The Prodigal Son

Outside the palace gates.

A group of high-ranking officials of the Great Ning Dynasty waited at the palace gate like a group of migrant workers demanding unpaid wages.

As soon as Qin Yu stepped out of the palace gate, a group of powerful figures surrounded him menacingly.

"Qin Yu, pay me back!"

"If you don't pay me back today, I'll tear you to pieces with my 30 years of honed 'stone-breaking hand' technique!"

"It doesn't matter who comes today! Give me my money back!"

"Pay back the money..."

A group of bigwigs were indignant, and Lü Chunqiu grabbed Qin Yu by the front of his shirt.

Su Yu grabbed Qin Yu by the back of his shirt.

Du Zhiwen grabbed Qin Yu's left hand.

Feng Shinan grabbed Qin Yu's right hand...

Officials of slightly lower rank simply cannot get in.

The palace guards watching this scene were amazed.

To receive such treatment, this gentleman is truly a remarkable individual!

"Gentlemen, let's talk this out, or I'll sue you for illegal debt collection!"

Qin Yu remained completely calm.

"Bullshit! Paying back debts is a matter of course!"

"Illegal debt collection? Is that something a human being would say?"

"Exactly, only a beast would say something like that!"

"Stop arguing and pay me back!"

The crowd was menacing, seemingly eager to devour Qin Yu alive.

"Gentlemen, let's talk this out!"

Qin Yu broke free from Du Zhiwen's hand and took out the imperial gold medal from his pocket.

Upon seeing the gold medal in Qin Yu's hand, the assembled officials were instantly petrified, as if they had been swept by the eyes of Medusa.

This……

he……

Wasn't his imperial gold medal taken back?

How come there's an imperial gold medal?

This is absolutely outrageous!

Your Majesty, could it be that you have some kind of affair with him...?

The courtiers were all bewildered.

They didn't want to fabricate stories about Qin Yu and Zhao Luan!

But all of this is so illogical!

Why does Zhao Luan keep awarding Qin Yu, a good-for-nothing who even dogs wouldn't bother with?

Why does she care so much about such a useless person that everyone hates?

Just because Qin Yu used the "Monkey Stealing Peaches" trick on her?

Or, perhaps one day we could let our good-for-nothing son of ours give it a try?

While the courtiers were still in a daze, Qin Yu spoke again: "My lords, please don't be agitated. I won't run away! Although I, Qin Yu, am a spoiled brat, I would never default on my debts. Rest assured..."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Lu Chunqiu interrupted Qin Yu, shouting aggressively, "Pay back the money first!"

What's the point of saying nice things?

Give the silver back first!

"Yes, return the silver first!"

"Hurry up, stop rambling!"

"Don't think that just because you have His Majesty's golden token, we won't dare to do anything to you!"

"If you push me too far, I... I'll fight you to the death!"

The crowd was excitedly shouting, their eyes gleaming with greed as they stared at Qin Yu like wolves.

If it weren't for Qin Fumeng and the imperial gold medal, they would have definitely beaten Qin Yu up first!

"Don't rush, don't rush!"

Qin Yu stopped everyone, "Listen to me, everyone. I have indeed spent all the money, but..."

"fart!"

Su Yu angrily interrupted Qin Yu, "Do you think we're fools?"

"that is!"

"The money must be repaid today!"

"Don't even think about leaving until you pay me back!"

The courtiers all echoed this sentiment.

Have you spent all your money?

Who would believe that!

Does he have the time to spend all the money?

Being able to spend 100,000 taels of silver is considered quite successful!

"The money is definitely all gone!"

Qin Yu looked at everyone calmly, "However, I will definitely honor the debt! Moreover, I'm a very principled person, and I'll even give everyone 10% interest! I absolutely won't let anyone lend me money for nothing!"

"I don't want interest!" Du Zhiwen roared. "I just want my fifty thousand taels of silver!"

"Yes! Let's pay back the principal first!"

The crowd started shouting again.

If you can't even repay the principal, why bother with interest?

"Don't worry, the principal will definitely not be less!"

