001: It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married
"Xu Yao, what do you think about your mother remarrying my father?"
The secluded corner of the coffee shop could not hide the brilliance of Wen Yiyi, a rich girl. A new milky white brand bag was casually placed on the table by Wen Yiyi.
Xu Yao and Wen Yiyi sat face to face. Wen Yiyi's eyes were fixed on Xu Yao's face. This face was so beautiful, but also so annoying.
Xu Yao didn't look at Wen Yiyi, she was looking at Wen Yiyi's new bag.
Xu Yao is only 25 years old. Like other girls her age, she pays attention to fashion and likes nice clothes, shoes and bags. Wen Yiyi's new bag really appeals to Xu Yao's aesthetic taste. If it were in the past, Xu Yao would buy the same style as Wen Yiyi... No, Xu Yao must have bought the new style first, and then Wen Yiyi would buy the same style bag!
Xu Yao and Wen Yiyi have been classmates since elementary school. The two girls, from similar backgrounds, were often compared to each other, intentionally or unintentionally. Over time, Wen Yiyi's competitive spirit was aroused, and she always wanted to find an opportunity to suppress Xu Yao's limelight. In the past, Wen Yiyi was always defeated, but now she can easily beat Xu Yao because the Xu family went bankrupt the year Xu Yao graduated from university.
Wen Yiyi's new bag is equivalent to Xu Yao's current salary for one year, but Xu Yao can't afford it.
Since she couldn't afford it, Xu Yao simply admired it for a moment and then raised her head.
Xu Yao and Wen Yiyi met each other's eyes: "I don't have any ideas. I respect my mother and Uncle Wen's decision to remarry."
Three years ago, the Xu family went bankrupt, and Xu Yao's father, Xu Qinghua, disappeared on the high seas after incurring massive debts. After two years of searching without success, police declared Xu Qinghua dead. While the dead are gone, the living must move on. Xu Yao's mother, Lin Meixian, slowly overcame the grief of losing her husband and reunited with Wen Zhicheng, who had also lost his wife several years earlier.
A widow and a widower, each with an adult daughter and knowing each other well, were a perfect match for each other.
The biggest problem is that the Xu family went bankrupt, but Wen Zhicheng did not.
If Lin Meixian and Wen Zhicheng get married, will Wen Zhicheng help Lin Meixian and Xu Yao, mother and daughter, pay back the debt?
Wen Yiyi sarcastically said, "Xu Yao, don't play dumb. You know what I mean. With my dad's conditions, what kind of woman can't he marry? I don't know what kind of seductive tricks your mom used to charm my dad. He's lost his mind now, but I'm not. Your mom wants to marry into the Wen family while carrying the Xu family's huge debt. She's dreaming!"
Xu Yao fully understood Wen Yiyi's worries.
Why should the Wen family pay back the debt owed by the Xu family?
Lin Meixian and Wen Zhicheng have reached the stage of discussing marriage. Xu Yao and Lin Meixian have discussed the debt problem. Lin Meixian said that Xu Yao is still young and asked her not to worry about it, but how could Xu Yao really not care about it?
The Xu family's assets had long been seized and sold to pay off debts, but even so, the debt hole left by Xu Qinghua was still enormous. Xu Yao's current salary was a drop in the bucket to repay the debt left by her father, but she never considered defaulting on the debt.
The bankruptcy was not Xu Qinghua's fault.
Xu Qinghua just made a wrong business decision. Before he went bankrupt, he had allowed Xu Yao to live a very comfortable life.
Xu Yao had enjoyed the money earned by her father, so of course she had to repay the debt her father owed - even if Wen Yiyi hadn't come today to force Xu Yao to express her position, Xu Yao would have made this decision long ago.
"Don't worry, I won't let Uncle Wen help us pay back the money."
Xu Yao promised Wen Yiyi, but Wen Yiyi didn't believe her at all. She said sarcastically, "What can you promise? You're just talking big now, but once your mom marries into the Wen family, she'll definitely whisper in my dad's ear! Once, twice, many times, my dad will eventually soften his heart!"
Wen Yiyi didn't want Xu Yao's empty promise. She hoped Xu Yao could have a little shame and stop Lin Meixian from marrying into the Wen family!
Wen Yiyi also couldn't understand why her father Wen Zhicheng wanted to marry the middle-aged Lin Meixian.
