Chapter 815 Debt Collection
Neither Zheng Hong nor Wang Chunyan said a word.
They also agreed with Shen Chengcheng, saying that the old lady had money to burn.
But the old lady was displeased when she heard this, especially since it came from her youngest son, whose father loved Chengcheng the most when he was alive.
"You're so heartless! Your dad loves you the most, yet you're not as filial as your sister!"
Shen Chengcheng didn't care much and snorted, "Of course my sister is filial. She has always listened to my father since she was a child. She has money now. If you really want to move my father's grave, then you can talk to my sister. She might be willing to pay for it."
Shen Jingjing was in Shen Mingming's car and had no idea what the old lady had said.
He urged his daughter to buy the ticket back to Longcheng as soon as possible.
Since returning, although there are people at the company keeping an eye on her, she is always thinking about it.
Another reason was that she was afraid He Meifeng might suddenly decide to ask her out for dinner one day, and she really didn't want to go.
When I got home, I saw three men sitting on a bench in front of my house.
The three men all stood up when they saw Shen Mingming's car. Shen Mingming frowned, sensing that this was not a good sign.
As soon as the car stopped, Shen Mingming got out. The three men stepped forward to greet her, and the leader even glanced at the back seat, clearly looking for someone.
But it was Shen Ci and the sisters Shen Jingjing and Shen Yingying who got out of the car.
Shen Mingming looked at the three people and felt that they looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember them for a moment.
"Who are you looking for?" Shen Mingming asked.
"Big brother, don't you remember?" The leader of the men in black grinned. "You're Chengcheng's friend, Huanzi."
Before Shen Mingming could say anything, the van behind them arrived.
Shen Chengcheng jumped out of the driver's seat first, and when he saw the people at the door, his body stiffened abruptly.
When he met his older brother's questioning gaze, Shen Chengcheng felt a chill run down his spine and rushed over.
"What do you mean? Why did you come to our house?" Shen Chengcheng used brute force to pull Huanzi aside, and before his wife and mother could come over, he quickly whispered, "You've come at a bad time. Let's find a place to talk alone. I'll treat you to dinner."
But Huanzi wasn't buying it. She pulled her hand away and looked at Chen Chengcheng, saying, "Going out to talk is definitely not going to work. Either we go inside or we talk at the door. You choose."
"Second brother, what's wrong? Is it your friend?"
The old lady walked over, and Zheng Hong, who was standing to the side, also felt a bad premonition. She stared intently at her husband.
There were many elderly neighbors sitting at the door. The old lady was very concerned about her reputation, and Shen Chengcheng knew that if this matter were spread around at the door, the old lady would be furious.
In order to prevent things from escalating, Shen Chengcheng had no choice but to pull Huanzi into the yard.
The others looked at each other, not knowing what had happened, but they all followed into the courtyard. Shen Ci walked at the back and wisely closed the gate.
Shen Chengcheng wanted to pull the person into his room to discuss a solution, but the other party had clearly chosen this day on purpose, with the Shen family all there, so it would be easier to get the money back.
So Huanzi said directly, "Chengcheng, the grace period is over. We can't renege on our debt. I'll leave as soon as I pay you back so as not to delay your meal."
"Pay back the money?"
Upon hearing this, the old lady glared at her youngest son and demanded, "What money? Do you owe money outside?"
"Mom...I..."
"Auntie, Chengcheng owes me eight yuan, plus interest, it's ten yuan. I have an IOU here." Huanzi said, taking out an IOU from her pocket.
Zheng Hong reached out and took it. It not only had Shen Chengcheng's ID number, but also his signature and fingerprint.
"You borrowed it?" Zheng Hong looked at her husband in disbelief, her eyes red as she cursed, "Are you even human, Shen Chengcheng? You're a beast!"
Seeing this, Wang Chunyan quickly picked up Xiaobao and sent Dabao and Erbao back into the house. Before going inside, she whispered in Shen Mingming's ear, "Don't take any money!"
The old lady was so angry that she hit him: "You good-for-nothing! Do you know how hard it is for Zheng Hong to earn money on her own? You even went out to borrow money! I'll teach you to squander money! I'll teach you to squander money!"
But the old lady was old after all, so how much pain could it hurt Shen Chengcheng?
Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Shen Chengcheng remained silent and let himself be beaten and scolded. Finally, Huanzi spoke up to stop it: "Alright, alright, auntie, stop hitting me. Sister-in-law, stop scolding me. I'm here to get my money back. Give me my money back before you hit and scold me."
Shen Jingjing pulled the frightened Shen Tao behind her, while Shen Yingying was speechless.
Shen Ci had already moved a stool and sat down; she was quite tired from climbing the mountain today.
"Mom, don't let anyone hear." Shen Mingming walked over and whispered a reminder. He was just as concerned about his reputation as the old lady. In broad daylight, if they made a scene, the whole street would know in less than two hours.
The old lady looked at Chen Chengcheng and said, "Hurry up and return the money to them, hurry up."
Shen Chengcheng glanced at Zheng Hong, her eyes darting away guiltily, "I... I'm out of money."
Zheng Hong looked at him in disbelief, and the old lady was even more shocked.
Out of money?
What does it mean to be out of money?
"Your...your sister isn't..." The old lady didn't dare finish her sentence.
The eldest son didn't know about the loan he made for his younger son. If the eldest son found out that his younger son had borrowed fifty yuan from his daughter, what would happen?
Zheng Hong felt a sudden dizziness and almost collapsed, but Shen Mingming pulled her back.
"Tao Tao, quickly help your mother inside." Seeing this, Shen Jingjing hurriedly told Shen Tao to help Zheng Hong into the house to rest.
"Big brother, how much do you have? Lend me some first..." Shen Chengcheng looked to his older brother for help.
Shen Mingming blurted out, "Where would I get money?"
He only earns a few cents a month!
Besides, even if the family had some savings, he would never lend it to his younger brother, because he knew that it was easy to lend money out but difficult to get it back!
To outsiders, this family seems like they're performing in a play.
Huanzi was too lazy to look, but her eyes immediately spotted the various gold ornaments on the old lady's body.
Earrings, necklaces, and bracelets.
Especially that gold bracelet, it looks solid, it's so thick!
"Auntie, I see that you have quite a bit of gold on you. If you sold it to pay off your debts, it should be more than enough," Huanzi said with a smile.
The old lady was taken aback and subconsciously looked at her son.
Shen Chengcheng pursed her lips, clearly realizing what was happening: "Mom, how about..."
But as soon as the words left his mouth, Chen Chengcheng remembered that his older sister was there!
This lady is rich!
"Sister!" Shen Chengcheng looked at Shen Jingjing and hurriedly stepped forward: "Can you lend me some more? We can't let Mom sell her jewelry, can we?"
Such skillful rhetoric! While asking for money, she didn't forget to bring up the old lady to put pressure on her sister.
Shen Jingjing hesitated upon hearing this, but before she could speak, Shen Ci, who had been watching the commotion, interjected, "Why can't we sell the jewelry? If Grandma is willing to sell the jewelry to Second Uncle to pay off his debts, that's Grandma's prerogative."
Shen Ci looked at the old lady: "But you must be clear in your mind, Grandma. You were forced to sell your jewelry not because of my mother, but because of my second uncle."
(End of this chapter)
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