Reborn in 1985: From Selling Braised Duck to Becoming the World's Richest Man

"Mom, I'm fine." Chen Kun said, his face contorted in pain, but he still tried to save face.

Seeing her son's pained expression, Yang Ya turned around, pointed at Liang Juan's nose, and cursed:

"You good-for-nothing! Look at your nephew, he has no manners at all. He actually dared to hit his uncle. Doesn't he fear being struck by lightning?"

"You good-for-nothing! Your family is no better than you. We've had the worst luck in the world to marry someone like you!"

Hearing her mother-in-law's unpleasant words, Liang Juan's face turned pale.

"You good-for-nothing..." Seeing that Liang Juan was speechless after being scolded by him, Yang Ya wanted to continue scolding her.

"Snapped!"

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Ya was slapped hard across the face by Liang Ming.

Yang Ya's words caught in her throat. She glanced at Liang Ming, her expression quickly turning ferocious.

"You brat, you dare hit me? I'll fight you to the death!"

Snapped!

Yang Ya bared her teeth and claws, about to make a move, when Liang Ming slapped her again, sending her staggering back a few steps.

"Watch your mouth. If you insult my aunt again, I'll tear your face off."

Liang Ming twisted his arm and said in a cold voice.

"I……"

After being slapped twice in a row, Yang Ya swallowed back the harsh words that were on the tip of his tongue.

But she didn't want to let the Liang family off so easily.

"You want a divorce from my son? Go ahead!"

"You should first return the 288 yuan dowry our family gave back then."

Yang Ya snorted coldly and said.

“That’s right, return the dowry money my brother gave to your family,” Chen Hua, the sister-in-law, chimed in.

"Not only that, Liang Juan has been married into our family for so many years, but she hasn't laid a single egg, and she's eaten our rice for free for so many years. She should compensate our family."

These words caused an uproar among the surrounding villagers.

"These Chen family members are too shameless. They've been marrying the Huang family's daughter into your family for so many years, how can they ask them to return the betrothal gifts?"

"That's right. Liang Juan has been married into our Dashi Village for so many years. Every day she gets up early to chop firewood, cook, cut grass, and feed the livestock. She does all the housework, inside and out. Even an old ox doesn't work as hard as her. How can she be expected to eat rice for free?"

"These members of the Chen family are lying through their teeth. Aren't they afraid of being struck by lightning?"

Yang Ya and Chen Kun looked grim upon hearing the surrounding villagers' comments.

"What are you saying? Are you even from Dashi Village? Why are you siding with outsiders?"

"That's right. Now that someone has come to break off the engagement, it's a disgrace to our Dashi Village, and you're actually helping outsiders."

The villagers of Dashi Village scoffed at these words.

If it weren't for the fact that one's birth cannot be chosen, they would all be ashamed to share the same ancestor as Chen Kun's family.

"Mother-in-law, Chen Hua, you've gone too far..."

Hearing Yang Ya and Chen Hua's words, Liang Juan's face turned red with anger.

Although she hadn't had a good time in the Chen family over the years, she believed she had managed the household affairs very well.

I never imagined that all I did, working from dawn till dusk, was seen by them as just someone who freeloads.

"Hmph, don't call me mother-in-law. I don't have a daughter-in-law like you."

Yang Ya snorted coldly, then turned to Liang Ming and said:

"So? Didn't you want to take your aunt back? Return the betrothal gifts and give compensation. If you can do that, we'll agree to annul the engagement."

"Okay, how much compensation do you want?" Liang Ming asked.

He gave the money in order to rescue his aunt from the den of wolves.

Yang Ya and his son Chen Kun exchanged a glance, hesitated for only a second, and then held up one finger and said:

"300 yuan compensation!!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding villagers began to curse under their breath.

"300 yuan? That's three months' income for an average person!"

"The Chen family only gave the Liang family 288 yuan as betrothal gifts. How dare they ask for that amount?"

Liang Juan hadn't expected Yang Ya and Chen Kun to make such an outrageous demand, so she prepared to speak up.

"Sure!" To everyone's surprise, Liang Ming readily agreed, "However, the money can only be given after we get the divorce certificate."

Seeing Liang Ming's straightforward manner, Yang Ya and Chen Kun both felt a pang of regret: "We didn't ask for enough money."

However, once words are spoken, they cannot be taken back.

After agreeing on the compensation, Yang Ya sent someone to the village committee to get a divorce certificate from the village head of Dashi Village.

