Chapter 13 : You've Been Deceived Too Deeply

Zhang Weiguang suddenly burst into laughter, shaking his head as he laughed, "You sure can pretend! If it were me, with ten million, I would have entered the Lin family's door a long time ago. Why would I wait until today?" Ye Tian ignored him and simply said, "I hope Uncle keeps his word." Lin Jinsheng didn't want to see Ye Tian and coldly said, "Then go prepare the money. I won't be cooking for you. Leave!" Lin Ziyi angrily said, "Dad! What's wrong with Ye Tian? Why do you treat him like this?" Lin Jinsheng was about to scold his disobedient daughter when a surprised exclamation came from outside the courtyard, "Kuihua Maotai? It smells so good!" Upon hearing this, Lin Jinsheng was taken aback. Having been in the business world for decades, he naturally knew what Kuihua Maotai was. It was a Maotai liquor produced in the 1970s. A bottle of Kuihua Maotai on the market would cost hundreds of thousands! He quickly walked outside the courtyard, followed by Zhu Yuting and Lin Ni. Outside the gate, an elderly man in his sixties was squatting on the ground, inhaling the scent of the air as if he were addicted to drugs. Lin Jinsheng was surprised, "General Zhou, what are you doing?" General Zhou also lived in this neighborhood, not far from the Lin family. He owned several factories and was worth billions. General Zhou glared at Lin Jinsheng and said, "Mr. Lin, this is a hundred-thousand-dollar good liquor. If you don't want it, why break it? Ah, what a pity!" Lin Jinsheng was taken aback. He picked up the gift box, which contained four bottles of Maotai liquor, one of which was already broken. The aroma of the liquor made him unable to resist taking a few sips. "Is this really Kuihua Maotai?" He was both heartbroken and astonished, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Ye Tian, his eyes filled with doubt. Zhang Weiguang didn't drink much, but after taking a glance, he said, "Dad, this is obviously an old fake. This poor guy doesn't have the money to buy such a precious old liquor. Dad, don't fall for his trick." Ye Tian frowned slightly. It was his first time meeting Zhang Weiguang, but why was this person targeting him everywhere? General Zhou became unhappy and his face darkened, "Young man, you don't understand, so don't talk nonsense! I've had this Kuihua Maotai twice before, and it left a deep impression on me. The broken bottle has a rich aroma and a strong sauce fragrance. It must be a vintage liquor brewed in the 1970s, no doubt about it!" Zhang Weiguang was refuted and felt very dissatisfied. He wanted to argue, but Lin Jinsheng calmly said, "General Zhou is an expert. This is indeed Kuihua Maotai." He picked up all the gifts on the ground and smiled, "General Zhou, I'll invite you to drink Maotai another day." General Zhou's eyes lit up, "Great! Mr. Lin, I'll remember that. I'll come find you in a few days for a drink." After General Zhou left, Lin Jinsheng stared at Ye Tian and asked, "Where did you get this liquor?" Ye Tian replied, "Uncle, it was given to me by someone else." Lin Jinsheng furrowed his brows, "Someone else? Who would give you such an expensive liquor?" Then, out of respect for Maotai, he said to Ye Tian, "Come inside and have a seat." Zhang Weiguang, with sharp eyes, noticed a top-of-the-line BMW 7 Series parked next to the parking space. He couldn't help but feel envious, thinking to himself when he could also drive a car worth several million. Little did he know that the car belonged to Ye Tian. The family returned to the living room, and Zhang Weiguang's face looked somewhat unnatural. He had brought some liquor as a gift today, but his box of liquor was only worth a little over a thousand yuan. In comparison, the gifts Ye Tian brought were much more expensive. Feeling embarrassed, he deliberately sneered and stared at Ye Tian, "Did you steal these good liquors? After all, you've been to prison, and old habits die hard, right?" Lin Jinsheng was shocked. He stared at Ye Tian and asked, "Did you steal this liquor?" Even if Ye Tian had a good temper, he was a bit angry. He coldly said, "I've already said it, the liquor was given to me by someone else." Zhang Weiguang snorted, "Given to you? Someone from your social class, who would give you liquor worth hundreds of thousands? You're just making up lies, and not even doing a good job at it!" Lin Ziyi's anger made her hands and feet go cold as she angrily said, "Brother-in-law, Ye Tian is skilled in medicine and has cured many important people. These liquors were all given by those important people." After hearing this, Zhang Weiguang couldn't help but shake his head, "Ah, Ziyi, you've been deceived too deeply by this person. Important people? How could Ye Tian know any important people?" Lin Jinsheng became even more suspicious. Could this kid have been lying all along? Seeing that Ye Tian didn't defend himself, Zhang Weiguang felt triumphant. He turned to Lin Jinsheng and said, "Dad, I've already taken care of the matter you mentioned last time. Don't worry, I'll make sure it's done." Lin Jinsheng nodded, "Weiguang, thank you for your hard work." Zhang Weiguang smiled, "Dad, we're family, no need to be polite." Then he glanced at Ye Tian and sneered, "Since you've cured many important people, this small matter should be resolved in no time, right?" Ye Tian didn't know the situation, so he looked at Lin Ziyi. Lin Ziyi whispered to him, it turned out that Lin Jinsheng mainly did road construction work. He had a few companies with contracting qualifications that often took on road maintenance projects in the city and subcontracted them to others to make a profit. But half a year ago, Lin Jinsheng suddenly couldn't get any major projects. He had tried several times to ask for help from relevant departments, but to no avail. Later, he somehow offended Tian Yongchun, the deputy director of the Municipal Planning Department, and as a result, he couldn't even get small projects anymore. Now Lin Jinsheng had been idle at home for half a year and was often scolded by his mother, feeling very depressed. After hearing the cause and effect, Ye Tian said, "So that's how it is. Uncle, I can help you ask about it." Seeing Ye Tian daring to take on this matter, Zhang Weiguang suddenly smirked, "You're going to ask? Who are you going to ask?" Ye Tian didn't want to pay attention to him. He took out his phone and asked in a group chat: "Who knows Tian Yongchun from the Municipal Planning Department?" Upon seeing this message, the people in the group immediately mobilized those around them to investigate the identity of Tian Yongchun. In just a few minutes, a person named "Liu Deming - Deputy Minister of K Province" replied, "Dr. Ye, I had someone check. Tian Yongchun is a subordinate of a subordinate of mine." Ye Tian said, "Deputy Minister Liu, this Tian Yongchun hasn't been very friendly to my relative who works in construction. His name is Lin Jinsheng." Liu Deming quickly said, "Dr. Ye, please rest assured, I will arrange it immediately." Seeing Ye Tian texting, Zhang Weiguang thought he was just putting on a show and sneered, "Keep pretending! If you can solve this matter, the earth will have to reverse its rotation!" Lin Ziyi furrowed her brows and asked, "Brother-in-law, why are you always targeting Ye Tian? What has he done to offend you?" Zhang Weiguang snorted, "There's nothing I can do. I just don't like people who clearly have no abilities but still boast about themselves." Ye Tian put down his phone and calmly said, "Uncle, I've already asked." Lin Jinsheng was uncertain, but he nodded and said, "Okay." Lin Ziyi took out another gift box and took out a pair of jade bracelets from it. The color was vibrant and the water content was sufficient, belonging to the best imperial green jade. Zhu Yuting loved jade and had some knowledge about it. When she saw these bracelets, her eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "Such beautiful bracelets, Ziyi, aren't they too precious?"