Wu Bingcheng glanced at the time on his watch.
There is a time difference between his country and Xiaoxuan's, so it will be 8 o'clock in the evening local time.
I walked to my mother's bedroom door and knocked.
Soon, the door opened.
"Mom, I'm going to my eldest brother's house."
Mrs. Wu frowned slightly, "Is there anything you can't talk about at the company tomorrow?"
Wu Bingcheng said with a relaxed expression, "It's a private matter. It's not convenient to tell the company."
"You have to drive out late at night. Can't you tell me over the phone?"
"No. Because I need my brother to write an IOU."
Mrs. Wu didn't know about the 250,000 yuan. "Do you and your eldest brother really need to write an IOU?"
"It's not between us. Mom, there's actually something my brother and I have been hiding from you. My brother suddenly has an extra 250,000 yuan in his hands. It belongs to Xiaoxuan. Xiaoyun doesn't know about this either."
Old Madam Wu raised her hand and patted Wu Bingcheng's back, "You and Bingwen are amazing! We just became kin to Xiaoxuan, and you're already asking her for money. Aren't you ashamed? And you're borrowing 250,000 yuan? That's not right! Where did Xiaoxuan get so much money? Did she borrow it from everywhere?"
Wu Bingcheng didn't want to take the beating for his elder brother, so he dodged while explaining, "Most of it was Xiaoxuan's money, and a small amount was Chenze's. Xiaoxuan asked me to sell a piece of high-quality amber for 220,000 yuan."
The more Mrs. Wu couldn't hit him, the more she chased him and beat him.
Wu Bingcheng continued to avoid her. "Mom, please don't hit me. If you're going to hit someone, hit my eldest brother. He tearfully begged me to help him borrow money, and when I couldn't, I called Xiaoxuan. Xiaoxuan is a good kid. He wanted to help our family solve our urgent problem, so he didn't hesitate to give the amber to Linlang to take him abroad and sell it. We can't just not write an IOU, can we?"
Mrs. Wu stopped and said, "You're right. Our family must write an IOU. Your eldest brother is the legal representative of the company, so he should be the one to write the IOU. Please drive me to his house."
"good."
With the support of his mother, the eldest brother could not cause any trouble.
Wu Bingcheng went out as quickly as possible to prepare the car.
About ten minutes later, the mother and son arrived at Wu Bingwen's villa.
It happened that Wu Bingwen had just arrived home.
As soon as he saw his mother and brother, he greeted them with a smile, "Mom, Bingcheng, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming? I could have picked you up."
Old Madam Wu snorted coldly, "Let's talk in the living room."
"Okay." Wu Bingwen took out the key and opened the door, saying, "I'm the only one staying here today. Guizhi and her mother are on a business trip."
Ming Guizhi is Wu Bingwen's daughter-in-law.
Neither Old Lady Wu nor Wu Bingcheng said anything.
At the entrance, Wu Bingwen took out two pairs of slippers and handed them to each of them, "Change into slippers!"
Mrs. Wu rolled her eyes at Wu Bingwen. "No! We're just chatting in the living room. Why would you change your slippers?"
Wu Bingcheng knew that his mother did it on purpose. His mother usually paid great attention to hygiene, so she was angry.
Wu Bingwen also saw it, "Then don't change it. Mom, is it because your son didn't do something good enough to make you angry?"
Put down your slippers.
He took Mrs. Wu's arm and led her to the sofa in the living room.
After sitting down, Mrs. Wu leaned against the back of the sofa and crossed her legs.
"Both of you stand still!"
Although Wu Bingwen is the legal representative of the company, Mrs. Wu has a veto power in the company.
Wu Bingwen did not dare to disobey her and stood straight.
Out of respect, Wu Bingcheng also stood up, but not as straight as his elder brother.
I felt ridiculous.
My eldest brother is 45 years old, but he treats his mother like the principal and a student.
This is good, I can write the IOU more easily later.
