Chapter 19

The First Uncle’s face turned black when he heard them say this; were they really going to put him on the spot and not let him down?

You have to know that almost everyone in the Sihe Academy was gathered here.

If he just walked away now, he would definitely be criticized.

The Deaf Old Lady, at this moment, decisively pretended to hear nothing, her face filled with an "it has nothing to do with me" expression.

"Chief Engineer Chen, no matter what, six hundred yuan is really too much."

"Can you lower it a bit, maybe pay five hundred or four hundred?"

"If it’s more than that, we really can't scrape it together..."

The First Uncle, pushed onto the stage, had no choice but to accept his fate.

He calculated carefully; if the Jia family and Sha Zhu could come up with a portion, then five hundred yuan could be scraped together.

And Chen Tian knew clearly that the Jia family couldn't possibly come up with that much money.

But if he could make the First Uncle and Sha Zhu suffer, he would be more than happy.

"No, we agreed on six hundred, so it’s six hundred."

"Either pay the money, or I’m going to the station now."

"And I’m doing this for the sake of your Jia family; if there’s one less mouth to feed in the future, your living pressure will be reduced quite a bit."

Chen Tian stood his ground and retorted.

The First Uncle’s face turned even blacker; he hadn't expected the other party to show no consideration at all.

You have to know that such a large sum of money would take even him half a year to save.

"Mother-in-law, stop sleeping, wake up quickly."

"Hurry up and take out your private savings, otherwise your grandson will have to go to jail."

Jia Jia Zhangshi woke up slowly, and as soon as she heard the word "money," she became anxious.

"You jinx, how dare you ask me for money!"

"How am I, a widow, supposed to find money!"

Hearing this, Qin Qin Huairu started crying again.

"When Jia Dongxu had his accident, didn't the factory pay a sum?"

"I remember that money was put away by you, wasn't it?"

Hearing this, Jia Jia Zhangshi’s face turned red, and her fat shook.

"What kind of nonsense are you spewing!"

"That’s the money exchanged for my son’s future!"

"That’s for my retirement, don't you dare have any ideas about it."

The First Uncle, seeing her still struggling, became impatient.

"Stop it, Aunt Zhang."

"What time is it now, and you’re still talking about your son’s future happiness?"

"Your grandson is about to be arrested, hurry up and take the money out!"

"You know Bang Geng is your grandson, you have responsibility in this too; instigation is also a crime!"

"Qin Qin Huairu, come with me to get the money!"

The First Uncle said this and dragged Qin Qin Huairu into the Jia family’s inner room.

And after digging out Jia Jia Zhangshi’s retirement money, the First Uncle’s eyes turned red!

He never expected that Jia Jia Zhangshi’s so-called retirement money would actually be three hundred yuan!

The other party was clearly rolling in money, yet she always pretended to be poor, letting others help them.

She even pretended to be hungry and thirsty every day, wandering around the courtyard.

This few hundred yuan was the compensation the factory paid for her son, Jia Jia Dongxu.

Back then, Jia Jia Dongxu spent a little at the hospital, and the rest was all kept by Jia Jia Zhangshi as private savings.

"Qin Huairu, I only have this much now."

Sha Zhu said, taking out a few dozen yuan from his pocket and handing it to Qin Qin Huairu.

This few dozen yuan was what he had saved before, and what he had borrowed from his sister, He Yushui.

The First Uncle, seeing this, felt even more angry.

You fool Sha Zhu, you have money but don't think about paying back debts!

But since it was said to be his last savings, the First Uncle couldn't argue with him.

And the remaining money could only be paid by the First Uncle himself.

After scraping together six hundred yuan, the First Uncle took it to Chen Tian.

At this moment, he couldn't be more depressed.

His retirement plan hadn't made any progress, and he had already spent so much money.

This was his savings from a long time.

Sha Zhu’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot; his last savings had been emptied out too.

"Sister Lou Xiaoe, thank you just now."

Chen Tian counted the money, not forgetting to thank Lou Lou Xiaoe on the side.

"Chief Engineer Chen, you don't have to be so polite with me!"

"I’ve long wanted to deal with these bastards; this can be considered venting some of my anger."

Xu Xu Damao smiled foolishly on the side; he was thrilled today.

The farce ended here, and everyone returned to their own courtyards.

Because her last savings had been emptied, Jia Jia Zhangshi simply lay on the ground, continuing to make a scene.

