In the end, Zhou Sui took Zhou Peng away. For some reason, the more Zhou Peng explained, the more nervous he became, and he couldn't even speak clearly.
Zhou Peng later said that he meant to call her Miss Tang like Zhou Sui did, but somehow he accidentally called her Sister Tang instead.
Zhou Peng is the same age as Song Qi'an, but perhaps due to his hairstyle and skin color, he looks older than Song Qi'an.
Tang Jia probably thought Zhou Peng was older than her, which is why she shouted out angrily without regard for her image when she heard him call her "Sister Tang".
"Big brother is so nervous, could it be that he's been bewitched by Miss Tang's beauty?" Zhou Sui joked, she had never seen Zhou Peng so out of control before.
"No, no." Zhou Peng's face was dark red. "I just misspoke."
Of course, Miss Tang was indeed beautiful, in a way he had never seen before, like a movie star.
As autumn progressed, it got dark earlier each day. Li Qiuju finished tidying up early, and the family closed the shop and went home.
Before she even entered the house, she saw a crowd gathered on the road. Zhou Sui glanced up and saw that it was the Zhang family. Everyone was asking Zhang Zongyao questions.
"That damned bastard is demanding 15,000 yuan from my family! Where am I supposed to get 15,000 yuan? This is going to kill me!"
"My poor son, my Zongyao, is so unlucky to have been stuck with these bastards. He's had the worst luck in eight lifetimes."
Wu Ruonan's curses rang out through the crowd, sharp and piercing.
Zhou Sui and her family quickened their pace and bypassed the crowd.
She had only been home for a short while when there was a knock on the gate. Li Qiuju, who was closest to the gate, went to open it.
"Sister-in-law Qiuju." As soon as the door opened, a pair of hands eagerly grabbed Li Qiuju's hands, startling her.
"What are you doing? Let go of me!" Li Qiuju saw that it was Wu Ruonan and tried hard to break free, but Wu Ruonan held her tightly.
"Sister-in-law Qiuju, I'm desperate, I've come to beg you for help." Wu Ruonan looked at Li Qiuju as if she were a lifeline.
Her gaze was so intense it was almost unbearable. Zhou Dayong had just come out when he saw this scene. Without thinking, he pulled Wu Ruolan away with all his might.
What are you doing?
Wu Ruonan wasn't angry when she was pushed away. Instead, she reached out to grab Zhou Dayong, but Zhou Dayong dodged in time and took a few steps back with Li Qiuju.
"Brother Zhou, I really have no other choice. My Zongyao is still at the police station."
“They said they have to pay compensation, otherwise my Zongyao will go to jail.”
“I can’t let my son Zongyao go to jail. He still needs to go to university and get a good job.”
Zhou Dayong said with a dark face, "Then go to the police station and tell them what you're doing at my house."
Wu Ruonan must have been sleeping poorly for the past few days; her eyes were surrounded by dark circles and her eye sockets were sunken, making her look somewhat dazed.
"Brother, sister-in-law, I know your family runs a shop and makes a lot of money. Can you lend me money to save my son?"
Zhou Sui happened to hear this when she came out of the house.
The Zhang and Zhou families are not related at all, and their relationship is not good. When they meet, they at most exchange greetings. Under such circumstances, how could she have the nerve to ask to borrow money?
And they borrowed quite a lot.
"Brother, lend me ten thousand. Just ten thousand is enough. We'll figure out the rest ourselves."
“When Zongyao comes back, I’ll make him kowtow to you and your sister-in-law and become your godson, so you’ll have one more person to take care of you in the future.”
This time, it wasn't just Zhou Dayong who had a dark expression; even Li Qiuju looked sullen.
Everyone in the village knows what kind of person Zhang Zongyao is. Spoiled by the Zhang family, he's become arrogant and ignorant. He's just a petty hoodlum. People would avoid someone like that. Taking him as a godson would only shorten his lifespan.
“Old Zhang’s family, it’s true that we run a shop, but running a shop requires money everywhere. Let alone ten thousand, we can’t even come up with a thousand. You can leave.”
Every penny earned in the store is the result of everyone's hard work.
Sui Sui said that she wanted to save the money to buy a house, a car, or do other business; how could she possibly lend it to others?
"Sister-in-law, who are you trying to fool?"
“My daughter also works in a restaurant, but she doesn’t know how much money you can make cooking.”
"This is money to save our lives. Our Zongyao is counting on you."
Wu Ruonan's words became increasingly outrageous, which made Zhou Sui furious.
He went up and retorted directly, "Lifesaving money? Anyone who didn't know better would think the person who got hit was Zhang Zongyao."
"The person who got hit hasn't even cried for help yet, but you're already yelling? What, is Zhang Zongyao going to die or something?"
As soon as Zhou Sui finished speaking, Wu Ruonan almost exploded, "Zhou Sui, what did you say? You dare to curse my son?"
Zhang Zongyao is Wu Ruonan's lifeline. Who said Zhang Zongyao would treat Wu Ruonan like this?
"What are you doing!" Zhou Dayong stood in front of his daughter. "Old Zhang's son, don't touch my daughter."
Wu Ruonan pointed at Zhou Sui and said, "She cursed my son."
“You’re the one cursing your son, you’re the one crying for his life.” Zhou Sui looked at Wu Ruonan with sarcasm.
He was crying uncontrollably at first, but as soon as money was mentioned, he perked up completely.
"I..." Wu Ruonan wanted to say that she didn't, but the words "help" did indeed come from her mouth.
She just wanted to make things sound more serious so that the Zhou family would lend her money.
"How could you be so heartless?" Wu Ruonan was so angry that she had nothing to say. She slapped her thigh and cried out.
"I just want to borrow some money to save my son Zongyao. We're all from the same village, I'm begging you, please?"
As she spoke, Wu Ruonan suddenly knelt down, and Zhou Dayong quickly pulled his wife and children aside.
A group of villagers had already gathered at the entrance to watch the commotion. At this moment, Wu Ruonan was crying miserably, shouting incessantly.
"Brother, sister-in-law, please have some kindness and lend me some money."
"When Zongyao comes out, I will definitely make him come to you and take good care of you."
They made no mention of repaying the money.
Some older people felt heartbroken watching this.
"Dayong, you should help them out. You're all in business, you're not short of money. Just give them some money and help them out, it'll be a good deed."
Zhou Sui was surprised to find so many living bodhisattvas. She realized that Wu Ruonan was doing this on purpose.
She cried and shouted, her voice so loud it was deafening, as if she wanted everyone to know.
"Right, Dayong? Look, your family has bought several bicycles. There are four or five people working in the store. I heard you spent money to hire people. You must have made a lot of money."
“The Zhang family is also facing difficulties. Everyone has their bad days. If you lend a hand, they will remember your kindness.”
Zhou Sui sighed slightly. These living Buddhas were all quite old, and she hoped they wouldn't get upset and cause problems later.
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