It was fine not to mention Su Yang.
But as soon as his name was brought up, Lin Meizhu, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, instantly bristled!
Her tone became increasingly sharp and sarcastic:
"Marriage? Hmph! How dare you even mention marriage!"
"That good-for-nothing Su Yang, is he even worthy of marrying our Xi Xi?"
"Is that even considered marriage? Getting a certificate counts as marriage?"
"I think our Xi Xi is just too soft-hearted and kind, that's why she's tolerated that good-for-nothing all this time and hasn't kicked him out! If it were me, I would have made him pack his bags and scram long ago!"
Seeing Yun Zhenxiong still hesitating and seemingly wanting to say a few good words for that good-for-nothing Su Yang, she became even more furious, directly venting all her resentment and anger on her husband and the deceased elders of the Yun Family!
"Su Yang, Su Yang! All you know is that good-for-nothing Su Yang!"
She pointed at Yun Zhenxiong's nose, spewing saliva as she lectured him:
"I'm telling you, Yun Zhenxiong, as long as that Su Yang stays in our Yun Family for even one day! Our Yun Family will never be able to hold its head high, and will be mocked behind its back!"
"Back then, if it weren't for those old geezers in your family, insisting on some arranged marriage! Saying that a marriage agreement was made between the two families back then, and even claiming that Su Yang was a rare genius, seen only once in a thousand years! That he carried a huge secret! And that he would surely help our Yun Family rise to prominence and bring glory to our ancestors!"
"Bah! I spit on his ancestors for eighteen generations!"
"Because of their nonsense, they forced our daughter to marry a useless pauper as a live-in son-in-law!"
The more she spoke, the angrier she got, her voice becoming increasingly sharp and piercing, filled with endless resentment towards Su Yang and the Yun Family elders.
This time, as long as Xi Xi can successfully hook up with Young Master Lu, that golden bachelor!
I, Lin Meizhu, will be the first to throw that good-for-nothing Su Yang out of our Yun Family like trash!
The farther he rolls, the better!
He shall never set foot in my Yun Family again!
...Yun Zhenxiong listened to his wife's merciless complaints about Su Yang and his own ancestors.
Although he himself was quite dissatisfied with Su Yang, this "useless" live-in son-in-law, and could even be said to be full of disappointment.
But after all, this marriage was personally approved by the Old Master before his death, and he repeatedly admonished that it could not be regretted under any circumstances.
He couldn't excessively refute or criticize in front of his wife.
He could only sigh helplessly, his voice tinged with weariness and a hint of hesitation.
"Meizhu, you can't put it that way."
"The reason why the Old Master was so resolute in agreeing to this marriage back then was also because that Su Yang, he... might indeed have some hidden background."
He paused, lowering his voice, as if speaking a great secret.
"Recently... I heard a little news about Su Yang's past from my father..."
"It seems that originally, Su Yang entrusted a high-ranking official in Hangzhou to personally come and propose this marriage to the Old Master."
"The Old Master also saw this point at the time, thinking that although this young man, Su Yang, seems a bit down and out now, he might truly be able to help our Yun Family in the future... who knows?"
Su Yang, in the Dragon Nation military, had a once thunderous codename that struck fear into countless enemies—"God of War"!
Only the absolute ace of the Dragon Nation's most mysterious and top-tier special forces unit, "Dragon Soul," would be allowed to use "God of War" as a codename.
He had carried out several top-secret missions where he narrowly escaped death, and had also, in various perilous situations, saved the lives of countless high-ranking officials, nobles, and wealthy magnates!
More than two years ago, Su Yang, weary of that bloody military life, resolutely chose to retire.
He cast aside all his glory and accolades, and like a phantom, completely vanished from everyone's sight.
He returned to this bustling metropolis, the Demon City, which held his only warm memory.
His sole purpose on this trip was not to make a comeback, nor to create new glories.
But rather... to repay a deep-seated gratitude that had been in his heart for many years, never forgotten—
In the darkest, most helpless period of his youth, when he was starving to death and almost froze to death on that cold street.
It was the young Yun Xiyue, that pure and kind little girl like an angel, who appeared before him like a ray of light piercing through the darkness.
She not only gave him a few hot meat buns and a warm bowl of porridge, which saved his life.
But also, with those few words, though naive, yet full of sincerity and encouragement, she reignited the flame of hope for life and the future within him!
This "gratitude for a meal," he, Su Yang, would never forget!
Therefore, he chose this most low-key and inconspicuous way to become a live-in son-in-law of the Yun Family, becoming Yun Xiyue's husband, silently protecting her and repaying this deep-seated gratitude... Lin Meizhu, after listening to Yun Zhenxiong's explanation, which was full of "maybe, possibly, probably," remained unconvinced, even scornful!
She snorted disdainfully, her face filled with contempt and impatience.
"Background? What kind of ridiculous background? I think Su Yang is just a pauper!"
"High-ranking official? Maybe he was also deceived by his pitiful act and taken for a fool!"
"I don't care what he really is, and I don't care what powerful backing he has behind him!"
"Right now, Su Yang is the biggest burden to our Yun Family, a stumbling block on our Xi Xi's path to a happy and wealthy family!"
She slammed the table, her tone like a final ultimatum, and sternly told Yun Zhenxiong:
"I'm telling you, Yun Zhenxiong, this time, for Xi Xi's birthday banquet, we must try every possible means!"
"Hide that good-for-nothing Su Yang for me! He absolutely cannot appear in front of Young Master Lu, and even more, he cannot speak, so as not to say anything he shouldn't and ruin our Xi Xi's good fortune!"
"If Xi Xi's good fortune is ruined by this guy."
"Then let's all just give up, your Yun Family truly deserves to get poorer and poorer!"
After saying that, she no longer paid attention to her helpless husband next to her.
She stormed back to her room, meticulously pondering and planning how to make her daughter, Yun Xiyue, shine brightly at the birthday banquet a few days later and completely captivate that golden bachelor, Young Master Lu!
She had even begun to fantasize in her mind about the wonderful scene of herself, as "Young Master Lu's future mother-in-law," wielding power and influence in the high society of the Demon City...