Old Deng is reborn in the 1980s, and he starts by severing his father-son relationship!

Chapter 102 Taking the Initiative! Liu Rui's Weakness!

Seeing his boss's embarrassed expression, Chen Jianshe felt a surge of satisfaction and almost burst out laughing.

Serves you right! You always act like a big shot!

Chen Jianguo, sweating profusely, blurted out, "Dad, how could you be so heartless!"

Chen Deshun glanced at him, his eyes icy: "I've already said what I needed to say, I have no money. Now, take me to the hospital."

Everyone in the room was stunned by these words.

The change was too sudden; Chen Jianguo was a little taken aback: "What? Dad, you—you're going to the hospital? You agreed to pay Liu Qiang's bills?"

"Dad, why are you still bothering with the Liu family?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianshe immediately became anxious. He had finally seen his elder brother suffer a setback and was afraid that his father would soften his heart at the hospital and squander the money again. He quickly advised, "Your brother is practically a live-in son-in-law now. Don't expect him to support you in your old age. Why do you care whether his family lives or dies?"

"Third brother, stop talking nonsense!" Chen Jianguo shouted.

Chen Deshun sighed, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes, and sighed inwardly.

Why isn't he sleeping at night? Do you really think he wants to go to the hospital to see those scoundrels from the Liu family? And you'd even pay his bills? Dream on.

He was just worried that Liu Rui's family of scoundrels would recover and find another opportunity to cause trouble at his factory.

Although he was in the right, he couldn't withstand the family of scoundrels blocking the factory gate and making a scene. No matter what the final outcome, it would definitely have a negative impact on his personal reputation and the factory's reputation.

This is a crucial time for electing team leaders, and any slight movement could become a weapon for others to attack him.

Therefore, this safety hazard must be eliminated as soon as possible.

Instead of passively waiting for them to come to us, we should take the initiative and nip the problem in the bud.

Chen Deshun went to the hospital with Chen Jianguo. Grandma Shen and Grandpa Shen originally wanted to go too, but Chen Deshun stopped them.

The elderly couple are getting on in years. If they get into a conflict with the Liu family at the hospital and something unexpected happens, he won't be able to explain it to his older brother back home.

Chen Jianguo led the way, taking Chen Deshun straight to the payment window.

"Dad, Liu Qiang's hospital bill hasn't been paid yet, what do you think—"

Chen Deshun reached out and grabbed him, stopping in his tracks: "Go upstairs and call Liu Rui's parents down for me."

Chen Jianguo was stunned for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Dad, why are you calling them downstairs? Aren't you going upstairs to see Liu Rui?"

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"I'll wait for them under the streetlights across from the hospital."

After finishing his sentence, Chen Deshun turned and walked towards the hospital gate.

He knew the Liu family's character very well; they were unreasonable and the hospital wasn't a place for them to cause trouble. He should stop causing trouble for others.

Chen Jianguo stood there, watching Chen Deshun's departing figure. His lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back. In the end, he could only turn around and go upstairs with a bitter expression.

The night breeze was cool, and it carried a chill on my face.

Chen Deshun stood with his hands in his pockets, leaning against a lamppost across from the hospital, waiting quietly. The dim light cast a long shadow of him.

A short while later, a group of people poured out of the hospital entrance and walked toward him in a loud clatter.

Leading the group was Liu Rui's mother, followed by Liu's father and two uncles, all with long faces, as if someone owed them eight million.

Chen Jianguo was at the very back; he was worried, so he followed along.

"Oh, who do we have here with such grand airs, calling our whole family down? Oh, it's our in-laws. Why aren't you upstairs? Are you too ashamed to face your daughter-in-law?"

Before Liu's mother even arrived, her sarcastic tone drifted over.

He stopped in front of Chen Deshun, put his hands on his hips, and adopted a accusing posture: "Speak, why did you call us down here? Have you come to your senses and are you going to return the money you took from my daughter's savings account?"

The eldest uncle added, "It's all because of you that Qiangzi is also in the hospital, so you have to pay the hospital fees too."

Chen Deshun slowly raised his head, not even glancing at him, and coldly swept his gaze over everyone, saying nothing more: "I called you down here to make two things clear to you."

