The next day, Old Mrs. Qian arrived as promised with her children and grandchildren and knocked on the door of Zhan Tiehua's house.
After Zhan Tiehua opened the door, the three Qian family members swaggered into the house like creditors.
Old Mrs. Qian looked at the room full of people, young and old, and then at her tall, handsome son and grandson following behind her, and she felt more confident. Even if they couldn't reach an agreement and a fight broke out, the three of them wouldn't suffer any loss.
After all, Zhan Baoku looked short and pale, and he looked weak. Zhan Tiehua and her mother were also short, and Mrs. Qian was taller and heavier than them, so she thought she could handle the two of them alone.
After Zhan Tiehua closed the door of the room, she asked Zhan Tingting and Zhang Ling to take her two younger brothers back to the room, closed the door, and said that she wanted to talk to a guest.
After the children came into the house, Mrs. Zhan smiled and asked the Qian family to sit on the sofa, and asked Zhan Tiehua to pour some water for them.
Zhan Baoku was very upset when he saw the Qian family members acting like this. Fortunately, Mrs. Zhan had told him about her plans for today the day before, so Zhan Baoku suppressed his anger.
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Seeing that Old Lady Zhan was so polite, Old Lady Qian didn't know how to force her to take the money.
After a few pleasantries, Mrs. Zhan suddenly mentioned, "Old sister, I spoke to your Jin Ling on the phone yesterday. You could say we're destined to meet. I met Jin Ling by chance a while ago, and only after chatting with her did I realize she was your daughter!"
When Mrs. Qian heard the other party mention Qian Jinling, she perked up and responded, "Jinling? What did you talk about on the phone? Speaking of my daughter, she's very famous in our area. No one around here has a better life than my daughter..."
Old Lady Zhan echoed, "That's not great. Not to mention the girls in the countryside, even the girls in the city, how many can compare to your Jin Ling? She also said that if you come today, give her a call. She has something to ask you!"
After being flattered by Mrs. Zhan, Mrs. Qian felt more confident and in a better mood. She did not ask for money for the time being, but watched Mrs. Zhan call her daughter.
After the call was connected, Mrs. Zhan gestured to Mrs. Qian to answer it.
Old Mrs. Qian took the phone and said to the other end, "Jinling? What do you want to talk to me about?"
Qian Jinling recognized her mother's voice and took a deep breath before saying, "Mom, did you take my brother to the Zhan family to ask for money?"
Old Madam Qian didn't think there was anything wrong with her behavior, and she didn't hide it. She said directly: "Yes, that's what happened. Your second brother died for someone else. Shouldn't I ask for some compensation?"
Qian Jinling knew what kind of person her mother was. She only thought about money all day long and had her own set of rogue ideas. She wouldn't listen to advice.
If you want Old Lady Qian to give up the idea of extorting money from the Zhan family, you must use coercion and inducement to make her understand the interests involved.
Qian Jinling said patiently, "Mom, I advise you to forget about this. It would have been fine if you hadn't made a fuss, but if you really make a fuss, do you know what the crime of asking for 200,000 yuan is? That's called extortion, and you won't be able to get out for at least ten or twenty years..."
Old Mrs. Qian hesitated for a moment and asked weakly, "Is it that serious?"
Then, as if she had come to her senses, she glanced at the other members of the Zhan family in the room and responded loudly, "If you don't make any sense, that's extortion. I'm right now. My son was the scapegoat. This is clearly money for his life. How can it be called extortion?"
Qian Jinling was so infuriated by her mother's amazing logic that she laughed: "Oh my god, what's the price of buying a life? Go tell the police and see if they will admit it? Since when did human life have a price tag?
My brother is not innocent, and no one can save him, so don't waste your time on this. Think about it, if you ask the Zhan family for money now, what will you say if the police ask about it?
They might even suspect you're in cahoots with the traffickers, and use evidence against their families to force them to pay you back! Can you explain yourself clearly then?
If you make them angry, they will insist that your eldest son and grandson were involved. How can you prove that they were not involved?
Mom, you have to listen to me. Stay as far away from that family as possible. Don't worry about money. You can't beat them, and don't let my eldest brother and his son's lives get in the way."
Qian Jinling used both deception and intimidation, hoping that this would scare away Mrs. Qian's greedy heart.
After hearing Qian Jinling's analysis, Old Lady Qian was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. She had never expected such a consequence.
Hearing Qian Jinling say that they could not defeat the Zhan family, Old Lady Qian was actually not convinced. However, when she thought about what she had heard before about how powerful the Zhan family was, she began to feel a little scared.
Her tone when she spoke to Qian Jinling softened significantly: "Jinling, please don't fool me. Do you think this matter is really that serious?"
Qian Jinling said, "Mom, when have I ever lied to you? Now, take my brother and Xiaobin back home quickly and don't make any more trouble.
If you really need money, how can I ignore you? You take such a big risk to get that money, even if you can get it, you won’t be able to spend it in the life...”
Although Qian Jinling's words were a bit harsh, they were indeed the truth. After Qian Jinling's analysis, Mrs. Qian immediately came to her senses.
After hanging up the phone, she said to the Zhan family, "Well, we're going back today, just pretend we never came!"
Old Lady Zhan understood what she meant and said with a smile, "Old sister, are you leaving now? Okay, if you have time someday, we can get together again..."
Old Mrs. Qian waved her hands and said, "No, we don't want to get together anymore. We don't have time. We have things to do at home. Let's go back..."
After saying that, she immediately called her son and grandson and left Zhan Tiehua's house, running down the stairs as if there was a monster chasing her.
Qian Jincai and Qian Longbin had always followed Mrs. Qian's advice, and now seeing her hurriedly coming downstairs, they followed closely behind.
When they got downstairs, Mrs. Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief. Qian Jincai mumbled, "Mom, why did you come out? We haven't even finished our business yet!"
Old Mrs. Qian patted her chest and said, "Boss, we have to go home now, and don't mention asking for money anymore..."
Afterwards, she roughly conveyed Qian Jinling's meaning again, which made Qian Jincai and Qian Longbin feel frightened.
Qian Longbin, in particular, felt like he was living a life worse than death after spending a few days in the detention center. If he was sent directly to jail because of this incident, it would be better for him to die.
After traveling such a long way, the girls returned empty-handed.
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