"Um."
"Don't listen to his nonsense. I can handle these things. Don't worry about it."
I understand my aunt's good intentions; she didn't want me to feel guilty.
But I'm more worried about her.
“Auntie, Uncle’s side has a large family and many people. You are already outnumbered and weak. If you keep this from even me, who will fight alongside you and help you fight for your interests?”
As soon as I said that, my aunt's pent-up grievances were stirred up, and she immediately started sobbing again.
“That bastard Zheng Guochang… He made terrible decisions, mismanaged the company, and kept all those parasites in it, causing the company to lose money and now it’s gone bankrupt… He’s blaming me, he’s fixated on the fact that I borrowed money from you…”
After listening quietly to my aunt recount the whole story, the confusion in my heart was finally resolved.
It turns out that my uncle's company had a broken cash flow and was now being chased by several creditors for debts, and a bank loan of tens of millions of yuan had also come due.
"How much funding does the company need to overcome this crisis?"
My aunt said, "I don't know the specifics, but Zheng Guochang made some investments outside without my knowledge, but it's at least thirty or forty million..."
"Okay, I understand. I'll talk to Hao Hao."
As I was about to hang up, my aunt repeatedly told me not to get involved, saying she had prepared for the worst.
But how could I possibly stand idly by?
My aunt has treated me like her own daughter all these years, showing me care and love. She's my grandmother's only daughter.
Back then, my mother was bullied by a scumbag, and I was too young to do anything about it.
Now that I'm grown up and capable, I must seek justice for my aunt no matter what, to fulfill my mother's regret.
I put down my phone, looked at Zheng Weihao, and asked him directly, "You're here to ask me for money, right? Tell me, how much?"
Seeing how decisive I was, Zheng Weihao was clearly surprised. He paused and said, "Hmph, at least you have a conscience. My mother didn't spoil you for nothing."
I couldn't help but sneer.
I've always been a person of conscience; I repay those who are good to me tenfold.
My thorns are only directed at those who hurt me, such as the Jiang family and Gu Yanqing.
I calculated the amount of money I could scrape together and asked, "Is ten million enough?"
"Ten million? You're throwing money at a beggar." Zheng Weihao said dismissively, then paused and said, "It would take at least fifty million to pay off the bank loans and other debts, and avoid being sued."
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