Brazen Chen jerked his hand back as if scalded.

Han Lie watched him and sneered. "We may live in a society ruled by law now," he said, "but a tenth of this watch's value could crush your entire family. Who gave you the courage to cause a scene at my house? I just had lunch at Tian Ye's. Do you need me to ask him to give you two a ride?"

Brazen Chen offered a sheepish smile and promptly got up from his seat.

When dealing with ruffians from the streets, reasoning with them is utterly senseless. The lowest blow straight to the face works best.

"I've set an example for you," Han Lie said, turning to his parents. "Next time such people come knocking, just scare the life out of them..."

Han Lie was in the middle of lecturing his parents when Ma Honglian suddenly clasped her chest, her expression one of delayed shock. "You mean the price is real? Oh my goodness! You wastrel, you spent over 40 million on just this little 'metal disc'?!"

I'm dizzy!

Han Lie could only helplessly try to comfort her. "I didn't buy it; my father-in-law gave it to me."

"What?!"

Ma Honglian instantly perked up, and a barrage of questions poured out.

"What does that girl look like? She is a girl, right? How old is she? How many years younger than me? Her family's so wealthy, how did she fall for you? You didn't get plastic surgery just to chase after her, did you? Well, my son, I must say, you've got quite the ruthless streak..."

The mighty Han Lie beat a hasty retreat.

Eventually, Ma Honglian chased him into the bedroom, continuing her intense questioning. He only managed to resolve the situation temporarily by calling Pan Ge and letting his mother hear her voice on speakerphone.

The two chatted for a bit when Pan Ge suddenly asked, "Oh, by the way, give me your address. We've got a lot of great stuff accumulating at home, and Old Pan can't use it all. I'll mail half over to you!"

"Well, well, aren't you a little treasure!" Han Lie exclaimed, utterly unguarded as he giggled and joked with her. "Like a cotton-padded jacket, you're breezy on Old Pan but keep me truly warm..."

"Just you wait!" Pan Ge laughed proudly. "Get ready to receive them. I promise they'll be a surprise!"

Han Lie was still rejoicing, encouraging her to go big. "If we're doing this, let's not hold back. Does Old Pan have any good tea left? Let's clean him out. My dad is too reluctant to drink that Longjing tea. Now, every day, he uses Gu Jingzhou's Yixing teapot to brew his eight-yuan-per-jin jasmine tea. Just yesterday, a knowledgeable bank president came to visit. He was nearly popping his eyes out when he saw the teapot. But when he carefully took a sip, he spurted it out immediately and coughed for a good twenty minutes... His expression, his look—I just can't even describe it to you!" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"CLUCK! CLUCK! CLUCK!"

Pan Ge laughed like a broody old hen, tears nearly streaming down her face.

Then, with a meaningful air, she added, "Don't worry. This time, there'll be plenty of good tea!"

After hanging up, she sauntered to the second-floor hall where her parents were packing their luggage. She walked straight past them, heading directly for Panzi's storeroom.

When she emerged, her hands held two extremely exquisite tea canisters, which she playfully placed on the very top of the suitcase.

This made Panzi so anxious he was practically tongue-tied.

"Hey! Little Ancestor, I've already packed four boxes of fine tea. Are you trying to clean me out completely?"

Pan Ge boldly retorted, "Han Lie asked for them. He said you spend more time carousing than drinking tea, so it's a waste to keep them at home. Better to let him honor his dad..."

Her words instantly made Panzi start grinding his teeth.

Zhao Anni got wind of it too. She gave Panzi a severe stare before directing Pan Ge, "Go and get those two bottles of Golden Maotai that your dad has hidden, since he's got plenty of places to go carousing!"

Panzi felt a wave of darkness wash over him and clutched his forehead.

Han Lie, you little devil, well played! We'll see about that!