First spoiled, then love

Chapter 579 Pay Back the Money! (6000)

Ruirui still looked hesitant.

Chen Qingrong took the initiative to give her a way out. "It's okay. If you feel the time is not right, then don't worry. Anyway, I just stopped by to see you. Come on, come on, go shopping with me?"

"it is good."

Ruirui agreed immediately.

Chen Qingrong asked Ruirui to accompany him to the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre.

As soon as he entered, Chen Qingrong's eyes turned red.

This is an extremely depressing place. Even if you are such a beast as to enter here laughing, your eyes will be red in less than a few seconds after entering, and you will curse the life of a bitch and deserve to die.

Chen Qingrong couldn't walk any further and just ran out.

Ruirui chased after him and said with understanding, "It's normal to not be able to accept it, brother. I was the same when I first came here. I couldn't stand crying halfway through my visit. Sigh."

Chen Qingrong took a breath and said with emotion, "Compared with our ancestors back then, our lives today are really much happier. If our ancestors could see how powerful our motherland is today, they would probably be able to rest in peace."

"Let's go and have a look somewhere else."

It’s not that Chen Qingrong doesn’t like it here, it’s just that he can’t bear it anymore.

If he continued walking around, it would be hard to guarantee that he wouldn't collapse in front of Ruirui.

Ruirui also understood him, so she went with him to visit other places in Nanjing, and the two of them took a few photos together.

"Are you used to living here in Nanjing?"

"It's good. I like this city very much."

"So you plan to live here for a long time?"

"About the same. I'm thinking that after I get married to my boyfriend, I'll save more money and buy a bigger house. Then I can bring my parents over. They've lived in a small town all their lives, so I should let them enjoy a better life."

"Just like you, brother. You are very promising. My mom and other elders always give you a thumbs up when they mention you."

Chen Qingrong felt a little embarrassed by the compliment. "I'm not that outstanding. I attribute everything I have today to my good luck."

Ruirui tilted her head and smiled, "You are being modest, aren't you? You were lucky once or twice, but can you be lucky every time? You are not a child of luck."

"what."

The two of them were a little tired from shopping, so Chen Qingrong found a restaurant to take Ruirui to dinner.

Ruirui also said, "Brother, don't argue with me today. You must let me treat you to a meal. After all, this is my home ground. You must let me show my appreciation."

Chen Qingrong smiled and nodded, "Okay, then I'll eat with you today. Please order, waiter."

"Here we are. What would you like to eat?" the waiter came over.

The waiters in this restaurant are of quite high quality, with good figures and pretty looks.

Nowadays, all walks of life are making full use of the advantages of beauty and paying attention to the so-called corporate culture. This society is really becoming more and more cruel to ugly people. Not only can ugly people not find any decent jobs, but if their situation continues to develop, they may not even have the capital to gain a foothold in society.

Not long after ordering, the food was served. Chen Qingrong was impressed by the speed.

The brother and sister chatted while eating.

It can be heard that Ruirui knows Nanjing very well, and she likes it very much. She talks about it incessantly. Chen Qingrong acts as an excellent listener, listening to her talk and adding a few words from time to time.

To be honest, Chen Qingrong now finds it difficult to tell whether Ruirui is truly happy or just acting for him.

Because he always felt that the so-called boyfriend that Ruirui mentioned did not exist.

While eating, Ruirui suddenly saw something and a look of panic appeared on her face.

Chen Qingrong noticed the change in her expression and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Hey, you little bitch, you don't have money to pay us back, but you have enough money to eat with men here? You're just pretending we don't exist!"

A cursing voice came from behind Chen Qingrong.

Chen Qingrong frowned and looked back, only to find that a bald middle-aged man was walking towards them with a sneer. After glancing at him, he sat down next to them.

Ruirui bit her lips nervously, "Brother Shepi, it's not that I won't pay you back, it's mainly..."

"Don't explain. I'm too lazy to listen to your explanation. I finally caught you today. If you don't give me the money, I won't leave." Shepi sneered.

"You owe him money?"

Chen Qingrong asked Ruirui.

Snake Skin looked at him and said, "You are her girlfriend? You have been fooled. This woman is not a good person."

"I'm her brother."

"Oh, her brother, then you should pay the money back for her. You seem to be a respectable man, so you should be able to come up with 20,000 yuan, right?"

"I have the money, but I want to know what she owes."

"Gambling debt." Snake Skin laughed, "She lost 30,000 yuan playing poker in our place. She paid back 5,000 yuan before, and another 5,000 yuan two days ago. Now she still owes 20,000 yuan."

"But we are not loan sharks. She owed us money, but we didn't ask her for high interest. This amount is the result of me giving her a reduction."

Chen Qingrong's face looked extremely ugly.

He glared at Ruirui and said coldly, "Is what he said true? Did you really go gambling?"

Ruirui lowered her head, tears streaming down her face, and didn't dare to respond.

Chen Qingrong sighed silently, and said to Shepi, "Bring me the IOU she wrote, and I'll transfer the money to you."

"Okay, brother, it's really fun."

"Brother..." Ruirui wanted to say something.

"Shut up, I'll settle the score with you later!"

Chen Qingrong shouted at her, and Ruirui didn't dare to speak anymore and lowered her head again.

It is said that Brother Shepi is a professional. He always carries a lot of IOUs with him. After he took out a handful of them, he carefully found the one for Ruirui and put it on the table.

"Look, there's her signature on it. It can't be forged."

