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

Chapter 98 Paying Back the Money
“Son, I know this is a big blow to you, but you have a long life ahead of you, so cheer up soon.”

"Don't worry, someone as outstanding as you can definitely find a better partner than Liu Yanran."

As soon as she got home, Liu Chunhua couldn't wait to comfort Wang Chengpeng.

Although Wang Chengpeng seemed very strong and not affected by the incident at all, Liu Chunhua knew that he was just putting on a brave face.

Everyone in Wangjia Village knows that Wang Chengpeng likes Liu Yanran. They finally got together, but then this mess happened. How could Wang Chengpeng be so easily forgiven?

Thankfully, thankfully we didn't get engaged.

Despite feeling distressed, Liu Chunhua also felt somewhat fortunate.

If Wang Chengpeng hadn't suddenly decided to go over and get engaged early today to give Liu Yanran a surprise, the whole family would probably still be in the dark about Liu Yanran's messy behavior.

The thought that she had almost married this kind of woman filled Liu Chunhua with lingering fear.

With a forced smile, Wang Chengpeng said, "Mom, I'm fine."

"Don't worry, I'll just rest in my room."

At times like these, nothing is more inspiring than real money.

Wang Chengpeng took out two IOUs from Liu Jia and Zhou Xia, and said:

"Mother, don't worry about it."

"Although Liu Yanran looks good, she's only considered good in Wangjia Village."

"The world is so big, there are many people better than her."

"Look at how much money is on this IOU? With the cash, it's a full two thousand yuan."

"With this money, and given how outstanding your son is, how could I possibly not find a suitable partner?"

"However, this matter is not the most urgent. The important thing is to pay back the eight hundred dollars we borrowed from outside."

"That means there's interest on this 800 yuan, and it's a full 1% interest, not a penny less."

"As for the rest of the money, we can pay it back after the IOU is cashed. We can also buy some more things and send them over at the same time. That will solve the problem perfectly."

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Wang Chengpeng deliberately emphasized the word "outside," meaning Liu Chunhua was unaware of the inside story.

Seeing that Wang Chengpeng spoke earnestly and that every word he said made sense, Liu Chunhua finally felt relieved and said:

"Pay back the money? Of course, we have to pay back the money."

"The five hundred yuan dowry, plus the cash I lost today, is just enough."

The thought of the terrible debts her family had incurred for this marriage filled Liu Chunhua with lingering fear; it was nothing short of a gamble.

There was a time when they thought their family would never lose, but they never expected to lose so completely.

Fortunately, under Wang Chengpeng's leadership, the Wang family achieved a miraculous turnaround.

Not only did he fail to marry Liu Yanran, that slut, but he also had to pay her a full two thousand yuan in compensation.

If it weren't for the fact that this money was somewhat shady, the Wang family could have lived a good life openly and honestly.

Seeing Liu Chunhua's beaming face, Wang Chengpeng instructed her:

"Mom, I'm not trying to be mean, but you really need to control your expression."

“If you go out with this face, people will think that something good has happened to our family, and they will definitely become suspicious.”

"Since we've taken so much money from them, we should keep things confidential." This is also why Wang Chengpeng didn't proactively tell Liu Chunhua about making money.

It wasn't that he and his father, both with the same surname, were bullying Liu Chunhua, who had a different surname.

It's simply because although Liu Chunhua doesn't like to gossip, she's the type of person who wears her heart on her sleeve.

If I were to tell her the truth, she would probably be exposed by outsiders in no time.

If Grandma and Uncle come running over after smelling the odor, that would be a real problem.

Liu Chunhua patted her face, trying to look normal, then, as if remembering something, she asked with some concern:
"The debt issue has been resolved, but what about the bride price?"

“If it weren’t for the wedding, my family wouldn’t have spent so much money to buy this bunch of useless stuff.”

"Especially bicycles, I just bought one, buying another would be a luxury."

"Xiao Peng, why don't you go to the city later and find a place to sell everything?"

"This is brand new and unopened, I should be able to sell it for a slightly discounted price, right?"

How can I sell the things I finally bought at a discount? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?
If it weren't for his own use, Wang Chengpeng would never have done everything Liu Yanran wished for, buying only top-quality products.

Wang Chengpeng even readily agreed to buy a tape recorder, which he could have refused. If he hadn't thought it was too conspicuous, he would have even planned to buy a brand new one.

Thinking this, Wang Chengpeng frowned and said, "Even a small discount is still a discount."

“I never do business at a loss. On the contrary, it’s better for us to use it ourselves. That’s the real way to make the most of it.”

"Didn't you say a while ago, Mom, that you really liked that person's radio and would go over there to eavesdrop every now and then?"

"Now you don't need to go out, you can listen at home."

"This is a Sony radio; the sound quality is many times better than theirs. You'll definitely enjoy listening to it."

"Especially when you're listening to music while working, you feel more energetic while working."

"Besides, our family is rich now, shouldn't we be able to live a better life?"

"Once we get these two sums of money, we'll ask the village officials to approve a better piece of land and build a house. Then our family will finally have a home of our own."

Faced with the rosy future painted by Wang Chengpeng, Liu Chunhua frowned, her face hardening, and said:

“Xiaopeng, our family’s financial situation has only improved slightly, and you’re already living such a luxurious life. This is really too much.”

"Don't you even look at those things? Are they things that our family uses?"

"Good boy, listen to your mother. Sell them all. Maybe then we can live a happy life with meat every meal."

“I’ll save this money for you to get married. If you ever fall for a city girl, the dowry probably won’t be any less than it is now.”

"Especially after hearing that you have already given Liu Yanran such a dowry, even if it's just to show a good attitude, we can't possibly mistreat another good girl."

“If it weren’t for the fact that I thought it was bad to keep things for too long, and that it would be unlucky to use them as betrothal gifts for other girls, I would have just kept them and saved them for your next wedding.”

"As for building a house, there are only four of us now, so we don't need such a big house at all."

"The house is fine as it is now. If you really want to wait for a house to be renovated, then you can wait until you get married and have children."

"When three or four chubby boys come, your mother will be excited to take them with her."

(End of this chapter)