Old Chang sighed, "Old Tian, I was trying to save face for you, but I didn't expect you to take it so lightly. Fine, then I'll just say it..."
"No, no, no! Come closer and speak softly, I'm listening!"
Old Man Tian was anxious. He had gone through so much trouble to win the heart of his beauty, how could he let Old Man Chang ruin his good fortune?
That old man is shameless; he must be jealous that he and Sister Yan finally got together, and he's up to no good.
Aunt Yan bit her lip. Old Man Tian's thoughts were pretty much right. That old man was up to no good!
She hesitated whether to stop it.
However, it's a fact that she and Old Man Chang had a past. You can't hide forever, and if you stop her this time, things might get even worse next time.
After glancing at Old Man Chang's expression, Aunt Yan made up her mind that if she sensed anything amiss, she would immediately pounce on the old man and slap him across the face, refusing to admit to Old Man Chang's slander despite her tantrums and sulking.
"Indeed..." Old Man Tian's expression showed slight surprise, but not the anger that Aunt Yan had worried about.
"It couldn't be more true. Give me hush money, and I promise I'll never utter another word from my mouth again!" Old Man Chang vowed solemnly.
Aunt Yan was puzzled. What had she done that required her to pay Old Man Chang hush money?
It was consensual, but this old man is obsessed with money!
Old Man Tian smiled and said, "Anything that can be solved with money is no problem. No problem at all, I'll get it for you right away!"
"Old Tian..." Aunt Yan was unwilling to give this guy money.
Old Man Tian gave her a playful glare: "Don't meddle in men's affairs!"
Aunt Yan cursed inwardly, knowing that nothing good ever came from the appearance of that old man!
Old Tian went back to his room, took out an envelope containing five thousand yuan, and handed it to Old Chang.
"Once you've taken the money, we'll pretend nothing happened before. You and Sister Yan aren't even acquainted!"
Old Man Chang left with a smile, holding the envelope.
Chang Hongbing was stunned for a moment before chasing after him. "Dad, are you extorting money from me?"
Aunt Yan harbored deep resentment towards Old Man Chang. If this money wasn't given away, her child would receive another sum of money.
She jokingly complained to Old Man Tian, "You too, why give him money? He's no good. We should keep the money ourselves. Let him say whatever he wants, whatever he wants!"
Old Man Tian laughed loudly, not intending to tell Aunt Yan what Old Man Chang had told him.
Old Chang said that Aunt Yan had been dishonest with him and had taken a sum of money from him before leaving. He said that if Old Tian refused to compensate Aunt Yan, he would report the case to the police and they wouldn't need to go to the hotel tomorrow; they would go directly to the police station.
Old Man Tian couldn't bear to see Aunt Yan suffer. It was just a little money; he had plenty of it. He also gave her hush money, and insisted that she never mention the matter again.
Old Man Tian felt satisfied after listening to Old Man Chang's accusations.
Old Chang described Aunt Yan as a greedy person, but he knew very well what a good person Sister Yan was.
Therefore, Yan Da Meizi and Chang Lao Tou's past relationship was only for money; now their relationship is genuine.
...
On his way home, Chang Hongbing looked at Old Man Chang's smiling face and felt helpless.
"Dad, how could you still cheat Uncle Tian out of his money? Uncle Tian has already suffered enough by encountering that woman, offending all his children. He might end up destitute in his old age. Instead of helping to persuade him, you..."
Ugh, that's so despicable!
Chang Hongbing, a dutiful son, dared not speak harshly to his father.
Old Chang gave him a cold look and cursed, "What do you mean I cheated him out of his money? I'm just taking back my own money! That guy surnamed Yan took my money and ran away without even saying goodbye. Now they're about to get married and are husband and wife. If that guy surnamed Yan doesn't want to pay back the money, what's wrong with me asking Old Tian for it back? He'll be happy to give it to me!"
Chang Hongbing walked with his head down.
After walking for a while, Chang Hongbing realized something was wrong: "Dad, this isn't the way home?"
"Who said we were going home! We're going to Lan Hua's house!"
When I arrived at Chang Lanhua's house, I heard on the phone that Chang Lanhua had been hit on the head, with a medicine pack on her forehead, and she was laughing hysterically while watching TV.
Chang Hongbing asked naively, "Lan Hua, aren't you alright?"
He even said his head had been cracked open, and all his worries were for nothing.
Chang Lanhua felt guilty for a second, then instantly became righteous and said, "What I do is none of your business! You call yourself a brother from your own family, but you treat your own sisters like air when they're being bullied. How dare you question me like this!"
Chang Hongbing's face turned red.
Chang Lanhua cursed Aunt Yan, who had ruined her life: "That wretched woman, she was so enthusiastic when she saw me, treating me like her own daughter. She even helped scold her distant niece, Yan Dong. But after she deceived that old man, she immediately turned her back on me. When Old Man Tian's eldest daughter-in-law's family came to cause trouble, they pushed me out as a scapegoat without saying a word..."
Chang Lanhua was cursing fiercely, but Old Man Chang didn't want to waste time on her. He took out an envelope and gave Chang Lanhua five hundred: "I'll give you a little something since you've helped me a lot!"
As luck would have it, Chang Lanhua arranged for Aunt Yan to become a pimp for Old Man Tian. Old Man Tian was infatuated with Aunt Yan and had money; otherwise, who would he have asked for the money that Aunt Yan had taken from him?
When Chang Lanhua started playing the victim on the phone, Old Man Chang knew she was alright.
If something were to happen to her, the sky would fall down; she wouldn't have time to play the victim, she'd be too busy wailing and howling to care.
Chang Lanhua accepted the money without ceremony, her eyes glued to the envelope in Old Man Chang's hand: "Dad, where did you get this money for me? This isn't all compensation from the Tian family, is it? Dad..."
"Hmph, Red Soldier, go home!" Old Man Chang saw through her true colors and didn't want to pay her any attention.
Chang Hongbing looked at his sisters with mixed feelings. It wasn't just his sisters who were the subject of gossip; his father was equally absurd. Who would swindle money from their ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend?
His dad could do such a thing, he's too ashamed to even look at it!
*
Time is like a grain of sand; the more you try to grasp it, the more you feel how fast it slips away.
In the blink of an eye, another three years have passed. As this year ends, we will step into the new century, the millennium.
In three years, Chang Shuying's studio has become an undeniable force in the industry. From working alone at the beginning to gradually forming a scale, the magazine published by the studio became a sensation and was comparable to the magazines under the China Artists Association.
Chang Shuying's face lost its innocence and naivety, replaced by an unfathomable chill. Those who knew her said she had changed a lot.
Chang Shuying had lost count of how many times she had come to this godforsaken place to look for someone at a famous karaoke bar in Beijing.
The studio was thriving, and Jian Zicai's career development was even more phenomenal. Once the third season of his work was released, it became a bestseller overseas, making him the most popular cartoonist of the year.
Everyone knows it.
There are a few days every month when Chang Shuying comes to Jian Zicai to urge him to finish his manuscript.
Before becoming famous, Jian Zicai liked to slack off. After becoming famous, he devoted himself to a life of pleasure and spent his days in various entertainment venues in Beijing.
Chang Shuying had nothing to say about this, as the two were only business partners and she did not interfere in her business partner's private life.
However, in some people's eyes, she had an unknown relationship with the great painter Jian.
Otherwise, how could the great painter Jian, who could walk through a sea of flowers without a single petal clinging to him, have obediently packed up and gone back to work the moment she arrived?
Is it really just about submitting the manuscript, without any ulterior motives?
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