Finally, under Qian Longbin's tearful pleas, Mrs. Qian made up her mind and agreed to pay compensation. But she still refused to give up and wanted to bargain.
Finally, with Wu Xing's nod of agreement, the 150 yuan difference was wiped out, and the compensation amount was determined to be 28,000 yuan, to be paid within a week. Afterwards, Wu Xing issued a letter of apology to Qian Longbin.
However, Qian Longbin cannot go home directly at the moment. He still needs to stay in the detention center for a few more days and will be released after the expiration of his sentence.
Comparing this with his near-imprisonment experience, Qian Longbin suddenly felt that his detention wasn't so hard after all. It was only three or four days, and it would pass quickly. With this in mind, he said goodbye to his family with ease.
But the Qian family's elders didn't have it as easy as Qian Longbin. Qian Longbin didn't make money, and didn't care about money, yet he thought it was easy for his family to make money. God knows how long it would take for ordinary people to save up 30,000 yuan in this era.
Even if the Qian family had two relatively promising and filial children, Mrs. Qian could only save 18,000 yuan a year. Fortunately, she had recently found an excuse to ask her daughter for 5,000 yuan, which eased Mrs. Qian's pain a little.
After the three adults of the Qian family returned home, Old Mrs. Qian went to look through her precious passbook, which now had 80,000 yuan in it.
Alas, she had put the money aside for three years, and it would take another six months to mature. If she withdrew the money early, she would lose a lot of interest. So, she thought of her daughter who was hanging out with a rich man.
"No, old man, I think we still can't touch this money in our family, otherwise we will have to pay 10,000 yuan in interest." Old Mrs. Qian said to Old Man Qian who was standing next to her.
Then, she called out to Qian Jincai, who had already returned to his room to lie still, "Boss, come here. This time, call Jinling and tell her that your dad's surgery is complete. The doctor said it was a success, but he needs to stay home for a few months. Tell her to give him more nutrition."
Qian Jincai felt exhausted from running around these days because of his son's affairs. He had always been dependent on women, but recently he had no mood to look for women.
Hearing his mother calling him, Qian Jincai reluctantly climbed up from the kang and came to the door of Old Lady Qian's room and said, "Mom, Jinling is so smart. The family keeps asking her for money. She won't get suspicious, right? What if she says she's coming back to see my dad?"
Old Lady Qian had recently become dissatisfied with her good-for-nothing son. This was her first child, and although he was the eldest, she never asked him to take care of his younger siblings. Instead, he always got the best food and clothes first.
But gradually, several of his brothers and sisters were able to support the family, but this eldest son still only thought about eating, drinking and having fun all day. Oh, it was also my fault. I always treated him as a child, and finally he became like this.
Thinking of this, she unconsciously rolled her eyes at Qian Jincai and said, "Just call me when I told you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense? This is for your son, and you're not happy about it, and you're still overthinking it? In the end, you can't hide it anymore, and Mom is here to support you. What are you afraid of?"
Seeing that his mother was a little angry, Qian Jincai didn't dare to say anything else. He quickly went into the house, picked up the phone and started dialing.
A few seconds later, the phone was picked up: "Mom, how is my dad? Did something happen at home again?"
Qian Jinling looked at the caller ID and knew it was a call from home, so she asked immediately after picking up the phone.
When Qian Jincai faced Qian Jinling, he always felt that he was a head shorter than her. He didn't dare to breathe when he spoke. When he heard Qian Jinling's voice, Qian Jincai said with some lack of confidence: "Little sister, it's me, your elder brother. It's like this, Dad's surgery is done, it was quite successful, but the money you gave me last time was just enough for the surgery.
The doctor said Dad can be discharged in a few days, but he'll need to stay in bed for several months. The doctor told the family to prepare more delicious food for Dad every day to replenish his nutrition. Mom asked me to ask you if you could send some more money back..."
Qian Jincai's voice was so low when he finished the last sentence that Qian Jinling almost didn't hear it. She really disliked this older brother. He was idle all day and had a bad reputation among the neighbors. Only her mother treated such a son as a precious commodity.
She said to Qian Jincai, "Brother, I'm not saying this as your younger sister, but look at how old you are. To put it bluntly, you should be over 50 years old and half buried in the ground.
Whenever there is something going on at home, you come to me, or you come to my second brother. When will you be able to act like a brother?
Many people in the village are working to earn money these days, so why can't you learn from them? Your parents are already seventy years old, and they still have to support your family. Tell me, aren't you ashamed?"
Qian Jincai's face turned red and white after hearing this. He wanted to refute, but it felt like there was a piece of cotton stuck in his throat, and he couldn't get it up or down, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
In the end, Qian Jincai gave up the idea of defending himself, because what Qian Jinling said was true and he had no reason to refute it.
"Little sister, I know you look down on me as your elder brother, but what can I do? You all are out, and Mom won't let me go, so I can't go anywhere. Let's not talk about other things for now. If you have enough money, send some more money back home." Qian Jincai got back to the topic and talked about asking for money again.
He knew Qian Jinling very well. She was smart, capable and filial. Whenever her parents needed money, she would help without hesitation.
Qian Jinling replied, "I'll find time to transfer another 5,000 yuan to Mom's bank card later. If you have any remaining funds, you can ask my second brother. I've been busy at home lately!"
It turned out that the Qian family had not mentioned to Qian Jinling that Qian Laoer and his wife had been arrested, so Qian Jinling didn't know about it.
If her family asked for another 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, it wouldn't be a huge sum for her, but she still had three older brothers. After the surgery, plus 5,000 yuan for nutrition, that would be enough. If it wasn't enough, her sons would have to contribute something, right?
She knew that her third brother Qian Jingui had basically severed ties with his parents, and it was not easy for him to work outside and look for his child at the same time, so she did not expect Qian Jingui to be of any help at this time.
As for the eldest son, although he doesn’t give money, at least he stays with his parents and can take care of them if anything happens.
The second child is different. In this era, the couple are considered wealthy and rarely go home, so they cannot contribute and should share some of the expenses.
When Qian Jincai heard that Qian Jinling was only willing to give another 5,000, he felt a little dissatisfied. This was far from their expectations.
Before Qian Jinling hung up the phone, Qian Jincai quickly said, "Little sister, you don't know that your second brother is in trouble, right? Hey, if we hadn't spent a lot of money recently to save your second brother and his wife, our family wouldn't be able to afford the money for Dad's surgery!"
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