The Crazy Son-In-Law

“I really have nothing to do with her,” said Xiao Shun. If he agreed now, wouldn’t he be admitting that something had happened between him and Tang Shishi? That’s why he couldn’t agree.

Upon hearing this, Yao Cen suddenly stood up, his anger palpable as he stormed upstairs, with Liu Yunxiang and Yao Jianguo soon following suit, leaving in a huff. Xiao Shun, helpless, heaved a sigh and picked up the jade token that had fallen to the floor.

That night, he was destined to sleep on the couch downstairs.

Meanwhile, in a five-star hotel owned by the Harrow family, Cheng Yu stood in front of a spacious floor-to-ceiling window, holding a glass of red wine, gazing at the distant city lights with a far-off look.

Wei Tianhua stood respectfully at his side, nodding slightly, “Miss Tang is safe and has returned to Stillwater.”

“You should be thankful that Shishi is fine. If anything had happened to her, I would have made the entire Wei family pay for it.” Cheng Yu’s words were as cold as a wind blowing from Siberia, causing Wei Tianhua to shudder involuntarily.

“Our target this time was that bastard, we didn’t expect Miss Tang to be in the same car with him, it was an accident.” Upon hearing the name Xiao Shun, Cheng Yu gritted his teeth in hatred.

He had never thought that a small town like Stillwater would produce such a difficult character. Even in the capital, he had never encountered such a thorny person.

“Is he still alive?” Cheng Yu swirled his glass, asking casually.

“He’s alive. But Stillwater is his territory, even the Bronze Commercial Chamber is under his control. Plus, he has some skills. The two fighters brought by Kou Moshu last time were both experts, but they were unable to land a blow on him. But don’t worry, Mr. Cheng, if we can’t get him in the open, we’ll get him in the shadows. If we can’t kill him once, we’ll do it multiple times. My grandfather has already dispatched our family’s practitioner, Jing Chu, to Stillwater to deal with him.”

“He has repeatedly humiliated our Wei family. We cannot tolerate it any longer. Now, we are in the same boat with Mr. Cheng.” Wei Tianhua revealed a triumphant smile.

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment, then said, “I will send you some help, and break all his minions along with him. The Bronze Commercial Chamber, right?”

“Yes, with Mr. Cheng’s help, we are sure to succeed.” Wei Tianhua said.

“I have another matter to discuss with Mr. Cheng.”

“Go ahead.”

“Our family’s patriarch would like to meet with Mr. Cheng in person, I don’t know…” Wei Tianhua hesitated.

“If this matter is accomplished, when I take over the Cheng family, your Wei family will naturally have a place in the capital.” Cheng Yu glanced at him.

Upon hearing this, Wei Tianhua was overjoyed. The Wei family in Oakland was at best a local power, not even a local lord, and far from the power center of the capital. If they could get help from the Cheng family, the Wei family would definitely rise rapidly, making a step towards the power center almost a sure thing.

The next day, after enduring a whole day of Yao Cen’s cold treatment at the company, Xiao Shun received a call from Duan Jia around eight o’clock in the evening. It must be that the investigation into the truck driver had made progress.

So Xiao Shun rushed to the bar where they had been the other day. He had a rough idea who was behind it, but since he had offended many people, to avoid hitting the wrong person, he still let Duan Jia do some investigation.

Duan Jia, who seemed to really enjoy these places, even wanted to discuss business in a bar.

When he arrived at the bar, it was already nine o’clock, and the place was bustling. Duan Jia was already waiting for him at the bar, and poured him a glass of whisky when he saw him come in.

“The investigation is clear. The truck driver is an employee of a construction company owned by the Wei family. He’s forty years old, his wife just ran off with someone recently, he lives alone now, and back home he has a high school-aged child and a father in his seventies who is bedridden.”

“It must be the Wei family’s doing. You just hit that Wei guy, causing their family to lose face at the charity dinner. It can’t be a coincidence that it was their driver. And why would the driver, who has no grudge with you, do this? It must be for money.”

“Shall we do something?” Duan Jia took a sip of his whisky, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Xiao Shun hesitated for a moment.

“There’s no direct evidence, and it’s beyond our reach. We really can’t do much about the Wei family at the moment. We must think long-term,” he said.

“What evidence do we need? Just go and wipe them out. It’s lucky that you, Mr. Xiao, are okay this time, or else I would have gone there and wiped them out myself,” Duan Jia said with a laugh.

Xiao Shun waved his hand dismissively. “The Wei family has its roots in the government. Without substantial leverage, it might be difficult to topple them. Taking action against them is equivalent to opposing the government. It’s unnecessary, we’ll have our chance.”

“Alright, I’ll take your word for it,” Duan Jia said with a shrug.

“By the way, I’ve sent the stone you bought for so much money to the Eighth Avenue.”

“Okay, you could have said all this over the phone, no need to meet…” Xiao Shun took a sip of his drink and nodded.

“Didn’t I hear that your relationship with Mrs. President isn’t going so well lately? I thought you could use a change of scenery,” Duan Jia said with a playful smirk.

“Do you need me to find a pretty girl for you to relax?”

“It’s chaotic enough as it is,” Xiao Shun glanced at him and said, “Why do you like bars so much?”

“Why not enjoy life while we can? I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, I don’t need to worry about money,” Duan Jia said.

“Then lend me some money,” Xiao Shun said seriously.

After spending two billion on that stone, he didn’t have much money left in his account. Without billions in his account, he felt uneasy. He still needed to establish an investment company and acquire shares of the Yao family, all of which required money.

Now Yao Cen was giving him the cold shoulder, and her money probably couldn’t be touched for a while.

Duan Jia was taken aback for a moment: “How much?”

“Lend me a billion or two,” Xiao Shun said earnestly.

“Look who’s here,” Duan Jia looked behind him and motioned with his chin.

Xiao Shun rolled his eyes internally. If he didn’t want to lend him the money, he could just say so. Was there a need to change the subject so abruptly?

Just as he was about to speak, he heard a familiar voice behind him: “What a coincidence?”

Turning around, he saw Tang Shishi looking at him with a smile.

Standing next to her was a tall and beautiful young woman who looked about the same age as Tang Shishi. She was examining Xiao Shun and Duan Jia with a supercilious look.

“This is my best friend, Qin Zhiyu.”

“This is Dr. Xiao who cured my father, and this is Duan Jia, they are both friends,” Tang Shishi introduced cheerfully.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

Qin Zhiyu gave a curt nod to Xiao Shun and Duan Jia, as if to acknowledge their presence.

“You’re a doctor at such a young age?” she half-jokingly, half-seriously asked.

“I’m flattered, I can’t stop others from calling me that,” Xiao Shun responded with a light smile.

“Oh, I forgot to mention, the beautiful Qin is a guest lecturer in the Department of Traditional Medicine at the Medical University. She’s quite talented,” Tang Shishi interjected as she sat down.