After Anna finished speaking, she turned and went into the alley to get the money for Zhuang Zhennan.
Lin Dongzhe, who was helping Yao Yao greet customers, saw Zhuang Zhennan standing at the newsstand and hurried over, asking, "Zhennan, why are you out here?"
Zhuang Zhennan laughed and said, "Brother-in-law, I was fined 50,000 yuan because I didn't smuggle enough goods. Once I hand over the money, I'll be a free man!"
Lin Dongzhe immediately understood what was going on and said, "What? You're going to ask Brother Tu Nan for the fine?"
"Brother-in-law, this isn't a request, it's a loan, just something to tide me over. I'll pay my brother back when I have the money!"
Lin Dongzhe said somewhat angrily, "By the time you have money, it'll be way too late!"
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Zhennan became somewhat unhappy and said, "Brother-in-law, what do you mean by that? Are you cursing me to never get rich?"
"Why would I curse you? You're just like your grandma, always coming here to beg when you're broke. What do you think this place is? A bank? Don't you know your aunt is still in the hospital, unable to afford surgery!"
Zhuang Zhennan, however, said dismissively, "My brother Tu Nan has plenty of money. How could he not have money for something as important as surgery?"
"You, you can't be so selfish, okay? You may not have money, but you can still live. However, if your aunt doesn't have the surgery, her life may be in danger!"
"What do you mean by that? First you cursed me so I wouldn't get rich, and now you're saying my aunt's life is in danger. Why don't you watch your mouth?"
"Am I being rude? Or are you being selfish? You only think of yourself, you know that better than I do!"
“We are cousins, we have family ties, unlike you, who are just a son-in-law. I advise you not to worry about things that don’t concern you!”
"you,,!"
Lin Dongzhe turned to Zhuang Tunan and said, "Brother Tunan, Mom is still in the hospital. You decide what's more important!"
At that moment, Anna emerged from the alleyway, holding a wad of US dollars in her hand, and said to Zhuang Tunan, "Zhuang, look at this money?"
Zhuang Tunan glanced at the US dollars in Anna's hand, then at Zhuang Zhennan. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Zhennan, my mother is still in the hospital and needs surgery soon. It's a matter of life and death. Why don't you think of another way? We can't let this prevent my mother from having surgery, right?"
Zhuang Zhennan angrily pointed at Zhuang Tunan and said, "Brother, how could you go back on your word? You broke your promise like this! We're cousins!"
"I,,!"
Seeing Zhuang Tunan's troubled expression, Zhuang Zhennan finally said, "Fine, I won't make things difficult for you. I don't believe I can't borrow money even if I leave you!"
As he spoke, Zhuang Zhennan turned around and headed straight for Zhou Chengzhi's movie theater across the street.
Zhuang Tunan looked at Lin Dongzhe somewhat awkwardly and said, "Dongzhe, am I going a bit too far by doing this?"
"No, how could it be excessive? Zhuang Zhennan is still young, and our mother still needs us to save her!"
"It's precisely because he's young that we're afraid he'll go astray again!"
"What's wrong? What are you two discussing?"
Xiang Pengfei got out of the car, looked at Zhuang Tunan and Lin Dongzhe, and continued, "Have you visited my aunt in the hospital?"
Lin Dongzhe nodded and said, "I went, and I'm in good condition!"
"Thank you! What a wonderful son-in-law!"
Lin Dongzhe curled his lip and said, "Tch! Are you mocking me? Good thing, son-in-law, son-in-law who's about to be dumped!"
"Don't be unrepentant; you brought this on yourself!"
"Fine, fine, I asked for it. You're a good nephew of China, okay?"
Fearing they would start arguing, Zhuang Tunan quickly said, "Alright! Alright! You two calm down for a bit! Pengfei, aren't you busy over there? Why are you out here again?"
Xiang Pengfei sighed and said, "Sigh, I'm just destined to worry! It's alright, Yuxiang is keeping an eye on things at the company. I was worried about my aunt, so I came to check on her. Now that my good son-in-law has gone and fulfilled his filial duty, I, as her nephew, can finally rest easy!"
