A man in Handong: living off Zhong Xiaoai

"Our Dongxing is where it is today because of the Five Tigers of Dongxing. I've already reached an agreement with Smiling Tiger. Camel's birthday is in two days. Smiling Tiger Wu Zhiwei and Thunder Tiger Lei Yaoyang will go with Camel to visit his mother. His mother lives in a very narrow alley, which is very easy to ambush. Smiling Tiger is one of us, so you can send Camel, Lei Yaoyang, and Camel's mother away together. The rest is up to Smiling Tiger and me. We'll push everything onto Lei Yaoyang."

After hearing what the crow said, Dafei thought for a moment.

"The plan is good! But Lei Yaoyang is dead, and Smiling Tiger is your man, so doesn't that mean there are still two tigers left in 1.7? What are you going to do about it? Also, since that place is so easy to ambush, why don't you and Smiling Tiger just find a few people to do it directly? Why do you need to come to me?"

The crow took a deep breath.

"Camel is inherently suspicious. He seems carefree on the surface, spouting chivalry and loyalty, but he's actually wary of everyone. If we mobilize our underlings on a large scale before he goes to see his mother, Camel will definitely become suspicious. In that case, either Camel and his mother will die, or I and Smiling Tiger will be the ones who die."

At this point, the crow paused for a moment, then continued.

"Once Thunder Tiger Lei Yaoyang is dead, only Dragon-Capturing Tiger Situ Haonan and Golden-Haired Tiger Sha Meng will remain. Golden-Haired Tiger Sha Meng is a fence-sitter and easy to deal with. The last tough nut to crack is Dragon-Capturing Tiger Situ Haonan, but I'll figure something out."

Chapter 337 My brother went to the Eastern Frontier?

After hearing what the crow said, Dafei stood up and pretended not to know the crow as he got up and walked out.

Then, with his back to the crow, he left a message.

“I’ll call Hao Nan to verify. As long as your information is accurate, the entire Hung Hing will help you. I assure you, the day Camel’s mother’s birthday will become his death anniversary!”

After Dafei left, the crow lay in the same spot, revealing a smug smile.

He was still planning how to kill the camel, because he always had spies watching him.

It makes things difficult for me. As soon as I send my underlings out to do something, damn it, Camel will know immediately.

Previously, she and Smiling Tiger had already planned to take a pillow and send him away while he was sleeping!

Who knew that I would have the opportunity to meet Secretary Qi in Handong? That would change everything. Now that Hongxing has my support, Camel is doomed.

Once Camel dies, he will become the 26th leader of Tung Sing, at which point Tung Sing and Hung Hing will be one family.

In the entire Hong Kong, the two largest triads are Hung Hing and Tung Sing. If the two of them join forces, Hong Kong will be ours.

Thinking of this, the crow closed its eyes and laughed.

In a mysterious neighborhood in Kyoto.

Mrs. Zheng was preparing the dishes, and Zheng Mengyan looked at her mother cooking with a puzzled expression.

"Mom, we have a housekeeper and a chef at home, why do you still cook for yourself?"

Mrs. Zheng turned around with a smile and looked at her daughter, Zheng Mengyan.

"My daughter has graduated from abroad and is back home. Of course, I have to cook something delicious for you myself. Every dish you eat today must be made by your mother!"

Listening to her mother's words, Zheng Mengyan had a happy expression on her face.

Just then, Zheng Mengyan looked around the room.

"Mom, where's Dad? And where's my brother?"

Upon hearing this question, Madam Zheng smiled.

"Your dad will be back soon, and he'll have dinner with us. Don't even mention your brother!"

Zheng Mengyan heard her mother's voice was stern, as if she was very angry.

Didn't Mom used to like my older brother the most?

As the eldest son of the Zheng family and the only boy in the family, my parents doted on my brother immensely!

"What's wrong with my brother? What did he do to upset you?"

As she spoke, Zheng Mengyan ran to Madam Zheng's side, placed her hands on Madam Zheng's shoulders, and smiled sweetly.

Madam Zheng shook her head, then sighed.

"Girl! You haven't been home for too long. You just went to Handong to become the vice governor in charge of work safety."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Mengyan thought, "Isn't this a good thing? Then why is Mom angry?"

"Mom, didn't my brother get into the ministry? Isn't that a good thing? Shouldn't you be happy?"

As she spoke, Zheng Mengyan looked at Madam Zheng with a smile.

While keeping her head down and busy with her work, Madam Zheng spoke with a stern face.

"Your brother went to Handong not to join the ministry, he went to fight with someone else for a wife!"

Zheng Mengyan was genuinely surprised to hear her mother say that.

"Mom, wasn't my brother and Sister Xiao Ai supposed to be betrothed since childhood? Why did he go to Handong to fight with someone else for a wife?"

Zheng Mengyan was a little confused at this moment, and couldn't quite understand what her mother was saying.

I remember that from childhood to adulthood, my older brother Zheng Jindong has always liked Zhong Xiaoai.

