Cui Zhiling's smile froze, and her attitude changed instantly.
"What exactly will it take for you to come back to the Cui family with me? What's wrong with my Cui family? My Cui family is a prestigious family, after all. Do you think my Cui family is not worthy of being your family, He Yusheng?"
He Yusheng nodded seriously, his face full of honesty.
"Yes, I'm not good enough!"
"Pah! You shameless bastard! How could you say such a thing? You come from a merchant family, and the fact that you can even enter the Cui family is a miracle. Your He family's ancestors must have been blessed with good fortune."
I really don't know what my grandmother sees in you that makes her so eager to bring you back to the Cui family!
He Yusheng gave a forced smile.
"Your question is also what I want to ask: What exactly does the Cui family see in me that they would want to bring me into their family?"
I'm penniless now, I have nothing. What exactly is the Cui family up to?
"Heh, then you can stay here and continue working as a laborer. Don't regret not entering the Cui family today. If you have the guts, never set foot in the Cui family again. I'm leaving."
Seeing that He Yusheng was determined not to leave, Cui Zhiling angrily got up and left, not intending to waste any more words on him.
Talking to him is just asking for trouble.
And she had to put aside her disgust and patiently talk to him, yet he gave her this kind of attitude?
It's as if the Cui family owes him something.
"You're leaving already? Don't you want your life's most important thing, happiness? Don't you want Young Master Wei anymore?"
Cui Zhiling paused, her brows furrowing as if she were suppressing her emotions.
He took a deep breath, exhaled a stale air, and finally, with a stiff face, turned his head to look behind him.
"So you mean you're willing to come back to the Cui family with me?"
He Yusheng's smile was a bit irritating.
"Of course I don't want to."
Unable to contain herself any longer, Cui Zhiling gritted her teeth and roared, "Then why are you wasting your breath talking to me?"
“Although I don’t want to go there, there are some things I still want to settle with your Cui family.” He Yusheng said, taking out a piece of paper from his pocket and slowly unfolding it in front of Cui Zhiling, pointing it out to her.
"Look at what's written here in black and white, isn't it stamped with your Cui family's big red seal?"
Cui Zhiling was taken aback, and the anger on her face instantly turned into confusion. She looked at He Yusheng with a puzzled expression and asked him a question.
"What's this?"
"This is a debt that your Cui family owes my He family." It was an IOU that he had pulled out from a book in a black wooden box left by his father. He had accidentally found it among those belongings yesterday.
If he hadn't been sorting through his father's belongings, he wouldn't have known there was such a debt to settle.
Once the belongings were sorted out, it was discovered that the Cui family owed the He family a huge sum of money.
As he spoke, He Yusheng slowly folded the bag and stuffed it back into his chest, his smile cold. "I need to settle this score with your Cui family. Paying back debts is a matter of course."
It turns out it's quite good; I never expected to have such a sum of money left over.
If this had happened before, before the Cui family treated him this way, he would never have asked them for this debt.
It seems his father doesn't intend to accept the money after all these years.
Otherwise, how could it have been delayed again and again until now?
The fact that the IOU is still kept is enough to prove that the debt has not yet been repaid.
Fifteen hundred taels of silver!
This is no small sum of money. If he can get this money, he can return it to Lele.
After all, Lele had paid back 1,006 taels of silver for him and had taken good care of him during this time, providing him with food and lodging.
Especially Lele's maternal grandfather, because of this 1,006 taels of silver, he had a falling out with Lele's mother, and there were many family conflicts.
Although Lele didn't tell him or mention these things, he lived under the eaves of the An family's house, so he naturally knew everything that happened there. How could he not know that such a thing had happened?
Once the money is repaid, the relationship between Lele's mother and her maternal grandfather will be eased.
He was quite glad that his father hadn't pursued the Cui family for the money and gotten it back.
It's probably because of their relationship with the Cui family that they've always wanted to be on good terms with them and benefit from the prestige of their prestigious family reputation, which is why they haven't decided to take it back.
It's obvious they want to do the Cui family a favor, isn't it?
Haha, what a pity. Human relationships are fickle, and the world is cold and indifferent. How could such an arrogant and snobbish aristocratic family look down on a merchant family like theirs?
Even with blood ties and kinship, it is impossible to erase the prejudiced worldly views and the innate snobbishness that comes with being superior to others.
His father probably never understood this principle, even until his death.
Cui Zhiling was completely stunned.
Huh?
What?
Account?
When did the Cui family ever owe the He family a debt? How could that be?
That's nonsense, isn't it?
"What nonsense are you spouting? I'm warning you, you'd better watch your mouth. Don't talk nonsense here and insult the reputation of the Cui family. The Cui family doesn't owe any debts." Cui Zhiling pointed her finger at He Yusheng's nose, her face dark and angry, her voice sharp.
"Heh, nonsense? With evidence like the IOU right in front of me, what nonsense do I have to spout?"
There's no need for me to utter such easily exposed nonsense, is there?
Alright, I'll grant your request this time and go with you to the Cui family. That way, you'll have completed the task your grandmother entrusted to you.
Your transactions can also be conducted through your grandmother, satisfying your desire for men.
"What do you mean by satisfying my desire to pursue men? Don't talk so rudely!" Cui Zhiling stomped her foot angrily.
Forget it, no matter why she went there, as long as she went to the Cui family with her, she would have completed her mission and made a deal!
It would be best if this kid obediently went back to the manor with her, hmph!
Seeing He Yusheng about to leave with Cui Zhiling, Anle suddenly jumped out from behind the counter.
"He Yusheng, wait a minute. You can go and collect the debt, but leave the IOU behind. Who knows what outrageous things the Cui family might do?"
"Just go there and explain. If they don't pay you back, set a date, and we'll meet in court with the IOU in hand."
An IOU is evidence; you can't just take it away so casually.
If someone were to forcibly seize the IOU and destroy the evidence, He Yusheng would be outnumbered and helpless in the Cui family.
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