I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 278 - 273: Got Dealt With
Jiang Zhenghui on the surface agreed to call off his daughter’s engagement, saying that even if he couldn’t produce the money, he would write an IOU, and he was willing to help his daughter call off the engagement with interest added.
But Jiang Beishan didn’t quite trust her father and followed Jiang Zhenghui to the Little Stone Commune along with Wei Houping.
Jiang Beishan more or less understood her father. Sure enough, while pretending to go to the toilet, he secretly went to negotiate benefits with Chairman Lin. Chairman Lin was quite annoyed with having such a person as an in-law, but because of his son’s unique situation, he had to endure it.
He had no idea what karma owed from a previous life; his tall and robust son couldn’t get interested in any other girl. After seeing Jiang Beishan just once, he claimed he wouldn’t marry anyone but her.
As a man, he understood. For instance, when facing his young wife, even if she didn’t smile, he could still get excited, but now, even when his current wife smiles at him, he feels nothing. Unable to bear her implications, he would extinguish the candles, and in the dark, since he couldn’t see her face, he could imagine any young, beautiful face and get excited more easily.
Alas! He couldn’t blame his son for this; it’s just that his son’s thing was too picky.
And he wanted a grandson, especially wanted one, so he had to compromise. Once this opportunity was gone, it wouldn’t be easy to find another girl who could excite his son.
It’s just that this in-law is really damn disgusting.
To successfully let his son marry the "object of his desire," Chairman Lin felt he was still doing okay. Anyway, he would agree first, and as for when to fulfill it, or whether to fulfill it at all, it would be up to the Lin Family at that time.
Later, he would teach his son how to make the woman come to him on her own, and when his son went with the flow, the rice would be cooked. Once she became his son’s, he would slowly make Jiang Zhenghui cough up what he took now. After all, he had power, and Jiang Zhenghui was just an ordinary person; how could he suppress him?
Seeing Jiang Zhenghui taking so long in the toilet as if he had fallen into it, Wei Houping and Jiang Beishan were immediately on alert. Wei Houping ran to check, but the public toilet had no trace of Jiang Zhenghui.
The two speculated that Jiang Zhenghui had gone to discuss interests with Chairman Lin, as he certainly wouldn’t have used the toilet as an excuse if he were merely discussing breaking off the engagement.
They wanted to stop him, but it seemed too late because they saw Jiang Zhenghui already out of the commune’s entrance.
Jiang Beishan felt her life was really too gloomy; she would rather have been thrown into a garbage dump at birth than have such a family, feeling utterly repulsed. For one second, she thought about going down with a fish-dying-net-breaking scenario.
But it was only for a second because someone grabbed her hand hidden in her sleeve. The cool touch seemed to have magical power, making her instantly clear-headed.
It’s worth mentioning, she and Wei Houping had known each other for years.
This person was a bit shameless; she used not to like it. She preferred men like Ning Yan, who had a scholarly air, but now, she felt this person was genuine and very protective, quite good as a brother.
Jiang Beishan, who quickly pulled back her hand, didn’t think much, focusing entirely on her father.
However, Jiang Zhenghui, like a slippery eel, was scared when he saw Jiang Beishan waiting for him ahead, and he turned around and ran back into the commune, this time not looking for Chairman Lin but sneaking around to the back wall to climb and escape.
Neither Jiang Beishan nor Wei Houping chased after him; they no longer pinned their hopes on Jiang Zhenghui. Jiang Beishan decided to confront Lin Haiyang directly, and Wei Houping followed her lead, though he himself had more straightforward methods.
The two lured Lin Haiyang out and beat him up in an empty alley, leaving behind a handkerchief commonly used by Jiang Zhenghui. Lin Haiyang, hearing the noise in the alley, knew they had left, angrily tearing off the obstruction from his head, saw a flour sack, and in a rage kicked the wall.
But he ended up hurting his foot, jumping around like a madman in the alley clutching his aching foot.
As he jumped, he stepped on that handkerchief. Lin Haiyang squinted, noticing that other places were spotless, but a handkerchief was left where the incident occurred, most likely left by the assailants.
The handkerchief was ordinary; his family also had similar checked handkerchiefs, but the embroidery of "Jiang Zhenghui" on it was not ordinary at all.
Recalling Jiang Zhenghui’s erratic behavior recently, oscillating between fawning and being distant, Lin Haiyang understood everything.
That scoundrel wanted to take advantage of the Lin Family without giving his daughter away, trying to make something from nothing.
Lin Haiyang was furious: How dare you con me, you bastard! Damn it, you scoundrel!
The scoundrel was already heavily guilty, and now even dared to attack him; that was an added crime, a revenge he had to take. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Heart set on revenge, Lin Haiyang found someone on his own turf very easily. Soon, he gathered a few street thugs he was acquainted with. Finding someone was their specialty, quickly locking onto their target, and dragging him in front of Lin Haiyang; it was definitely him.
In Jiang Zhenghui’s view, a future son-in-law should be catering to him, not punching him without a word; being accustomed to laziness over the years, his body was far weaker than an average farmer’s. Being gagged and beaten up by several young men left him almost dead.
A bystander happened to see this and, feeling overflowing with righteousness, started shouting for help, prompting Lin Haiyang and his men to withdraw quickly.
Yet they coincidentally bumped into the apple of his eye at the exit.
Chairman Lin believed he understood his son, deducing that his son was only interested in Jiang Beishan. But actually, it was absurd; Lin Haiyang just fancied Jiang Beishan—her good looks and greedy father made her ideal for him as people with weaknesses are easier to control.
If he could, he would also like to be a normal man.
Now he had to choose the next best thing; he couldn’t be an authentic man, but he also couldn’t let outsiders see him differently. Jiang Beishan could just solve that problem; once she married him, he’d find someone for her to have children, by then having a wife and kids, who would dare laugh at him?
Overconfident Lin Haiyang bumped into someone, but it was he who fell to the ground.
"Beishan, it’s me, Lin Haiyang." He introduced himself while enduring the pain.
Jiang Beishan had never seen Lin Haiyang, but this person introduced himself so intimately, which made her uncomfortable.
"You might not remember me. Last month, you went to buy brown sugar at the Nanxi City grocery store—remember?"
How could Jiang Beishan not remember? But how could it be him?
At that time, she had abdominal pain due to her period, so she went to buy brown sugar, but the store clerk hid the sugar, not selling it to her, as they intended to keep it for a relative. Happened to be overheard by this person, who immediately called it out. The clerk, fearing they’d report it and he’d lose his job, hurriedly sold the sugar to her.
This person did help her.
"You mean it’s because you saw me last time you developed feelings?"
"That sounds weird; it’s called love at first sight."
Jiang Beishan turned pale; if not for stopping the doctor, she would have believed it.
"I disagree. The money my father took—I’ll write an IOU. I will pay it back."
Lin Haiyang smiled: "Going back on your word sounds bad, doesn’t it? Moreover, can you really pay back such a huge sum?"
"I can pay it back. If she can’t, I will for her. The engagement is off. What era do we live in, following parental orders? Don’t forget your father is the chairman; if this gets out, who knows if he can keep his position?" Wei Houping interjected.
