Chapter 319
"I heard that my son burned down your yard?" Zhu Jingchen asked Old Madam Zhou with a half-smile.
My first impression of Madam Zhou was not good.
I felt that this old lady looked rather sharp-tongued and mean.
No wonder he asked the mistress for money.
"It's a fact that your son burned down my yard! Since he did it, isn't it only right that he pays compensation?" Old Mrs. Zhou said, rolling her eyes.
She thought to herself, since there's such a sucker willing to pay compensation, why shouldn't she accept it?
Why not take the money if it's free?
"What evidence do you have to prove that my son burned down your yard?" Zhu Jingchen said calmly.
"Your son is in my house, what other evidence do you need? Why did my house catch fire the moment he arrived?" Old Madam Zhou said with an attitude that this was the way it should be.
"Mother!" Zhou Changfeng tried to persuade his mother to say less.
However, with Xu Heliang and this man present, Zhou Changfeng could only worry in his heart.
However, this man was clearly not someone to be trifled with, and his identity was unknown. His father had not yet returned, and he was unfamiliar with the powerful and influential people in the capital.
"Shut up!" Old Madam Zhou was displeased that her son wanted to hold her back.
You know, once that money is back, it's theirs anyway.
Zhu Jingchen nodded to the side and then asked, "Next time, if your Lord Zhou comes to my house and I lose something, wouldn't he be the prime suspect?" Zhu Jingchen stared at Old Madam Zhou, thinking to himself, "If he dares to say a word, I'll say he lost the Imperial Seal tomorrow. Let's see what the Zhou family does then."
The more Zhu Jingchen thought about it, the more he felt that the idea was truly brilliant.
"Then you need to have evidence to prove that it was my family member who took it," Old Madam Zhou said, unwilling to accept the situation.
Zhu Jingchen simply smiled at Old Mrs. Zhou's blatant double standards.
I've already made up my mind.
"Since you say my son burned down your yard, how much compensation do you think is appropriate?" At this moment, Zhu Jingchen was very willing to pay compensation, since all of this would be his tomorrow anyway.
When the time comes, he will make the Zhou family return everything, including their belts.
"Three thousand taels!" After thinking for a moment, Old Madam Zhou held up three fingers and said.
“Alright, you can give the money to Old Madam Zhou for me later, and I’ll have someone return it to you.” Zhu Jingchen said to Xu Heming as a matter of course.
"Sir, I didn't bring that much silver with me." Xu Heming's lips twitched. In his heart, he thought, "Your son told you to bring silver to redeem people, but when it comes down to it, it's useless."
The key point is that he himself promised to give them money.
"Then the Zhou family lost your son, shouldn't they pay compensation?" Zhu Jingchen's eyes darted around, realizing that Xu Qingshi was missing and he should ask the Zhou family for money.
Otherwise, the Zhou family would have benefited for nothing.
In particular, Qing Shi and his guards personally cleaned up the courtyard. Think about it, when has Qing Shi ever suffered such a loss?
The more Zhu Jingchen thought about it, the more he felt he had to ask the Zhou family for some money so that Qingshi could save it up for his wedding.
"Sir, how much silver do you think I should ask them for in compensation?" Xu Heming asked earnestly, resting his chin on his hand.
"Thirty thousand taels!" Zhu Jingchen thought for a moment, made a three-pointing gesture, and said smugly.
Madam Zhou was initially pleased, thinking she could earn three thousand taels of silver for free today.
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