Chapter 211 Being Threatened
Ji Ping waved his hands hastily. "Everyone is fine. It's just the boat that was damaged. I didn't have time to ask for the specific reason. Uncle Mu asked me to call you over."
Mu Chenze and the others hurried to the dock.
When they arrived at the dock, they learned that their boat had been hit by the Qi family's boat.
The repair cost alone is about 1,500 yuan, not including the loss of being unable to go out to sea during the repair period.
The Mu family asked the Qi family for a total of 3,000 yuan in compensation, but the Qi family refused to give it.
Even if compensation is not obtained, the boat still needs to be repaired, otherwise it will be soaked in sea water and the repair cost will be even higher.
The Qi family had sold their catch and returned home. Mu Chenfu called a repairman to repair their fishing boat, and Ji Ping lent a hand.
Mu Chenze took his parents, sister-in-law and Chu Xuan to the Qi family to ask for money.
No matter how hard they knocked, the Qi family refused to open the door.
Chu Xuan tried hard to think about some things about the Qi family in his previous life.
This Qi family is Qi Hong's uncle, and Chu Xuan has no impression of his family.
Mu Chenze shouted into the courtyard, "Qi Deren, do you think you deserve to be called that? Deren, I think you have no moral integrity or righteousness! You should be called Wu Deren! If your ancestors knew you did such a shameful thing, they would be so angry that they would crawl out of their graves! You crashed my family's boat, and now you're hiding at home like a turtle, right?"
Qi Deren shouted through the door, "It was the boat that hit it, not me driving it."
He didn't argue with the Mu family, but just continued to be a rogue.
Mu Chenze sneered, "Sorry, my boat can accidentally hit yours and make a big hole. Just wait for your boat to get a big hole and flood!"
Just when Mu Chenze was about to lead everyone away, Qi Deren's wife Ma Jinhong hurried back with a smile on her face.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! My husband denies this, but I do! As soon as I heard about it, I took a leave of absence from our village factory and came back to deal with it. Tell me, how much compensation do I need?"
Our boat cannot be hit.
Now Ma Jinhong works as a fish butcher and transporter in a grilled fish fillet factory. She is very satisfied with her income and does not go out to sea with her husband.
Mu Chenze held up three fingers and said, "Three thousand yuan, not a cent less."
Ma Jinhong stammered in fear, "Three...three thousand...yuan, that's...so...much."
However, she quickly came to her senses because she knew a secret.
Eyes rolling.
Should I threaten Mu Chenze or Chu Xuan?
Finally, his gaze fell on Chu Xuan.
"Chu Xuan, can I have a word with you for a moment?"
Mu Chenze was about to stop him, but Chu Xuan spoke first, "Okay."
Ma Jinhong and Chu Xuan went to talk under a tree not far away.
The voice was very low.
"Chu Xuan, I won't hide anything from you. I'm telling you the truth. I overheard your conversation with your stepfather. 250,000!"
Chu Xuan's heart skipped a beat. How could he have forgotten that the grilled fish fillet factory had an extension?
The extension cannot make calls, but can receive calls.
In the future, I have to suggest that Grandpa Wang strengthen the management of extensions or remove the extensions.
Chu Xuan bet that she had not eavesdropped on the previous phone calls, only today's.
He patiently said, "Aunt Jinhong, you mean the 250,000 yuan abroad? Maybe you don't know the exchange rate? 250,000 yuan abroad is equivalent to 2,500 yuan in China."
In fact, Ma Jinhong didn't believe Chu Xuan could afford to lend the Wu family 250,000 yuan. She had also heard about foreign exchange rates, so she believed Chu Xuan's statement. "2,500 yuan is not a small amount! Please ask your in-laws for mercy on my family. We are all from the same village. 3,000 yuan is too much! The most my family can compensate is 1,500 yuan!"
Chu Xuan was threatened, but remained calm, "What if I don't agree?"
