Chapter 251 \nâYou little bastard, where are you trying to go? Where are your parents?â\nWhen Granny Wang heard that there was no one at home, she immediately directed her anger towards him.
Wang Cheng condescendingly looked at her and said, âOf course, Iâm going to find my eldest uncle and aunt. The ones who want to borrow money from me are obviously them, yet theyâre urging an old woman to come to my door and make trouble. I want to know just how thick their skin is. Old lady, you can ignore me and continue to guard the door.â
Now that Granny Wang heard that he was going to find her eldest son and daughter-in-law, how could she sit still? She immediately stood up and tried to catch Wang Cheng, refusing to let him leave just like that.
Wang Cheng took a couple steps backwards and said to the two bodyguards: âWatch over the old lady. If she wants to stay in front of my house, let her stay. If anything happens to her, immediately send her to the health clinic for a thorough examination from a doctor. â
The last sentence was a warning from Wang Cheng. When it came to someone like Granny Wang who only knew how to make trouble, it was hard to guarantee that she wouldnât pretend to be injured by them. If she went that far, they should take her directly to the health clinic.
âAsshole, you come back!â
Granny Wang rushed towards him again, but this time, was held back by the two bodyguards. Naturally, the strength of them both was not something Granny Wang could break free from. When Granny Wang saw Wang Cheng walk away without sparing a backwards glance, she suddenly attempted to throw herself on the ground with a cry. However, she was immediately picked up by a bodyguard.
âAre you not feeling well? We will send you to the health center immediately,â A bodyguard said. The two of them then worked together to carry Granny Wang to the health center.
Granny Wang didnât want to go to the health clinic, so she asked them to let her go. However, the bodyguards did not respond.
A few onlookers followed them to the health clinic, but most of them followed Wang Cheng to Wang Hongweiâs home.\nHowever, at a distance of a hundred meters, Li, who had been keeping an eye on Wang Cheng and his family, came out when Wang Cheng arrived. She knew that Wang Cheng was different from Papa and Mama Wang, and it would be impossible to use an emotional method on him. This could be seen through his treatment of Granny Wang.
So, when Wang Cheng walked to the door, Li greeted him with a smile, repeatedly calling him nephew in front of everyone. After calling him affectionately for a while, she finally invited Wang Cheng to sit inside.
Wang Cheng interrupted her and said straightforwardly: âNo need â I came here today mainly to solve an issue. I hear that my eldest uncle and aunt want to borrow 300,000 yuan from me? I am a realistic person. It is fine if you want to borrow from me, but just documentary evidence is not enough. Do I have to wait for even ten or more years until you are willing to pay it back? There is no such cheap thing in the world, and I believe no one else would agree to such a thing, right?â
A middle-aged man in the crowd suddenly stood up and said: âI believe he is right. In the beginning, a relative of mine also asked to borrow 50,000 yuan. However, even though there was written evidence, they dragged it out for many years. After they had the money to build their house, they didnât have the money to pay the loan back. Taking advantage of the fact that they are relatives, they even made all sorts of excuses when I came to their door.â
âMe too. My relatives borrowed five yuan from me, and agreed to return it to me after three months. As a result, as soon as those three months passed, they couldnât be found again and didnât answer their phone.â
This remark immediately resonated with everyone, and many others stood up to talk about their bitter past. Some did not have written evidence, so as a result, it was extremely difficult to get the other party to admit the loanâs existence. In the end, the relatives did not have to pay it back
The wind of public opinion fell to Wang Chengâs side at once.
Liâs face was green. She had guessed various strategies Wang Cheng might use, but didnât expect that he would stir up a crowd of onlookers.
