Chapter 170: Borrowing or Repaying
Middle Court.
Chen Jianye entered the yard and glanced at the door of his house.
Sure enough, there was an adult woman standing at the door of her house, and two half-grown children were sitting at the door.
When Chen Jianye was looking at the Wang family, Sun Juying was also looking at Chen Jianye.
Seeing the watch on Chen Jianye's wrist, Sun Juying confirmed his identity.
The person who came was Chen Jianye, whom she had been waiting for for a long time.
"You are Wang Weilan's lover, Sun Juying, right?"
Chen Jianye asked first.
"Yes, I'm Sun Juying, you're Comrade Chen Jianye, right?"
Sun Juying suppressed her excitement and confirmed her identity again.
"Yes, I am Chen Jianye."
Chen Jianye nodded.
"Comrade Jianye, my husband passed away at the steel mill. When I was cleaning up his belongings, I found that he sold his favorite watch to you for two hundred yuan."
"If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to come to you, but my family has lost its pillar, and it will be difficult for our family of three to make ends meet in the future."
"Wang Weilan sold that watch too cheaply. Please be kind and give my family some money back."
Sun Juying played the victim and made demands at the same time.
"It's written in black and white. I can't possibly give you the money."
Chen Jianye's tone was steady.
Sun Juying's face suddenly turned ugly. She didn't expect Chen Jianye to refuse so decisively.
"But out of humanitarianism, I can provide some relief to your family within my ability."
Chen Jianye added.
The other party's husband has died, and she comes to find her with her children. If she doesn't give her a penny, it will be a waste of her trip and it will not look good if the news gets out.
Ran Qiuye stood by and listened.
I wondered how I would handle a similar situation if I encountered one.
She found it difficult to find the right way to deal with it.
Maybe he will agree to give compensation to the Wang family in the end.
After all, the other party is already in such a miserable state.
A woman raising two children will definitely not have a good life in the future.
But if she had to give the Wang family some compensation, Ran Qiuye would feel uncomfortable.
The deal had clearly been completed, written in black and white, with both parties agreeing to it.
Now the other party denies it.
It's impossible to say that I'm not upset.
After much thought, Ran Qiuye felt that the plan proposed by Chen Jianye was indeed the most suitable.
The transaction agreement signed by both parties cannot be changed.
Out of sympathy for the other person's difficult life, you can provide some relief.
This way it becomes a case of you helping the other person, and at least it will give you a good reputation.
It's not like you're just giving money away for nothing.
"How much can you give me?"
Sun Juying asked anxiously.
"I'll give you ten dollars, but the money is not given for free. You have to write an IOU and pay me back in three years."
“I don’t charge interest.”
Chen Jianye said naturally.
It is impossible to give money.
He has no friendship with the Wang family, and he must be mentally ill to be giving money to the Wang family.
The problem now is that the Wang family is in trouble, and Chen Jianye is willing to help.
Three years is definitely enough time for the Wang family to recover.
Moreover, Chen Jianye also needed to confirm the attitude of the Wang family. If the Wang family was willing to write a promissory note, it would prove that they were indeed in trouble and were not just some scoundrels who came here to make trouble.
After three years, if the Wang family is in bad shape, can Chen Jianye still go to the Wang family to repay the money?
"No, ten dollars is too little, not enough for our family."
"Can you lend us a hundred dollars to help us get through this difficult time?"
Sun Juying said.
"One hundred dollars, how can this person say that?"
"That's right. One hundred dollars is not just three or five cents. How can you lend out so much money casually?"
"This is taking advantage of Jianye."
Everyone in the compound was talking about it.
I was worried that Chen Jianye would be soft-hearted and really lend the money out.
As they are all residents of the same courtyard, they definitely prefer Chen Jianye more.
What's more, Sun Juying's intention was very obvious: to make money. Even though she brought two children with her, it was hard for people to sympathize with her.
"One hundred dollars? What kind of trouble has your family encountered? Can you tell me about it?"
Chen Jianye frowned.
What is the concept of one hundred dollars?
Enough for a family of three to live on for half a year!
You should know that the official poverty line for households is less than five yuan a month.
The average household income is more than five yuan a month, which is enough to feed the family and does not require official relief.
Sun Juying takes care of two children, and there are three people in her family.
According to the standard of having enough food, fifteen yuan a month is enough.
It costs ninety dollars for six months.
It’s less than a hundred dollars.
"This, I can't say, but my family really needs a hundred dollars right now."
"Please be kind and I will sign the IOU and pay you back in the future."
Sun Juying begged.
"No, one hundred dollars is not a small amount. I can't lend out that much."
"I haven't gotten married yet, I don't have a wife, and I have to live on my own."
Chen Jianye shook his head.
Ran Qiuye blushed and glanced around. When she found that no one was looking at her, she felt a little relieved.
"Comrade Chen Jianye, Wang Weilan is your colleague. Are you so cruel to watch us, an orphan and a widow, suffer?"
"I'm begging you on my knees, please lend us a hundred dollars."
Sun Juying knelt down immediately.
Wang Mingcai's tears were still on her face, and when she saw her mother kneeling down, tears began to flow.
Wang Xuegui had a look of disgust on his face.
He felt ashamed to have a mother like Sun Juying.
He also knew that Sun Juying borrowed money from Chen Jianye only to help her brother get married and had never thought about paying the money back.
In the future, this debt might fall on him and his sister.
Wang Xuegui became even more annoyed.
"Hurry up and get up. There's no way I'm going to lend you a hundred dollars."
Chen Jianye turned sideways and refused to accept the other party's kneeling.
The attitude is very firm.
One hundred dollars is not just a random number that children use when playing house. It is a huge sum of money in any family.
It is like borrowing 60,000 or 70,000 yuan in later life.
Even if you have money, you can't just lend out 60,000 or 70,000 yuan to someone you don't know.
There are so many poor people in Beijing.
"Okay, since you don't want to lend me the money, let's get back to the watch."
"This agreement was signed between you and Wang Weilan. He is gone now. I have the final say in the Wang family."
"I don't recognize it anyway."
Sun Juying stood up and wiped away her tears.
Since begging was useless, she could only try another approach.
Anyway, I have to get the fifty dollars back today.
"If you don't admit it, what do you want?"
Chen Jianye smiled.
"Either you give me the money or you return the watch and I'll refund you the money you paid for it."
"The watch is definitely not worth 200 yuan. My husband is in urgent need of money. I'm afraid you'll cheat me. I won't let you cheat me."
Sun Juying was resolute in her attitude.
"Okay, I'll return the watch to you and you give me the money back."
Chen Jianye took off the watch on his wrist without saying a word.
It's just a watch. You can buy it anytime as long as you have money.
The Wang family tried to play this trick on him, but it didn't work.
"You, you don't want it anymore?"
Sun Juying was stunned.
"I don't have the money to make up for it. If you don't recognize the agreement, I won't bother to argue with you."
"Give me back the money and I'll give you the watch, and we'll be even."
Chen Jianye said calmly.
"You, how can you not want a watch? It's clearly written in black and white."
Sun Juying couldn't hold it anymore.
She never expected that Chen Jianye would do this.
This was totally different from what she expected.
Under normal circumstances, Chen Jianye wanted to keep the watch and offered a price of 100 yuan. The other party thought it was too high and started bargaining.
At least Chen Jianye has to pay an additional fifty yuan.
Unexpectedly, Chen Jianye simply refused it.