86: Chapter 86 Preparing to Win Over My In-Laws (Dear readers, please help me!)

The third day of the Lunar New Year was already the last day of the holiday for many working folks, and most places generally returned to normal business by the fourth day.

For instance, iSport, where Meng Yawen worked, was one of them.

Since New Year's Eve, Zhao Xiaoshuai hadn't been able to control his diet; after all, his parents had worked hard to prepare a huge feast, and he couldn't just be rude.

Going out to drink and have skewers with his good brothers made it impossible to hold back either.

Over these past few days, he'd been eating meat and fish at every meal. He'd expected to gain a few pounds at least, but when he stepped on the scale this morning, he was surprised to find he'd actually lost a few pounds.

Although the weight loss wasn't as rapid as it had been before the holidays, it was still absurd.

It seemed that as his digestive system continued to strengthen, he could now eat to his heart's content without gaining weight. Before long, he should be able to achieve total culinary freedom.

No longer needing to eat those bland, tasteless fat-loss breakfasts, he was in a good mood and boiled some dumplings his mother had made.

The chive and pork dumplings, with their thin skins and generous fillings, dipped in a little vinegar and eaten one by one, were truly delicious.

During his leisure time after the meal, he opened the game "three generals kill".

This game was based on the Three Kingdoms period, and the generals in the game were divided into four factions: Wei, Shu, Wu, and the Warlords.

Zhao Xiaoshuai used the Wu faction, and his main damage dealer was Gan Ning.

Gan Ning had a very strong trait: after using a skill, he would follow up with a guaranteed critical hit basic attack. Combined with equipment that allowed for another move after killing an enemy with a basic attack, he could take out enemies one by one and achieve a chain kill.

So, he first unlocked most of the damage-boosting compendium entries, then equipped his main damage dealer, Gan Ning, with the divine gear and gems he'd bought from the Spring Festival shop, easily defeating Taowu once again.

[Moyu Society - Just Spent A Tiny Bit Challenges Brotherhood - Taowu wins a complete victory, taking first place in the arena! Across the heavens and earth, who can compete with me!?]

After that came the familiar routine of slaughtering the city.

All the Brotherhood members in the mining area were happily digging for ingots, but the next moment, a long string of red battle reports echoed across the world channel of the entire server.

After doing all this, he logged off directly and told his underling, Yi Jian Heng Jiang, to log into his account and watch the mining area.

He switched to his secondary Weixun account to open the Brotherhood group chat, waiting for feedback while also waiting for Meng Yawen to come pick him up.

There would definitely be drinking at the Meng Family today, so it was only logical for his little girlfriend to be responsible for picking him up and dropping him off.

Sure enough, the Brotherhood group chat soon started blowing up.

"@Taowu @Qiongqi @Tiandi, bosses, big trouble! That asshole from the Moyu Society killed you all."

"He's back at the top of the arena."

"What do we do? Those foul-mouthed guys from the Moyu Society are acting up again."

"They're already digging for ingots in the mine. I tried to slash those loudmouths just now, but as soon as I arrived, I was slashed by their boss."

The group was chattering incessantly, as if the sky were falling.

The guild flag in the mining area was, in reality, like everyone's face.

When the opponent's flag was planted there, and they could only watch from the respawn point, the feeling was truly enough to make one's blood boil.

Qiongqi (Lin Yongbo): "I just logged on to check. Why can that guy's Gan Ning keep attacking? My entire team was wiped out by his single general."

While a few helpful group members explained the game mechanics to him, Xing Tianjie was actually watching silently in the group.

His previous hunch had come true; that person had indeed waited until the event ended to exchange for transformation cards in the shop and unlock the compendium. Now, if he wanted to turn things around, he had to wait for the next event.

No, the next event would only increase combat power. If that person had unlocked a very high level in the compendium, he would have to wait a month for this event to rotate back before he had a chance to retaliate.

