Why do you keep threatening people with useless things?

Zhou Yuanwen was actually not an ordinary villager; his net worth was around tens of millions.

Although tens of millions might not make him a wealthy tycoon in the Shanghai, in this village, he was still a very confident rich man.

Especially since his business was all in the county-level city where Zhou Family Village was located, so he often showed off in the village on a daily basis.

Hearing Zhou Cheng's blunt and unvarnished words, Zhou Yuanwen was momentarily speechless, only able to stare at Zhou Cheng and stammer 'you, you, you' without being able to say anything.

'You are Yuanbo's youngest son, named Zhou Cheng, right?'

Zhou Daotian, standing on Zhou Yuanwen's side, looked at Zhou Cheng. He was in his early sixties, in very good health, and today he wore a Tang Suit, giving off a bit of that clan elder vibe.

But looking at him, Zhou Cheng only felt that Zhou Family Village was truly a shallow pond with too many turtles.

Hearing Zhou Daotian's words, Zhou Cheng did not speak.

Seeing this, Zhou Daotian continued speaking, putting on the airs of an elder teaching a young person, which made people somewhat uncomfortable.

'It's good for young people to be spirited, but don't be so aggressive, especially when speaking to your own Family. You should know how to respect the elderly and care for the young. Although your uncle's words might be a bit off, he is still your elder.'

Here we go again. When they feel they're in the wrong, they like to use this 'he is still your elder' line to lecture young people.

'Also, we adults are discussing matters, so you shouldn't butt in.'

'And your father is right here now, how can you overstep and speak directly to us, bypassing your father? Don't you even understand basic Family etiquette?'

As he spoke, Zhou Daotian got more and more carried away, becoming increasingly addicted to his own words.

Hearing Zhou Daotian's words, Zhou Yuanbo only felt that this old man was in for big trouble.

In the Shanghai, at his own home, even he couldn't control this kid Zhou Cheng; even he had been tamed by him. Now, you old fool, an outsider, are trying to educate this kid for me? Isn't that just asking for trouble?

Zhou Feiyu had been standing quietly on the side, listening. He also felt that the amount of money Zhou Yuanwen and the others mentioned was completely unreasonable, simply too high. His Family had money, but it wasn't to be spent like this!

Fifty million was enough to rebuild a new Ancestral Hall!

So he fully supported Zhou Cheng stepping forward to oppose it!

Hearing Zhou Daotian's words, Zhou Cheng shot the old man a glare.

From his father's earlier address to him, he knew this man was of the same generation as his grandfather.

But even so, he was just a fellow clansman, not a close relative!

'Who is this elder?' Zhou Cheng asked with feigned respect.

'He is the seventeenth uncle from the Fifth Branch. You can just call him Granduncle.' Zhou Yuanbo said.

As Zhou Yuanbo introduced him, Zhou Daotian straightened his back. Although his Family wasn't as wealthy as Zhou Yuanbo's—not even one ten-thousandth as much—in this Ancestral Hall, his seniority was higher than Zhou Yuanbo's.

This gave him a bit of confidence.

Hearing this, Zhou Cheng stared at Zhou Daotian and immediately spoke up: 'This Granduncle, you're talking to me about basic Family etiquette?'

'Then let me ask you, does the Family Clan Rules stipulate that clansmen must be friendly and united, and forbid scheming against each other?'

'That's right, it does.' Zhou Daotian nodded.

'Then is there a problem with me suspecting that this uncle's mention of fifty million is a Blatant Rip-off, trying to swindle money from our Family?'

'Besides, I can't find any Ancestral Hall that would cost fifty million just for some repairs. How come the prices here are higher than in the Shanghai now?'

Zhou Cheng spoke without mercy. He was originally a Transmigrator; not only did he have little affection for these fellow clansmen in the Family, but he also didn't have much feeling for Zhou Yuanbo and the others.

So he didn't need to consider anything else; he could just say whatever he wanted directly!

