novelraw Chapter 606 - 607: In a Hurry
Chapter 606 - 607: In a Hurry
Chapter 606: Chapter 607: In a Hurry
"Eight thousand five." Cai Guoqing was adamant about this number.
Cai Guoqing knew he couldn’t admit how much of this was his own fabrication on the IOU, hadn’t he seen how many people were watching?
Cai Ming didn’t care what Cai Guoqing was thinking, "Mom, I really can’t repay it."
"We’ve already split the family. I’m of this age now; when my older brother wasn’t even this old, you were eager to find him a wife."
"If you don’t think about me, I have to think about myself."
"How you help my brother is your business; I really can’t help."
Cai Ming picked up his luggage from the ground. At this moment, he felt really fortunate as he worried that carrying money might get lost. The Cai Family was too proactive and enthusiastic; they often tidied up the house for you and organized your things.
Even though his luggage was thrown out of the room by Tu Chunni—rather forcefully—Cai Ming wasn’t stupid. By just looking at the messy state of his luggage, he knew it had been rummaged through, but unfortunately for them, they wouldn’t find much.
After packing his belongings, Cai Ming stood up, "Brother Gong Zhuang, I can only ask you to take me in now."
Initially, Cai Ming’s plan, no matter how chaotic things got with the Gong Family, was not to trouble Gong Zhuang. Especially since he hadn’t met his parents for several years, he naturally thought about spending more time with them.
Now it seems that his longing was a big joke.
Since they didn’t want to see him and the relationship had become so strained, it was better to part ways.
"Of course." Gong Zhuang didn’t have any objections. These Cai Family fools, doing such foolish things, really showed they had no foresight.
"Oh, Ni Zi, say goodbye to Grandpa and Grandma." Cai Ming remembered he hadn’t asked Gong Ruini to say goodbye to the Cai Family members.
Cai Zhiheng noticed the two children standing next to Cai Ming. He had considered that they might be the children of his daughter, but as he was busy lecturing Cai Guoqing and thinking about the foolish things his eldest son had done, he got quite angry.
When Cai Guoqing heard they were Cai Meina’s son and daughter, he looked up, "Do you have any money?"
"If you do, please help your uncle."
"After your mom learns about my situation, she will definitely help financially."
Right, how could he have forgotten his older sister? Back then, she really took care of him in every way. Whatever requests he made were always met.
Humph, Cai Ming might not want to help, but someone will step up to save him.
Ridiculous, how thick-skinned this person must be, "No money, we’re just kids, how could we have money?" Gong Ruini looked displeased.
Gong Zhuang was also angry. An older brother using various ploys to get Cai Ming to pay could be seen as a brotherly matter, but how could they expect the younger generation, especially children, to help pay off debts?
Gong Zhuang looked to Cai Zhiheng, "Uncle, how do you think this should be handled?"
"No, no," Cai Zhiheng’s eyes lit up. Before his daughter went to Beijing, she would always come back to handle things if there was any issue at home, ensuring that the Cai Family would never fall into difficulty.
However, inwardly, the old man was cursing Cai Guoqing severely. Having such an idea and speaking out loud in front of so many people, what would people think? After all, this was no small amount of money, and even a married daughter would usually not be expected to support her natal family in such a way.
"I will telegraph my second brother about this. Uncle, don’t you remember saying, at my sister-in-law’s wedding, that a married daughter is like water that has been poured out; how she lives at her natal home is her own business and that we are not to manage it?"
Gong Zhuang reiterated what Cai Zhiheng had publicly stated at the wedding in front of many family and friends, "However, you should know how you’ve acted."
"Hasn’t my sister-in-law given enough money to the Cai Family after her marriage?"
"Even the tuition fees for Cai Ming were paid by my sister-in-law."
"Now you even want my sister-in-law to pay off gambling debts. Are you planning to give the house to my sister-in-law?" Even if the Cai Family elders had some money, it couldn’t be much.
Gong Zhuang looked around, indicating that this house was just about the only valuable thing the Cai Family had.
What, give the house to Cai Meina? Cai Guoqing immediately objected, "The house is mine."
"How could a married daughter come back to take things?"
"Does that mean I get a share too?" Cai Ming pressed, realizing that always covering up for the Cai Family only made them more brazen.
This time Cai Guoqing could borrow so much; who knows what crazier things he might do in the future. Cai Ming dared not to think about it and decided it was better to let Cai Guoqing reveal some matters.
Cai Ming competing for the house? Cai Guoqing was unwilling. To him, these were people who shouldn’t exist, "Cai Ming, did you forget our family split agreement when you went to the Northeast?"
Cai Guoqing might not match Cai Ming in academic talent, but when it came to his interests, he remembered everything clearly.
Without needing to think, Cai Guoqing recited the family split agreement, "Am I wrong?"
What a fool, what a fool, Gong Ruini couldn’t help but snicker; this guy was just such a simpleton, so foolishly revealing the family split agreement in front of everyone, making him adorably silly.
"Yes, yes, that’s right." Cai Ming was almost laughing to death, "This house has nothing to do with me; it’s my brother who takes care of the parents."
"Elder brother, so I really won’t deal with your debts."
"A person with a house to live in and a job, how could they not have money to repay debts? Is it really necessary for me, without a salary or a house, to worry for you?" Cai Ming said, pulling Gong Ruwen and others with him as he left.
No way, just walking away like that, Cai Guoqing panicked, "Cai Ming, remember to tell Cai Meina that I owe a lot of money. If I don’t repay it, she won’t see her brother anymore."
Cai Guoqing desperately hoped that Cai Meina would agree to take on this debt. As long as the elder sister softened, that was enough; what Cai Ming thought didn’t matter.
Gong Zhuang, planning to leave, heard Cai Guoqing still hadn’t forgotten to find Cai Meina. He decided that if he didn’t speak up, there really would be no one from the Gong Family advocating for his second brother’s justice.
Initially, Gong Zhuang thought that with Cai Zhiheng around, everything would be fine and he would educate his son, but now it looks like it was wishful thinking, "I think the debt collectors were foolish too. Isn’t there a house? They can sell the house, and once it’s sold, there will be money to pay the debts, won’t there?"
"And you have a salary, don’t you? Won’t they just wait at your factory collecting your wages to pay back debts as soon as you and your wife get paid?" Although those fierce debt collectors were no longer around, Gong Zhuang believed they couldn’t all be gone. Surely, some must be watching, waiting for any new developments.