Chapter 207: Humiliating the Zheng Family

Mr. Zheng still harbored a sliver of hope, feeling that Madam Zhou must have been joking just now.

After all, if the two families were to marry, there would only be benefits and no drawbacks.

Who knew Madam Zhou's gaze would sweep sharply toward Mr. Zheng, her tone even more icy and arrogant: "Do you think I'm joking with you?"

Only after seeing that gaze of Madam Zhou did Mr. Zheng realize she was not joking.

This time, to make them clearly understand the gap between the two families, Madam Zhou issued a challenge by stealing their business.

From now on, the two families will absolutely have no further dealings, after all, it was the Zheng family who harbored ill intentions first.

Someone of Zheng Haoyuan's character actually had the nerve to show up before the Zhou family and propose marriage to their daughter.

To them, this was nothing short of a grave insult.

"Tingting, Yan Li, we can go."

Madam Zhou directly threw down those words and prepared to rise, taking the two children with her as she left.

Madam Zheng, however, felt Madam Zhou was putting on too many airs—she was merely the wife of the Zhou family, what's so great about that?

"Husband, I think they have no sincere intention to engage our son; their daughter is so aloof? In Hai Cheng, who could match our son's excellence? I think we shouldn't marry into them—after all, the Zhou family is so overbearing, I don't like that prospective daughter-in-law."

Hearing his wife speak with such long hair but short sight, Mr. Zheng could no longer bear it: "Shut up! Zheng Haoyuan's current state is all your indulgence! Do you not know what the Zhou family means today? Are they just trying to humiliate you that simply? Let me tell you! If we provoke the Zhou family, we'll have no good days ahead!"

"Dad, I think you're being overly alarmist—it's just a business deal; give it to them, give it to them, our Zheng family isn't lacking in cooperation! Since the Zhou family looks down on us, we'll just ignore them."

Zheng Haoyuan had felt a smoldering anger since just now, not only because of Zhou Tingting's attitude toward him, but also because of those words spoken by Madam Zhou.

Zheng Haoyuan only felt he had suffered a great insult.

And his father didn't utter a single word.

"Enough! How could I have produced such a fool as you? I warn you to stay home honestly these few days, nowhere to go! If you cause me more trouble, believe it or not, I'll chop you to death!"

Seeing his father's expression like that, Zheng Haoyuan dared not speak this time.

But to express his inner dissatisfaction and anger, Zheng Haoyuan still flicked his sleeve and left.

After Madam Zheng saw her son leave, she then somewhat resentfully said to Mr. Zheng:

"What's the point of you scaring the child for no reason? That Zhou Tingting's personality is clearly hard to get along with; if she were to marry into our family, who knows what trouble she'd stir up. I think our son did the right thing—even if we don't marry into the Zheng family, our son has plenty of women rushing to throw themselves at him."

Mr. Zheng knew he couldn't say anything about work matters to his wife, so he could only glare fiercely at Madam Zheng: "I warn you! If you let me find out that you've secretly settled things for him and given him money, I will surely beat you to death!"

Madam Zheng shrank her head back, frightened by Mr. Zheng.

At this point, Mr. Zheng had also flicked his sleeve and left.

Meanwhile.

Zheng Haoyuan, feeling upset about tonight's events, was currently at the Night Club singing with a few fair-weather friends.

Those fair-weather friends, seeing Zheng Haoyuan's bad mood, quickly gathered around.

"Zheng Ge, what's up? You don't seem in high spirits today."

"I think it's definitely because of those news online."

"It's just some news; with the Zheng family's ability, a few moves could suppress the online news—what's there to fear?"

Those several brothers around didn't think this news could make Zheng Haoyuan feel bad, after all, in the past there have been bigger incidents, and the Zheng family could still solve them with money.

Zheng Haoyuan's distress was indeed not just about the news; it was more for Zhou Tingting.

Upon seeing Zhou Tingting today, Zheng Haoyuan was indeed slightly stunned.

Last night at the hotel, because Madam Zhou suddenly appeared, Zhou Tingting was still wearing her school uniform then, so Zheng Haoyuan didn't pay much attention.

Today, seeing Zhou Tingting in a formal dress, Zheng Haoyuan instantly felt drawn to her.

Moreover, those weak, easily obtained women, Zheng Haoyuan had long grown tired of; someone like the fiery little chili pepper Zhou Tingting, he really wanted to harshly bully her.

To make Zhou Tingting willingly submit to him.

It's a pity, though, that Zhou Tingting's identity is indeed not ordinary.

Wanting to make a move on Zhou Tingting is also really not easy.

The more Zheng Haoyuan thought, the more vexed he became; if it weren't for Qin Xue suddenly taking Zhou Tingting's place last night, he wouldn't have lost his engagement to Zhou Tingting.

The fair-weather friends beside him noticed what Zheng Haoyuan was thinking, so they advised him: "Zheng Ge, if you truly want to engage Zhou Tingting, why not just make the rice cooked? That way, even if the Zhou family refuses to agree to the engagement, they'll have to marry you."

Zheng Haoyuan had already drunk some alcohol; hearing those words from those nearby, he suddenly felt they made some sense.

Yes, a prestigious family like the Zhou family cares most about face.

If Zhou Tingting had already become "cooked rice" with me, then the Zhou family could only choose to marry their daughter to me.

"What good ideas do you have?"

"Actually it's simple—Zhou Tingting is still in her third year of high school, right? When Zhou Tingting gets out of school, we'll find a chance to seize her; then Zheng Ge can stage a hero-saving-the-beauty scene. As long as we drug Zhou Tingting, Zheng Ge you can naturally take her, and the Zhou family won't blame you—after all, you're rescuing her."

Upon hearing that idea, Zheng Haoyuan instantly felt it made some sense.

As long as it becomes "cooked rice," Zhou Tingting must be with me; moreover, if it's a hero-saving-the-beauty scenario, Zhou Tingting might even change her opinion of me.

"Good lad, I haven't spoiled you for nothing."

Zheng Haoyuan patted his brother, intending to do exactly as his brother said.

This time he definitely wants to let his father know.

He is not a useless waste who fails more than succeeds; rather, he can help his father turn the situation around.

As for Zhou Tingting, he also indeed wants to give her a lesson—since she's to be a wife, she ought to be obedient and sensible.