Chapter 601

Old Lin, can't you manage your daughter? Chen Yang rarely comes back, and all she thinks about is work. At this rate, when will they remarry?

Hu Qingwan personally cooked for her daughter and son-in-law, hoping to advise the young couple to remarry at the dinner table. She found Lin Wei locked in the study again, busy with work and not eating. Furious, she scolded Lin Jianguo severely after dinner.

"Honey, don't worry. They're doing fine, aren't they?" Lin Jianguo glanced at the newspaper dismissively. As a man, he actually understood Chen Yang's philandering tendencies.

The key is, Lin Jianguo can't bring himself to be angry with Chen Yang. Because the divorce was Lin Wei's insistence, and the relationship was torn apart by the elders of both the Lin and Hu families.

Moreover, after the divorce, Chen Yang remained just as good to Lin Wei. He also treated the Lin family well, taking care of whoever needed it.

"You're such a blockhead!" Hu Qingwan snapped when she saw Lin Jianguo showing no concern. "Chen Yang is now a billionaire, handsome as ever—if he finds a better woman someday, will he still be good to your daughter?"

Lin Jianguo said helplessly, "There's no point rushing—Chen Yang just doesn't want to remarry anymore."

Hu Qingwan said, "Have Weiwei set work aside and spend more time with Chen Yang. They have an emotional foundation; the longer they stay together, maybe they'll change their minds."

"Honey, you're oversimplifying." Lin Jianguo sighed. "Chen Yang has changed. His heart isn't set only on our daughter. Before the divorce, we could bind him with morality and law. Now all you can do is keep him out of our home."

Hu Qingwan immediately said, "Then we'll kick Chen Yang out, not let him see Lin Wei and the child. He can only return to the Lin household when he agrees to remarry."

Lin Jianguo felt his wife was being presumptuous and reminded Hu Qingwan: "Don't forget. That kid still has a woman and two children in Hong Kong. If you drive him out, aren't you just pushing him toward Hong Kong?"

Hu Qingwan's spirits sank at once upon hearing that. If she had known earlier, she would have firmly opposed Chen Yang and Lin Wei's divorce.

She whispered to Lin Jianguo, "Chen Yang is now worth hundreds of billions—will he really leave it all to the Liu family's girl and those two kids?"

Lin Jianguo was momentarily stumped. He had never considered this question. The key is, Chen Yang is only twenty‑five—thinking about an heir now is far too early.

"Honey, we'd better not bring this up. If he overhears, they'll think we have ulterior motives."

Hu Qingwan said indifferently, "Old Lin, I'm not after Chen Yang's money—what's there to fear? I just think it's unfair that the assets meant for Shengli alone will be split among others, and it annoys me."

Lin Jianguo laughed and said, "What's there to be unhappy about? Our life isn't bad. Even if Shengli never inherits Chen Yang's wealth, he'll still live well."

Hu Qingwan gave Lin Jianguo a look and said, "You make it sound easy. Once the Old Citizen Agricultural Products Trading Company goes public, Chen Yang's assets will reach at least a trillion. As the Chen family's legitimate eldest son, Shengli would be utterly deprived if he got nothing."

Lin Jianguo said helplessly, "How old is Shengli? Why worry about the future now? If you really can't bear to lose that money, just drag Chen Yang to the Civil Affairs Bureau and force him to remarry Weiwei."

Hu Qingwan excitedly slapped Lin Jianguo's thigh. "Old Lin, you've finally had a bright idea. I think it's great—why not drag Chen Yang there tomorrow?"

"I'm a bit tired, I'll go rest first!" Lin Jianguo didn't want to continue arguing with Hu Qingwan, so he slipped back to the bedroom. Furious, Hu Qingwan grabbed the cushion from the sofa and slammed it hard into his back.

Lin Jianguo, however, dodged it easily, as if he had eyes in his back.

A sleepless night.

The next morning, Hu Qingwan blocked Chen Yang in the doorway as he was about to leave.

"Chen Yang, you and Weiwei being together ambiguously isn't right. I'll give you two choices. First, remarry Weiwei and hold a supplementary wedding; second, leave the Lin household and only return after you've remarried Weiwei."

Chen Yang hasn't even thought about remarrying for the time being. If he did remarry, he'd have to consider how to face Old Master Lin and Old Master Hu. So far, those two have done nothing but suppress him, with no intention of easing relations. There's no need for him to put on a thick-skinned face and go looking for unhappiness.

"Mom, if you find me an eyesore, I'll just stay at a hotel whenever I come back!" Chen Yang apologetically bade farewell to Hu Qingwan, then had his bodyguard take him to the municipal Party committee compound.

Hu Qingwan stormed into Lin Wei's room, intending to give her disappointing daughter a stern talking-to, only to find Lin Wei wasn't in the bedroom. She suddenly realized what was going on, grabbed the spare key, opened the study door, and discovered Lin Wei slumped over the desk, snoring loudly.

At that moment, she was truly speechless.

Chen Yang only took a quick nap in the car before heading to the municipal Party committee compound. Lin Wei had been working late, and he had been looking after the child alone, getting no sleep all night. Finally, after the nanny arrived for work, Kong Jie's secretary Zhang Chunhua called again, asking him to make another trip to the municipal Party committee compound.

"Senior leader, why are you looking for me so early? Do you have any important instructions?"

"Chen Yang, you're now the nation's richest person—I can't order you around anymore." Kong Jie sighed. Just over two years ago, when he first met Chen Yang, the latter was merely a small businessman. Now he's not only the chairman of a listed company, but his net worth has also skyrocketed by several hundred billion.

What he couldn't understand was how such an outstanding person could be looked down upon by the Lin family patriarch!

"Senior leader, you're not here about the Ordinary People's Meat Industry Co., Ltd., are you?" Chen Yang, eager to get back to the hotel to catch up on sleep, went straight to the point.

Although Kong Jie no longer oversees Qingshui City's economy, the Ordinary People's Meat Industry Co., Ltd. has deteriorated under Mayor Lin Jianguo's administration, and he worries about it as well.

So he said to Chen Yang, "Mayor Lin is a veteran public security officer; economics isn't his forte. When I initially recommended him, I actually valued more your big-picture perspective, hoping you could offer him advice from behind the scenes. I never expected that you would not only divorce his daughter but also spin off the shares of the Ordinary People's Meat Industry Co., Ltd."

Saying that, Kong Jie let out a long sigh. He then continued, "Regarding the transfer of the Ordinary People's Meat Industry Co., Ltd.'s shares, I know you've suffered a great grievance. But you need to consider a consequence: if you simply take the meat company back, the higher-ups' evaluation of Mayor Lin will surely not be good."