When she was little, it was as if her older brother had always been by Zhong Xiaoai's side.

Wherever Zhong Xiaoai goes, her brother goes too.

If a bug on the roadside startles Zhong Xiaoai, her brother will immediately kill it.

He's a perfect protector of women, isn't he?

After not seeing him for several years, I've noticed my brother has changed his ways and fallen in love with someone else?

From what my mother was saying, she was still a married woman.

No way! What kind of married woman could smell better than Sister Xiao Ai?!

To be honest, I'm not a man. If I were a man, I would also pursue Sister Xiao Ai.

Perfect looks, perfect figure, and a good personality—she's one in a million, practically flawless!

As Madam Zheng cooked the dishes, another sigh came from the kitchen.

"Your brother went after Zhong Xiaoai!"

Zheng Mengyan's eyes widened suddenly, and she didn't react for a moment.

"what?!"

Yes, this seems to be quite a lot of information for Zheng Mengyan, who has been away from Xia Country for some time.

The married woman her brother wanted to take back after he went to Handong to become the vice governor was actually Zhong Xiaoai.

So, does that mean Zhong Xiaoai is already married?

Did she really reject her brother?

Actually, I once asked my brother why he became someone else's lapdog.

My brother always told me with conviction that she was his true love and that Zhong Xiaoai liked him.

So after all that, she actually fell in love with someone else?!

Madam Zheng continued with her work and said...

"Zhong Xiaoai got married. She met a senior named Qi Tongwei when she was in college in Handong. They got their marriage certificate during their studies."

When Jung Mong-yeon heard this, she was still quite gossipy.

What kind of person married Xiao Ai, who thought her brother was an idiot?

Which family's young master is he? Is he also one of the seven great families of Kyoto?

It must be. The family that can marry Elder Zhong's daughter must be a prominent family of high-ranking officials in the capital.

"Mom, which brother stole my brother's sweetheart?"

When Mrs. Zheng heard her daughter's question, she answered expressionlessly.

"It was the older brother from the Qi family who stole your brother's beloved."

The Qi family? For a moment, Zheng Mengyan felt a little dizzy. Are there any families with the surname Qi among the seven great families of Kyoto?

That shouldn't be the case. As the youngest daughter of the Zheng family, one of the seven great families, how could I not know that there is a family of high-ranking officials named Qi in the capital?

Zheng Mengyan looked at her mother with a puzzled expression.

"Mom, are there any prominent families with the surname Qi in Kyoto?"

After hearing her daughter's words, Madam Zheng sighed again.

"In Kyoto, there has never been a family with the surname Qi who has held the title of Grand Secretary. This person is a child from a rural area in Handong Province. His parents have long since passed away, and he graduated from university eating cornbread."

Upon hearing her mother's words, Zheng Mengyan's eyes widened; she simply couldn't believe what she was hearing.

Chapter 338 She's the Foreign Language Teacher

Zheng Mengyan carefully processed the information her mother had given her: Zhong Xiaoai, who had looked down on her brother since childhood, eventually married a poor boy from the countryside who had lost both parents and was so poor that he had to eat cornbread to survive in college.

Zhong Xiaoai, the eldest daughter of the Zhong family, the head of the seven great families in Kyoto, married a poor boy with no background.

"Mom? You're not kidding me, are you?"

Zheng Mengyan couldn't believe it; the news was absolutely devastating.

It's like someone put a hundred nuclear weapons in their brain to reduce weight. How is that possible? That's a joke!

As the head of the seven major families, Mr. Zhong's wife passed away early, and he has no intention of remarrying all these years.

Zhong Xiaoai is the apple of Old Master Zhong's eye, his son-in-law. She is very likely to become a pivotal figure who will change the future of the Xia Kingdom.

From a young age, her father tried every means to arrange a marriage between her brother and Zhong Lao's daughter.

Now, it's one thing for Zhong Xiaoai to openly break off the arranged marriage, but for such a poor boy?

Mrs. Zheng's expression was very unpleasant, because Zhong Xiaoai's marriage was indeed a disgrace to the Zheng family.

His own father racked his brains trying to become related to the Zhong family by marriage; he dreamed of making his son Zhong Lao's son-in-law.

This might explain why his father hadn't given a clear answer, allowing his son Zheng Jindong to cause trouble in Handong while refusing to see him.

“I’m not kidding you. They’ve been married for several years. Your brother couldn’t stand it anymore, so he decided to go to Handong.”

Zheng Mengyan's eyes widened; she felt as if she had heard a fantastical story.

Zhong Lao's only daughter, Zhong Xiaoai, married a poor boy from a mountain village.

The explosive nature of this news was no less than the shock of being told that her brother was actually Ultraman Tiga, who had been protecting Earth all along.

This isn't just hard to understand, it's utterly incomprehensible! How could something so absurd and ridiculous possibly happen in reality?

"Mom! What's that person's name? What kind of person is he? Does he have three heads and six arms?"