This time I'm the main character?

Zhou Cheng's gaze was cold, with no trace of emotion in his eyes; the villagers could feel his indifferent and ruthless attitude from his look.

They even thought to themselves that if they had fabricated a story about a Family member being sick to get hundreds of thousands from Zhou Cheng, just like The Wretch and his group, how would Zhou Cheng treat them now?

He would surely treat them just like he treated The Wretch and the others, sending them all away too!

Even if they were from the same village and shared the surname Zhou, they wouldn't be let off the hook.

"No, no need. If my Family member is sick, I'll work hard and earn the money myself to treat them. Thank you, Xiao Cheng, I won't trouble your Family."

The man replied with a trembling voice. He wasn't stupid; by now, he could see that Zhou Cheng had just been playing the fool, deliberately pretending to believe The Wretch and the others so he could transfer the money to them!

So at this time, if anyone still treated the Zhou Family, especially the Zhou Cheng before them, as a pushover or an ignorant youth and tried to boldly demand money, their end would definitely be miserable!

The villagers looked at Zhou Cheng's tall and cold figure, then thought back to the scene when Zhou Feiyu returned yesterday.

They compared the two in their hearts and then sighed with emotion.

How could two biological brothers be so different? When Zhou Feiyu returned yesterday, he called everyone uncle and aunt, appearing very close, sensible, and easygoing.

But now that the second son of the Zhou Family had returned, not only did he not greet anyone, but he even directly sent a group of people away. This thunderous method, this ruthless decisiveness, was truly frightening.

"Exactly, Xiao Cheng. Although your Zhou Family is wealthy, your money didn't just fall from the sky, so there's no need to give us money for no reason."

"That's right, that's right. I was just joking with you earlier. If our Family members are sick, what does that have to do with the Zhou Family? We'll earn the money and treat them ourselves."

"..."

All of a sudden, the villagers became very reasonable.

This made Zhou Cheng smile with satisfaction in his heart.

This was human nature. When dealing with normal people, you can take a step back; but if you're dealing with a group of unreasonable rogues and you take a step back, they won't think you're kind. Instead, they'll think you're a pushover and will even want to take a step further to bully you!

"That's good. Actually, there's no need for everyone to be so restrained. Although this is my first time back in the village in several years, everyone should still treat me as a fellow villager. If your Family has difficulties, you can tell me anytime."

"If there's one thing about me, it's that I'm warm-hearted. I can't stand to see others suffer or work too hard, and I always want to help everyone out."

Zhou Cheng smiled faintly and spoke politely.

But as soon as these words were spoken, everyone felt that Zhou Cheng was like a smiling tiger. Although his words were very polite and pleasant to hear...

In reality, he had no intention of helping at all!

And now, who would dare mention their own Family matters?

At the same time, the Zhou Family giving ten thousand yuan to every household in the village was already a huge bargain for them. If they were truly ungrateful like The Wretch and the others, only knowing how to act like rogues, there would definitely be no good end!

Zhou Feiyu was cooperating with Li Feng, sending him all the videos of the scene he had just filmed.

After Li Feng had gathered all the evidence, he left the scene!

Before leaving, he couldn't help but look at the Zhou Family's large courtyard and sigh with emotion, thinking how wonderful it would be if his own Family were such a wealthy clan.

Then he glanced at The Wretch and the others, sneering in his heart.

They really didn't know what was good for them. They had already scammed ten thousand yesterday and yet were still greedy. Did they really think rich people were fools? Especially that Zhou Cheng!

Even he often saw him while scrolling on Douyin and knew he was a Rising Star of the Police World who understood the law! So how could a few low-lifes like them possibly scam him!

After settling everything, Zhou Cheng immediately walked towards Zhou Daoming, intending to enter the courtyard with him.

"Xiao Cheng, you haven't been back for several years, and now you look much more domineering than before. Your parents and your elder brother look relatively gentle and lack an overbearing aura. I didn't expect that you would be the one with this kind of temperament," Zhou Daoming said, his voice deep and powerful.

Then he didn't forget to mention Zhou Cheng's mother: "You really take after your mother."

"You must always remember that although your surname is Zhou, you are also the descendants of your mother, Chen Xingyao," Zhou Daoming said. Although he would be ninety in a few days, his mind remained sharp.

He understood better than Zhou Yuanbo that the reason the Zhou Family could enjoy its current prosperity was not due to Zhou Yuanbo's merit, but rather the merit of Chen Xingyao and the Chen Family!

Zhou Cheng nodded upon hearing this: "I know."

He naturally knew these things, so he would always trust the Chen Family. In the future, if the Chen Family had needs, he would do his best to help!

Zhou Daoming led Zhou Cheng and the others toward the courtyard.

While walking, he also opened the System to check the prompt messages.

[Host reported and arrested The Wretch, Hu Houwen, and five other local hooligans. Reward: police force value +2000]

He didn't expect another two thousand police force value to be credited; this harvest was indeed quite good.

Zhou Cheng had seen many local hooligans like The Wretch in his past life.

They usually spent their time gambling and begging, doing nothing. But when the New Year approached, they would start to mobilize collectively.

They specialized in setting up honest people who returned home for the New Year after earning money away!

If you earned hundreds of thousands this year, they would most likely seek you out after you returned, first inviting you to late-night snacks, and after some brotherly talk, they would ask you to gamble until they had scammed all your money away!

No wonder he was rewarded with two thousand police force value; he really was removing a pest for the people!

Besides this reward notification, there was also a short drama script prompt!

Triggered another short drama plot?

Zhou Cheng opened it directly and began watching quickly!

[System has successfully parsed the script!]

[returning home rich: The Zhou Family has taken root in Shanghai, and the Family has become a top-tier wealthy clan in Shanghai. At this time, the grandfather back home, Zhou Daoming, is about to have his ninetieth birthday. Zhou Yuanbo decides to bring the Family back to hold a luxurious birthday banquet for Zhou Daoming!]

[However, hearts in the countryside are complex. This birthday banquet encounters many difficulties. The Second Young Master of the Zhou Family, Zhou Cheng, had just returned home when he was targeted by local hooligans. The Family ancestral hall needs rebuilding, and a large batch of yellow peaches in the village are ripe but cannot be sold! The villagers have all turned their eyes toward the Zhou Family!]

[Since the Zhou Family is so rich, what's wrong with spending a little money to help everyone?!!!]

Zhou Cheng looked at the script analysis in the System! He was slightly stunned.

Then he quickly analyzed it in his mind.

If he hadn't analyzed it incorrectly, was he the protagonist this time?

This really seemed to be the first time this world had arranged a protagonist's script for him.

But why was it such a frustrating script!

Things like rebuilding the Family ancestral hall, or yellow peaches being ripe but unable to be sold.

Zhou Cheng had also seen such things while scrolling!

This was nothing more than wanting to get money from the Zhou Family through moral blackmail.

If he hadn't returned and his old man, Zhou Yuanbo, was in charge of such things, he might have just given the money.

But now that he was back, it wouldn't be that simple!

In the original plots, those protagonists would bicker with the villagers, making a mess for dozens of episodes.

Especially the one about the yellow peaches not selling; in the end, it always seemed to have a happy Family ending?

If it were up to him now, whoever dared to morally blackmail the Zhou Family would be sent straight in!

Not a single one left!