Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Mr. Cheng and Ms. Lin experience the big ruler...
Cheng Guanjie's parents died early, and he only had a younger sister. He started from scratch in the port city, which was still a small fishing village at the time, and climbed up the career ladder by working as a porter at the dock when he was just in his teens.
He is smart. Others work as porters and just carry goods honestly, but he is different. He will grab any opportunity to move up and never let it go. He went from earning 50 cents a day to earning over a hundred dollars a day, and finally he took over a wharf... and took over half of the shipping territory of the port city. From a poor boy with nothing to holding half of the shipping market in the port city, he can challenge others.
All this is achieved through ruthlessness and benevolence.
Cheng Guanjie has always attached great importance to his reputation and protected his own people. He was ruthless to outsiders but never did anything unjust to anyone.
I never expected that I would fall into the hands of my eldest son!
Cheng Guanjie's eyes went dark and he almost fainted. If he guessed correctly...
What a misfortune for this family!
My son is a man of great ability, with a distinguished family background and amazing wealth, but now he has fallen to this point? !
I introduced him to a girl but he refused, yet he insisted on pretending to be his cousin?
How can you be such a Cheng Wanting!
Cheng Guanjie could hardly recognize his son!
"Tell me quickly, is this fake? Even if Song Xian was involved, she should have been the one to flirt with you. How could it be..." Cheng Guanjie couldn't believe it and had difficulty speaking.
"She mistook me for Song Xian..." Cheng Wanting spoke calmly, not showing any panic, "I didn't tell her the truth. Yes, I fought and snatched this marriage."
Cheng Guanjie was so confused that he almost lost his balance: "How could you...how could you do such a thing!"
Marrying his cousin's child bride was already enough to give people grounds for criticism, and now she's pretending to be his cousin! ! !
Cheng Guanjie looked at his son, whom he was always proud of, and couldn't understand how the person in charge of Huanyu, who was now one of the top shipping giants in Hong Kong and a mainstay in the real estate industry, could do such a thing!
However, Cheng Wanting remained calm and showed no sign of remorse.
"Since you know this, you can help me appease the Chen family. The Chen family knows that the child bride came to Hong Kong a few months ago and is investigating. You are more suitable than me to deal with this matter."
Cheng Guanjie almost vomited blood.
To get married, they steal, rob, fight and cheat... and now they have to help clean up the mess by themselves!
"You...how dare you say such things! I misunderstood it as Keying before..." Cheng Guanjie couldn't help feeling guilty when he thought of his daughter-in-law.
"What else?" Cheng Wanting knew that he couldn't keep it a secret forever. He was always standing on the edge of the cliff, walking alone. It might not be a bad thing to have help at this moment. "Or do you want to tell Keying the truth now and let her divorce your son?"
Cheng Guanjie: "..."
I was stumped by my son's question without changing my expression. The matter is done and the marriage is already done. What can I do?
Even though he had experienced many ups and downs in his life, Cheng Guanjie still angrily said: "At the beginning, your aunt Hong and Aunt Lian worried about your marriage, but you refused and insisted on cheating, stealing and robbing. You...you..."
"If you had introduced Keying to me earlier, I wouldn't have cheated, stolen, and robbed."
Cheng Guanjie: "...Is it my fault?!"
Cheng Wanting said quietly, "Didn't you teach me since I was a child that if I want something, I must do my best and use any means to get it? I am just following your teachings now."
Cheng Guanjie's mouth twitched with anger. Is this how he taught his child?
"I taught you to be ruthless and aggressive so that you can use it in business, not to steal your cousin's woman!"
"If I don't go and snatch it, am I going to watch my beloved woman become my brother's wife and call me cousin from now on?"
Before leaving the study, Cheng Wanting turned around with a fierce look in his eyes: "Impossible, I won't accept this happening. Dad, remember to help me appease the Chen family and the rest of our family. Keying is still waiting for me, we'll leave first."
His son left in a cool manner, and Cheng Guanjie held his forehead with his hand, feeling a headache.
Rebellious son, you are committing a sin!
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Outside the study, Lin Keying was playing with three-year-old Wenwen. The little girl was as cute as a custard dumpling, sweet and soft, and very cute, especially her sweet little mouth.
However, Fu Yuehong, who had just come out of the study with him, was nowhere to be seen. She looked a little strange, and hurriedly called Cheng Zhihao away and disappeared.