Wu Bingwen said respectfully, "Mom, please tell me what you want to say!"
Mrs. Wu stared into Wu Bingwen's eyes. "You used Xiaoxuan's 250,000 yuan? Aren't you ashamed? I just showed off our family's financial resources and strength in front of Xiaoxuan, and you're giving me a wake-up call? Who gave you the guts? I don't think you've made any progress in the past two years!"
Wu Bingwen's eyes were a little evasive. He couldn't anger the old lady, or else she would hand over the company's affairs to someone else. "Let me explain this. Actually, I borrowed the money from Bingcheng. And it was Bingcheng who borrowed the money from Xiaoxuan."
At this moment, Wu Bingcheng had a thousand horses running through his mind. Isn't this a clear sign of shirking responsibility, brother?
It turns out that he is the only shameless one. He just became kin to Xiao Xuan and he is borrowing money.
How could you forget what you said, brother?
She said she heard that Mom gave Xiaoxuan a lot of dowry money, and Xiaoxuan was a member of our family, so she asked her if she could raise 100,000 or 200,000 yuan. She was in tears at the time.
When mom asked for accountability, the eldest brother became a coward?
"Mom, Big Brother originally told me to borrow Xiao Xuan's money, but he didn't tell me to borrow my money."
Old Madam Wu glared at him, "Wu Bingwen, you must be brave enough to take responsibility for your actions!"
Wu Bingwen still insisted, "Bingcheng misunderstood my meaning, I..."
"Shut up!" Mrs. Wu slammed the armrest of the sofa. "Return the 250,000 yuan to Xiaoxuan right now!"
Wu Bingwen said stubbornly, "But I've already invested. We just received a batch of goods, which will arrive in about ten days. By then, our company will make at least 200,000 yuan. I promise to pay you back before the end of December."
Mrs. Wu was very serious, "Then write an IOU!"
"Okay. I'll write an IOU to Bingcheng right away, and then have Bingcheng write one to Xiaoxuan."
Wu Bingwen felt at ease when he took the money, but after writing the IOU, he felt that he could not afford to lose face.
It would be too embarrassing for an uncle to write an IOU to a niece who had just been recognized as his relative. It would be more acceptable to write an IOU to his younger brother.
At this moment, Wu Bingcheng admired Xiao Xuan even more.
Xiao Xuan was really foresighted and specifically instructed that it must be Wu Bingwen who wrote her the IOU.
However, Wu Bingcheng did not intend to tell Xiaoxuan what she wanted.
Because he knew that as long as his mother was around, she would take the initiative to ask Wu Bingwen to write an IOU to Xiao Xuan.
As expected, Mrs. Wu slapped the armrest of the sofa three times and said, "Wu Bingwen, you must write the IOU to Xiaoxuan!"
Wu Bingwen thought it was unfair. "The money is used to run the company. Bingcheng owns half of the company. Why should I be the only one writing an IOU? If he must, he must write one with me!"
If we want to embarrass ourselves, we should do it together.
Wu Bingcheng chuckled, "Brother, perhaps you've forgotten that I haven't received any dividends from the company over the years. You are the one who runs the company."
He didn't share any money with me when I had money, but now that he has debts, he wants to share the debts.
You wish!
Mrs. Wu was a sensible woman. "Bingcheng is right. When the company was booming, he didn't receive any dividends. Now that the company is in debt, he naturally doesn't have to share the debt. Mr. Wu Bingwen, listen to me carefully. If you don't write an IOU to Xiaoxuan today, I will make you start as an ordinary employee tomorrow!"
Wu Bingwen looked hurt. "When Dad passed away, the company was on the verge of collapse. I was the one running around for you. What was Wu Bingcheng doing back then? Borrowing money everywhere to take his wife to the doctor! I've given so much to the company, and you're demoting me just for an IOU? It's fine if you don't want to be the general manager, why don't you let your second son take the job?"
Wu Bingcheng and his mother both understood the meaning of the words, Wu Bingwen was threatening them.
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