"Chengyang, prepare one million coins for him within half an hour," Shen Lang said.
"Yes, Brother Lang," Zhang Chengyang replied, then picked up his phone and started making a call.
Aunt Li whispered in Uncle Li's ear, "Shopkeeper, how much is one million coins?"
Uncle Li glanced at Shen Lang with fear on his face, gasped, and explained, "It might weigh several tons."
It might not be difficult for someone to raise a million dollars in cash within half an hour, but raising a million dollars in coins... goes without saying.
As expected of the leading conglomerate in X City, Guosheng Group, at the young master's command, had six pickup trucks arrive in less than half an hour, each carrying six large sacks of coins, which were placed in the lobby.
After delivering the money, he quickly left the scene.
"My goodness, so much money!" Aunt Li exclaimed, her mouth agape as she looked at the six sacks of coins laid out in front of everyone.
Uncle Li looked at the Li family father and son kneeling on the ground with sympathy. These six tons of coins were too much for the four of them to carry back.
Soon after, Li's mother arrived at the scene with Li Qiubo's fiancée, Duan Xinyi.
Upon entering, she saw the Li father and son kneeling on the ground. She rushed over and exclaimed, "Dad, what happened to you?"
When Li Qiubo saw his mother arrive, he cried out in grievance, "Mom, my sister and the others bullied me and Dad."
"Stop talking nonsense." Aunt Li Er scolded directly, "Have you forgotten that you and your father almost drove Qiu Yu to her death just now? If this young man hadn't arrived in time, you and your father would be going to jail."
Li Qiubo dared not refute at this moment, and just knelt on the ground and kept crying.
"Shut up." Shen Lang coldly shouted, then took out a contract and threw it on the ground: "Press your bloody fingerprints on your names, and you can take the million."
Li's mother picked up the contract, but due to her limited knowledge, she couldn't understand it. She wanted Li Qiuyu to read it to her, but was met with Li Qiuyu's cold gaze.
Li Qiuyu felt no affection for her cowardly mother. When she was little, this mother often joined her father in beating her. Sometimes, when her father got tired of beating her, he would let her mother continue. And this mother would mercilessly whip Li Qiuyu with a wet towel. No matter how much she cried and screamed, her hands never slowed down.
Li's mother had no choice but to give the contract to Duan Xinyi.
Duan Xinyi picked up the contract and began to read:
Contract
Now, ordinary people Li Hexiang, Li Qiubo, and Kang Yuling are trading their familial bond with their daughter (sister) at the All Things Exchange for RMB one million. From this day forward, Li Qiuyu will have no further connection with the above three individuals or their descendants. Once the transaction is completed, neither party may breach the contract.
The contract serves as proof, and heaven and earth bear witness.
After reading it, Duan Xinyi's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Where is there a million? Where is the money?"
Aunt Li pointed to the six large burlap sacks placed in the center of the hall and said, "They're right there. Take them back to your parents' home quickly."
Duan Xinyi immediately pounced on the six large sacks, untied them, and saw the gleaming coins. She laughed wildly, "One million! That's enough to buy a bigger house. My younger brother and his family can live with me now!"
Then she placed the contract in front of Li's mother and said, "Mom, sign it quickly. Once we sign it, we'll have money to buy a house. I'll go with Qiu Bo to get our marriage certificate in a bit. Then I'll give you a big, fat grandson."
Looking at the contract in front of her, Li's mother was torn and couldn't make up her mind, so she could only turn her gaze to her son, Li Qiubo.
Li Qiubo cried out, "Mom, please sign it quickly, my legs are about to break."
"Okay, okay, Mom will sign it now." Then, Li's mother made a tough decision, bit her finger until it bled, and pressed her fingerprint on her name.
Shen Lang then gave Dongxue a look, and Dongxue released the Li family father and son who had been kneeling on the ground for almost an hour.
Mr. Li stood up, wanting to say something, but seeing Dongxue's cold gaze, he was too frightened to say anything more. He picked up the contract, dabbed some blood on Mrs. Li's finger, and was about to press it down.
"No, it has to be your own blood," Shen Lang said jokingly.
Upon hearing this, Li's father gritted his teeth, bit his finger until it bled, and pressed his name onto the paper.
Li Qiubo stared at the contract, unable to bring himself to bite his finger. Duan Xinyi, unable to bear it any longer, picked up a fruit knife from the ground, cut a gash on Li Qiubo's hand, and pressed his hand against it.
The moment the contract was completed, Li's father, Li Hexiang, Li's mother, Kang Yuling, and Li Qiubo suddenly felt something was missing inside them. When they looked at Li Qiuyu, they all felt a sense of unfamiliarity. Although they knew that the woman in front of them was a member of their family, they seemed to have no feelings for her at all.
Whether it was love or hate, the moment the contract was completed, thirty years of feelings vanished into thin air.
Li Qiuyu felt a sense of relief at this moment, and no longer felt any emotion towards the three people in front of her.
At this moment, the family of three, along with his fiancée, were surrounded by six sacks of cash, unsure of what to do.
Duan Xinyi suddenly said, "I can have my dad drive his truck to pick up the money, but you have to give my dad 100,000 yuan for transportation."
"You're talking nonsense," Li Qiubo retorted directly. "From the city to the bank, I'll only give your dad a thousand yuan for shipping costs."
"Li Qiubo, are you out of your mind?" Duan Xinyi pointed at Li Qiubo and yelled, "Isn't my dad your dad too? What does it matter how much money I give my dad?"
Li Qiubo revealed a disdainful smile and said, "Your dad is your dad. Once this money ends up in your dad's pocket, it will belong to your brother, so don't even think about it."
Li Qiubo wasn't stupid. Now that his family had a million, he could find any kind of wife he wanted in the surrounding area. Why bother with a used woman?
"Li Qiubo, you're ruthless." Duan Xinyi pointed at Li Qiubo and said fiercely, "I'm not marrying you."
Li Qiubo didn't tolerate her either, pointing at her condescendingly and saying, "You can get married or not, if you don't want to, get the hell out of here. Do you really think you're some kind of goddess who can marry someone better than you after leaving your father?"
Li's father and mother watched all this with indifference. Li Qiubo's thoughts were exactly the same as theirs. In the future, their family would be rich. With these savings, they could even buy a small detached house in a small county town. At that time, their family could choose their own wives.
Watching this farce unfold, Li Qiuyu smiled disdainfully. They had been so confidently demanding money for the wedding, but now that money was involved, neither of them would back down.
Shen Lang sat on the sofa that He Yongze had brought over, holding a glass of red wine, sipping and enjoying the drama that was based on real life.
He exclaimed, "The artist Nikolai Gavrinovich Chernyshevsky from the Bear Country is right: art originates from life."
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