PDLP Chapter 1379: Gangster Gold Zhao Lanshan's Limited-Time Return
Chapter 1379: Gangster Gold Zhao Lanshan's Limited-Time Return
Lin Lang smiled and ruffled the hair of the two children. When he looked up at Zhao Lanshan, the tenderness in his eyes deepened.
"Where's my mother-in-law? I bought some nutritional supplements for her." As Lin Lang spoke, he took out a gift box from his personal space and placed it next to the coffee table.
Zhao Lanshan replied with a smile, "Mom is in the kitchen. She said she's going to make your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs herself, and I couldn't stop her."
Lin Lang said, "Hey, it's Mom's birthday today. The chef at the Zhao residence can cook, so how can we let Mom cook?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Yang Limei's cheerful voice rang out from the living room downstairs: "The son-in-law is here!"
"Mom," Lin Lang replied with a smile, looking up at Yang Limei.
Yang Limei's face was full of loving smiles. "You're here, and you've brought things again. I haven't even finished the supplements you and Lanshan bought for me the other day."
Zhao Lanshan took Lin Lang's arm and replied with a smile, "Mom, this is also a small token of Lin Lang's appreciation. It's a nutritional supplement that your son-in-law is giving you. Please eat it."
"Okay, okay, okay." Yang Limei readily agreed, beaming from ear to ear when she saw her son-in-law, Lin Lang.
When he saw his grandma arrive, Xiao Haoming hurriedly put the big bag of snacks behind his back, trying to hide it but failing. He avoided his grandma's gaze, afraid that she would confiscate it and stop him from eating.
With a candy in her mouth and a bag of snacks in her arms, Xiao Zhini ran towards Yang Limei and said sweetly, "Grandma, you can have some candy too."
Yang Limei touched her granddaughter's soft cheeks and said with a helpless yet doting tone, "Grandma doesn't like sweets, so you two little gluttons can have them."
"Grandma, hug me," little Zhini said, tilting her head up and acting cute.
Yang Limei smiled and picked up her granddaughter, kissing her on the cheek.
Seeing her son's guilty look, Zhao Lanshan laughed and teased, "Don't hide it, you little rascal. Your grandma is making an exception and letting you have candy and snacks today."
After hearing this, Xiao Haoming chuckled and then dared to take the snacks out from behind him, shaking the large snack bag in his hand.
Yang Limei laughed out loud at her grandson's words: "Snacks are fine, but you have to eat your meal first."
"Okay." Xiao Haoming nodded in agreement while eating chocolate.
Lin Lang said with a smile, "Mom, you look great now, your face is glowing, and you have so much energy."
Yang Limei sighed, "As long as your brother-in-law doesn't anger me and causes less trouble, my complexion will be even better."
After hearing this, Lin Lang looked at Zhao Lanshan beside him and asked, "What's wrong? What trouble has Cheng Kai gotten into this time?"
Zhao Lanshan said wistfully, "Honey, don't you know that my brother was dating Li Xiaolu last year?"
Lin Lang countered, "Of course I know, so what?"
Zhao Lanshan said, "A while ago, my brother discovered that Li Xiaolu was having an affair with an actor named Jia Mouliang. In a fit of anger, he broke six of Jia Mouliang's ribs, paid him more than 500 million yuan in compensation, and used a lot of connections to settle the matter."
Upon hearing this, Lin Lang exclaimed in astonishment, "Really? If you're going to hit someone, it should be your own girlfriend. Why are you hitting Jia Mouliang?"
Zhao Lanshan pouted and said, "Li Xiaolu also got a black eye and a swollen face."
Yang Limei said, "Alright, alright, don't mention your brother anymore. I get angry as soon as you mention him."
Lin Lang asked, "Where is my brother-in-law?"
Zhao Lanshan replied, "Who knows where he's off gallivanting off to again? I called him home to celebrate Mom's birthday, but he didn't answer."
Lin Lang pressed further, "Didn't he know it's Mom's birthday today?"
Zhao Lanshan shrugged and replied, "What else can he remember besides eating, drinking, and having fun with his cronies every day?"
After hearing this, Lin Lang looked at his mother-in-law, whose face had darkened, and forced a smile as he said:
"Mom, dinner will be a while later. You and Lanshan can play with the children for a bit. I'll go and call Chengkai back to celebrate your birthday."
Yang Limei put her granddaughter back on the ground and looked at Lin Lang earnestly, saying:
“Son-in-law, Chengkai has been spoiled by your father-in-law and me since he was a child. Please keep an eye on him for me.”
"Okay, Mom, calm down. I'll go and bring Cheng Kai home first." With a thought, Lin Lang disappeared from the living room on the first floor of the Zhao family villa in a flash.
The next second, Lin Lang appeared at the door of a private room in a nightclub.
The heavy door to the private room couldn't block out the deafening music and noise inside. He pushed the door open and entered. Under the dim, flickering lights, the room was filled with smoke and the smell of alcohol.
Zhao Chengkai was seen lounging on the sofa, with two heavily made-up women on either side of him, playing dice and drinking.
A few friends were fighting over the microphone, belting out pop songs off-key. The coffee table was littered with empty bottles and snacks, and the whole private room was a mess, like a garbage dump.
Lin Lang's brows furrowed instantly. With a slight thought, the sound system in the private room suddenly went out with a "zzzz" sound, the deafening music stopped abruptly, and only the astonished gasps of the group remained.
The silence came too suddenly. Zhao Chengkai's henchmen were stunned for a moment. When they saw a strange man at the door in the dim light of the private room, they immediately got angry.
A young man with dyed yellow hair was the first to stand up, pointing at Lin Lang and cursing:
"Who the hell are you? Where are your eyes? Don't you know you've got the wrong room? Get out of here right now!"
