351: Chapter 351 The Meaning of Mani

Once the two had finished eating, Chen Cheng brought up the fact that Jiang Pengfei had stopped by at noon.

"Your dad was here over an hour ago."

"What?" Jiang Nansun immediately panicked, "Gulp... Why did he... why did he come here?"

Watching her nervous expression, Chen Cheng curled his lips into a smile, "We haven't done anything heinous, why are you so nervous?"

Jiang Nansun was completely stunned. You might not have done anything heinous, but you did get with his daughter.

Chen Cheng thought for a moment and said to Jiang Nansun, "About what I told you before, I think you need to prepare yourself."

"What?" Jiang Nansun was still a bit dazed, her mind not yet catching up, unsure of what Chen Cheng was referring to.

"Your dad showed me his stocks."

"The market value of his holdings has dropped by another ten million-plus compared to when you looked a few days ago."

Jiang Nansun's face immediately stiffened, "Lost another ten million-plus?"

"Yeah, based on my judgment, if he doesn't cut his losses immediately, it's going to fall further."

"Fall further?" Jiang Nansun's eyes widened.

"Yeah," Chen Cheng nodded, "However, what I'm more worried about is that your dad didn't just use the margin financing limit provided by the brokerage; he's actually using off-the-books, over-the-counter leverage."

"In other words, he's using bank mortgage loans and personal loans to trade stocks with high leverage."

"Some loans must have matured, which is why he's so anxious now that he even came to my door."

"Gulp~" Jiang Nansun swallowed nervously, her mouth trembling slightly, "What's the worst-case scenario?"

Chen Cheng thought about it, "It won't be that bad, at most, it's just bankruptcy."

He smiled, "As the only young, able-bodied person in your family, you might end up carrying a massive debt."

Jiang Nansun tried to stay calm, "What should I do now? Is there anything I can do?"

Chen Cheng shook his head, "For your dad, he won't give up until he hits rock bottom."

"So, just wait and see."

"If it's a ticking time bomb, it's bound to go off sooner or later."

"I'm telling you this so you can be mentally prepared."

"Also, don't go questioning or blaming your dad. He's like a pressure valve right now; if you're not careful, he might do something extreme."

"Do you understand?"

Jiang Nansun swallowed and nodded gently, looking completely disheartened.

Scum Cheng felt a bit of heartache seeing this. He thought for a moment, took out his phone, pulled up a contact, and handed it to Jiang Nansun.

"Her name is Qin Shi, she's a lawyer. Write down her number."

"When you need to, call her and say you're a friend of mine, and she'll come over to help you solve the problem."

Jiang Nansun bit her lip, trying her best to remain calm, and took out her phone to save Qin Shi's number.

She managed a smile at Chen Cheng, "Thank you."

Chen Cheng smiled, "Given how well we know each other, there's no need for thanks."

Jiang Nansun blushed instantly, rolled her eyes at him, and said coquettishly, "Pervert~"

Chen Cheng chuckled.

In the end, Jiang Nansun didn't take her underwear with her. Instead, she blushed and asked, "Where's the washing machine?"

How could Chen Cheng not understand the underlying meaning of her words? He didn't say anything and readily led her down to the basement.

The basement of this house has a sunken garden, meaning it actually gets natural light.

The main kitchen and dining room are actually also in the basement.

It's just that Chen Cheng doesn't usually do heavy frying or cooking, so he doesn't need to go down there.

Jiang Nansun washed her underwear, adjusted her tense emotions, and prepared to go home.

Chen Cheng walked her to the courtyard gate. Before opening it, Jiang Nansun thought for a moment and spoke up to explain.

"Um... my grandmother's birthday is tonight."

"My mind is really messy right now, and I don't want to fight with Zhang Anren."

"So... things with Zhang Anren might have to be dragged out for another day or two."

Chen Cheng's lips curled up. Didn't you say we're all adults and shouldn't care about these things?

Girl, why are you reporting back to me?

Chen Cheng nodded, "Alright, don't worry, I won't get jealous over nothing."

When he said that, Jiang Nansun immediately puffed up.

"Hmph~"

She gave a coquettish snort, stomped her foot, and walked out of the courtyard.

Chen Cheng watched her hurried back, his lips curled up.

Sigh, this damned charm of mine.

Overnight, Jiang Nansun's favorability rating went up to 88.

Chen Cheng hummed a tune as he returned to the house and continued copying code.

Ever since he settled his mindset, Chen Cheng had been working hard these past few days copying code and porting over entertainment works.

Making money is the number one priority.

His typing speed, boosted by the "use it or lose it" effect, was getting faster and faster.

Now when he typed on the keyboard, he could truly create afterimages.

As for movie scripts, Chen Cheng had picked a dozen high-grossing scripts to copy.

He wrote them all into novels based on his memory, along with psychological profiles for the main characters.

As for the remaining specific scripts, he would find screenwriters to flesh them out during later development.

He also copied quite a few songs, from China to overseas, where they didn't exist.

In short, any song that didn't exist in this timeline but was very popular in his original timeline was within his scope of "borrowing."

Chen Cheng planned to record them with different timbres once the arrangements were finished, and then publish them under different aliases.

To earn streaming revenue and copyright income.

In the evening, Chen Cheng went over to the Expo Riverside area.

Zhu Suosuo said the furniture had mostly arrived and asked Official Chen to come over and inspect it.

Chen Cheng naturally went along with it and drove there himself.

Eleven, in the Bodyguard car following behind, saw the destination getting closer and closer, her face turning completely red.

Chen Cheng parked the car in the basement garage and called Eleven over.

Chen Cheng's Bodyguard details usually worked in three rotating shifts, guarding him 24 hours a day.

However, when in the country, unless Chen Cheng summoned them or there was an emergency, they usually followed from a distance.

Like when Chen Cheng entered a building, the Bodyguard's car would stay near the building, alternating between parking and patrolling.

When abroad, they would stay closer, sometimes acting as a personal assistant.

Inside the elevator, Eleven took Chen Cheng's outstretched hand with a pout.

Scum Cheng whispered softly in her ear, "Later, I'll come find you."

Eleven's fair face turned red instantly, and she bit her lip.

Feeling both expectant and nervous.

She nodded slightly and replied in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Chen Cheng's lips curled up. Eleven now, except for... everything else was his.

Upon reaching the 15th floor, Eleven went back to 1501 on her own.

While Scum Cheng rang the doorbell of 1502.

Zhu Suosuo was in the dining room checking if anything had been missed. Hearing the doorbell, her eyes lit up instantly.

Wearing high heels, she ran to the door with quick, pitter-patter steps.

Yes, that's right, Zhu Suosuo wore high heels even at home.

Opening the door, Chen Cheng's eyes lit up.

Zhu Suosuo had her hair in an updo, with not a single stray hair in front of her cheeks, revealing her glowing, fair face.

Her makeup was exquisite, her lips a fiery red.

She wore a pink gradient sequined long dress with a camisole design, generously revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin on her chest, which blended with her fair face and neck—very eye-catching.

Seeing Chen Cheng's reaction, a smile immediately appeared on Zhu Suosuo's lips; it seemed she had chosen the right dress.

She stepped forward, took Chen Cheng's arm, and welcomed him into the house.

Closing the door, Zhu Suosuo helped Chen Cheng take off his coat, then knelt down, lifted his feet, and helped him take off his shoes.

To be honest, Chen Cheng watched the curvy, well-dressed Zhu Suosuo humbly taking off his shoes.

At this moment, his adrenaline was surging rapidly.

Chen Cheng's lips curled up, and he muttered softly, "This is probably the meaning of money."