Chapter 536: The lingering ghost
The next morning, Zhuang Chaoying asked Zhu Xiuyu how to get there. Last night, Zhuang Hualin quietly pulled him aside and told him to remember to ask about this, because they had a lot of things with them and it would be inconvenient to take the bus. He asked him to offer to send them off so that Zhu Xiuyu could understand his intentions.
Zhu Xiuyu looked at him and said, "Hongbin, drive Sister Ling's car."
"Ah...I see...That's good," Zhuang Chaoying awkwardly pushed his glasses up, still not saying the word "gift". He stammered for a long time before saying, "Xiuyu, I've already given my book to the school. They'll help me contact the publisher, so it will be faster."
"Oh, then congratulations to you in advance. Hongbin has always been proud of having a teacher father." Zhu Xiu Yu knew what he meant.
He was afraid that the other family would ask about his parents' work, and he had nothing to say. Marking college entrance examination papers and publishing books were considered some relatively impressive achievements.
Although he couldn't send her to Changzhou, he still sent her to the entrance of the alley.
Hongbin just opened the trunk, and Zhuang Chaoying took a look and was shocked.
I saw that it was packed full, and it was more than a hundred dollars could buy.
He opened his mouth but no words came out. He just watched them leave and went to work.
Zhuang Chaoying was a little nervous today, perhaps because he had put himself in the role of Hongbin's father. He was a little worried about how Hongbin would behave in front of the girl's family.
After work, he was still planning to ask Zhuang Hualin to make a phone call. He knew the phone number of Huang Ling's parents' home. Of course, it would be difficult for him to call, but it should be okay for his sister to call.
Because the birthday party is tomorrow, and important relatives of the Zheng family will come early in the morning, Huang Ling asked Hongbin to go first today so that Director Zheng and his wife will have time to talk to him alone.
As soon as Zhuang Chaoying walked out of the school gate, he saw Zhuang's mother.
"Superhero!"
Zhuang Chaoying made a "tsk" sound, quickened his pace while pushing the bike, and walked quickly. If there weren't so many students around, he would have wanted to run on his bike.
Mother Zhuang roared again: "Zhuang Chaoying!"
Zhuang Chaoying walked straight ahead as if he hadn't heard anything.
Zhuang's mother had no choice but to jog through the students who were leaving get out of class to catch up with Zhuang Chaoying.
Zhuang's mother grabbed Zhuang Chaoying's bicycle by the rear seat.
"I called you, didn't you hear me?"
Zhuang Chaoying did not answer. He turned a corner and entered an alley. Then he stopped and said angrily:
"I don't want to hear it. Are you done yet? I have no money. All my money is deposited and I can't get it back until I die. If you have the guts, go and smash the bank." Zhuang Chaoying pulled her hands away from the rear rack of the bicycle.
Zhuang's mother no longer allowed Zhuang Ganmei to come to them, because once Zhuang Ganmei came, they would report to the police station, and Zhuang Ganmei would suffer.
She didn't dare look for Zhuang Hualin. Once she found Zhuang Hualin's workplace, Zhuang Hualin was holding a scalpel like a madman and wanted to die with her. The people there, neighbors and even patients helped Zhuang Hualin. She was a little scared, so she could only look for her son over and over again.
"Please help! He is your brother!"
"Bah! You're just haunting me. What kind of mother is this? My son is getting married! My stepson is getting married! I also have a daughter who will be getting married soon! Shouldn't I leave the money to them? Your son is throwing it away. Anyone can figure it out! If you're happy, just give all the money to your son! Why are you still looking for others for it?
Look, I don't even ask you for money for my son and daughter, right? Why are you asking me for money for your son?
How about this, you lend me three to five thousand, and when I get rich I'll pay you back double!"
Zhuang Chaoying repeated these words in his mind over and over again every day as if he was preparing for class, so now as soon as he saw Zhuang's mother, all of them came out.
"I gave him all my money! But it's still not enough, Chaoying. Listen to me, this time we are going to the United States to do serious business and we can really make money. When the time comes, I will pay you back the amount you lent me plus interest. Really, I won't give you a penny less." Zhuang's mother frowned and said patiently.
"Well, if it's so good, then go find someone rich to borrow from! How can I lend it to you if I really don't have any money? I can't just go out on the street and rob some money to lend it to you! Besides, I don't want that little interest from you. Whoever wants to borrow it can go ahead." Zhuang Chaoying stuck to his bottom line.
