Chapter 848: 213: Times create heroes! A gentleman on the beam Chapter 848: 213: Times create heroes! A gentleman on the beam Seeing her mother demanding money, Grandma Wu immediately resorted to her specialtyâ
She sat on the ground and started throwing a tantrum!
Crying and wailing.
But Wuâs mother wasnât someone to be trifled with. During her years as a street director, what kind of troublemaker hadnât she seen?
âYou throwing a tantrum with me wonât work. Debt repayment is a matter of principle. It was you who took the money; the thumbprints are yours and your daughterâs. Today, either pay up or go to jail for âeight da liangâ!â
Wu Jinjin was startled. She definitely didnât want to go to prison!
She was uneducated and lacked culture; unaware that the agreement wasnât legally binding, she only knew that repaying debts was the natural order of things!
âDear relatives, please donât be angry! Although the money was taken by my mother, it was meant for Yanyunâs dowry. You should ask my brother and his wife for it! Their goddaughter is so rich; they surely wonât miss these six thousand yuan!â
Holding the agreement, Wuâs mother said:
âThese are your motherâs and your thumbprints. If I report this to the police, they will only look for you two! Forget it, I donât want the six thousand anymore. Just give me back three thousand! Iâll just take the loss this time.â
Itâs impossible to get Grandma Wu to part with the money!
Once the money was in her pocket, it was hers!
âI donât have any money!â Grandma Wu clutched her pocket tightly, as if to say there wasnât three hundred silver taels there.
Wuâs mother laughed, âNo money, is it? Well, Iâll just report you to the police! Qiangzi, go to the police station right now and get this old shrew and the young one arrested! No pay, no freedom! You really think I can be easily fooled, huh!â
Wu Qiang was a simpleton and, hearing his motherâs words, immediately pushed his bicycle, saying, âAlright, Mom, Iâm on it!â
Wu Jinjin turned white with fear, âMom, mom, please take the money out! I donât want to go to jail, I have elderly and young to care for, I donât want to go to jailâŠâ
Seeing that Wu Qiang was truly about to report to the police, Grandma Wu got scared too. At her ripe old age, she certainly didnât want to die in a cell.
She immediately stood up from the ground and grabbed Wu Qiangâs bicycle, âIâll pay back the money, just let it be.â
Wuâs mother signaled to Wu Qiang with her eyes, and he stopped his bicycle.
Grandma Wu pulled out a shabby cloth pouch from her pocket, unwrapped it layer by layer to reveal the crisp blue-green 100 RMB banknotes inside.
She hadnât even warmed up this money before it swiftly became someone elseâs!
As Wuâs mother took the money from Grandma Wu, the old lady clutched the banknotes tightly. Wuâs mother had to pull hard to retrieve them. After counting, she frowned, âHow come thereâs over a thousand yuan missing?â
That one thousand one hundred yuan had been spent on Wu Jinjinâs bicycle and sewing machine, and Grandma Wu had used a dozen more to buy meat and new clothes.
Grandma Wu said, âThat one thousand was used to buy things. Thatâs all I have left now.â
Hearing this, Wu Jinjinâs heart skipped a beat.
Her bicycle and sewing machine had only been bought a few days ago! She hadnât even learned to ride the bike, and she hadnât been willing to use the sewing machine yet!
Wuâs mother continued, âThen those things will compensate for the money!â
Wu Jinjin screamed, âNo way! I donât agree!â
Wuâs mother turned to Wu Qiang, âQiangzi, maybe you should visit the police station after all.â
âOkay.â Wu Qiang nodded.
Wu Jinjin rushed to hold Wu Qiangâs bike, âCompensate! Weâll compensate you!â
Wuâs mother was secretly thrilled. She had thought sheâd lost those three thousand yuan for good when Wu Yanyun was still a minor, but to her surprise, she managed to get it back.
And it was all thanks to Ni Yangâs tip.
So, the procession set out to take the sewing machine and bicycle from Wu Jinjinâs home.
When they returned home, Wuâs mother unceremoniously burned the agreement!
After Wuâs mother left, Grandma Wu sat in the empty courtyard, sobbing and wailing.
Wu Jinjin sat beside her, joining in the crying.
The mother and daughter had pinned their hopes on Wu Yanyun coming into a fortune, but in the end, it had all been in vain.
After a good while of crying, Wu Jinjin gradually calmed down, âMom, donât cry. Heâs still your biological son after all. Now that theyâve recognized such a capable goddaughter, I refuse to believe heâll disown you, his own mother!â
At these words, Grandma Wu seemed to instantly find her backbone.
âRight! Jinjin, youâre right!â
Wu Jinjin went on, âBesides, my brother and his wife still have their home here. I refuse to believe theyâll abandon it altogether! When the time comes, you must enjoy the good life with them, and donât forget about me!â
Grandma Wu patted Wu Jinjinâs hand, âDonât worry, Jinjin! With your brotherâs goddaughter being so rich, I wonât let you down!â
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