The Yang family was only willing to pay three thousand yuan in compensation.
Upon hearing this, Peng Liang became unwilling to approach He Wenlin.
The Yang family cursed him, calling him an ingrate, heartless and ungrateful.
Forced into a corner by the Yang family, Peng Wei reluctantly approached He Wenlin to discuss a settlement.
“Uncle Peng, there’s no room for negotiation. Twenty-five thousand is the minimum.” He Wenlin said, “It’s not that I’m not giving you face. In fact, a long time ago, I had someone send a message to Peng Liang that as long as he pays fifteen thousand and returns the money he earned, that would be fine. If he had come to admit his mistake then, it wouldn’t have been impossible for him to pay less. But now, I’m sorry, it’s too late.”
"Twenty-five thousand is indeed a bit too much; they probably can't afford to pay it back."
“That’s their problem. Contracts are meant to be followed. If everyone treats contracts like a joke, what’s the point of signing them? You can go back and tell them that there’s nothing you can do.”
…
When Peng Wei went back and told He Wenlin what she had said, the Yang family cursed He Wenlin's ancestors for eighteen generations!
After they finished their rant, they went to the fast food restaurant themselves, wanting He Wenlin to drop the lawsuit, but the He family refused.
Yang's mother sat outside the fast food restaurant, crying incessantly, saying how He Wenlin's family, as the bosses, bullied people and how heartless they were, attracting many onlookers.
"I have surveillance cameras here. Go ahead and yell at me, yell as hard as you want, and I can even ask you for damages for defamation! I want 30,000 yuan in compensation!"
Yang Ma didn't dare to make a fuss anymore, and with a livid face, she got up and ran away.
…
In such civil disputes, the court will first attempt mediation.
By the end of September, the court called both parties together for mediation.
He Wenlin was in class and didn't attend; her father went with Jin Haichao.
After an afternoon of mediation, the Yang family finally agreed to pay 25,000 yuan in compensation, but he didn't have the money and said he would pay it back slowly.
How could Mr. He possibly agree to that?
If they don't pay compensation, I'll apply for enforcement.
Jin Haichao then explained to them what enforcement meant.
The Yang family was terrified when they heard that their houses and land had been seized.
For ordinary people, their hometown houses and land are the foundation of their livelihood, and they cannot live without them!
Finally, the Yang family agreed to return 25,000 yuan to Mr. He within three days, terminate the contract, and Mr. He withdrew the lawsuit. In the future, if Yang Hua wants to make a profit using her skills, the He family will have no right to interfere. However, if she uses the name "Xiang Meizi" and causes infringement, they will still pursue legal action.
Furthermore, because Yang's mother had previously caused a scene at the fast food restaurant, which damaged the restaurant's reputation, they had to go there to apologize, taking advantage of the large number of people present!
The Yang family simply couldn't afford 25,000.
Only by borrowing.
Among their relatives, Peng Liang was the richest, so they approached Peng Liang's parents.
"Girl, you think too highly of us. We've bought a house and a car, where would we get 20,000 yuan to borrow?" When Aunt Peng heard the Yang family ask to borrow 20,000 yuan, she almost jumped up in anger.
“Sister-in-law, I know you have it,” said Yang Ma. “If you don’t help, we have no other options.”
"The penalty for breach of contract is 25,000 yuan. You borrowed 20,000 yuan from us. So, we're going to pay the penalty?" Aunt Peng said irritably. "Yang Hua has worked here for so long. He used to work at a snack shop and his salary wasn't low. I don't believe you haven't saved any money."
Yang Hua has been working for He Wenlin for a total of two and a half years. In the first year or so, his salary was indeed not high.
But when the snack shop opened last year, his salary was 800 yuan, plus a year-end bonus. He also gets a 100-200 yuan bonus for eating at the shop every month, plus overtime bonuses for statutory holidays. This year, his base salary increased by 100 yuan, making it 900 yuan. How could he not have any savings?
Mr. Peng said, “We’re all relatives. Since you asked, we’ll help if we can, but we definitely can’t give you 20,000. Liangliang has bought a car and a house, and we need to renovate them. He’s getting married at the end of this year. You should put yourselves in our shoes and not just think about us paying for it. We’re not rich either, but we’re all relatives, so we can lend you 5,000.”
"Five thousand? You earn over ten thousand a month, how can you possibly come up with five thousand?" Yang's mother was very angry. "We have to pay back twenty-five thousand, what good is five thousand?"
Peng's mother: "It's you who have to pay 25,000 yuan, not us."
“Sister-in-law, what you’re saying is going too far. If your son hadn’t introduced Yang Hua, would Yang Hua have run into this mess?” Yang’s mother said. “We’re paying compensation, but Peng Liang also bears some responsibility.”
As soon as Yang Ma said this, she offended the Peng couple.
"What utter nonsense are you spouting!" Aunt Peng roared. "You were the ones who begged my son to bring Yang Hua out here! You even introduced him to a job, and it's caused all this trouble! If your son hadn't been so greedy, would we have run into this mess? Now my Liangliang is too embarrassed to even talk to Boss He! And now you're blaming us, wanting to borrow money? No way! Get out!"
Now Yang's mother regretted not controlling her mouth.
If the Peng family won't lend them money, where are they going to get 25,000 yuan? Peng Wei and his wife definitely can't lend any money; they'd be lucky to get a thousand or so.
Mr. Yang quickly said, “Sister-in-law, don’t be angry. This woman is blinded by the thought of 25,000 yuan and she doesn’t know what she’s talking about. That’s not what she really meant. We really don’t have the money. Among our siblings, you are the best off. Liangliang is capable and competent. If you don’t help us, we definitely won’t be able to repay the He family for this money.”
While crying, Yang's mother said to Peng's father, "Brother, you must help. I was really too anxious just now. I don't mean to blame Liangliang, but if you don't help, we really will have no choice but to sell our blood."
"So what if he sells his blood? It's none of our business! Humph!" Aunt Peng roared. "Peng Min, if you introduce him to anyone, I'll never forgive you!"
Aunt Peng was furious. She had originally thought that since they were all her relatives and she had frequent contact with them, it wouldn't be appropriate not to lend them anything.
Even if you beg me until the end, I still won't lend it!
Peng Min was also angry, but Yang Ma was his own sister. Since Yang Ma couldn't reason with Peng Ma, she could only reason with him. In the end, she lent her two thousand.
The Yang family felt it was too little, but something was better than nothing.
After taking the money, he immediately started cursing Peng Ma.
They went to Peng Liang to borrow again.
Peng Liang already knew what Yang Ma had said from his mother, so he was angry and refused to lend the money, saying that he had already used the money for renovations.
Yang's mother then went to borrow money from Peng Liang's brother and sister-in-law. Since Peng Liang's brother and sister-in-law were also selling snacks at a stall, the two of them felt embarrassed to refuse and lent them two thousand yuan.
By scraping together what they could, the Yang family finally managed to raise the money for He Wenlin within the stipulated time.
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