83: The son is ruined, but the son-in-law has arrived!

Shen Jincheng had never been treated so gently by his father since he was a child. He was swelling with so much pride he could almost float away. He tilted his head up and said proudly:

"Our Starlight is the largest live-streaming company in Falling City, after all. For the sake of our relationship, we can give you some free advertising."

Father Shen was stunned, not reacting for a moment to what this meant, seeing the little brat still wearing a look that practically begged for praise.

No longer caring if others saw him making a fool of himself, he pulled out his seven wolves belt, pinned him to the sofa in two steps, and began a lesson of 'tough love'.

"You little brat, what does Starlight's success have to do with you? Do you really think I don't know anything? I think you're trying to reach for the stars!"

Seeing the long-awaited show finally begin, Jiang Chuan secretly took out his phone to start recording, the corners of his mouth completely unable to stay down.

'Father Sees Son Not Dead Yet, Part II' has officially begun filming!

Shen Jincheng didn't react in time. Pinned to the sofa, he was still maintaining his cool 'overbearing CEO' face until he felt the pain.

"CEO Shen! Why are you hitting me? I'm here representing Starlight for a collaboration! Let go of me!"

Father Shen had originally thought to just give him a couple of hits and be done with it, but hearing those words, he tightened his grip on the belt he had just loosened.

"CEO Shen, is it? I'll let you know who your father is!"

Shen Jincheng wasn't wearing any protective gear this time. The leather belt hitting his body was exceptionally painful, and he let out a scream like a slaughtered pig.

Jiang Chuan's face turned red from holding back his laughter. Feeling it was about enough—if the beating continued, Old Second wouldn't be able to work later, and he'd be the one losing out—he sent the recorded video to Sister Ning and stood up to pull the two apart.

"Uncle Shen, don't be angry anymore. Anger is bad for your health. This isn't the right place either, being at the company. If you really must, wait until you get home to continue the beating."

Shen Jincheng had been beaten for so many years that he was very experienced. Hearing the first two sentences from Old Third, he immediately began to admit his mistake with an excellent attitude.

"I know I was wrong. Jiang Chuan is right, please don't be angry anymore!"

By the time he finished hearing the rest of the sentence, his face turned green. What did he mean by 'wait until you get home to continue'?

"I'll deal with you when we get home!"

Father Shen also knew the current setting wasn't quite right. Taking the offered out, he buckled his belt back on and sat back on the sofa.

Shen Jincheng stood up aggrievedly, walked behind the sofa to sit down, turned his back to the two of them, and didn't say another word.

He had clearly come to bring benefits. Starlight's current advertising fees weren't low; giving Zhishu free promotion was such a huge favor.

In his imagination, his old man should have said with eyes full of relief: "I misjudged you before. It turns out you're the true business genius. I'll leave the company to you from now on!"

Then he would be torn between Starlight and Zhishu, forced to lament that since ancient times, one cannot fulfill both loyalty and filial piety!

Old Third and his old man would be moved to tears. Old Third would kneel on one knee, feeling inferior, while his old man's eyes would well up, claiming that with a son like this, what more could a man ask for!

Who would have thought it would end like this? His old man wasn't 'moved,' and he was too 'scared to move'!

"Wooo wooo wooo~"

Jiang Chuan gave Old Second a huge thumbs-up in his heart. He truly was a natural-born source of amusement; even Jiang Chuan couldn't help but want to laugh. He rubbed his cheeks and said with a bit more seriousness:

"Uncle Shen, besides handing in the test results this time, there's one more thing regarding Starlight's shares."

Father Shen wasn't surprised. Aside from the few people in charge, he was probably the one who understood Starlight best. Outside of work, he spent every day looking into matters concerning Starlight.

"It is indeed time to consider financing. How about this: as your elder, I'll support you a bit. Thirty million. The shares will be divided between the siblings; you decide how much."

Jiang Chuan was a bit surprised. He hadn't expected Uncle Shen to have such high regard for him, but he still shook his head and said, "I've already arranged their shares—15% each. I don't need your investment."

"Oh? Then what do you need?"

Jiang Chuan habitually tapped the coffee table and said, "I plan to groom Sister Ning. Xiao Cheng can come back to help you while holding a nominal position at my place. Also, I want a strategic partnership with Zhishu."

"That's all?"

"That's all!"

Father Shen didn't immediately agree to these excellent, trap-like cooperation terms. He firmly believed that when things are too good to be true, there's usually a catch—especially with a little fox like Jiang Chuan.

Regarding the strategic partnership with Zhishu, the other party had mentioned it briefly before, so he could understand that.

Based on his understanding of his son, it was also reasonable that Jiang Chuan wouldn't keep him. Their relationship might indeed be very good, so giving away 15% of the shares for free was also understandable.

Once you eliminate all other possibilities, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth!

Father Shen's pupils contracted as he decided this was the answer. Instinctively, he was a bit annoyed.

But thinking about it carefully, it wasn't unacceptable. The guy had the looks, the ability, the character... well, aside from character, he was completely beyond reproach. Before, he had worried that with Xiao Ning's personality, she might never find a Boyfriend, but he hadn't expected it to be solved so quickly.

Father Shen's gaze toward him softened quite a bit. He leaned in close to his ear and, seeing his son wasn't looking, whispered:

"I agree. If you have trouble, you can come to me. I can still pull together tens of millions. I also know the CEOs of several investment firms; I'll take you to meet them when I have time."

Jiang Chuan: ???

"What's going on? Is he planning to replace that son since he turned out to be a failure?"

Jiang Chuan was full of question marks. After giving his thanks, he didn't think more on it and started discussing the key details of the upcoming collaboration with Uncle Shen.

This was his purpose for coming here; it was the most important link in dealing with the two giants. But he hadn't expected the subsequent talk to go incredibly smoothly—the other party agreed to whatever he said.

It went so smoothly he even began to wonder if he was Old Shen's illegitimate son.

The two men and one 'resentful woman' had lunch at Zhishu's cafeteria before leaving the company.

To be fair, the food really wasn't as good as Starlight's. He even thought about secretly downgrading the meals when he wasn't at the company and restoring them to normal when he was.

Looking at the streetlights on the side of the road, he involuntarily shuddered and abandoned the idea, fearing Tang Ke might hang him from one.

Jiang Chuan got into the car with the resentment-radiating Shen Jincheng. Looking at Old Second in the passenger seat, he suddenly remembered the day Sister Ning accompanied him to the banquet—she had also been full of resentment.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit him. He slapped the steering wheel hard, making the 'Shen Sadako' in the passenger seat jump.

"Old Third, what are you doing? You scared me!"

Jiang Chuan ignored him, recalling the way Old Shen looked at him and his unusual behavior. This was clearly treating him like a son-in-law.

He hadn't expected it because he knew the future direction of development and Sister Ning's future achievements.

But Old Shen didn't know. In his eyes, his daughter was just a child who had just graduated from university and had never worked before.

Naturally, he wouldn't think in that direction. The only possibility was that the two were dating, which was why the other party was so generous as to give away 30% of the shares.

Jiang Chuan only felt a headache coming on. He couldn't imagine what the scene would be like if Old Shen ever discovered his true nature.

His fate probably wouldn't be much better than the monkey pinned under the Five-Finger Mountain.