Jiang Meier whispered a few words in the old man's ear, and the two of them discussed it amongst themselves before finally reaching a consensus.

"Okay, five hundred it is."

Jiang Yu borrowed paper and pen from Shen He'an and scribbled on the table for a long time. Shen Ying glanced at her every now and then and noticed that her handwriting was actually in regular script, neat and elegant, which was very pleasing to the eye.

Before I knew it, I was completely engrossed in watching it.

After Jiang Yu finished writing, she read it through and found nothing to add, so she copied it again. During this time, the father and daughter were on edge, afraid that she would turn the tables on them.

When she handed it to Shen He'an, he repeatedly praised her beautiful handwriting. Jiang Meier mistakenly thought that Lu Yi had taught her the handwriting, and cursed him inwardly for being shameless.

The document clearly states that once this money is given to them, it means that Jiang Yu will no longer be a member of the Jiang family, and her care and funeral arrangements will be irrelevant to her.

Jiang Chun was preoccupied with the money and paid no attention to the contents of the paper.

At this moment, Song E returned, followed by an old man with a white beard; he was the village chief of Jiang Village. Upon learning that Jiang Chun wanted to sever his father-daughter relationship with Jiang Yu over five hundred yuan, he shook his head repeatedly, muttering:

"Foolish, so foolish."

However, he couldn't interfere in other people's family affairs. At Jiang Chun's urging, the village chiefs of both villages jointly stamped the document.

"Give it to me, five hundred yuan, not a penny less."

The moment Jiang Chun put pen to paper, she was already dreaming. Jiang Yu, on the other hand, calmly and carefully folded her own piece and put it in her pocket.

To prevent the family from defaulting on their debts later, she specifically wrote it in black ink. This so-called agreement was essentially a ransom contract.

"The money will be provided, but we'll need Jiang Meier's cooperation. Don't you think so, little sister?"

Her words undoubtedly confused everyone present, and even more so Jiang Meier. What on earth had dragged her into this? Could it be that they were trying to pin the blame on her?

With a heart full of trepidation, I picked up Jiang Chun's agreement and read it carefully. I almost spat out blood.

"Jiang Yu, no wonder you agreed so readily, you were actually setting a trap for me here!"

The letter clearly states that Jiang Yu gave Jiang Chun five hundred yuan, but that money is all with Lu Yi. Whether or not they can get it back depends on Jiang Meier's attitude.

Seeing her furious expression, Jiang Chun snatched the paper from Jiang Meier's hand. Looking at the densely written words, he handed it to the village chief, asking him to read it aloud. There was no other way; the village chief couldn't read.

Upon hearing that Jiang Meier had tricked her older sister into giving Lu Yi a large sum of money, the old man jumped up in anger and searched everywhere for a stick to beat her.

Unexpectedly, both daughters are siding with outsiders, secretly giving that scoundrel of a lot of money to him. Today, I'll act on behalf of Heaven and send those money-losing wombs back into the womb to be born again.

Jiang Meier was terrified. More than her own father, Jiang Chun, she was worried that her brother Lu Yi would blame her for this, and her dream of getting married in the city would be ruined.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and lead us to get the money."

Jiang Chun regretted signing without reading the contents carefully, but compared to that, getting the money was the most important thing.

......

In the educated youth compound: Ever since Bai Na returned to the city, Lu Yi's life has become increasingly unsatisfactory. Initially, letters from the city told him to wait, that he would ask his family for help, but now there's been no news at all, and all the letters he sent have gone unanswered. Lu Yi feels like he's doomed.

He regretted his past actions; he should have quickly confirmed his relationship with her, and ideally, something should have happened, so that her whole family would beg him to marry Bai Na.

After downing a bottle of beer, a sense of desolation welled up inside. The last time I met Jiang Yu, she was drinking a bottle a day. Now, it's six bottles.

The educated youth were all busy filling out forms and submitting them to their work units; no one cared about his life or death. Cui Jin also returned to the city, and the temporary administrator, after learning the whole story, didn't say a word to him, leaving Lu Yi to drown his sorrows in alcohol in the dormitory, only to find his sorrows deepened.

He grew angrier the more he thought about it, and tore the envelope his mother had sent to shreds. The papers scattered on the floor, and he buried his face in his hands on the table, wailing loudly.

Under her father's coercion and enticement, Jiang Meier found Lu Yi completely drunk. Ignoring the stares of others, she slumped against the man she loved, swaying her body.

"Brother Lu Yi, what's wrong?"

Seeing her daughter's disgraceful behavior, Jiang Chun shoved her away. Grabbing Lu Yi by the collar, she lifted him up. Her eldest son-in-law was over six feet tall, too tall for her to reach, and she wouldn't dare. But she had more than enough strength to beat up a pretty boy.

"Pretty boy, hurry up and pay back the money you owe Jiang Yu, or I'll beat you so badly you won't even recognize your own parents."

When Lu Yi was lifted up, his head was still fuzzy. He watched as the figures in front of him multiplied from one to three, then back to three. He looked drunk and disdainful.

"Fine, go ahead and kill me if you dare, I don't want to live anyway."

With a mocking smile and full of provocation, Jiang Chun didn't care about anything else and started beating him up. Jiang Dalong also joined in, and the father and son were panting heavily, and the two village chiefs who had come with them couldn't persuade them to stop.

"Gurgle."

A tooth rolled out of Lu Yi's mouth. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and begged for mercy, sobbing.

"Stop hitting me, please stop hitting me. I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you, okay?"

Hearing the answer they wanted, the father and son stopped. Under their supervision, Lu Yi searched high and low, but couldn't even find two yuan.

Seeing Jiang Chun's fist about to land again, Lu Yi knelt down and begged for mercy:

"Please give me a little more time. I promise to pay you back the money, not a penny less."

"Banks can provide loans."

Amidst the crowd, Jiang Yu casually uttered a sentence that instantly ignited the passion of the father and son.

Yeah, so-and-so in the village went to the bank when he was broke, and got a loan in no time, right? If others can do it, why can't he?

That afternoon, Jiang Chun and Jiang Dalong watched Lu Yi go to the bank. The village chief of Jiang Village was too old to go. Jiang Yu and Shen Ying also didn't want to get involved and went home. Only Shen He'an accompanied him.

It's said that the bank staff refused to process the application because Lu Yi had no assets under his name. After this incident, Shen He'an became wary of this family and quickly reminded them:

“Lu Zhiqing, don’t you still have a 28-inch bicycle?”

In the end, it was done.