Chapter 123 Taking Revenge for Personal Gain?
Chapter 123 Taking Revenge for Personal Gain?
Li Zhangqing hesitated, his eyes darting around, "It's not too late to give it to you now!"
Li Wanqing immediately understood that if it hadn't come to her in such dire need of help, this scumbag father would never have considered giving it up.
Li Wanqing reached out to take it, but Li Zhangqing pulled his hand back. "I'll only give it to you if you promise to let Cheng Baichuan plead with the military region."
Li Wanqing's eyes narrowed slightly as she withdrew her hand and looked away, feigning indifference.
"Since that's the case, it's not that I can't not want it, since I haven't had it for the past 20 years anyway."
She will definitely take back what belongs to the original owner, but if her scumbag father wants to use it to blackmail her, he's dreaming.
Seeing that she seemed completely unconcerned, Li Zhangqing grew anxious.
"This is your mother's only keepsake. Don't you care about it at all?"
Li Wanqing glanced at him. "I do care, but if my mom were still alive and knew you were using this to threaten me, she would definitely smash it and not let you succeed."
Recalling his deceased wife's stubborn face, Li Zhangqing shuddered for no reason.
She is indeed capable of doing that.
That wretched girl Li Wanqing is just like her deadbeat mother in terms of stubbornness.
"Wanqing, I'm begging you, Dad," Li Zhangqing said, forced to back down. "I'm getting old, I really can't stay at the forest farm anymore."
Li Wanqing still seemed indifferent, saying, "I'll think about it after you give me the item."
Don't think she doesn't know that her scumbag father never genuinely intended to give her this.
Once she resolves the matter, he'll stall for time. By the time he goes to the Northwest, can she still chase after him?
Sure enough, Li Zhangqing's expression changed as soon as Li Wanqing said those words.
Jiang Fang and Li Wanhua were both anxious. The forest farm was so tough that even men would suffer greatly, let alone women like them.
"Dad, what are you still hesitating about?" Li Wanhua was really panicked.
The forest farm is tough, but Li Zhangqing used to be a scientific researcher.
Aside from the slightly harsh conditions, he doesn't need to participate in labor.
But as for her and Jiang Fang and her daughter... well, that's another story.
Why is it that Li Wanqing can marry a military officer, while she has to go to the Northwest!
She planned to steal Li Wanqing's man away, and then Li Wanqing would be the one to go to the Northwest.
She just didn't expect that man to be so ruthless!
She only pretended to bump into him a few times and gave him a slight hint once, yet he was already pushing her to the brink of despair.
Li Zhangqing frowned, looking at the half jade pendant in his hand, feeling extremely unwilling.
Zhao Zhenzhen married him to avoid trouble, while he married her for money.
However, before he could fully understand Zhao Zhenzhen's identity, she died while giving birth.
Before he died, he left this jade pendant, instructing him to give it to his daughter.
He always felt that the jade pendant held a secret, and he never gave it to his daughter. More than 20 years have passed, and the pendant has remained unused.
Could this really be a memento that Zhao Zhenzhen left for her daughter?
Seeing Li Zhangqing's conflicted expression, Jiang Fang couldn't help but slap him hard.
"If you still want to keep that woman's things, then we can't continue this relationship."
"Perfect, we're divorced now, so I don't have to go to that awful place with you anymore."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhangqing panicked, "No! We've been married for so long, how can you abandon me?"
"Why not?" Jiang Fang snorted. "Anyway, we're a couple who met later in life. You have your daughter, and I have mine."
"At worst, you can take your daughter to the Northwest, and I'll take my daughter back to Hunan Province."
Li Zhangqing quickly pulled her aside, "What are you saying? What about our son?"
Jiang Fang glared at him, but ultimately didn't say anything more in anger.
Li Zhangqing squeezed the jade pendant in his hand, gritted his teeth, and stuffed it into Li Wanqing's hand.
"I've given you the jade pendant. You must get your man's help with the transfer from the forest farm."
Li Wanqing shook her head. "I can only promise you that I'll mention it to him, but the final arrangement depends on the military region."
Li Zhangqing gritted his teeth in anger, "How could I have given birth to such a wicked child!"
Li Wanqing shrugged nonchalantly, "Perhaps you were wicked in your past life, and I am your retribution."
These words enraged Li Zhangqing, his face contorted with rage. "Li Wanqing, no matter what, I'm still your father!"
Li Wanqing glanced at Jiang Fang and Li Wanhua and said indifferently, "At most, he's just a stepfather!"
With that, Li Wanqing closed the door.
Looking at the half jade pendant in her hand, Li Wanqing frowned deeply.
Even the original owner herself didn't know much about her mother's affairs, and had no idea about the origin of this jade pendant.
When Cheng Baichuan returned home that evening, Li Wanqing told him about Li Zhangqing and the others' visit.
Finally, Li Wanqing looked at Cheng Baichuan with a playful expression and asked curiously, "How did Li Wanhua offend you?"
Cheng Baichuan's face stiffened; he hadn't originally planned to tell Li Wanqing about this.
Unexpectedly, it was just a scare tactic, and they came knocking on our door first.
Li Wanqing nudged Cheng Baichuan, "Tell me, did Li Wanhua use her beauty to seduce you?"
Cheng Baichuan felt a chill run down his spine and his expression stiffened slightly; Li Wanqing knew then that she had guessed correctly.
"She's dreaming," Li Wanqing scoffed. "So you arranged for them to be transferred to the forest farm?"
Cheng Baichuan shook his head. "This is not something I can decide. I only leaked a little bit of false information."
"Pfft!" Li Wanqing couldn't help but laugh. "I never thought that someone as upright as Commander Cheng could do something like this?"
Cheng Baichuan said with a stern face, "I just want them to behave themselves."
Li Wanqing clicked her tongue a few times. "My scumbag father is alright, but my cheap older sister is a different story."
If she can find Cheng Baichuan, then she can find someone else.
Li Wanqing took out the half of the jade pendant, "This was given to me by my scumbag father. He said it was a keepsake left by my mother."
"No matter how I look at it, I feel that this thing is unusual."
Cheng Baichuan examined it carefully; the jade was very lustrous and clear, indicating it was of excellent quality.
"Are you suspecting that your mother has a questionable background?"
Li Wanqing nodded, while Cheng Baichuan frowned. "Could it be that you're overthinking it?"
After all, since he married Li Wanqing, the military region must have thoroughly investigated Li Wanqing's background and family history.
If her mother has a problem, then the marriage application simply won't be approved.
Li Wanqing frowned slightly; she hoped that Li Wanqing was overthinking it.
"Didn't you arrange for someone to investigate your second sister? Could you also investigate her while you're at it?"
Cheng Baichuan had no objections, and Li Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief.
She had originally planned to have He Mei investigate the Cheng family and her "aunt's" affairs.
However, He Mei was a sent-down youth whose freedom was restricted, so investigating her would definitely be time-consuming and laborious.
Furthermore, if that so-called "aunt" really is a human trafficker, then she definitely has accomplices.
Considering safety concerns, she ultimately abandoned the idea of involving He Mei.
The matter of "aunt" is difficult to investigate for the time being, so let's start with Cheng Baifeng; we're sure to find some clues there.
Now we can only hope that Cheng Baichuan's people can find out the truth soon.
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