“It’s so much more comfortable being a cunning, sly villain than being an obedient, law-abiding goody-two-shoes!”

As the Zhang family parents ran hand in hand toward the exit of the residential compound, not far away, a man in the back seat of a car quietly mused these words through the window glass.

After a long while, he finally curled his lips slightly and said to Jiang Feng beside him and Jingjing, who was driving in the front seat, “Indeed, it’s the older folks who really understand life! If only I’d realized this sooner—how wonderful that would have been!”

“Da Shaoye, don’t overthink it; it’s never too late to get it now,” Jingjing comforted Ming Kai.

Jiang Feng chimed in, “Miss Jingjing is right—there’s still plenty of time to understand. Let bygones be bygones; what truly matters is seizing the present and looking ahead.”

He certainly didn’t have the patience to comfort the future brother-in-law who had kept him in check for years and even made others beat him up repeatedly. But since it was all for Ming Yue, he didn’t mind at all.

Jingjing shot him a sidelong glance, clearly unhappy with the way he addressed her: “Hey! You Jiang—you call my Gang Zi ‘Brother Gang’ and me ‘Miss Jingjing’—what’s your game?”

It was obviously meant to pick a fight.

How could Jiang Feng fail to see through it?

He chuckled softly. For Ming Yue’s sake, for their future happiness, he immediately switched to flattering Jingjing and said, “Oh dear! How embarrassing! My eyes were just too dim—I didn’t realize you were the elder sister-in-law! I deserve it—deserve it!” He pretended to slap his own face twice, making it look as if he’d really hit himself hard.

Jingjing wasn’t fooled, but she didn’t hold it against him either. She simply said, “Call me ‘Sister Gang,’ or ‘Sister Jing’! If you’re going to call someone ‘elder sister-in-law,’ it has to be the future wife of our Da Shaoye—that’s everyone’s elder sister-in-law!”

“Yes, yes, yes—Sister Jing, you’re absolutely right!” Jiang Feng quickly corrected himself, his tone suddenly much more respectful.

As for “Sister Gang”... well, that doesn’t sound quite right.

He didn’t want to use that term either—otherwise he’d be giving free rein to the man who’d beaten him up the hardest.

And whether this little girl in front of him was younger than him? He didn’t care—it was just a title, nothing compared to Ming Yue.

Jingjing hadn’t expected this guy to be so quick to catch on, so she gave a slight smile and tilted her chin up. “You’re catching on—that’s nice. Hey, I heard you like challenging my Gang Zi. When shall we play sometime?”

“Nah, no way—I’d never dare lay a finger on Sister Jing!” Jiang Feng hurriedly waved his hands.

Jingjing lifted her chin even higher. “What, you think I’m beneath you?”

“No, no!”

“Then let’s set a date for a fight then!”

“Sister Jing, I really wouldn’t dare.”

“Then you must think I’m beneath you!”

“No, no—really, I just wouldn’t dare!”

“Pfft! All talk, no action...”

Just as Jingjing was about to say something, Jiang Feng suddenly spoke up: “Sister Jing, when are you planning to tie the knot with my Gang Zi and get officially married? What kind of wedding gift would you like? Do you already have a marital home? I happen to have some resources—how about using them as a wedding gift for the two of you? Of course, I haven’t asked Gang Zi yet; I’m asking you first, Sister Jing!”

“You…”

Jingjing couldn’t find any fault to pick, and the huge temptation before her left her a bit dizzy—truly unbelievable.

As the saying goes, “Once you’ve eaten from someone’s table, you can’t talk big.”

After thinking it over, Jingjing quickly nodded in agreement.

But just then, the Da Shaoye behind them suddenly interjected: “If you want to show your sincerity, be honest—no empty gestures. Of course we can give you a marital home, but it has to meet Jingjing’s requirements, and it should be given only to her alone. Gifts for Gang Zi need to be thought out separately—don’t try to combine two things into one gift.”

End of Chapter 226: Counterattack 153