Both parties reached an agreement: Cheng Dalong would retain the business of Longmei International Hospital Group, while all other business of the company would go to Cheng Junjun.
The prerequisite was that Cheng Junjun had to persuade her maternal grandfather and grandmother to sign a voluntary waiver of inheritance rights with her.
Cheng Junjun immediately took Zhang Xiang to her grandparents’ house. After explaining the reasons, her grandparents immediately expressed their support and signed the voluntary waiver of inheritance rights in Zhang Xiang’s presence.
The next day, Cheng Junjun went to the company and completed the signing of relevant documents and agreements with her father in the presence of both lawyers.
Thus, the first step of the plan was completed.
For the second step, Cheng Junjun needed to quickly register a new company and transfer all the allocated business and employees to it.
Of course, it wasn’t necessarily required to actually move all the business and employees, but a new company definitely had to be registered, so that the business and employees would belong to her newly registered company.
After consulting Yang Chen’s opinion, Cheng Junjun registered and established Haicheng Chenjun Medical Equipment Trading Co., Ltd.
Yang Chen held 67% of the shares, and Cheng Junjun held 33%.
Cheng Junjun served as the legal representative and CEO of the company, while Yang Chen continued to be a hands-off manager.
Cheng Junjun was responsible for the daily management of the company, while Yang Chen made decisions regarding the company’s strategy.
According to Yang Chen’s plan, it would be beneficial for him as long as the company controlled the medical equipment supply of Longmei International Hospital, giving him even greater influence within Longmei International Hospital in the future.
Next, it was up to Yang Chen to use Longmei International Hospital to dismantle the remaining business of Cheng Dalong.
After more than 20 days of hard work, Cheng Junjun finally separated from Cheng Dalong completely.
Cheng Dalong was also exhausted during this time. After returning home, he lay motionless on the sofa.
Zhang Hailing quickly stepped forward to ask about the situation.
In her opinion, Cheng Dalong’s family business belonged to her and her future son. Conceding too much business meant that she and her son would lose too much.
Cheng Junjun’s paternal grandparents were also concerned about the specific amount of business that was conceded. They always felt that giving Cheng Junjun even a penny more was a loss.
Cheng Dalong said with a smile, “Don’t worry, the most profitable Longmei Hospital business is still in our hands. 70% of the company’s annual business and 90% of the net profit come from here. What I gave her are all businesses that don’t make much money. I’ll send some gifts later, and these customers can still be won back. In the end, it’s equivalent to her getting nothing, which is much more cost-effective than dividing 36% of the equity according to the law.”
“Haha…” The family laughed happily.
At this moment, Zhang Hailing suddenly said to Cheng Dalong with a mournful face, “Cheng, I’m sorry, please forgive me.”
Cheng Dalong looked puzzled and quickly asked, “What’s wrong? What happened?”
Zhang Hailing bowed to the old couple again and said, “Please forgive me too.”
The old couple also looked puzzled. Why was she suddenly apologizing?
Then, Zhang Hailing took out a pregnancy test stick with two bars from her handbag.
“Haha…” The old couple immediately laughed happily.
Cheng Dalong frowned. Although he was also excited, he also had some doubts.
Old Master Cheng: “Is it Dalong’s?”
Zhang Hailing nodded shyly.
“Haha… That’s great, that’s great. This time, we must have a grandson.”
“Ah, our old Cheng family will have an heir,” the old man said happily.
The old lady quickly said, “This is a good thing! Why are you apologizing?”
Zhang Hailing deliberately pretended to be scared and looked at Cheng Dalong.
“At first, I was taking medicine [contraceptives], but then I stopped taking it, but I lied to Cheng that I was still taking it. I’m worried that Cheng will think that I deliberately got pregnant for ulterior motives. So…”
The old man immediately said, “What are you talking about? As long as it’s our Cheng family’s grandson, he will definitely be the future heir of our Cheng family’s property. This is not called ulterior motives; this is called expanding the family and continuing the bloodline. Haha…”
The old lady: “Yes, yes, yes, Hailing, don’t think too much. As long as you can give us a grandson, this family will belong to the grandson in the future. It’s still the same saying, a mother is valued by her son, and you are also one of the masters of this family.”
