After he settled down and started a family, he brought his parents to live with him.

His wife is a full-time mother, and the whole family depends on his meager salary.

To put it simply, after covering the family's food, clothing, daily necessities, and my parents' medical expenses, there was practically nothing left over.

Let alone 100,000, he might not even be able to come up with 60,000 or 70,000.

Otherwise, a family of six wouldn't be crammed into an old-style apartment building with two bedrooms and one living room of less than 70 square meters.

"You want 100,000 yuan? As long as you let me go and don't mess with my child, I'll borrow and take out loans to give you 100,000! No! 200,000! I mean what I say!"

As soon as Zhao Tinghai finished speaking, another burst of laughter erupted around him.

"Dean Zhao, are you treating us like three-year-olds? Borrow? Borrow what? Over the years, how many people have you offended? Have you ever counted them yourself?"

Leaving aside those with power and influence, which of your relatives still keeps in touch with you? How will you pay off your loan? With your old, run-down apartment that doesn't even have a title deed? Or with that Santana you drive, which is older than you?

After he finished speaking, those who were not in the video burst into laughter again.

Zhao Tinghai remained silent, and the man continued, "Alright! I won't waste any more words with you. I'll give you five minutes to make a choice!"

Do you want your reputation, or your wife and children? Just a heads up, in five minutes, even if you don't say anything, we'll leave.

But when you get home, you definitely won't see your son and daughter. Oh, and your wife too, you probably won't see her either.

After all, taking one or three makes no difference. We're not worried about finding a market; it's just a matter of how much money we make.

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Tinghai responded: "I agree! Don't touch my wife and children!"

"That's right! You all have a saying, 'A wise man submits to circumstances.' I hope you get this done by tomorrow morning, or you'll bear the consequences."

Zhao Tinghai remained silent.

The video finished playing at that moment.

Li Anran stared at her phone with a serious expression.

What kind of monsters and demons did I find?

For a fleeting moment, he felt a pang of regret.

However, when he thought of Su Mu, he clenched his teeth and closed his eyes.

Nothing in this world can be perfect in every way.

The only thing we can do is make a choice.

When you choose one side, you are destined to lose the other.

Suddenly, the other party sent a message: "Don't worry. We offer after-sales service."

Just as Li Anran was about to put it away, her phone rang again.

Upon picking it up, the screen displayed: Xu Xiuzhen.

It's a text message.

That's right! Xu Xiuzhen's crooked mouth makes her speech incoherent.

It's actually easier to communicate via text.

Li Anran's eyes lit up, and she opened the text message.

"Li Anran, right?"

“It’s me,” Li Anran replied.

"Didn't you want a letter of understanding? I can give it to you, but you have to keep your word."

"Don't worry. I will definitely keep my promise once I get the letter of understanding. When can I go and pick it up?"

Just as he was about to lose his composure, a new message came from the other end: "I have one more condition."

Li Anran frowned: "You tell me."

"I want money. After all, she hurt me so badly; I deserve some emotional compensation! And my son's share shouldn't be neglected either!"

"Heh." Li Anran sneered.

It's often said that people die for wealth, and birds die for food—a truly profound saying.

Xu Xiuzhen's ability to make a complete 180-degree turn in attitude already shows that she was afraid.

But she still made an outrageous demand of him at a time like this, which shows how greedy she was.

"Xu Xiuzhen, just tell me, will you give me a letter of forgiveness or not? I can teach you a lesson once, and I can teach you a lesson ten times over. Stop talking nonsense! I have no money."

What you've been through can be revisited today.

After the text message was sent, there was no response for a long time.

Just as Li Anran was thinking that this old woman was willing to risk her life for money, news arrived.

"Come and get it."

Li Anran replied, "Okay."

He exited the text message page and immediately dialed Liao Nanxing's number.

The phone rang for a long time, and just as he was about to hang up, Liao Nanxing's voice came from the other end.

What else do you want?

Li Anran laughed: "I just called to ask if the letter of understanding has been written yet."

Liao Nanxing fell silent, but he seemed to hear the sound of teeth grinding on the other end.

"It's finished."

"Then I'll come over now."

After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Liao Nanxing to speak again.

It must be said that this method is indeed very effective.

Soon, Li Anran arrived at the stroke center where Xu Xiuzhen was located.

He hired a caregiver and brought her to Xu Xiuzhen's ward.

Of course, Xu Xiuzhen's elongated face was unsightly.

But he didn't care!

All he cared about was the letter of understanding that Xu Xiuzhen handed him.

After carefully checking each word and sentence to ensure there were no problems, Li Anran took out ink and had Xu Xiuzhen press her fingerprints on the places where the names and dates were written.

Xu Xiuzhen wasn't idle either; speaking in a garbled, riddle-like voice, she confirmed the time he would be hired with the caregiver.

Xu Xiuzhen only handed him the letter of understanding with her fingerprints on it after the caregiver said that he had already received a month's commission.

As she released his hand, Xu Xiuzhen said, "I repay a recent favor by kneeling for a long time!"

Having met Xu Xiuzhen many times, he could understand the gist of it.

Xu Xiuzhen said he would get his comeuppance.

Li Anran laughed, putting away the letter of understanding as she said, "Whether I'll face retribution or not, I don't know. But your current situation is retribution for your mistreatment of your daughter-in-law and your disrespect for elders!"

After saying that, Li Anran completely ignored Xu Xiuzhen's frantic roar and turned to leave.

He feels that it's a waste of breath to talk to this kind of person.

After that, Li Anran went to the ward where Liao Nanxing was staying.

When he saw Liao Nanxing, he could feel the hatred in Liao Nanxing's eyes.

Without wasting words, Li Anran asked, "Where's the letter of understanding?"

Liao Nanxing raised his chin.

Li Anran understood and opened the drawer on the bedside table.

As before, he checked it carefully.

After all, Liao Nanxing and Xu Xiuzhen are not the same.

After confirming several times that there were no problems, he had Liao Nanxing put his fingerprint on the document.

"Li Anran, what is it about her that makes you want to do this for her?"

"This is none of your business." Li Anran didn't even raise his head, his eyes fixed on the letter of understanding, blowing on the spot where his handprint was pressed.

Liao Nanxing was so angry that he was panting heavily.

He cursed inwardly: Gu Yao alone was enough to make him grit his teeth, and now Li Anran has appeared. Just wait! Once he recovers and is discharged from the hospital, he will make these two regret their actions!