Concentrating on playing with her niece so that she could go home when Cheng Wanting came out, Lin Keying thought of her father-in-law's expression just now and felt a little worried. How could he get angry over eating a mugwort glutinous rice cake? Would her husband be scolded?
Fu Yuehong's room on the second floor.
"Mom, what did you say?!" Cheng Zhihao was brought into the house by his mother in a mysterious manner and heard a shocking secret, "What did my sister-in-law call my brother? Brother Songxian? She also said that our family fled from the mainland to Hong Kong more than ten years ago?"
Cheng Zhihao's eyes almost popped out of his head in fear, and his voice was almost distorted and broken.
Fu Yuehong's heart was pounding wildly, and her facial muscles were shaking uncontrollably with fear: "Your father was very angry, and asked your sister-in-law and I to come out and interrogate your eldest brother. What on earth is going on!"
After leaving the study, Lin Keying asked herself, Fu Yuehong didn't dare to say a word because she didn't understand the situation.
It was because she remembered that Song Xiujuan, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Chen family, had once mentioned the situation of Chen Songxian being a child bride in his childhood. Now that she had gradually calmed down, she had a terrible guess.
Did Lin Keying recognize the wrong person?
It was clearly the Chen family, not the Cheng family, who came to Hong Kong from the mainland more than ten years ago!
What’s even more terrifying is the voice of “Brother Songxian”!
The lively birthday party downstairs was coming to an end. After Lin Keying, Cheng Wanting and Cheng Min said goodbye and left, Fu Yuehong took her son to the study to find Cheng Guanjie.
"Master, what's going on? Why did Keying say..."
"Don't mention this matter again." Cheng Guanjie was almost forced into a situation where he had no choice but to do it because of his son. What else could he do! "Just pretend you didn't hear anything. Don't mention the names of the Chen family in our house anymore, especially Chen Songxian! Also, have less contact with the Chen family in the future."
Fu Yuehong: "..."
As her guesses were gradually confirmed, Fu Yuehong felt a little flustered.
Cheng Wanting is the real head of the Cheng family and the one in power. Although he is not her biological son, she has to admit that Cheng Wanting is much better than her son.
How could such a person... do such a shameless thing!
Cheng Zhihao's mind was confused, like a ball of tangled cotton thread. He seemed to have a clue, but couldn't sort it out: "Dad, what's going on? Why does my sister-in-law call my eldest brother Songxian? Isn't that Chen Songxian's name? And when did our family come here from the mainland? That's the Chen family."
Cheng Guanjie waved his hand: "Stop asking so many questions!"
Family disgrace should not be made public, so he didn't want to make it public even at home.
So shameful!
Fu Yuehong pulled her son out of the study room. Before leaving, she heard Cheng Guanjie say, "Also, be nicer to Keying in the future. We are always in the wrong."
Fu Yuehong used to think that Lin Keying was very resourceful and was able to marry Cheng Wanting. She tried to please him but was also wary and cautious. Now, she was just shocked.
What else can she think of when a man as proud and conceited as Cheng Wanting can do such a thing? The right thing to do is to maintain a good relationship with him!
Cheng Zhihao was confused by what his parents said, so he didn't want to leave. He turned around and asked his mother, "Mom, what's going on?"
Fu Yuehong glanced at her silly son and whispered in his ear.
"What?!" Cheng Zhihao almost jumped up in shock, "Brother actually pretended to be Chen Songxian?! Sister-in-law doesn't know about it?!"
The sky is falling! How could his wise, brave, outstanding, resourceful, courageous, and influential elder brother, who holds up the Cheng family, impersonate Chen Songxian, a good-for-nothing prodigal son!
Among the sons of wealthy businessmen, Chen Songxian is about the same level as himself. Is he worthy of being impersonated by his elder brother?
He doesn't deserve it!
My elder brother is such an outstanding and capable person, how could he do such a thing!
"Zhihao, please don't let this matter get out." It was really too absurd. Fu Yuehong knew that Cheng Guanjie cared a lot about face, and he would probably be inferior to the Chen family when he met them in the future.
But just as she finished her words, there was a noise at the door of the study, and Cheng Min came up to inform: "Dad, Aunt Hong, Second Brother, Cousin Chen's family is here."
Three people in the study: "..."
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In the living room.
