Chapter 598 She's Very Well-Behaved (Twenty-Seven)
Du Mengmeng didn't dare to look up, feeling guilty as she let Wang Jianni scold her.
Wang Jianni was furious: "Waiters only earn three to five hundred yuan a month, a bowl of noodles on the street costs only two yuan, and breakfast can be eaten for one and a half yuan, but you spent 500,000 yuan on him, not even counting the cost of that car."
Shang Shang was shocked: "Five hundred thousand? Mengmeng, what did you buy? How could you spend so much money?"
Wang Jianni pressed her forehead: "I'm really... I'm so angry after calculating today that I have a headache all day. 500,000, I can't even earn 100,000 in a year if I work myself to death."
Du Mengmeng pushed Wang Jiani's arm: "Nini, don't be angry, I'll try to get it back."
Wang Jianni wanted to scream: "How can you accept this? Even if you sell Shi Jian now, he still won't be able to pay it back."
Then, looking at Shang Shang, she said, "Shi Jian's shameless mother wanted to build a house, so Mengmeng gave her 100,000 yuan. When Shi Jian's younger brother got married, Mengmeng gave him 200,000 yuan. They bought a house in their city, and later she asked for 10,000, 20,000, and even 50,000 yuan more."
Adding in the usual odds and ends, even 500,000 might be considered a small amount.
Shang Shang was shocked: "Mengmeng, are you crazy? Why are you interfering with his family building a house and his sister-in-law getting married?"
Du Mengmeng stammered, unable to answer, and sighed as she looked at Shang Shang: "If Pei Yanli didn't have money to renovate his house and asked you for a loan, would you lend it to him?"
Shang Shang hesitated. Pei Yanli really was renovating. If he didn't have enough money, she might lend it to him.
Du Mengmeng immediately became smug: "Nini, look, look, Shangshang hesitated, which means she will also lend money to Pei Yanli. I didn't know Shi Jian was this kind of person back then, which is why I lent him the money."
Wang Jianni thought the two of them were crazy. Looking at Shang Shang, she sighed and said, "Forget it, Shang Shang is just lacking in social experience, so it's normal for her to suffer losses. But if Pei Yanli lends you money, then you can't be with this man."
Shang Shang was taken aback: "Why? Everyone has times when they're short of money."
Wang Jianni waved her hand: "If a man truly cares about you, even if he only has one yuan in his pocket, he will use that yuan to buy you an egg pancake and then try to earn money. He can borrow money from anyone, but he will never borrow from the girl he likes."
“This is a man’s pride. If he doesn’t even care about this pride, then he’s probably unreliable.”
Then, Du Mengmeng was used as an example: "This idiot lost 500,000 yuan just like that, and was almost completely swindled out of her bones."
Du Mengmeng covered her ears with both hands and begged Wang Jiani for mercy: "Nini, please, I promise I will be more discerning and smarter in the future, please stop talking about me."
Shang Shang is now worried: "Is there any chance of getting this money back?"
Wang Jianni sighed: "Theoretically, it's possible to get it back, but it's a bit difficult. Although there are bank transfer records to Shi Jian, there's no IOU or anything. And the money has been spent. Even if we win the lawsuit, we can't just go to their hometown and force them to sell the house."
"And who knows how long this wrangling will go on? I thought Shi Jian would definitely scrape together 30,000 to 50,000 to keep his job, but I think Shi Jian would rather give up his job than pay 500,000."
Du Mengmeng frowned: "Then...we're not going to sue?"
Wang Jianni slammed her hand on the table: "Sue! We definitely have to sue. It would be good if Shi Jian couldn't stay in Beijing anymore. We can't let them get away with this so easily."
Shang Shang comforted Du Mengmeng, saying, "Mengmeng, it's okay. Money can be earned back. It's important to see a person clearly, and this will serve as a lesson for the future."
After saying that, he added, "Let us all take this as a warning and be more careful when we encounter similar situations."
Du Mengmeng chuckled: "So, this has become your textbook?"
Wang Jianni nodded: "Yes, I will make this case a typical example in the future to warn every unmarried woman."
Du Mengmeng was a carefree girl. Her family was well-off, so she didn't care too much about the money. After eating hot pot for a while, she was in a good mood and started gossiping about Shang Shang and Pei Yanli.
Shang Shang didn't hide anything from her two good friends: "He bought the villa next to my grandfather's house and asked me to help with the design drawings."
Du Mengmeng exclaimed, "I didn't realize Pei Yanli was so capable! The villa next to your grandfather's house isn't cheap. Are you asking him to renovate the house because you're planning to renovate your wedding room?"
Wang Jianni suddenly concluded, "I think so too. Just design it according to your preferences, and there won't be any problems."
Du Mengmeng rested her chin on her hand: "It seems Pei Yanli really likes you."
Shang Shang blushed: "You two stop fooling around. He didn't even confess to me. How can it be a wedding room? Don't talk nonsense."
Du Mengmeng added with some emotion, "However, Pei Yanli is really good, and Shangshang managed to seize the opportunity."
Wang Jianni patted her arm: "Let's worry about you first."
Du Meng whimpered and hugged Wang Jiani's arm, saying, "Nini, can you leave me alone for a moment? Let's enjoy our hot pot together. This hot pot is so expensive, how can you bear to waste it?"
Shang Shang laughed and said, "Nini, don't make things difficult for her. Let's eat quickly. I need to go home tonight."
The three of them ate hot pot in a playful and joking manner, and then walked out of the hot pot restaurant hand in hand.
Pei Che was still there. When he saw Shang Shang come out, he excitedly came up to her and said, "Zhou Zhiyi, can I invite you to a movie?"
Shang Shang realized Pei Che's intention at this moment, stopped and looked at him: "How old are you this year?"
Pei Che hesitated for a moment: "Twenty-two."
He was afraid that Zhou Zhiyi would think he was too young, so he deliberately said he was two years older.
Shang Shang was both amused and exasperated: "I remember you were twenty, weren't you still in school? You even asked me to go to the movies. Should I call your parents?"
Pei Che was a little embarrassed: "My parents don't have time to take care of me, you..."
Shang Shang looked at him and said, "I can call your uncle Pei Yanli and have him come and take you home."
Pei Che paused for a moment, then muttered, "If you don't want to watch a movie, then don't. What's wrong with you, always complaining?"
After saying that, he ran away quickly. Suddenly, he remembered that he hadn't done anything for his uncle yet. If his uncle caught him causing trouble outside again, he would be punished again.
Watching Pei Che run off into the distance, Du Mengmeng asked curiously, "Who is he?"
Shang Shang sighed: "Pei Yanli's nephew."
Du Mengmeng gasped in shock: "This kid was just asking you to go to the movies. Is he trying to steal his uncle's girlfriend?"
Wang Jianni put her arm around Shang Shang's shoulder and said, "Not bad, the Pei family has good taste. They've taken a liking to our Shang Shang. But this blond kid is definitely no good. He looks unreliable."
Shang Shang was both amused and exasperated: "You guys are leaving now. I need to go home first. Do you want me to give you a ride?"
Just as I was about to wave goodbye, a man wearing a black mask suddenly rushed over carrying a bottle...
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