r18novel Chapter 339 The loan crisis
Chapter 339 The loan crisis
Chapter 339: Borrowing Money
Wang Gensheng took two more steps forward. It would be better to avoid suspicion in this dark courtyard.
After giving birth to the child, although Sister Liu is no longer a "gourd spirit", her appearance and figure are not as good as Yu Shui, and naturally she cannot suck Wang Gensheng's blood so hard that he will throw himself into a flame.
He stopped three steps away from Sister Liu and said, "Sister Liu, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
Sister Liu shook her head, and finally chose to take out the bowl and took the initiative to move in front of Wang Gensheng. This generous move scared Wang Gensheng so much that he almost turned around and ran back into the house.
If he hadn't seen Sister Liu still holding the bowl in her hand, he would have definitely run away.
At this time, he only thought that Sister Liu wanted to come to his house to borrow some food, and did not expect that she came to sell her job.
“Yes, selling jobs.”
When Wang Gensheng heard that Sister Liu wanted to exchange this job for money, he was not so nervous anymore.
"What bowl, and how much do you want?"
Sister Liu asked for 200 yuan as she had agreed with Xu Damao.
"It's so expensive? Can you let me see it first?" Wang Gensheng thought it would be something good and naturally didn't want to miss it, so he carefully took it in his hand and took a look.
As soon as you hold it in your hand, you can recognize that this is a small bowl made in the early Republic of China, similar to modern bone china, with a little bit of pastel on it.
Over the past few years, Wang Gensheng has been exposed to this stuff a lot with Mr. Xu, first from calligraphy and painting, then to porcelain and collectibles, and has also learned a lot of identification skills.
When I took the small bowl in my hand and looked at the inscription on the bottom of the bowl, I was very sure that this was a new thing from the Republic of China. It has been only about fifty years since then.
"Sister Liu, do you recognize this thing?"
Sister Liu shook her head and said, "I don't know him."
"Then you should have been to school and know how to read, right?"
This time Sister Liu did not deny that she had indeed been to school, otherwise she would not have been able to work as a cadre in the steel mill.
Wang Gensheng turned over the small bowl and pointed to the inscription on the bottom to show Sister Liu: "Do you recognize the words on this inscription?"
"Made in the Hongxian period?" Sister Liu read it out in a low voice.
As a woman, she cared little about national affairs, reign titles and history, and of course had no idea what year the Hongxian year was. She looked up at Wang Gensheng.
"Hongxian Year was the reign title of the early Republic of China, 1916. It was over in about a hundred days. It has been fifty years now." Wang Gensheng was imparting knowledge to Sister Liu.
"So, is this thing worth money?"
Although she had no experience in the antique business, Sister Liu knew that new things should not be worth much, so she still asked with her last hope.
Wang Gensheng thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "It should only be a few yuan. A large bottle of famille rose from the Hongxian era is only about ten yuan. Your bowl is too small."
"How much, how much?" This price made Sister Liu very disappointed, as if her body was drained away all of a sudden.
Not only was her body drained, but also Sister Liu's expectations for life.
Seeing Sister Liu's eyes become empty, Wang Gensheng thought of the actual situation of Xu Damao's family and immediately thought of something, and said hurriedly:
"Sister Liu, please listen to me first, don't be anxious."
Sister Liu raised her eyes to look at Wang Gensheng, but she was still in low spirits. Although she was not desperate, her eyes were filled with disappointment.
"I can lend you 200 yuan, but I don't want your bowl."
"Give me 200 yuan? Why? We are not familiar with each other?" This answer surprised Sister Liu. She subconsciously took a step back and protected her chest with her hands.
Seeing her do this, Wang Gensheng breathed a sigh of relief. At least he was sure that Sister Liu would not commit suicide.
If Sister Liu really went back from Wang Gensheng, she would have lost her determination to die and would have taken life lightly, or she would have finally lost her smile and died of depression.
Xu Damao would only think that Wang Gensheng had done something immoral to Sister Liu and cuckolded her, which led her to go to extremes.
What would the onlookers in the courtyard think? Gossip would spread everywhere, and Wang Gensheng's reputation would be completely infamous.
Deputy Director Liu of the steel rolling mill will not let Wang Gensheng have an easy time either, and a fierce fight is inevitable.
Under normal circumstances, Wang Gensheng would not be afraid of him at all, but not now. A strong wind is coming, and Wang Gensheng is still fighting with Deputy Director Li, and has many other plans, so he is really too busy to handle everything.
Now that Sister Liu has passed away, it is still unclear whether she can raise her newborn daughter.
If he couldn't support him anymore, two lives would be at stake, and Xu Damao's hatred for him would become huge, ten times more serious than the hatred for the old Jia family.
After thinking it through, I decided that I had to borrow the money and lend it out openly.
"Yes, Sister Liu, listen carefully. I said to lend, not give. You have to write me an IOU and you will have to pay it back later."
"We are not familiar with each other. Aren't you afraid that I won't return the money I borrowed from you?" Sister Liu asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"Of course I'm afraid, that's why I asked you to write an IOU."
"Okay, but I guess I may not be able to return it to you in the near future."
"Not really. Xu Damao is suffering from work. The compensation from the steel mill should be coming soon. In two or three months, both of you will be able to go to work. As a dual-income family, you can pay me back 200 yuan, right?"
"I did not mean that?"
"That's good. It doesn't matter if you really can't pay it back. At worst, I can ask Deputy Director Liu for help." Wang Gensheng said this jokingly.
That's absolutely true. A mere 200 yuan is certainly not worth mentioning in the eyes of Deputy Director Liu. As long as he can say a word for Wang Gensheng or provide a little help at the critical moment, it is definitely not something that can be measured by a mere 200 yuan.
"Okay, I'll go home with you to write the IOU." Sister Liu once again regained her graceful and casual demeanor.
After getting married, if Sister Liu hadn't taken Xu Damao's face into consideration, she would have gone to her brother for help long ago, and she wouldn't have to live such a difficult life like she does now.
"Let's go to the uncle's house. He should have finished his meal and is still awake."
Wang Gensheng pointed to Yi Zhonghai's house on the left, where the dim light was still on, and said to Sister Liu.
This move was intended to find Yi Zhonghai as a witness and also to avoid suspicion.
In case someone saw Sister Liu entering Wang Gensheng's house at night and wondered what she did inside? Sister Liu came out with a smile on her face and took out another 200 yuan to count the money. Once this gossip got out, it would be so credible that Wang Gensheng would never be able to clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
Therefore, money must be borrowed, an old man must be brought in, and Sister Liu must cooperate in order to maximize benefits.