-in-law would treat their sons-in-law like this?

Moreover, how could his mother-in-law not know what he had done this year?

I know perfectly well what's going on in my head.

Yet he still managed to swindle money from me multiple times.

Thinking about it carefully, it was all about giving him a chance to reform.

"Mom, I still want to go back to the village to hunt in the mountains."

"I knew it! Here you go! I got the gun! It's a hunting rifle, it belongs to one of my old buddies, it's quite old, take good care of it when you get back."

Wu Guifen pulled something wrapped in red cloth from under the bedding and threw it to Lu Weiguo.

"Wow! That's awesome!"

Lu Weiguo was overjoyed; having a gun meant he could go deep into the mountains.

That's a real opportunity to get rich!

"That's impressive? Here's another one for you. I heard it's the most popular type of Mauser C96 made in Hualong on the black market right now, much better than the Mauser C96 I used back in the day."

Hunting isn't an option, but it can be used for self-defense. My comrade confiscated it on the black market; you can have it all.

"Let me tell you, you'd better treat my girl well, otherwise, there's a bullet in this Hualong siege that's meant for you!"

Made in Hualong?

pistol?

Lu Weiguo was so shocked that he was speechless.

He automatically ignored the unloaded pistol that his mother-in-law was holding up to his forehead.