Chapter 185 Paying the Money to Clear the Situation
"Rob the money!"
Chen Qingqing raised her eyebrows and smiled.
"This is neither an inn nor a brothel, but a home of integrity and goodness.
If you continue to commit adultery, you will tarnish the feng shui of my family. Let alone a hundred taels of silver, even a thousand taels would not be too much.
If you're not convinced, we can ask your wife to come and judge the case, or ask the county magistrate to make a judgment."
Although Fan Tong is not afraid of his wife, after the last treatment and exorcism, his wife and son have praised Chen Qingqing and obeyed her words. If his wife knew about this, he would probably suffer the consequences.
He asked for a hundred taels of silver right away, which really asked for his life.
But if I don't give it to her, I'm afraid this girl won't give up easily.
His "rotten navel disease" has not been cured yet, and he will need her if the disease recurs. In order to survive, he cannot offend her for the time being.
Once the "rotten navel disease" is completely cured, I will never forgive her. I will definitely return the money to him double how he got it.
Fan Tong gritted his teeth, his face aching, "Okay, okay, one hundred taels is one hundred taels."
Old Lady Chen was so shocked to see how easily Chen Qingqing extorted a hundred taels of silver from Fan Tongyi.
Jealous to death, she went to great lengths to sacrifice her own granddaughter's innocence in exchange for 250 taels.
And this damn girl got a hundred taels of silver easily for nothing. This money was too easy to earn.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt unwilling to accept it, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt she had lost out.
Although it was Fan Tong's money, he had already agreed to marry Ruolan. After all, he was a relative of the family. Based on this point, he could not be allowed to spend this dirt-cheap money.
Thinking of this, Old Lady Chen couldn't help but say,
"Master Fan, you are so foolish! With your prestige, how could you let a little girl like her scare you?
What ability does she have? She just asks for a hundred taels of silver.
If you ask me, we won't give her any money. What can she do? I don't believe she dares to touch you."
After Old Lady Chen finished speaking, she glanced at Chen Qingqing with disdain.
"Qing girl, don't be so poor and ask for money all the time. I'm kindly reminding you that Master Fan is not someone you can afford to offend. If you don't appreciate his kindness, you won't know how you died."
Chen Qingqing squinted her eyes at Old Lady Chen. She didn't want to bother with this old lady, but she was so good at taking advantage of others' power that she even pretended to be powerful. She was really giving her a little face. She snorted coldly.
"I forgot about it when you were silent. Your precious granddaughter can't escape the blame. If she doesn't want to be beaten, she must compensate me with one hundred taels of silver."
"You, you, you are dreaming. I have no money to give you." Old Mrs. Chen stomped her feet in anger.
Fan Tong was speechless. He himself didn't even dare to provoke her, so who did Old Lady Chen think she was? She actually wanted to cause trouble for others. She really deserved it!
It’s better to leave this troubled place as soon as possible to avoid being tricked again.
Fan Tong quickly took out a banknote from his pocket and said, "Miss Chen, here's the money. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Chen Qingqing took the banknote and smiled slightly.
"One hundred taels per person, not a penny less. If Old Lady Chen doesn't give it, I will definitely report you to the authorities. Then it won't be as simple as just paying money."
"This is the one hundred taels I gave you. You can ask her for the rest." Fan Tong looked at Old Lady Chen, "If you don't want your precious granddaughter to get beaten, give the silver to Miss Chen right away!"
"Why should I give her money?" Old Mrs. Chen gritted her teeth in anger. "I don't have any money, but I have my life. Whatever you want to do to me, do it to me."
Wu Baoan saw that Old Lady Chen was so angry that she was stamping her feet, so he hurried forward and tried to persuade her quietly.
"Old aunt, don't get excited. You have to admit your guilt. After all, it was your Ruolan who did something shameful to someone else. If Qing girl really reports their ugly behavior to the government, Master Fan should be fine, but your family will definitely be sued."
"Go ahead and sue me if you want. I don't have any money anyway. The worst that can happen is that I'll go to jail." Old Mrs. Chen acted like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
Wu Baoan shook his head and sighed, "Auntie, I advise you to think carefully. If this matter really gets out of hand, your family will be tarnished. If Zhancai really manages to pass the imperial examination, it will cause many inconveniences to his future career. I have told you everything I need to say. Think carefully about what to do and then make a decision."
After hearing these words, Old Mrs. Chen felt anxious. If the case got into court, how would the third son pass the imperial examinations and bring honor to the family in the future? Wouldn't that cause trouble for her son?
But this damn girl asked for a hundred taels of silver right away. That’s money, why should I give it to her for free!
I am unwilling to do this, but I am helpless.
Old Mrs. Chen glanced at Chen Qingqing, whose face was gloomy, and wanted to say something nice to make her forgive him.
But then I thought again, this damn girl is so heartless and ungrateful, it would be a waste of time to talk to her.
It's better to...
She looked at Fan Tong and thought, why not just pick on this sucker? His family has plenty of money anyway.
Thinking of this, she approached Fan Tong with a sly smile on her face and lowered her voice, "Master Fan, that little girl wants money, why are you still haggling with her? Just give it all."
"You're dreaming of asking me to pay!" Fan Tong's eyes widened, and he really wanted to slap her mouth.
Old Mrs. Chen was frightened and felt a little uneasy, but she still explained, "Master Fan, please don't be angry. Let's think carefully about whether we should let you pay this hundred taels of silver, and then make a decision, okay?"
"Okay, go ahead, I'm listening."
"I'm asking you, have you given a betrothal gift to my family?"
"Yes, one silver note and one ingot of silver, a total of two hundred and fifty taels."
"Just say yes or no, don't say anything else." Old Lady Chen continued to ask, "Are you and my Ruolan actually husband and wife?"
"yes."
"Then is Ruolan yours now?"
"yes"
"Since she's yours, shouldn't you take care of her?"
"Yes." Fan Tong suddenly became puzzled after saying this and shook his head hurriedly, "No, no, no, no, why should I care about her?"
Old Mrs. Chen shook her head and smiled. "You're not right. The facts are before us, and you can't go back on your word. Although Ruolan hasn't married yet, she's already a member of your Fan family in name. No matter how much trouble she gets into, it's your Fan family's business, and you can't talk to my family about it. Don't you agree?"
"I, I really want to strangle you, you old bitch." Fan Tong was so angry that his head hurt. After a brief thought, he chose to compromise. After all, according to common sense, Chen Ruolan was played by him, and she was his woman no matter what, so he could just consider it as paying for fun.
Even though I thought so, I still felt heartbroken.
With a look of reluctance, he took out another hundred taels of silver and handed it to Chen Qingqing, "Miss Chen, please keep the money. We are finally even."
"You're sensible." Chen Qingqing had a cold face, but she was proud in her heart. It was really an unexpected gain. She could use the money to build a house.
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Wu Baoan finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly shouted to the onlookers, "Everyone, disperse and do what you need to do. Stop standing here to watch the fun."
Some villagers did not move, but laughed and said, "Village head, that whore in the house hasn't come out yet. We want to see what she has become."
"Yeah, it's been a long time, why haven't you come out yet? Are your legs too weak to walk?"
Wu Baoan became furious when he heard this. "What's so good about this? Get out of here! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I won't let you off easily."
"Okay, let's go. Why are you so angry?"
"That's right, that's just our ability. If you have the guts, go get angry with Mr. Fan and see."
Although everyone was somewhat dissatisfied, they only dared to grumble and soon dispersed...
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