Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 89 - 88: The Wolf’s Ambition

Gong Dajiang saw his eldest son Gong Qiang bring in a letter, and his first reaction was that it was a letter from Gong Tao.

"When will the stuff be brought over?"

"Our family’s New Year supplies all depend on him." Gong Dajiang was worried about the upcoming Spring Festival.

Not to mention meat, even vegetables, sunflower seeds, peanuts, fruits, and other things were all lacking at home.

Gong Dajiang just couldn’t understand how they used to handle all these matters so well without hearing any complaints from his wife.

Now, with four fewer people in the family, why is there such a shortage of supplies?

Gong Dajiang is just a traditional Chinese man who hands over his salary at home and doesn’t worry about anything else.

Now that his wife keeps complaining, Gong Dajiang has no choice but to try hard to find a solution, especially when his grandson says he wants to eat meat and must be satisfied. His wife mentioned that there are many animals in the Northeast Mountain, so there should be plenty of meat.

New Year supplies? Gong Qiang could only think about ginseng—day and night dreaming of getting ginseng to help with his promotion. freewēbnoveℓ.com

Now hearing his father ask about the supplies, he really wanted to respond with some harsh words but held back.

The old man is old, but his temper remains fierce. "Dad, take a look at the letter from Taozi; he’s making all sorts of excuses."

Gong Qiang handed the letter to the old man, signaling him to read it.

Upon hearing that it was filled with excuses, Gong Dajiang became furious, "That brat, he really has grown wings."

Furiously, he grabbed the letter and read it. Though angry, he did manage to read it all through.

The old man’s face darkened immediately—Gong Tao knew that his trip to the Northeast was entirely due to the actions of his elder brother. The old man understood this. To him, since things had come to this point, no matter how angry Gong Tao was, it was a settled matter.

The problem was, how did Gong Tao know their reason for wanting ginseng so clearly? Looking at the sulking eldest son, he asked, "Did you read the whole letter?"

Gong Qiang really didn’t understand why the old man was pressing this question, "Yes, I did."

"Otherwise, how would I know there’s no ginseng, and nothing else either?" Even though Gong Qiang didn’t do chores at home, he was better than Gong Dajiang. He knew that this year’s celebration would definitely not be grand.

Siblings wouldn’t bring things over; they just came to mooch food and drink. Gong Qiang was unwilling to share his portion with the siblings, let alone his parents’ shares, which he believed rightfully belonged to him.

His plan was that Gong Tao, even if he didn’t mail ginseng, would at least send some mushrooms or black fungus.

Maybe they could even get some cured meat. Unexpectedly, none of this happened, and he was furious.

"Dad, you see, Taozi is too much. He doesn’t remember to show filial piety to you." He had to embellish things at the right time and couldn’t miss such a good opportunity.

"Filial piety to me? Don’t expect ginseng from him." Gong Dajiang gave Gong Qiang a stern look. How had this son become so incompetent now? Knowing it was a big matter, he still managed to let it leak out.

What did he mean by that? Shouldn’t he be blaming Gong Tao? "Dad, what did Taozi write in the letter?" Gong Qiang asked cautiously.

Could Gong Tao have been complaining in the letter? But that’s not right—even if Gong Tao complained, the old man wouldn’t trust him.

Gong Dajiang looked at his eldest son, who wasn’t reflecting on himself but was instead murmuring about whether Gong Tao had complained. He handed the letter back to Gong Qiang, "Take a good look at this letter."

The old man was genuinely angry, extraordinarily so, and his presence startled Gong Qiang into quickly picking up the letter and reading it carefully.

What he saw shocked him—"How could Taozi have known?"

"No, how could the Cai Family have known?" Gong Qiang was incredulous. He thought he had kept it very secret, fearing that it would be intercepted by others.

But in the end, someone still found out and even told the Cai Family.

No, Gong Qiang knew the Cai Family was Gong Tao’s father-in-law’s family. But the Cai Family hadn’t been lenient with their son-in-law Gong Tao before, so why would they notify him now?

Gong Qiang was utterly puzzled. Could it be that the Cai Family realized Gong Tao’s value?

"Have you not understood yet? You should consider why the Cai Family stepped in; there must be a reason." Gong Dajiang had no time to scold Gong Tao at this point.

Gong Dajiang was considering if there weren’t some benefit involved, why would the Cai Family step in?

Who gave the Cai Family a deal so irresistible?

Gong Dajiang was sure: "Someone is competing with you for that position, and they’ve already made their move."

No way, someone got to the Cai Family and assumed he would definitely seek help from Gong Tao?

"Gong Tao is right there in the Northeast, where ginseng is produced." Gong Dajiang looked at his son, who still hadn’t fully understood, with frustration at his incompetence.

Gong Dajiang used to be busy contending for power and influence, leaving household matters to his wife. He didn’t have much interaction with his children. Plus, Gong Qiang was sweet-talking, able to make people happy, and as the eldest son, Gong Dajiang naturally thought this son was good.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have permitted his eldest son to suppress Gong Tao so thoroughly, leaving him no opportunity for a career move. Now, the old man was genuinely suspicious of Gong Qiang.

The old man suspected that Gong Qiang couldn’t hold onto that position not because of any actions by Gong Tao’s subordinates, but likely because the son himself lacked the capability.

The nonstop scrutinizing gaze from the old man didn’t go unnoticed by Gong Qiang, and he had a bad feeling. "Dad, I’m just considering if this truly was the Cai Family leaking information or if it’s just Gong Tao unwilling to help and blaming it on the Cai Family."

"Dad, think about it; we had a pretty solid collaboration with the Cai Family before." Gong Qiang was becoming more convinced that Gong Tao was scheming.

It was all to prevent his promotion. Seeing his brother for what he truly was, Gong Qiang as the elder brother resolved not to expect any assistance in the future.

Indeed, at first, to smoothly deal with Gong Tao, the Cai Family had contributed significantly. Not much time had passed since then, so Gong Dajiang figured the Cai Family wouldn’t do something so foolish.

Gong Tao had already discovered that it was Gong Qiang who acted, so it was logical he knew the Cai Family was involved too.

The more Gong Dajiang thought about it, the more irritated he became. Perhaps his eldest son was correct in suspecting that Gong Tao was deflecting blame or wanting to incite conflict between them and the Cai Family.

"Such cunning wickedness, treating us as fools, humph, almost got tricked." Gong Dajiang decided his eldest son was the good one. At a critical moment, he saw through the scheme, making the father quite satisfied.

"That kid is truly cunning, no idea what he learned before, spending all day learning dubious things. Even though you all treated him well in every way, taking care of him, he never appreciated it."

Gong Dajiang decided this matter couldn’t end here; a proper lesson for Gong Tao was needed.

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