Chapter 236 Debt Collection Troubles
The doorman saw Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao standing outside the door and stopped in a hurry, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Mr. Chen is the lord of a mansion. Now that Xie Lingxiao is standing here, he doesn’t know who to report the matter to.
Sensing his thoughts, Xie Lingxiao pulled Shen Jingxuan to the side, making room for the door.
No matter how big the event was in the Chen Mansion, he didn't want to get involved. They would leave after the old lady was buried.
The view in front of him suddenly opened up, and the doorman trotted inside.
"Master, something happened."
Master Chen looked at the visitor with a pale face: "What happened?"
The mansion held a birthday party for him yesterday. Even though they were deceived, they would not be allowed to come and cause trouble.
As for the other people in the mansion, it is even less likely that they will cause any trouble.
"It's... someone who came to collect a debt." The doorman stammered.
I don’t know how many times this has happened.
In the past, Mr. Chen would always bring up Xie Lingxiao to faze them, thereby constantly delaying the repayment of the money.
After yesterday's incident, almost everyone in Ningcheng knew about it. Xie Lingxiao didn't care about the affairs of the Chen Mansion and bluntly said that he had nothing to do with the Chen Mansion.
After the guests left the house, the news spread throughout the city.
Their arrival at this time had already given the Chen family ample time to prepare.
Mr. Chen stood up in a panic, his face full of anger. He looked at the illegitimate son kneeling behind him and kicked him.
If he hadn't gone out to gamble, the Chen Mansion would never have become what it is today.
Mrs. Chen felt sorry for her son and stepped forward to hold him in her arms: "Master, things have come to this point, don't blame him anymore."
"A loving mother often spoils her son. This is the child you have raised." Master Chen staggered out of the front hall with light steps.
When he saw Xie Lingxiao standing outside the door, he was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.
"Your Highness..." Master Chen spoke with difficulty.
Xie Lingxiao seemed not to have heard it. He held Shen Jingxuan's hand and walked into the front hall together.
Since something happened in the mansion, he cannot be forced to continue kneeling. After all, as the master of the mansion, if he doesn't deal with the matter, do you expect me to do it for him?
If nothing had happened, he would have asked Ling Yu to watch over him until the old lady was buried.
Xie Lingxiao and Shen Jingxuan had just stepped into the front hall when they heard a constant stream of noisy sounds in the yard.
Just by listening to the footsteps, I knew that there were quite a few people coming this time.
"Master Chen, shouldn't you return the money today? After all, you've been dragging your feet for long enough."
They came to his house a few days ago, and Mr. Chen promised to postpone it for a few days.
Although it is not the day he mentioned yet, they will definitely not leave if they are not given the money today.
Mr. Chen looked at the group of people in front of him and became more and more anxious.
He originally wanted to take advantage of yesterday's birthday banquet and, using Xie Lingxiao's identity, have all the people of status and position in the city come to celebrate his birthday.
After sending the gift, he asked someone to sell part of it to pay off his debts.
But I didn't expect that Xie Lingxiao came yesterday and directly distanced himself from the matter.
Not only did he not receive any gifts, but he also lost the money he had spent on preparing for the birthday banquet.
Let alone paying back the money now, after the old lady is buried, everyone in the family will have to live a life of frugality.
Thinking of this, he could only shamelessly ask them to give him some more time.
I never thought that one sentence would arouse public anger.
"Grace? Come on, everyone, how many times has he said this?"
"You are shameless. You keep delaying the repayment of your own son's debt. Do you really want to avoid paying it back?"
Master Chen said in a panic, "It's just that my family is busy with the funeral and we haven't had time to prepare the money. Please give me a few days."
Having said that, only he himself knew that even if he was given a few more days, it would take him a long time to pay back such a large amount of silver.
"No, I have to pay it back today."
"Yes, if we don't return it today, don't even think about letting us leave."
"Don't scare us with the Regent anymore."
You and I were talking at the same time, leaving Mr. Chen no chance to get a word in.
When everyone shut up, Mr. Chen only said one sentence: "There is no money today."
The man in front of him raised his foot and kicked him with such force that Mr. Chen was knocked down.
In the past, he was cautious in his words and actions because he was worried about the support of the Regent. I don't know how aggrieved he was.
He was afraid that if he said something too harsh, Mr. Chen would complain to him and Xie Lingxiao would bear a grudge against him.
Now that he knew yesterday's news, he could finally stop worrying about it.
If Mr. Chen really doesn't return the money, he can do whatever he wants.
"It's good to have no money. If you don't have money, why not use your house to pay off the debt?"
"One house is not enough. We also have ours. Don't even think about taking it all for yourself."
Master Chen said in panic: "No..."
If the house was mortgaged, their whole family would be left without a place to shelter from the wind and rain.
"Do you have the right to speak?"
"You have to pay it back even if you don't want to. Otherwise, when will you be able to pay us back?"
The quarrel outside was getting louder and louder, and Mrs. Chen and the other women in her household were trembling with fear.
They had seen such scenes before, but they were very different from today.
Mrs. Chen hugged her son tightly, fearing that Mr. Chen would get angry and hand his son over to the debt collectors.
Chen Yuqian was in high spirits at this time. She had already tidied her hair and clothes, and her mouth corners were raised high as if she was watching a fun event.
Her smile was particularly dazzling in Mrs. Chen's eyes.
Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao watched everything indifferently, as if nothing had happened.
They thought that the Chen Mansion had fallen into decline, but they did not expect it to fall to this extent.
If you raise a son who is addicted to gambling, no amount of money will be enough for him to squander.
Chen Yuqian looked at the two people hugging each other and said sarcastically, "Why don't you continue to praise your son, who you used to be so proud of?"
"Mrs. Chen often says that you have brought good fortune to the Chen family. Are you satisfied with the good fortune you have brought?"
Seeing the person in front of her trembling with fear, with none of his usual arrogance left, Chen Yuqian laughed out loud.
This is the Chen Mansion where Madam Chen is determined to kill her mother and enter the house.
I just wonder if Mrs. Chen is satisfied with the current appearance of the Chen Mansion?
People in Manning City certainly would not have expected that the once prosperous Chen Mansion, which was envied and envied by countless people, had actually begun to rot from the root.
Mrs. Chen's brows gradually furrowed. Chen Yuqian's laughter continued in her ears, making her more and more irritated.
She wanted to continue listening to the quarrel in the yard, but Chen Yuqian's laughter made it impossible for her to hear even a complete sentence.
The more Mrs. Chen looked at Chen Yuqian, the uglier her expression became.
She shouldn't have been soft-hearted and listened to the master and kept Chen Yuqian.
If she had been allowed to keep company with that woman back then, there would be no sign of her mocking me today.
I don’t know what Mrs. Chen was thinking about, but her ugly expression gradually eased and a smile appeared on her lips.
She patted her son's shoulder to let him go, then walked towards Chen Yuqian.