Chapter 80

Lu Chengwen turned and glared at Jiang Shihan, who quickly held back her words.

"Anyway!"

Chen Qingbin slammed his hand on the table: "My daughter will never marry you. You’d better give up on this idea early, or it will be awkward for both our families!"

Lu Chengwen forced a smile: "Alright, I understand. Actually, I came here today to..."

"I don’t care why you’re here. In short, you need to understand yourself and your family. Don’t think that just because my old man likes you, everything will go smoothly for you. You know what kind of person you are, right?"

"Uncle Chen, I came here today to discuss business..."

"Our families have very little business overlap. Most of it is just trivial contracts. You can send your subordinates to talk to Mengyun’s people. We should see each other less."

"You have time to badmouth me, can’t you spare a few minutes to look at this..."

"My time is very precious. I have a lot of..."

"Are you done yet!"

Lu Chengwen suddenly shouted: "When I saw you and Aunt in the living room with Mengyun, you weren’t like this at all!"

Chen Qingbin was shocked: "What did you say! Are you cursing at me?"

"Of course, are your ears stuffed with chicken feathers?"

Chen Qingbin was so angry he trembled: "That day was because my daughter and wife were there. I wanted to project an image of a caring husband and a generous man! It doesn’t mean I approve of you!"

Lu Chengwen said: "Look at this contract carefully. I’m offering you a 12 billion yuan investment guarantee, which has nothing to do with your daughter! I have no interest in her! Not a bit!"

Chen Qingbin was flustered: "You... you dare..."

"Of course I do!" Lu Chengwen said: "I am the young master of the Lu family, and our assets are much greater than yours. I’ve been here for several minutes, just listening to your nonsense, and you haven’t even offered me a cup of tea. Who else should I vent my anger on if not you?"

"Hey!"

"Hey what!" Lu Chengwen said: "I’m offering you a good deal, and you think the Lu family can’t function without the Chen family? The title of nobility can’t feed you. Were your ancestors born rich? You’re just a thief guarding a treasure, while my father built everything from scratch. What do you have to be so arrogant about?"

"I..."

"You should reread the Four Books and Five Classics and write 'benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness' on your living room wall. I’ve left the contract here. Sign it if you want, but don’t miss out! Zhao Gang, Shihan, let’s go!"

"Hey, you..."

Just as Lu Chengwen was about to leave, he turned back: "I’m telling you, Chen Ergou! If it weren’t for the good times I had with your daughter and the friendship with your son, I wouldn’t even give you this contract! Your daughter’s value is your concern, but I have no interest in her. Watch her, don’t let her follow me around all day. If I get angry, I’ll get her pregnant and send her back to you. See how you handle that!"

Chen Qingbin was stunned.

He had never seen such a rude, violent, and disrespectful Lu Chengwen.

Lu Chengwen pointed a finger at Chen Qingbin's forehead: "Watch your step in the future!"

Lu Chengwen and his group left with a swagger.

Chen Qingbin was dazed for a long time.

The butler approached: "Sir, this... this young man is too impolite."

Chen Qingbin nodded: "Yeah, but you have to admit, this kid has some guts, doesn’t he?"

The butler thought to himself that he didn’t know if the kid had guts, but the master was a bit of a softie.

...

Leng Tianhao was about to collapse.

Long Aotian was doing a good job, and Leng Qingqiu was also fine.

But!

The Leng family’s financial chain had already broken!

Not "will break," but "has already broken."

Now, to get Long Aotian in place, he had no money to act; Leng Qingqiu had money, but to stabilize her position, they needed to sign a new contract, making her stay for at least five years!

The Lu family’s Lu Chengwen had already made billions in the stock market with one project, but the Leng family had invested 4.9 billion!

Exactly 4.9 billion!

It was about to be a total loss.

Now everyone was saying that Lu Chengwen’s move was ruthless.

Even if the slum project lost money, it couldn’t lose 50 billion, but the hundreds of billions he made in the stock market could cover it!

Moreover, based on the current situation, Lu Chengwen had gained a lot of other resources!

In the next few years, the Lu family would become a key supported enterprise by the government, and all the good opportunities would be related to the Lu family, or even controlled by them.

The mastermind behind the Lu family’s operations was the seemingly shrewd and cunning Lu Chengwen, who made a little money by tricking others.

The underlying situation was...

The Lu family used this one project to tie up 30 billion in liquid funds from the Xu and Chen families, effectively holding them back from advancing.

At the same time, this project was dragging down the Leng family, which was now being pushed into the incinerator by Lu Chengwen.

On another front, the Lu family was winning continuously. In the next few years, the competitiveness and capital of the Chen and Xu families would be limited, and the Leng family would be the first piece of fat meat for the Lu family to swallow.

What made Leng Tianhao even more desperate was that the land he had been eyeing was gone.

Yes, he had finally negotiated a 2 billion loan with several banks to bid on the land, but the Land Bureau told him that the land had already been gifted.

Gifted!?

A piece of land worth 10 to 20 billion was given away!?

When he asked who it was given to, they wouldn’t say.

But the Leng family wasn’t without connections. After some inquiries, it turned out to be Lu Chengwen again.

Leng Tianhao felt like he had fallen into an ice pit.

Recalling everything, he suddenly felt that Lu Chengwen was terrifying.