In the end, it was Sha Zhu and the First Uncle who dragged her back home.

Such a fat hag had exhausted them both.

And the reason she was so well-fed was all because of Sha Zhu, that simp.

The Second Uncle thought this, and immediately pondered how to curry favor with Chen Tian.

"You brat, call your wife over!"

In the front yard.

The Third Uncle said to his son, Yan Yan Jiecheng.

Ever since he learned of Chen Tian’s true identity, he had been calculating how to get on good terms with him.

Although he was just an elementary school teacher and didn't know how much power a so-called Senior Engineer had.

But he knew that the other party’s monthly salary was a few hundred yuan, not to mention the benefits.

How could any of that not be better than a teacher like himself?

And Chen Tian only had himself to support, so no matter how he spent that few hundred yuan salary, he couldn't finish it.

And he had seen Chen Tian’s strength today; he hit Jia Jia Zhangshi whenever he wanted, and no one dared to stop him.

This made the Third Uncle feel quite satisfied.

And the calculating Third Uncle naturally wouldn't try to oppose Chen Tian.

Not only that, he thought of a pretty good idea.

Chen Tian was a golden bachelor now.

A man, no matter how high his salary, couldn't do without a woman to help around the house.

Take laundry and cooking, for example; how could a rough man be as careful as a woman?

The Third Uncle immediately thought of having his daughter-in-law, Yu Li, apply.

You have to know that neither the First Uncle nor the Second Uncle had a daughter-in-law at home.

And the Jia family’s relationship with Chen Tian was so tense.

No matter what, he wouldn't agree to let Qin Qin Huairu help at his house.

Calculating this way, his daughter-in-law was the best candidate.

For example, washing clothes for a yuan or two, cooking a meal for a few cents; that added up to quite a bit of profit a month.

It would be enough for their family to live a good life too.

"Dad, what do you want with me?"

Yu Li wasn't very old, and her figure was very attractive.

"Daughter-in-law, go and talk to Chen Tian."

"Just say you’ll wash his clothes, help out, and clean up when you’re free."

"You saw it today; he’s a rich man now."

"And not only that, I heard the factory gives him a lot of good things every month."

"Go help him when you’re free, and get some things back while you’re at it."

Hearing this, the Third Aunt’s eyes lit up.

"Father of the children, your idea is really great!"

"If Yu Li goes to help, she might be able to get a lot of good things!"

Yan Yan Jiecheng, hearing this, didn't object; on the contrary, he was full of excitement.

"Indeed, Dad, Yu Li is so diligent, I believe Chen Tian won't refuse."

"Wife, go and help him; he definitely won't let you work for nothing!"

But regarding their suggestion, Yu Li felt a bit embarrassed.

"Will he agree?"

Regarding the Third Uncle’s suggestion, Yu Li felt a bit worried, but also inexplicably expectant.

Chen Tian was clean and handsome, and his family background seemed quite good; he was simply her ideal type.

If she weren't already married, she might have had ideas.

But being able to help him under this pretext, and seeing his face every day, didn't sound bad.

"It’s fine, I’ll go talk to him about this!"

"From now on, just be diligent and hang around his house whenever you can."

The Third Uncle was full of pride now; he also felt his idea was quite good.

"Then I’ll listen to Dad..."

Seeing the Third Uncle say this, Yu Li could only nod.

"Zhu, tell me, are you stupid? Why go and provoke him?"

"What does the Jia family’s business have to do with you? Is it worth being so devoted?"

The Deaf Old Lady was lecturing Sha Zhu in his house.

As she spoke, she hit the ground hard with her cane.

Sha Zhu, that big fool, was almost having his soul hooked away by Qin Qin Huairu.

"Grandma, look at what you’re saying?"

Hearing this, Sha Zhu was immediately unhappy.

"Look at how hard Qin Qin Huairu works; her family has so many people, and she supports them all by herself."

"And that kid Bang Geng, I really like him too; isn't it just stealing a few things? What’s the big deal?"

"If you ask me, the worst one is that Chen Tian!"

"He knows Qin Qin Huairu’s family can barely make ends meet, yet he still wants them to pay so much money!"

"How could the Jia family possibly come up with so much money? And I couldn't just watch that child go to jail, so I got hot-headed."

Sha Zhu felt he was full of heroic spirit at this moment.

"Hey, you’re getting cocky?"

"Don't you know what kind of life you’re living?"

"Why give people so much money when you have nothing to do?"