Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Chapter 347

Did Mom find out? Did she find out that she gave Grandpa money to buy building materials?

Originally, Zhao Da'e told Cheng Jinxiang that he knew a friend who was in the building materials business, and that he could talk to that friend to get the materials first to build the house, and then pay him back later when he had the money. He wanted his mother to entrust the building materials business to him.

In reality, she didn't know any friends in the building materials business at all. She was lying to her mother because she didn't want her to worry about building materials, which would cost several thousand yuan. Zhao Da'e knew that Cheng Jinxiang didn't have any money on her, and she also knew that Cheng Jinxiang wouldn't accept it if she asked her to give the money. So Zhao Da'e made up this reason to lie to Cheng Jinxiang.

In fact, she went to her great-grandfather to ask him to buy building materials, which cost her about five thousand yuan.

Zhao Da'e thought she had done something foolproof and that Cheng Jinxiang wouldn't notice, but little did she know that her mother already knew.

In fact, it was Zhao Tingming who told Cheng Jinxiang. Although Zhao Da'e was precocious and capable of making money, Zhao Tingming felt that this matter should not be left to a child, so he told Cheng Jinxiang everything, including the cost of five thousand yuan for building materials.

Cheng Jinxiang felt terrible after hearing this. She didn't want her daughter to be so obedient and sensible; she also wanted her daughter to be more cheerful and carefree like a normal child. She also blamed herself for being powerless and unable to help her daughter in any way.

That's why she's so eager to get the money back today. She asked for several thousand, almost ten thousand yuan, and at the very least, she wanted to get back five thousand yuan so that she could return that five thousand yuan to the goose and let it continue to use the money for business.

Cheng Jinxiang wanted her family to be a support system for Zhao Da'e, not a burden to her.

“Big Goose, Mom will definitely get this money back,” Cheng Jinxiang promised Zhao Big Goose. Zhao Big Goose smiled and nodded, “Yes, I believe Mom.”

The mother and daughter walked quickly, leaving Zhao Tiesheng to follow slowly behind.

"Hey, you two, wait for me, don't walk so fast!" Zhao Tiesheng chased after them, and after catching up, he naturally took Zhao Dage's hand.

The moment he took the goose's hand, Zhao Tiesheng felt a little dazed. It had been a long time since he had held the goose's hand like this, and his family rarely walked like this anymore.

This feeling was wonderful. Zhao Tiesheng felt happy and content. If he could ignore the worries of lending money to Zhao Chunqin and building a new house, he would really enjoy this moment.

On the other side, when Zhao Chunqin returned to her workplace, Li Qingmin immediately appeared, grabbed Zhao Chunqin's hand, and said anxiously, "Wife, do you know about Second Brother's visit? Now everyone is saying that we are ungrateful bastards, that we borrowed money from Second Brother but didn't pay them back."

Li Qingmin spoke too fast and didn't notice Li Qingfeng, the leader next to him, for a moment. By the time he noticed, Li Qingmin had already finished speaking.

The moment Li Qingmin saw Li Qingfeng, he felt like the sky was falling. It was all over. Things had happened too fast. He didn't even notice that there was someone next to his wife, and that person was his boss.

If your boss finds out that you and your wife owe money to others and haven't paid it back, will he become suspicious about why you borrowed so much money and it affect your promotion?

Li Qingmin smiled somewhat awkwardly at Li Qingfeng, "Hello, Section Chief Li, you're here too."

Zhao Chunqin sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. Seeing her husband's pathetic state, she knew she had to speak up for him.

"Qingmin, don't worry. Section Chief Li trusts us. It's not like we borrowed money from Second Brother. It's clearly a lie Second Brother told us when he couldn't borrow money from us, which caused everyone in the unit to misunderstand us."

As Zhao Chunqin spoke, she winked at Li Qingmin. Li Qingmin immediately understood. He clapped his hands, looking deep in thought, and said, "Chunqin, what's wrong with my second brother? Over the years, we've lent them 40,000 yuan, but he's still not satisfied. Today he came to ask us for money again. But when they came to us a few days ago, we had already lent them several hundred yuan. Yet, a few days later, they came to borrow money again, but we've already lent out the few hundred yuan we had left. Where would we get the money to lend them? I never expected that my second brother would come to bother us when he can't borrow money, talking about the money we owe them."

