Siheyuan: After traveling through time, who can still be an honest person?

Ruan Mei reluctantly told Cao Yue her name and address.

When Cao Yue heard that the place she lived in was not a cheap public housing, he knew that Ruan Mei had not yet become neighbors with the Fang sisters.

"Get in the car and take me to see where you live."

"What about my bicycle?" Ruan Mei asked weakly.

Cao Yue glanced at the bicycle lying on the ground and said speechlessly, "Can you call this a bicycle? It makes noises everywhere except the bell. It's just a pile of scrap metal! Well, I'm kind-hearted and will give you a discount of 100 yuan, which will be deducted from the 30,000 yuan."

After saying that, he picked up the bicycle with his feet, grabbed the body and threw it to the side of the road.

With a loud bang, the bicycle disintegrated into parts.

"Oh, we can make a lot of money by selling scrap metal!" Ruan Mei felt so distressed that she wanted to pick up the broken bicycle.

"Come with me quickly, or I will make you pay me 50,000 yuan!" Cao Yue said with a cold face.

"Okay, okay, I'll go. You don't have to pay extra money." Ruan Mei got into the car with grievance.

On the road.

Cao Yue glanced at Ruan Mei and asked, "Who else is in your family?"

Ruan Mei's face was filled with sorrow. She curled up in her seat and said in a low voice, "It's just me and my mother-in-law."

"Don't worry about the compensation issue. How about this, since you have no money now, you can pay in installments. Give me one hundred yuan per month, and I will pay it off in 30 years." Cao Yue said in a gentle voice.

Upon hearing this, Ruan Mei perked up and retorted, "That's not right. I pay one hundred yuan a month, which means one thousand two hundred yuan a year. How can it be thirty years? It's only twenty-five years!"

At this point, Ruan Mei panicked and said, "You don't want to charge me interest, do you?"

Cao Yue was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay, twenty-five years."

Only then did Ruan Mei feel relieved.

Cao Yue was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. As expected of a little Jew, he was very sensitive about money figures.

Halfway through the journey, they passed a store. Cao Yue got out of the car and took Ruan Mei to buy some supplements and fruits, which they put in the back seat.

Five minutes later, under Ruan Mei's guidance, Cao Yue parked the car in front of a dilapidated three-story building.

Ruan Mei watched Cao Yue get out of the car carrying the gift and asked carefully, "Why are you carrying that thing?"

"It's my first time visiting and there are elders at home. How can I come empty-handed?" Cao Yue said as a matter of course.

Ruan Mei was about to cry: "Don't do this, I can't afford it."

"I didn't ask you to pay it back, it's free!"

"Free..."

When Ruan Mei heard it was free, she stroked her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Yue smiled inwardly, the little Jew didn’t know that free things are the most expensive!

"Be careful, things are a bit chaotic these days." Ruan Mei reminded with a blushing face.

The corridor is narrow and messy, with a lot of waste paper boxes, cans, bottles and other garbage piled up.

Cao Yue frowned as he watched Ruan Mei living in such an environment.

When they arrived at their residence, Ruan Mei worriedly warned, "My mother-in-law is old, so don't tell her that I owe you money."

"understood."

Cao Yue nodded impatiently and agreed, and Ruan Mei then took out the key and opened the door.

"Grandma, I'm back."

After Ruan Mei opened the door, she shouted into the house.

"Amei, you're back."

Granny Ruan came out of the room and was startled to see Cao Yue carrying a lot of bags. She asked, "Amei, are there guests coming?"

"This is……"

Ruan Mei was about to introduce Cao Yue when she remembered that she didn't even know his name.

"Hello, mother-in-law, my name is Cao Yue, and I'm Ruan Mei's friend." Cao Yue greeted with a smile.

"Hey, Mei, why didn't you tell me in advance that your friend was coming to your house?"

Granny Ruan warmly invited Cao Yue to sit down.

Cao Yue put his things down, followed Granny Ruan and sat on the sofa, smiling, "Granny, I am sorry to bother you."

Granny Ruan looked at the handsome and tall Cao Yue, and she became more and more pleased. She asked, "Ah Yue, how did you get to know my Ah Mei?"

Cao Yue glanced at Ruan Mei who was trying to wink at him, and turned back to say, "We met by chance on the road, and that's how we became friends."

Granny Ruan smiled and said, "My daughter, A-Mei, has been well behaved since she was young. You are the first male friend she brought home."

Ruan Mei stepped forward embarrassedly and said, "Mother-in-law, why are you saying this?"

