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Looking at Qin Huairu, who was in a threatening manner and acted as if she was in the right, Li Meng was extremely angry.

I've heard that when you borrow money, you act like a grandson, and when you pay it back, you act like a grandfather.

But can the old Jia family be so righteous when borrowing money for assistance?

If you don’t know, you might think that Li Meng’s family owed their family money.

"Li Meng, the uncle has something to say..."

"Fuck you." Li Meng rolled his eyes. "Qin Huairu, you keep saying uncle. Is uncle your father? Uncle's words are imperial decrees. Do I have to follow what he says? Wake up. This is a new society. The Qing Dynasty is over!"

Qin Huairu was stunned when she heard this, and even couldn't believe her ears. She pointed at Li Meng and said, "Li Meng, you... why are you swearing at me! Why can't you just say it nicely?"

"Swearing? If I wasn't afraid of having to pay for knocking out all your teeth, I would have slapped you!"

"I have changed my hukou to a city hukou, but I don't have the job of carrying heavy bags every day. Even if I make a thousand dollars a month, what does it have to do with your family? I also told you, Qin Huairu, from now on, not only can you not expect my family to support you anymore, but you have to pay back all the money you owed my wife!"

Li Meng counted with his fingers, "My wife has been taking over for two years. Since she started, she has borrowed five yuan from you every month. Sometimes she borrowed seven or eight yuan. The total is 133 yuan. I'll round off the zeros and you just need to pay me 140 yuan."

When Qin Huairu heard that not only would she not be helped but she had to pay it back, she felt like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "You rounded the number from 133 to 140!"

"You have to earn some interest if you deposit money in the bank, right? Borrowing money from your family is for emergency use. If you borrow money from a private loan shark, you will get more than that."

Li Meng smiled and said, "I won't make things difficult for your family. Your family is having a hard time, and everyone can see it. But this can't be an excuse for not paying back the money you owe. Go back and tell your man to pay back five dollars on time every month. Otherwise, I'll go to the steel mill and block them on payday. Let's see who will be embarrassed then."

"You are bullying me!" Qin Huairu was so angry that she cried.

Li Meng was so angry that he laughed again: "Qin Huairu, you and your family are all so awesome. My wife lent you money out of kindness, but now you're asking for it back. Is that bullying? Okay, I have nothing to say to you. Get out of here."

"you!"

Qin Huairu pursed her lips, wiped her tears and left. Li Meng locked the door and prepared to take a nap.

......

Middle Court.

When Qin Huairu returned home and told Jia Zhang about the situation, she was so angry that she jumped to her feet and her triangular eyes became bigger than cow's eyeballs.

"Hey? This damn bastard, the son of a family that has no descendants, dares to ask our family to pay back the money? And he wants to pay back five dollars every month? What right does he have?!"

Jia Zhang rolled up her sleeves and was about to go to the backyard to argue with Li Meng, but was stopped by her daughter-in-law.

"Mom, Li Meng is a man of many words. Didn't we see that when he first came here? We can't win over him. Let's wait until Dongxu gets off work tonight and then call an old man to go over and talk to him about this."

Jia Zhang thought for a moment and said, "That's right. Let's wait for Dongxu and the eldest master to come back. I don't believe that they can't cure a country bumpkin like him!"

Jia Zhang sat back on the kang, sewing the soles of shoes while muttering to herself, using all sorts of dirty words to utter out loud.

"Ouch!"

Inadvertently, she pierced her hand and started bleeding. Jia Zhang cursed even louder: "You are a cursed bastard! You are a bastard! It's all the fault of that bastard!"

......

In a flash, it was time to get off work.

Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai walked home together.

"Master, they say pretty boys have bad intentions. I think the newcomer Li Meng is not a good guy."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai laughed: "Dongxu, how come you cursed yourself when you cursed others? I think your face is quite white."

"Oh, Master, I was talking about him, why are you bringing this up on me?" Jia Dongxu smiled.

Yi Zhonghai sighed, "It seems that Li Meng is indeed not someone you can easily mess with. When he first arrived at the compound yesterday, he choked Third Auntie with words. He is quite good at putting accusations on others. This kind of person is a dagger hidden in his smiling face. Dongxu, if you can avoid provoking him, try not to."

Jia Dongxu was unhappy when he heard this, and said unconvincedly: "Master, what do you mean by this? Don't provoke him? Am I afraid of him?"

"You kid, how old are you, why are you still talking nonsense?" Yi Zhonghai scolded, "What are you afraid of? Li Meng is a bachelor who came to the city alone. He has no elderly or children at home, only a cheap wife. To put it bluntly, a barefoot man is not afraid of a man with shoes. If you provoke him, what if he gets angry one day? Don't you think it's worth it to provoke such a person?"

"That's true."

As they were talking, they arrived at the entrance of the alley. Jia Zhang was waiting in front of the courtyard gate.

As soon as he saw the two of them coming back, he went straight to greet them.

"Dongxu, he's a big boss. We can't live like this anymore. Someone is bullying our family!"

Jia Zhang started to cry, but it was just thunder without rain. Yi Zhonghai frowned and said, "Old sister-in-law, if you have anything to say, just tell me slowly. Won't you make the neighbors laugh at your crying?"

Jia Dongxu was anxious: "Mom, what's going on? Who bullied you? Tell me, I'll go find him!"

"Li Meng!" Jia Zhang said angrily, "It was Li Meng. I asked Huairu to ask him for five yuan this afternoon. His family used to give it to him every month, but now they suddenly stop paying. Don't you think this is immoral? He also asked you to pay five yuan back every month. Our family is already in such a difficult situation. If you pay back the money, you will die! And he even scolded your wife!"

Jia Zhang told the story truthfully, adding some exaggeration.

Jia Dongxu was furious: "Good boy, you bully my family! You even dared to talk about my wife's mother. If I don't give him a good beating today, I won't be able to vent my anger!"

"Dongxu!"

Yi Zhonghai hurriedly grabbed Jia Dongxu who was about to rush into the yard.

"Master, don't pull me! Damn, I'm not done with that grandson. If I don't beat him up today, I..."

"You beat the crap out of me!"

Yi Zhonghai grabbed him fiercely and shouted in a low voice: "No matter how much this matter is, you are still a creditor and I am here to collect the debt from your family. It is only natural for debtors to pay back. You are going to make trouble now? You can make trouble if you are right!"

"Why didn't I respond! I, I..."

The more Jia Dongxu spoke, the lower his voice became. He had grown up with Jia Zhang by his side, and was influenced by him. It was true that he revered his master, but it was also true that he had a distorted set of values.

In his opinion, it was unreasonable for Li Meng to not lend money but still ask for repayment.

But after being scolded by Yi Zhonghai, he finally realized that it was his own family that was in the wrong.

"Well, then he also scolded my wife..."

"What's wrong with scolding your wife? Isn't it common for neighbors to have a quarrel? Your mother scolds other residents every day. Can you make her pay money or apologize?"

"Let him apologize! It's wrong for a man like him to scold a woman!"

"Take a rest!" Yi Zhonghai glared at Jia Dongxu and said, "This is not the way to solve this problem. Go to your house first and wait for Chunmei to come home. I will go with you to her house to deal with this matter."