The Ultimate Prodigal Son - Chapter 5

[Chapter 5: Paying Debts]

Lin Tian’s words made everyone laugh. They all remembered what Zhu Zhengli said just now, that whoever loses is the grandson.

Now that Lin Tian has won, it is natural for him to call Lin Tian grandpa.

“You, don’t be ungrateful! Wait for me, I will definitely get back at you one day!”

Zhu Zhengli still couldn’t let go of his pride and called him grandpa, so he could only put down his hand angrily and leave with his servants in disgrace.

“Today’s matter is just to tell you a truth, which is called not to bully the young and poor.”

Lin Tian didn’t intend to be aggressive. It was not his real intention to let Zhu Zhengli recognize that he was his grandson. Moreover, Zhu Zhengli was willing to accept the loss. Zhu Zhengli’s temperament was quite good.

“Brother Lin is amazing. We were too blind before and didn’t realize that you have such talent!”

Wang He found an opportunity and flattered him again, but Lin Tian didn’t intend to pay attention to him. He just nodded perfunctorily as if he heard it.

But Wang He didn’t feel embarrassed. He flattered him and wanted to praise Lin Tian to the heaven and earth.

Lin Tian was so busy drinking that he didn’t realize that the farce between him and Zhu Zhengli had been seen by another person.

He came here to rest and have fun, but he didn’t expect to find a good talent.

“This young man is very graceful. I wonder if I can quote a few of his works.” A handsome young man came over with a wine glass. He had noticed Lin Tian just

now. I thought that someone as arrogant as Lin Tian would definitely lose miserably, but I didn’t expect him to win beautifully.

And when Zhu Zhengli didn’t keep his bet, he didn’t push him.

It’s hard to see such a good temper like Lin Tian now, so he admired it very much.

“Okay, I’ll say a few more if you want.” Lin Tian waved his hand and didn’t take it seriously. Anyway, it would be a waste for those poems to rot in his stomach. It’s better to benefit the people in this world. It’s

not a loss to pass them down and be regarded as classics.

“I didn’t expect the young master to be so talented. Why…” said the man. He had also heard rumors about Lin Tian.

Because of his vulgar and profligate character, the Qin family came to cancel the engagement, and this matter was widely spread in Liangzhou City.

But after seeing it today, I am afraid that this Lin Tian is not illiterate as the rumors say, but he has a mind of writing, and those rumors may be his cover-up.

“It’s just that I don’t like to show off, but the more I give in, the more people will become worse. I have no choice.”

Lin Tian also knew the other party’s doubts, so he simply pretended to be helpless and explained.

He didn’t know whether the original owner was hiding his shortcomings, but he really had to restrain his edge and change others’ views of him. This matter still had to be done step by step.

“Yes, young master is right.” The man laughed and said, drinking and talking happily with Lin Tian. The two actually had a good chat.

In the end, Lin Tian casually recited a few poems about wine, which made the man leave happily. The two promised to meet again if they were destined, but did not leave their names.

“The Zhu family is not easy to mess with. Even if you are the son of the city lord, it is not a good choice to go against the Zhu family.” After everyone left, Tang Chuchu, who had been standing by and observing Lin Tian, spoke.

She came to Tianxiang Pavilion to sing songs to earn some extra money to supplement her family because her family fell into poverty. Because her family did not allow her to show her face, she could only show her face in public every time. No one recognized her when she came out at this time.

“Who said I would go against the Zhu family? You can’t talk nonsense about things that have not been determined.”

Lin Tian smiled and didn’t agree, but he had some good feelings for this girl named Tang Chuchu.

Although Zhu Zhengli’s temper was vindictive, he was also measured. He was not worried about what would happen to him.

No matter what, it was just a small fight in private, which would not affect the relationship between the two families.

“Young Master…”

“Bring me the best wine here, don’t talk nonsense.”

Lin Kang was about to speak, but Lin Tian was one step ahead of him and asked him to find wine.

“Miss Tang seems to have some ideas. Why don’t you sit down and have a drink?” Lin Tian had just arrived. He still couldn’t change his modern habits. When he saw an interesting beauty, he would subconsciously invite her to have a drink.

Tang Chuchu didn’t expect Lin Tian to be so direct. After a moment of hesitation, she readily agreed.

The two drank and talked happily. Lin Tian actually found that Tang Chuchu had a high opinion of poetry and songs.

If he hadn’t systematically learned this knowledge and read a lot during school time, and had almost read all the books in the library, he probably wouldn’t have said a few words to Tang Chuchu.

Wang He and his friends originally wanted to have a few drinks with Lin Tian and cheat some money from Lin Tian, but they didn’t expect Lin Tian to drink directly with Tang Chuchu and didn’t care about their lives at all.

So Wang He could only find fun on his own. Fortunately, Tianxiang Pavilion never lacked fun, and they were willing to spend money, so they had a lot of fun and spent nearly a thousand taels.

“It’s getting late. I’ll take my leave now.”

Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Lin Tian thought that he still had some things to do at home, so he stood up first, put down his wine glass and said goodbye.

Tang Chuchu nodded, found the waiter to pay for his share of the wine and left.

Lin Tian also paid the bill, because he drank the best wine from Tianxiang Pavilion, and he also rewarded Lin Kang and several servants with a lot of drinks, spending nearly a hundred taels of silver.

“Brother Lin, your bill is not too short, and we haven’t counted what we drank.”

After Wang He and his friends had a good meal, they saw Lin Tian planning to go home. Only then did they realize that Lin Tian had not paid them.

“Why do you want me to pay for the money you spent?” Lin Tian was confused, but suddenly he remembered that Wang He had borrowed a lot of money from him privately, in addition to cheating him on weekdays.

It was already a thousand taels of gold, and now he wanted him to pay as a scapegoat.

Maybe the previous Lin Tian would pay the bill obediently, but now this body has been replaced by a different person, he will definitely not do so.

This money was earned by Lin Zuhua bit by bit. Although the family has a lot of money, it is not easy to come by. It

‘s okay for him to spend it himself, but isn’t it a waste to let these ungrateful guys spend it?

“Isn’t it usually…” Wang He was stunned.

“You guys borrowed a lot from me on weekdays, a thousand taels of gold in total, right? I calculated for half a day, you just need to pay me a thousand taels of gold today.”

Lin Tian didn’t give face, so he simply took this opportunity to let these guys pay back the money.

“We are brothers, how can it be unpleasant to talk about money? Since Brother Lin doesn’t want to settle the bill today, we will pay it first!”

Wang He almost couldn’t hold back the smile on his face, but he still finished with a smile.

“I said pay back the money, don’t you understand?” Lin Tianke ignored him, stepped forward and grabbed his collar, whispering.