Before being reborn and getting married, the pampered young lady emptied her family's assets to

Chapter 56 Not a good bird

Wang Dongkang's panic lasted only a second. His eyes darted around twice, and a fawning and roguish smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Oh my! Director Wei! What brings you to our humble abode? Please come in, please come in..."

Wang Dongkang bowed and scraped as he approached Wei Yaozong, trying to get closer to him by pulling on his arm.

"Don't give me that fucking nonsense!"

Wei Yaozong abruptly shook off his hand, as if avoiding a plague, spitting directly onto his face.

"Wang Dongkang! You old scoundrel! You ruined my daughter! You gave birth to such a big bastard! You're fucking tired of living, aren't you?!"

He pointed at Wei Hong's belly, his roar making the post office windows buzz.

Even more people gathered around, craning their necks to watch.

Wang Dongkang's smile froze for a moment, then widened again, revealing a set of teeth stained yellow by smoking, and he looked at Wei Hong with feigned surprise.

"Oh dear! Wei Hong? What... what's going on? Director Wei, you can't say things like that! My friendship with Comrade Wei Hong is purely revolutionary..."

He vehemently denied it and tried to play dumb.

"Fuck your motherfucker!"

Wei Yaozong was so angry that he trembled all over, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"Innocent? Innocent to the point that she's carrying your Wang family's child?! It's been three months! Wang Dongkang, do you think I'm a fool?!"

"Ah? This...this..."

Wang Dongkang pretended to look at Wei Hong's belly, his eyes darting around as he quickly made calculations in his mind.

Judging from Wei Yaozong's posture, it seems he can't deny it anymore.

His eyes darted around, and the fear on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a shrewd, mercenary air and a smug satisfaction at having his opponent's weakness exploited.

Thinking of this, Wang Dongkang suddenly straightened his back a little.

No longer bowing and scraping as before, he instead ran his hand through his shiny hair, coughed, and cleared his throat.

"Director Wei, please calm down! This matter... well, young people are prone to making mistakes when they act impulsively..."

He avoided the main point, abruptly changing the subject, and a troubled expression appeared on his face.

"However, look at my situation... I'm getting old, and all I get is a fixed salary from the post office. I live in a dormitory and don't even have a decent place to live."

Wei Hong is so young, following me is just torture for her, isn't it? I feel... guilty about it!

Wei Yaozong was speechless at his sudden change and shameless words, and didn't react for a moment: "What do you mean?"

Wang Dongkang rubbed his hands together and chuckled, a greasy smile on his face: "Director Wei, you're a high-ranking official, you're sensible. You see, this wedding... it's a big deal! We can't let Comrade Wei Hong suffer, right?"

He held up two fingers, twirled them together, making a counting motion, and lowered his voice so that those nearby with their ears perked up could hear the gist of it.

"This...this dowry, your family should at least give something, right? It's not much, it's not much, just...this is all!"

Wang Dongkang gestured a number that made Wei Yaozong and Qin Shulan's vision go black.

"You're dreaming!"

Wei Yaozong was so angry he almost fainted!
That old scoundrel! He ruined his daughter and now he dares to demand a dowry?!

"Hey, Director Wei, don't be in such a hurry!"

Wang Dongkang, with an air of "I'm doing this for your own good," changed the subject, glancing at the crowd watching the commotion, and deliberately raised his voice.

"And another thing, look at my job... I work in all kinds of weather, and I don't earn much money, barely enough to support my family! I've heard..."

"Your niece, Anmin, married Commander Liang from our army! Commander Liang is young and promising, with a bright future ahead of him!"

He paused, looking at Wei Yaozong's face, which had instantly turned extremely ugly.

Wang Dongkang's lips curled into a smile, and he said slowly, with a hint of blackmail, "You see... could you ask Commander Liang to help me out, to give my future nephew-in-law..."

"Ah, no, it's about getting something done for Wei Hong's man? How about arranging a... well, a respectable job for him in the army's logistics department or some other less demanding department? This old man of mine should be able to enjoy life, shouldn't he? For Commander Liang, it's just a matter of a word!"

These words were like pouring a ladle of cold water into boiling oil, instantly causing an uproar!

"My goodness! This old postman really dares to ask for money!"

"You want a dowry too? You want Commander Liang to arrange a job for you?!"

"This...this is blatant profiteering! They're shameless to the extreme!"

"Wei Yaozong has really bitten off more than he can chew! This Wang Dongkang is no pushover!"

"An Min? Commander Liang? We've dragged them into this too!"

Wei Yaozong's face turned from blue to purple, then from purple to black, with veins bulging on his forehead and his fists clenched tightly.

He wished he could smash that greasy old face in front of him to pieces right then and there!

That bastard not only refuses to admit his mistake, but also dares to try and extort money from me!
He was even asked to beg An Min and Liang Yi, which was like kicking Wei Yaozong in the face again!
Qin Shulan was completely dumbfounded.

But Anmin is now married to Commander Liang, and it was she who arranged the marriage...

With a rank as high as Commander Liang, all An Min needs to do is ask Commander Liang for help.

With Wang Dongkang getting a good job, wouldn't Wei Hong's life be much better?
Could they perhaps salvage even a little bit of the Wei family's reputation?

This thought grew wildly in her mind like a poisonous weed, instantly overwhelming her hatred for Wang Dongkang and her worry for her daughter.

She abruptly raised her head, looking at Wei Yaozong with pleading eyes: "Yaozong... he... he said... Anmin..."

"Shut up!"

Wei Yaozong was at the height of his rage, furious at Wang Dongkang's shamelessness and Qin Shulan's stupidity.

"Don't even think about it! You're a disgrace!"

He was criticizing Qin Shulan, but even more so the current situation.

Wang Dongkang, however, watched their infighting with a leisurely air, a slick smile on his face: "Director Wei, you see... my request isn't unreasonable, is it? It's all for Wei Hong's future. If you feel it's difficult..."

He drew out his words, his eyes glancing towards the post office.

"So... we can only handle this officially and let the leaders judge? At my age, am I really capable of 'acting like a hooligan'?"

This is already a naked threat.

Wei Yaozong was so angry that he trembled all over and his teeth were grinding together.

This old fox doesn't care about anything anymore.

He stared intently at Wang Dongkang's calculating old face, then glanced at the growing number of pointing and whispering gazes around him, and finally at Wei Hong's numb and desperate expression...

A tremendous sense of humiliation and powerlessness almost overwhelmed him.

Wei Yaozong, who had been a tyrant for half his life, was now completely outmaneuvered by an old postman.

In order to cover up this even bigger scandal as quickly as possible, he seemed to have... no choice.

"Good...good! Wang Dongkang! You're ruthless!"

Wei Yaozong squeezed out these words through gritted teeth, his eyes looking like he wanted to devour someone.

"Dowry...I'll give it to you!"

He almost yelled.

"But! Don't even think about work! Otherwise, I'll fight you to the death!"

He shouldn't even think about humbling himself to beg An Min and Liang Yi!
I've slightly modified Wang Dongkang's character design earlier~ Thank you all for your support, I bow to you all!

(End of this chapter)