31: You dare to slap me?!

"One million? Is that true or false?"

"That dilapidated factory, the one that's about to go bankrupt, can it really earn that much money?"

When Da Biaojie's husband heard that number, his heart trembled.

He pondered the authenticity of the news for a moment, then stopped doubting.

This news couldn't be false.

Because Li's Father, who was cooking in the kitchen, had come out with a beaming smile to greet the guest.

Also, he had just heard the term 'old comrade-in-arms'.

He knew a thing or two about Li's Father's past.

In his youth, Li's Father had served in the military, and his position wasn't low.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have received a large sum of money upon retirement and opened a Steel Factory in the County.

The visitor calling Li's Father an old comrade-in-arms meant he was definitely a comrade from Li's Father's military days.

Such people generally disdained joking and disliked showing off.

Which meant, the words the visitor spoke were very likely true!

Thinking of this, Da Biaojie's husband's heart was like a locust plague, unable to calm down for a long time.

One million.

That was a whole one million!

Even his own clothing factory only earned about three hundred thousand a year.

To reach that level was already quite good.

In this era, people earning three hundred thousand annually were as rare as dragons in the sea.

Looking at the entire County and City, this could already be considered high-income, an unattainable existence for many.

However, compared to someone earning a million a month, it was like a firefly next to a bright moon, a huge difference.

And just now, he had heard that the guest was already prepared to deposit the entire million into Li Mubai's card.

Moreover, this million was only the money Li Mubai's Steel Factory could earn from producing steel in one month.

He had heard it very clearly just now.

The visitor had explicitly said that they would take as much steel as there was.

If calculated that way, wouldn't that mean over ten million a year, for twelve months?!

Over ten million.

The mere thought of that number made one's heart pound.

If this news was true, then Li Mubai's family was too rich!

If he could leverage the connections of Li Mubai's family, then his clothing factory could grow stronger and achieve glory, couldn't it?

However, as soon as this thought arose, a look of panic appeared in Da Biaojie's husband's eyes.

For no other reason than his wife's harsh words just now.

It was highly likely… no, it was absolutely certain that she had offended them.

Even he, a grown man, felt uncomfortable hearing those words.

Let alone Li Mother's family, who were the targets of those words.

They must already be utterly disgusted with their family of relatives.

Thinking of this, Da Biaojie's husband felt an inexplicable panic.

He could only pray in his heart that his wife would not speak again.

Of the words she spoke, two out of three were disparaging others.

If Li Mubai's family was truly in decline, then it wouldn't be a big problem.

After all, they weren't asking for help from them.

But now, times were different.

Their family was much richer than his!

They didn't need his family's help, but his family needed theirs!

To earn so much money, their connections must be broader than his.

Thus, as long as he could connect with Li Mubai, there would only be benefits, no disadvantages.

Perhaps he could even use their help to further expand his clothing factory's market and earn more money.

"Hmph, hmph… I say, Shuyu. You don't have to go this far, do you?"

"Hiring someone to lie for the sake of face, that's truly laughable."

Da Biaojie curled her lips, revealing an expression as if she had seen through everything, and sneered.

She clearly didn't believe Li Mubai could earn that much money.

In her impression, the Li family's Steel Factory had already shown signs of decline years ago.

The Steel Factory was already failing back then, let alone now, years later.

A small Steel Factory would only Towards extinction (go towards demise) with the development of the times.

It simply wouldn't have the capital to upgrade and change, to make its products better and cheaper.

So she was certain that the person who had just arrived was nothing more than someone Li Mother or Li Mubai had invited to boast, to show off in front of them and put them down.

"Think whatever you want."

Li Mother was already very annoyed with such a relative.

So, she now completely didn't want to argue with such a person.

All her attention was currently on Ruan Xiu.

She was now increasingly satisfied and fond of this girl.

She wished she could make her her daughter-in-law immediately, afraid that she might run off.

After all, Ruan Xiu was beautiful, had a good figure, and was well-educated.

Most importantly, she would even complain about her in-laws' snobbish relatives for her future mother-in-law.

Tell me, which mother-in-law wouldn't like such a pretty girl as a daughter-in-law?

Seeing Li Mother ignore her, Da Biaojie immediately sneered.

In her eyes, such behavior was undoubtedly an evasion, a refusal to face her after her lie had been exposed.

This further confirmed her conjecture.

"Shu..."

Just as she was about to continue her sarcasm, another voice preempted her: "Shut up!"

Da Biaojie had just turned her head towards the direction of the voice.

Before she could even clearly see the person, she suddenly felt a huge force brush across her cheek.

Slap!

Accompanied by a crisp sound, her head was snapped back.

Da Biaojie's son and daughter-in-law, seeing their father's action, immediately widened their eyes and froze in place.

Even a grape the daughter-in-law was holding fell to the ground with a thud.

They never expected that their seemingly timid father would one day slap their always strong mother.

This was truly an eye-opener.

Li Mubai was cracking sunflower seeds when his peripheral vision suddenly caught this scene.

He froze for a moment, a strange look in his eyes.

He had never expected that a man who had been silent since entering the house would now dare to slap his own wife.

This was truly tempting fate!

He had long seen that this relative's temper was definitely not one to make peace.

Now, this was going to be absolutely lively!

Li Mother and Ruan Xiu, who were chatting and laughing nearby, also showed incredible looks in their eyes at this scene.

The air fell silent at this moment.

However, this state did not last long.

A few seconds later, "Who! Who dares to hit me, your mother!!"

Da Biaojie, who had been stunned by the slap, now came to her senses.

She covered her slapped cheek with one hand, while turning her head, her face contorted in rage as she roared at her surroundings, her triangular eyes darting around, searching for the attacker.

Looking at her fierce expression, if she found out who slapped her today, she probably wouldn't escape her 'Nine Yin White Bone Claws', and her face would at least be disfigured.

Da Biaojie's husband stood silently, his face calm (calm/composed).

The hand that had delivered the slap had not yet been withdrawn.

The next second, an ear-piercing roar echoed through the entire room.

"You surnamed Tang, you actually dared to hit me?!"