With three superpowers at his fingertips, he could dominate the 1970s.

Qi Shufen straightened her back again, as if she had thought of something.

"There are only the two of you at home right now, who knows what you did? I want my brother to explain it to me personally!"

"What do you want to hear? I'm back."

A steady voice came from the courtyard gate.

Qi Zhengli stood at the door, holding a stack of receipts, clearly having just returned from the housing management office. He glanced at Qi Shufen, then at the scattered sunflower seed shells on the ground and Wang Jianjun's crossed-leg posture, and his face gradually darkened.

"Brother!" Qi Shufen immediately stood up, her voice rising several octaves, "Don't you care about your nephew? He's the only remaining member of our Qi family! Do you still want to smash things when you're old?"

She became increasingly agitated as she spoke, her finger jabbing at Qi Zhengli's face: "How could you transfer your family's house to this unknown outsider? Have you abandoned our Qi family's roots? How will you face our ancestors in the future? You haven't given birth to a single child, you haven't continued our Qi family's bloodline—Jianjun is our Qi family's only remaining root!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhengli actually laughed.

It wasn't a wry smile; I genuinely found it funny.

"First of all—" he held up one finger, "he's not surnamed Qi, he's a descendant of the Wang family."

Qi Shufen opened her mouth, but it was shut up.

"Second—" Qi Zhengli held up a second finger, "I've severed all ties with you. My family's things have nothing to do with your Wang family."

"Third—" His voice was eerily calm, "This house wasn't inherited from the Qi family; it was bought by your sister-in-law and me through hard work and saving. I don't need to worry about the Qi family's future."

Qi Shufen's face turned a deep purplish-red.

As Qi Zhengli spoke, he glanced at Jiang Zhiyu.

The girl leaned against the locust tree, her expression still indifferent. She was neither surprised by the farce that had just happened, nor did she show any emotion at his protection.

It just stood there quietly, like a silent tree.

Qi Zhengli's heart softened, and his voice unconsciously became gentler: "It's truly a stroke of good fortune for our Qi family that I've come to recognize you as my goddaughter."

He turned back to look at Qi Shufen, his gaze turning cold.

"Give it to you? What can you do? What can you do for me?"

He pressed closer, step by step: "Watching me fall from grace? Watching me be demoted? Taking advantage of my misfortune?"

"Were you trying to steal my property while I was being sent to the countryside? If the Revolutionary Committee hadn't been watching this compound, wouldn't you have moved in already?"

Qi Shufen subconsciously took a step back.

Qi Zhengli gave her no chance to catch her breath: "When I was detained and interrogated, you were the first to run away. You were more proactive than anyone else in drawing a line and publishing statements. What—now that I'm back, you think you're invincible again?"

He sneered, "Who gave you the nerve?"

Wang Jianjun clenched his fists and tried to step forward, but Qi Shufen held him back tightly.

"You said he's the only child in our Qi family—" Qi Zhengli pointed at Wang Jianjun, "He's your Wang family's child, what does he have to do with our Qi family? Back when we were sent to the countryside, how did you distance yourself from me? Do I need to repeat what happened back then?"

Qi Shufen's face turned pale instantly.

Who would have thought her brother would come back? At the time, she thought, since their whole family was gone anyway, and the house was theirs, she humiliated them relentlessly—taking away the valuables from the house, and even leading the way in throwing vegetable leaves at them…

The more she thought about it, the paler her face became.

But she stubbornly straightened her back: "No matter what, we're still blood relatives! If you don't take care of me and the child, how can I face our parents after I'm gone?"

"Confess?" Qi Zhengli's voice suddenly rose an octave. "Confess what? Wasn't I good to you before I was sent down? I treated your whole family with my heart and soul! Didn't your husband get his job because of me? How could you forget so quickly?"

He took a deep breath, as if he were making a decision he should have made long ago.

"There's something else I haven't told you yet."

Qi Shufen was stunned.

Qi Zhengli looked at her and said, word by word, "I used to think our relationship was alright, and I treated your family well too. It was fine as relatives. But when I was sent to the countryside, I saw the true colors of your family. At that point, I was already in the countryside, so it didn't matter whether I said anything or not."

