The next morning, the sun came out. Uncle Chen and his son were reluctant to go home, saying that the weather was good and they should demolish the house first so as not to delay the subsequent work. Ling Ran agreed and handed them the 20,000 yuan he had prepared.
"This money is a reward for you. To tell you the truth, we dare not spend those gold bricks with the word 'Wei' engraved on them. We plan to hand them over, so don't think this is too little.
This is a personal gift from us. Take it home and settle down at home, then work with me with peace of mind. The basic salary is 300 yuan a month. If you make similar discoveries or contributions at work, you will definitely receive bonuses."
Uncle Chen and his son didn't know what to do when faced with two stacks of hundred-dollar bills.
Uncle Chen said, "Ling Ran, no, Boss Ling..."
Ling Ran waved his hand, "Uncle Chen, just call me Ling Ran. Calling me boss doesn't make me feel comfortable."
Uncle Chen nodded, "Ling Ran, since you've already handed it over, we feel embarrassed to take so much money. Just give us a little as a token of your appreciation."
Ling Ran comforted him, "It's okay. Although I don't have any income, I have contributions that will be remembered! This money is worth it, so take it with confidence. If I can spend it, I will definitely give you more than this.
I think Uncle Chen is a real person, so I told you the truth to avoid any misunderstanding. There are quite a lot of things!"
Uncle Chen shook his head. "These are more than enough. The original owner couldn't get those things, but you got them once you bought them. It means everyone has their own destiny. Our destiny is this: getting so many is already a great blessing. I can take these and use them with peace of mind."
Ling Ran laughed. "Yes, Uncle Chen, you are honest. You should be honest in your actions from now on. If you feel something is unreasonable, just say it directly. Don't have any misunderstandings or assumptions. Because what I want to lead you to do is relatively confidential, so don't be secretive when speaking."
Uncle Chen nodded repeatedly, "Okay!"
A secret! It seems that good luck has come to these two.
Uncle Chen took the money, took the newspaper Ling Ran gave him, rolled it up, and handed it back to Ling Ran, "Please keep it for me and give it to me when I get home."
"You, don't you save it?" Ling Ran was a little surprised. Don't people save money when they have it?
Uncle Chen shook his head and said, "No, the family owes too much debt, I'm going to take these back to pay off the debt."
"Well, are these enough? If not, I'll get you some more."
"That's enough, there's still some left, enough to take care of the family."
Ling Ran smiled. Uncle Chen was so honest.
Uncle Chen and his son went to work. Ling Ran took out the clothes hanging in the playroom to dry. Seeing the clothes of the father and son were almost in tufts, he felt a little sad. No wonder the father and son were willing to do any kind of work, even the dirty and smelly ones that no one else was willing to do.
I went back to the living room and found Zhou Xiang. "Can you give me another wad of money?"
Zhou Xiang was puzzled, "Why?"
Ling Ran shook the newspaper in his hand. "Uncle Chen said he would take this money back to pay off his debts when he got home. I asked him if it was enough to pay him back, and he said it was enough, with some left over. I just took out some clothes to dry, and their clothes are almost in tatters. I want to give them some extra money."
Zhou Xiang reached out and twisted his ear, "No wonder your aunt asked me to keep an eye on you and not let you get carried away! I think you've been spending so much money lately that you don't even remember your last name."
Ling Ran covered his ears and said, "My last name is Zhou Lingran."
Zhou Xiang laughed and let go of his hand. "You! Sympathy is good! But since you said it was 20,000, how can you just add 10,000 to it? It will make Uncle Chen and his son think that money comes easily. Besides, they will work with you in the future, with a high salary. If they make another contribution, there will be a bonus. How can it be pitiful?"
Changing living conditions has to be done step by step. If they can pay off all their debts, it will already be very eye-catching. If you ask them to change too much all at once, and let those who have helped them think that they have made a fortune, and turn around to borrow money from them, will they lend them money or not?
If they don't lend, they're ungrateful. If they lend, where will they get so much money? If they say they have no money, will anyone believe them? Don't you know that winning the lottery can make you a pauper, or even offend all your relatives?
Ling Ran shook his head, "Am I really drifting?"
"Yes, starting tomorrow, you are not allowed to handle money. You have to come to me for everything. You are not allowed to have more than 20 yuan in your pocket."
Ling Ran immediately put down the newspaper bag, dug into his pocket, and handed her all the money. "You keep it. I don't care about the money anymore. Not a cent. If you need to spend money, just ask my wife for it."
"Aren't you ashamed?"
"It's not shameful. I have a wife who takes care of me. I'm proud of myself! Anyone who dares to laugh at me is just jealous and envious of me."
Zhou Xiang really confiscated his money, "Alright! If you want to spend money, just ask for it!"
Ling Ran pushed the newspaper bag towards her again, "Keep this too. I'll come get it from you later."
Just as Zhou Xiang put away his things, someone came in from outside. Lu Jin rushed in at a jog.
"Sister-in-law, Guan Zanfu and Liu Hui are fighting. Tian Cheng called and asked if we should intervene."
Zhou Xiang shook his head. "Whatever, let them fight. But why did they start fighting? Did Guan Zanfu know?"
Lu Jin shook his head. “If he was that smart, he wouldn’t have been played around by Liu Hui and that woman.”
"Oh? Who is that woman? I don't know yet." Zhou Xiang was a little curious.
"Guan Zanfu's ex-girlfriend dated for two months, but was seduced away by a rich man. That rich man was a married man, and after being played with enough, he dumped her. I don't know how she came back.
When he found out that Guan Zanfu had become rich, he wanted to go back, but Guan Zanfu didn't care because he already had a wife and children.
The woman was angry, so she approached Liu Hui. After they hooked up, the two of them came up with all kinds of schemes to make money.
Guan Zanfu only knew that Liu Hui was keeping a mistress outside, but he didn't know that this woman was his former lover, the woman he had scolded him for when he came back to see her.
"Which village is that woman from?"
"From Zhuwa Village."
Zhou Xiang stroked his chin. "Why don't I have a favorable impression of Zhuwa Village? Go and prepare. Make sure every village except Zhuwa Village sees that woman's true face."
Lu Jin scratched his head and asked, "How should we prepare?"
Ling Ran was about to raise his foot, but Lu Jin quickly dodged.
Zhou Xiang grabbed Ling Ran and said to Lu Jin, "Since Liu Hui has been discovered, his plan to sell the shop won't work. He might leave early. You should stir things up! We can't let him leave quietly. We have to let Guan Zanfu and his two siblings see what kind of character their trusted brother-in-law is.
You go and contact the gossipmongers in each village, take them to the yard next to Liu Hui and wait, then lead Guan Zanfu to that yard. When Guan Zanfu sees that woman, he will definitely be furious, and then they will start arguing and saying all kinds of unpleasant things.
You don't even need to spread it, those gossipers will spread it automatically."
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