Hearing this, Zhou Daotian and Zhou Yuanwen felt that this young guy was really too difficult to deal with.

His personality was nothing like the weak, honest, and scholarly-looking Zhou Yuanbo.

Then, before Zhou Daotian and the others could speak, Zhou Cheng continued!

'By the way, you've been standing by this uncle's side all along, backing him up. Could it be that you're involved too? Have you two planned this all along, using the Ancestral Hall repairs as an excuse to quote a high price and ask our Family for money, just to swindle us?'

As soon as these words landed, the villagers who had gathered to watch the drama also started making a commotion.

'Yuanbo's kid is right. How old is this Ancestral Hall? Just some simple repairs costing fifty million?'

'I also support the Zhou Family kid. Isn't this just treating Yuanbo's Family like a cash cow to be milked?'

'Fifty million, Zhou Yuanwen, you really have the nerve to ask. Anyway, don't even think about getting donations from everyone for this money.'

'Granduncle Daotian, you're not that old yet. Why are you standing by Zhou Yuanwen's side backing him up? How could you be so confused?'

'Yuanbo's Family has done so many good deeds for our village. For Daoming's birthday this time, he even gave each household ten thousand yuan. That adds up to over ten million for the whole village. How could you still think of swindling Yuanbo's Family like this?'

'Exactly, if you dare to swindle Uncle Yuanbo, I, Zhou Qi, will be the first to object!'

'...'

The surrounding voices were noisy, all criticizing and condemning Zhou Daotian and Zhou Yuanwen, making their expressions extremely ugly!

At this time, Zhou Chengs Family's reputation in Zhou Family Village was extremely high! Zhou Daoming had previously been the village teacher and also handled Feng Shui and other services. It could be said that from science to Daoism, Zhou Daoming had influence.

And through years of spending money—building roads for the village and giving money to the villagers—Zhou Yuanbo had also accumulated a great deal of reputation.

This time, Zhou Chengs Family truly gained the support of almost everyone!

Zhou Daotian and Zhou Yuanwen glared fiercely at Zhou Cheng, then quickly turned to the surrounding villagers to explain.

'Everyone, don't misunderstand. The fifty million was just a joke with Yuanbo earlier. If we were really going to charge money, how could we ask Yuanbo for as much as fifty million?'

Zhou Yuanwen shouted in a suppressed voice.

Only then did everyone calm down a bit!

But hearing this, Zhou Cheng wasn't so easy to fool.

So he spoke up again:

'A joke? What a laughable joke. Why didn't you make a joke about asking for five hundred billion? Or a joke about asking for fifty yuan? Why specifically a joke about asking for fifty million?'

'Probably what you were thinking was: ask for fifty million, and if we agree, then it's for real; if we don't agree, then it was just a joke.'

Zhou Cheng was best at not letting go when he had the upper hand, and his favorite thing was to chase and kill!

So after these words landed, Zhou Yuanwen became embarrassed again.

He could only angrily shout at Zhou Cheng:

'Zhou Cheng! What do you mean by that? After all, I am your uncle. You keep speaking to me in this tone, always talking back to me! Do you still know how to respect the elderly and care for the young? Do you still know that I am your elder!'

'You must Kowtow and apologize to me today, or else don't ever come to the Ancestral Hall again! From now on, don't consider yourself a member of the Zhou Family!'

'That's right, your Family is rich, with trillions in assets, but without the ancestors' blessings, could your Family have prospered so much?'

Zhou Yuanwen was truly angry now.

Usually, when he walked around the village, on one hand because his Family did have some assets, and on the other hand because of his seniority, he always acted high and mighty in front of the young people.

He loved to lecture the young people in the village at every turn!

And the young people in the village couldn't be bothered to argue with him, always giving in to him, which made him extremely arrogant and placed great importance on Face!

But his threats made Zhou Cheng feel like his brain wasn't working properly.

Don't come to the Ancestral Hall? Don't consider yourself a Zhou Family member?

Why do you always threaten people with useless things?