He paused for a moment.

"I can tell you this now, solemnly—you are not a child of the Qi family at all. My parents found you on the battlefield."

The courtyard was quiet for a moment.

Even the onlookers at the alley entrance gasped in surprise.

Qi Shufen stood there blankly, as if her bones had been removed, her lips moving but no sound coming out.

"If you don't believe me, go back to your hometown and ask around." Qi Zhengli's voice was completely flat. "That's all I have to say. You should leave now."

Qi Shufen is still processing this news.

She's not a member of the Qi family? How could she not be? She grew up in the Qi family...

Her legs gave way, and she sat down on the ground, bursting into tears.

"If you don't want to give me a house, then don't give me a house! Making up such a ridiculous excuse!" She cried, slapping her thigh. "I've been a member of the Qi family since I was little! My parents never said that! You're lying to me! You're just lying to me!"

She cried and made a scene, her face covered in snot and tears, a far cry from the shrewd look she had when she entered.

More and more people gathered at the entrance of the alley to watch the spectacle, their whispers buzzing around them.

"Tsk tsk tsk, siblings fighting like this..."

"What siblings? They said they're not related by blood."

"I told you long ago that Qi Shufen's family was no good. When Qi Zhengli was released, she was one of the first to rush in..."

Right at this noisy moment—

A black SUV slowly drove into the alleyway.

It was completely black, square-shaped, and the windows were covered with a dark film, making it impossible to see who was sitting inside from the outside.

The car's appearance alone was enough to make people on both sides automatically give way. Those who live in this alley aren't unsophisticated; this car clearly isn't ordinary.

The car door opened.

A young man jumped down, grinning as if he were just dropping by.

He asked an older woman nearby, "Excuse me, ma'am, which family does Qi Zhengli live in?"

The elderly woman watching the commotion pointed to a spot: "Look, the most lively one, the one where someone is sitting on the ground crying."

He then asked out of curiosity, "Young man, who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Qi Zhengli's goddaughter!"

The people in the alley immediately changed their expressions.

No wonder Qi Zhengli and his wife were able to return to Beijing; they must have powerful connections. Just look at that car—it's definitely not ordinary—they personally drove to pick up Qi Zhengli's goddaughter!

Ji Buzhi spotted Jiang Zhiyu under the locust tree at a glance, his eyes immediately narrowed into slits, and he took off running over.

"Jiang Zhiyu! Jiang Zhiyu!" He came running over, beaming as if he'd found money. "Hey! I finally found you! I've been so worried these past two days!"

Qi Shufen was sitting on the ground, crying her heart out, when she suddenly saw the car and the person who got out of it, and ran straight towards Jiang Zhiyu—

She remembered the last thing Jiang Zhiyu said to her.

"Do you think... I might do something to you?"

Let's take another look at where this car came from, and then we see there are other people still inside...

Qi Shufen felt her blood run cold.

She hurriedly got up, dusted herself off, and pulled Wang Jianjun towards the alley entrance. As she passed Qi Zhengli, she forced herself to say something:

"You just wait! Let's see who breaks the pot for you next time!"

He was out of breath, his voice was weak, and he had already run several steps away before he could finish speaking.

Watching Qi Shufen's hasty retreat, Ji Buzhi pointed to his own nose and looked at Jiang Zhiyu with some helplessness: "Is it my fault?"

Jiang Zhiyu tapped his forehead.

"Let's go."

She turned to Qi Zhengli and Liu Hong, her tone softening: "Godfather and Godmother, I'll go now. We'll talk again when I get back tonight."

Liu Hong quickly said, "Go ahead, go ahead, don't delay our business!"

Qi Zhengli nodded, a hint of relief in his eyes—he saw the car and the person still inside. Although he didn't know their exact background, it was enough for him to know that his goddaughter was even more capable than he had imagined.

Jiang Zhiyu got into the black SUV.

The car door closed, the engine gave a low rumble, and the car slowly drove out of the alley.

The people in the alley watched the car drive away, exchanging bewildered glances.

From now on, Qi Zhengli and his wife are not people they can mess with.