Chen Huashan, the second son of the Chen family, and his wife Yang Lijun came to visit. While giving Cheng Zhihao's daughter Wenwen a gold pendant, they also had something to ask for.
"Guanjie, our old man wants to finalize Songxian's lifelong event while he is still in good health. So, he plans to find the child bride from that year. If she is unmarried and still willing, we will fulfill the marriage contract from that year."
With just these few words, the three members of the Cheng family sitting on the sofa opposite instantly looked away. Cheng Guanjie lowered his head, Fu Yuehong's eyes flickered, and Cheng Zhihao put his fist to his lips and coughed lightly twice.
"I heard that Xiaoying came to Hongcheng a few months ago, but we asked Yang Minghui to check, but there was no news. I don't know if she was on a Global Shipping ship, or if she had an accident? You are one of the best in the shipping industry, please help us find out."
If the child bride was on the British-controlled Global Shipping ship at that time, it would be normal for Yang Minghui not to be able to find out. In this case, he would naturally have to ask Huanyu, which was a rival to Global Shipping, to help find out.
Cheng Guanjie cursed his son in his heart. He had been through many ups and downs in his life, but he had never felt so ashamed. He could only perfunctorily respond, "I'll let you know when I have news. Zhihao, I'm not feeling well. Go and see Uncle Chen and Aunt off."
Cheng Zhihao shuddered and covered his stomach: "Ke'er, Amin, my stomach hurts, can you help me take it away."
Dad would also cheat his son, so how could I have the nerve to hold my head up high?
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After leaving the Cheng family villa and returning to her own home in the villa halfway up the mountain, Lin Keying saw the man's stern expression and wondered if a fierce quarrel had broken out between the father and son again.
"Did Dad scold you?" Lin Keying still doesn't understand. "I gave Dad a plate of mugwort glutinous rice cakes, and he suddenly got angry."
Cheng Wanting comforted him: "He is moody, don't worry about him."
Lin Keying: "..."
He is truly my son and dares to say anything.
Instead, the father-in-law was angry with his own son. Lin Keying naturally didn't take the matter to heart. Besides, she didn't go to Cheng's house very often, so she just pretended not to see it.
But the next day, when Lin Keying checked her bank account, she was surprised to find that the three million yuan that her father-in-law said he would transfer to her account yesterday had now become a full eight million yuan!
Could it be that he is old and his eyesight is blurry? Are your hands shaking?
When Lin Keying was out, she went to Huanyu and met her husband in the general manager's office on the 32nd floor: "Honey, is Dad's hand shaking? Transfer an extra 5 million to me!"
Cheng Wanting has never been interested in the social interactions among the wives of Hong Kong's wealthy circle. He didn't have any women around him before, and now he doesn't want his wife to worry about these things.
But his father thought it would be beneficial to Huanyu's development, so he went straight to Keying to give instructions without asking him.
"Just take the money he gives you. He probably feels that he hasn't been good enough to you as his daughter-in-law, so he wants to make it up to you." Cheng Wanting's lips curled up. Since he feels guilty, just give it to him.
Lin Keying was delighted to receive eight million, and she had more respect for her father-in-law in her heart. What a fierce-looking father-in-law, but actually very warm-hearted!
Just preparing to send some nourishing products to the Cheng family, especially to express gratitude to her father-in-law, Lin Keying heard her father-in-law's soft words on the phone, a little stumbling: "No, you don't have to come, don't waste time going back and forth, it just so happens that I want to be quiet recently."
Lin Keying hung up the phone. She didn't expect that her father-in-law's temper was not as cold and hard as before, and his words were not as vigorous as before. It seemed like he was scolding someone at any time. It was really magical!
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Lin Keying, who earned a large sum of money, was bored. She had to spend the unexpected money, so she simply went out and bought a street of shops.
The street shops in Wan Chai District are packaged for rent, and the rental notice is posted on the wall. There are a total of 15 shops on one street, and the price is 4.5 million Hong Kong dollars.
The shop is in a good location and the owner is selling it urgently because he needs money. The tenants are stable and he can get back more than 400,000 yuan in rent every year. Not to mention, this is the location that Lin Keying remembered was to be demolished a few years later.
When the house was demolished in the 1990s, the compensation increased more than tenfold. A large square was built here, and later the ceremony of the return of the Hong Kong city was also held here.
It was a good deal. After some bargaining, Lin Keying finally closed the deal at HK$4.3 million.