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Lang was already in front of him in a flash. He threw a clean and crisp Russian-style swing punch, and with a muffled "bang," the blond-haired kid fell straight to the ground without even uttering a sound, unconscious.
The other two henchmen grabbed bottles of liquor from the coffee table, pointed them angrily at Lin Lang, and shouted, "Who the hell are you?"
Lin Lang was ruthless and taciturn. He unleashed two powerful punches, each landing precisely on their face. The two men screamed and fell to the ground one after the other. One of them crashed into the glass coffee table, which shattered with a crack, scattering drinks and snacks all over the floor.
The two girls who were being sung with Zhao Chengkai were terrified. They screamed and ran out of the private room, not even bothering to pick up one of their high heels that they had lost.
Zhao Chengkai, who was quite drunk, was startled by the scene.
He shook his groggy head, not recognizing the person, struggled to his feet, and pointed angrily at Lin Lang with his neck stiff:
"You dare touch my people? Do you know who I am? My brother-in-law is Lin Lang, the King of Shanghai."
"Snapped!"
A crisp, loud slap interrupted his words. Zhao Chengkai staggered from the blow, clutching his burning cheek, instantly sobering up considerably.
He squinted and looked closely, and saw that it was Lin Lang standing in front of him. His legs went weak with fear, and his previous arrogance vanished without a trace. He stood properly and stammered:
"Brother-in-law? You... what brings you here?"
Lin Lang stared at him coldly and shouted angrily, "What day is it today? Don't you remember? And you dare ask me why I'm here?"
Zhao Chengkai scratched his head, his eyes darting around, looking completely bewildered: "Brother-in-law, what day is it today? I... I forgot."
"Snapped!"
Another resounding slap landed on his other cheek, and Lin Lang's chest heaved with anger:
"Today is Mom's birthday! How could you forget such an important day? And you're still fooling around here! You even dared not answer your sister's call, do you think you're something special?"
Zhao Chengkai was so dizzy from the beating that his cheeks burned with pain. He suddenly remembered that it was his mother's birthday. He slapped his forehead, and the drunkenness completely disappeared, leaving only panic and guilt.
"Oh dear, brother-in-law, look at my memory! How could I forget my mom's birthday?"
Seeing his brother-in-law's submissive appearance, Lin Lang suppressed his anger and coldly said:
"I'm only giving you half an hour to buy the gift and go back to the Zhao residence to play the role of a filial son. If you dare to delay having dinner for Mom's birthday, see how I deal with you."
"Yes, yes, brother-in-law, I was wrong, please don't be angry! I... I'll go home right now to celebrate Mom's birthday."
Zhao Chengkai nodded hurriedly, frantically tidying his clothes, not even bothering to pick up his phone that had fallen to the ground, for fear that Lin Lang would get angry again.
The few of his cronies lying on the ground nearby were still curled up, groaning in pain.
Lin Lang didn't even glance at him, but stared coldly at Zhao Chengkai. The chill in his eyes made Zhao Chengkai tremble all over, and he dared not be negligent in the slightest.
“If your sister calls you again and you dare to deliberately not answer to make her anxious and upset your sister and mother, I will travel back in time and throw you into ancient times to build the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Chengkai hurriedly wiped away his cold sweat, and pleaded with a bitter face:
"No, brother-in-law, my sister only has me as her brother. If I die in Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum, where will Ni'er and Ming'er look for me if they miss their uncle?"
Lin Lang glared at Zhao Chengkai and said with a look of disappointment, "You're just a rich kid who's never suffered a loss. You've been spoiled since you were a child."
"If it weren't for the fact that you, as their uncle, dote on Ni'er and Ming'er, and that the two children are so attached to you, I would have sent you to build the Great Wall in ancient times long ago."
Zhao Chengkai trembled at Lin Lang's words and quickly patted his chest to assure him:
"Brother-in-law, don't worry, I'll definitely be reliable from now on and I'll never dare to make my sister and mom angry again! I'll go buy a gift right now and make sure I'm home within half an hour!"
After saying that, he ignored his grumbling friends on the ground, hurriedly picked up his phone that had fallen to the ground, and stumbled out of the private room. His disheveled appearance was completely different from his arrogant demeanor on the sofa just now, where he was surrounded by women.
Lin Lang watched his disappearing figure, his eyes still cold.
With a mere thought, he was transported back to the living room on the first floor of the Zhao family villa.
Yang Limei was in the villa's garden courtyard, coaxing Xiao Zhini and Xiao Haoming to run and play. The two little ones' joyful laughter reached Lin Lang's ears.
When Zhao Lanshan saw that Lin Lang had traveled back in time, she hurriedly stood up from the sofa and walked over to ask, "Honey, have you found Cheng Kai?"
Lin Lang replied, "Found it."
Zhao Lanshan pressed, "What is Cheng Kai doing? He's not answering my calls."
"Don't ask, honey. I just cleaned up my brother-in-law. He'll never dare to deliberately ignore your calls again."
After hearing this, Zhao Lanshan nestled into Lin Lang's arms, a mischievous smile playing on her lips: "It's thanks to you that my brother is intimidated. He's like a mouse before a cat when he sees you."
Lin Lang wrapped his arms around Zhao Lanshan's slender waist, a smile returning to his face, and raised an eyebrow, saying:
"Honey, I've found your brother-in-law to celebrate Mom's birthday. How are you going to reward me tonight?"
Zhao Lanshan tiptoed and pecked Lin Lang on the corner of his lips, saying coquettishly, "After our daughter and son fall asleep tonight, I'll take good care of you!"
"That's more like it." Lin Lang chuckled.