Chapter 46: No Negotiation
Jiang Hanyan was not completely fooling people. Jiang's father's face showed that he did have a son, but appearance is determined by the heart, and it changes at every age, and is also affected by objective factors.
Father Jiang is destined to have a son, but he may not necessarily give birth to a son. She just wants to divert Father Jiang's attention and let him concentrate on giving birth to a son so that he won't bother her.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Jiang's father glared at him angrily. He was already in his forties or fifties, and he still had a son.
He is content as long as he has Jiang Tianbao.
"Go ask around and find out about my reputation. I'm not called Jiang Banxian for nothing. If I say you have a son, then you have a son. If you don't want to have one, forget it. But I would like to remind you that Jiang Tianbao has a short life. It's not certain who will die first between you and him."
Jiang Hanyan was not polite at all. Jiang's father's face turned as black as charcoal. If Lu Chen hadn't been there, he would have slapped him long ago.
He actually cursed his son to have a short life. He was so impatient! "If you don't believe it, forget it!"
Jiang Hanyan rolled her eyes. Jiang Tianbao was a lawless and undisciplined person. Sooner or later he would get into trouble. She would have to take some time to look at Jiang Tianbao's face one day. Maybe he really had a short life.
"What Jiang Banxian? What are you doing again?" Jiang's father asked with a dark face.
This rebellious girl is lazy and good at nothing, how can she be a half-immortal? He is not that easy to fool.
"One night I dreamed of a Bodhisattva. She tapped my forehead and gave me some spiritual water from a jade bottle to drink. When I woke up, I could see many mysteries. Believe it or not!"
Jiang Hanyan made it up casually. This was how Meng Banxian of Fucheng explained it to the outside world, so she took it as a reference.
Jiang's father sneered, not believing it at all. He was too lazy to talk nonsense with his rebellious daughter, and left in a hurry with Jiang's mother.
The next night, Jiang's father came hurriedly with 30,000 yuan and the household registration book. He had 10,000 yuan of his own and borrowed 20,000 yuan. He told others that the interest rate was 3%, and he borrowed the money in just half a day.
"Xiao Lu, give this thirty thousand yuan to your friend."
Father Jiang took out three stacks of money from his bag and piled them on the table.
"I'll write a note."
Lu Chen went back to the room and took out a pen and paper. In front of Jiang's father, he quickly wrote the IOU. However, when he was halfway through, the pen ran out of ink. He shook it a few times but still couldn't write anything.
"I'll go get some water."
Lu Chen went back to the room to refill the ink and took away the half-written IOU. His movements were very natural and Jiang's father did not suspect anything and just sat and waited for him to come back.
"Where did you put the ink?"
Lu Chen asked in the room.
"It's in the drawer!" Jiang Hanyan answered casually.
"I can't find it. Come and look for it!"
Lu Chen said this, but his hands did not stop. He changed to another pen and wrote on the IOU, mainly a few key words, the loan amount and the name of the lender.
Jiang Hanyan muttered impatiently: "It's clearly in the drawer, your eyesight is not good, if I find it, you drink it!"
She walked into the house while muttering. Jiang's father and Dou Dou were staring at each other in the living room.
After Jiang Hanyan entered the house, she asked excitedly, "Is it done?"
This ink was specially made by her. As a medical student, it was easy for her to make some special ink. Moreover, her father taught her this cheating trick when she was very young.
"alright."
Lu Chen wrote the key words, blew on them a few times, and then asked, "How long can your ink last?"
"one day."
Jiang Hanyan stretched out a finger and would mysteriously disappear tomorrow.
Lu Chen curled the corners of his mouth and looked at her deeply. He didn't know where this woman learned all these things. She was more ruthless than an old veteran in cheating people.
"Here it is, right in the drawer. Just say you are blind!"
Jiang Hanyan said something pretentiously and then went out. It was only two minutes in total and Jiang's father didn't suspect anything.
Soon Lu Chen came out, holding the IOU and a refilled pen, and started writing again in front of Jiang's father. He signed his name and also asked for a fingerprint.
But there was no ink at home, so Lu Chen said he would go out to buy some. Jiang Hanyan said impatiently, "Where can you buy ink at night? Just apply the ink on your hands."
"Yes, yes, ink will do, too."
Jiang's father agreed that as long as there was a handprint, the color didn't matter. He felt more at ease since Lu Chen did it so formally.
Lu Chen smeared ink on his finger, left a clear handprint, and solemnly handed the IOU to Jiang's father.
Jiang's father read the IOU carefully and was very satisfied. It clearly stated the repayment time and interest. It was a very formal IOU. If Lu Chen could not pay the money back after one month, he could use this IOU to sue.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"The bank is closed tonight. I'll go open an account tomorrow and return it when it's done." Jiang Hanyan took the initiative to bring up the household registration booklet.
She has to apply for an ID card tomorrow and move out. Lu Chen said he has connections in the household registration department and can transfer the house to his name first.
Jiang's father hesitated for a moment and agreed, thinking that Jiang Hanyan would not be able to accomplish anything in one day. There were many procedures for transferring household registration and it would definitely not be done in one day. It should be about opening a real bank account.
"Are you really good at fortune-telling?" Jiang's father couldn't help but ask.
During the day, he set up a pork stall and asked people. Unexpectedly, this rebellious girl had a very famous reputation, overshadowing Meng Banxian. Jiang's father couldn't help but believe it a little.
It would be great if he could really give birth to a son. No matter how good Jiang Tianbao is, there is still a gap between us.
"certainly."
Jiang Hanyan had an arrogant look on her face. She had been talking about gossip three times a day during this period, and her reputation had spread beyond Fucheng. Today, a client from the neighboring county came to visit her because he had heard of her reputation.
"Can your mother and I really have a son?" Jiang's father was very excited. He was not too old, only in his early forties, so he could still have a son.
"If you are sincere, you can have a baby. Let's go to Doctor Zhou to get some medicine to regulate our body."
Jiang Hanyan's words were ambiguous. Jiang's mother's health was too poor to be sure whether she could give birth.
However, Jiang's father was calculating in his mind how much money it would cost to take care of his wife's health and how much it would cost to marry another wife. After much thought, he decided to take care of his wife's health first. If the woman didn't live up to his expectations, he would marry another one.
He will be able to earn tens of thousands of dollars soon, and he will be able to marry even a beautiful young lady.
Before the money came in, Jiang's father started having pipe dreams.
Jiang Hanyan saw it clearly, and her thoughts were beautiful, but she did not sympathize with Jiang's mother. She even had some expectations. Jiang's mother regarded her husband and son as the sky. If one day she was abandoned by her sky, how would this woman live? She only had disgust for her original body's parents, without a trace of affection.
After Jiang's father left, Jiang Hanyan and Lu Chen began to divide the money.
"Your nine thousand dollars."
Jiang Hanyan took out ten bills from a pile of money and gave the rest to Lu Chen. She looked at it reluctantly for a few seconds and resolutely turned her head away. She didn't feel any pain if she didn't see it. She still had 21,000 yuan.
"How are you going to deal with the Jiang family in a month?" Lu Chen took the money unceremoniously, in a good mood.
His foreign debt was reduced by another 9,000 yuan, leaving him with 106,000 yuan.
(End of this chapter)