[{"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-195":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},890952,1166,"Chapter 195: Forgotten","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-195",195,"\u003Cp>The former director of the toy factory, who accompanied the foreign investors on a tour, had only one thought in mind: Who exactly is Jiang Cheng!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the tour, the Laine couple, accompanied by the foreign trade staff, left the toy factory, a family of three heading to a dinner party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance, the former director stood with hands behind his back, face stern, watching the foreign trade vehicle depart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the vehicle moved further away, the former director immediately dropped his stern expression and urgently asked, \"Who knows Jiang Cheng? Who exactly is this Jiang Cheng who’s been mentioned a few times?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people behind the former director either shook their heads or looked down; no one knew who Jiang Cheng was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"None of you can be relied upon in crucial moments!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, move aside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former director, a bit irritable, swung his arms and strode into the toy factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the director’s office, the former director pondered for a moment before making his first call to foreign trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Laine couple knew this Jiang Cheng, foreign trade must know too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were just too many people earlier for him to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call went through, and someone soon answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former director identified himself and wanted to find the person in charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with too many orders signed recently, foreign trade was stretched thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff at the foreign trade side asked directly, \"Director Yuan, the people you are looking for are all unavailable. Would you like to leave a message?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All unavailable?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former director’s brow furrowed a bit more deeply, and he asked tentatively, \"Do you know Jiang Cheng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Jiang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This exclamation contained joy, admiration, and respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former director immediately asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The calm three words came from the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former director blinked and gritted his teeth, feeling powerless and angry as if a slap couldn’t reach the cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you kidding me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My friend, the way you just said ’Mr. Jiang’ didn’t sound like you don’t know him. I urgently need to find him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opposite staff confidently responded, \"I really don’t know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just happened to know there’s such a person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just that Jiang Cheng is avoiding Rose at the moment, so he’s unsure whether he should say it or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In times of uncertainty, it’s better not to say too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff carefully said, \"You said Jiang Cheng, I said Mr. Jiang, no problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Yuan, you should tell me why you are looking for Mr. Jiang, and I’ll report it for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yuan was surely not stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he didn’t understand all the twists and turns, something was certainly afoot here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Director Yuan mentioned that the Laine couple had mentioned Jiang Cheng’s name several times during the tour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believed that if Jiang Cheng could get involved, the probability of the Laine couple investing would increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff listened and immediately gave the matter full attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please rest assured, Director Yuan, I will report it immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yuan wanted to ask a few more questions, but the other party was really busy and hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slamming his palm on the table after hanging up the phone, Director Yuan exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it! Who on earth is it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Jiang Cheng, who was being thought about, was at the guesthouse — weaving door curtains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng had returned to the guesthouse alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Director Lu and Director Lian, they had gone to the plastic factory with Director Tang to deal with the plastic quota matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng did not participate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the foreign trade guesthouse, Jiang Cheng was sitting on a little stool, with a pile of calendars and paperclips beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite her were two staff in their elder years from the guesthouse, one from the front desk, and one from housekeeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three were winding strips of the calendar around the paperclips, which would then be joined together to form the door curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were extravagant enough to use paperclips, while others simply used wire, which was harder to wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng quite enjoyed doing these kinds of tasks that required little thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While weaving the curtain, she casually chatted, feeling very at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Director Mu arrived, he saw this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought: If Director Yuan saw this, he might vomit blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s anxiously inquiring around the world, and the person in question is here, weaving a curtain, listening to the staff gossip about their lazy daughter-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too down-to-earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Cheng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Mu called out, and Jiang Cheng cheerfully nodded, saying, \"In a moment, I’ll finish this quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, Jiang Cheng sped up her movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, she exchanged a few words with the two ladies and then followed Director Mu upstairs to her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the room, Jiang Cheng brought a tea mug to pour water for Director Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to fuss, I’ll leave after I say what I came to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Mu had been busy non-stop over the past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Signing contracts was just the first step, with subsequent issues of transportation, customs duties, and so on needing to be handled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Cheng, do you remember the Laine couple?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng finished pouring the water, added a bit of sugar, and placed it beside Director Mu, saying, \"Of course, I remember the people who spend money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did they come to look for toys?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Mu’s eyes widened with surprise a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You—how did you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng calmly replied, \"It couldn’t be for mahjong... although I do wish our national game would become popular abroad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng took out a jigsaw puzzle from her backpack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this what they are looking for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Mu nodded again, increasingly aware of one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, Jiang Cheng had already set the bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With admiration, Director Mu gave a thumbs up, saying, \"While others take one step and look three steps ahead, you take one step and look a hundred steps ahead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Modestly speaking, I only see ninety-nine point nine steps ahead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Mu woodenly asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there a difference?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, of course! The remaining point one represents the beautiful virtues of Hua Xia in me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Mu: For the first time, at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng leisurely asked, \"When is Rose returning to the country?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng thoughtfully nodded and asked, \"What about the Laine couple?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They still have five days left in their schedule, actually, they mainly came with an intent to investigate this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The investment might not necessarily get finalized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng also thought the investment might not directly materialize, but there was still a chance to earn a round initially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s necessary to treat the Laine couple differently from Rose; these two prefer genuine sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please notify me when Rose leaves, Director Mu, and I’ll go visit the Laine couple then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Mu readily agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing off Director Mu, Jiang Cheng went back downstairs to weave door curtains with the ladies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to gossip to relax one’s nerves is quite unique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Approaching evening, Director Lu and Director Lian returned together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having bought food, they carried their meal boxes to Jiang Cheng’s room to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can finally relax and eat with peace now that it’s settled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lu said this and then looked at Jiang Cheng to ask:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When are we leaving?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the next few days or so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng thought about the Laine couple still having at most five days left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about going home, she indeed felt a bit homesick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wondered how her silly Shen Que was doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bang, Jiang Cheng suddenly stood up, sending her chair flying out behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Lu with a half-eaten vermicelli in his mouth, and Director Lian halfway through eating, both looked at the suddenly standing Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never once did they see Jiang Cheng change her expression when facing foreigners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng grimaced, feeling very guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no, oh no!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I forgot to call Shen Que!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1348,"2026-06-03T05:46:21.787Z",1,"novelbin.me","313b4c26f878a94ec9deaf6291096257773134ec124b98b1bae15cb3446843a5","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-294","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-293",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-cover.jpg"]