Zhao Chunqin pinched the flesh on her thigh, and her eyes reddened instantly. She choked up and said, "Qingmin, don't say anymore. After all, he is my second brother. He helped me a lot with my college expenses. It is only right for me to support him and lend him money. It is my fault for being useless and not earning enough money."

Zhao Chunqin blamed herself for everything, betting that her upright leader would definitely speak up for her after he couldn't stand it anymore.

As expected, Li Qingfeng patted Zhao Chunqin on the shoulder and comforted her, "Don't be sad, you two. Leave this to me. I'll explain to everyone what happened to you. I believe everyone is a person who can distinguish right from wrong and knows who is right and who is wrong. They won't misunderstand you. I'll also ask the security guards to be more careful and not let your second brother's family in to cause trouble."

With Li Qingfeng's promise, Zhao Chunqin felt relieved. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the leader intervened, she wouldn't have to worry that Zhao Tiesheng's visit during this crucial period would affect her family's promotion to deputy section chief.

After Li Qingfeng left, he went over to greet everyone and spoke up for Zhao Chunqin, explaining that Zhao Tiesheng and his group came because they wanted Zhao Chunqin's money, and that they had slandered her when they couldn't get the money. The others would naturally fill in the blanks in their minds after hearing this, and in no time, their gazes toward Zhao Chunqin changed from contempt to pity.

After all, in Li Qingfeng's words, Zhao Chunqin appeared to be a victim. People tend to be more forgiving towards victims.

Zhao Chunqin enjoyed this feeling. When someone came to comfort her and spoke ill of Zhao Tiesheng, she would take the opportunity to defend him, saying, "Xiao Su, he is, after all, my second brother. Blood is thicker than water. He must have had no choice but to ask me for money. So please don't say such things about him."

Hearing this, Xiao Su felt even more sorry for Zhao Chunqin. She sighed and said indignantly, "Chunqin, you're just too easygoing. That's why they take advantage of you. Don't lend them money next time. People are never satisfied. The more money you lend them, the more they think it's their right. When you ask for the money back, will they pay you back? I bet they won't. People like them who are ungrateful won't remember your kindness. They'll only think that what you did was right and that taking your money is their due. You should stay away from people like that and never lend them money again to feed their greed."

Zhao Chunqin: ...Although she knew the other person meant well, she still felt like they were insulting her.

Zhao Chunqin pressed Xiao Su's hand down, feeling embarrassed, and said, "Xiao Su, stop talking. Let's get back to work. Don't let these people affect our work."

Seeing this, Xiao Su felt that Zhao Chunqin was too soft-hearted. She sighed and went to work, after all, today's work was still very heavy.

Before returning to his workstation, Li Qingmin gave Zhao Chunqin a thumbs-up. His wife was amazing; she resolved the crisis with just a few words.

Zhao Chunqin was in a good mood upon seeing this; she hadn't expected that telling a little lie by accident would yield such a result.

At this time, the other side

Zhao Tiesheng held the newly bought banner and looked at the large characters written with a brush on it: "Zhao Chunqin owes 40,000 yuan, pay it back quickly!"

He hesitated and said, "Jinxiang, do we really have to stand in front of Chunqin's workplace with this banner on?"

Cheng Jinxiang was displeased. "What? If you feel sorry for her, go back to her. Don't help us, mother and daughter."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tiesheng immediately became anxious and quickly explained, "Jinxiang, what are you saying? I'm not on Chunqin's side right now; I'm one of yours. It's just that I feel a little embarrassed wearing this banner."

The thought of having to wear this banner and have so many people see it made Zhao Tiesheng blush; he felt a little embarrassed.

Cheng Jinxiang didn't think much of it, but when she remembered what Zhao Chunqin had said to her boss, which turned around and slandered her whole family, Cheng Jinxiang was furious. "If Zhao Chunqin insists on being so ruthless, then don't blame us for being heartless. If she doesn't pay back the money, then I'll make a big deal out of it."

Cheng Jinxiang not only wanted to buy a horizontal banner, but also a loudspeaker. This was a loudspeaker that could record audio; if you spoke into the loudspeaker, it would automatically repeat the same sentence. Cheng Jinxiang thought it was useful, so he bought it, even though it cost him a little money.

Zhao Da'e cheered from the sidelines, shouting, "Go, Mom! Go, Dad!"

Even Zhao Xiaojuan was caught up in the atmosphere, making excited noises.