And being pinned down and beaten for a month was something he clearly couldn't accept.

He kind of wanted to quit the game, but he hadn't taken his revenge yet. Not only would he feel unsatisfied, but he would surely be mocked by his sister later.

Just thinking about that scene made him feel terrible.

As the young master of the dignified Hengtian Group, when had he ever suffered such humiliation!

"If it weren't for my sister restricting me, I would've spent three or four hundred thousand to crush you!"

Just as Lin Yongbo was praising how powerful that person's lineup was, and Xing Tianjie was secretly gnashing his teeth, "Tiandi," who had been quiet all along, spoke up.

Tiandi (Zhao Xiaoshuai): "I have something to do today, I'll deal with him later. Gan Ning is actually easy to deal with. Just get a Sun Jian to specifically counter his Gan Ning. It's fine to lose a little bit of bond stats; as long as you can damage him, you're guaranteed to win."

(Sun Jian's skill provides an invincible shield for two turns at the start, with a chance to maintain the invincible shield; if lucky, he can withstand single-target output for a long time.)

This flaw was one Zhao Xiaoshuai had left intentionally. Revealing it now was meant to put these two on an emotional rollercoaster a few more times.

Sometimes, even though a person fails for a moment, they hold a grudge in their heart and inevitably refuse to admit defeat.

Therefore, Zhao Xiaoshuai wanted to let them repeatedly find hope, only to plunge them into despair time and again. Only then could he completely shatter that fighting spirit and achieve his goal of driving them to quit the game.

The two, having received the guidance, immediately opened the game and gave it a try.

"It actually works! I just tried it, and I can almost beat him easily!"

"@Tiandi, brother, your game understanding is solid. That one sentence of yours is worth a hundred thousand."

"As long as we can trade evenly, we can deal with him. We can win this battle!"

To let them turn the tide this time, Zhao Xiaoshuai deliberately didn't activate the damage reduction compendium entries. This way, as long as they could withstand one wave of his main damage output, they would be able to counter-kill him.

However, this kind of response required predicting the positioning in advance.

Yi Jian Heng Jiang, who was managing the account on his behalf, was no novice either; after making a slight adjustment to the positioning, he could continue to fight back.

Just like that, the three of them went back and forth, trading blows for a while.

The Brotherhood members regained their fighting spirit, logging on one after another to cheer for their bosses and clear out the Moyu Society members who were mining.

For a time, the entire mining area turned into a chaotic mess.

Zhao Xiaoshuai turned off his phone and stopped paying attention, because his little girlfriend had already arrived downstairs.

Meng Yawen didn't understand why Zhao Xiaoshuai, being so wealthy, still lived in such an ordinary apartment.

But she didn't have time to dwell on these things at the moment, because today they were going to "meet the parents."

She was extremely nervous, anticipating the many questions her parents would ask, and how she would need to help Zhao Xiaoshuai if he got into an awkward situation.

After all, they weren't a normal couple.

Meng Yawen knew that she could never let her parents find out about tacitly allowing her boyfriend to "keep a harem."

Unlike Meng Yawen, Zhao Xiaoshuai appeared very relaxed.

In his view, parents were concerned about their children's happiness and future security.

Regarding future security, he had already fully demonstrated his financial strength; the house and car were the best proof, enough to ensure Meng Yawen would live a life without worry.

As for happiness, he had already taken care of that yesterday, so there shouldn't be any problems.

As for not getting married, that wasn't exactly fresh news in society nowadays, and he believed that getting the two elders to understand and tacitly accept it wouldn't be a very difficult task.

Having a few more children for them to look after would satisfy them, and children born out of wedlock now also had state support and enjoyed full rights.

Seeing his little girlfriend's serious expression, Zhao Xiaoshuai didn't dare to touch her leg along the way, fearing that his girlfriend, already heavy with worry, might get into a traffic accident if she wasn't careful.

Very soon, they arrived at the Meng Family.