Yao Xin’s expression changed slightly, but seeing that Xu Bin wasn’t making any veiled accusations, she let it go.

She had always thought of Xu Bin as the same as her second sister: an honest, clumsy, but kind-hearted, taciturn man. She never imagined that Xu Bin would change so much after obtaining the system. Perhaps this meticulousness was Xu Bin’s true nature.

Yao Xin chimed in, “That’s right. What do you mean by betrothal gifts? We’re not selling our daughters when we marry them off. Your brother-in-law didn’t pay any of that when I got married.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xinda’s expression changed, and he angrily lit a cigarette.

However, no one paid attention to him at this moment. Shen Ruyu continued to say with a smile, “That’s right, a son-in-law who lives with his wife’s family is closer. Your father is always away, so you are the man of the house and the pillar of the family.”

“Mom was always laughed at for not having a son, but you are Mom’s son.”

The more Shen Ruyu talked, the more excited she became. She snorted and said, “So what if they have sons? If they’re good-for-nothings who sponge off their parents, the parents will have to work themselves to death. Expecting those spendthrift sons to be filial is just a dream.”

“Having ten sons like that is useless; they’re not as good as my son-in-law, who’s considerate and knows how to care for people.”

Seeing the loving mother and filial daughter, they praised Xu Bin highly, chatting and laughing with him, while they themselves became the outsiders.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xinda’s face turned ashen. He was a typical freeloader, and he even brought his wife along to live off his parents with great enthusiasm. Once Shen Ruyu started making sweeping generalizations, he suddenly became the precise target.

In fact, Shen Ruyu wasn’t that scheming and it was definitely not targeting him, but unfortunately, he was the only one here who could identify with the persona.

He wouldn’t actually fall out with his mother-in-law, but seeing Xu Bin acting like he was being pampered made him angry, and he quickly came up with an idea.

Zhang Xinda immediately said sarcastically, “I misjudged him too. I didn’t expect my brother-in-law to be a hidden tycoon.”

As soon as he opened his mouth, Xu Bin knew he had a new trick up his sleeve. He sneered inwardly, “You spoiled brat, still not giving up? I’m stuck living under the same roof with your shrewish mother-in-law all day, and with my experience and strength, you’re nothing.”

“No, I just like to tinker and experiment.”

Xu Bin said casually, “My brother-in-law should know that my family is in a bad situation. I was not loved by my father or mother when I was young. I don’t feel secure unless I earn more money. I am destined to be a hard worker.”

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the mother and her two daughters suddenly softened, and Xu Bin’s background stirred up their overflowing maternal love.

Zhang Xinda didn’t know much, but he vaguely knew that Xu Bin’s family background was messy and that he was poor and someone Zhang Xinda could bully.

He’s always playing new games or partying all night, busy sponging off his parents and figuring out how much wealth they have. He has no time for that.

However, Zhang Xinda still forced himself to say, “That’s not how it works. Some people have lowly lives, and they work hard because they’re brainless and don’t earn much money.”

To say such things now is clearly mindless and lacks emotional intelligence. Not only are Yao Nan and her daughter a little angry, but even Yao Xin frowned, feeling that he speaks without thinking.

This small barbecue restaurant, whose door was always open, suddenly had a burst of urgent arguing coming from outside.

The funniest part was that, accompanied by a burst of foreign language, given the typical Chinese mentality of not watching a spectacle, not only did Yao Nan and her two daughters run out immediately, but even the tense Zhang Xinda ran out.

“Ding… Two random blind boxes can be exchanged for one exclusive talent skill. Would you like to exchange?”

Xu Bin was a little confused as soon as he stood up: “Two for one? What’s going on?”

The system’s voice continued to ring out:

“Exclusive talent skill, which is more advanced than the skill specialization of the backward generation system, directly implants brain memory to obtain the skill that the host needs most at present.”

“What skill?”

“Comprehensive American English (including dialects).”

Xu Bin was even more confused: “This… is it even useful now???”

I did brag about it, but it was just something I said casually. How did it actually come true?

However, the system thoughtfully added a reminder: “This skill, in this scenario, will help increase favorability. Would you like to exchange for it?”

The previous communication was clear enough: if Xu Bin is the host, the system is a high-level virus that almost parasitizes the host and will not harm it.

“exchange.”

“Two random blind boxes merge to redeem an all-around American English (activation).”

With a whoosh, Xu Bin immediately felt a flood of information rushing into his mind, and these things seemed to have always belonged to him, requiring little adaptation so he could use them with ease.

Running downstairs, you can see the owner, Auntie Pang, looking very anxious, wearing an apron and explaining something.

On the other side was a group of foreign white men and women, sitting to the side chattering away, but Aunt Fatty couldn’t understand a word they said. The scene seemed chaotic, but not to the point of conflict. However, their incomprehensible conversations were no different from arguing.

The chubby auntie has a loud voice, and so does the white foreigner; these are the main factors.

“Auntie, don’t worry, let me ask.”

Xu Bin immediately pushed through the crowd and went up to the foreigner who was speaking, and started communicating with him. The foreigner only knew a few broken Chinese words.

Xu Bin speaks fluent American English from the moment he opens his mouth, almost without needing to switch modes; it comes naturally as soon as he starts speaking.

This is clearly another language, but Chaoshan people can understand Cantonese and Baihua. Modern ethnic minorities speak standard Mandarin when they are away from home, and when they return to their hometown, they speak the same authentic local dialect.

As soon as Xu Bin opened his mouth, the foreigner talked non-stop as if he had seen a savior, and Xu Bin kept nodding and communicating with him.

The Shen family mother and daughter were dumbfounded, and even Zhang Xinda was dumbfounded. Although his English was terrible, he could tell that Xu Bin was not just making things up.

After chatting for a few minutes, Xu Bin said to Aunt Pang, “Auntie, he said he’s eaten here before. Why don’t you have the roasted preserved eggs anymore?”

“Um, we put it on the menu because we didn’t sell much.”

Auntie Pang excitedly said, and immediately called to the other diners, “It’s alright, it’s alright, someone here has spoken up, everyone continue eating, there’s no excitement to be seen as they’re not arguing.”

Xu Bin and the old white man were having a lively chat, a scene that could be described as quite a spectacle, though somewhat disappointing.

Yao Xin whispered, “Nannan, your husband speaks such good English?”

Yao Nan was also puzzled, but the facts were right in front of her. She had been ridiculed by her older sister for so many years, and she was naturally angry.

Although she is not a vain person, Yao Nan still said with a bit of pride, “Binbin loves to study. He has a lot of phones and computers, but he doesn’t play games or watch videos. He just studies all the time. Sometimes when he goes upstairs to study, I don’t dare to disturb him.”

Shen Ruyu couldn’t help but ask, “Is your son-in-law always studying in his room upstairs?”

Yao Nan felt incredibly relieved at that moment and said, “Yes, that’s why I didn’t dare disturb his studies. He wasn’t wearing headphones to listen to music or crosstalk; he was purely studying.”

This explanation seems to clarify their previous stereotype that Xu Bin was indifferent to Yao Nan.

The main point is that in any family, as long as it’s not abnormal or distorted, serious study is highly commendable, regardless of what you’re studying, especially something as seemingly high-class as English.