Chapter 16: I'm on to this

Mu Chenze sobered up instantly.

But we can’t let my mother decide.

He didn't go out to sea with the ship today, not for a blind date.

Reopen the gate.

"Sister-in-law, you go back first. I'll go inside and say hello to Pingzi before I leave."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Fu Qing went home first.

Mu Chenze walked into the bedroom, brought out an enamel pot with warm water in it, and patted Pingzi on the shoulder, "Pingzi, wake up and drink some water first."

He knew Pingzi and knew that he would wake up after giving him some water.

Pingzi drank a few sips of water in a daze and sobered up a little, "Chenze, I can't drink as much as you."

Mu Chenze put the enamel pot on the kang table and said, "I have to go home. Come out and lock the iron door."

Pingzi's house has a high wall with broken glass on it. As long as an iron bolt is put on the door, thieves can be prevented from breaking in to a large extent.

Qiu Daguan often comes here to hang around. He must be planning to take over Pingzi's family, but he just hasn't got the chance yet.

About ten minutes later, Mu Chenze returned home wearing wet clothes and shoes, with some mud on his face, and looked drunk.

It happened that the blind date Zhang Tao, the Zhang family and the matchmaker Wang were about to leave, so Qin Mahua and Fu Qing came out to see them off.

Zhang Tao frowned, looking disgusted, and whispered to her mother, "I don't like him."

Hearing this, Zhang's mother was too lazy to be polite to Qin Mahua. "Raising a son like this is really not easy! Let's go!"

Matchmaker Wang looked helpless, saying that the matchmaking today would not be successful.

After seeing off the guests, only Mu Chenze, Qin Mahua and Fu Qing were left at home.

Mu Qinlao and Mu Chenfu have not returned from their voyage yet.

Fu Qing thought her mother-in-law would scold Mu Chenze, and was thinking about how to plead for him.

Suddenly I realized that the clothes Chen Ze was wearing seemed to be different from the ones he was wearing just now.

Unexpectedly, Qin Mahua not only didn't curse, but her face was full of worry, "Xiao Ze, did you fall into the sea or something? Go back to the house and change clothes quickly. I'll boil some water for you to take a bath..."

Half an hour later, Mu Chenze took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and lay down on the bed.

Qin Mahua pushed the door open and came in, holding a bowl of egg tea with honey in her hand, "Xiao Ze, drink some egg tea to sober up."

Mu Chenze took it, drank it in one gulp, and discussed with a smile, "Mom, I didn't go out to sea with the boat in the early morning, not for a blind date, but because I had something to do. Don't arrange blind dates for me in the future, okay?"

Qin Mahua took the empty bowl from her son and said, "Tell me first, what happened today? You've been so distracted these past few days..."

"How could I be absent-minded? I was thinking about making money. Look, I made over 300 yuan today. Here you go!"

Mu Chenze took out a handful of money from under the pillow, stuffed it into Qin Mahua's hand, and continued, "I'm only 22 years old. I want to make more money while I'm young and not consider marriage in the next few years. Okay? Mom, you'd better understand and support me!"

Qin Mahua was delighted by her son's sweet talk. "Great! You told me earlier that you were thinking about making money, which made me think you wanted to find a wife. First, tell me, how did you make these three hundred yuan?"

Mu Chenze feigned a mysterious smile. "Actually, I went out early this morning and bought several hundred kilograms of hairtail at the dock. I prepared ice in advance and hired a car to take it to the city to sell it. After deducting the transportation fee and other things, I made a net profit of over three hundred. I came back at 5:30 this morning. I didn't want to wake you, so I put the money under my pillow and went out to the dock again to see if there was anything good."

"My son is really amazing! He made over 300 in one day. He must be exhausted now, but I still have to ask you a few questions before I can rest assured."

"Ask me anything you want."

"Have you had breakfast and lunch? Why did you drink alcohol? And why are you still wet?"

"I ate it all. I drank because I was happy about the money, and I was soaked because I didn't want to go on a blind date. I deliberately soaked my clothes and stained my face to discourage the blind date."

"Then how do you know there's hairtail harvest today?"

Hairtail has to be caught in the deep sea and cannot be caught just by going to the dock.

Mu Chenze looked relaxed. "I was counting the days. The ocean fishing boat was about to dock at dawn this morning. That's why I went there."

In fact, our own boat can also go farther, but our family members are homesick and don’t want to drift on the sea for several days, so they work near the coast every day.

Qin Mahua was now completely relieved. "Xiao Ze, you should have a good rest. I'll go do the laundry. I won't arrange blind dates anymore. I'll wait for you to bring me a daughter-in-law."

"Mom, you are the best mom in the world!"

Mu Chenze knew that his mother would fall for this.

Sure enough, Qin Mahua became even happier.

Mu Chenze, who hadn't rested for a whole night, was indeed a little tired, and soon fell asleep.

Qin Mahua took the money to show Fu Qing, explained for Mu Chenze, and stated that she would no longer arrange blind dates for him in the next few years.

Both of them were the type of women who would not tell others about the money their families earned. In this way, the news that Mu Chenze made money by selling hairtail fish did not spread.

At this moment, Chu Xuan had just finished lunch and was taking a walk in the yard to digest the food. He sighed in his heart, the big hairtail fish was really delicious!

In her previous life, no one picked up a hairtail on this day, but she did in this life. Could it be that something has changed because of her rebirth?

If God favors her, will there be more surprises in the future?

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Chu Xuan went over and opened the latch.

I saw Chu Dashan standing outside the door.

Chu Dashan is sixty years old this year. He has gray hair, is tall and thin, and looks like an elder.

"Xiao Xuan, go to the town security team and tell them that we won't report your grandma and your second uncle. We're all family, how can we really sever ties? Because of this, I didn't go out to sea with the boat today. I lost a lot of money!"

These words were said lightly, and Chu Xuan secretly cursed Chu Dashan for playing dumb.

"What are you talking about? I've broken off the relationship! Are you going to help me pay off my 3,000 yuan debt?"

Chu Dashan didn't feel embarrassed at all, thinking that Chu Xuan was still as easy to control as before. "Didn't your mother send you money? Why don't you use it to pay off your debts? Why build a new house? How about this! Save the money for the new house to pay off your debts, and you and Xiaofeng can move back in. Let's continue this relationship."

Chu Xuan's expression grew colder and colder. "The money from building a new house isn't enough to pay off the debt. How about you give me two thousand yuan to pay off my debt?"

Chu Dashan waved his hands repeatedly, "My family doesn't have that much money. You have to pay off this debt yourselves. Anyway, when the debt is paid off, we can reunite. First, go tell the security team that they won't report you and your grandmother..."

Chu Xuan sneered, "If you want me not to sue Feng Chunhua and Chu Zhi, that's fine. Give me a portion of my dad's compensation. I don't want much, just five hundred yuan. You have to give me an answer as soon as possible, otherwise if time passes and the security team determines what they are, then even if I say I won't sue, it will be all in vain."

Chu Dashan kicked the door angrily, "Five hundred yuan? You're trying to kill me! If you don't go, I'll hang myself at your doorstep!"

Chu Xuan glanced at the crumbling gate of his house. "Whatever you want! But I want to make it clear in advance that if you damage my gate, you will have to pay a hundred yuan in compensation!"

Chu Dashan's hands were shaking with anger, but that didn't stop him from taking out the hemp rope from his pocket...

(End of this chapter)