Zhang Hailing: “Cheng, is that so?”
Cheng Dalong now felt a bit like he was being tricked, but if Zhang Hailing was really pregnant with his child, he would have to accept it even if he was tricked.
He was almost fifty years old, and he estimated that this was the last time he would have a child, so he definitely had to keep it.
However, first, he had to confirm that the child was his before he could talk about the next thing.
“How long has it been?” Cheng Dalong asked.
Zhang Hailing shook her head and said, “I just used a pregnancy test stick to test it; I haven’t gone to the hospital to check it.”
The old lady: “Dalong, take Hailing to the hospital to check it immediately to confirm if it’s your son!”
The old lady was very scheming and deliberately emphasized the tone of the second half of her sentence.
First, to check if the child was a boy or a girl.
Second, to confirm if the child was Cheng Dalong’s.
But even if Zhang Hailing was really pregnant, it would only be a little over a month at most. How could they determine if it was Cheng Dalong’s son?
The current level of technology hasn’t reached such an outrageous level, right?
Cheng Dalong nodded, not even bothering to rest, and quickly took Zhang Hailing to the hospital.
Zhang Hailing used the excuse of being a little sleepy and lay down in the back seat to rest.
She took out her phone and sent a message to someone named Xiao Zhang.
“He’s taking me to the hospital for an examination now, and he also wants to test if it’s his son. Is it definitely okay?”
Then, Xiao Zhang replied: “Don’t worry, the embryo is stable after being transferred back to the uterus; there will be no problem. It’s only been ten days; the hospital can’t do a paternity test for him, but they can find out that you’re pregnant. Relax, we’ve done over ten thousand of these and there haven’t been any problems; it’s impossible for there to be a problem with just you. Relax, be happy and joyful, and act like a normal pregnant woman.”
Zhang Hailing breathed a sigh of relief, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
…
Yang Chen had been very busy lately, taking his cousin Li Xiaofei around every day.
Li Xiaofei had been living in the suburbs of Sucheng for a long time, and suddenly coming to a big city like Haicheng made her feel that everything was new.
She had gone to the Oriental Pearl Tower, which Yang Chen was already tired of, eight times.
However, who told her to be his cousin? One of Yang Chen’s only two remaining relatives in this world, he would do his best to fulfill any request she made.
Early in the morning, Li Xiaofei came to Yang Chen and said that she wanted to see her cousin because her cousin was pregnant.
The cousin she was talking about was Zhang Hailing.
Yang Chen couldn’t help but laugh. This Zhang Hailing really had some tricks up her sleeve. Cheng Dalong was almost fifty years old and she was still able to get pregnant.
Although Yang Chen hated Zhang Hailing, she was, after all, Li Xiaofei’s cousin.
It was reasonable for Li Xiaofei to want to see her.
Yang Chen sent Li Xiaofei to the entrance of Cheng Dalong’s villa and instructed, “I’ll pick you up at six o’clock in the evening; don’t eat at her house.”
Li Xiaofei: “No problem. Six o’clock, I promise to wait for you at the gate.”
As soon as Li Xiaofei got out of the car, Zhang Hailing came out.
“Xiaofei, you’re here,” Zhang Hailing said.
Li Xiaofei ran over happily to greet her cousin.
Yang Chen turned the car around to leave, but Zhang Hailing immediately stepped forward to stop him and said loudly, “You’re already here; come in and sit for a while before leaving. Otherwise, my aunt will think I’m not sensible.”
Yang Chen smiled and said, “Thanks, I won’t sit down; I still have to drive to earn a living. Unlike you, you’ve hooked up with a rich man and can have a good time for a while.”
Zhang Hailing snorted coldly and said, “You’re just putting on a brave face! We’re getting married next week; remember to bring her over to attend! We must share our happiness and joy with you, especially her!”
