Having struggled for so many years to reach his current position, he hadn't even had many women yet, nor had he enjoyed himself enough.
He didn't want to be beaten into a cripple just for the sake of temporary pride.
Unlike the fear felt by this family, Zhou Ying and Fang Yuan felt a hint of admiration for Jiang Cheng at this moment.
Women are naturally attracted to the strong, and the posture Jiang Cheng displayed right now was completely that of a big shot.
The aura of a superior emanating from him was indeed very thick.
"Fang Yuan, he's your elder brother after all. Can't you help him? Don't humiliate him. You're beautiful and kind-hearted, so don't lower yourself to our level. Please help persuade your son-in-law and let us go. We'll never bother you again, I beg you." Chen Haiyan said while wiping her tears.
At this moment, she truly regretted it.
She regretted kicking Fang Yuan when she was down yesterday when she came to ask for help finding a job.
She regretted listening to her neighbor's recommendation and finding a sixty-year-old man for Fang Yuan.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have come specifically to persuade Fang Yuan today, and this incident wouldn't have happened.
Seeing Chen Haiyan weeping bitterly brought a surge of pleasure to Fang Yuan's heart.
The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, revealing an imperceptible smile.
At the same time, she couldn't help but marvel once again at the benefits of having wealth and power.
Over the years, she had always begged her husband to support her own family.
But now that she had fallen from grace, instead of a shred of support, she had received nothing but ridicule and avoidance.
Fang Yuan knew she couldn't lose her sense of right and wrong because of family ties; sympathizing with such people was just degrading herself.
She turned her head away, unwilling to spare Chen Haiyan another glance.
Jiang Cheng was very satisfied with Fang Yuan's performance.
Fortunately, Fang Yuan hadn't softened her heart to speak up for them; otherwise, Jiang Cheng wouldn't have bothered with this matter.
In other words, wouldn't speaking up to plead for such people make her a "Saint Bitch"?
They deserved it!
After hesitating for a moment, Fang Yuan said sarcastically, "I'd love to help you, but look at me now—my words carry no weight. Even you didn't take me seriously, let alone my son-in-law. I really can't do anything about it. I won't talk to you anymore; I have to go out and look for a job."
After saying that, she turned and left the living room.
When she reached the door, Fang Yuan stopped and looked back at Jiang Cheng.
She hadn't expected her son-in-law to be so domineering and imposing.
And he was doing this to stand up for her.
It had been a long time since a man had done something like this for her.
Fang Yuan felt a bit of secret joy; the more she looked at this son-in-law, the more she liked him.
Seeing Fang Yuan abandon him, Fang Wende's heart skipped a beat, and he shouted, "Fang Yuan, you can't be so heartless! I'm telling you, I'm going to call the police!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Sheng was about to step forward, but Jiang Cheng waved him off. "Call the police? Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. Just sit down obediently and let's have a good chat."
Seeing Jiang Cheng tell him to sit down again, Fang Wende didn't dare disobey this time. With a grim face, he sat down and took the initiative to say, "My company is in the cement construction business, providing cement clinker and such."
"Cement construction? So it's related to real estate? What's your company's name?"
Feeling Jiang Cheng's gaze, Fang Wende couldn't help but feel an ominous premonition.
He didn't know why Jiang Cheng was asking for his company's name, but he sensed that his company might be under threat.
However, looking at everyone in the room, he didn't dare not speak.
He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Shangde Group."
After speaking, Fang Wende immediately said flatteringly, "If you have any business, I can give you the lowest discount in the industry."
He hoped to ease the relationship between him and Jiang Cheng this way.
Jiang Cheng chuckled at his words, a sound that made Fang Wende's skin crawl.
"Business? You're dreaming. Do you think that's possible?"
"Then... why exactly did you ask me this?" Fang Wende's expression became very ugly.
"Naturally, to crush you," Jiang Cheng said nonchalantly.
Jiang Cheng's tone was full of confidence and disdain, as if crushing Fang Wende's company was an incredibly easy task.
After Jiang Cheng finished speaking, Fang Wende was filled with fear, although he didn't know if Jiang Cheng actually had that kind of power.
"Why target me? I haven't done anything to wrong you!"
He immediately followed up, "Young Master Jiang, as long as you don't go against me, just give me orders for anything in the future. As long as I can do it, I will definitely do my best."
At this moment, Fang Wende was thinking about stabilizing Jiang Cheng first and then making plans once he got out the door.
If Jiang Cheng didn't have the power to crush him, he would definitely make Jiang Cheng pay.
Conversely, if Jiang Cheng's influence was vast, then bowing his head now was the wisest move.
Jiang Cheng sneered. "Do your best? I don't want you to 'do your best'; I want you to 'must do it'."
Fang Wende's face looked a bit sour, but to keep Jiang Cheng calm, he still said with a forced smile, "Young Master Jiang, don't worry, I will definitely do it."
"Is that so? Then I want you to go back to your old trade—that is, give up everything you obtained from the Zhou Family."
"What?" Fang Wende looked at Jiang Cheng in disbelief; he hadn't expected Jiang Cheng to make such a demand.
This was practically robbing him of his company and assets. How could he agree?
"This request is too much. I can't possibly agree to it," Fang Wende said with a face full of shame and anger.
Jiang Cheng wasn't surprised by Fang Wende's refusal.
"It doesn't matter if you don't agree. I have other ways."
"What do you want to do?"
Jiang Cheng smiled and then said, "What do you think? What do I want to do?"
"You... don't go too far!"
He used to be a scrap collector.
If it hadn't been for Fang Yuan helping him start this company after she got married...
...and introducing him to many real estate partner companies, he never could have grown to his current scale.
Seeing Jiang Cheng's matter-of-fact attitude, Fang Wende finally realized the true purpose of keeping him here for a talk.
In fact, for the name of the company, he could have just asked Zhou Ying or Fang Yuan directly.
But he didn't; making Fang Wende say it himself was just to humiliate him to his face.
Jiang Cheng hadn't used force to beat him to a pulp.
But this kind of psychological humiliation was actually on a much higher level.
It left Fang Wende restless and unable to resist.