newbobooks Chapter 396 Old Stinky Man, Pay Up!
Chapter 396 Old Stinky Man, Pay Up!
Chapter 396 You old geezer, pay me back!
Lin Chang'er frowned. Judging from the tone, it sounded like she was being pressured to pay a debt.
Surely the old man isn't that unreliable?
Just then, another female voice came from inside, "What are you muttering about? You think you're right?"
"They ignored us when we were around, but now they're searching the whole world for us."
"Do you really think you're some kind of chosen one, that you can find your daughter here and make it up to her?"
The man retorted, "You're always criticizing me, but you're not much better. I don't go home all year round, while you only come home once more than me at most."
The woman replied, "Even once is a reply. At least I've always kept track of her situation. What about you? That New Year's Eve, she went to see you, but what happened? It was freezing cold, and you made her wait in the guardhouse for two hours. When we met, it was less than five minutes, and you wouldn't even open the guesthouse for her."
"Do you know how much she needed the support and encouragement of her family after going through a medical dispute?"
The man's voice lowered, "You knew all this, why didn't you tell me? She's always been independent and strong-willed, I thought she could always handle things very well."
The lady's voice grew even harsher, "Do you think she wants to be independent and strong? Isn't it because we're rarely home? What else can she do if she's not independent and self-reliant?"
The man's voice lost even more momentum, "Me? We're all in the same boat, let's not hurt each other. Who knows, our daughter might end up like us?"
"Heh..." A woman's voice sneered from the courtyard, "Yeah, so you went crazy, stopped working, ignored the signed contract, and are now drowning in breach of contract penalties. What's the point of looking for your daughter? Even if you did, what good would it do? Have her pay off your debts? Lin Beihang, are you out of your mind... Ugh... Don't try to cover your mouth, I'm going to yell at you to wake you up today, ugh..."
"Honey, calm down. Don't blurt things out. If people find out, who knows what might happen to us..."
The voice lowered, and Lin Chang'er couldn't hear what was being said.
In fact, when she heard the name Lin Beihang, her mind went completely blank and her ears were ringing.
Lin Beihang was her husband's name, and the woman inside knew everything about her experiences in her later life...
She thought that after they gave birth to her, they never cared about her again, but it turned out that wasn't the case...
Even though she had always felt that she had little family ties, at this moment, her eyes suddenly filled with tears.
"Chang'er..." The large hand of the man swaying in front of her brought her back to her senses.
Lin Chang'er raised her voice, turned her face away, and wiped away her tears.
Lin Chang'er heard the conversation between the two inside, and Wu Qingfeng naturally heard it as well. He understood part of it, but not the rest. However, his intuition told him that Lin Chang'er must have understood it.
His eyes darted around, but he wasn't so tactless after all. He simply said, "I'll wait for you at the alley entrance. If anything happens, just shout."
Lin Chang'er nodded.
Wu Qingfeng then turned around with the lantern in his hand.
When the warm yellow light moved to the alley entrance, Lin Chang'er raised her hand and knocked on the door again.
"Coming, coming..." This time it was a woman's voice, and as soon as she finished speaking, the door was opened from the inside.
The lady was about forty years old and dressed very neatly, suggesting that she must have had a good life before. There were not many signs of hardship on her face, and her eyes were especially clear.
She must have been disturbed too much; right now, she's quite tense.
Upon seeing Lin Chang'er, he paused, clearly somewhat surprised that the person who came to collect debts at night was actually a young girl.
She glanced behind Lin Chang'er again to make sure no one was following, and then she visibly relaxed.
She sighed and said to Lin Chang'er, "Miss, we will definitely return the money, but it's not like it falls from the sky or can be picked up from the ground. You should know my husband's skills. Once we clear his head, we'll definitely be able to get the money back soon..."
“Beijingshan Bishui Garden 2/1…” Lin Chang’er looked at her and slowly said a place name, which was the address of her family in her future life.
The woman froze, then grabbed Lin Chang'er's shoulders abruptly. "What? Say it again..."
She gripped her hands tightly, as if afraid that if she let go, the person in front of her would slip away.
"The lakeside villas in the front row of the Biyue Garden in Beijing have not been sold yet. The bank manager next door is surnamed Zhou, and Professor Wu lives in the back row..."
"Old man, old man..." Before Lin Chang'er could finish speaking, the woman shouted into the courtyard.
Lin Beishan came running out, "They're here! What's wrong? Have some tough guys arrived?"
Lin Chang'er looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man who looked to be in his early forties approaching her, muttering to himself, "These days, even young girls are coming to collect debts like street thugs? Isn't this a really bad year..."
"Shut up, you're so noisy!" The woman's face was full of resentment, but when she turned to Lin Chang'er, her voice instantly became gentle, "Daughter, could you repeat what you just said?"
Lin Chang'er looked at her and nodded, then turned to look at Lin Beishan and suddenly said, "You old geezer, pay me back!"
"My goodness, how can you, a young girl, swear like that?" Lin Beishan was so frightened that he jumped behind the woman with a "whoosh," only peeking out his head. "A young girl like you, so fierce, you'll never be able to get married."
"Mind your own business, give me back my money!" Lin Chang'er glared at him fiercely.
Lin Beishan immediately chickened out and shrank back behind his wife.
The woman was taken aback at first, then suddenly laughed and said, "Girl, you can see for yourself, this old geezer has already ruined our house so much that all that's left is this courtyard."
"The yard isn't worth much, but the old man's head is full of valuable things. Otherwise, would you let him sell his brain to pay off his debts?"
Lin Beishan poked his head out and protested loudly, "You heartless woman, how much do you want for your brain? Without a brain, wouldn't I be dead?"
The woman turned and glared at him. "I told you to sell what's in your head, not to take your head out! Murder is a crime, do you even have a brain?!"
Lin Beishan pursed his lips, wanting to say something more.
The woman continued, "I calculated it for you this afternoon. The penalty for breach of contract for the merchant ships alone is as high as eight thousand taels. There are also the carpenters' wages, timber costs, and so on. It's conservatively estimated to be fifteen thousand taels. Do you have that much?"
Lin Beishan completely retreated and remained silent.
The woman slid her hands off Lin Chang'er's shoulders and gently grasped her arms. "Daughter, let's go inside and talk!"
Lin Chang'er nodded, then, remembering something, said, "I have a friend over at the alley entrance. I'll go call him over."
The woman was taken aback, and Lin Chang'er gave her a reassuring and reliable look.
The woman then said to Lin Beishan, "What are you standing there for? Go and get a lamp. It's so dark. What if our daughter falls?"
Lin Beishan, covered in soot, came out carrying a lantern. The woman snatched it from him and patted Lin Chang'er on the shoulder, "Let's go!"
The woman familiarly took Lin Chang'er's arm, and Lin Beishan followed behind them furtively, thinking to himself, "Could this girl have given my wife some kind of love potion?"
Lin Chang'er led the group to the alley entrance and saw Wu Qingfeng leaning against the wall with a lantern. She waved to him, "Wu Qingfeng..."
The woman and Lin Beishan were both startled. They looked up at the spot where the warm yellow light was converging, and saw that the young man was also looking at them.
The moment their eyes met, the world seemed to fall silent.
The next second, Lin Beishan suddenly pushed past Lin Chang'er and the other person and rushed out, shouting, "You treacherous brat who betrayed his master, let's see how I deal with you today..."