Wasn’t this clearly deliberately provoking Cheng Junjun?
Yang Chen nodded and said, “Okay, I will definitely persuade her to come and give you a big gift. What date is it exactly?”
Zhang Hailing: “September 2nd. After attending my wedding, Xiaofei can go to university to register. Your cousin specially chose this day, which can also be regarded as holding an admission banquet for you.”
She really made it sound interesting.
Li Xiaofei said with a smile, “Thank you, Cousin.”
Yang Chen smiled and drove away.
Soon, Cheng Dalong and Zhang Hailing sent out invitations to relatives and friends, announcing that they would hold a wedding in Hall 1 of the Peninsula Hotel on September 2nd, and host a banquet at the Peninsula Hotel to entertain everyone.
Cheng Junjun’s mentality immediately collapsed upon receiving the news.
That was, after all, her father, and now he was really going to marry a woman who was about the same age as her. She definitely couldn’t accept it in her heart.
Yang Chen called Cheng Junjun and asked her out for dinner.
Half an hour later, the two met at the restaurant.
As soon as Cheng Junjun saw Yang Chen, she pouted aggrievedly and hugged Yang Chen, saying, “They’re really getting married, and they even sent me an invitation; it’s so annoying.”
Yang Chen smiled and patted her back, motioned for her to sit down, and then comforted her, “Isn’t this a good thing? This way, they can be tied together. When you take back all the business, Zhang Hailing will have married into loneliness. Because of the constraints of marriage and children, she won’t be able to run away even if she wants to, and she won’t be able to harm others anymore. Your grandparents are also getting old, and your dad won’t be working for many more years. Finding a young nanny to take care of their lives will also save you from worrying.”
Cheng Junjun chuckled and said, “You’re so bad. But I think what you said makes sense. After hearing what you said, I feel much better. Tell me, what do you want to eat? It’s my treat.”
“Let’s have some wild chicken stewed with mushrooms, and open two bottles of Lafite [a prestigious Bordeaux wine],” Yang Chen joked.
Cheng Junjun covered her mouth and laughed, saying, “Big brother, what kind of combination is that?”
…
At ten o’clock in the morning on September 2nd, Yang Chen brought Cheng Junjun to the Peninsula Hotel.
Aunt and Li Xiaofei had gone to the hotel last night to accompany Zhang Hailing.
Today, Cheng Dalong would pick up Zhang Hailing from the Hilton Hotel and take her to the Peninsula Hotel. The necessary ceremonies still had to be held.
Before entering the hotel, Yang Chen specially reminded Cheng Junjun to adjust her mentality. Today, they were just here to watch a show and didn’t need to pay too much attention to Zhang Hailing’s provocations.
Because Yang Chen had already calculated that Zhang Hailing, with her petty ways, would definitely provoke Cheng Junjun with a smug look, and even provoke Yang Chen as well.
Yang Chen had already arranged for Haicheng Longmei International Hospital Group to launch an attack on Cheng Dalong’s company today.
People in sales and engineering know that products and projects can’t always be perfect, and there will always be some flaws.
To borrow a saying from netizens, I can tell whether this project is qualified or not by feeling the thickness of the red envelope the contractor gave me.
This situation exists not only in the construction engineering industry, but also in other industries.
Cheng Dalong used bribery and kickbacks to get orders from Longmei Hospital Group, and then used the same method to sell problematic products to the hospital.
When the equipment broke down, foreign experts came to repair it, and the hospital paid the full amount.
This time, Yang Chen not only wanted to deal with Cheng Dalong, but also wanted to launch an anti-corruption campaign within Haicheng Longmei Hospital Group.
Cheng Junjun smiled and nodded, and went to Hall 1 with Yang Chen.
At this time, there were already many guests in the hall.
The wedding emcee was already warming up the atmosphere.
After a while, Cheng Dalong and Zhang Hailing appeared.
The guests took out their phones to take pictures and cheered very cooperatively.
