Supremely Talented Tyrant

"You've misunderstood Old Zhang, he's been so stressed out lately because of family issues, he's probably out searching the streets for his daughter again," Old Black said with a sigh.

"Looking for his daughter? What happened?" Hao Jian asked, puzzled.

"She was a university student, but for some reason, she started dating some gangster. It's said that she's been hanging out with him in bars all day, not going to classes anymore. The teachers from the school called Old Zhang to report that his daughter hadn't attended for several days, so Old Zhang took a few days off to go look for her," Tie Shan took over the conversation, clearly in the know.

Hao Jian shook his head and gave a wry smile. "Every family has its own problems."

"Nonsense, or why else would the ancients have said that only women and villains are difficult to raise?" As a new father, Tie Shan had his fair share of feelings on the matter, knowing all too well that being a parent is far from easy—it takes not only patience and endurance but also a strong heart to avoid being infuriated at any moment.

"That's why I'll never want kids in my lifetime!" Heigui said in disgust, having already experienced the terror of children through Tie Shan and Old Zhang.

They were in the middle of their conversation when they heard a commotion outside, followed by the door being pushed open. Old Zhang came in, dragging a young woman in her twenties along with him, still cursing under his breath.

"I really didn't expect you to fall for such a gangster, with his flashy looks. Look at how many rings he has on his nose and ears, what does he think he is, the Bull Demon King?"

"It's the fashion. Forget it, I can't expect someone as old-fashioned as you to understand," the girl rolled her eyes with some disdain. She was quite pretty, a bit chubby, and didn't resemble Old Zhang much—she probably took after her mother.

"Zhang Wenying, what did you say?" Old Zhang trembled with anger. "You would speak to your father like that for some gangster?"

Zhang Wenying bristled at his words, "He's not just some gangster, he's rich, drives a BMW, and all these designer bags and jewelry I have are all bought by him. He can give me things you could never afford in your lifetime!"

"You!"

Old Zhang's eyes instantly reddened with bloodshot veins, and he reached out with the intent to teach Zhang Wenying a lesson.

But at that moment, a hand grabbed Old Zhang's wrist, and he turned in surprise. When he saw Hao Jian looking at him with a smile, his own face lit up with joy. "Hao Jian, when did you get here?"

He had been so angry before that he hadn't even noticed Hao Jian was there.

"I've been here for a while. You need to teach your child properly, don't just resort to hitting, it will only provoke her rebellious spirit," Hao Jian said with a smile, knowing that if Old Zhang's slap landed, it could very well sever his relationship with Zhang Wenying, effectively pushing her into the arms of that gangster.

"I know, I'm just too angry. She's not studying and instead hanging out with jobless youngsters, is that reasonable?" Old Zhang said with a heavy sigh, clearly feeling helpless about Zhang Wenying.

He was not well-educated and didn't know how to raise his children properly, so his most direct response when angry was to lash out physically.

Old Zhang knew this wasn't right, but he felt he had no other choice; he didn't know how to make Zhang Wenying understand his genuine concern for her.

"Let me talk to her, I'm a teacher," Hao Jian patted Old Zhang on the shoulder, signaling him to stay calm, then turned to Zhang Wenying, "Little sister, why aren't you studying?"

At these words, Zhang Wenying gave Hao Jian a once-over and, noticing his simple attire, she quickly dismissed him as someone like her father, sneering, "What's it to you? Country bumpkin?"

"How dare you speak like that!" Old Zhang's nose was almost crooked with rage. Was this the obedient daughter he knew, or had she completely changed in just a few days?

"Did I say something wrong? Isn't he just a bumpkin?" Zhang Wenying laughed scornfully, disregarding the fierce look on her father's face, "You know what? I'm sick of this life. I don't want to end up like you all!"

"Don't want to be like us? What's wrong with us?" Hao Jian asked with a smile.

"I don't want to be a loser like you, poor and worthless!" Zhang Wenying said bluntly, her gaze filled with contempt for Hao Jian, "Someone like me is destined to be above all that. I have a handbag worth over fifty thousand, which is more than you make in a year!"

"It seems your boyfriend has really changed you," Hao Jian shook his head and sighed softly. Money and vanity, the quickest ways to destroy a person, they could turn a sweet and obedient girl into a gold-digger, just as easily as they could turn a loose woman into a paragon of virtue.

"Of course, Xuanye spoils me a lot! He buys me anything I want!" Zhang Wenying's face lit up with pride as she spoke of her boyfriend.