"Tell the truth." Granny Ruan said, "Ah Mei, go get Ah Yue a bottle of soda."

"Soda?"

Ruan Mei was reluctant to part with it and wanted to say that she had no more, but then she thought of Cao Yue's identity as a creditor and the fact that he had bought so many gifts, so she went to the kitchen refrigerator and got a bottle of soda.

"Here you go." Ruan Mei opened the bottle cap and handed the soda to Cao Yue.

The room was stuffy and Ruan Mei was afraid of wasting electricity, so she didn't even want to turn on the fan. Cao Yue felt thirsty, so he took the soda bottle and drank it all in one gulp.

"Not bad, any more? Another bottle!"

Cao Yue stuffed the empty bottle into Ruan Mei's hand without any hesitation.

"One more bottle?" Ruan Mei saw Cao Yue was getting more and more demanding, and quickly shook her head and said, "No more, no more, there is only one bottle left in the refrigerator."

"Amei, there's nothing left in the refrigerator. Go out and buy a few more bottles. Buy some vegetables as well. Let Ayue stay at home for lunch."

Ruan Mei was anxious because of her mother-in-law's words, and she hurriedly said, "Mother-in-law, Mr. Cao has a big business to discuss this afternoon, so he doesn't have time."

"Really?" Grandma Ruan looked at Cao Yue disappointedly.

Cao Yue nodded and said, "Mother-in-law, I do have something to do today. I will come to see you in two days."

"We are moving into our new home on Friday. We applied for public housing, and the government finally approved it a few days ago," said Grandma Ruan happily.

When Ruan Mei heard her mother-in-law talk about this, her face changed.

Cao Yue stared at Ruan Mei and asked with a half-smile: "Amei, so you are moving to a new house!"

Ruan Mei said with a bitter face: "I wanted to tell you later."

"Grandma, I'll come to help you move and get to know the house by the way." Cao Yue said to Grandma Ruan.

"Okay, A Yue, thank you for your help." Granny Ruan seemed to have a liking for Cao Yue and fell in love with him at first sight.

Looking at Cao Yue, then at his granddaughter, the smile in his eyes became even more intense.

"Okay, mother-in-law, the time is up. I'll take Mr. Cao downstairs." Ruan Mei felt uneasy when her mother-in-law looked at her, so she quickly signaled to Cao Yue that it was time to leave.

Cao Yue stood up and said, "Grandma, take care of yourself. I'll come to see you in a couple of days."

……

After going downstairs, Cao Yue asked fiercely: "Luckily I went home with you, otherwise I would have let you run away and who would I ask for my money from?"

"You can only judge a person by his appearance, but not by his heart. No wonder people say that the prettier a woman is, the more likely she is to lie."

Ruan Mei heard Cao Yue praise her beauty, raised her head and secretly glanced at Cao Yue, then quickly lowered her head and whispered: "You blackmailed me first, don't think I don't understand, it doesn't cost 30,000 yuan to repair the car, and your car is not a new car at all."

"What about the loss of wages? I make a few hundred yuan per second, and you delayed me for an hour. You decide how much you should compensate me!" Cao Yue said righteously.

Ruan Mei bit her lip and said nothing. She watched Cao Yue drive away and then went back upstairs.

Granny Ruan smiled and said, "Amei, the young man you brought home today is quite good."

Ruan Mei knew that her mother-in-law had misunderstood her. After thinking about it, she finally told her mother-in-law about her relationship with Cao Yue. However, she did not dare to say that Cao Yue asked her to pay 30,000 yuan, which was a tenfold reduction.

Grandma Ruan was even happier. She looked at her ignorant granddaughter and reminded her, "Amei, grandma is old and can't spend much time with you. You should find a good man to take care of you."

Ruan Mei thought of her illness, shook her head and said, "Mother-in-law, he is a rich man, not the same as us, and I am sick, why should I ask for trouble?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Ruan sighed deeply.

……

Two days later, Cao Yue drove a red Mercedes-Benz to Ruan Mei's building.

Ruan Mei was directing the people from the moving company to move the furniture downstairs. When she saw Cao Yue really coming, she was both happy and distressed.

"Have you changed to a new car?" Ruan Mei looked at Cao Yue's new red car with an envious look.

"I've taken my old car in for repair. Is there anything I can help you with?" Cao Yue asked.

"No need. I spent three hundred dollars to hire a moving company. You'd better keep an eye on your car. It's a mess here. Don't let anyone scratch your new car."

Ruan Mei believed that Cao Yue was a rich young man who lived a life of luxury and could change his car at will, so she dared not ask him to do any work.