âAuntie, I donât think you can make this decision on your own. Itâs better to call my eldest uncle and eldest cousin out. They are the ones who are short on money, but instead of showing up, theyâre letting you, a woman, take the fall for them. Those who wouldnât know might think that they are tortoises retreating into their shells, only daring to rely on a woman to ask for money.â Wang Cheng smiled as he set her up. When everyone heard Wang Chengâs words, they remembered that, though this matter had been occurring the last few days, they hadnât seemed to have seen Wang Hongwei and Wang Ningkai come forward.
The middle-aged man asked, âYes, Eldest Sister-in-law Wang, why havenât I seen Eldest Brother Wang and your son at all? They should be at home, right? Why are you here alone, should it be that they really donât dare to come out? Isnât it too much for a man to let a woman come forward in his stead?â\nâYeah, yeah!â
Li quickly explained, âEveryone, stay calm. In fact, my familyâs Hongwei and Ningkai went to the city the day before yesterday. Everyone knows that our family needs money now. We will be uneasy if the workersâ money is not returned, so they had to go out and find a way to raise money.â
Wang Cheng discovered that Li was smart, for once. Her words implied that they were not willing to borrow money, so they had to leave their home in the village to find other ways to raise money. However, that ounce of cleverness was not an obstacle for him. Without giving others a chance to think, he immediately said, âSo, my eldest uncle and eldest cousin are going to sell that house in the city?â
âOf course not,â Li immediately retorted.
Wang Cheng said: âAuntie can call my eldest uncle and eldest cousin back. Am I not willing to lend you money now? Let me put it this way: my eldest cousinâs place in the city has an estimated market price of 1 million. If I directly lend you one million, you can temporarily mortgage the house to me. I wonât count interest. Then, we will sign a contract. It would say something about how if you donât pay me back within one year, the house will belong to me. Does this cause you any losses?â
âThis idea sounds good. One million is not a small amount, so if interest was being counted, the loan would increase a lot within a year,â The middle-aged man echoed.
Li grew a little flustered. âWe are not going to sell the house.â
âI know, madam, Iâm just asking you to mortgage the house. As long as you pay back the money, the house will still be yours. Unless, you donât plan to pay it back â thatâs a different matter. It feels like Iâm pushing three times and youâre resisting four times*. Should it be that you didnât plan to repay the money at all? This must be why youâre always emphasizing that you wonât sell the house,â Wang Cheng said.
[T/N: push three and resist four = to dodge/avoid a matter, or to make excuses so as not to face something.]
The gazes of the onlookers who were looking at Li suddenly changed. Debts must be repaid, even within a family.
\n[T/N: choosing a day is worse than hitting the sun = go with the flow]
On the other side, Li immediately called Wang Hongwei and her son after returning to the house â they were indeed not in the Guanâs Village. However, instead of going out to raise money, they had left to avoid the limelight. The father and son were worried that Papa and Mama Wang would come to their door after Granny Wang went to squat in front of their house, so they left early on.
Upon learning that Li had actually made such a promise in public, Wang Hongwei was so angry that he scolded Li; even Wang Ningkai was a little angry.
Li knew that this had brought trouble. If they openly discussed with Wang Cheng, Granny Wangâs plan would be put to fire. So now, the only way was to drag things out. However, they didnât have much time, so the next move was to let Granny Wang work hard to continue making trouble, and cause more trouble for the future.
The family of three discussed across the phone for half an hour. After Li hung up, she went out to see Granny Wang. When she arrived, she found Granny Wang surrounded by two bodyguards. Since there were people around, there was no way for her to discuss things with the old lady. What could she do?
Li anxiously stood nearby. However, she didnât realize that Wang Cheng, who was standing on his second floor balcony, had already seen her. After thinking for a moment, he realized her purpose. He suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of a good method.
Li didnât stand there for long, and went back five or six minutes later.
Somehow, she persuaded Wang De*, who was more concerned about how they appeared in front of others, to come after a while. The two arrived at the door of Wang Chengâs house.
[T/N: Grandpa Wang]
At the same time, Bodyguard A also secretly left under Wang Chengâs signal. His target was Liâs home.