[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio":3,"chapter-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-153":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},890833,1166,"Chapter 153: Setting Another Trap","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-153",153,"\u003Cp>The moment the contract was signed, Director Chen’s true emotions showed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beads of sweat the size of beans, trembling hands, rapid breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expressions of those nearby weren’t much better, trembling as they wiped Director Chen’s sweat, faces as if they were attending a funeral, each looking worse than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their mechanical factory had signed an eight million order!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stay calm! Stay calm! Do not give anything away!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, we’ll start studying the Thirty-Six Stratagems! The things left behind by our ancestors are indeed useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandpa... I sincerely apologize! I’ll need you to pass away once more, I’m running out of sad events to think of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thoughts under the sour expressions at the mechanical factory were complex and bizarre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Lang, the leader from Country R, showed a smug smile, a condescending mockery of playing Hua Xia people in the palm of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just knew that their great R Empire was the most powerful Eastern country!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other people from Country R completely didn’t understand what just happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why increase the order size?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why at this price?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But class distinctions in Country R are still quite severe, Chi Lang has high status, and his say is absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng perfectly played the role of a simple, frightened little translator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She trembled, with the fearful anticipation of committing a major blunder and getting fired the next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the office, even the pen in Director Chen’s hand gave the performance of its lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finally finished signing, Director Chen dropped the pen and slumped as if pulled up from water, held up by those beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Lang fanned the flames, saying, \"We’ll meet again in four months, hoping your side strictly adheres to the delivery dates and production standards in the contract.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, we will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Chen forced himself to shake hands with Chi Lang, and the contract was taken for foreign trade filing and paperwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After everything was settled, Director Chen and the others personally sent Chi Lang and his entourage off the premises and back to the Foreign Affairs Hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the people from the mechanical factory returned, the office lightened up once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the lights on, the entire mechanical factory started working overnight, with many workers called in to work overtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the factory, many workers were dragged out of bed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, everyone ran towards the mechanical factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s happening?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just finished the day shift.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard there’s a big order; even with overtime, we might not finish it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? What if we can’t finish?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pay a penalty! If we really have to pay, our factory is in deep trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of workers chatted away, quickening their pace as they charged into the mechanical factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the corner, Chi Lang, in a change of clothes, exchanged a smile with another Country R person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, still doubt my decision?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Lang asked, and the other Country R person quickly shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chi Lang-kun is truly brilliant! So, your insistence on finding a translator was to wait for them here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha! This time, Hua Xia will definitely work in vain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Lang laughed, confident in victory, as he and another Country R person walked towards the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the two left, a bent-back old man carrying muck buckets suddenly straightened his spine sharply, sneered, and ran off carrying buckets of muck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, the disguised Chi Lang and his partner ran into two groups fighting over muck transport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s beat them up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not scared of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the groups started fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chi Lang and the other Country R guy hadn’t yet reacted, they were caught in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splatter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The muck bucket flew high!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beat the hell out of you, you bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Screw you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst cursing and throwing, back and forth it went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An awful stench filled the air, the golden hue spread everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Lang and the other guy from Country R endured way too much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whistle suddenly pierced the air, the police had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five police officers arrived in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even before getting close, they started retching. The scene was too overwhelming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Police officers — we just accidentally spilled it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes! We guarantee to clean it up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both groups mellowed out instantly, admitting their fault with great attitudes, and the police didn’t have the manpower to arrest a few manure-flingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are these two?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The questioning officer, holding back a stomach churning, looked at the two manure-covered men in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We don’t know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They insisted on standing under the manure, can’t say what they’re into.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Lang, who understood, was about to explode with anger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he couldn’t speak Hua Xia language, not daring to open his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The police exchanged glances, then finally brought over water for Chi Lang and his partner to wash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once able to speak, Chi Lang babbled in R language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing a foreign language, the police decided to report!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reporting layer by layer, almost simultaneously, Director Chen, Jiang Cheng, and the foreign trade officials arrived at the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incoming group was almost knocked out by the overwhelming stench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly an eye-watering \"fume\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng, holding her breath, served as the translator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Chi Lang, how did you end up here? We’ve inquired at the hotel, neither of you have records of going out, so how did you get here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, our foreign trade leaders need to know, why did you sneak out and what was your intention?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should know, all actions of foreign guests need to be reported.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng asked righteously, and the foreign trade leader’s eyes glared like tigers, trying to distinguish if Chi Lang was here for legitimate business or was an unusual spy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The manure-clad Chi Lang obviously couldn’t tell the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t say he was here to monitor the mechanical factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry, we were just overly curious about the features of Hua Xia and wanted to explore on our own. We meant no harm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng translated truthfully, the foreign trade leader remained cold, saying grimly, \"Just for a walk? I don’t believe you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding this, Chi Lang felt a jolt in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t afford to be labeled as damaging the diplomatic relations between the two countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I apologize once again, this won’t happen again, we promise!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng translated again, and the foreign trade leader frowned deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silent for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time only, if there’s another unreported outing, have them return to their country immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng nodded and translated truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Lang finally breathed a sigh of relief, repeatedly assuring, \"It won’t happen again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for being splattered with manure, it was simply bad luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manure-scented Chi Lang and his partner were sent back to the Foreign Affairs Hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng followed Director Chen and the foreign trade leader out, while another foreign trade translator stayed in case of emergency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them got into a car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the way silent, until Director Chen and Jiang Cheng got off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time only, don’t make it a precedent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foreign trade leader spoke, and Director Chen immediately nodded, \"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foreign trade leader then looked at the silent Jiang Cheng, the young woman had left a profound impression on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This whole episode was her idea today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had guessed Chi Lang would come to the mechanical factory, and he’d definitely avoid the hotel staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Chi Lang dared to sneak out unreported, they could orchestrate a scenario of being mistakenly splashed, thus having the perfect excuse not to be faulted by Country R.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything unfolded as Jiang Cheng predicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he secretly felt pleased, sometimes caution was needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Cheng, I heard about you from Director Leng, this is our first time meeting, you are very smart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Liu, don’t give me sweet dates, just give it to me straight with a stick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1332,"2026-06-03T05:46:21.787Z",1,"novelbin.me","10505e9d5c84a89a30e3fde855a4ec791dd520b60a3780d33ea177e9509eb507","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-117","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-116",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-cover.jpg"]