Zhu Xiu Yu did not say this bottom line, but Zhuang Hualin kept nagging him in his ear every day, fearing that he would be soft-hearted.
Zhuang Chaoying knew that if he was soft-hearted, he would lose everything he had.
"Borrow it! Why would I borrow it? Zhuang Hualin has offended all my relatives!"
"I have an idea for you. You can borrow money from your and my dad's former friend!
Maybe they are better off than you, not having a son who is a labor camp inmate, but having a son who earns a lot of money. They are definitely more filial than us and will give a lot of money to their parents, so they must have money to lend you."
Zhuang Chaoying was thinking of Zhuang Ganmei's biological father, and he began to grit his teeth when he said this.
Couldn't Zhuang's mother have thought of this?
She also borrowed it from everywhere, including her former colleagues and good friends... However, when they heard that it was the labor camp prisoner Zhuang Ganmei who wanted to borrow it, no one agreed.
Not to mention their character, people like Zhuang Ganmei probably can't even find a job, let alone a formal job. How can they have the ability to repay? No one's money comes from the wind.
"I'll write you an IOU! If your brother doesn't pay it back, I will!" Zhuang's mother said with gritted teeth.
"What are you going to use to pay him back? You have to save all your salary to give him, so how can you have extra money to pay him back? Besides, what can I do to you if you don't pay me back? I'm honest, not stupid!" Zhuang Chaoying curled her lips.
"Zhuang Chaoying, you are so cruel! If your father were still alive, he would beat you to death, you unfilial son!"
Zhuang Chaoying's expression suddenly changed:
"What qualifications do you have to mention him? Also, I'm reminding you to keep some money for food so he doesn't squander it all. What kind of fool would do business with a prisoner? He's stupid. You've been smart all your life, calculating others all your life. Can't you see it?
You have to understand that if he squanders all your money, you'll starve to death. You'll have no way out. Don't think that if he fails, we're still here. The way you treated me, Hualin, and Xiuyu, you've blocked all your escape routes.
We won't care about Zhuang Ganmei, and we won't care about you either, so leave some!"
Zhuang Chaoying didn't look at his mother again, but left quickly.
Mother Zhuang thought about it for a long time, and was still thinking about Zhuang Chaoying's words when she got home.
Zhuang Ganmei is not at home. He probably went to the warehouse to check his treasures. In his eyes, those things are money now.
But now, the money that Zhuang's mother gave him couldn't buy much.
The contract with the Guangdong factory is still under negotiation. Wei Zhixin asked for a few more points and is currently arguing with the other party.
But he told Zhuang Ganmei that the money to buy this batch of goods was borrowed, and the time to repay it would come soon.
If the two of them don't raise the money quickly, Wei Zhixin will have to use most of the goods as collateral to pay the creditors. When the contract with the Guangdong factory is negotiated, the extra points will probably be given to the creditors.
Because the creditors know they need this batch of goods, they will definitely raise the price, and then all your work will be in vain.
When Zhuang Ganmei heard this, she became extremely anxious.
He borrowed money from everyone he knew. Everyone knew he was a labor camp inmate, so they didn't even bother to lend him money. Some even said they didn't know him, which made him so angry that he almost vomited blood.
In the evening, Zhuang Ganmei and Wei Zhixin had dinner at a small restaurant, and they drank wine while sighing.
"Brother Wei, how's your loan going?"
Wei Zhixin sighed and said, "I even borrowed money from my wife's family, and I only managed to borrow three hundred."
"That's still far from enough!" Zhuang Ganmei took a sip of wine.
"Yeah, it's just a drop in the bucket, what about you?"
"I... I'm still thinking of a way. There will be a way..." Zhuang Ganmei said vaguely.
He wanted to ask about the contract when he heard a group of young people making a commotion in the small private room.
One of the young men stood up and raised his glass:
"Today is my treat!"
His friend laughed and said, "Do you have money? You can treat me."
"I don't have it, but my mom does! My dad, that Chen Shimei, was afraid that my mom would make a fuss, so he gave her a large sum of money! My mom said she would use it to start a business! When I become rich, I'll treat you to dinner and drinks at Suihualou!"
Zhuang Ganmei couldn't help but look up, and when she saw the person clearly, her eyes widened.
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