Chapter 26 Interest
Chapter 26 Interest
"Please return it, Uncle Pan."
Chen Ping'an kept smiling, ignored Old Pan's advice and insisted on his own point of view.
"Ping An, Uncle Pan said it. You brought this up too suddenly, and I am not mentally prepared. Go back first and come back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and then we will discuss what to do about this matter."
Old Pan said patiently and kindly.
The meaning in his words, the matter of repaying the money was mentioned too suddenly, leaving him unprepared. It seemed that Chen Pingan was at fault in this matter.
You know, the money has been owed for almost a year. Normal families would have taken the initiative to talk about this matter without anyone mentioning it. Even if some families are really short of money, it also explains the situation. Discussing in advance and negotiating a repayment time is good for both parties, and there is a time node.
Old Pan was very experienced and set the pace. He also turned the tables, saying that Chen Pingan was the one who suddenly asked for repayment when it was clearly not him who asked for repayment, which caused him trouble.
An average teenager would feel embarrassed when hearing this. Thinking about how his abruptness had caused the other person so much trouble, he fell into the rhythm of Old Pantou.
"Uncle Pan, the debt has been going on for a long time. Uncle Pan, do you need to be mentally prepared? Why don't you tell me?"
You have your rhythm, and I have mine.
Hearing this, the smile on Old Pan’s face completely disappeared.
"Ping An, you are unmarried and have no foreign debts, so you don't need this little money. Why are you in such a hurry to pay it back? We are all neighbors, so there is no need to do this. It's not like I won't pay you back! Didn't your uncle Pan say he would think about it again? Besides, you are a young man, and you think about this little money all day long. Aren't you embarrassed to tell others about it?"
Aunt Pan said sarcastically from the side.
What a great way to divert the conflict and turn the tables! They are truly a couple!
It would have been fine if the other party had not mentioned the foreign debt, but now that it is brought up, it seems a bit ridiculous.
At the beginning, Old Chen would rather borrow money from the Tiger Head Gang at high interest rates than pay back the money he borrowed from Old Pan's family.
Chen Pingan collected 14 taels of silver by himself and paid off the silver owed by the Tiger Head Gang. Now he was accused by the other party.
He thinks about this little money all day long! ?
Who on earth is thinking about this little bit of money?!
Repaying debts is a matter of course!
Even if Chen Pingan didn't need their consent to pay back the money, even if their family didn't have money, they could only find a way to raise money to pay back his money first.
No matter where you put it, he is right.
He didn't charge any interest for half a tael of silver for nearly a year.
Now, in the other party's mouth, he is the one who disregards his neighbors and is only interested in money.
"Uncle Pan, Aunt Pan, whether I am short of this little money or not has nothing to do with whether you pay me back or not. I just came to discuss this matter with you in a gentle voice out of consideration for the dignity of our neighbors. If this matter were to get out, who would be the one to be embarrassed and lose face!?"
Chen Pingan didn't get angry, nor did he show any excitement. He spoke slowly and calmly.
"you!"
Chen Pingan spoke slowly, but once he spoke, he choked Aunt Pan.
Seeing Chen Ping'an's words so bluntly, Old Pan's face immediately turned cold: "Ping'an, you didn't say you won't pay me back. Why do you have to talk like that!?"
"In that case, please return it, Uncle Pan."
"Go back first and I'll return it to you in a few days!" said Old Pan in a cold tone.
If Old Pan had said this at the beginning, Chen Pingan would really have followed his words and given them a few days' grace. But now, I'm afraid he is overthinking it.
"Uncle Pan, please return it now!"
Chen Ping'an's attitude was firm and his words were powerful.
The Pan family was completely stunned. They never thought that Chen Ping'an, a young man who was not even twenty years old, would have such a reaction in this situation. "Chen Ping'an, don't go too far!" Aunt Pan began to accuse her, and her tone became sharp and high, like a crazy old woman: "I said I would return it to you in a few days, why are you pushing so hard! You don't want my old Pan family to survive!"
Faced with Aunt Pan's behavior, Chen Pingan remained calm and said slowly: "Uncle Pan, neighbors value respect. If you don't pay me back today, then you don't need this respect anymore."
Bang!
Uncle Pan slammed the table with his palm, stood up, and was furious.
"Chen Ping'an, you know we are all neighbors, and I am your elder no matter what. Do you think you have Uncle Pan in your eyes when you say this?"
To be honest, Old Pan's face was full of anger, and he was standing up angrily, which was still quite intimidating.
"You little bastard, how can you talk like that! Even if the king of heaven came today, you still won't have any money."
Aunt Pan was going crazy and using the same tactics that women use when they quarrel.
However, all this is meaningless to Chen Pingan.
"In that case, let's meet at the Pacification Office!"
After saying that, Chen Pingan raised his foot and was about to walk out.
Seeing this, Old Pan's momentum suddenly stagnated.
Pacification Division!?
He thought Chen Ping'an would at most go to the head of the village, why did he bring up the Zhenfu Division? ?
Every street in Nanquan Lane has a village head, who is responsible for coordinating all civil matters. If they go to the village head, they will have many families, act rogue, and confuse things. The worst result is that they will have to return the half tael of silver.
But go to the Zhenfusi
this.
Old Pan finally realized a problem.
The young man in front of him was no ordinary young man. He was an official working in the Nanquan Lane Zhenfu Division!
When he is polite, he can show the friendship of neighbors, calling Uncle Pan, but when he is impolite, he has some tricks to deal with him.
Old Chen died, and Chen Pingan acted so easy to talk to that he almost forgot that he was a government employee.
Damn!
"and many more!"
Old Pan finally couldn't sit still anymore and wanted to call Chen Pingan.
However, Chen Pingan continued walking without paying any attention to him.
"Ping An, wait, wait. Pay me back, I'll pay it back right away!"
After saying that, Old Pan immediately ran into the inner room.
"Old Pan!" Aunt Pan tried to stop Old Pan, but was pushed away by him. The woman was so emotional that she hadn't reacted yet!
Hearing this, Chen Pingan stopped.
There was a sound of rummaging through drawers and cabinets in the inner room, and soon, Old Pan came out holding a black cloth bag.
"Ping An, don't be angry. The money is all in there, take a look."
Old Pan forced a smile.
Chen Pingan took the bag, which contained both large and small amounts of money. He counted the amount of money, slowly raised his head, and looked at Old Pantou.
"Money, isn't that right?"
"Ah! How could it be wrong? I counted it! There are a total of five hundred small coins in the bag, which is exactly half a tael of silver." Old Pan walked forward hurriedly.
Chen Pingan looked at Old Pan quietly: "There are indeed five hundred coins in here. I borrowed half a tael of silver. According to the general interest rate in the market, in almost a year, I should pay back five hundred and fifty coins. There is still a shortfall of fifty coins."
(End of this chapter)