Chapter 1855 - 684: Sophia’s Special Encouragement! (Major - )

Chapter 1855: Chapter 684: Sophia’s Special Encouragement! (Major Chapter)

Zhang Jingdong said this, then turned his head to glance at Sophia, and continued to say to Catherine, "Auntie, I’m not telling you all this for anything else. It comes down to one sentence: your daughter, I, Zhang Jingdong, am set on marrying her!"

"Forget the Ying Kingdom Royal Family, even if it were the top families in the Beautiful Country, I still wouldn’t give a damn about them!"

As soon as he said that, Catherine was completely stunned!

She might be a true princess, but in the end she had to marry a businessman like Johnson just to barely maintain her family’s dignity.

In her eyes, the Ying Kingdom Royal Family was the absolute pinnacle, but she hadn’t expected that not only was Zhang Jingdong not intimidated by them, he didn’t even take Americans seriously.

The key thing was, she could tell Zhang Jingdong wasn’t joking around. That was really how he thought, and really what he intended to do.

Meanwhile, Johnson finally understood why Zhang Jingdong could become a billionaire twenty years earlier than he had. Back then, Johnson’s dream was just to become a millionaire, while this kid actually wanted to trample the whole world under his feet. That’s the difference in vision!

So at this moment, the look in his eyes toward Zhang Jingdong gained several more shades of appreciation.

Seeing that Catherine had been rendered speechless by his retort, Zhang Jingdong didn’t press the advantage any further and simply went back to eating his breakfast.

Catherine didn’t say anything more either. She gave Johnson a look, then started eating too.

About ten minutes later, Zhang Jingdong finished eating and turned to look at Sophia.

Sophia immediately caught on, then said, "Dad, Mom, we’re done eating. I’ll take Jingdong to see the winery."

Johnson nodded at this moment. "Go ahead. If there’s anything you’re not sure about, just call Dad anytime."

"Mm, thank you, Dad!"

With that, she got up and walked off together with Zhang Jingdong.

Watching the two of them leave the dining room, Johnson sighed, "This kid really is arrogant, but to be honest, I see a reflection of my younger self in him."

Catherine rolled her eyes lightly, the exact same way Sophia did. "This kid is way more arrogant than you ever were."

Johnson then took Catherine’s hand. "Pretty much all the truly successful people in this world are maniacs. It’s just that some people eventually make good on the bragging they did back then, and some don’t."

"This kid isn’t even twenty yet and he already has what he has today. I think his future is definitely limitless. If our daughter really marries him, she won’t be shortchanged."

Catherine teased, "Didn’t this guy just make a bet with us? Let’s see if he can actually back up his bragging five years from now."

"If he really pulls it off, that proves he truly is someone favored by God. When that time comes, I’ll agree to marry our daughter to him."

"But what if he can’t do it by then?"

Catherine rolled her eyes at Johnson again and didn’t answer.

...

After Zhang Jingdong and Sophia walked out of the house, that black Mercedes from last night was already waiting at the bottom of the steps.

Seeing the two of them come out, the driver hurriedly got out and opened the rear door for them.

Something occurred to Zhang Jingdong then, and he said in Chinese, "Don’t let the driver drive. I’ll be your driver myself."

Sophia noticed the mischievous curve at the corner of Zhang Jingdong’s mouth and vaguely guessed at his naughty intentions, but she was very satisfied with the way he’d acted in the dining room just now.

So she hesitated slightly, then nodded. "...Alright."

With that, she stepped up and said a few words to the driver, then the driver walked away.

The two of them got into the car respectively.

With a quick, smooth sequence of actions, Zhang Jingdong had the car out of the winery in no time.

Sophia said, "Sorry, about what my mom said just now, don’t take it to heart. She... she actually didn’t mean any harm."

"And don’t worry, no matter what happens in the future, I’ll always be with you!"

Warmth flooded Zhang Jingdong’s chest. "She’s your mom after all. How could I possibly be mad at my future mother-in-law?"

"Besides, don’t worry. Didn’t I already place a bet with your mom just now? I’ve never once lost a bet in my life so far, so I’ll definitely work hard to fulfill my promise and make her willingly marry you to me!"

Seeing that Zhang Jingdong wasn’t angry and even seemed very confident, Sophia immediately lit up with delight. "Mm, I believe you can definitely do it!"

Even though they’d only said a few sentences, Zhang Jingdong was driving fast, so by now they had already gone nearly 500 meters away from the winery.

Hearing this, Zhang Jingdong suddenly turned the wheel and steered the car straight onto a small side road.

"Just saying you believe in me isn’t enough—you have to give me some real encouragement."

Sophia panicked on the spot. "What... what are you doing? Didn’t we agree on tonight? It’s too dangerous here, my dad and mom could pass by at any time!"

Zhang Jingdong said with a playful grin, "So what? They already know what kind of relationship we have now. Even if they pass by here, they’ll definitely pretend they didn’t see anything."

"Besides, my promise just now was to surpass the influence of the Ying Kingdom Royal Family within five years. Do you know how hard that is? If it weren’t for you, how could I have made such a ruthless bet? Shouldn’t you give me a little encouragement?"

"But..."

Sophia originally wanted to keep refusing, but she had to admit the difficulty of fulfilling Zhang Jingdong’s promise was insanely high. So she paused for a few seconds, then slowly nodded. "...Alright, but you have to be quick. I... I’m really scared."

Seeing her agree, Zhang Jingdong immediately said, "No problem, ten minutes max!"