Wen Yiyi and Wen Zhicheng had a quarrel, but Wen Zhicheng, who always loved his daughter, did not change his mind.
Wen Yiyi was filled with resentment: Xu Yao had been competing with her for the limelight since she was a child, and now she was competing with her for her father?
New and old grudges piled up together, and Wen Yiyi vented her anger in front of Xu Yao without restraint.
Xu Yao looked down at her watch. It was almost time, and her cell phone rang.
Xu Yao answered the phone, "Uncle Wang, you're here? I've been waiting for you for a long time."
"Xu Yao!"
Wen Yiyi slammed the table, "I'm talking to you, don't run away from reality!"
Xu Yao hung up the phone and looked at Wen Yiyi seriously, "I didn't think of escaping. I was addressing your concerns."
Wen Yiyi was puzzled. A middle-aged man walked into the coffee shop and Xu Yao stood up to greet him.
"Uncle Wang, please come all the way here."
The middle-aged man frowned. "It's no big deal for me to make a trip, but do you really want to sign a new IOU with me? You're only 25 years old, and your life has just begun. How can you afford to repay your father's debt?!"
Wen Yiyi was very surprised.
What does Xu Yao mean? She wants to pay off her father’s debt?
Wen Yiyi suspected that Xu Yao was acting, but she also knew Boss Wang, who was indeed a creditor of the Xu family.
Facing Boss Wang's doubts, Xu Yao didn't offer passionate guarantees. Instead, she spoke from a practical perspective: "Uncle Wang, I don't have the ability to repay all the debts right now, but I'm willing to take on this one. You know all the Xu family's assets have been used to repay debts. If I don't repay my father's debts, you creditors won't be able to do anything to me. If you keep delaying it year after year, the money my father owes you will become a dead debt. Are you willing to let that happen?"
The daughter paying off her father's debts is a moral constraint rather than a legal basis.
The Xu family went bankrupt completely, and Xu Yao did not have a penny to inherit. The creditors really could not force Xu Yao to help Xu Qinghua pay off his debts.
The same goes for Lin Meixian. The property under Lin Meixian's name has long been executed.
Whether or not to accept the new IOU signed by Xu Yao is entirely up to Boss Wang!
Boss Wang finally signed a new IOU with Xu Yao.
Boss Wang was the first one, and soon the second and third creditors came... Xu Yao signed new IOUs with the creditors using the same reason.
Xu Yao put all the IOUs in front of Wen Yiyi and showed them. "Have you resolved your worries? I will pay off all the debts owed by my father. Even if my mother marries Uncle Wen, she doesn't need the Wen family to help fill the gap. If you don't believe me, use your phone to record what I say. If I ever break my promise, you can use the recording to slap me in the face!"
Wen Yiyi was stunned by Xu Yao's move.
After a moment of silence, Wen Yiyi suddenly thought of something and once again looked down at Xu Yao and said, "The Wen family won't fill the hole your family has left. Are you thinking of asking the Shen family to pay it back? Xu Yao, you still have some tricks up your sleeve. You hooked Shen Yan a long time ago."
The Shen family is a well-known wealthy family in Nancheng, and Shen Yan is Xu Yao's fiancé.
If the Shen family is willing, they are indeed able to help Xu Yao pay off her debts.
Three years after the Xu family went bankrupt, Shen Yan hadn't broken up with Xu Yao, clearly deeply in love with her. It's no wonder Wen Yiyi speculated this way; perhaps even creditors like Boss Wang thought so, which is why they were willing to sign a new IOU with Xu Yao—by marrying into the Shen family, they would be able to repay their debts!
Xu Yao didn't want to continue wasting time with Wen Yiyi. Wen Yiyi was a rich girl and didn't have to go to work. Xu Yao had taken half a day off and would have her salary deducted if she didn't go back to work.
"Don't worry about whether I have the means or not. I have already resolved your concerns. You have no reason to stop my mother and Uncle Wen's marriage."
After Xu Yao finished speaking, she asked the waiter to pay the bill.
Although the Xu family went bankrupt, Xu Yao's backbone was not broken, and she would not take advantage of Wen Yiyi.
Wen Yiyi looked at Xu Yao's slim and graceful back and sneered: "Chen Yan loves you, and Chen Yan's parents are not stupid. I don't believe they will agree to Chen Yan helping you pay off your debts!"
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