In the afternoon, a car stopped at the entrance of the courtyard house. It was the weekend, and many people were standing at the entrance. When Sun Dajiang and his family got out of the car, it caused a stir among the crowd.
"Look at Uncle Jiang's family, they're chauffeured around in a private car. If I could ride in that car, I could brag about it for the rest of my life."
"Give me a break, Wang Er. Look at your outfit, your butt is practically sticking out of your pants. You think you're worthy of riding in this car? You probably don't even know where to open the door, do you?"
"Chen Xiaosan, you're not much better than me. Look at you wearing those flowery pants, you look like a woman. You even have to take your pants off to pee, you look like a eunuch."
"Hahaha……."
The conversation between Wang and Chen drew laughter from everyone.
Sun Dajiang and his family happened to be at the door when they asked a question, not knowing why everyone was laughing.
"Everyone's here, what are you laughing about? If you're so happy, tell us so our family can have a good laugh too."
"Hahaha……."
As soon as Sun Dajiang finished speaking, another burst of laughter erupted. The two people involved, feeling extremely embarrassed, slunk away.
Seeing that everyone had left, Sun Dajiang didn't chat much and quickly returned home.
As soon as she got home, Lin Wencui asked Sun Zhengguo curiously.
"Son, come and see what gift Lou Bancheng gave you? He even put it in a box, so mysteriously."
Sun Dajiang was also very curious, so he said to Sun Zhengguo, "Why don't you open it and take a look? Satisfy your mother's and my curiosity."
Not to mention his parents' curiosity, Sun Zhengguo himself was curious too. Without further ado, he placed the small box on the table and unlocked it.
The moment the box was opened, the whole room fell silent, because inside was a row of gold bars, about 10 in total.
To be honest, compared to banknotes, gold is more impactful; its dazzling golden color can make one's brain dizzy.
A moment later, Sun Zhengguo picked up one, weighed it in his hand, and then handed it to Sun Dajiang, asking him a question.
"Dad, how heavy is this gold? It feels so heavy."
Sun Dajiang picked up the gold, looked at it, then took a bite with his teeth before speaking.
"This type of gold is commonly known as 'small yellow croaker,' with each piece weighing 31.25 grams. There is also a type called 'large yellow croaker,' with each piece weighing 312.5 grams."
"And what about the price?"
Sun Zhengguo asked impatiently.
"It's about 2 yuan per gram, but it depends on the market price. This pile is probably worth around 800 yuan."
"That's quite a lot."
Sun Zhengguo said with a hearty laugh.
After saying that, he held all the gold bars in his hands and shook them.
His exaggerated expression made Sun Dajiang and his wife burst into laughter.
"Huh! Why is there another piece of paper in here?"
The sharp-eyed Lin Wencui noticed that there was a folded piece of paper at the bottom of the box.
Lin Wencui took out the paper and opened it; there were two in total.
The large piece of paper was a property deed, and the homeowner's name was Sun Zhengguo.
The house is located on a nearby street, it is 50 square meters in size, and it is also a storefront.
The small piece of paper was a certificate proving that the room was a gift from someone else to Sun Zhengguo.
After reading the note, Lin Wencui was stunned. Lou Bancheng was too extravagant.
Seeing Lin Wencui's expression, Sun Dajiang expressed his incomprehension and joked.
"Director Lin, what's wrong? Is it really that big of a deal to look at a piece of paper?"
Lin Wencui didn't say anything, but handed the two papers directly to Sun Dajiang.
After Sun Dajiang finished reading it, his expression was no better than Lin Wencui's.
Only after all three of them had finished reading and calmed down did they begin to discuss how to handle the matter.
"Dajiang, son, should we return them? These are too valuable, especially the house. I'm a little scared."
Lin Wencui was, after all, a woman. Seeing these things made her uneasy. She just wanted to live a peaceful life with her family and didn't want to cause trouble because of these material possessions.
"Jung-guk, what do you think?"
Sun Dajiang glanced at Sun Zhengguo and then asked.
"My mom and I think the same way; we want to return it because it's too valuable."
The mother and son each expressed their opinions, leaving only Sun Dajiang without making a statement.
My advice is to accept it.
Why? x2
As soon as Sun Dajiang finished speaking, the mother and son asked together.
"Do you really understand Lou Bancheng? Do you really understand these wealthy people?"
Sun Dajiang double-clicked repeatedly, and seeing the mother and son shaking their heads in confusion, he continued.
"If you don't accept it, Lou Bancheng will feel uneasy because he doesn't know what you want."
The unknown is the most terrifying thing. Once you accept it, he will feel at ease, and from then on, he will no longer owe you anything. In other words, the favor has been repaid.
Do you know what? When I was young, I saved his life once. His family offered me money, which I refused. Later, they arranged for me and your mother to work in a factory. Do you know why I agreed?
Why? x2
The mother and son played the straight man again.
"Because I've come to realize a principle: if you don't accept it, he won't feel at ease, fearing that you'll keep taking from him. If you accept it, he'll feel at ease, and he won't owe you anything."
Upon hearing Sun Dajiang's words, Sun Zhengguo suddenly recalled a saying from later generations.
"Things that can be solved with money are not big problems; what's scary are things that money can't solve."
Sun Zhengguo said he learned a lot today. There are some things that you might not understand even if you lived two lives or several.
Finally, everything was temporarily kept by Lin Wencui, including the rent from that house, which Lin Wencui would also collect and keep from then on.
Sun Zhengguo protested, but Lin Wencui unilaterally declared the protest invalid, rendering the protest futile.
After everything was packed up, Sun Dajiang and his wife went to the subdistrict office to check the specific information about the house, since the house was registered under the subdistrict office's name.
Sun Zhengguo rushed into his room, lay on the bed, and reflected on the events of the day.
Remembering Lou Xiao'e's burning gaze, since it was destined to have no future, it was better to end it sooner rather than later and find an opportunity to make things clear, so as to avoid causing even deeper harm in the end.
As for Lou Bancheng, although he was returning a favor, he gave a lot!
Well, I'll remind him when I have the chance. As for whether he can escape this predicament, that's up to his own decision.
Thinking and thinking...
Sun Zhengguo had a dream in which he was trapped in a place where there was no sky or earth, and he was all alone, floating in the air.
"Is anyone there? Is anyone there?"
Sun Zhengguo kept calling out...
(P.S.: At the request of some experts in the book reviews, I want to give the protagonist a cheat-like ability. I'd appreciate any guidance from the experts. If you're not willing to give me a cheat, then just consider it a dream! Urgent request! Waiting for updates.)
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