Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 69 Yes Yes Yes

Even Wang Yinshan couldn't have imagined that, just as he was thinking that, Wang Jinshan would already be experiencing the bewildering feeling of things being completely out of his control.

Upon learning that Wang Yinshan had begun to apologize, Wang Jinshan was visibly relieved and extremely happy.
He's finally going to return to being the popular and respected person he always was!
Wang Jinshan decided to take a leave of absence and immediately go and verify the reputation that had been reversed.

He hadn't managed to borrow the tools he wanted yesterday, so he embarked on another journey to borrow them.

This time, he planned to borrow several more sets of tools, not to use them, but simply to see these ignorant villagers get their comeuppance.

They must be filled with regret for misunderstanding them.

Thinking this, Wang Jinshan felt more energetic as he walked and knocked directly on the gate of Liang Zhongxiao's courtyard.

Usually, people who come to your door in broad daylight are in a hurry, so Liang Zhongxiao immediately put down what he was doing and prepared to go out and open the door.

But unexpectedly, a trap was found around the corner. Just as he stepped out of the room, he saw Wang Jinshan's unpleasant face, and his own expression immediately hardened. He said:
"Isn't this Kingsoft? What brings you to this old codger like me?"

At this moment, Wang Jinshan had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter, and said with a smile:
"Uncle Zhongxiao, a stool at home is broken and we need some tools to fix it. I was wondering if I could borrow it from you."

"Don't worry, I'll return it as soon as I fix the stool."

Borrowing something? The kind where they borrow it, break it, and then make their nephew pay for it.
Who in a normal family could withstand such torment?

Glancing at the tools not far from him out of the corner of his eye, Liang Zhongxiao instinctively moved his body to block them, saying:

"Oh dear, Jinshan, you've come at an inopportune time. None of those tools are home. I wonder who they were lent to by Jianshe."

"That brat didn't even tell the family before lending things out. He's absolutely outrageous."

"Aren't grandsons just raised to take the blame?" Liang Zhongxiao said this without any remorse.

Wang Jinshan, who was standing opposite him, looked somewhat disheveled.
He could clearly see the tools Liang Zhongxiao had hidden behind his back through the gaps in Liang Zhongxiao's body.
Why did Liang Zhongxiao lie through his teeth and say that the tools had already been lent to someone else?
Thinking of this, Wang Jinshan blurted out, "Uncle Zhongxiao, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"I see your tools are right behind you."

Liang Zhongxiao's lips twitched slightly, showing not the slightest embarrassment, and he said:
"Oh, the tools do seem to be at home. I must have been mistaken."

Just when Wang Jinshan thought he could borrow the tools, he heard Liang Zhongxiao say slowly:
"I knew something was off. Turns out the brat was telling me someone was coming to borrow tools later."

"Everything is about first come, first served. Since my family has already promised someone else, Jinshan, you should go and ask other families instead."

I feel like I've been given the runaround, but there's no evidence.

Having said all that, Liang Zhongxiao had no choice but to ask one last question, unwilling to give up:
"Uncle Zhongxiao, did my second brother come to your house this morning?"

Things probably aren't as I imagined. Maybe the other party wasn't home when Wang Yinshan arrived and didn't know the truth.

Or perhaps the other party just happened to agree to lend someone else's tools.

Looking at Wang Jinshan, who was still unwilling to give up, Liang Zhongxiao found it very funny and thought to himself, "Does he think that finding a scapegoat will make people believe him?"
Indeed, some people just don't know how to look for the reasons within themselves, and always blame others for the problems.

Thinking this way, Liang Zhongxiao's impression of Wang Jinshan worsened even more. It was best to avoid dealing with someone who didn't repent and instead became even worse.

He immediately said, "Yinshan has been here before and told me some things."

Wang Jinshan pressed his advantage, asking, "Then, Uncle Zhongxiao, what do you think of what my second brother said?" Liang Zhongxiao shook his head, then nodded, and said, "Yes, very true, absolutely true."

"Jinshan, I have something to attend to at home, so I won't invite you in."

"look……"

Faced with this blatant order to leave, even the thick-skinned Wang Jinshan dared not stay any longer and hurriedly left the courtyard with an excuse.

It was just a coincidence that Uncle Zhongxiao was unwilling to lend him tools. Since Wang Yinshan had already explained things clearly, his reputation couldn't possibly be so bad that he couldn't even borrow a set of tools.

With absolute confidence, Wang Jinshan once again walked out with his head held high and went to the next household to borrow tools.

To prevent Wang Yinshan from missing the notification, he even asked Wang Yinshan first if he had come.

It must be said that Wang Yinshan is more reliable than Wang Jinshan. He was absolutely willing to take the blame and made sure to notify every household.

But when Wang Jinshan confidently asked to borrow tools again, he found that things were not as he had imagined.
It was almost a repeat of last night; everyone was making excuses to brush him off.

The only person who couldn't get away with it looked as if he had suffered a huge loss, his face turning ashen.

He repeatedly warned himself not to break the tools, so Wang Jinshan didn't feel any reversal in his reputation.

Holding the tools he had finally managed to borrow, Wang Jinshan finally realized that some things cannot be explained away and people will believe them, and that taking the blame does not mean that he is no longer responsible.

The thought that he had even sacrificed a room to make his second son take the blame made Wang Jinshan feel incredibly cheated and he was seething with hatred.

Why should I take the blame for something I didn't do?
He even harbored resentment towards Zhao Yuju, who had helped him come up with the idea, and planned to go back and renege on his promise.

Since Wang Yinshan's scapegoating did not achieve the desired effect, then the promised compensation should not be paid.

Thinking this way, Wang Jinshan instantly became righteous again, and as soon as he returned to the yard, he started shouting loudly:

"Eldest daughter-in-law, don't move yet!"

"Second brother, come out here and explain yourself. What exactly did you tell the people around you?"

“I just went out, and their reaction was exactly the same as before, without any change whatsoever.”

Wang Yinshan, who had just returned from Wang Chengpeng's place, hadn't even had a chance to sit down and have a drink of water before being berated by Wang Jinshan. He immediately became displeased and said:

"Brother, of course I spoke to them in a humble and sincere manner."

“I apologized not only to the neighbors, but also to my third nephew who was ‘taking the blame’ and gave him five yuan as compensation.”

"This wasn't my business to begin with, isn't going to this extent enough?"

"Boss, I respect you as the eldest brother, but you should at least have some sense in your actions."

"You can have this room today, whether you give it to me or not. There's no such thing as getting something for nothing after someone has done the job!"

(End of this chapter)