Ma Jinhong was fearless. "Then I will spread the word everywhere that the Wu family is a fake wealthy family. They just acknowledged your relationship and are borrowing money from you! Your mother doesn't know about this yet, right? If she knew, she would be furious."
Chu Xuan sighed, "Mom's health isn't great. I can plead for your family, but the compensation can't be less than 2,000 yuan. And you have to sign a letter of commitment. If you tell anyone about this, you'll have to pay an additional 1,000 yuan in compensation. Otherwise, we'll both be doomed."
Ma Jinhong was overjoyed to have her bill reduced by 1,000 yuan. She hadn't expected the content of this phone call to be so valuable. She grinned and said, "Deal. I'll go home and write it. You should discuss it with your in-laws right away."
"good."
Chu Xuan called Mu Chenze over and whispered, "Ze, Ma Jinhong overheard the conversation between my father and me and threatened me that her family can only compensate me 2,000 yuan. If you ask for more, she will spread the conversation everywhere."
Mu Chenze looked worried. "The content of the call must not be leaked. 250,000 is an astronomical figure for the villagers. And we must not let Mom know."
"I told Ma Jinhong that 250,000 yuan was foreign currency, which would only be 2,500 yuan in local currency. I asked Ma Jinhong to write a letter of commitment, saying that if she disclosed the content of the phone call, she would have to pay our family 1,000 yuan."
"Smart! Xiaoxuan, you're amazing! I'll discuss this with my parents and my sister-in-law."
After saying that, Mu Chenze walked to his parents and sister-in-law.
First, she whispered to Qin Mahua, "Mom, Ma Jinhong overheard Xiaoxuan's phone call with my father-in-law and threatened her. If she doesn't lower the compensation to 2,000 yuan, she'll spread the news."
Qin Mahua certainly knew that this matter could not be told to anyone.
Not only will it bring shame to the Wu family, but it will also bring all kinds of jealousy and hatred to Xiao Xuan.
In addition, Tian Xiaoyun was in poor health and could not withstand the stimulation.
Qin Mahua nodded. "2,000 yuan is 2,000 yuan! I'll talk to your father and your sister-in-law. Have Ma Jinhong write a letter of guarantee, promising not to tell anyone."
"Ma Jinhong has already gone to write it."
"That's good."
Qin Mahua looked at Mu Qinlao and her eldest daughter-in-law. "Just now, Ma Jinhong came to Xiaoxuan to plead for mercy. Xiaoxuan owes her a favor. For Xiaoxuan's sake, the compensation will be reduced by 1,000 yuan. Do you agree?"
2,000 yuan in compensation was within Mu Qinlao's acceptable range. "Agree."
Fu Qing also owed Chu Xuan a favor, so he agreed.
And just like that, the family reached an agreement.
At that moment, Ma Jinhong was at home scolding her husband, "You good-for-nothing! I told you to go fishing, but you rammed someone else's boat. Were you drinking again? You reek of alcohol! You bastard! Why did you have to ram the most expensive boat in our village when you could have rammed any other boat? I've done some research, and the repairs alone will cost 1,500 to 1,600 yuan, not including lost wages. I just bargained with them, and the compensation was reduced from 3,000 to 2,000 yuan. I'll help you this time, but next time it happens, just give the boat back to them and finish the job! If the boat isn't enough to cover the debt, you can go work for them and pay it back!"
Qi Deren squatted on the ground with his head hung, not daring to look at Ma Jinhong.
I did drink secretly.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have collided with the Mu family's ship so easily.
"Isn't 2,000 yuan a bit too much? Didn't you just say the repair cost would be 1,500 to 1,600 yuan? We'll just pay 1,600 yuan."
Ma Jinhong looked impatient and asked, "Do you think I don't want to?"
Qi Deren mustered up the courage to look at her. "What's wrong? They don't agree? Keep talking to them. If they don't agree, we'll cheat! I'll secretly sail the boat to your parents' home. By then, we'll have no money and our lives will be at risk!"
(End of this chapter)
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