After spending the extra money given by her father-in-law, Lin Keying rushed to Xitian Building.
Sister He was inspecting the dessert shop on the ground floor of Xitian Building when she happened to meet Lin Keying. She was busy discussing the expansion plan of the dessert shop with her.
"Asheng and I looked at four stores. They were all in good locations, crowded and lively, and surrounded by food stalls."
After listening to Sister He's detailed introduction to the site selection, Lin Keying realized that she had nothing to worry about, so she decided, "Let's decide on these four."
Ho Kee Dessert Shop opened four more branches and quickly became one of the top chain stores in Hong Kong, with eight stores in Hong Kong and a great reputation.
Lin Keying was even thinking about inserting advertisements seamlessly into the TV series produced by Hongsheng.
For example, let the male and female protagonists drink a bowl of dessert at Ho Kee Dessert Shop and then go shopping at Xitian Building. This is simply free advertising space and a mutual benefit! Form a circular support for the industries under your name.
The industries under Lin Keying's name are developing well, except for the new industry Hongsheng which has experienced some ups and downs recently.
The news that Hongsheng signed two strange artists spread like wildfire.
One is a dock porter, taciturn, and the other is a housewife that no one remembers, simple and lifeless, looking a bit like an old woman.
The staff and other artists in Hongsheng Company were surprised, not to mention their peers outside.
The other three major entertainment companies in Hong Kong's entertainment circle have seen Hongsheng change three bosses in just two months, especially the last one who took over was a woman who was rumored to be very young.
In a smoke-filled hotel suite, the CEOs of three major entertainment companies, each holding a cigar and drinking XO, accompanied by three beautiful young women, were discussing the future direction of film and television production, especially wanting to increase erotic performances in movies.
The three major entertainment companies control almost half of the film and television resources and connections in Hong Kong's entertainment industry. The three bosses can formulate the unspoken rules of Hong Kong's entertainment industry almost in a casual manner.
The 45-year-old Gu Yongfeng, the boss of Wangguan Entertainment, took a puff of his cigar, slowly exhaled the white mist, and said sarcastically: "When Wang Weiliang was here, Hongsheng was still quite respectable. Sun Bozong was a bit of a loser, but at least he could do some business. Now that Lin is a woman who hasn't even grown all her hair. I think it will go bankrupt in less than three months."
The 49-year-old Li Weihao, the boss of Jiaxiang Entertainment Company, took a sip of XO and said with a smile: "I bet that the company will go bankrupt in a month, and I bet one million."
On the other side, the 48-year-old Wan Lirong, the CEO of Qifa Entertainment, was helpless: "Then I can only bet for half a month? One million!"
A burst of mocking laughter broke out in the luxury suite. Wan Lirong mentioned Hongsheng's new move: "I heard that Hongsheng has gone crazy and signed a contract with a dock porter, the kind of taciturn man who can't say more than a few words a day. What's even more outrageous is that I don't know where he dug out a housewife who makes soup and takes care of the children at home every day. He wants people to act out!"
If you don't know how to run an entertainment company, it's all just nonsense.
Gu Yongfeng held a thick cigar between his fingers and sneered, "I think it's time to poach those top players at Hongsheng. If you follow a boss like this, you'll just have to wait for bankruptcy."
After a change of ownership, Hongsheng Entertainment Company does seem to be in a precarious situation, with even some people within the company wavering.
After all, the previous boss was arrested and sentenced to twenty years in prison, and the current new boss is as beautiful as an artist or a movie star. If she really makes her debut, she will definitely be very famous. This makes people feel insecure about doing business.
When the employees gathered in groups of three or four during lunch time, they couldn't help but sigh that it seemed that only by being like the former Boss Wang or the bosses of the other three major entertainment companies could people think they knew how to do business.
In particular, the two new players signed by the boss surprised everyone in Hongsheng. Suspicions arose everywhere, and people were really worried that Hongsheng would be brought down.
When the three major entertainment companies privately extended an olive branch, trying to poach Hongsheng's most popular male and female artists, and were even willing to pay them liquidated damages, some people were indeed tempted.
Tang Qiankun has been in the company for many years and has extensive connections. Upon learning of such illegal operations, he hurriedly reported to Lin Keying.
"Boss Lin, Wangguan, Jiaxiang, and Qifa Entertainment are all trying to poach our people."
