My Bizarre Relatives 016

But everything still depended on how Fang Ruoruo herself felt about it.

She raised a hand to her forehead, eyes lowered, and after a moment said, "Alright, Second Uncle, but my place is fully occupied right now. I’ll arrange a high-paying job for him."

Second Uncle was overjoyed. "That’s wonderful! Here, take this—I brought you some vegetables. You can’t get anything this fresh where you are..."

Fang Ruoruo waved him off. Wasn’t this bag of greens just ridiculous?

Second Uncle didn’t insist. Seeing her refusal, he simply withdrew the offer. But he still seemed hesitant, and Fang Ruoruo frowned. "Second Uncle, is there something else?"

"Well, you see... I spoke to your grandmother. She’s getting old, and you know how it is—most of the family are women, and I’m the only son. Ruoruo, you understand. That house of yours... if it goes to your eldest aunt, wouldn’t that just mean giving it to outsiders?"

Fang Ruoruo froze.

Fang Zhiyi also froze. Damn, I didn’t see this coming. This quiet one isn’t as simple as he seems.

"Tsk... If it were me, I’d agree for now. After all, words alone aren’t binding. Let him fight it out with Li Xue’s family, hahaha! But there’s no need to worry—the house is under Fang Yu’s name now."

After a moment of thought, Fang Ruoruo nodded. "Second Uncle, I get what you’re saying. But... but Eldest Aunt and her family have already moved in..."

Second Uncle’s face lit up with excitement. "So you’re agreeing, Ruoruo?"

Fang Ruoruo hesitated but nodded. "But I can’t be the one to handle this. You know how it is..."

"Got it! I’ll take your grandmother to talk to them! Let’s see if they dare take what’s mine!"

As he left in high spirits, Fang Ruoruo’s eyes filled with sorrow. How could they all be like this? Is this what family means?

But she hadn’t expected Eldest Cousin to show up that afternoon. The security downstairs notified her, and though Fang Ruoruo initially wanted him turned away, she decided to go down after some thought.

Eldest Cousin still carried himself with an air of superiority. "Fang Ruoruo, Mom says your place’s decor is too plain. She wants to renovate, and you’re paying for it."

Fang Ruoruo laughed in disbelief. "I’m paying? On what grounds? Don’t forget I only lent you the house!"

Xu Jiaqing snorted. "Your mom already agreed to let me use it, so it’s mine now. If my wedding gets delayed because of this, just wait till your mom scolds you. Cut the crap—hand over 100,000 for the renovation." He spoke as if he were demanding a debt.

"Not a single cent. Get lost!" Fang Ruoruo turned to leave. Xu Jiaqing was stunned, his eyes darkening with malice.

"Fine. Just wait—I’ll tell your mom."

At those words, Fang Ruoruo’s heart sank. Her mother’s face flashed in her mind.

Fang Zhiyi sighed behind her. "Having a mother who can’t see reason is such a headache."

But before Li Mei could lecture her daughter, her Second Brother arrived with their elderly mother.

"Ruoruo said the house should go to her uncle!" Li Zhu declared loudly, emboldened by their mother’s presence. His wife and child stood behind him.

"Bullshit! Second Brother, have you lost your mind?" Li Xue was never one for reason. Now that she had the house, she wasn’t about to let someone else snatch it.

Xu Jiaqing, already fuming, saw Second Uncle trying to claim the house and exploded. A fight broke out. Li Mei cowered in the corner, muttering about how pointless this was—we’re family, why can’t we just let it go?

No one listened.

Soon, a neighbor called the police.

The entire Li family was hauled to the station.

Second Uncle and his son, severely injured and outnumbered, were hospitalized. Their shaken grandmother joined them.

Now Li Xue suddenly remembered they were "family" and demanded Second Uncle sign a waiver of prosecution. He refused, of course, so Xu Jiaqing and Xu Li, who had thrown objects during the fight, ended up in jail.

Amid the chaos, the house welcomed new occupants—Third Aunt’s family.

After a call from Fang Ruoruo, who mentioned the fight between Eldest Aunt and Second Uncle over the house, Third Aunt quickly caught on. If I move in now, the house could be mine. And it’s worth way more than 200,000!

When Li Xue finally returned, she was livid to find Third Aunt’s family lounging on the sofa. Another round of shouting ensued.

Meanwhile, the family group chat was buzzing. Second Uncle and his son, still in the hospital, vented about Eldest Aunt’s cruelty.

Throughout it all, Li Mei stood dazed, unable to comprehend how her family had fallen apart like this.

But one thing became clear—everyone claimed Fang Ruoruo had agreed to their demands.

Realizing something, Li Mei pulled out her phone and accused Fang Ruoruo of causing this mess by making promises left and right.

In the group chat, Fang Ruoruo replied helplessly, "Mom, we’re all family. You can’t play favorites. Eldest Aunt is your sister, but aren’t Second Uncle and Third Aunt also your siblings?"

The response left Li Mei speechless—and redirected the other three families’ anger toward her.

"Fourth Sister, who would’ve thought? You always preach about family, yet you only care about Eldest Sister. What, do you think her three sons will support you in old age?"

"People’s true colors show eventually. I always suspected it—you’ve been staying at Eldest Sister’s place for years. A storage room converted into your bedroom! And Ruoruo—she always ate worse than their sons, only getting leftovers. And you’re grateful for that?"

"Lies! Don’t twist things! Who took care of Ruoruo when she was little? Did any of you lift a finger? Now you’re all crawling out of the woodwork for the house? Disgusting!"

Cousin Sister, who had stayed silent until now, chimed in. "I finally get it. Fourth Aunt, you’ve always looked down on us, haven’t you?"

"That’s not true. It’s not..." Li Mei’s denial was weak.

"Save it! Don’t call me family ever again!"

"All the good things go to Eldest Sister. Did you ever think of us? And you dare talk about kinship?"

The barrage of accusations left Li Mei panicked, her hands and feet icy. How did things come to this?

Fang Ruoruo watched the screen silently, her face expressionless. After a long pause, she sighed.

Yet even now, her mother managed to devise a "solution."

After days of silence, the group chat lit up again. Li Mei @-ed her: "Ruoruo, come home. We need to discuss something. Your Eldest Aunt, Second Uncle, and Third Aunt are all here."

Fang Ruoruo’s heart sank.

When she returned, the sight of the ransacked house pained her. Broken decorations, smudged walls, and haphazardly swept debris littered the floor.