"Have you ever considered that he might just be playing with you?" Hao Jian said mockingly, thinking Zhang Wenying was truly naive. A man wouldn't shower you with attention without reason. If he was doing so, he clearly had an ulterior motive. Enjoy exclusive content from My Virtual Library Empire

Because a man who truly loves you would never try to win you over with a bunch of luxury goods—the only thing needed to impress a woman is sincerity!

Of course, that's assuming the woman wants sincerity and not anything else but sincerity!

"Impossible, Xuanye loves me the most, he said he would love me for a lifetime!" Zhang Wenying asserted.

"I mean if."

"Then I don't care, because what he has given me is something you bumpkins could never afford in your entire lives." Zhang Wenying continued to boast shamelessly, making Heigui and the others feel exceedingly humiliated.

Hao Jian shook his head and turned to Old Zhang, "She's too far gone, not even a deity could save her now."

Zhang Wenying was completely captivated by the financial siege of a man named Xuanye, and at this point, no one's advise would get through to her.

It just proves an old truth, it's difficult to teach someone to be good, but all too easy to learn bad habits.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wenying immediately became enraged, "What are you, a dead poor wretch, talking about? Trying to teach me a lesson? Come back to me when you can afford a BMW!"

"BMW? Our family's Hao Jian doesn't even fancy Lamborghini, let alone a BMW," Tie Shan joked, as everyone in the company now knew Shu Ya was Hao Jian's wife. Why would Hao Jian, so rich, care about a BMW?

"Exactly, if Hao Jian is a pauper, then there are no poor people in this world!" The mocking smile on Heigui's face was like looking at an idiot while facing Zhang Wenying.

But Zhang Wenying snorted dismissively, unconvinced, "He's just a teacher, how much money can he have? You're not just poor but also uneducated. Please, do yourselves a favor and look up a teacher's monthly income on Baidu before you talk to me!"

"You!" Old Zhang puffed up his beard and glared, raising his hand as if to strike again.

The reason being, in insulting Heigui and the others, Zhang Wenying had also insulted her own father, the depth of Old Zhang's frustration was unspeakable.

"Forget it, it's useless talking to you bumpkins. I'm about to go shopping with Xuanye, he's buying me some more designer shoes. I won't stick around here with you all!" Like a proud hen, Zhang Wenying turned and left.

"Don't you dare leave! You must go to school tomorrow!" Old Zhang commanded Zhang Wenying, grabbing her hand.

Yet Zhang Wenying impatiently shook off Old Zhang's hand, coldly retorting, "Are you joking? Ask me to go to university? I'm about to be a wealthy lady, why would I need university? Are you sick in the head?"

Now that she was with such a wealthy man who had vowed to marry her, did she really need to bother with university?

"You. You." Old Zhang trembled as he pointed at Zhang Wenying, but his rage left him speechless.

"Don't bother looking for me in the future. Xuanye is not very good-tempered. He spared you this time because Xuanye and I pleaded for you, but you might not be so lucky next time!" Zhang Wenying warned her father, then turned and left without looking back.

"You're not allowed to go!" Old Zhang, furious, made to chase after her but was pulled back by Hao Jian.

"What's the use? Even if you drag her back, can you lock her up forever?"

"But I can't just watch her jump into a fire pit!"

"She needs to be hurt to learn the pain, how else would she know the complexity of human nature?" Hao Jian shook his head, "Let her go. It's her own path. You can't walk it for her, nor can you change her destiny!"

"This. Sigh!" Old Zhang stomped in frustration, helpless as the saying goes, a grown child can't be controlled by their parents, a saying filled with the wisdom of the ancients.

Then, Hao Jian and the others sat down to drink with Old Zhang, trying to console him. During this time, however, Hao Jian noticed that Old Zhang's hand kept pressing on his abdomen and a pained expression would occasionally cross his face.

"What's wrong with your stomach?" Hao Jian hurriedly inquired.

Upon hearing this, Old Zhang lifted his shirt to reveal a large bruise, expressionless, "I got beaten up by that girl's man when I went to find her. He wouldn't let me take her away."

"Beating your future father-in-law, is there no law left?" Heigui shouted angrily. This was too much, not only did he take someone's daughter, but he also resorted to violence?

Hao Jian also couldn't help but frown. To lay hands on Old Zhang, an elderly man over fifty, indicated that this so-called Xuanye had to be scum.

Furthermore, his act of hitting Old Zhang meant that he never considered Old Zhang as his future father-in-law, not to mention any serious intention of marrying Zhang Wenying.

Hao Jian fell silent, then pulled out his phone to call Spice Ginger, "Find someone for me, his name is Xuanye, don't know his last name, he's been hanging around with a Westwind University student named Zhang Wenying. Once you find him, don't touch him, just inform me!"