This kind of direct poaching without any mercy would never have happened in the past.
At that time, Wang Weiliang had a good personal relationship with the three of them, and everyone basically maintained superficial peace. Now, he obviously looks down on Lin Keying, a young woman who appeared out of nowhere.
Tang Qiankun was anxious. The company's top star could not be poached. Without the pillar, Hongsheng would be half ruined.
Unexpectedly, Lin Keying was calm and said, "If someone really doesn't want to do this anymore and their heart isn't here, what's the point of keeping them here? If they are really willing to pay the penalty, I will take it."
Tang Qiankun wailed in his heart, wondering what the boss’s strategy was now. He signed some weird people. Even the third and fourth people on the list were a forty-year-old middle-aged woman and a twenty-year-old young man!
The middle-aged woman, who is in her forties, is a crew assistant. She has been in the industry for more than ten years and does odd jobs such as preparing equipment and distributing lunch boxes. The young man, who is in his twenties, is a restaurant waiter who dropped out of high school.
There are only these two people, but Mr. Lin actually invited them back to be screenwriters!
Tang Qiankun dared to doubt but dared not speak. He was crazy, really crazy.
Lin Keying was naturally not crazy. She was a gold medal screenwriter and producer in the Hong Kong film and television circles in later generations. As a stagehand, she had seen all kinds of life. She was a talented contestant who had met all kinds of people in restaurants. The film and television dramas she later wrote and produced were of quite high quality.
Hongsheng signed a group of people who seemed useless to outsiders one after another, and the eldest and second eldest brothers and sisters among them were also ready to make a move.
With good acting skills and rich shooting experience, Lam Keying communicated with the four pillars about the company's future development direction, focusing on the quality of the script and shooting. At the same time, she expressed her recognition and demand for the acting skills of the company's pillars.
His words were sincere but not humble, and he didn't even ask about the fact that they were privately contacted by the other three major entertainment companies.
Whether to go or stay is entirely up to you.
The four most famous artists of the company considered for a long time. Three of them settled down after listening to Lin Keying's plan. Only Jiang Junhao, the second-in-command among the male actors of the company, was moved by the lobbying of Crown Entertainment.
The boss of Wangguan promised him plenty of resources and exaggerated benefits, and was willing to pay him a penalty of 80 million yuan for breach of contract.
Jiang Junhao's contract was signed when Wang Weiliang was in charge of Hongsheng. Now he has no trust in the new boss. When Jiang Junhao defected to Wang Guan, he even echoed: "The new female boss of our company is seven or eight years younger than me. She is useless except for her pretty face. I don't know where she gets these messy people to sign. Hongsheng used to sign handsome men and beautiful women, but now it is really going to be ruined in her hands."
The two parties hit it off immediately. Wang Guan promised to make Jiang Junhao famous and paid a huge sum of 80 million yuan in liquidated damages to poach him.
When Boss Wangguan went to pick people up in person, he met the new boss of Hongsheng while smoking a cigar.
With an amazing appearance and figure, she should debut as an artist, but she actually dreams of becoming a boss.
"Boss Lin, thank you for letting me win. Crown Entertainment will definitely make Jiang Junhao famous. It was a waste of his qualifications for him to stay in your company before."
Lin Keying smiled and nodded: "Boss Gu, thank you for the liquidated damages. It just so happens that our company needs funds to start a project. If it succeeds in the future, I will definitely remember your kindness."
Gu Yongfeng narrowed his eyes slightly, and when he turned around to get into the car, the corners of his mouth drooped down, and he sneered: "You don't know your own limitations."
After a few months, when Hongsheng goes bankrupt, I will definitely take over Hongsheng!
Lin Keying didn't take the fact that her second brother, an actor in the company, was poached too seriously. The other party's heart was no longer here, and a forced melon would not be sweet. In addition, his penalty for breach of contract was high, so it was just right to use it to start a new TV drama project!
The early preparations for the TV series are long, and Lin Keying plans to let the 40-year-old script supervisor Zhang Haili serve as the screenwriter and producer, giving her absolute say.
This female producer, who later became a great success in TV drama production, just needed an opportunity.
As for the male lead... Lam Ho Ying strongly recommends Wu Jinliang, a dock porter who was signed a while ago.
