Zhou Xiang didn't care about Zhou Qing's groundless accusations when they met on the streets of Beijing that year, but Xue Zhendong's insinuation that he stepped on him to defend Zhou Qing was the hardest thing for Zhou Xiang to accept. It was even more painful than seeing Luo Mingyuan arrest Ling Ran. Luo Mingyuan's loss of memory was understandable, but this man was a real ungrateful person.
When Zhou Xiang said this, not only Xue Zhendong felt ashamed, but Ji Bin also felt ashamed. How could he bring such a person in front of Zhou Xiang? He took a few steps forward and pulled Xue Zhendong, who was a head taller than him,
"Go, leave now! If I knew you had done something like this, I would never bring you to see Zhou Xiang. No, I wouldn't even acknowledge you."
"Ji Bin, Ji Bin, please let go," Xue Zhendong steadied himself, trying to pry free Ji Bin's fingers that were tugging at his sleeve. "Ji Bin, I'm really desperate. Please, you and Zhou Xiang, help me! Otherwise, I'll be locked up."
Zhou Xiang raised his hand and said, "Ji Bin, let go. Mr. Xue has something to say. Why are you trying to stop him? Be careful, he might come back to haunt you. The general manager's reputation is something you can't just step on."
After Ji Bin let go, Zhang Ning immediately pulled him aside, pinched him hard to vent his anger, and told him not to bring anyone to Zhou Xiang's place, but he refused to listen!
Ji Bin bared his teeth and begged for mercy from his wife.
Xue Zhendong straightened his clothes and bowed to Zhou Xiang. "Zhou Xiang, please help me. The company is not only a shell company, but they also took out loans in my name. Bankruptcy is not the end. The bank asked me to repay the loan, otherwise they will sue me for loan fraud."
"What's it got to do with me?" Zhou Xiang sneered coldly, "Looking for Zhou Qing? Where's the person who poached you, recognized your 'leadership' ability, and promoted you to the position of general manager? Go find her!"
If a person loses his sense of direction and doesn't know his own weight just by listening to some flattery, who else can be a scapegoat?
"Wow," Xue Zhendong burst into tears. "It's all her fault. The company was about to declare bankruptcy. She tricked me into signing some documents, borrowed over 10 million yuan from the bank, and ran away. I was the lender, and the collateral was the two commercial buildings I paid the down payment for."
Seeing a grown man crying and snotting was unbearable. Zhou Xiang frowned and said, "Go to the police! The bank has a problem too. How can you mortgage a house that's being paid on an installment plan?"
"Wuwuwuwu," Zhou Xiang said, making Xue Zhendong cry even more miserably. "She borrowed a loan shark and paid the balance of the house. The loan shark also gave me a time limit to repay the loan. Otherwise, they will come to take my parents' house."
"Isn't that perfect?" Zhou Xiang crossed his arms and watched the joke unfold. This was a typical example of someone being sold and then helping count the money. "Your parents' house will eventually belong to you brothers. You can get it all at once, and you don't have to fight with your brothers for the family property. How great is that?"
"Uh," Xue Zhendong raised his tearful face, "Zhou Xiang, I know I did something wrong. You placed me in the warehouse because you trusted me and it was also a reasonable arrangement for my ability.
Although I am not worthy of the title of general manager, after sitting in this position and experiencing ups and downs, I realized that the position of manager is not so easy to do. Not only me, but also Zhou Qing cannot do it. Otherwise, when the counterfeit mobile phone market was declining, she should have changed her career instead of continuing to produce after lowering the price.
"Zhou Xiang, I beg you to lend me money to help me pay off the high-interest loan! As for the bank, no matter if he sues or demands payment, I can't let my elderly parents live on the streets!"
"I don't believe it," she was skeptical of Xue Zhendong's statement. "You still have brothers. It's impossible for your parents to live on the streets. Xue Zhendong, it's been more than 30 years. We have been classmates for 32 years. Ask yourself, do you really regard me as a classmate?
Until now, you've only wanted to get money from me to settle your debts, so that you can at least live a normal life without debt. But you should know that what I've given you is a bright future, a bumpy road you chose yourself. Why, in the end, do you still want me to help you flatten the mountain in front of your bumpy road?
Seeing Zhou Xiang was unmoved, Xue Zhendong jumped up and pointed at Zhou Xiang's nose, cursing, "Qing'er is right, you are a heartless person who is rich but unkind. You have so much money, and my debt is nothing to you. Why don't you help me?"
Zhou Xiang waved at Lü Jing, who was about to come over, and smiled at Xue Zhendong, who was looking furious. "Since I'm rich and unkind, well, your parents' house, your two brothers' and your younger brother's houses, as well as your sisters and many relatives' houses—they haven't paid off their debts yet, right? I'll ask the county to collect on their debts individually. Who calls me a rich and unkind person?"
The county provides a 20-year repayment period, and for those families in greater difficulty, a 25-year repayment period is given, so that ordinary people will not be suffocated by the pressure of loans.
"You?" Xue Zhendong's fingers were trembling. "You're too cruel."
"I'm cruel? Can I be as cruel as you?" Zhou Xiang asked back, "You were once glorious, weren't you? When you were glorious, why didn't you pay off the remaining balance for your parents, brothers and sisters? Why didn't you buy a few more houses for each of your brothers and sisters? Their children all need houses for their weddings, right? Where did your money go when you were at your most prosperous? Now that you're broke, you're destroying your parents' house. Who's the more heartless person, me or you?"
Seeing that Xue Zhendong was unable to refute, Zhou Xiang did not let him go. He raised his hand and slapped his trembling fingers, then pointed his finger at the tip of his nose.
"When you were in your prime, you saw my simplicity and thought I was on the decline. How did you treat me? Now that our positions have reversed, I am being polite to you. After all, I was the one who did you a favor, and you are the one who repays my kindness with hatred.
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