Chapter 73: Something that cannot be supported
Since Zhu Yujiao and Zhang Zijun got engaged, even if Zhang Jingtong was ruthless, the Zhu family still benefited a lot. Of course, they benefited even more from the Zhang family boss.
People in government agencies are all very smart people. Zhu Tianlin, with the title of Zhang Jingtong's relative, has a lot of people giving him the green light on trivial matters. Therefore, he has been living a smooth life in the past few years.
Now that this benefit was about to be gone, Zhu Tianlin was filled with resentment. He hated the Zhang family for being ruthless and hated Gu Erhui for seducing Zhang Zijun.
The next day, when he arrived at his office, he called a few people he knew and hinted that they were going to cause trouble for the Gu family. After hanging up the phone, he felt a little relieved.
When I'm unhappy, I always have to find someone to vent my anger on.
After work that afternoon, he rode his bike to Zhang's house. Zhang Jingtong hadn't returned yet, so Zhang Zijun and a few of his friends were there. Five or six young men in their early twenties sat slouching together, puffing away.
Zhu Tianlin actually looked down on Zhang Zijun, a second-generation rich man who was doing nothing, but now he was going to lose such a son-in-law.
"Please sit down. My dad will be back soon." Zhang Zijun said, pointing to the sofa on the side while holding a cigarette.
Zhu Tianlin sat down expressionlessly. Before, Zhang Zijun would call him "uncle," but now he just called him "you." Even though he was unhappy, he didn't dare to scold him.
"You mean the shop that sells bread and butter, right? Go back to Kyoto and we'll take care of you from now on."
Hearing this voice, Zhu Tianlin turned his head and saw that the person speaking was Mayor Liang’s youngest son. These words should be directed at him.
He suddenly felt regretful about the phone calls he made this morning. Although these people were all second-generation rich people who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, they all came from powerful backgrounds, so he didn't dare to confront them head-on.
At that moment, the door opened and Zhang Jingtong returned. Zhang Zijun's friends hurriedly sat down properly. Zhu Tianlin stood up and greeted him with a slightly bent back. Zhang Jingtong smiled and led him to the study.
"Old Zhu, you and I are both experienced people, and you know that a forced melon is not sweet. Zijun and your Yujiao are not compatible, so let's forget about this marriage."
Zhang Jingtong placed Zhu Yujiao's engagement letter in front of Zhu Tianlin and said, "Also, I heard that Yujiao and her aunt are causing trouble for the Gu family? Old Zhu, we are civil servants. We must not only discipline ourselves, but also our family and relatives. Let's not talk about what happened before. This kind of thing must never happen again. I will ask Secretary Li to keep an eye on the Gu family."
When Zhang Jingtong said this, he didn't have his signature smile on his face. He was very serious and his aura was very strong. Zhu Tianlin was so nervous that he could only respond with a "Yes."
Zhang Jingtong was quite satisfied with his attitude, and said with a relaxed expression, "I'll have Zijun go with you to my house to get the engagement letter later."
Only after the engagement letter is returned can the marriage be considered truly cancelled.
Zhu Tianlin clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and said, "This is also because Yujiao and Zijun are not destined to be together. It's just that they have let down the old man. When the old man arranged the marriages for the two children, he also hoped that our two families would continue to interact."
The old man he was referring to was Mr. Zhang.
Zhang Jingtong knew what he meant. He simply wanted to stay tied to the Zhang family and reap the benefits. But how could such a good thing happen in the world?
He took a sip of tea and said, "The war was brutal, and countless soldiers died on the battlefield. They sacrificed their lives for their country and their people, and the country will always remember them. My father's favorite thing to do after retirement was to talk about his battles. I often heard him talk about who he saved and who saved him on the battlefield. I can't even count the number. However, he was rarely asked to repay his kindness, let alone let our family remember his gratitude for generations."
These words were said very bluntly. Zhu Tianlin's face turned purple, and it was unclear whether he was angry or embarrassed.
"Secretary Zhang, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first." No matter how thick-skinned Zhu Tianlin was, he felt embarrassed to stay any longer.
Zhang Jingtong stood up and said, "Let Zijun go with you."
"good."
After leaving the study, Zhang Zijun's friends had already left. Zhang Jingtong said something to Zhang Zijun, and Zhang Zijun casually picked up the car keys and walked out, with Zhu Tianlin following behind.
After going downstairs, Zhang Zijun didn't say anything to him. He got into the car, started the car and drove away. Zhu Tianlin followed behind on his bicycle.
When Zhang Zijun arrived at the Zhu family's door, he did not go in. Instead, he stopped at the intersection and waited for Zhu Tianlin to catch up before driving the car into the family compound.
The two of them entered the Zhu family's house together. As soon as Zhu Yujiao saw Zhang Zijun, she ran up to him, took his arm and said, "Brother Zijun, you came to see me?"
Zhang Zijun shook her off and said, "I'm here to get the engagement letter."
Zhu Yujiao burst into tears when she heard this. "You still want to break off the engagement with me, just because of that woman, right?"
Zhang Zijun didn't want to pay attention to her and said to Zhu Tianlin, "Uncle Zhu, please take out the engagement letter."
Zhu Tianlin went to the bedroom to get the engagement letter. Zhu Yujiao gritted her teeth and said, "If you break off the engagement with me, I will drive that woman and her family out of Lizhou."
"Try it!" Zhang Zijun squinted his eyes at her, even with a smirk on his face, but Zhu Yujiao broke out in a cold sweat. She knew that if Zhang Zijun got ruthless, he would not care about anything.
"Yujiao!" Zhu Tianlin scolded while holding the engagement letter.
Zhu Yujiao went into the bedroom crying. Zhu Tianlin handed the engagement letter to Zhang Zijun. "Yujiao was just angry. Don't worry, we won't make things difficult for that family."
Zhang Zijun nodded and turned away. Zhu Tianlin was a smart man and he knew what to do.
"What did you say?" Lu Hongyun asked Zhu Tianlin, but Zhu Tianlin did not answer her. Instead, he picked up the phone and made several calls, all of which told them not to make things difficult for Gu's family.
"What's going on?" Lu Hongyun asked after he hung up the phone.
Zhu Tianlin sat dejectedly on the sofa, "Zhang Jingtong warned me not to touch the Gu family."
"Why are we not allowed to move? Is he really engaged to that woman?" Zhu Yujiao rushed out of the house and yelled at Zhu Tianlin.
Zhu Tianlin's head hurt from her yelling. "I don't know, but don't even think about doing anything. Zhang Zijun has already told his friends to protect the Gu family."
"Why? Why?" Zhu Yujiao burst into tears. Lu Hongyun hurriedly comforted her, "Okay, Zhang Zijun isn't any good either. We'll find someone better later."
Zhu Yujiao cried and asked, "Can you find someone who will let me marry in Kyoto?"
Lu Hongyun sighed heavily. She was also unwilling, but what else could she do?
"Zhang Jingtong said that Lu Yanping had caused trouble for the Gu family? What's going on?" Zhu Tianlin said to Lu Hongyun with a cold face, "Don't interfere in her affairs in the future. You are useless."
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