"Old Du, why don't you come to the station this afternoon? Liu Ermao wants to settle the matter privately. Let's see how you want to handle it."
Comrade Lao Du had just returned to the store at noon when he heard the phone ringing. He picked up the phone and found that it was Lao Ding calling.
"Okay, the repair shop isn't busy this afternoon, so it doesn't matter if I go or not. Then I'll come directly to you this afternoon?"
Comrade Lao Du also thought that since several days had passed, the matter should have come to a conclusion. Meanwhile, Lao Ding called.
"Well, just come to my office. I'll be waiting for you there."
"Old Ding, tell me, how does Liu Ermao want to settle this privately?"
"Liu Ermao's wife said she wants to settle the matter privately for 2,000 yuan. What do you think?"
Lao Ding told the other party the solution over the phone.
"Two thousand yuan? You're kidding! Liu Ermao smashed a large area of the shelves and glass cabinets in my store and wants to settle it privately for two thousand yuan. Let him dream on!"
When Comrade Lao Du heard about compensation, he didn't want to go there anymore.
"Haha, it's rare to see you angry! Okay, come over this afternoon to talk. If you don't agree, just ask him to pay more!"
Old Ding laughed out loud with schadenfreude. It was the first time he saw Comrade Old Du lose his composure like this.
"Okay, I get it. I'd like to see how they plan to settle this with me privately this afternoon!"
Comrade Lao Du said angrily.
After hanging up the phone, Ren Surong asked Comrade Lao Du.
"Lao Du, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?"
"Humph, Lao Ding just called me. Liu Ermao wanted to settle the matter privately, and ended up paying him two thousand yuan in compensation!"
When Du Chen's mother heard this, she frowned.
"What? Two thousand? No, no, that's too little! We replaced the shelves and glass cabinets this time, and that alone cost nearly two thousand!"
"Not to mention it's going to delay our business for several days! I don't agree!"
Du Chen's mother was rarely angry. The other party was just dreaming.
"If they're like this, I won't accept a private settlement! Let's just handle this matter impartially. I'll accept even if the court finds him not guilty!"
"Calm down, it's definitely not that simple. I'll go talk to them this afternoon. Don't worry, I won't let them go so easily!"
Seeing that his wife was so angry, Comrade Lao Du hurriedly comforted Du Chen's mother.
"No, I'll go with you this afternoon! I want to see what they want to do!"
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"Lao Du, sister-in-law, you've arrived just in time. Liu Ermao's wife just came over. Let me take you there."
As he was talking, Lao Ding led Comrade Lao Du and his wife to a room next door where a woman was sitting.
"Hello, I'm Liu Weiye's wife. Please come over."
Comrade Lao Du looked at Lao Ding in confusion.
Old Ding immediately understood Comrade Lao Du's look and replied.
"Liu Weiye is Liu Ermao. Ermao is his nickname."
"Hello, I heard from Director Ding that you guys want to settle this privately?"
"Yes……"
"Then tell me what conditions you can offer!"
At this time, Du Chen's mother spoke up. She was actually a little surprised. Liu Ermao's wife didn't seem to be such an unreasonable person. Why...
"Well, well, I can only compensate you two thousand now..."
Liu Ermao's wife looked up at Comrade Lao Du and the other man, and seeing that they were both silent, she continued.
"I know two thousand yuan isn't enough, but this is all our family can come up with..."
Comrade Lao Du frowned and spoke.
"That's not right. Liu Ermao is, after all, a regular employee of the train depot, and he earns five or six hundred yuan a month. You said your family only makes two thousand yuan. That's hard to believe!"
Even though she is a woman, Comrade Lao Du is not polite at all now.
"I know. This isn't the only time Liu Ermao was arrested. Many of his creditors have come knocking on his door. He's been spending lavishly in recent years, and I really haven't saved any money..."
Liu Ermao's wife's voice became softer and softer, and her head lowered lower and lower.
"I understand that, but two thousand yuan is definitely not enough. This time, Liu Ermao led people to smash my store. Just to renovate the store and buy shelves and counters, I spent more than two thousand yuan!"
"That's not even mentioning the money I lost closing the shop for several days to renovate it. There was also the negative impact that Liu Ermao had when he smashed my shop that day. Many students and adults are now afraid to go shopping in my shop!"
"Tell me what you can do with these two thousand dollars! If it doesn't work, let's file a lawsuit!"
Comrade Lao Du is very disgusted by the other party pretending to be a victim. If you make a mistake, you will be beaten, and if you are beaten, you must stand at attention! Just because you don't have money doesn't mean you are right.
Du Chen's mother and Lao Ding looked at Comrade Lao Du in surprise. They didn't expect that Comrade Lao Du could be so eloquent, so capable, and so well-reasoned.
Just now, when Du Chen's mother heard what Liu Ermao's wife said and saw her pitiful expression, she felt a little bit reluctant and was thinking about just letting it go.
"No, brother, I really don't have any money now."
Liu Ermao's wife spoke to Comrade Lao Du with a pitiful look on her face again.
"No, just because you have no money does that make you right? Why didn't you do anything about Liu Ermao? He was bullying the market, owing money and not paying it back, and even trying to forcefully buy my store?"
"No, big brother, I really can't control him, please be kind!"
Liu Ermao's wife interrupted Comrade Lao Du.
"What were you doing earlier? Why are you acting pathetic in front of me now?"
"Don't bother talking to me about this nonsense. I don't have the time and I'm not interested! Just tell me how much compensation you're prepared to pay. Or maybe we can just go through the court process and see what the court decides!"
Comrade Lao Du no longer wanted to save face. He didn't want to waste time talking to the other party. What were she doing before? Now she was pretending to be pitiful. Why didn't she think about whether the person who was bullied by Liu Ermao at that time was pitiful or not?
Comrade Lao Du's words left the other party speechless. It also made Lao Ding look at Lao Du with new eyes, and secretly thought that he must not offend Lao Du in the future, otherwise he would be so powerful!
Suddenly, an idea occurred to Lao Ding. Lao Du's mouth was comparable to Du Chen's. He didn't know if Du Chen inherited Lao Du's, or if Lao Du learned from Du Chen.
"No, no, big brother, just tell me how much it's worth!"
Liu Ermao's wife pushed the problem to Comrade Lao Du again.
"Twenty thousand!"
Comrade Lao Du didn't want to waste time and asked for a huge price directly.
Lao Ding and Ren Surong on the side took a deep breath. They didn't expect that Comrade Lao Du would offer such a high price!
"What!"
Liu Ermao's wife opposite also had her eyes wide open with an expression of disbelief.
"Twenty thousand! I said twenty thousand! Compensation for store items, lost wages, loss of reputation, and mental damages!"
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