Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 429 - Chapter 429 Chapter 418 A Futile Effort

Chapter 429: Chapter 418 A Futile Effort Chapter 429: Chapter 418 A Futile Effort Old Lady Ding was reluctant to sell Ding Chengdong’s work, but unfortunately, her grandson Ding Chengdong was unreliable. By the next day, when Ding Chengdong needed to return to work, he lay in bed, feigning illness.

Faced with Old Lady Ding’s coercion, he wept, “Grandma, I have to carry so many bricks and sand every day. I really can’t handle it anymore, I’ll die if this continues. Grandma, I haven’t yet married and had children to take care of you, I can’t die.”

Cows won’t drink if you can’t push their heads down. If Ding Chengdong was unwilling to go, they certainly couldn’t carry him there! Moreover, following Secretary Ruan’s words, Ding Tangping decided to sell the job.

Secretary Ruan didn’t cheat them either. He bought the job at market price, then had his second son follow Ding Chengdong to the construction company to handle the formalities.

After receiving the one thousand six hundred yuan from the sale of the labor, Zhang’s suggested building a house. The current house they lived in was too dilapidated; it leaked whenever summer came, sometimes waking them with rain falling on their faces.

Thinking of her two grandsons who were also of age to marry, Old Lady Ding nodded in agreement. Then, the next day, they made a deposit at the brick kiln, because there was a lot of house building happening, so they had to wait. Unexpectedly, before the bricks and tiles were even transported back, the remaining money was stolen by someone who snuck into their house in the middle of the night. Strangely, the entire family slept through it, not even noticing the door being pried open.

Learning that the money was gone, Old Lady Ding collapsed, while Ding Tangping felt a chill in his heart. How could that girl be so ruthless, leaving them with no way out.

After losing such a large sum of money, Old Lady Ding, once she came to her senses, went to the Public Security Bureau to report the theft. The Public Security Bureau sent people who, after detailed inquiries, promised to solve the case as soon as possible.

Old Lady Ding kept shouting that it was all instigated by Lu Jiaxin, “She doesn’t want us to benefit, so she ordered someone to steal our family’s money.”

Ding Chengliang had been working at the Public Security Bureau for over a month, so naturally, the bureau was aware of the Ding Family’s outrageous actions. One officer said, “Comrade Lu donated one million yuan for our road repairs. Do you think such a person would instruct someone to steal your family’s money?”

The implication was, your family is not worth Comrade Lu’s concern. But this was also the truth, it was said that Comrade Lu was a billionaire. If she really wanted to deal with their family, they wouldn’t even know how they died.

However, Old Lady Ding’s words had an effect. The Public Security Bureau, fearing these rumors might spread and lead to blame from higher-ups, took the case very seriously. Last time, several county leaders were criticized because of the incident.

This was no mystery case, and the Public Security Bureau soon solved it with a bit of effort. A gambler heard that they made money from selling the labor and conspired with a friend to knock the Ding Family out with knockout drugs and steal the money. When the gambler was caught, the money he got had already been spent, and his accomplice had fled the next day.

The gambler was bound to be heavily sentenced, but the money could not be recovered. Meanwhile, Ding Chengliang’s fiancee’s family, seeing no hope for the Ding Family’s future, sent their daughter to marry a relative in the neighboring county and then came to break off the engagement.

The Ding Family didn’t know where this family’s relatives lived, and since the dowry was returned in full, they couldn’t make a fuss.

All their calculations ended up being futile, and they were not only left empty-handed but also with a hidden problem, which was Ding Chengliang’s reluctance to work on the fields after spending over a month working in the county. Now, his favored fiancee had called off the engagement and was hiding from him; he was heartbroken and spent his days hiding in bed, refusing to work.

When Old Lady Ding scolded him, Ding Chengliang now talked back, saying it was because she was too malicious that his aunt and cousin disowned them. Otherwise, with his aunt and uncle being so capable, they definitely would have arranged a job for his dad, and his dad wouldn’t have died early. And with his cousin being so wealthy, just a bit of help from her could have allowed them to live comfortably; they wouldn’t be struggling to feed themselves like they were now.

Old Lady Ding knew that many people in the village whispered behind her back, accusing her of being heartless and preventing her stepdaughter from getting ahead. She didn’t care what others said; the girl wasn’t her own, so why should she show affection? However, when her own grandson pointed at her nose and called her malicious, Old Lady Ding couldn’t take it and fainted. When she came to, she found she couldn’t move her left hand or foot, and though she wanted to shout, she could only utter “ah ah ah” sounds.

The Ding Family was now so poor that they couldn’t even afford to send her to the hospital, so they had to call a barefoot doctor to take a look. The barefoot doctor said she had suffered a stroke, and judging by her symptoms, she was paralyzed on one side.

Lu Jiajie had someone watch the Ding Family and was pleased to know that they were not doing well. He then phoned Lu Jiaxin to tell her about it.

He knew Lu Jiaxin was very angry after she had been threatened by the Ding Family. It was bad enough that they mistreated the Third Aunt, but they also took advantage of Jiaxin to secure two job positions. Good opportunities had all fallen into their lap, why should they have them?

After listening, Lu Jiaxin furrowed her brows and asked, “Fifth Brother, you didn’t get someone to encourage that gambler to steal from the Ding Family, did you?”

Nowadays, the gamblers in the countryside usually don’t resort to using drugs.

Lu Jiajie’s expression faltered, then he said, “Why would you think that? It must be the Ding Family acting too arrogant and offending others, that’s why they got their retribution.”

Lu Jiaxin didn’t press further, just said, “Fifth Brother, it’s best if this has nothing to do with you. If it was you, I hope it’s the first and last time.”

“Fifth Brother, it’s not difficult for me to deal with the Ding Family; a word from me is enough. But I haven’t touched them, do you know why?”

Without thinking, Lu Jiajie blurted out, “Because you’re kind-hearted.”

In reality, he thought Jiaxin still cared about the family ties, which is why she held back; otherwise, with her ability, the Ding Family would be utterly doomed.

Upon hearing this answer, Lu Jiaxin laughed outright, “Qirui was originally planning to set up a clothing factory in the Mainland. The land was already purchased, and everything was ready to go. One word from me, and the project was put on hold.”

“Qirui? Big Brother Su’s clothing company.”

Lu Jiaxin corrected him, “Su Heyuan has already sold his shares in the company to Ah Zhan. It has nothing to do with him now.”

Lu Jiajie asked with confusion, “Jiaxin, Mr. Nie is in real estate; why would he suddenly go into the garment industry? It couldn’t be specifically for you, could it?”

Lu Jiaxin didn’t answer his question, simply saying, “Qirui claims that the company is facing capital turnover difficulties. But the world is not short of clever people who soon found out the real reason. Such a large investment faltered just because those officials didn’t act, and there’s no escaping the repercussions. When those involved are affected, do you think the Ding Family will be alright?”

Lu Jiajie knew that the village secretary had been removed from his post and thought it was a coincidence, but he didn’t realize that Lu Jiaxin had a hand in it.

Lu Jiaxin continued, “Some things you shouldn’t handle yourself, or you risk gaining a reputation for pettiness. We need to learn to use the strength of others. Moreover, I hope you take to heart the incident where Big Brother was reported. Don’t wait until the day comes when they have to visit you in prison.”

In just two years, Lu Jiajie had started dabbling in shady dealings. If he didn’t mend his ways, prison would be his destiny.

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