Lin Keying's sales pitch was also terrifying: "Editor Zhang, look at Wu Jinliang, he is handsome and strong, with outstanding temperament. He has a unique temperament in the current Hong Kong entertainment industry, not to mention his tall and handsome figure. You two must be the right partner for the new group."
Zhang Haili has worked as a handyman in the crew for many years. She does have many wild imaginations in her mind and has secretly written scripts at home, but she never thought that someone would actually ask her to be a screenwriter and producer.
She thought the boss of Hongsheng Entertainment was crazy, but passion was burning in her blood.
"Boss Lin, if we lose money..."
"Don't worry about it." Lin Keying knew Zhang Haili's level. She was a gold medal screenwriter and ace producer in the book, and she had never failed. "Just do it with confidence."
A new TV drama project was confirmed, and Cheng Wanting heard what Lin Keying said at Hongsheng, praising actor Wu Jinliang to the heavens.
When Lin Keying returned home after a meeting at Hongsheng Company, her husband, who was busy with work, had not yet returned. She ate dinner by herself, watched TV for a while, washed up, and went back to bed to continue reading a novel.
Cheng Wanting got home from get off work when he was halfway through reading "The Book and the Sword".
The man took off his suit, leaving only a black shirt on. He unbuttoned a button with his bony fingers and leaned closer to the woman.
Lin Keying used the magazine with the novel on it to block the man's kiss: "I'm reading a novel, don't disturb me. Have you eaten? If you have eaten, go take a shower."
Cheng Wanting, who didn't get to kiss anyone, slowly stood up and unbuttoned his black shirt, gradually revealing his tan skin. "I heard that your company has just signed a handsome, tough, tall actor with outstanding temperament?"
Okay, okay, she knows it!
This man claims to not care about anything, but he is actually extremely well-informed! I don't know if he is secretly and pervertedly monitoring me.
Maybe it's the weird jealousy that's at work again.
Lin Keying slowly put down the magazine, revealing only a pair of bright and clear phoenix eyes, her eyes moving and charming: "Mr. Cheng is well-informed. But no matter how handsome a male actor is, he can't compare to you. If you are willing to give up your business and enter the entertainment industry, I will sign you first! I don't want any other actors, I will only support you!"
Cheng Wanting curled the corners of his lips: "Boss Lin is really good at speaking."
As if to calm down the man with an overwhelming desire for control, Lin Keying watched him turn around and walk into the bathroom, and then she continued reading the novel with peace of mind.
But that night, the man insisted on fulfilling his promise and dragged me to experience the feeling of filming.
The next day, Lin Keying got out of bed, supporting her sore waist. Just experience it, who asked you to experience the sex scene!
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Half a month had passed since Wenwen's birthday, and Lin Keying was busy with Hongsheng's business. When she had some free time, she was surprised to find something unusual about the Cheng family.
Half a month had passed, and he hadn't received a single call from the Cheng family's old house!
You know, before, there were one or two calls almost every week, all from the Cheng family asking me to persuade Cheng Wanting to go home for a reunion dinner.
"What's wrong with your dad and the others? They haven't urged us to go home for dinner in the past half month." Lin Keying couldn't help but be curious.
Cheng Wanting knew it well, but he didn't point it out: "Maybe he has other things to do."
"Really?" I always feel like something is wrong. Is there anything else that the Cheng family needs to be busy with?
That afternoon, Lin Keying took the initiative to suggest going back to the Cheng family. After all, she had just received eight million from her father-in-law, and she had to do some face-saving work.
But when the couple arrived at the Cheng family's villa in Deep Water Bay, only Cheng Min and Cheng Zhihao and his wife were at home.
As for the rest...
Cheng Min was also puzzled: "Dad has taken Aunt Hong and Aunt Lian to the temple several times recently. He has also been busy introducing a date to cousin Chen, and he is even more active than when he arranged a blind date for my eldest brother."
"Cousin Chen?" Lin Keying seemed to have guessed who it was. It should be the one...
But just as she opened her mouth, she heard hurried footsteps and Cheng Zhihao's loud voice coming from the stairs.
"Amin, stop talking about your cousin!" Cheng Zhihao hurriedly took the third sister away, who knew nothing about it. "Come quickly, my second brother has a question for you about art."
But don't let anything slip.
If my eldest brother’s marriage hits trouble and he’s too heartbroken to work, I’ll be finished!
Cheng Zhihao took Cheng Min away. Facing Cheng Min's puzzled look, he flipped out a rough draft of his three-year-old daughter's scribbles and said, "Come on, Amin, see if your niece has artistic talent."
