Chapter 74

"Then what right does Yang Kang have to come here?" Wei Yan shouted loudly.

"Madam, Young Master Yang is a guest personally invited by our boss," the bodyguard said, "Please don't make a scene, and leave immediately." By the time he said the last sentence, his face had turned cold, and he sneered.

"Mom—" Jiang Shanghua and Jiang Xiaoyue, who had been listening all along, couldn't help but call out at the same time.

"Let's go!" Jiang Yan said.

Jiang Yan didn't know how he managed to leave the Langyuan with the bronze bird. As they were leaving, he still heard the bodyguard shouting loudly, "Be careful, don't let such scoundrels bring a bunch of junk in here. Our Langyuan isn't a garbage dump!"

Jiang Shanghua's fingers were trembling. The car started after two attempts. When they returned to the rented house, seeing the messy furniture in the living room, he felt a surge of anger.

Jiang Yan started calling Wu Bai's phone in the car, but no matter how many times he called, the phone only played a mechanical voice—“The number you dialed does not exist, please check and dial again.”

The brocade box containing the bronze bird was placed to one side. The rented house was small, and the living room, already cluttered with messy furniture, seemed even more cramped.

Jiang Yan sat on the sofa, smoking continuously.

"Old man, what should we do?" Wei Yan was very anxious. Even if she was stupid, she understood one thing.

This bronze bird was fake, worthless, and no one wanted it. But they had spent five million on it. They had sold their house, and still owed about 800,000 in debt...

Now that no one wanted this bronze bird, what could they do?

"Old man, it's all your fault!" Wei Yan gritted her teeth and said, "Why did you believe that person so much? Are you brain-dead? Are you sick? Whatever he says, you believe it. He gives you a chamber pot, and you treat it like a treasure?"

Jiang Yan, already full of anger, became even more furious after Wei Yan's scolding. He stood up and slapped her across the face, shouting, "Shut up, you old hag!"

"Did I say anything wrong, Mom?" Jiang Shanghua snorted, "Wasn't it that he gave you a chamber pot and put it on your head? How can there be such a stupid person in this world? How haven't you died of stupidity yet?"

"Good for you, you little brat, you're really going too far?" Jiang Yan was furious, raising his hand to hit Jiang Shanghua.

However, Jiang Shanghua, young and strong, grabbed his hand and pushed him forcefully. Jiang Yan lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground.

"You... you actually dared to hit me?" Jiang Yan was so angry he couldn't speak.

Jiang Shanghua's eyes were filled with venom, like a venomous snake, staring at Jiang Yan—this old fool had been deceived into buying a bronze artifact, and now what could they do?

The house, the car... his designer clothes...

When would he be able to wear luxurious clothes like Yang Kang, be surrounded by a group of people, flattered and fawned over...

In this life, whenever he and Yang Kang went out together, he was always Yang Kang's foil. Finally, that damned Yang Chongxuan died, went bankrupt, and had no money. Yang Kang had to live in their storage room, allowing him to humiliate and mock him.

For the past two years, Jiang Shanghua felt refreshed and happy every day. Nothing made him more pleased than this.

But how long had it been?

His old man wanted to buy a bronze artifact, saying he could make two million in no time? They didn't see a single cent of the two million, but they went bankrupt and were worse off than before.

Before, although they were poor and far behind Yang Kang, they at least had a small house and no huge debt.

Now they had nothing left, except for that worthless bronze bird and nearly a million in debt. And that damned Yang Kang, who deserved to die a thousand times, was rich again.

Today, he sold that cracked little dish for 200,000.

He was also chatting with a beautiful woman. Really, that woman was very beautiful. He wanted to say hello to her, but she didn't even look at him.

And all of this was caused by Jiang Yan. The more he thought about it, the more angry Jiang Shanghua became. With no money and no skills, why did he try to do antique business?

"Xiaohua!" Wei Yan was scared and tried to pull Jiang Shanghua.

"Enough!" Jiang Shanghua pushed Wei Yan away and suddenly grabbed the front of her clothes, shouting, "How could you be so blind as to marry such a man? You're blind, but why drag us down with you?"

"I... I..." Wei Yan, who usually cursed and caused trouble, couldn't say a word now.

"Can't you find me a rich father?" Jiang Shanghua shouted again. This was a popular phrase on the internet, originally a joke, but now it sounded incredibly mocking.

Jiang Xiaoyue was completely terrified, cowering in the corner, trembling.

"Come here!" Jiang Shanghua looked at Jiang Xiaoyue and called out.

"Brother..." Jiang Xiaoyue hurriedly said, "What are you going to do?"

"Where's the rope? Go get the rope for me." Jiang Shanghua shouted.

"What rope?" Jiang Xiaoyue felt her head buzzing, her mind in chaos...

"The hemp rope we used to tie the furniture a few days ago." Jiang Shanghua shouted, "You bitch, hurry up!"

"Okay, okay..." Jiang Xiaoyue, confused, hurriedly went to the corner of the living room and found the hemp rope they had used to tie the furniture a few days ago.

Jiang Shanghua took the rope and walked over to Jiang Yan.

"What are you going to do?" Jiang Yan was terrified, not daring to move, as Jiang Shanghua tied his hands behind his back with the rope.

After tying Jiang Yan up, Jiang Shanghua looked at Wei Yan and Jiang Xiaoyue, who were cowering and trembling on the side. He took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag.

Then he sat down on a chair. The bronze bird was fake, worthless.

That damned old man had obviously taken the money and run. It was unlikely they could find him, but they had sold their house and still owed a pile of debt.

Jiang Yan had talked and pleaded, borrowing 500,000 from Old Wang, who did jade business. Old Wang initially refused, but couldn't resist his constant harassment and finally lent him the money.

Old Wang lent the money because he had a powerful son. Jiang Shanghua knew that the 500,000 from Old Wang had to be repaid, or Old Wang's son wouldn't let them off.

Additionally, he borrowed over 100,000 in small amounts from colleagues, and Wei Yan borrowed over 100,000 from a mahjong friend, along with other loans...