Wang An had long heard that the young woman who ran the shop next door had been admitted to the best university. They rarely had a chance to talk, but today he truly witnessed her eloquence; she was incredibly persuasive, and he couldn't refute her words.
He turned around and apologized to everyone, hoping to mitigate the negative impact of the incident through his efforts. He had rented the shop for a year and was counting on making money from it!
Qiao Xiaoni didn't want to get involved in her second uncle's affairs, so after the surrounding people dispersed, she led everyone back into the shop, leaving the empty space for them.
Qiao Haixing considered brazenly following her in, but then remembered Qiao Xiaoni's temper and feared being kicked out, so he gave up the idea. His eyes darted around, planning to find a suitable opportunity to escape. He wasn't about to hand over the money he already had; he wasn't easily intimidated, and he certainly wasn't afraid of a few rural people.
Xiao Deshun wanted his money back and kept staring at him, wishing he had a knife to his neck.
Wang An looked at Qiao Haixing: "It was wrong of us to steal the secret formula, and you got involved too."
Logically, we shouldn't ask for the money back. However, given the current situation, the formula you stole is a fake, so this deal is invalid.
You should return the money you took from us. If you don't, then we'll have to go to a place where we can discuss this further.
"It's hard to say how you'll be convicted then, but my brother-in-law will definitely commit a crime, there's no doubt about that."
Having traveled all over the country for so many years, Wang An was also very eloquent; otherwise, he wouldn't have opened a shop in a small town.
Qiao Haixing was speechless again and took a breath:
"I've already spent that money, and I don't have that much money available right now."
"Look, I'll give you an IOU, and I'll pay you back when I have the money."
Xiao Deshun stepped forward and grabbed his collar: "What did you say? You've already spent 150 yuan. Are you kidding me?"
Don't think I don't know your background. I know exactly where you work.
If this gets out of hand, you'll lose your job.
"Haven't you seen that your family has stopped caring about you?"
At this moment, Qiao Haixing wished he could turn back time. If he hadn't agreed to his request, would none of this have happened?
Wang An pulled his brother-in-law aside: "Uncle, I know you're in a difficult position, asking you to take out so much money all at once."
But it's only right to pay back debts. You took ill-gotten gains, and God is watching!
"It wouldn't be right for you not to pay back a single cent, would it?"
"Well... I'll pay you back part of it first. I still have more than 40 yuan in my pocket. I'll pay you back the rest later." After saying that, Qiao Haixing took all the money out of his pocket. That was all the 150 yuan he had left.
This was one of the reasons he didn't want to repay the money—he was desperately short of cash. Song Min seized on this weakness and became even more brazen than before. He demanded meat at every meal, and each time he had to pay exorbitant prices to have someone cook for him.
Before long, the money was spent like water, and before we knew it, this was all that was left.
Wang An felt a pang of heartache. Of the 150 yuan, only 40 remained. The money to open the shop came from the family's land sale, and this whole ordeal had wiped out their entire savings. He put the money in his pocket and silently resolved that he would never let his wife run the household again.
He used to be soft-hearted, but he won't be anymore starting today.
Wang An asked his brother-in-law to go back to the house and get some blank paper, and then had Qiao Haixing write an IOU. Only then did he have no choice but to release the man.
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