"Slap, slap, slap, slap—"

After collapsing to his knees to beg for mercy, Shen Yuqing still couldn't forgive himself, slapping his own face violently.

In an instant!

The surroundings fell deadly silent!

Everyone was stupefied!

They stared blankly at Shen Yuqing slapping himself, completely baffled by what was happening.

All they knew was that something was definitely wrong.

"Yu Qing, what are you doing? Get up this instant!" Shen Mingcheng was also dumbfounded, shouting at his son before trying to pull Shen Yuqing up by the arm.

Shen Yuqing slapped away Shen Mingcheng's hand, turned his head, and roared at his dad, "Dad, shut up! Stop harming me! I'm almost killed by you!"

Shen Mingcheng was shocked to silence by his son's yelling, staring blankly at his own child, his mind struggling to make sense of the situation.

"What's going on here? Why has Yu Qing knelt down to that loser Jiang Chen?"

"Yeah, what the hell is going on?"

"The plot just flipped so suddenly! What happened? Is Yu Qing out of his mind?"

The villagers were just as confused, gazing at Shen Yuqing without a clue.

Jiang Chen was taken aback too but soon realized. This guy must have found out something at the bank. A faint smile crept across his face as he pocketed the bank card.

Roar, roar... Screech! Screech!

Just as everyone was still dumbfounded, suddenly, one luxury car after another arrived in front of the ancestral hall.

The villagers turned their heads and were instantly frozen in shock.

"Holy cow, a Bentley! Hey, hey, there's an Aston Martin too!"

"That one, that's a Maybach!"

"That, that's a Rolls-Royce Phantom, I've seen it online!"

"Who are these people?"

"Hey, hey, the first two cars leading the way seem to be from the town!"

The crowd erupted in exclamations upon sight of the procession of luxury cars.

Jiang Chen turned his head to look, his eyes showing a trace of surprise as he muttered to himself, "Why have they come?"

When he saw the Aston Martin in the convoy, Jiang Chen's lips curled into a smile, and he helplessly shook his head. It looked like being low-key was no longer an option. But now, it was impossible to keep a low profile any longer!

"Hey, look! It's the big shots from the county! They're here too!"

"Yeah, they seem to be leading the way for those people behind them!"

"What are these people here for?!"

The villagers immediately exclaimed as they saw the people getting out of the first two cars in the convoy.

"Is Mr. Jiang here?"

"May I know which one of you is Mr. Jiang?"

County big shots got out of their cars and quickly approached the crowd, asking eagerly.

"Mr. Jiang?"

"Who's that? We don't have anyone with the surname Jiang in our village!"

"Could there be a mistake?"

The villagers spoke out in confusion.

Only Shen Yuqing had a sinking feeling, his face turning pale as he glanced at Jiang Chen. Just who was this guy, that even the county officials were coming to look for him?

Shen Yuqing admired and feared those with money, but he was much more terrified of county big shots, individuals who could directly affect his father's position. In his heart, he deeply regretted having offended Jiang Chen before.

"I'm Jiang Chen!" Jiang Chen called out softly.

The villagers were astonished, looking at Jiang Chen as they belittled him outright.

"Holy shit, you moocher, you dare to acknowledge him?"

"I'd almost forgotten he existed when he's silent. He doesn't think the big shot is looking for him, does he?"

"Such self-importance!"

And the big shot from the county, upon hearing Jiang Chen's call, hurried over. Jiang Chen, that's Mr. Jiang's name, right. No mistake there!

"Oh, Mr. Jiang, hello! Welcome to our Wutong County!"

"Indeed, Mr. Jiang, your presence in our county is truly an honor!"

The county big shot bowed in front of Jiang Chen and then eagerly extended his hand.

Jiang Chen shook hands with each of them and was just about to speak when a wave of questioning voices rose.

"Leader, you've got it wrong, haven't you? He's just trash!"

"Exactly, he's merely a live-in son-in-law with no real talents!"

"Yes, leader, you must be mistaken, this man is good for nothing but fighting and bragging!"

The crowd of villagers were even more dumbfounded, voicing their doubts, all thinking the leaders had made a mistake.

"Yes, leader, this guy is a waste. I was about to remove his mother's name from our family tree!" Shen Mingcheng grew more anxious, quickly approached the two leaders, and said with a fawning face, "Don't be fooled by this guy, leaders. He only knows how to deceive others; he has no other skills whatsoever!"

Shen Yuqing panicked and reached out to pull his old man back.

If Shen Mingcheng were his father, he truly would have been inclined to pin the man down and beat him up.

But Jiang Chen gave him a brief, indifferent look, and frightened, Shen Yuqing immediately withdrew his hand, daring not to say a word and obediently knelt there.

Shen Xiaoqin glanced at Jiang Chen, bent down to help Shen Yuqing up, and Shen Yuqing bowed gratefully to Shen Xiaoqin.

Jiang Chen looked at Shen Xiaoqin, said nothing, and turned to gaze at the villagers and Shen Mingcheng who had doubted him, a cold sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Shut up!"

The county big shot fiercely pushed Shen Mingcheng away and yelled at the villagers, "What nonsense are you spouting? This Mr. Jiang is a great benefactor to our county. Do you know how much investment he has brought us? It's an unimaginable sum for you."

Shen Mingcheng was stunned. The villagers too were stunned, all staring blankly at Jiang Chen.

At that moment, a line of luxury cars' doors opened, and a group of men in suits and several stunningly beautiful women stepped out.

Upon seeing this, the county big shot hurriedly went to greet them, but the group ignored the two leaders entirely and went directly to bow to Jiang Chen.

"Mr. Jiang!" the group called out in unison.

The villagers were utterly dumbfounded, all looking at Jiang Chen in astonishment, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Shen Mingcheng's face changed drastically, his heart suddenly in his throat.

If the leaders could be wrong, could all these evidently wealthy and influential big shots be wrong too?

No, no, something wasn't right!

The county big shot wasn't the least bit upset by the wealthy elites' disregard, and as he came up to Jiang Chen, he glanced at the group of villagers, his eyes darting, and began to introduce the group of rich people.

"This, is Mr. Cheng Zhiqiang, the Family Head of the Jinhai Cheng Family, whose assets are..."

"This is Mr. Lin Youpeng, the Family Head of the Jinhai Lin Family..."

"This is Mr. Sun Jialin, the Family Head of the Jinhai Sun Family..."

...

These, these are really all wealthy tycoons?

But why would all these big shots show such respect to Jiang Chen?

What on earth is going on?

Listening to the county leaders introducing the people bowing to Jiang Chen one by one, the crowd of villagers were completely flabbergasted.

They all looked at Jiang Chen with shock written across their faces, speechless.

Their minds were in turmoil, a mixture of flavors, with envy and panic prevailing. After all, they hadn't held back in questioning and mocking Jiang Chen!

Shen Mingcheng's face turned deathly pale, and his legs went weak. Had it not been for Shen Yuqing's timely support, he would have collapsed to the ground.

Quietly, Shen Yuqing whispered the balance of Jiang Chen's bank account to Shen Mingcheng, who started bulging his eyes, nearly passing out right there.

Oh no, it's over, all over!

When Shen Mingcheng looked at Jiang Chen again, his eyes were filled with fear!

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