Director Chu returned to the police station office and this time called out Aunt Tian and Yu Qiang.
In the hallway, Mrs. Tian was furious and screamed, "One hundred and fifty yuan? Why don't those two old bastards just kill someone or rob a bank?! This is extortion!"
Her eldest son only earns 30 or 40 yuan a month doing odd jobs watching bicycles, and Lao Yu only earns a little over 70 yuan a month. They support a family of four on just over 100 yuan a month!
Nowadays in Shanghai, the minimum requirement for marrying a wife is "three turns and one sound"—a watch, a bicycle, a sewing machine, and a radio.
Those with good means need four major appliances—a refrigerator, a television, a washing machine, and a tape recorder!
She saved up that little bit of money to get her son married!
“I don’t care, I have no money, but you can take my life!” Tian’s mother pointed to her neck.
Director Chu was startled by Tian's mother's scream.
Before he could react, Tian Mu's mother pressed her head against her chest, saying, "Come on, come on, kill me to pay off those two old bastards, let them use the money to support those country bumpkins!"
Yu Qiang pretended to be at a loss and told his mother to throw a tantrum. He still wanted money? Dream on!
Director Chu's face turned red from her retort. This Tian Mu Ma had the nerve to call a college girl a country bumpkin from the mountains.
She herself is clearly a woman from the countryside with little education; I don't know how Teacher Yu could have married such a shrew!
The police officers in the police station corridor and others looked over.
Some people even opened the office to see who was "extorting" money at the police station!
The police officers who had brought Tian Mu's mother and Yu Qiang's group to the police station also rushed out upon hearing the commotion.
When he saw Tian Mu's mother's appearance, he frowned and said, "What are you doing? Causing trouble at the police station? Do you want to go to the detention room with your son?"
As soon as Tian's mother saw the police, she became timid and immediately behaved herself. Yu Qiang still tried to argue, "Comrade, my mother was just a little agitated, she didn't cause any trouble!"
Overwhelmed with embarrassment, Director Chu pushed Ms. Tian, saying, "Ms. Tian, if you continue like this, the school will no longer concern itself with your affairs and will hand them over to the police!"
Sure enough, Ning Yuan was right; this family was nothing but scoundrels.
To appease them, the school refused to pay any compensation for the damage and assault they caused!
Tian's mother froze. The school wasn't going to do anything? So, Ah Jun was going to be arrested and imprisoned?
After serving time in jail, he'll find it even harder to find a wife to give him a grandson!
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yu Qiang immediately frowned and tried to threaten: "Director Chu, you can't just abandon this. My dad is a formal employee of the school. If the school doesn't do anything, we will go to the school to demand an explanation!"
"Director Chu, I told you, Teacher Yu's family won't give you or the school any face." Ning Yuan helped Grandma Xia out, and while speaking in a gentle tone, she stirred up trouble.
Upon hearing this, Director Chu became furious and sneered at Yu Qiang and Tian's mother, "What, you want to cause trouble at the school again? Does your husband not want his job anymore?"
It's unbelievable that someone would dare threaten him!
He's been an office director for so many years, from the Cultural Revolution to now, he's seen all sorts of monsters and demons, why would he be afraid of them?!
Sure enough, Tian's mother's mental defenses collapsed instantly, and she said in a panic, "No... Director Chu, that's not what we meant. My son, Qiang, was just saying things in a hurry!"
If Lao Yu loses his job, his whole family will starve!
The police officer in charge of the case looked very displeased when he heard Yu Qiang dare to threaten him to cause trouble at the school.
"If you cause trouble on campus, you're disrupting teaching and public order. Do you want to end up in jail?"
Now Yu Qiang and Tian Mu Ma were completely deflated.
Yu Qiang could only obediently lower his head and apologize: "I'm sorry, it's all our fault. I'll go home and get the money to pay for it right now!"
Aunt Tian wanted to say something, but she held back dejectedly and handed the key to Yu Qiang: "Go get the money."
The two slunk away and parted ways. Tian's mother glared venomously at Ning Yuan, Grandma Xia, and Old Tang.
She'll settle this score sooner or later!
It seems that things have been "reconciled" to some extent.
Director Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief; what bad luck!
Remembering something, he specifically asked Grandma Xia and Old Man Tang, "Do you want to sell drinks over there?"
Grandma Xia smiled noncommittally: "Not necessarily, we'll see. Maybe she'll sell some scraps of fabric or do some sewing or something."
These days, regulations aren't strict; there's no requirement for a business license. Just set up a storefront and get things organized.
Upon hearing this, Director Chu frowned and asked, "The school rent is paid annually. It costs 25 yuan a month excluding water and electricity, which is 300 yuan a year. It's a minimum of three years. Can you handle that?"
State-owned stores are very straightforward about paying money, after all, it's public money.
Ning Yuan had already inquired about this matter. Nine hundred yuan for three years sounds expensive, but according to later generations, it's practically a bargain!
She nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, Director. We have some savings at home, and my classmate has agreed to lend me some money. There's always a way to overcome difficulties."
She can't let her current persona as a child from the mountains crumble, nor can she let the personas of Grandpa Tang and Grandma Xia fall apart!
Seeing this, Director Chu nodded: "Alright, I'll try to figure out a way to deal with the storefront issue for you, teacher."
In private, he still addressed Mr. Tang as "teacher".
Just then, a tall, slender figure rushed over: "Ning Yuan!"
Ning Yuan looked up at Rong Zhaonan, somewhat surprised: "You're back!"
Rong Zhaonan looked her up and down to make sure she was alright, then looked at Old Tang and Granny Xia: "Yes, you just got back. What happened that led to the police station?"
Ning Yuan briefly explained the situation, and a cold glint flashed in Rong Zhaonan's clear eyes as he looked at Aunt Tian sitting in the office area.
I happened to see the resentment and anger in Mother Tian's eyes.
He narrowed his eyes unhappily: "..."
Director Chu recognized the chief military training instructor. He frowned and looked Ning Yuan and Rong Zhaonan up and down: "Captain Rong, do you two know each other?"
Why is the head instructor so concerned about his students?
Even if they are instructors, this level of intimacy is crossing the line!
Is he trying to take advantage of his own student?
Director Chu was quite wary.
Ning Yuan smiled and said, "Director, Captain Rong is my cousin."
Director Chu was taken aback: "Ah... Xiao Ning, aren't you an orphan? You have an aunt, don't you?"
Rong Zhaonan said indifferently, "My mother has passed away."
What did Director Chu mean by looking at me with the same wary gaze a hen has on a weasel?
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