He felt dizzy, his mind replaying recent events:

Lu Chengwen’s unusual behavior at the engagement party; the appearance of Long Aotian and Lu Chengwen’s refusal of the marriage alliance; when he said he liked the land, Lu Chengwen said he had no interest in it...

And he seemed to help Leng Qingqiu, but actually led her into the slum project’s trap;

He secretly took the land, without a fight, without spending a penny...

Lu Chengwen had won big.

The Leng family’s planned comeback investment project was completely shattered and dragged down. The entire Qianfeng Group had already fallen into the dead end that Lu Chengwen had set up, and within half a year... the Leng family would completely collapse and become one of Lu Chengwen’s assets...

Thinking about his initial underestimation of Lu Chengwen, Leng Tianhao felt ridiculous.

Lu Chengwen probably looked bored at the time, but was secretly laughing at his stupidity.

Who would have thought that a seasoned old fox would be outsmarted by a young man in his twenties.

He was about to... have no place to bury his body.

At that moment, someone reported: "The eldest son of the Lu family, Master Lu Chengwen, requests an audience."

Leng Tianhao’s face was grim: "Let him in."

He thought:

I need to stabilize him and find a way to let the Leng family off the hook.

But it doesn’t make sense! He already has the upper hand, why wouldn’t he finish us off?

Leng Qingqiu! Yes! He likes Qingqiu! If I give Qingqiu to him, without any money, will he let the Leng family off?

I’m so stupid! If he swallows our family, Leng Qingqiu will still have to go and accompany him. Why would he let us off?

Moreover, if we analyze the situation, his approach to Leng Qingqiu was part of his strategy. She might not be that important to him!

What to do!?

What to do, what to do, what to do!?

Lu Chengwen was almost driven mad.

These old guys, one more cunning than the other, one more pretentious than the other!

You’ve all given up your power, why are you still pretending!

Are you all just bored?

Am I giving you money and getting cursed for it?

Each one of them, if they don’t get a scolding, they feel uncomfortable! Especially Leng Tianhao, the worst of the three old men!

Damn it, if he dares to act smug, I’ll crush him! No guarantee at all!

The door opened, and Lu Chengwen walked in with a determined stride.

"Oh, Chengwen is here, this is..."

"Shut up!"

Lu Chengwen’s eyes were red, and he slammed a contract on the table: "Look carefully! Say one more word and I’ll kill you!"

"Okay, okay."

Leng Tianhao started reading the contract.

Lu Chengwen panted: "Don’t miss a word, no nonsense, I’m in a bad mood today."

"Yes, yes, I’ll read it."

Leng Tianhao read the contract and was confused, looking up at Lu Chengwen: "Chengwen... what does this mean?"

"You don’t need to know what it means. Just tell me, are you signing this contract or not?"

Leng Tianhao bit his lip, completely bewildered by Lu Chengwen.

"This... this contract seems... to only benefit us, I..."

"Stop the nonsense, I don’t have time to waste. Just tell me, sign or not? If you say no, I’ll leave and we’ll never see each other again. If you sign, write your name down and have your daughter stamp it!"

Leng Tianhao felt very wronged.

He thought:

Do you see? When the drum is broken, everyone beats it.

He has set up a successful strategy, putting us in a position with no say, so he can speak with authority.

Leng Tianhao read it again and looked at Lu Chengwen: "This contract has no traps, I... can sign it."

Lu Chengwen said to Jiang Shihan: "Give him the pen."

Seeing Leng Tianhao sign obediently, Lu Chengwen’s anger subsided a bit: "You’re smart."

Leng Tianhao smiled: "Chengwen, I was wrong before, don’t take it to heart."

Lu Chengwen was taken aback and nodded: "Oh, I... I was also rude just now. Uncle Leng, don’t take it to heart. Let me be honest, I’ve been to three places. With this kind of contract, if someone offered it to me, I’d kneel and thank them. Those two old men were so arrogant, they started scolding me without even looking at the contract, which really pissed me off."

"The Chen family and Xu family also signed?"

"Yes."

Lu Chengwen said: "Do you have water? I’m so thirsty."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Leng Tianhao quickly called for mineral water.

Lu Chengwen took a sip: "That Xu Zhiyun, damn! He kept thinking I was interested in his daughter, as if I was going to buy her with 20 billion! Even if she were made of gold, she wouldn’t be worth 20 billion!"

"Oh, yes, yes."

"Chen Qingbin was even worse! He started scolding me as soon as I entered, even insulting my father! It made me so angry!"

"Oh, I see."

Lu Chengwen nodded: "You’re the most calm."

Leng Tianhao sighed: "Chengwen, you’re a good kid, you’ve always been kind-hearted."

Lu Chengwen slapped the chair and said to Jiang Shihan: "He’s moved me! Really! I feel so warm inside!"

Leng Tianhao said: "It’s just... you’re powerful now, can... can the Leng family... survive?"

Lu Chengwen was taken aback: "Your life and death are your own business, why are you asking me? Can I control it? I just want to take care of myself and our family’s Dashing Group. Your three families’ survival has nothing to do with me! Sign this contract, and we’ll follow it, no one owes anyone!"

Leng Tianhao said sadly: "Please, for the sake of your uncle, give the Leng family a chance to live!"

Lu Chengwen’s face was like he had eaten shit:

"What are you talking about?"