After obtaining the certificate, Chen Kun and Liang Juan went to the Civil Affairs Bureau in the city and got their divorce certificate.

By the time they returned after receiving their divorce certificate, it was already evening.

"Liang Ming, I've already gotten the divorce certificate with your aunt. What about the money you promised?"

As soon as Chen Kun returned to Dashi Village, he reached out his hand to Liang Ming, who was waiting at the Chen family's house.

Liang Ming glanced at his aunt, Liang Juan.

Upon seeing her aunt, who had just received her divorce certificate, with a broad smile on her face, she readily returned the 288 yuan dowry and a 300 yuan compensation.

The surrounding villagers, witnessing this scene, were filled with sighs and lamentations, expressing their indignation on Liang Juan's behalf.

"The Chen family is truly blind. They divorced such a good girl like that."

"How come Chen Kun is so lucky? He married such a good wife and made money by raising ducks. Can't he get some retribution?"

Chen Kun ignored the surrounding villagers' comments and said to Liang Juan:

"Xiao Juan, you're illiterate, speak crudely, and all you know how to do is bury yourself in your work. You have no femininity whatsoever!"

"After you divorce me, you need to learn how to be a woman, otherwise no man will want you."

When Liang Min heard Chen Kun say such things about her sister, she was about to start cursing.

Unexpectedly, Liang Juan spoke first, cursing, "Pah! What kind of man are you? You're lazy and good-for-nothing, you don't do any work!"

“Your sister is already in her twenties, and she’s still lying at home, dreaming all day about marrying a rich boss.”

"And your mother, filthy and slovenly, picking her toes, yet she still cooks for you. I feel disgusted if I stay in a house like this for even one more day."

Chen Kun, Yang Ya, and Chen Hua were all stunned by Liang Juan's scolding and couldn't say a word for a long time.

"Auntie, that's well said."

Liang Ming was the first to clap his hands in encouragement.

My aunt has suffered so much injustice over the years; she deserves to vent her frustrations.

As Liang Ming clapped and cheered, the villagers of Dashi Village also clapped and encouraged him in an open-minded manner.

"Liang Juan, you're right to scold them. Chen Kun and his family are blind, it's not your fault."

"That's right, a woman as good as you will never have trouble finding a husband."

Just then, a figure squeezed through the crowd and said to Liang Ming:

"Boss Liang Ming, you really are here! I saw your Shuangfeng brand tricycle earlier and was wondering if it was you..."

The newcomer was none other than Zhang Wen, the village chief of Stone Village.

"Village Chief Zhang Wen, what are you doing here?" Liang Ming asked curiously.

Chen Kun squeezed through the crowd and smiled obsequiously at Zhang Wen, "Village Chief Zhang, you're here to buy my ducks, right? Let me tell you, my ducks are very well-fed..."

Because Liang Juan carefully fed their ducks, they were exceptionally plump, and the purchase price was higher than that of other villagers.

Zhang Wen acted as if he hadn't seen Chen Kun, and looked at Liang Ming with a smile, saying, "Boss Liang Ming, I've come to Dashi Village to buy ducks. Our Shitou Village and Dashi Village have always had a cooperative relationship..."

He briefly explained the hierarchical cooperation relationship between the two villages to Liang Ming.

Upon hearing this, Liang Ming suddenly realized and said, "I see."

"Boss Liang Ming, you still haven't told me what you're doing here?" Zhang Wen asked again.

"I didn't think about anything, I just came with my dad to pick up my aunt."

Liang Ming didn't hide anything and briefly explained his relationship with Chen Kun's family and what had just happened.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wen frowned immediately and turned to Chen Kun, saying:

"So it turns out that the ducks in your house are all fed by Boss Liang's aunt, which is why they are so fat."

"Now that you're divorced, starting today, our Stone Village will no longer buy your ducks!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Kun felt as if the sky had fallen, and hurriedly cried and begged:

"Village Chief Zhang, please don't! I bought these ducks with money I borrowed!"

"If you don't want it, I'll be in debt for a huge amount of money."

Zhang Wen said coldly, "That's your problem, it has nothing to do with me."

How dare they bully Boss Liang Ming? He's a big customer who gets hundreds of ducks from their Stone Village every day!

Today is a rare opportunity, shouldn't we give Chen Kun a good beating and take this chance to build a good relationship with Liang Ming?