Chapter 818: 812. A Pregnant Woman Collects a Debt (Please Subscribe and Vote with Monthly Tickets)

Early the next morning, Meng Shu took out the two hundred thousand or so in bank cards from his home, keeping about a few tens of thousands for emergencies.

Adding in the money his son and the others had saved over these years, even without counting the extra, there was at least two hundred thousand; four or five hundred thousand was almost enough for a down payment. Although in Shancheng one could still only buy a mediocre house, it was barely enough.

Today happened to be his son's day off, so Meng Gu opened the door quickly. Seeing it was his father, Meng Gu was somewhat surprised; Meng Shu rarely came over here.

But he soon thought of something, and his heart felt as if it had been struck by something, feeling quite uncomfortable.

After welcoming his father into the house and just as they sat down, Meng Shu asked, "Where is Xiaomin? Why don't I see her?"

Now that his daughter-in-law was eight months pregnant and nearing labor, perhaps because of this, she had some prenatal anxiety, which was why she had been pushing Meng Gu so hard during this period.

She was currently on maternity leave, so she should be at home right now.

"She went for a prenatal checkup," Meng Gu said.

"Hm? Why didn't you go with her? You let a pregnant woman go for a checkup alone? What if something happens?" Meng Shu glared immediately.

Meng Gu was still somewhat afraid of his old man, so he said with a guilty conscience, "I told her I would accompany her, but she wouldn't let me, and I also overslept this morning; Xiaomin had adjusted the alarm clock."

"You, oh you." Meng Shu originally wanted to scold him a couple of times, but thinking that his son was grown up, he simply mentioned it briefly.

He pulled a bank card from his bosom and placed it on the table. "There are two hundred and thirty thousand in here. Although it's not a lot, it should barely be enough for now. Once I get the money owed back, I'll give it to you."

Seeing this card, Meng Gu could no longer hold back. "Dad, forget it, there's no need. You should keep this money; Mom still needs money over there, and we aren't in a rush here.

Xiaomin has just been a bit anxious lately, which is why she's been in such a hurry. Everything will be fine after the baby is born."

"What nonsense are you talking about? This is what you should be doing. Since she married you, you should provide her with a home; this is the bare minimum," Meng Shu said, taking a deep breath.

Just as the father and son were arguing about the money, Meng Shu's phone suddenly rang.

Seeing the caller ID, Meng Shu raised an eyebrow and hurriedly answered it.

"Manager Wang, hello, hello," Meng Shu said cautiously.

This was the manager of the company that owed the money, and this money required his approval before it could be given to Meng Shu.

Originally, Meng Shu thought this Manager Wang was going to pay up—if not the full amount, at least a portion—but he didn't expect Manager Wang to start off with a barrage of insults.

"Meng Shu, you really are something. It's just three million, isn't it? Huh? Was it necessary? Heh, to actually have your daughter-in-law come to the company to cause trouble, you really are something else," Manager Wang's voice was filled with rage.

Meng Shu was a bit stunned at first, but upon hearing about his daughter-in-law, he was shocked and could no longer afford to be polite.

"Manager Wang, you had better not touch my daughter-in-law, or I won't be finished with you." At this moment, there was a murderous look in Meng Shu's eyes.

He was a man who had experienced life and death, and even more so, had been through a hail of bullets. If it weren't for the fact that he had been in prison before and his wife had been left with chronic illnesses, he wouldn't have been so docile for such a long time.

"You're threatening me now? Heh, I'd like to see what you can do to me. I was originally thinking of pitying you and settling a portion of the remaining money for you, but now... heh, not a single cent. I said so." Hearing that Meng Shu actually dared to threaten him, Manager Wang flew into a rage.

After saying that, he hung up the phone abruptly.

Meng Shu couldn't care about anything else and prepared to leave immediately.

Meng Gu had heard it too and hurriedly asked, "Dad, what's wrong? What happened to Xiaomin?"

"Xiaomin went to Changhai to collect the debt." Meng Shu's face was full of anxiety; one had to know that Xiaomin was already eight months pregnant, and at this time, even a small mishap could cause very bad consequences.

Once these words were out, Meng Gu also hurriedly followed him as they ran.

Just as the father and son were rushing toward Changhai Real Estate Company, a group of people had already arrived; it was Zhang Ran and his party.

After Zhang Ran made his decision, He Yong had already arranged for many connections within the country to start gathering information on Meng Shu's situation—not just Meng Shu himself, but his family, friends, and so on.

They needed to re-evaluate Meng Shu's situation; to say nothing else, they at least needed to know if Meng Shu still met the conditions set by Zhang Ran.

The first point was loyalty, but this point could be set aside for the time being; Meng Shu still had a bit of credibility, so they could slowly re-examine him.

The second point was the changes in him over these years. If he had become an unscrupulous person, then let alone recruiting him again, Zhang Ran not sending him in would already be a great kindness.

Therefore, not only Meng Shu himself, but everyone around him was on the list to be investigated, and at the same time, there were people observing them at all times.

Originally, Zhang Ran was prepared to go find Meng Shu directly. Based on the current data, Meng Shu was at least still acceptable and hadn't done anything wicked.

But just as they were about to set off, they received news that Meng Shu's daughter-in-law had gone to the real estate company to cause a scene.

Zhang Ran thought for a moment and decided to come and take a look first.

Arriving here, he saw that Xiaomin wasn't doing anything else; she was just holding up a large sign by herself, on which was written that Changhai Company refused to pay the money owed to migrant workers.

Coupled with the fact that she was a pregnant woman, this led to quite a few people watching from the sidelines, attracting a lot of attention.

And Xiaomin kept loudly saying something, which was all about them owing money and not paying it back.

The security guards saw that Xiaomin was a pregnant woman, and her belly was so big, so they were also tied up and didn't dare to actually touch her.

Otherwise, if something really happened, they would also have to bear the responsibility.

However, just at this moment, Manager Wang came down, pointed at two of the security guards, and cursed angrily, "What is the company paying you for? Now that someone is here causing trouble, you're just standing on the side watching the show, aren't you? Do you still want to keep your jobs?"

"She's a pregnant woman, we don't dare..." Before the security captain could finish his sentence, Manager Wang said impatiently, "I don't care what the reason is. Now, immediately, right now, make her get out of my sight.

If the company suffers losses because of this incident, you won't be able to escape responsibility either. Do you hear me?"

Manager Wang's tone became increasingly angry, especially as more and more onlookers gathered, making his mood even more irritable. If the matter blew up, it would be the worst for him.

Several security guards were somewhat helpless, but they didn't want to lose this job, so they could only steel themselves and walk over.