"Alright, Lidong, you go. Go and teach that wretched girl a lesson." Seeing Su Lidong volunteer to go find Su Qing, Old Su immediately said, "She’s the one being unfilial today. We’re in the right, so there’s nothing to be afraid of."

"You got it, Grandma," Su Lidong immediately agreed.

Seeing Su Lidong about to step forward, Zheng Erlian tried to stop him. ’Why should our family be the one to lead the charge for the entire extended family’s benefit? Look at Uncle Three’s family, hiding in their shells and not making a move.’ "Lidong, don’t go."

Old Su slammed her hand on the table and yelled, "Zheng Erlian, what do you think you’re doing? My eldest grandson is standing up for me, his grandma, and you’re not happy about it? When there’s something to gain, you’re the first to rush forward, but now you want to shrink back! If you cause any more trouble, you can give back the five hundred yuan for Shengguo’s job. If the family hadn’t helped you buy Shengguo that job, do you think our New Year’s Eve dinner would be this pathetic?"

"Mother, you..." Zheng Erlian was so furious she nearly fell over backward.

"That’s enough. Let Lidong go and try." Su Shengguo didn’t want Su Lidong to go either, but since Old Su had spoken, he couldn’t say much more. After all, he had just stopped Su Lifeng from going. If he stopped Su Lidong as well... Su Shengguo worried that Old Su, in a fit of rage, would actually demand the five hundred yuan for the job back from him. Where would he get that kind of money? Even now, his current job was still hanging by a thread.

Su Mei wasn’t thinking that deeply. When she saw Su Lidong volunteer to go deal with Su Qing, she was secretly delighted. She still remembered the grudge from when Su Qing had hit her. It was just a pity that Su Shengguo’s talk about arranging a job had come to nothing. As a result, even Zheng Erlian was reined in by Su Shengguo and forbidden from causing trouble for Su Qing. Thinking about how Wu Tao hadn’t been as warm toward her recently, she blamed it all on Su Qing.

’It’s all Su Qing’s fault. If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have been beaten and humiliated in front of so many people, and Wu Tao wouldn’t be acting like this. It’s all her fault.’ Su Mei couldn’t wait for Su Lidong to teach Su Qing a good lesson.

Watching Su Lidong head toward Su Qing’s house, both Zheng Erlian and Su Shengguo couldn’t help but worry, hoping Su Lidong wouldn’t be too reckless.

Su Lidong stormed up to Su Qing’s courtyard gate and, without another word, started pounding on it. POUND, POUND, POUND! "Su Qing, open the door!"

Su Qing was happily eating her New Year’s Eve dinner, mulling over finding some time to go to Beijing to buy a few properties and let them appreciate in value.

Just as she was enjoying her thoughts, she heard the courtyard gate being hammered on with a loud BANG, accompanied by a somewhat unfamiliar man’s voice.

Su Qing couldn’t help but narrow her eyes. ’It’s the New Year. Who’s come looking for trouble now?’

Su Qing put down her bowl, grabbed a piece of firewood from the kitchen, and went to open the gate.

After opening the gate, Su Qing took a closer look. Well now, wasn’t this the original body’s eldest cousin? She thought his name was Su Lidong. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Seeing Su Qing open the gate, Su Lidong lifted his chin and said, "Su Qing, it’s New Year’s Eve. You took all the family’s money, and now, during the holiday, Grandpa and Grandma have nothing good to eat. Since you’ve stewed meat, bring a few bowls over to the old house. Consider it a show of your filial piety."

Su Qing narrowed her eyes and, without another word, swung the piece of firewood in her hand at Su Lidong. "Get lost! Don’t you dare put on airs in front of me. If you want to act high and mighty, go do it at home. It’s the New Year, and you’ve come begging at my door. Even if you aren’t ashamed, I’m disgusted by the bad luck you bring."

"OW!" Su Lidong never expected Su Qing to just attack without saying a word. Caught off guard, he took a blow to the forearm, and a piercing pain shot through him. He had graduated from high school two years ago but wasn’t cut out for studying, so he failed to get into university and never found a job. He just lazed around at home, hanging out with a bad crowd whenever he was bored, and had long since developed a thuggish demeanor. Now that Su Qing had hit him, how could he possibly hold back?

Immediately, Su Lidong flew into a rage out of shame and tried to kick Su Qing.

But unexpectedly, Su Qing was faster, landing a kick right on Su Lidong’s lower abdomen.

Su Lidong felt his entire body go airborne for a moment before he was sent flying backward, his back slamming into the snow.

Luckily, he was wearing thick winter clothes, and the snow in the Northeast is heavy. So, besides the sharp pain from the kick to his abdomen, Su Lidong didn’t feel much pain anywhere else.

However, being sent flying by a slip of a girl several years younger than him—how could Su Lidong swallow that insult? He immediately scrambled to his feet, swinging his fists at Su Qing. "You wretched girl! I’m your older cousin, and you dare to kick me? Don’t think I won’t hit you just because you’re my younger cousin!"

Su Qing snorted coldly and swung the stick at Su Lidong, beating him relentlessly. However, she controlled her strength, ensuring he would be black and blue but not bleeding from any serious wounds. Of course, it was still going to hurt. A lot.

"AH! That hurts like hell!" Su Lidong felt a needle-like pain all over his body. He had no strength to fight back and could only let Su Qing’s firewood stick land on him again and again. Su Lidong hopped around screaming in pain, all while trying to find a chance to counterattack.

But how could Su Lidong possibly have a chance against Su Qing? He was being completely overwhelmed. The key was that he couldn’t even run away. It was as if Su Qing had eyes in the back of her head; no matter which way he tried to run, she would block him and herd him back. In the end, he could only stay trapped in place, getting thrashed relentlessly.

Su Lidong’s cries of pain naturally carried back to the Old Su Family’s house.

The moment Zheng Erlian and Su Shengguo heard him, how could they remain seated? They hurriedly got up and ran outside. It didn’t take a genius to know their son was getting beaten up.

The rest of the Su Family, except for the old man and Old Su, also hurried to follow.

When Zheng Erlian and Su Shengguo arrived, they saw Su Lidong being beaten with a firewood stick by Su Qing, shrieking and hopping on the spot. He wasn’t gaining any ground at all; on the contrary, every single swing of the stick was landing squarely on his body.

As the saying goes, when a child is hurt, the mother’s heart aches.

Su Lidong was Zheng Erlian’s first son, so of course her heart ached for him. Seeing Su Qing thrashing Su Lidong, she forgot all about what Su Shengguo had said earlier. Baring her teeth, she charged toward Su Qing. "You wretched brat! You dare to hit your own eldest cousin? You worthless thing, born but not raised! I’m going to teach you a proper lesson today!"

But who was Su Qing? Back in the apocalypse, even before she had awakened her Wood Ability, she was the type to charge a zombie one-on-one with a broadsword. What’s more, she had now awakened her Wood Ability, and it had already reached the Fourth Rank. Was she really supposed to be afraid of a single Zheng Erlian?

The very instant Zheng Erlian charged, Su Qing lashed out with a kick, sending her flying right into Su Shengguo. Caught off guard, the husband and wife tumbled into the snow like rolling gourds, bringing the rest of the Su Family who had followed them to a dead stop.