Qin Yu chuckled, "I forgot to tell you all, the Luo family owes me a large sum of money. If you're willing, I can sign a debt transfer agreement with you all. You can just take the agreement to the Luo family to collect the principal and interest..."

Then, Qin Yu told everyone about the contents of the debt agreement he had signed with the Luo family.

Hearing Qin Yu's words, everyone was suddenly stunned.

As long as he lives, the Luo family will owe him a debt every day.

Are the Luo family members dumbfounded?

How could they possibly sign such an agreement with Qin Yu?

But soon, everyone realized what was happening.

Before yesterday, didn't they all believe that Qin Yu was doomed?

They all knew about the Luo family's annulment of the engagement.

The Luo family wants to annul the engagement, and Qin Yu has proposed these conditions; the Luo family might actually agree!

Scheming!

This was something Qin Yu had planned long ago!

Qin Yu wanted to use them to completely destroy the Luo family!

If they don't do this for Qin Yu, they can forget about getting their money back!

In the end, Qin Yu got the money, but it was they who destroyed the Luo family!

They clearly wanted nothing more than to chop Qin Yu into pieces and feed him to the dogs, yet they still helped Qin Yu destroy the Luo family!

If the Luo family acknowledges the debt, with so much money going down their throats, their fortunes will inevitably collapse!

But if the Luo family dared to default on their debts in the face of so many officials demanding payment, offending so many ministers would surely lead to their demise!

The moment the Luo family signed that debt agreement with Qin Yu, the Luo family was already doomed!

What a plan!

Qin Fumeng!

This must be a despicable idea that Qin Fumeng, that shameless old man, came up with!

No wonder the Qin family didn't react much when the Luo family broke off the engagement.

So that's where they were waiting!

Qin Yu smiled and looked at everyone, "I left that debt agreement at home. If you gentlemen don't believe me, you can come with me to take a look!"

"Perfect timing, let's sign the debt transfer agreement right here and now!"

"Of course, if you gentlemen are unwilling to sign the agreement, I will accept that!"

"However, I truly do not have the money to repay everyone right now!"

"Everyone can wait patiently. I'll pay you back once I've collected the debts!"

"And the Wanjia Restaurant is already my property. During this period, everyone can go there to eat and drink as much as they want to settle their bills!"

"As an apology, I can also offer everyone a 20% discount..."

As Qin Yu finished speaking, the assembled officials were once again petrified.

Paying off the bill with food and drinks?

So, Qin Yu forcibly borrowed their money, and now they're supposed to go and help Qin Yu's restaurant attract customers?

With so many ministers going to Wanjia Restaurant for food and drink, it's no wonder that Wanjia Restaurant is so popular!

Row!

They're really something!

Eat and take!

Every step was meticulously planned!

They even considered this aspect!

"Who wants to eat and drink there? This old man just wants money!"

Su Yu roared angrily, "Let's go, to the Qin family right now!"

"Yes, to the Qin family!"

Everyone echoed this sentiment.

Regardless of anything else, let's first determine the authenticity of the debt agreement between Qin Yu and the Luo family!

If Qin Yu refuses to return the money no matter what, in order to get the money back as soon as possible, they will have no choice but to go to the Luo family to collect the debt!

Should we return the money to them after Qin Yu gets it back?

Totally impossible!

It's obvious that Qin Yu will deliberately drag things out!

The most reliable way is for them to collect the debt themselves!

Although it's a bit embarrassing, it's better than letting Qin Yu keep owing them money, right?

Even if things get really bad, we can't actually go to Wan Jia Restaurant to eat and drink to pay off our debts!

They tried to pay off their debts by eating and drinking, but even the food tasted disgusting!

"well!"

Qin Yu readily agreed, reassuring everyone once again, "Gentlemen, rest assured, although I, Qin Yu, am a playboy, I absolutely keep my word!"

The crowd was too lazy to listen to Qin Yu's nonsense and just wanted to quickly confirm the authenticity of the debt agreement.

Soon, everyone set off with Qin Yu.

A group of ministers escorted Qin Yu, heading in a grand procession to the Qin family residence.

Anyone who didn't know better would think it was the emperor on a royal procession...