On the other side.
Xiaoxi Village.
A van drove up, dusty and tired. As it passed the big banyan tree at the village entrance, the passenger window rolled down, and a fat man with big ears greeted her with a smile, "Auntie, could you tell me how to get to Wu An's house?"
The old lady was a little hard of hearing: "Wu what?"
Man: "Wu An!"
The old woman asked, "What peace?"
"..." The man rolled up the car window, cursing, and someone shouted from a distance, "Are you looking for Wu An? Is he one of Lao Tan's men?"
The man peered over and asked, "Who are you?"
"My name is Chen Gui. I've had drinks with Lao Tan a few times." Chen Gui jogged over and asked, "Brother, what's your name?"
"Just call me Fifth Brother," Fifth Brother said. "You're the one who called my eldest brother."
Chen Gui glanced back at the elderly men and women resting under the trees and said softly, "Let's talk as we walk, or I can get in the car and lead the way for you."
The fifth brother shook his head: "There's no room."
Chen Gui stood on tiptoe and looked through the car window, and was immediately startled. Good heavens, there were seven or eight burly men sitting inside, packed to the brim.
He said, "Why are there so many people?"
The fifth brother said in a low voice, "My boss said we shouldn't be polite to those who want to avoid paying back debts. We need to teach them a lesson. It's easier to get things done when there are many people around."
Chen Gui gave a thumbs up: "Yes, yes, yes."
"Your boss is right."
"Then you can drive and follow me."
The fifth brother nodded.
As the car and the person drove into the village, the old woman who had been questioned earlier spat on the ground with a look of disgust, and the other old men and women began to whisper among themselves.
"The Ying family has only been quiet for a few days now."
"Yeah, they're going to make a scene again."
"That kid A-Gui is always scheming and plotting, but he never does anything worthwhile."
These old men and women may be old, but they can clearly tell who is human and who is ghost.
On the road.
Some villagers saw Chen Gui enter the village in a van and asked curiously, "Uncle Gui, what are you doing here?"
"You walk in front, and the car follows behind."
"Seeing you like this, I thought you had led the Japanese into the village."
After saying that, he laughed.
But Chen Gui didn't find the joke funny at all; instead, he felt it was an insult and said irritably, "Kangzi, if you can't speak properly, then shut your mouth!"
“These people came to Wu An to ask for money. They asked me for directions, but I didn’t want to tell them. Then seven or eight big men came down and tried to beat me up. I had no choice but to lead the way.”
He's a man who cares about his reputation.
What?
Is that true?
Kangzai, who liked to join in the fun, also followed them to the Wu family's house.
More and more villagers gathered.
I ran into Lao Meng when I was almost there.
Old Meng greeted him, "A-Gui, what are you doing?"
Chen Gui said it casually.
Upon hearing this, Old Meng's expression immediately changed, and he said, "You've come to collect a debt?"
There might be a misunderstanding here.
“I met Wu An not long ago, and he said he was going to town to pay off his debts.”
Everyone laughed.
Chen Gui laughed the loudest and said, "Old Meng, don't you even think before you lie?"
"Wu An has only been working for a few days, where did he get the money?"
"Or did Old Wu verbally sever ties with Wu An but secretly give him money?"
Kangzai chimed in, "Uncle Meng, if you had said you gave Wu An money to pay off his debts, I might have believed you."
Other villagers joined in the teasing.
This isn't a matter of a few hundred or a few thousand dollars.
It's more like ten thousand yuan.
Let alone Wu An, even the Wu family probably couldn't afford it.
Why?
Because Wu Yingwei and his son Wu Ping were completely focused on their work. Wu Yingwei, for one thing, even printed many of the promotional flyers himself at his own expense.
Wu Ping is a privately-employed teacher who is responsible for teaching grades one through three in the village primary school. He also teaches several subjects and is the homeroom teacher for several classes. It is said that most of his salary is used to subsidize his education.
Regardless of what others say behind their backs, everyone openly admires this father and son.
The Wu family only produced one worthless person, Wu An, who is a disgrace to the family.
This family is barely making ends meet, let alone having any savings. Wu Yingwei's decision to sever ties with his son is not without reason; he simply cannot control Wu An.
Now that Lao Meng says Wu An went to town to pay off his debts, naturally no one believes him.
Chen Gui said, "Old Meng, this has nothing to do with you, so don't get involved."
Old Meng was sweating profusely with anxiety.
He quickly turned and ran, reaching the Wu family's gate. He called out to Mei Yueqin, who was busy in the yard, "Yueqin, close the gate quickly!"
"The loan sharks have sent people to collect the debt."
"hurry up."
As he spoke, he helped close the door and told Mei Yueqin to quickly lock it from the inside.
Mei Yueqin, her voice slightly flustered, asked through the door, "Uncle Meng, what's going on?"
"Erzi said the loan was for a year, to be repaid in twelve monthly installments. How come they're demanding repayment after only half a month?"
Old Meng's face was gloomy: "I don't know, but I guess it's definitely related to Chen Gui."
"No matter what, you can't open the door."
"Go back to your room and call Lao Wu and A Ping first."
Mei Yueqin responded.
As a woman, she didn't know what to do, so she quickly went back inside and called Wu Yingwei and Wu Ping.
I could hear the loud banging on the door outside.
Old Meng's voice rang out: "Don't cause trouble here."
"Wu An is not at home."
"No one is home right now."
"You all need to leave now."
Mei Yueqin's tears fell uncontrollably; she was terribly flustered.
I dialed twice, and thankfully got through: "Dad, come back quickly, loan sharks are here to collect debts."
...
In the town.
Third-floor office.
When Wu An saw Lao Tan, Lao Tan was not fierce at all. He wore glasses and looked refined. Who would have thought that he was the biggest cancer in Fuyuan Town?
He remembered seeing news reports that, in some future year, he and his men were all rounded up, and it seemed that someone had been murdered. Anyway, it was quite serious, and they were all sentenced to prison.
Old Tan, smoking a cigarette, asked, "What are you doing here?"
Wu An called out to Boss Tan and said, "Pay back the debt."
"It hasn't even been a month yet, but if we calculate the interest based on a month's interest, how much should it be?"
Old Tan exhaled a puff of smoke: "11,000 yuan, including principal and interest."
Wu An didn't speak. He took out the money from his pocket, counted it, placed it on the table, and said, "Count it."
Give me the IOU.
Old Tan stared at the stack of money on the table and fell silent.
This has stumped him.
Chen Gui called him early in the morning, saying that Wu An wanted to avoid paying his debts and even staged a scene where the father and son severed their relationship.
He's familiar with this kind of act.
Some people resort to this kind of trick when they want to evade debts and avoid implicating their families.
So he sent his fifth brother and his gang to collect the debt, to teach Wu An and his family a lesson.
result.
Before his subordinates could even call to report the situation, Wu An had already come to return the money.
After a while, Old Tan said, "The IOU isn't with me."
Wu An slammed his hand on the money on the table and said with a grim face, "Boss Tan, you're supposed to be a respectable figure in the underworld."
"If you steal my money, who will dare to borrow from you in the future?"
Upon hearing this, Old Tan immediately laughed and said, "Your little bit of money is nothing."
"There was a little incident today, which caused a misunderstanding."
"Let me make a phone call first."
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