Chapter 716: Engage

"Honey, you stay home with me every day, aren't you bored?" Chu Min noticed that Chen Yang, since getting married, didn't like going out, even doing his daily office work at home. This made her feel strange.

Chen Yang didn't want to go out because he was afraid Tang Qingfeng, like his brother, would show up at the company to provoke him for any reason. After all, East Prosperity International had already played many cards, yet he never responded; as the instigator, Tang Qingfeng was surely unhappy.

But Chen Yang didn't want Chu Min to worry about work for his sake. He pretended to look upset and said, "Wife, we've only been married a few days, and you're already annoyed with me?"

"Not at all!" Chu Min, worried Chen Yang would misunderstand, hurriedly explained: "I'm just afraid that staying with me will affect your work. Your headquarters sent so many people this time; there must be an important project to carry out, right? If you don't go to the site to direct it, delaying the project, those board members will surely scold me to death!"

Chen Yang, hearing this, laughed and said: "From the company's formation to its IPO, I've basically never worried about it. Not meddling in command is actually the responsible attitude toward the board."

"Honey, are you joking with me?" Chu Min looked at Chen Yang half-believing, half-doubting.

After all, she hardly paid attention to Chen Yang's business (especially the part in Dongjiangsheng); the only thing she knew was that his stock trading was impressive—even her "Financial Paraquat" cousin couldn't beat him.

Besides that, she had heard Wang Tianhe praise Chen Yang's investment vision as sharp more than once.

Seeing Chu Min not believe him, Chen Yang laughed and said: "As long as there's money, many problems can be easily solved. If you don't believe me, you can go visit the headquarters. Then you'll see that whether I'm there or not makes no real difference."

"I'm not going!" Chu Min immediately rejected Chen Yang's suggestion. Her hobby is just having fun, and being with Chen Yang is to have even more fun. If she weren't pregnant, some activities wouldn't be suitable to join, she wouldn't stay home honestly.

Chen Yang, hearing this, wasn't angry either. After all, he had known from the start that Chu Min lacked career ambition. Moreover, her nominal positions at Three Stone Technology, Xuehua Real Estate, and Junfeng Technology were basically just sporadic effort—working three days, then resting two.

Of course, Chen Yang didn't need Chu Min to earn money to support the family. As long as she had no bad habits and didn't cross her own bottom line, she could play however she liked.

At that moment, Chen Yang's phone rang; it wasn't a marketing department staff member, but an unknown number.

He hesitated a moment, then answered anyway.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Director Chen, I'm Luo Bin from East Prosperity International. Our boss Tang wants to invite you to a gathering at Qingfeng Shan Zhuang; I don't know if you're available."

"No time!"

Chen Yang decisively hung up. Tang Qingfeng's invitation certainly wasn't good. With Wang Tianhe backing him, he simply couldn't be bothered to look at the Tang family's face.

"Honey, which bastard called?" Seeing Chen Yang's mood off after hanging up, Chu Min asked concernedly.

"A lackey of East Prosperity International, asking me to go to Qingfeng Shan Zhuang to meet Tang Qingfeng—I turned him down." Chen Yang sighed, realizing that the more wealth he had, the more trouble came. Like the Tang family in Modu, with whom he had no prior dealings, they had inexplicably become enemies.

Chu Min, hearing this, strongly agreed with Chen Yang's choice. "The Tang family has no good people; not going is correct. If they keep bothering you, I'll have my uncle go talk to Deputy Mayor Tang. My husband, Chu Min, isn't someone just anyone can bully!"

Chen Yang happily kissed Chu Min's cheek, softly praising: "Still, my dear good wife knows best how to care for someone!"

"Of course!" Chu Min smirked triumphantly. Suddenly, her phone rang. She looked at it, and her brows furrowed instantly.

"Honey, this Tang Qingfeng is really annoying. Just after you rejected him, he called me again."

Chen Yang wasn't surprised that Tang Qingfeng had Chu Min's phone number. After all, the Tang and Wang families originally had a decent relationship in Modu, but a rift arose when their marriage alliance with the Chu family failed recently. He told Chu Min: "Ask him what he wants; if it's about me, just refuse him outright."

Chu Min nodded, answered the call and turned on speakerphone. "Boss Tang, what do you need from me?"

"Chu Min, our two families have long been family friends; not even informing us of the wedding is really inconsiderate!"

"Boss Tang, this is my private matter; you don't seem to have any say over it, right?"

"Hehe, I certainly don't have any control. However, Old Master Chu seems not to like Chen Yang much. If he found out you secretly got your marriage license in Modu, the consequences would probably be serious."

"Tang Qingfeng, are you threatening me?"

"It's not really a threat; I just feel it's a shame for you. The esteemed Chu family's eldest daughter actually married a shrinking-headed turtle!"

"Tang Qingfeng, watch your mouth. Believe it or not, I'll smash your East Prosperity International to pieces!"

"Hehe, Chu Miss, go ahead and smash; our office supplies happen to need replacing anyway. I just wonder how Old Master Chu will feel when he learns you and Chen Yang secretly got your marriage license behind his back..."

"Tang Qingfeng, you dare!"

"Hehe, if Chen Yang continues to be a shrinking-headed turtle, I can't guarantee how long I'll keep this secret."

After Tang Qingfeng finished speaking and hung up, Chu Min was furious, blazing with anger. She got up, ready to change clothes and go smash East Prosperity International's premises.

Seeing this, Chen Yang immediately grabbed her. "Wife, calm down; don't hurt our child."

Chu Min, hearing this, hesitated a moment. Then, though displeased, she told Chen Yang: "How can I stay calm? If Grandfather finds out about our affair, we'll never have peace again!"

At this moment, Chen Yang was actually calm. He told Chu Min: "Isn't Tang Qingfeng just wanting to provoke a showdown between us? Since he likes to bring disgrace upon himself, I'll oblige him once."

Chu Min, hearing this, immediately got excited. "Honey, this time we must definitely give him a good lesson. Better yet, we'll topple East Prosperity International and see how arrogant the Tang family can still be!"

Chen Yang, hearing this, gave a wry smile. The Tang family has official backing; unless Deputy Mayor Tang and his behind-the-scenes forces fall, it's impossible for them to collapse easily.

However, since Tang Qingfeng provoked first, giving him a lesson in the marketplace, Chen Yang is still capable of doing that.

He called Shen Anna, informing her to activate the Modu-side plan in advance. Although she was surprised, she quickly made the adjustments.

In mid-May, the Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company's website announced it would trial a same-day agricultural product flash delivery service in Modu. The plan states that all customers in Modu who purchase the company's self-operated agricultural products will receive free door-to-door delivery service provided by the company.

At the same time, the website also posted another notice: the Old Hundreds E-commerce Platform will launch a major promotional campaign targeting agricultural product consumers in Modu starting June 1.

As soon as the two announcements were released, all online forums in Modu exploded.