"First, I will not pay a single penny of Liu Qiang's hospital expenses."

"Secondly, the money in Chen Jianguo's bankbook is what he owes me over the years. It has nothing to do with your family. Nobody should even think about taking that money, because it won't do you any good. You won't be able to take a single penny."

As soon as the words were spoken, the Liu family members' faces turned extremely ugly.

Especially Liu's mother, who was like a lit firecracker, jumped up on the spot in anger, completely abandoning all pretense of civility, and hysterically shouted, "Chen Deshun! What do you mean! If you don't give us the money, we'll go to your factory every day and cause trouble! We'll let your factory leaders and colleagues see what kind of person you are!"

They have nothing to fear as they have nothing to lose. But Chen Deshun is different. He is a worker in a state-owned factory. He cares about his job and his reputation. If you threaten him with that, he will definitely compromise.

However, Chen Deshun had seen this kind of tantrum many times in his previous life, and he had already prepared a countermeasure before coming here.

He took a cigarette out of his pocket, lit it leisurely, took a drag, and the smoke he exhaled swirled under the streetlights.

"It's okay, you can go ahead and cause trouble."

Chen Deshun calmly said, "At that time, I'll also tell everyone how much dowry your Liu family asked for when you married off your daughter, and what nice things you brought as a dowry. Oh, by the way, has Liu Rui handed over every penny of her salary to you in the past two years since she started working? It must have been a thousand yuan over those two years, right?"

Every word was like a knife to the heart. Liu's mother turned pale. She could accept the dowry and bride price, but she never expected that Chen Deshun would know about the salary! She turned her head sharply to look at Chen Jianguo, who lowered his head guiltily.

"What goes around comes around. I have nothing to hide. As for you, I advise you to think carefully."

Chen Deshun's gaze suddenly sharpened: "Liu Rui beat up his brother-in-law a while ago and even insulted me, his father-in-law. The neighbors can all testify to this, right, Chen Jianguo?"

Chen Jianguo lowered his head even further.

"Liu Rui's handwritten letter of repentance, in black and white, is still kept by the parents' committee. Do you think you'll come out on top if things really escalate?"

"If you upset me—"

Chen Deshun paused, then stubbed out his cigarette at the ground. "I'll print out a dozen or twenty copies of Liu Rui's letter of repentance and send them to the hospital so the hospital leaders can all see it. How did the hospital manage to produce such an outstanding comrade!"

These words struck the Liu family like a heavy hammer blow.

Liu's mother's face turned ashen, and she had completely lost her previous arrogance.

She may be feisty, but that doesn't mean she's stupid.

If this gets back to the hospital, Liu Rui's job is definitely over!

What hospital would hire someone with such poor morals? Even if they dared to, patients would object.

If Liu Rui loses her job, where will she get her money every month? Where will Liu Rui's younger brother get the money to get married in the future? How will their whole family survive?

"Dad! Please stop this nonsense! You can't do this!"

Chen Jianguo, who had been huddled at the back, couldn't stand it anymore. He was sweating profusely and pleading desperately.

Chen Deshun flung his hand away, gave him a cold glance, and remained unmoved.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade his father, Chen Jianguo quickly turned to his parents-in-law and pleaded, "Mom and Dad, please stop pressuring my dad. Liu Rui's job is important, and I'll figure out how to pay Qiangzi's medical bills. I'll even get an advance on my salary or borrow money. Please, stop making a fuss."

If Liu Rui loses his job, his family will be finished.

Chen Deshun watched quietly, noticing the change in the expressions of Liu's parents. He knew that his threats and warnings had worked, and he was too lazy to waste any more words with these people. He turned around, pushed the bicycle parked by the roadside, got on, and with a push of his foot, quickly disappeared into the night.

The Liu family was left trembling with anger, yet utterly helpless.

Liu's mother stomped her feet in anger, feeling both frustrated and furious. She never expected her daughter to be so stupid as to hand over her weakness to Chen Deshun, and she never imagined that Chen Deshun would have such a ruthless and heartless side.

Chen Jianguo sighed repeatedly, looked at Liu Rui's family, then at the hospital, and thought of Liu Qiang's medical expenses, feeling utterly hopeless.