Chapter 618: A Miserable Fall

Sheng Jiang: "No, this is what I call being in high spirits because of happy events."

He saw his wife's surprised expression and felt quite proud.

He felt proud inside, but his mouth complained: "You haven't seen me for so long, don't you miss me?"

Two blushes appeared on Wang Yinghao's face: "Don't talk nonsense, people will laugh at us."

The old couple were showing affection in front of the servants at such an old age, and Wang Yinghao was afraid the servants would laugh if they saw it.

"Here, this is for you." He handed two bags to his wife very grandly.

"Why buy gifts when it's neither a holiday nor a festival?" she said with a pained heart.

She didn't know what was inside, but just looking at the packaging, it wasn't cheap.

Wang Yinghao was used to being frugal and was not accustomed to using luxury goods.

"I'm happy, I said I would let you live a good life with me, you still didn't believe it, look, it's been realized so quickly." Sheng Jiang pushed his wife to go try them on.

Inside were the clothes and jewelry he bought for his wife, the most expensive ones in the entire mall!

Wang Yinghao went upstairs to try them on, and Sheng Jiang also took out the gifts he bought for his grandson one by one, placing them on the coffee table.

A full set of Marvel figures, although he didn't know why this stuff was so expensive!

But the waiter said that only a gift at this price could match his current status, so he bought it.

Only buying the expensive, not choosing the right, is Sheng Jiang's current consumption value.

Sheng Zichen was very satisfied with the gifts; boys all like these things, but he was still too young and didn't know that these figures were different from ordinary toys, and he had already dismantled several of them in no time.

It made his grandfather's mouth twitch with heartache.

But no matter how much it pained him, he couldn't show it!

Wang Yinghao went upstairs to try them on, but didn't come down for a long time.

"A-Hao, what are you dawdling for, why so long?" Sheng Jiang urged.

"This color is too bright, I can't wear it out." Wang Yinghao came downstairs.

A bright red suit, embroidered with exquisite Su embroidery, and a full set of diamond jewelry; it was rich and luxurious.

Sheng Jiang's taste was okay; the clothes and jewelry he chose were all very good.

"It looks good, why can't you wear it out? You'll wear this outfit to the banquet with me tonight."

The Chairman told him to expand the scope of business, and a cocktail party was to be held at the Prince Hotel that night, inviting all the high-society people of Jiangzhou, so as not to let everyone call "Chicken Lays Eggs" a commoner's amusement!

He wanted to make it high-end.

Of course, invitations were also sent to the four major groups. According to Chairman Zhu's words: "Our minds should be broader; whether they come or not is their business, but the invitations must still be sent."

The invitations for others could be delivered by staff, but Sheng Jiang brought the invitations for Sheng Hanyu and Shi Youxuan personally.

But after sitting at home for a while, he didn't see either of them, and he was a little disappointed.

He came back mainly to show off in front of his daughter-in-law, to let them know they had misjudged him and had poor judgment.

Sheng Jiang wanted to let his son and daughter-in-law see that "Chicken Lays Eggs" could still be booming without relying on them, taking the lead among a crowd of financial products.

"Xuanxuan isn't home? Where did she go?" He placed the invitation on the coffee table.

Wang Yinghao: "She went to the company. She's been running to the company during the day these past few days and comes back with Hanyu at night."

Sheng Jiang curled his lips, dissatisfied: "Hmph! She even said she would help you buy groceries and cook, has she done any of it? She says things better than she sings, and you're just foolishly at home willingly acting as a maid for them. Today you're coming with me."

"The house is already tidied up, go back and you'll be the lady of the house, everything is up to you, you won't have to do any work..."

Wang Yinghao listened with a smile.

"Fine, I'll listen to you, but don't you need to send the invitations? Should we have Zhang Ma send them to the company?"

"Fine, send them."

Zhang Ma went to deliver the invitations, and Sheng Jiang couldn't wait for his wife to leave with him immediately.

Finally being the master of the house, Sheng Jiang felt super good.

Night.

Prince Hotel, the banquet began.

Except for Dingsheng, Tianma, the Sheng Family, and the Jian Family, the four major groups, basically all the remaining enterprises in Jiangzhou participated.

