Girl, There's Something Wrong With You - Chapter 6

Soon, Cheng Zi’ang was also called in.

If their last encounter had them as equals, now the difference between them was like night and day.

Cheng Jinyang had risen to the seventh grade, holding the power of the clan leader, commanding absolute authority within the clan; Cheng Zi’ang was still a ninth-grade novice, a clan scholar who neither went to the battlefield nor dealt with clan affairs, spending his days reading books, watching anime, and engaging in online flame wars.

One could say this was a realistic portrayal of a university student’s daily life in another world.

Xing Yuanzhi had left early, unable to bear staying any longer. Seeing Cheng Zi’ang push the door open and come in, Cheng Jinyang instinctively knocked on the table:
“Sit.”

So, Cheng Zi’ang pulled the empty chair next to Yang Wangshu a bit further away before sitting down with a thud, this disdainful gesture of cutting ties made the girl grit her teeth in anger.

“Explain yourself.” Cheng Jinyang showed his phone.

Cheng Zi’ang calmly glanced at the information on the screen, then said seriously:

“Clan leader, I have never opposed your marriage to your wife. It was all the leader acting on her own, making various rebellious statements. We have now severed all ties with her.”

“Nonsense!” Yang Wangshu was furious, typing quickly, “I’ve long since figured it out. You instructed the followers to attack Jinyang before, fearing he would retaliate after becoming clan leader, so you despicably became his bootlicker!”

“Rubbish,” Cheng Zi’ang immediately defended, “Young people are immature; who hasn’t made naive mistakes in thinking? But ever since the clan leader turned the tide and saved the family from disaster, I have fully realized that only the clan leader can lead the Shendu Cheng family!”

“Ugh!” Yang Wangshu was so shocked by his shameless flattery that she uncharacteristically made a gagging sound from her throat instead of typing.

“Bootlicker or not, do you think we care?” Cheng Zi’ang stood up, his eyes shining, “As members of the Cheng family, it’s natural to contribute to the family’s survival and prosperity. With the clan leader leading us to great revival, we will of course unite closely around him as the core of the clan leadership.”

“As for the Goddess, since she is willing to marry him, can we force her to change her mind? The leader has admired the Goddess for many years and finds it hard to accept, which is understandable. But inciting a gang fight is too much.” Cheng Zi’ang spoke eloquently, “When she invited us out, we thought it was just a verbal argument, but her people struck first, so we had to defend ourselves. We couldn’t just stand there and take it, could we?”

“You!” Yang Wangshu trembled with anger, her hands a blur, about to type out the most toxic curse at top speed, but Cheng Jinyang took away her keyboard.

“You two,” he said, his head aching, “are you that idle? Whatever Goddess Ah Zhi Sect, whatever forum, all of them are banned! No more organizing these illegal groups!”

Cheng Zi’ang was unfazed.

After all, they had left the forum, and usually only kept in touch through chat tools, so there was no organization to disband.

Yang Wangshu was not having it: “Why? I built the forum, I rented the server, and you think you can just ban it?”

“Fine, don’t disband it, but no more discussions about Yuanzhi.” Cheng Jinyang said sternly, “Or I’ll tell Ah Zhi everything, repeating all those holy scriptures you posted on the forum, and see if she doesn’t cut ties with you.”

Yang Wangshu instantly backed down. If Cheng Jinyang went to Xing Yuanzhi to tattle, she could totally imagine how he would embellish it, ruining her image in Sister Ah Zhi’s eyes.

Damn!

She was being blackmailed by this disgusting man!

After sending Cheng Zi’ang and Yang Wangshu away, Cheng Jinyang felt a bit sentimental.

Cheng Zi’ang’s words had deeply touched him. Although they sounded like flattery, they truly weren’t!

Who organized the family to move to the eastern part of Jiankang City, finding a new settlement after Pukou fell?

Who solved the problems of funds and food for the new settlement? (Even resorting to being blackmailed by Cui Xiaoniang.)

Who, despite being only an eighth grade, had to go to the battlefield and even took a direct hit from a battleship’s main cannon when war loomed?

When Jiankang City fell, and Wang Chuzhong brought his troops, who drove a Gundam to shoot down the battleship, saving the family from destruction, and spent two months in the hospital for it? Is calling this “turning the tide” an exaggeration?

Countless sleepless nights, countless times of exhausting efforts, all to lead the clan through chaotic times. Cheng Jinyang believed he had done as well as possible, and even if his grandfather Cheng Benhe were alive, he would only be able to praise, “My grandson is a prodigy,” and have no other words to add!

Cheng Zi’ang and other young members of the Cheng clan had become his fervent supporters after witnessing the tremendous effort he had put in. This was surely the greatest affirmation of his accomplishments while in power.

Not to mention, Cheng Zi’ang’s opinion reflected the collective will of the clan members. His prestige within the clan was now as solid as a rock, and as for the few obstinate troublemakers, they could simply be arrested.

Thinking this, he sent a message to Sister Yuexian:

“Check the forum to see who else is opposing my marriage to Yuanzhi.”

Cheng Yuexian was shocked when she received the message.

Really? Is the clan leader planning to crack down on dissent?

She gently advised him:

“Jinyang, the one most vocal against it is Miss Yang by your side.”

Cheng Jinyang: ………

“She won’t cause much trouble. Gather the remaining people and their comments and send them to me.”

I’ve accomplished so much, and yet you still dare to oppose the clan leader? This is clearly rebellion! I can’t hesitate any longer; I must strike hard!

As he thought about this, he saw Cheng Yuexian had already exported and sent over the filtered forum comments.

Starting on the first page:

“I don’t support the clan leader marrying the Goddess. The Hejian Xing clan has been evasive about the marriage agreement, clearly not wanting her to marry over. Should the clan leader still insist? He should marry a lady from the Five Great Families instead, to firmly slap Xing Shuhe’s face.”

Below this were about 800 replies, with some mocking him, some supporting him, and some seriously analyzing why marrying a lady from the Five Great Families was impossible…

Cheng Jinyang pondered.

Marrying a lady from the Five Great Families? Even if it were Miss Wang or Cui Xiaoniang, that would be too difficult.

Although Ah Zhi is deeply devoted to me, and I can’t betray her, these clan members aren’t aware of that. They think I can find a better fiancée, which is understandable.

So, he let this “rebel” off and moved on to the next one:

“The leader keeps saying the Goddess and the clan leader aren’t suitable. Why doesn’t she marry him herself? She claims to be from a fourth-grade family, a wealthy young lady. If she marries the clan leader, wouldn’t that stop the Goddess from marrying him? That’s called leading by example, thank you.”

Marry Yang Wangshu… Cheng Jinyang shuddered.

It felt like he could hear someone outside shouting “FBI,” ready to break in at any moment.

This person’s comment was obviously absurd. Am I that kind of person? But it seemed to be purely a retort against Yang Wangshu, not an attack on him.

So, he continued reading. As expected, those who opposed his marriage to Ah Zhi almost all suggested what they considered more suitable marriage candidates. The most heated discussion was about making him a prince consort.

Unbelievable.

He originally thought these people were rebels opposing him, which is why he planned to strike hard. Unexpectedly, they turned out to be loyal clan members, racking their brains over his marriage prospects. He had wronged them.

Cheng Jinyang silently set the family forum to mute everyone for a few days to let them calm down.