Tao Liangchen

Chapter 25 A Pain in the Neck

Huang Zewen’s father, whose real name was Huang Du, had the nickname "Golden Fat."

He looked just like his nickname.

Weighing more than 260 pounds, with a thick gold chain and a large gold watch, he had the air of a nouveau riche, afraid others wouldn't notice his wealth.

The Huang family's initial fortune came from running a plastics factory in Malaysia. After accumulating wealth for several years, they sold the business and transitioned to engineering construction and materials. In recent years, with business becoming more challenging, they started dabbling in stocks, futures, and so on.

Huang Zewen actually had two older brothers, a younger brother, and two younger sisters.

He was only the third child in the family. Despite being siblings, they were actually half-siblings.

Huang Zewen's mother was only the second concubine.

Su Yehao used to make fun of him for this, which was one of the reasons they disliked each other.

Macau had never implemented a family planning policy. Wealthy families often had multiple wives, making Su Yehao's status as an only child an exception. Having many siblings was the norm.

For example, the famous King of Gambling had more than a dozen descendants.

With so many people in large families, conflicts were inevitable. Entertainment reporters could live well just by reporting on the news between these wealthy families.

The earlier rumors about Su Yehao and the English teacher Linda Yun weren't considered big news by the locals. They were desensitized to such sensational stories, having grown accustomed to them over the years.

Huang Zewen's biological mother was quite capable. Although she was the second concubine, she was qualified to help her husband manage the business, accumulating considerable prestige.

It was precisely because of this that Huang Zewen could be so arrogant, gathering a group of lackeys at school.



After school that evening.

Huang Zewen saw his father reading the newspaper and, seeking conversation, brought up what happened during the day, complaining, "That Su Yehao from the Su family is getting more and more arrogant. Today, when I had a conflict with a classmate, even though it was none of his business, he actually jumped out to slap me in the face!"

His father, Golden Fat, chuckled and asked, "What happened? I think you two are incompatible. Why don't you just stay away from him when you see him? Anyway, I'll be sending you to university soon. I met the president of Hong Kong University a few days ago and donated a batch of physics equipment. Two or three million Hong Kong dollars should be enough, and it'll also help with tax avoidance."

After Huang Zewen sat down, he started recounting the events.

When Golden Fat learned that his son had bullied a mainland student and that Su Yehao had even filmed it and threatened to expose it to the mainland media, his blood pressure soared. His face turned red at a visible rate, his eyes almost popping out, and his cheeks kept puffing up.

Huang Zewen, engrossed in his story, sat on the living room sofa, playing with his phone, completely unaware of his father's abnormal state.

At that moment, Huang Zewen was saying, "Once I graduate, I'm definitely going to ambush Su Yehao and beat him up. We really must be incompatible, I get angry every time I see him."

Suddenly, the light dimmed.

Huang Zewen finally noticed that his father had come in front of him. He was puzzled and wanted to ask what was wrong.

He saw Golden Fat gritting his teeth, his short, fat hand slapping him across the face!

"Dad... Dad! Why are you hitting me for no reason!"

Golden Fat was almost driven mad. His blood pressure kept rising, and he said, panting, "Where's the video!? How could I raise such a stupid thing like you! You're trying to piss me off to death, aren't you!"

He had been beaten a lot since he was a child, but his father had never hit him so hard before. He was completely stunned by the slap, his ears ringing!

Huang Zewen felt wronged and yelled, "What did I do wrong this time!? The Su family's properties in Hong Kong are about to collapse, are we really afraid of them!?"

Everything went black.

Golden Fat was so angry that his hands were shaking. Especially when he realized that this little bastard didn't even know what he had done wrong, he raised his hand and slapped him again!

He sent his own son sprawling back onto the sofa.

Pointing at Huang Zewen, his father Golden Fat gasped for breath, disappointed and furious, and cursed, "You jinx! You've almost killed me this time! I just negotiated a project in the mainland, partnering with someone to secure a huge deal worth hundreds of millions! And you hand Su the Skinflint a knife like this, wanting him to stab me to death!?"

The so-called project referred to three projects, including the Lotus Bridge, with a total cost of over 900 million RMB.

Su Yehao's father had also been interested, but problems with his business in Hong Kong had distracted him, and Golden Fat had outbid him this time.

Golden Fat had just been complacent about using these projects as a springboard to enter the mainland's construction, building materials, and real estate industries when he came home to find that his son had delivered such a "gift"!

How could he not be furious?

It might just be bullying a mainland student, but in Golden Fat's eyes, this incident could cost him half his life.

The whole thing could be a big deal or a small deal.

If Su the Skinflint found out about this and managed to capitalize on it.

In the current situation, it would be strange if the newly acquired construction bid wasn't canceled. What was needed now was calm, and any disturbance couldn't be underestimated.

If it really blew up and attracted widespread attention, it could exclude Golden Fat from the huge mainland infrastructure construction sector. Even the oligarch-level tycoons in Hong Kong were envious of that scale, let alone him, Golden Fat.

So, in Golden Fat's view, these two slaps were completely the little bastard's fault, and he deserved them completely.

Hearing her son shouting, the protective Second Concubine hurried out to mediate.

After complaining that her son was already grown up and shouldn't be hit so hard, she listened to the whole story and felt a little suffocated, her heart growing cold from Su Yehao's series of maneuvers.

Then, she looked at Huang Zewen, wondering how she could have given birth to such a stupid son.

He had never done anything worthwhile since he was a child, but he had never lost at screwing over his father.

Standing on the mountaintop, the scenery was indeed magnificent.

But the risk of being blown away by the wind and falling to one's death was also great.

At this critical moment, the Huang family's Second Concubine would rather have her son fight Su Yehao, as the consequences might be lighter than bullying a mainland student.

It seemed that only Huang Zewen hadn't realized that he had caused a big problem.

It would be one thing if it was someone else, but the problem was that the Su family had considerable influence and the ability to amplify the situation.

After thinking it over for a long time, the Huang family's Second Concubine stared at her own son and asked, "Where is that video now? It would be best to get it back quietly, even if you have to swallow your pride and apologize. This matter is much more serious than you think. If something goes wrong, our whole family will have to immigrate, and we won't be able to continue doing business."

After taking his blood pressure medication, Golden Fat added, "If it really doesn't work, I'll personally meet with Su the Skinflint. I can give up some profits, it's better than waiting at home. It's better to be safe than sorry. That old thing in the Su family is a master at scheming and won't miss the chance to harm me if he knows about this."

This was putting himself in their shoes.

If the video of Su Yehao bullying mainlanders fell into his hands, he would gladly hand it over to the media to try to eliminate a competitor.

Even if he couldn't eliminate him, it would be good to suppress him.

The situation up north was complicated, after all, it wasn't the same as Macau.

The recent situation was delicate, and Golden Fat didn't want to take any risks.

After a brief consideration, Huang Zewen's mother shook her head and said, "The younger generation's affairs should be left to the younger generation to resolve. That Su kid might just be speaking without thinking and might not even tell his parents. Rushing in might attract unnecessary attention."

Sitting to the side, Huang Zewen rarely saw his parents so serious.

At that moment, he was completely dumbfounded...