Chapter 19: I Refuse!!

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  Just then, while Hao Ren and Zhao Hongyu were talking, a sound of turning the door came from the entrance.

  "A Zi and his three friends are back, you go chat with them. Leave this side to me." Zhao Hongyu said gently with a smile, facing Hao Ren.

  Hao Ren smiled and said, "Okay."

  He walked out of the kitchen and indeed saw Ah Zi wearing a sky blue school uniform following a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes walking in.

  "Uncle is well." Hao Ren thought for a moment and shouted towards the man.

  "Hmph!" Unexpectedly, this man completely ignored Hao Ren and instead looked at him with disdain.

  Zhao Yanzi didn't make any concessions either. She threw her school bag onto the sofa and rushed into the kitchen to talk to her mother.

  Hao Ren bumped into a nail, feeling somewhat displeased. However, since the third uncle was an elder and they were in Zhao Yanzi's home, he suppressed his anger and sat down on the sofa, flipping through the materials to review the knowledge points he would be teaching Zhao Yanzi today.

  "Are you Hao Ren?" Seeing Hao Ren ignoring him and looking at things on his own, the man with thick eyebrows and big eyes finally couldn't help but ask.

  Hao Ren didn't want to bother with him at first, but then thought that maybe he hadn't heard the greeting earlier, so he simply replied, "Yes."

  The third uncle didn't say anything else and carefully sized up Hao Ren.

  Hao Ren initially didn't think much of it, but then he thought about it again and suddenly realized that San Shu was observing the internal state of his body's Gong Fa. He immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

  "What a waste! Swallowing Ah Zi's internal elixir and practicing for so long, yet there's not even the slightest movement in my body." He said after gazing for a few seconds.

  His tone was very aggressive, and even Hao Ren's gentle nature couldn't help but feel angry.

  Just as the two of them were staring at each other, Zhao Yanzi walked out of the kitchen, "Third Uncle, don't mind him, Mom asked me to ask you, what do you want to eat for dinner tonight?"

  "Hehe, just do something casual and it's done, Third Uncle won't be picky." Upon hearing Zhao Yanzi's question, the face of this thick-eyebrowed big-eyed man suddenly became as gentle as a little lamb.

  "Okay..." Zhao Yanzi turned towards the kitchen, "Mom! Third Uncle said there's no particular dish he wants to eat, just make something casual!"

  And Third Uncle looked at Zhao Yan's delicate and lovely appearance, with a smile hidden in the corner of his eyes, obviously extremely fond of this little niece.

  Then, Zhao Yanzi happily returned to her third uncle's side, "Third Uncle, what about the promise you made to me in the car just now?"

  "Alright, alright, how could Third Uncle forget?" He pulled out a wallet from his pocket, took out 10 one-hundred yuan bills and stuffed them into Zhao Yanzi's hand. "Don't let your dad know!"

  Zhao Yanzi's purple eyebrows opened with a smile, and she playfully stuck out her tongue. She stuffed the money into her pink leather pouch, then hugged her third uncle's neck, "Still, Third Uncle is the best!"

  "Stinky girl!" Third Uncle fondly patted Zhao Yanzi's head, his face revealing a loving expression that spoke volumes.

  They were big and small, completely disregarding Hao Ren who was sitting on the same sofa as them, as if he was transparent.

  Hao Ren knew that this Third Uncle was displeased with him, while Zhao Yanzi was obviously intentionally cold-shouldering Hao Ren and deliberately provoking him.

  She's so petty, how could Hao Ren not know? And since Third Uncle dotes on Zhao Yanzi so much, if Zhao Yanzi doesn't like Hao Ren, he naturally wouldn't give Hao Ren a good face either.

  Hao Ren lowered his head to look at his documents, ignoring their playful banter.

  This stalemate lasted until Zhao Hongyu walked out of the kitchen with a steaming hot meal.

  "Ah Zi! You're bothering Third Uncle again!" Zhao Hongyu said with a hint of reproach to Zhao Yanzi.

  Zhao Yan Zi was smiling slyly, finally no longer playing that childish rock-paper-scissors game with her third uncle.

  "Come and have dinner." Zhao Hongyu invited Hao Ren.

  Because of Zhao Yanzi and her third uncle's attitude, Hao Ren actually didn't want to eat with them anymore, feeling very awkward. However, thinking about how well Zhao Hongyu treated him and not wanting to disappoint her kindness, he walked to the dinner table with a gloomy face.

  The four of them took their seats in order, with Zhao Yanzi sitting opposite Hao Ren, and her third uncle and Zhao Hongyu on either side of him.

  "This is Zhao Kuo, Ah Zi's third uncle. You can call him Third Uncle just like Ah Zi does. He is also one of the elders of our Donghai, just like Lu Changlao. Let Ah Zi introduce you to the details later." Zhao Hongyu introduced the third uncle to Hao Ren after taking a seat.

  "Third Uncle." Considering Zhao Hongyu, Hao Ren forced out a greeting.

  "Hmm." Zhao Kuang responded indifferently.

  Zhao Hongyu looked at the atmosphere, which didn't seem very harmonious, and smiled. "Alright, let's eat," she said, while handing a pair of chopsticks to Hao Ren, pretending to take care of him.

  Zhao Hongyu was as gentle as water, but Zhao Kuo couldn't help it, "Elder sister, what are you thinking? Ah Zi is such a good girl, how can this ordinary person be worthy of her?"

  "Hao Ren is a good kid, I like him, are you satisfied with this reason?" Zhao Hongyu said calmly as she looked at him.

  "Th...". Zhao Kuai was like he had swallowed an egg and couldn't speak.

  Hao Ren only then felt that, although Zhao Hongyu looked gentle as water, she had a very strong aura. This attitude of saying one thing and sticking to it seemed even more formidable than Zhao Guang's.

  "Others may not know, but I'm very clear that if we return the internal elixir to A Zi, A Zi will not suffer any harm." After holding back for a few seconds, Zhao Kuai finally continued.

  "But Hao Ren will suffer a great loss." Zhao Hongyu said.

  "He is just an ordinary person, why must we pay attention..."

  "That's enough!" Zhao Hongyu suddenly became tough, "Your elder brother is not here, you dare to argue with me? This is a unanimous decision of the Council of Elders, don't say anything more!"

  Seeing them quarrel at the dinner table because of his affairs, Hao Ren felt a bit awkward. However, he more clearly felt that Zhao Hongyu was covering for him.

  "But..." Zhao Kuo was unwilling to give up and wanted to say more.

  "As for Ah Zi's matter, we have our own way of handling it. She herself did wrong and she should learn to take responsibility for it. I know you care about Ah Zi, but don't spoil her! Don't let her get into trouble and then you'll be the one to worry about it!"

  Zhao Hongyu's tone became even more severe, and Zhao Kuo finally fell silent, but the discontented emotions still showed on his face.

  Zhaoyan Zi's face turned red and white in turns, but she didn't dare interrupt.

  "You should change your temper, it's so violent and fierce, I'm worried about your fate this year." Zhao Hongyu's tone softened again as she continued.

  "Anyway... I disagree, Ah Zi marrying a kid like that." Zhao Kou muttered to himself, speaking in a low voice.

  Zhao Hongyu sighed and didn't argue with him anymore. Looking at Hao Ren, she said gently, "Alright, let's eat."

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