Peter was also a relocation householder. Although he was a neighbor, their relationship had never been good. It was said that there had been quite a few conflicts before.
Peter's wife had passed away. His son worked in another district of Guang City, so he moved to live with his son and rented out this house.
He hadn't been seen for a while, so the household had been relatively peaceful. Unexpectedly, as soon as he returned, he started causing trouble again.
The property managent security guard, who was well-inford, said, "Peter's house lease ended. His son's rental place near his workplace also expired."
"Peter's son is temporarily staying at the work unit while looking for a new place. He plans to co back and live here for ten days to half a month, then move again once he finds a house."
"This damn old man, starting trouble the mont he's back!"
Nancy's expression also turned very unpleasant.
Luis had heard so things. This old man was eccentric and a lecher, often staring at the Wood family's mother and daughter.
One ti, a conflict broke out when he got drunk and tried to take advantage of Nancy. Back then, the sister-in-law was still a student but had inherited her mother's fiery temperant. She didn't hesitate and slapped him right across the face.
The mother-in-law, being a strong-willed single mother, directly led people to block his door and curse him out, practically making it impossible for him to continue living there.
The two families lived upstairs and downstairs, but there were constant minor frictions, almost always caused by this damned old man picking fights.
Even when the family was already asleep, he would knock on the door late at night, complaining that walking in high heels was disturbing him.
Or when they hung laundry outside, he would complain that water from the balcony was dripping onto his place.
Ruth was not the type to back down for the sake of peace. Every ti, the fights got very intense, to the point where the two families were practically at odds with each other.
At this mont, Ruth said, "This old bastard. I knew a petty man like him wouldn't let things go easily."
After asking, they found out that Peter had gone to a teahouse today to play cards with his relatives.
He always had bad manners when playing cards. He was slow, naggy, and loved owing money. Before, at the card table, the mother-in-law had clashed with him, and they had since cut off all contact.
This ti, when he ca, following the principle of treating guests with courtesy, she greeted him politely enough.
But then, when settling the room fee, he insisted on reducing 136 dollars to 100 dollars, claiming that he hadn't caught the opening discount and that this was compensation.
Normally, in her own business, if he had just said a few nice words for the sake of harmony and good fortune, Ruth might have generously waived the fee since it was his first ti.
But instead, he complained that he had lost money today and blad it on the place being unlucky, saying it was only reasonable for her to give him a discount.
With that temper of hers, Ruth was not going to indulge him. She directly unleashed a torrent of abuse, told him to get lost, and didn't even want his money.
With the mother-in-law's sharp tongue, she certainly didn't say anything pleasant. She probably told him that if he had no money, he shouldn't co out and make a fool of himself.
This made Peter lose imnse face in front of his relatives. One person, feeling very embarrassed, paid the bill. From their words, it seed he might be a future in-law or sothing.
Peter also started cursing loudly, but he was pulled away by that future in-law.
They thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, his son ca back to get revenge for the old man.
Minda couldn't help but laugh bitterly. While brewing so tea, she said, "This old man hasn't even paid his property managent fees yet. He's been away so long, he has no idea what the situation is now."
"Offend our boss? Nothing good will co of that for him."
Minda was just about to call soone to tow the car. Seeing how angry the mother-in-law and sister-in-law were, Luis figured the old man must have cursed them out terribly.
"Wait a minute!"
Luis stroked his chin and said with a sly grin, "Peter's family doesn't have much money. This Benz probably isn't his, right?"
An old model Benz isn't worth much, but it's still quite rare. Usually, only old-school rich people or old-ti thugs like them. What young rich person would buy such a piece of junk?
The security guard, who knew everything, chuckled and said, "Definitely not. It's his son's boss's car."
The son, Pete, had been introduced to work as a driver for the boss of a small real estate company in the city. After dropping out of high school, he'd been driving for several years, becoming quite close to the boss.
Through an introduction, he was set up on a blind date with a girl who was a teacher. The son was sowhat good-looking, so things were starting to look promising.
The girl's family was financially comfortable, and her appearance was reportedly good. Definitely considered a stroke of incredible luck for the Peng family. Peter couldn't wait to show off as soon as he returned.
Moreover, the son's boss was willing to give him a leg up. He offered Pete an internal price for a small three-bedroom apartnt. After the father and son scraped together enough for the down paynt, they'd only need to pay the monthly installnt.
After all, their relocation house here only had one bedroom and one living room. It was inconvenient not just for living together but also if they ever had children.
They ca back to stay for a while, planning to sell this relocation house to subsidize the renovation costs of the new place. Then Peter could enjoy his golden years with his family.
"A driver, huh!"
Luis smiled viciously and said, "Mom, then let's not tow the car!"
"Not tow it? Let him off that easily?"
Ruth's eyes widened, and Nancy also looked reluctant to let it go.
Minda, however, smiled very charmingly. She knew Luis was not soone who played nice.
"Heheh. In the past, things always blew over without resolution. Frankly, Mom, you've endured so much anger. This ti, as your son-in-law, I'll make sure you get proper revenge..."
With a mischievous grin, Luis dialed his father-in-law's number. Occasionally, he needed to feel a bit useful, too.
In the middle of the night, truck after truck drove quietly into the community.
The property managent cooperated, driving the vehicles without making a sound. They truly sneaked into the village without firing a shot.
Arthur arrived with a few workers. Even though it was the dead of night, for a small job paying a thousand dollars each, even n tucked warmly in bed with their won would crawl out for that kind of money.
"Dad..."
Luis greeted him cheerfully.
Arthur walked over, looked at the old Benz parked horizontally across the spots, frowned, and said, "Son-in-law, if we make a big scene out of this, could there be trouble?"
Before he could finish, Ruth scolded him, "What? Now that my family has a man to stand up for us, you're getting all worried?"
"Even if sothing happens, you won't need to bother. My son-in-law is here. No one can bully us mother and daughter."
"Back then, when things happened, you never stepped up. Now that soone else is standing up for , you want to stop him?"
"I didn't an that!"
Arthur thought for a mont and said, "I don't know if they'll co causing trouble first thing tomorrow morning. How about I stay here tonight? That way, my son-in-law won't have to face them alone."
Ruth's tone softened a bit then. She snorted, "Now that sounds like sothing a human would say."
After all, it was two against two, father and son, and Pete was said to have been in the military. She was also worried that if it ca to a real fight, her son-in-law might get the short end of the stick.
The bricks were delivered, and the workers got to work quickly.
They didn't care what he was doing, as long as they got paid. And they'd already been paid five hundred dollars upfront, more than their daily wage.
In the dead of night, they were all as energetic as if they'd been injected with adrenaline, sweating hard and working with full motivation.
Instead of just towing the car away and letting things slide to keep the peace, Luis played dirty to please his mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
He not only put a wheel lock on the car but also had three one-and-a-half-ter-high walls built around the two parking spaces.
Sure, you might be able to remove the wheel lock, but you can't tear down the walls, can you? Since it's their own parking space, with the property managent's permission, if you dare to tear down the walls, that's destruction of soone else's property.
The workers' wages alone ca to five thousand dollars, plus the cost of the cent and bricks.
His father-in-law's company could issue official invoices, which would be solid, irrefutable evidence.
If they so much as touched it, they'd be looking at a long prison sentence. Thanks to the influence of Sister-in-law Winslet, Luis learned how to use the law as a weapon against people.
Of course, having a powerful backer like Hail made him feel extrely confident.
The workers were busy as bees, with the property managent security guard helping keep an eye on things. So Luis didn't need to stay there and worry.
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