Yang Jiaojiao Kept Asking for Trouble, Calling Sha Zhenjiang a "Damn Old Man"?

Hearing that, Wu Hongyan looked as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Hah! Yue Xiaofei, have you eaten so many bargain meals that you're hallucinating?"

"You? You think you can make the Yang Family turn themselves in?"

Yang Jiaojiao joined in with a sneer. "Have you lost your mind? You want us to confess in public?"

"Do you know my dad's standing in Jiangcheng? A poor nobody like you dares to challenge the Yang Family?"

"Let me tell you something: people aren't born equal! Our family is above people like you!"

"People like you are meant to be trampled and used however we please! Get lost if you know what's good for you. Stop standing in our way!"

"Oh, really?"

A cold voice suddenly rang out.

Sha Zhenjiang stepped forward slowly, his gaze settling on the mother and daughter. "By your logic, if I'm more powerful than you, I can do whatever I want to you too?"

Yang Jiaojiao and Wu Hongyan both froze.

Neither had expected the old man, who had barely spoken until now, to suddenly say something.

Wu Hongyan looked Sha Zhenjiang up and down.

He wore an ordinary Zhongshan suit. Though he carried himself with composure, he looked like any other old man. "Who are you to butt in?" she asked disdainfully.

"I'm one of Yue Xiaofei's elders," Sha Zhenjiang replied evenly.

Phew...

The mother and daughter visibly relaxed.

"And here I thought you were someone important. You're just a relative Yue Xiaofei brought along to back him up?"

Yang Jiaojiao gave a derisive laugh. "Get lost, you damn old man! Keep meddling in our family's business, and I'll have my dad find someone to cripple you!"

Damn old man?

Yue Xiaofei's heart gave a violent thump. Then an indescribable rush of delight surged through him.

The corners of his mouth rose. He could hardly hold back his grin.

There it is!

She really did it!

Keep going! Get even more arrogant!

Spit out every vicious thing you can think of. Let Secretary Sha see exactly how ugly this family is!

The worse she makes it, the harder the Yang Family will fall!

"You're asking for it!"

Secretary Zhou trembled with rage.

He had served Sha Zhenjiang for ten years and seen countless arrogant bullies, but never anyone who dared insult this iron-fisted secretary to his face!

Who was Secretary Sha?

The man who held the reins of Handong Province!

The "King of Hell Sha" who struck fear into officials throughout Handong!

And this reckless young woman had dared call him a "damn old man"?

Click!

Leng Feng's fingers were already on the holster at his waist.

As Secretary Sha's personal guard, he wasn't about to let anyone insult the man he protected!

"Wait!"

Sha Zhenjiang raised a hand to stop Leng Feng, then fixed his gaze on Yang Jiaojiao.

"What did you just say?"

His stare made Yang Jiaojiao's scalp prickle, but she refused to back down. "I called you a damn old man! Am I wrong? You've got one foot in the grave, and you still want to play the hero?"

"Exactly!"

Wu Hongyan chimed in. "If Yue Xiaofei really had a powerful relative, how could Gao Zisheng have bullied him before? Even the military district couldn't protect him!"

They were certain Sha Zhenjiang was just an ordinary old man who only looked intimidating.

Besides, Gao Zisheng was still walking free. That proved Yue Xiaofei had no one behind him!

Sha Zhenjiang ignored their mockery. "I'll ask again. If I'm more powerful than you, does that mean I can do whatever I want to you?"

"Quit putting on an act, you damn old man!"

Yang Jiaojiao was losing patience. "If you've got the guts, go find my dad in the banquet hall next door! Yang Guohua is right there!"

Wu Hongyan backed her up. "That's right. If you're so capable, take it up with my husband. What kind of man picks on a mother and her daughter?"

They thought invoking Yang Guohua's name would frighten Sha Zhenjiang.

Little did they know...

That foolish move was about to bring disaster down on the Yang Family!

Sha Zhenjiang's expression did not change.

But his calm was more frightening than thunder, like the dead silence before a storm!

"Some people won't turn back until they hit a wall!"

"And some won't turn back even then!"

"So let them find out how hard that wall is!"

Sha Zhenjiang strode toward the banquet hall next door.

"Xiaofei, come with me!"

"Yes."

Yue Xiaofei immediately followed.

"Quit acting tough, you damn old man! My dad could crush you with one finger!"

Yang Jiaojiao, still unwilling to let it go, kept shouting after them.

"That's right. Just wait. They'll regret this!"

Wu Hongyan tried to sound composed as well.

Yue Xiaofei watched their bluster with a cold smile.

The Yang Family is the one that should be waiting!

Waiting to repay its blood debt!

Waiting to fall from the heights of Jiangcheng into the depths of hell!

In the main banquet hall, lights glittered as guests raised their glasses.

Unlike the chaos next door, this room was full of the wealthy and well-connected.

Yang Guohua, dressed in an Armani suit, stood surrounded by Jiangcheng's wealthy elite, a triumphant smile on his face.

"Congratulations, Mr. Yang! Your daughter got into the Dragon Kingdom Film Academy. She'll be a big star someday!"

"That's not all!"

A building materials dealer beside him jumped in. "I hear you recently landed a three-billion-yuan expressway project from Handong Province? Two reasons to celebrate! Don't forget us old friends when the contracts come around!"

"Exactly!"

The others chimed in.

"You're on your way up, Mr. Yang. We'll be counting on your support!"

"With a three-billion-yuan project under your belt, the Yang Family will be able to do whatever it likes in Jiangcheng!"

"Forget the Gao Family. Jiangcheng will belong to the Yang Family from now on!"

"..."

Flushed with pleasure at their praise, Yang Guohua raised his glass.

"You're too kind. We're all friends here. There's money to be made for everyone!"

"I'll let you in on something. My brother-in-law, Wu Liangde, was just promoted. He's now second-in-command at the Handong Provincial Department of Transport—a deputy director with real power!"

"The Yang Family will get its share of Handong's transport projects. This three-billion-yuan expressway contract is only the beginning!"

The flattery grew even louder.

But Yang Guohua laughed coldly to himself.

He had gone from a small-time building materials dealer to a Jiangcheng real estate tycoon thanks entirely to his brother-in-law Wu Liangde.

Back when Wu Liangde headed Jiangcheng's urban construction bureau, he had steered plenty of municipal contracts Yang Guohua's way.

Now Wu Liangde had been transferred to Handong Province as second-in-command at the Department of Transport. It was a position with plenty of opportunities to profit.

If you want to get rich, build roads!

An expressway offered money to be squeezed out of every stage, from land acquisition and materials to construction and final inspection.

"I invited my brother-in-law here today. He'll arrive any minute!"

Yang Guohua deliberately raised his voice and swept his gaze over the crowd. "I'll introduce you all. It'll make things easier down the road."

The wealthy guests' eyes lit up. They immediately sent their subordinates to prepare gifts, eager to curry favor with this powerful official.

"With Director Wu behind them, the Yang Family is going to soar!"

Just then, a commotion broke out outside.

"Move! All of you, move!"

"My dad's in there! You dare stop me?"