[{"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-168":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},890898,1166,"Chapter 168: Storming Their Home","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-168",168,"\u003Cp>Old Jiang Family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng was momentarily dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t thought about the original owner’s family for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng pushed Director Lu away and walked up to Zhang Dageng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did the Jiang family know I was here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dageng looked at Jiang Cheng, with none of the previous lust in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman is too ruthless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time you came to the Red Flag Team, someone recognized you and went back to tell the Jiang family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Jiang family knew you were working at the food factory and wanted to find you, but you left, and they couldn’t track you down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, Jiang Cheng finally remembered that the Jiang family wasn’t really that far away from here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are familial ties between the villages, and visits between relatives can be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did the Jiang family come to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng asked again, and Zhang Dageng answered truthfully, \"My family is looking for a bride for me, offering a high bride price, so the Jiang family came to me, saying as long as....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dageng dared not continue, and Jiang Cheng kicked him directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah———I dared not say, afraid you’d hit——ah———\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng kicked him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding men gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl, she hits exactly where it hurts, without a shred of hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dageng howled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment when Jiang Cheng was about to lift her foot again, he shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Jiang family said as long as I slept with you and made it a done deal, you could only marry me, and you even have a city job!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t agree at first, but when I saw you today, I got greedy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auntie, I was wrong! I was really wrong! Please let me go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dageng cried, it was unclear if it was from pain or just shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jiang Cheng laughed out of anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just believe what the Jiang family says, what right do they have to decide for me? Is the head on your shoulders just for show?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dageng was scared and kept rolling backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are your elders... how can you not listen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Jiang family said even if you want to sue me, they would say we already had an engagement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng thought, indeed, foolish people can be exasperating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They don’t understand the law; they only believe their own twisted logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is killing me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng laughed, stepped forward, pulled a cane from her hand, and whipped it toward Zhang Dageng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Engagement, my foot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t they supposed to be elders!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish—-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish—-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whizzing sounds of the cane cutting through the air, while Zhang Dageng cried out miserably, rolling and crawling, his face filled with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers all took a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a session of venting her anger through lashings, Jiang Cheng turned her gaze to Director Lian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Lian, have you written it down?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lian stepped forward with paper and pen, having written down what Zhang Dageng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng read it out loud with complete fairness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrade Zhang Dageng, do you have any questions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dageng wouldn’t dare have any questions, he nodded frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, then sign and stamp it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dageng signed his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No inkpad for stamping?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lian handed over a kitchen knife without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here’s a kitchen knife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Sister Lian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng took the kitchen knife and swiftly cut Zhang Dageng’s finger for a fingerprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the fingerprint was imprinted, Jiang Cheng stood up and looked at the team leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain, can this person stay in custody here temporarily? Tomorrow I’ll take him to confront the Jiang family. If you’re not busy, could you help me as a witness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course! No problem!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain agreed immediately, calling two strong villagers to detain Zhang Dageng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng and a few others returned to the captain’s house, where she requested the kerosene lamp, keeping it as evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, hardly anyone slept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, around three, the rumble of trucks echoed in the Red Flag Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three trucks drove in together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Villagers came out wearing jackets and shoes to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh my!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why so many people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three trucks stopped in front of the captain’s house, with three clunks of closing doors, and people got out of the trucks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Lu, I’m back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Li called out, and several people inside rushed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How come so many of you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lu feared they might be held back, so he sent Master Li to fetch people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he hadn’t expected so many people to come!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those trucks, they don’t seem to belong to their food factory?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director, when I went to make the call, Comrade Sun Aiguo was also there, he informed Director Shen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Factory Director Fang happened to be discussing matters with Director Shen, so he found out too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that’s how it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lu blinked, glancing at Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Director Shen mentioned, Jiang Cheng scanned the crowd, a slight smile on her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fool!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Lu, since everyone’s here, let’s head out; the sooner we resolve this, the sooner everyone can return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lu naturally agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng returned inside to fetch things and also requested the captain’s wife to prepare meals for about a hundred people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She left a lot of tickets with the captain’s wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just arrange it, gather things around the village. If these tickets aren’t enough, I’ll make it up later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s enough! It’s enough! Don’t worry, I’ll arrange it properly for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After expressing her thanks, Jiang Cheng, along with Director Lu, the captain, and some willing villagers, boarded the big truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three trucks, in a grand manner, headed to the village where the Jiang family was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than forty minutes later, the trucks entered the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Zhang Dageng leading the way, they headed straight to the Jiang family’s gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng was the first to get off the truck, taking the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the gate in front of her, as memories of the original owner’s abuse came flooding back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to settle both old and new scores!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Smash the door for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One word from Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the people behind her, wielding sticks and cudgels, rushed over and began banging and smashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many didn’t even manage to get a spot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By five o’clock in the morning, quite a few villagers had woken up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the commotion, they all came out to watch the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a crash, the Jiang family’s gate fell, sending up dust that settled again, revealing the faces of the Jiang family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang—Jiang Cheng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman was the first to recognize Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wife of the Jiang family’s second son, a woman who had once made the original owner wash her menstrual cloths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng stepped over the fallen door into the Jiang family’s courtyard, followed by over a hundred stick-wielding men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this sight, Old Mrs. Jiang was left speechless, unable to utter a single curse word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Dageng said you sold me to him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng spoke slowly and deliberately, sweeping her gaze over every face before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wonderful, they were all people who had bullied the original owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original owner’s father was the eldest, working away with a road construction team, leaving her mother and her as slaves in this house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Cheng, they’re all your elders, what exactly do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Triangular-eyed old lady, the original owner’s grandmother, put on the airs of an elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng shrugged and spread her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t it obvious? I’m here to settle accounts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you hadn’t sent Zhang Dageng to do such a disgusting thing, I might have forgotten about you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough with the nonsense, did you send Zhang Dageng, yes or no?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Jiang Cheng finished speaking, Zhang Dageng was pushed forward, stumbling as he knelt on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mrs. Jiang, relying on her seniority, stubbornly said, \"I’m your grandmother! What’s wrong with arranging a marriage for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, you admitted it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng’s eyes suddenly turned sharp, pointing at the house in front of her, \"Smash it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1365,"2026-06-03T05:46:21.787Z",1,"novelbin.me","1f3b541f60085c8a113d3f7237d600e4f514e7f1c16c5bab61a33e0735af004d","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-169","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-266",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-cover.jpg"]