The whole family, full of energy, arrived at Zhao Chunqin's workplace again, carrying banners and loudspeakers.

Zhao Da'e sat on the ground holding up one of the horizontal poles, while Zhao Tiesheng sat on the ground holding up another horizontal pole. Cheng Jinxiang took a megaphone and turned on a super loud loop, "Zhao Chunqin owes us 40,000 yuan. When are you going to pay it back? Zhao Chunqin, pay it back now!"

Cheng Jinxiang, tired of standing, sat on the ground like Zhao Da'e and his daughter Zhao Tiesheng, holding a loudspeaker. She didn't believe the people in the building were deaf and couldn't hear anything.

When the security guard saw this large family again, he felt a wave of dizziness. Why were they here again? And not only were they here, this time they brought a megaphone and a banner! What were they up to? Were they trying to cause trouble?!

The security guards rushed over, trying to shoo them away. "Why are you still here? And what are you bringing? Good heavens! Stop causing trouble at the gate and leave now. This is really bad for our company's reputation."

But the family didn't move an inch, as if they had agreed to stay there. Unless Zhao Chunqin came over, no one could get them to move.

As the pillar of the family, Cheng Jinxiang said, "Our family will not leave unless Zhao Chunqin pays back the money she owes."

The loudspeaker was still playing this recording: "Zhao Chunqin owes us 40,000 yuan. When are you going to pay it back? Zhao Chunqin, pay us back now!"

The security guards tried to persuade him to leave, but to no avail. He was alone, while the other side had three people. They tried to drive the other side away.

Upstairs, someone stared wide-eyed at the banner that Cheng Jinxiang's family had set up. The person nudged the person next to them, "Look, what are they doing? Section Chief Li said that their whole family came to cause trouble for Xiao Zhao. They asked Xiao Zhao for money but when he refused, they accused him of borrowing money from them. But now they're doing this, with a banner and a megaphone. I think there might be something going on."

The person next to Zhao Chunqin glanced at her furtively and whispered, "Someone from Xiao Zhao's family is definitely lying. I think it might be Xiao Zhao herself. You've known her for years, don't you know her? She seems glamorous on the surface, but her character is terrible. Just the other day, I accidentally bumped into her, and even after I apologized, she yelled at me and rolled her eyes at me. Another time, I brought fruit to work, and she took it without my permission. There are many other little things I can't explain. And once, I forgot my money and asked Xiao Zhao to borrow some for food, but she refused and said I definitely wouldn't pay it back."

"Think about it, Xiao Zhao is usually such a stingy person, how could she be so generous as to lend money to others, and even claim that she lent tens of thousands to her second brother? I think what she said is all bullshit. On the contrary, her second brother's family seems more honest and reliable, much better than Xiao Zhao."

Another person chimed in, "Yes, I also think Xiao Zhao lied, but we shouldn't say anything. Even Section Chief Li is speaking up for Xiao Zhao, so we shouldn't get involved."

Everyone in the unit saw the banner through the windows, and it immediately became a hot topic of discussion.

Some say Zhao Chunqin is lying, while others say there might be something hidden. In any case, Zhao Chunqin's face was extremely pale, and where no one could see, she clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.

This second brother and his family are really relentless. They came to see her at noon, and they came again in the afternoon!

Even Li Qingfeng came. He looked at Zhao Chunqin with a complicated expression and asked, "Little Zhao, tell me the truth, did your second brother really borrow the money from you? You're not lying to me, are you? Judging from your second brother's actions, isn't there some misunderstanding?"

Zhao Chunqin gritted her teeth, her fingernails digging into her palms until it hurt. When she looked up, her eyes were red and brimming with tears. She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said painfully, "Section Chief Li, don't you believe me either? How was I supposed to know that my second brother's family would be so extreme, setting up banners downstairs and even using a megaphone like this?"

Seeing Zhao Chunqin like this, Li Qingfeng's heart also leaned a little towards Zhao Chunqin, but he always felt that something was wrong with this matter. However, it was ultimately a family matter, and he couldn't interfere too much.

Li Qingfeng sighed, walked over, patted Zhao Chunqin on the shoulder, and said, "Xiao Zhao, this is your family matter after all. Why don't you go down and have a good talk with your second brother? They're causing trouble in front of our workplace, and the security guards can't get rid of them. Letting them stay there isn't good for our workplace."