Lin Dongzhe rolled his eyes at Xiang Pengfei and said, "Alright! Stop teasing me! By the way, did you know? Zhuang Zhennan has been released. Did you get Uncle Yuxiang involved and it worked?"
Xiang Pengfei glanced around and said, "Has he been released? I didn't know?"
Anna, holding the stack of US dollars, said, "He's here! He's here to ask for money! I don't know why? Lin Dongzhe advised us not to lend him any."
Xiang Pengfei nodded at Lin Dongzhe and asked, "What's going on?"
Lin Dongzhe explained, "He said the police thought he smuggled too few goods, so they fined him 50,000 yuan. He came to Tu Nan to borrow money. You know, Tu Nan just went to the United States and spent more than 100,000 yuan. Where would he get the money? Anna saw that he was Tu Nan's cousin and wanted to lend him the money, but I stopped her!"
Just as Xiang Pengfei was about to ask Lin Dongzhe why he was stopping him, Zhuang Tunan interrupted, lowering his head and saying, "The reason Dongzhe stopped me is because my mother is about to have surgery, and I can't be without money!"
"good!"
Xiang Pengfei said, "Auntie's surgery is the most important thing. Dongzhe did the right thing. By the way, where's Zhennan? Has he left?"
Lin Dongzhe pointed across the street and said, "He went to Zhou Chengzhi's movie theater, probably to borrow money too!"
Zhuang Tunan said to Xiang Pengfei, "Pengfei, go and take a look! Don't let him do anything foolish again and repeat the same mistake!"
Xiang Pengfei nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go see if I can persuade him!"
Meanwhile, Zhou Chengzhi and Wu Shanshan, who were still angry, did not seem to have made up, even though they had slept in the same bed last night. One was in the bedroom and the other was in the office.
Perhaps it's because women are soft-hearted, but Wu Shanshan leaned against the doorframe and said to Zhou Chengzhi, "Have you thought it through? When are you going to get a divorce?"
It's unclear what triggered Zhou Chengzhi's anger, but he retorted angrily, "My dear aunt, can't you let me calm down? I'm so annoyed!"
Seeing that Zhou Chengzhi was really angry, and perhaps afraid that he would retaliate, Wu Shanshan said, "Hey! What's bothering you? Didn't you say yesterday that you had 800,000? With 800,000, why don't you get rich!"
"Yes! I have the money and the demolition team, but I have no backing anymore! My uncle won't cooperate with me, and he won't let Pengfei cooperate with me either. I'm all alone now, and when it comes to the demolition, I'll be useless anyway!"
"If your uncle isn't going to cooperate with you anymore, then let's not count on him. Why don't we just find another big shot?"
"Then tell me, who should I talk to? Use your brain!"
"We can't get in touch with the main person, but you can try contacting the deputy."
"The deputy? Who are you talking about? The deputy factory director? Erlaitou's uncle?"
"You should know what kind of person Erlaitou is. How good can his uncle be? Maybe he can help you!"
"But I don't know this person! How can I contact him?"
“You may not know him, but I do! Erlaitou’s uncle is Zhao Hujiang. He lives on Fuqiang Road and has one son and two daughters. His son is named Zhao Hai. He runs a shop on the roadside, but business isn’t good. If you get him to join the demolition team and give him a bigger share of the money, wouldn’t that make things work?”
Zhou Chengzhi's face lit up with joy. He walked up to Wu Shanshan, kissed her on the cheek, and said, "My good wife! You are truly my virtuous helpmate!"
Wu Shanshan touched the spot where Zhou Chengzhi had kissed her with the back of her hand, her face slightly flushed, and said, "Don't say nice things here. Just listen to me from now on, and I promise to give you good ideas!"
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say, alright?"
Just then, a staff member knocked on the door and said, "Boss, Zhuang Zhennan is looking for you!"
Zhou Chengzhi asked in disbelief, "Zhuang, Zhuang Zhennan? Where is he?"
"He's at the door! Should we let him in?"
"Let him in, quick! Let him in!"
"yes!"
Wu Shanshan said with some surprise, "Didn't he go to the police station to turn himself in? Why is he here again?"
Zhou Chengzhi retorted, "I don't care why! I used to listen to him, but now, humph, I'm going to control him too!"
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