Cheng Min looked at the colorful mess: "..."
Not long after the two of them entered the house and sat down, Cheng Guanjie and his group came back.
"Dad, Aunt Hong, Aunt Lian." Lin Keying greeted them curiously, "Where have you been?"
Cheng Guanjie avoided Lin Keying's gaze and stared at his eldest son with bulging eyes: "Go to the temple to worship Buddha, in case someone has done something wrong, and they have to eliminate the sins."
Cheng Wanting remained calm and said, "You are worried, but I never believe in these things."
"Hmph." Seeing his daughter-in-law handing over the tea she brought and sitting on the sofa as if she was going to have dinner, Cheng Guanjie couldn't help but say, "You guys must be very busy at work. If you don't have time, don't worry about us. Go home early."
Lin Keying: “…?”
Wasn’t my father-in-law looking forward to Cheng Wanting coming back for dinner?
Now they are kicking people out!
Oh no, there must be a big crisis in the relationship between father and son!
The gossipy eyes moved back and forth between Cheng Guanjie and Cheng Wanting, and Lin Keying was very curious.
Until Zhou Keer's clear voice broke the silence in the living room: "Dad, I found a few suitable candidates here, give them to Song..."
"Why are you so startled?" Cheng Guanjie suddenly interrupted his second daughter-in-law.
Fu Yuehong hurried forward and took the person away: "Keying, we are introducing a date to our relatives."
Lin Keying understood: "Is it Mr. Kevin Chen? I know, he is Wan Ting's cousin."
The air in the living room suddenly became quiet, and the Cheng family, who had never heard of Chen Songxian's English name, fell into a brief silence.
After a moment, Cheng Guanjie nodded: "Yes, yes."
"Then your two families have a really good relationship, Dad. You care about cousin Wan Ting and help introduce him to someone."
Cheng Wanting remained silent, while Cheng Guanjie's mouth twitched: "Let's see if anyone wants it. If anyone wants it, take it away and get married quickly."
Don't think about child brides.
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Cheng Guanjie went to appease the Chen family recently and clean up the mess for his son. He could only say with guilt and shame that there was no child bride from the Chen family coming to Hong Kong, and advised the Chen family not to cling to feudal traditions.
Out of shame and the need to resolve the matter, he tried his best to introduce a date to Chen Songxian.
With the Chen family's financial resources and status, plus Chen Songxian's good looks and figure, there are actually quite a few wealthy families who are willing to marry into the Chen family.
My uncle is now working as a matchmaker.
That night, after sending his son and daughter-in-law away, he came to the Chen family with a stack of photos, and the Chen family also tried to persuade him.
Chen Songxian's parents tried to find out the whereabouts of the child bride more than ten years ago twice, but failed. Aunt Mei also began to doubt the news she heard: "Could it be that I remembered it wrong? Or Xiaoying didn't get on the ship at all? After all, the old housekeeper left suddenly. How could a young girl like her dare to take such a long boat ride to a port city where she was unfamiliar with the place?"
Yang Lijun nodded: "It is indeed possible. Everyone thought she was on board and it was a mistake."
Chen Songxian on the side shouted in his heart - she is on the boat, she is coming to the port city!
But he couldn't say this. After all, it was him who didn't meet Keying in the first place and tried every means to send her away.
When Cheng Guanjie walked into the Chen family, the whole family welcomed him warmly.
Chen Huashan advised his son again: "Your uncle treats you well. He asked your aunts Hong and Lian to find someone of your age in the circle of well-off families. Go and meet them. Since you can't find anyone as a child bride, don't think about it anymore. You are not a child anymore. You should think about starting a family and settling down."
Is my uncle good to me?
Cheng Guanjie patted his nephew's shoulder in shame and handed him the blind date photo: "Songxian, uncle knows that you have been wronged. When you get married, uncle will give you a backup gift."
My son is not a good person, and as a father I can't even hold my head up in front of my nephew. I feel so ashamed!
Chen Songxian glanced at the photos in his uncle's hand. There were many rich girls from Hong Kong, and when he turned to the back, there were some photos of dark-skinned girls. He looked closely and found that they were all girls from several major mining families in Africa...
Chen Songxian's eyes went dark and he almost fainted.
Do you want to settle down in Africa and never come back?
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