Chapter 25 Cutting Meat

He Rongsheng was reminded and took a few deep breaths before he managed to swallow the air.

She forced out an ugly smile, "Look at you, didn't mom forget? I will definitely make it up to you later."

Qin Yuezhi pulled Zhou Nuan and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Zhou Nuan's look.

"Make up for it? You're not trying to fool me, are you? When we were in the hospital, you said you would give each of the children a longevity lock and a big red envelope, right? Sister Chen?"

Zhou Nuan glanced at Chen Saozi and others sitting next to her. Chen Saozi nodded, "Yes, we all saw it and wrote a note."

He Rongsheng didn't expect that they would actually come, and he looked very embarrassed for a moment.

"What? You forgot this too?" Zhou Nuan smiled, "Oh, by the way, Zhou Bing, you also said that you would give each of your nephews a ten-dollar gift. Were you lying to me too?"

When did she ever say she would give it to me? It was clearly her who insisted on it! Zhou Bing was angry but could not say anything.

Suddenly, the look in his eyes towards Lao Zhou's family became more and more contemptuous.

"This is my grandmother and aunt, but she is worse than a stranger."

"That's right, that's right..."

Zhou Dagui couldn't hold back his expression and looked at He Rongsheng with a complaining look, "I told you not to come empty-handed, but you didn't listen!"

He Rongsheng was furious. How did she know this would happen? How did she know that this damn girl would dare to tell others about the note? How did she know that these people really came to give Zhou Nuan face?

In front of so many people, she was embarrassed and her face turned pale and blue. Zhou Dagui kept urging her and she reluctantly took out the cloth bag containing money from her pocket.

He turned his back and wanted to take two cards to get by, but unexpectedly Zhou Nuan had sharp eyes and reached out to snatch them away.

Here you go!

He Rongsheng was caught off guard and was easily taken away by her. His voice suddenly changed, "Give it back to me!"

Zhou Nuan raised an eyebrow and opened the cloth bag in front of her face. Inside was a stack of coins, ranging from one cent to one hundred. There was not a small amount of coins scattered around, and it looked like there were no less than two hundred yuan.

"Hey, Mom, didn't you say that our family is so poor that we can barely afford to eat, and asked me to help out as much as I can? How come I don't seem to be short of money?"

He Rongsheng: . . .

If she didn't say that, how could this damn girl obediently give all the money to the Gu family?

She didn't dare say that she was planning to use the money as she was going to go to the city today to look at a house, so she gritted her teeth and said nothing.

Zhou Nuan: "Is this the gift you prepared? It's for Xiaodong and Xiaoxi."

Zhou Dagui nodded repeatedly when he saw this. "Yes, yes, yes, this is what your mother prepared for her grandchildren. Time was too tight, and she didn't have time to buy the longevity lock. You can use this money to buy it yourself."

He Rongsheng was so anxious, "No..."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Zhou Dagui glared back at her. A man who had been honest all his life was most afraid of being scolded by others, so he was tough for once.

Zhou Nuan just pretended not to notice the turmoil between them, "Then I have to thank Grandpa on behalf of Xiaodong and Xiaoxi. What about Auntie's?"

He Rongsheng had already taken it out, so Zhou Bing didn't dare to say no. He gritted his teeth and took out twenty yuan, then handed it to Zhou Nuan reluctantly.

He Rongsheng watched Zhou Nuan put her money into her pocket and felt a dull pain in her heart. It was clearly cutting her flesh!

If she had known earlier, she would have bought a longevity lock first, and she wouldn't have spent so much money on a small red envelope! This damn girl! She must sell her to the butcher!

After collecting the money, Zhou Nuan rolled her eyes and looked at Zhou Dagui who was acting tough for once.

This is a good opportunity to take back the money that has been sucked in over the years.

"Oh, by the way, Mom, you said that we didn't have any money before, so you won't default on the money I borrowed from you, right?"

He Rongsheng did take money from the original owner continuously under the pretext of borrowing money, but he never intended to pay it back.

She denied it without thinking, "When did I ask you to borrow it..."

Before she could finish her words, Zhou Chang jumped up and down on the spot, "You stupid girl, that's what you should give to your family!"

"Zhou Chang!!" Zhou Dagui shouted.

"What am I saying that is wrong? We should be honored."

It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything. As soon as he did, people who had long been dissatisfied with him started to criticize him, "It's not enough to ask for so much dowry, you also want to suck your sister's blood, you are so greedy."

"That's right, that's right. Looking at the way the Zhou family is full of greed, they must have done this a lot."

"How shameless..."

Zhou Chang glared back, "What does this have to do with you? This is our Zhou family's business..."

"Shut up!" Zhou Dagui was so angry that he shouted at Zhou Chang.

Sure enough, he glanced at the people around him who looked down on him, his face flushed as he murmured, "I will pay it back. If your mom doesn't pay it back, your dad will!"

He Rongsheng glared at Zhou Dagui, but Zhou Dagui ignored him.

Seeing Zhou Dagui accept it, Zhou Nuan was in a good mood, "It's not much, just 1,500 yuan, you can return it in two days."

Fifteen hundred? He Rongsheng's eyes widened, and he didn't care about Zhou Dagui's attempt to stop him, and he angrily said, "How can there be so much?!"

"It's not much. I haven't even calculated the interest. You wait for Gu Xiyue to send you his salary every month and then borrow from him. Gu Xiyue sends you 80 yuan a month and you borrow 60 yuan a month for more than two years. What else can it be but 1,500 yuan?"

As soon as Zhou Nuan said this, the people present looked at the Zhou family with even more strange eyes.

What a piece of shit! Gu Xiyue only sent 80 yuan a month, but she borrowed 60 yuan, leaving 20 yuan for the three people in the Gu family, and the sick one was sick and the young one was small. How could it be enough? How cruel!

Zhou Dagui was so embarrassed that he had disagreed with this matter for a long time, but he couldn't convince He Rongsheng, and Zhou Nuan herself had no objection, so he didn't care.

Now that it was said in public, he was afraid that others would gossip about it, so without waiting for He Rongsheng to deny it, he nodded and agreed, "Yes, yes, it's not much."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other three people from the Zhou family couldn't help but stare at him.

Zhou Nuan was so happy. This old man was not a bad guy. It was a pity that his wife and children were useless.

"I'm not just saying this, my dad has admitted it, and everyone has witnessed it." Zhou Nuan cleared her throat, "Well, I know the situation at home, and I won't make it difficult for you. Just pay it back within a week."

After she said that, He Rongsheng was even more certain that she had borrowed money to hold a banquet for the twins. He was immediately even more unhappy, but for the sake of others' face, he forced himself not to say it out loud.

"Words are not enough, a written document will be better for everyone." Zhou Nuan said again.

How could Zhou Dagui refuse? He put his fingerprints on the IOU written by Zhou Nuan despite He Rongsheng's objection.

Zhou Nuan blew away the red marks that had not yet dried, then took out the written document that He Rongsheng had signed from her pocket, raised her eyebrows, and said sarcastically, "Thank you for your generosity, grandma."

The corners of He Rongsheng's mouth twitched.