Chapter 186 Every Family Has Its Own Problems
The room was tidy and bright.
The tables, chairs and benches are all made in the old-fashioned style, antique in appearance, polished to a shine and without a trace of dust.
A group of people sat on the solid wooden sofa with different expressions.
Chen Guilan felt that children raised in such families were generally well-behaved and not too bad. Ding Mei probably didn't know about what Lao Miao had done, or she didn't know that Lao Miao would cause such a big mess.
The other three felt that Ding Mei's family was well-off and a lean camel was bigger than a horse, so the current difficulties were nothing.
Ding Mei was busy making tea for them and said apologetically, "I know you have some opinions about me, and I have reflected on it. My affairs with Lao Miao shouldn't have implicated you. Even if he doesn't care, I have to. Even if I have to borrow money, I have to give you your wages."
"Old Ding, we're not here to ask for money. We want to sit down with you and have a good discussion about how our factory should proceed." Liu Ming felt that since he was a man and had connections at the court, he should be considered the leader of the group. "We've been with you for several years. You know exactly who we are."
"I know you're all good people." Ding Mei sighed. "I just hate Lao Miao. He and I have been married for so many years. He's the breadwinner and I'm the homemaker. We worked so hard to open the factory just to earn a few hard-earned dollars to support our parents and children, but he..."
"At first, I could understand him drinking a little for socializing, but I don't understand why he kept it a secret from me and went gambling." Ding Mei was so angry that she burst into tears. "Last year, I found out he was gambling and had a fight with him. You all know how angry he got, so he quit his job and ignored customers who came to see the goods. It was Liu Ming who helped me receive them."
"We all remember this." Liu Ming, Yu Ying and Chang Yuqin nodded.
"After that argument, he admitted his mistake and said he wouldn't gamble anymore, so I believed him." Ding Mei wiped her tears and continued, "I was the one who took care of all the money in the house, including the payment for goods. I thought he didn't have enough money and wouldn't gamble again. Who knew he would actually go and borrow money, and even borrowed it from Yu Bin..."
"I knew Old Song wasn't a good person. I told him to stay away from the people on his side, but he just wouldn't listen." Ding Mei grew angrier and angrier as she spoke, gritting her teeth. "Now that he's made such a big mistake, my mother-in-law is blaming me for not keeping a close eye on him and calling me a jinx..."
"I get angry just talking about this. It was clearly her son's fault, and she's blaming us for not keeping an eye on him." Ding Meiniang's eyes turned red with anger. "If it weren't for the child, I'd have wanted to smash the bottom of their pot."
"Auntie, please don't be angry. You might get yourself hurt." Chang Yuqin hurriedly stood up and helped Ding Meiniang sit down. She then said to Ding Mei, "I know you feel wronged, but we still have to solve the problem. There's nothing we can do about it. It's our fault for putting us in this situation!"
"Yes, Lao Ding, Su Jiaojiao and I went to the court to ask. As long as you go to Yu Bin and ask him to withdraw the lawsuit, we can resume work." Liu Ming was also very angry when he heard this. "Don't worry, we all support you. Even if there are only a few of us left in our factory, as long as Sister Chen and Su Jiaojiao believe in us, we can still make a comeback."
"Yes, yes, yes, as long as you can start work, we will support you." Chen Guilan also expressed her opinion immediately.
"Thank you for trusting me. I will go back with you and find Yu Bin." Ding Mei took a coat, packed up simply, and went back to Jiao County with them.
Su Jiaojiao went to school as a day student again and returned to the snack street to accompany Chen Guilan.
Hearing that Ding Mei was back, she felt that the problem was not serious: "Mom, you don't have to go there for the next two days. If they solve the problem, let us know."
"Oh, every family has its own problems," Chen Guilan sighed. "I've met Lao Miao twice. How could such an honest man get involved in these things?"
Lao Miao has such a capable daughter-in-law like Ding Mei, but he is not satisfied at all.
He always wants to take shortcuts and get rich overnight. Such a person will fall sooner or later.
In fact, not taking shortcuts is the biggest shortcut.
"Human jealousy is terrible." As soon as Su Jiaojiao heard about Yu Bin and Lao Song's relationship, she knew that Lao Miao must have fallen into someone's trap. "But as long as you don't rely on luck and work hard, at least you won't fall too hard."
She is also a businesswoman and has dreamed of getting rich overnight.
There are many people who think like Lao Miao, engaging in speculation, fraud and deception. It seems that they make money quickly, but in fact they lose it quickly.
A building without a foundation will collapse sooner or later.
Unless he has enough family wealth to help him plug this hole, but obviously, he doesn't.
Fifty thousand yuan is not a small amount.
It's difficult for them to turn things around.
This incident also taught her a lesson: no matter who you cooperate with, you have to look at the other party's qualifications, especially for a small factory like this.
Not long ago, she brazenly rejected Lu Jingyou's proposal to cooperate with her, and then she fell flat on her face at Natus...
Right now, there was nothing she could do.
Just wait.
She hates waiting the most and likes to take the initiative to solve problems.
But she was in school and couldn't contact them in time. Chen Guilan thought it would be okay to wait for a few days, mainly because this kind of thing was not something they could force.
After finally getting a day off on the weekend, Su Jiaojiao immediately went to Chang Yuqin's house.
Chang Yuqin seemed to be in a good mood. "Don't worry, Lao Ding and Liu Ming have been talking to Yu Bin these days. Yu Bin agreed to withdraw the lawsuit, but on the condition that they pay half of the debt first. Lao Ding is borrowing money everywhere now!"
Su Jiaojiao calculated the money she had. She had originally prepared 10,000 yuan to buy furniture and other things, but Lu Jingyou had already bought the furniture for the new house in advance, so she didn't use it.
These days, Chen Guilan bought some small things, and spent more than a thousand yuan on tuition, accommodation fees, etc. at the beginning of the school year.
She still has more than 8,000 yuan in her hand. Since Ding Mei is in urgent need of the money, it is not impossible for her to pay the processing fee in advance.
Su Jiaojiao found Ding Mei and paid her 8,000 yuan for the processing fee: "This is all the money I have right now. How much more do you need?"
She still has more than 500 yuan left.
The capital chain is stalled.
"That's enough..." Ding Mei didn't expect Su Jiaojiao to advance the processing fee to her. She said gratefully, "Thank you, Jiaojiao. I have so many clients, but you're the only one who trusts me and is willing to pay me the processing fee in advance. Don't worry, as soon as Yu Bin withdraws the lawsuit, we can start work tomorrow."
"It's good that the problem has been solved." Su Jiaojiao paid her the processing fee for her own sake. It had been delayed for almost a month, and if it was delayed any further, she would suffer greater losses.
The main reason is that she can't find a more suitable manufacturer to make her leather jackets now. As long as there is still a glimmer of hope for Natus, she doesn't want to give up.
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