Chapter 2 I Only Trust Myself
Wang Kang, accompanied by his old servant Ma De, came to the hall, which is the place where foreign guests are welcomed.
At the entrance, you are facing a carved gold screen, which is gorgeous and grand. In front of the screen is a long pear wood table, and in front of it is an Eight Immortals table with Taishi chairs on the left and right sides.
Wang Dingchang sits on his right hand, and on his left sits a middle-aged man of about the same age as Wang Dingchang. This man is gorgeously dressed and has a big belly. He looks like a businessman.
And where he was, the beautiful woman that Wang Kang saw just now was sitting with her head upright.
Seeing this scene, Wang Kang was suddenly shocked. Could it be that this beauty in ancient costume was the fiancée that the cheap dad found for him?
"My son is here, come in quickly and meet your Uncle Lin." Wang Dingchang greeted Wang Kang and said, "Just now Yu Yan said she was looking for you, so here you are."
I found it, but I offended him, and Wang Kang secretly slandered me.
Seeing Wang Kang standing silently, Wang Dingchang pointed at the beautiful woman and said, "This is your Uncle Lin's daughter, her name is Lin Yuyan. You met her when you were children. What do you think?"
"Not bad!" Wang Kang said casually. He knew that he had offended others, so there was no need to say more.
Wang Dingchang frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Wang Kang's casual attitude, and asked again: "Then do you like it?" He knew what his son was like, and he said this to create opportunities for Wang Kang.
"My fair lady, a gentleman is a spoiled man, who doesn't like beautiful women?" Wang Kang said matter-of-factly.
Huh? This bastard actually said such a sentence again. Although this sentence seems light and provocative, it has a profound meaning.
Lin Yuyan is known as a talented woman and has a lot of research on poetry and articles. When she heard this sentence, she immediately liked it.
His father Lin Haitang secretly agreed that Wang Kang's reputation as a prodigal son was not only famous in Yangzhou, but also spread widely in neighboring Yongzhou.
Naturally, he didn't want his daughter to fall into the tiger's mouth, but now that he had something to ask Uncle Fuyang, there was nothing he could do otherwise.
But at this moment, it seems that the rumors cannot be fully believed. How can it be worse if the export is complete?
Seeing the expressions of several people, Wang Kang felt bad. Is there even a "Book of Songs" in this world?
I can't say more, because too much talk will lead to mistakes. In the past, Wang Kang's language was vulgar. Even if he changed, he had to do it step by step. Wang Kang made up his mind and it was time to run away.
Thinking of the prodigal's style, Wang Kang immediately stretched out his hand towards Wang Dingchang in order not to leak any clues. "Dad, give me some money and I will go to the prodigal."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Dingchang, who was still a little strange at first, was immediately discouraged. As expected, his son was still a prodigal.
I think I heard the poem just now somewhere and said it casually.
So this is the nature of a prodigal? He made a mistake. Lin Haitang said with a dumbfounded expression on his face: "Kang'er, you have seen this Yu Yan, what do you think about the two of you?"
"Dad!" Lin Yuyan was dissatisfied with the Yunnan monster.
"Will she lose her family?" Wang Kang thought for a while and asked.
"No." Lin Haitang said proudly: "Although my daughter was born in a wealthy family, she has been hard-working, simple and talented since she was a child. I can guarantee this."
"If you don't know how to spend money, then what's the use of her?" Wang Kang said directly, and then directed at Wang Dingchang. "Get me the money quickly, I'm going to spend money!"
"This..." Lin Haitang was speechless. He never imagined that he would be rejected, and the reason for rejection was so fresh and refined. Should he cry or laugh?
Wang Dingchang was extremely embarrassed by this brat. Looking at his shy son, he couldn't get angry no matter how angry he was.
Three generations of the Wang family have been passed down alone, and now Wang Kang is the only one. How can it not hurt?
With a low sigh, Wang Dingchang waved his hands helplessly and said: "Steward Wu, go get three hundred gold coins for the young master."
"Three hundred gold coins?" Lin Haitang took a breath. The monthly living expenses of a family of three only amounted to two gold coins.
This prodigal young man took three hundred gold coins for one trip. It can be seen from this that the current Uncle Fuyang must be very rich. No wonder he is favored by Emperor Zhao.
"Thank you, dad." Wang Kang replied happily, it is good to have a rich dad.
"Wait!" Wang Kang was taking steps to leave, when a sweet voice suddenly sounded behind him.
Wang Kang turned around and looked at Lin Yuyan in confusion, what was she calling him for?
Lin Yuyan was very angry at the moment. Sure enough, she gave the wrong name but not the wrong nickname. She was so frivolous that I didn't say anything, and she even rejected herself.
And the reason for rejection is that he won’t lose money?
She is very conceited, and she naturally looks down on people like this who only care about old age and waste the family, but do not stand up for themselves.
This made her unhappy, so she said in a cold voice: "I heard that you were struck by lightning the day before yesterday?"
"Yes." Wang Kang nodded.
"Have you ever thought about the reason?" Lin Yuyan stood up.
"No, I'm too lazy to think about it," Wang Kang said calmly.
"Then let me tell you!" Lin Yuyan came to Wang Kang with an intimidating aura.
She said coldly: "Uncle Wang started from scratch and worked hard to have such a family fortune. But as a son of a man, you don't know how to cherish it. Instead, you spend extravagantly. Being struck by lightning is God's punishment for you!"
"You survived by chance but don't regret it. Aren't you afraid that it will happen again?"
"Yu Yan!" Lin Haitang's expression changed and he stood up hurriedly. The words were too harsh, almost like a curse. He clearly saw that Wang Changding's face was not good-looking either.
Originally, I had to rely on others, but now isn't this completely offending?
"I'm not afraid!" Wang Kang replied calmly, ignoring other people's expressions.
As if aware of Lin Yuyan's confused look, he added: "I'm not afraid because I don't believe in God or fate!"
"Then what do you believe?" Lin Yuyan was brought in and asked subconsciously.
Wang Kang stared into her beautiful eyes and said firmly: "I only believe in myself!"
"Okay! Well said!" Wang Dingchang slapped his thigh and stood up suddenly, startling everyone. He said excitedly: "If you don't believe in heaven or fate, you only believe in yourself. This is the son of my Uncle Fuyang."
"Steward Wu, go get five hundred gold coins. My son has ruined his family and three hundred gold coins are not enough, haha!" Wang Dingchang laughed.
"Thank you, dad." Wang Kang also smiled and said to Gu Haitang again, and then took Manager Wu to get the money.
Looking at Wang Kang's leaving figure, Lin Yuyan's pretty face was gloomy and unsure of what she was thinking, but Lin Haitang's eyes were full of deep meaning. He found that he seemed to have seen it wrong again...
Wang Kang already knew what the gold coins looked like through the unlucky man's memory.
The money in this world is divided into three types: gold, silver and copper. The exchange ratio between them is one hundred. They have the same appearance and are about the size of a beverage bottle cap in the previous life. Different materials have different values.
Even though I was prepared, when the five hundred gold coins were placed in front of me, I still felt a little dazed.
Chapter completed!