Chapter 39 Lin Xianxian brought up national laws, and Malanhua was scared to death!
Malanhua nudged her son's arm with her elbow. This old fox had already figured out a plan. "Secretary, we have no other choice. My daughter has been reluctant to pay back the money she owed us, and she's getting married soon. She's asking for a 100-yuan betrothal gift. I have no choice!"
Malanhua wiped away her tears hypocritically, "We are all farmers. We only earn so little money in total, and we all go to our daughter's family. We have to make a living too!"
"Secretary Tong, please make the decision for me. As long as Yu'e is willing to pay back the money, I won't bother with my own daughter!"
Lin Xianxian sneered, this old lady is so shameless, she is really good at deceiving people.
Tong Shusheng's calm and composed voice sounded, "How much did she ask you for? Do you have any proof?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll show it to you right away!"
Malanhua wiped away her tears and tremblingly took out a yellowed piece of paper from her waistband. "Secretary, look, this is the IOU my daughter signed for me. She borrowed ten yuan from me and said she would pay it back in three years, but I haven't even seen a trace of the money!"
Dong Su'e completely collapsed. She had borrowed the money more than ten years ago when Jiang Cheng's father fell ill and needed a large amount of medical expenses. She went to Wei Chunhua to borrow money but was turned away. Both of her sisters-in-law were fierce, so she had no choice but to go to her mother.
Malanhua was quite happy, but the money was not a loan, and she had to pay back 100 yuan after three years.
Although Malanhua looked down on Jiang Yongnian, he quickly became a carpentry apprentice and his craftsmanship gradually gained a reputation in several nearby villages.
In that era, it was fashionable for everyone to make new furniture when getting married or building a house, so carpenters were very popular.
Jiang Yongnian is a hard-working and steadfast person, and he will surely be able to save some money in three years.
Malanhua was certain of this, so she dared to ask for such a high price.
Although Dong Su'e had no choice, she still agreed with tears in her eyes. She couldn't bear to watch Jiang Yongnian suffer from illness.
After Jiang Yongnian recovered, he worked even harder and had no complaints about Dong Su'e's vampire family. In less than two years, he paid back two hundred yuan.
The couple didn't take it seriously back then, and maybe Mrs. Ma did it on purpose, so they didn't hand over the IOU at all.
Dong Su'e cried and begged Malanhua, "Mom, you can't do this. Yongnian and I have already paid you back the money!"
"Please be kind and don't embarrass our family."
She almost fainted from crying. It would take her and Jiang Cheng a whole year without eating or drinking to save up two hundred yuan.
Malanhua ruthlessly pushed the heartbroken Dong Su'e away. "Stop talking nonsense! How dare you, your mother, have so much money and still have the nerve to do that?"
"You said you paid me back my money, but do you have any witnesses?"
Malanhua scolded Dong Su'e fiercely, as if she were her enemy.
Dong Su'e cried until she lost her voice, so where could there be any witnesses?
At that time, she and Jiang Yongnian just wanted to pay off the debt as soon as possible so that they could start their own lives. They never thought that her mother was so shameless!
Tong Shusheng looked at the IOU and questioned in a trembling voice, "You only borrowed 10 yuan, but you asked your daughter to pay back 200 yuan. You are asking for too much!"
The onlookers gasped. Two hundred yuan was simply going to cost the daughter's family their lives!
Malanhua smiled awkwardly, "This...I didn't force her to borrow it!"
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