As soon as Zhu Zhu entered the room, she saw Hu Jinhua sitting in the living room with her eyes red and swollen from crying. Her father, Zhu Guanghua, was sitting beside her with his head down, sighing.
"Dad, what happened?"
"Zhu Zhu!" Hu Jinhua cried even harder when she saw Zhu Zhu, "Your father, he is really..."
"Dad, what happened?"
Zhu Guanghua sighed deeply: "Alas... I am really old and confused. How could I believe it so easily and invest such a large sum of money?"
"What project is it? Why haven't I heard you mention it before? Does Nanxun know about it? Is this the project Nanxun found for you?"
"Nanxun doesn't know. I did it secretly behind his people's back." Zhu Guanghua felt even more ashamed when he said this. "I was just too foolish. I didn't listen to my son-in-law and wanted to go do some big project. Now, I'm afraid I can't get the 50 million back..."
"What do you mean by 50 million? Explain clearly."
"Ever since you married Nanxun, Shuangzhu has seen a lot more business. Most of the business comes to us on our own initiative because of Nanxun's reputation. A few months ago, your uncle said that Hollywood director David was going to make a new movie and wanted us to invest in Shuangzhu and help with the promotion. When I heard such a good deal, and that we only had to invest 50 million and get our names on the list, I thought, if the movie becomes a hit, I'll at least make hundreds of millions... It's all my fault, all because of my momentary confusion..."
"You said it was your uncle who said that?"
When Zhu Zhu heard that Zhu Yuhua was involved in this matter, she immediately felt something was wrong.
"Yes. Your uncle contacted them for a long time and conducted a thorough investigation. I only agreed to it after confirming that there was no problem. But I didn't expect that Director David's assistant was fake. He took the 50 million and disappeared. We couldn't find him no matter how hard we looked..."
"Where did you get that 50 million?"
"A small portion was borrowed from relatives and friends. More than 40 million was loaned from the bank."
"How could the bank possibly lend you so much money? What did you use as collateral?"
"Several properties of our family..."
"Even if the property is mortgaged, it's not worth that much money. Why would the bank lend you money?"
"President Liu gave me this special approval for Nanxun's sake."
Zhu Zhu was furious. Her marriage to Nanxun was just a fake one. Even if it was a real marriage, her father shouldn't have used his relationship with Nanxun everywhere.
"So what's the situation now?"
Hu Jinhua hit Zhu Guanghua hard and said, "What's going on now? All our relatives and friends know that he ran away, and they're asking us to pay back the money every day. President Liu from the bank also called and said that lending us money is too risky under the current circumstances, so he asked us to repay the loan in advance. Otherwise, not only will our property be auctioned off, but I guess... I guess we won't even be able to keep Shuangzhu..."
“When is the repayment due?”
Zhu Guanghua whispered, "Within this week."
Today is Tuesday, which means there are still five days left.
"Zhu Zhu." Hu Jinhua grabbed Zhu Zhu and said, "Hurry up and think of a solution for your father. Go and talk to Nanxun and see if you can help your father pay back the money first. When you Shuangzhu makes money in the future, you can pay him back."
"Mom!" Zhu Zhu was in a state of panic. How could she possibly ask Nan Xun for help? "How can I borrow money from Nan Xun?"
"Why not? You're husband and wife. Of course you share the burden of hardship. As long as you talk it over with Nanxun, he'll definitely help you."
"Yes." Zhu Guanghua also agreed, "You go and discuss it with Nanxun. At worst, I can give the two pearls to him. It's better to give it to my son-in-law than to others."
"Dad! Mom! You don't understand. I can't borrow money from Nanxun!"
"You kid! Do you want to see your parents become homeless? Do you want to see your twin pearls bought by someone else?"
Zhu Zhu was left speechless. She couldn't tell them that her marriage to Nan Xun was a sham. But she couldn't just reject them outright. She pondered for a long time.
"Dad, Mom. I'll think of a solution. But you must promise me not to contact Nanxun on your own."
"Okay... okay... we'll listen to you."
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