The lineup was even stronger than the lineup on the first day of opening.

Sheng Jiang was the center of attention at the banquet; he was surrounded by people, wherever he went, he was surrounded!

Countless words of praise made Sheng Jiang lose his way.

He was dizzy and truly felt that he was a business genius who could shake the world.

He was a late bloomer!

Compared to Sheng Jiang's inflation, Wang Yinghao was much more rational.

She had a vague sense of unease, always feeling that these halos were too exaggerated and unreal, and they might disappear at any moment.

"Shengda Finance", "Sheng Jiang", and "Chicken Lays Eggs" became the hottest topics in Jiangzhou.

On the streets and alleys, in office buildings, at ladies' gatherings, in places where businessmen drink tea and talk business... the hot topics people discussed were all these.

Now everyone had no heart to do anything else.

They just wanted to hold onto this golden rooster that lays golden eggs, "Chicken Lays Eggs", to be able to soar to success and get rich overnight!

But everyone ignored one point—basically, methods that can make you rich overnight are all written in the criminal law.

Compared to this abnormal heat, the few major groups like Dingsheng appeared very calm, without a single movement.

L Country.

Zhu Family Castle.

Study.

Zhu Yiwen and Zhu Xingye were on a video call.

Zhu Xingye: "Minister, we should close the net; the time has come."

Zhu Yiwen nodded with a smile and praised, "Very good, you have done well."

"Like this, once the final Hallucinogenic Pen of funds leaves Jiangzhou, you immediately buy a plane ticket to L Country to reunite with your wife and children."

Before he could speak, Zhu Yiwen added, "I have great need for talent like you. Rest assured, follow me from now on, and I will not treat you poorly."

Zhu Xingye's expression changed instantly, and he argued, "That's not right, Minister Zhu, we agreed that once the matter was finished, you would let me reunite with my wife and children..."

He interrupted with a smile: "That's right, I always keep my word. I am letting you reunite with your wife and children, it is just that it will be a reunion here with me."

Zhu Xingye:...

He was dejected, frustrated, angry, and furious!

The rage he had suppressed for many days could no longer be contained at this moment, and he lashed out at the screen: "Bastard, son of a bitch, you are quibbling, quibbling! What was said in the beginning was clearly to let them go and let us reunite in the United States."

"Now you want to keep our whole family under your control and have us work for you forever? God will not forgive you, you will definitely go to hell..."

He had truly broken down.

These past few days, watching those people dream their beautiful dreams of getting rich, unaware that they were stepping step-by-step into an abyss of no return, he felt guilty and pained.

Zhu Xingye was a devout Catholic and had never done anything to harm others in his many years of work.

Yet now he had to personally weave a trap that would cause thousands of people to lose their life savings, and his conscience was suffering torment every moment.

Before, he could still use the excuse that he was saving his wife and children and had no other choice to convince himself to keep going.

But Zhu Yiwen's words just now caused all his convictions to collapse.

Zhu Xingye broke down, cursed, wailed, and finally smashed the computer!

Zhu Yiwen, sitting in front of the screen, was very calm; he liked that state in a person, as that was a person's most authentic state.

Once his convictions were crushed and then rebuilt, he would truly be of use to him!

He was not worried about Zhu Xingye turning against him; with his family in his hands, even if he were Sun Wukong, he could not escape the palm of his hand.

As for God's punishment... Heh, he did not believe in God, so it did not matter.

Zhu Yiwen was certain that after Zhu Xingye calmed down, he would still come looking for him; it was only a matter of time.

Hotel.

The curtains in the room were drawn, and it was already completely dark outside, but the lights in the room were not turned on.

The smell of alcohol permeated the air, and many wine bottles were strewn haphazardly across the floor.

Zhu Xingye's suit was wrinkled, his tie pulled down to his chest, and he sat dejectedly against the side of the bed, holding his phone in one hand and shedding tears while looking at a video of his wife and children.

He held a wine bottle in one hand and poured it into his mouth, muttering to himself as he drank: "Liar, why did you lie to me..."

"Heh."

"Serves me right, this is retribution, retribution!"

The doorbell rang: "Ding-dong!"