“Cheng is amazing, an old cow eating young grass [an idiom for an older man marrying a younger woman], finding such a young wife.”
“Looking at the bride’s age, she’s about the same age as Cheng’s daughter, right?”
“Men are just so dedicated. Don’t say fifty years old, even if they’re eighty years old, they still like 20-year-old girls.”
“Haha…”
Not far away, Cheng Junjun’s face turned ugly when she heard everyone’s comments.
In the future, relatives and friends would definitely gossip behind her back about her father finding a stepmother who was the same age as her, and she would get angry just thinking about it.
Yang Chen gently patted Cheng Junjun’s arm and signaled her to calm down with his eyes.
Cheng Junjun nodded, looking at her grandparents and father sharing their joy on the stage with a displeased expression.
Suddenly, Zhang Hailing said, “Today is a very important day for Dalong and me. We should have a complete family. So, I hope Junjun can also come on stage. Only with her blessings will Dalong’s and my marriage be happy. Junjun, can you give me and your father your blessings?”
Here it comes, here it comes, the provocation is here.
All the guests looked at Cheng Junjun at the last table.
Host: “That’s right, what the bride said is too right. Only with Miss Cheng’s blessings can their marriage be truly happy. Let us welcome Miss Cheng to the stage with warm applause to take a family photo together.”
Yang Chen nodded slightly and said, “Don’t embarrass yourself! Go up!”
Cheng Junjun nodded and got up to walk up.
“Wow, the groom’s daughter is so old!”
“The bride is about the same age as her.”
“Mom, why would the bride find such an old husband?”
“Haha…”
…
Not far away, Zhang Hailing’s relatives all had embarrassed expressions.
Zhang Hailing’s parents felt a burning sensation on their faces, as if everyone was scolding them.
However, when they thought that their son-in-law was a rich man, they felt much better.
Life was their daughter’s own, and it was enough as long as she was comfortable, without caring about what others said.
Host: “Miss Cheng is so beautiful. In the future, she can go out with the bride like sisters, and their relationship will definitely be very good. Miss Cheng, what are your thoughts on your father’s new life?”
Cheng Junjun: “It’s very good. I’m definitely happy that someone is helping me take care of my grandparents and father. After all, I’m a girl, and I’ll get married sooner or later, so I definitely can’t come home often. Stepmother, thank you for your hard work in the future; I’ll leave the family to you.”
Zhang Hailing said with a smile, “Don’t worry about these things; we can hire a nanny to take care of Mom and Dad. You can come back often even after you get married; this is your home after all. When your younger brother is born in the future, I would also like you to help take care of him. You won’t refuse, will you?”
Cheng Junjun: “I’m still a child myself; I can’t take care of other children. This is the old Cheng family’s crown prince that they’ve been waiting for for decades; I don’t dare to take care of him. If he gets bumped or bruised, I can’t afford it. Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, don’t you think so?”
The three of them looked embarrassed.
Cheng Dalong said with a smile, “No matter what, I’m very happy that you can come today; Dad is very happy. Okay, you can go down. Eat well, have fun today, and come home more often.”
The guests started to discuss.
“Does this mean that Miss Cheng ran away from home?”
“That’s for sure; if your dad found you a stepmother who was the same age as you, you would also run away from home!”
“That’s right, anyone would be upset if they encountered this. Moreover, this also involves the issue of inheritance; it’s normal for Miss Cheng to be unhappy.”
…
Cheng Junjun smiled and turned to go down.
The whole audience was looking at her, and she felt that this was the most humiliating moment of her life.
Cheng Junjun returned to her seat, and Yang Chen smiled and gave her a thumbs up, praising, “Good performance. Remember, we’re just here to watch a show today; relax.”
Cheng Junjun smiled and nodded, taking a sip of water to suppress the anger in her heart.
At this moment, Li Xiaofei ran over.
“Brother, is she your girlfriend?” Li Xiaofei asked.
Yang Chen said with a smile, “No, just a normal friend. This is Li Xiaofei, my cousin from my aunt’s family.”
Cheng Junjun smiled and nodded, saying, “Hello, Xiaofei.”
Li Xiaofei took out her phone and said, “Sister, let’s add each other as friends.”
Cheng Junjun nodded, and the two added each other as friends.
“Sister, don’t be angry; we actually don’t approve of their marriage. But, my cousin is pregnant, so there’s really no way. You can go to my cousin’s house more often in the future, and we can play together,” Li Xiaofei said.
Cheng Junjun nodded.
Li Xiaofei took Yang Chen’s hand and said, “My mom is looking for you; she’s found you another blind date. Let’s go, let’s go take a look.”
“I’ve already told her that it’s not necessary; her taste is really bad,” Yang Chen said helplessly.
“Then you go tell her; it’s no use telling me. The sentence she nags about the most every day is to find you a wife, so that she can face your aunt in the future. Let’s go,” Li Xiaofei said with a smile.
Yang Chen had no choice but to go with Li Xiaofei.
“Aunt, I suspect you’re not my real aunt,” Yang Chen said.
Chen Yuyan: “You child, what nonsense are you talking about? If I’m not your real aunt, who else could be your real aunt?”
Yang Chen: “I suspect you’re my real mom; did my mom take me away from your house? Otherwise, why would you be so concerned and want to introduce me to someone every day.”
“Haha…” Everyone laughed.
Chen Yuyan: “You only have me as an elder; if I don’t care about your life’s大事 [major life events], who will? Let me introduce you; these two are Xiaofei’s aunt and uncle. Sister, brother-in-law, this is Yang Chen; isn’t he a talented and handsome young man, very good.”
These two were Zhang Hailing’s father, Zhang Dachun, and mother, Li Lanying.
Li Lanying had a condescending look on her face, saying, “Oh, so that’s the guy who ordered a lot of things and didn’t pay.”
Yang Chen: “Auntie, I need to correct you. The hotel will bill the things I order separately, and I pay monthly. Your daughter should pay for the things she orders herself. There’s no reason why I should drive her for free and also have to treat her to dinner, right?”
Li Lanying: “Then you’re too stingy. Since it’s a blind date, of course the man should pay. I haven’t heard of a blind date where the woman has to pay. My daughter is a student who studied at the University of Southern California in the United States. If you, a driver, want to impress her, you should have performed well in the first place. And what happened? Hehe…”
Chen Yuyan: “Chenzi is more straightforward; he probably felt that there was no hope, so he didn’t treat her.”
Zhang Dachun: “You don’t know the rules of our hometown; whether it works out or not, the man bears all the expenses. But, I also thank him for not performing well. If he had performed well, and Hailing had been confused and taken a fancy to him, she wouldn’t have had the chance to find such a good family.”
Now Yang Chen knew why Zhang Hailing was like that; her parents were like that—the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam is crooked [a Chinese proverb meaning children take after their parents].
Yang Chen said with a smile, “I didn’t want to say anything harsh in the first place, but since you’ve said it to this point, then I have to say it. Your daughter told me herself that she slept with that man for a month before returning to China. Even if I’m useless, I can’t be a cuckold. Don’t say I’m a ride-hailing driver, even if I’m a scavenger, I wouldn’t pick up trash like her.”
Chen Yuyan: “Chenzi, what are you saying? That’s too much.”
Zhang Dachun: “What are you saying? Do you believe I’ll slap you!”
Li Lanying: “Who are you scolding? Say it again if you have the guts.”
Cheng Dalong and Zhang Hailing, who were exchanging rings on the stage, stopped immediately when they heard the shouts from this side.
Seeing her parents arguing with Yang Chen, Zhang Hailing immediately said to Cheng Dalong, “Dalong, look!”
Cheng Dalong snorted coldly and said, “Damn it, daring to cause trouble at my wedding; you’re tired of living!”
After saying that, he walked over angrily.
Come on, come on, Yang Chen estimated that the time was almost up, and he could confront Cheng Dalong…