"No copies?"

"No, no, even though we run a casino, we also make money from repeat customers. If you don't even follow these basic rules, who would dare to come to our place to play in the future?"

"Okay, open the Alipay or WeChat payment code."

Chen Qingrong started taking out his cell phone.

Shepi opened the Alipay payment code and Chen Qingrong transferred 20,000 yuan to him.

"Here we are. Hehe, the bill has been settled. I won't bother you any more. I'll leave first. You guys eat. Hehe."

Snake Skin said this and left.

Chen Qingrong also had a cold face and said nothing. He just picked up the IOU and placed it in front of Ruirui.

"Put it away, or tear it up."

"Brother, I..."

"Eat first. I don't want to hear anything else from you now."

Chen Qingrong interrupted Ruirui directly, then lowered his head and started eating.

He didn't say a word during the whole process and the atmosphere was quite depressing.

Ruirui's heart was beating very fast. She had no appetite at this time and could only eat two bites.

After Chen Qingrong had eaten his fill, he looked up and asked, "Are you full?"

Ruirui forced a smile, "I'm full." "Then you go pay the bill, we agreed it was your treat."

"Ah good."

When Ruirui came back after paying the bill, she found that Chen Qingrong was gone. She hurried outside to look for Chen Qingrong and saw Chen Qingrong sitting in the flower bed in front.

"Brother, I'm sorry. I cheated you and you helped me pay off my debt. I will definitely find a way to make money to pay you back!" Ruirui walked up to Chen Qingrong and bowed sincerely to apologize.

To be honest, she really didn't expect that she would be exposed today.

She originally wanted to maintain her dignity, but now it seems that she has lost all her dignity.

Chen Qingrong shook his head. "I was a little skeptical about what you said, but I didn't expect it to be so serious. Sit down first. Also, don't cry. Crying won't solve the problem."

"Ah."

Ruirui sniffed, wiped her tears, and sat next to Chen Qingrong.

She took a deep breath and began to tell the story of what had happened to her during this period.

It turns out that she never had a boyfriend in Nanjing. She came here just to work and is currently working as a waitress in a restaurant.

As for gambling, she first came into contact with it with a girl she met in a restaurant. The girl liked to play poker in their dormitory and would call other people in the dormitory to play together.

Ruirui didn’t play at first, but later when she saw that everyone was having fun, she was worried that if she didn’t play, she would seem to be too sociable and then be isolated by others, so she just joined in the fun.

When they first started playing, they didn't play with money, they just stuck notes on each other's faces. But as they played, the eldest sister suggested that they play with money.

Then it became one dollar a hand, ten dollars a hand, and finally one hundred dollars a hand. During this period Ruirui also won a lot of money.

The pleasure of winning money from gambling is different from the pleasure of saving money from working.

You may only be able to save up hundreds of thousands of dollars after working hard for a year, but if you go to a large casino, you can win that much in just one or two hours or even just one hand of cards. How can this not be addictive?

Later, Ruirui went to the casino under the guidance of that girl. She won a few thousand dollars at the beginning, but then she kept losing. She lost all her savings and even owed foreign debts.

"I, I will never play this again. It's too complicated. I, I don't dare to tell my parents. I only dare to contact you. I thought I would borrow 5,000 yuan from you to pay off my debts, and then pay the rest back slowly. I really didn't expect to meet that snake skin today. I'm sorry, brother, I let you down."

Ruirui felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and she began to cry bitterly.

Chen Qingrong was concerned about one question, "Where is the woman who took you to the casino in the beginning?"

Ruirui wiped her tears and said, "She resigned. I don't know where she went now."

Chen Qingrong sighed helplessly, "Alas, you are still too young after all, there are some things you don't understand. I bet that woman is definitely a casino shill, just like a wine shill. She will first build a good relationship with you, and then take you to play. She will get a commission based on how much money you lose."

Ruirui was so angry that her mouth opened wide. "How could there be such a person? I treat her as a good sister!"

"You treated her as a good sister, but she just treated you as a fat sheep to be slaughtered. But it's good that this happened. At least it can teach you a lesson and remind you not to trust strangers easily in the future."

"Don't be in a hurry to return the 25,000 yuan to me. You should work hard here first and support yourself. When you have saved enough money, you can return it to me. I am not in a hurry to take it."

Chen Qingrong would not refuse that money.

After knowing that it was Ruirui who owed the gambling debt, he immediately thought of what happened to Gao Qiang before. He must get the money back.

If he really said he didn't want it anymore, Ruirui would have no motivation to make money and might fall into depravity again. If he said he still wanted the money, Ruirui would always remember it and would have to make money to pay him back even if she didn't consider herself.

Of course, this trick only works on people who can still be saved. If they are hopeless gamblers, they will not consider returning the money to you. Anyway, such people are shameless.

Ruirui nodded and said seriously, "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely return the money to you, and I promise that I will never gamble again!"

"Whether you will go to gamble or not, I still have to see how you perform."

"Brother, can you please not tell my parents about this? Is it okay if it's just between you and me?"

"I will at most tell your sister-in-law, but I can promise you that I will never let my parents or your parents know." Chen Qingrong said after thinking for a while.

Ruirui finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, I believe your brother, I believe you will do what you say."

"Well." Chen Qingrong hesitated for a moment and asked again, "Do you want to go to Shanghai with me? I can arrange a position for you in our company. I can also take care of you while you are in Shanghai."

Ruirui shook her head. "No, brother. If I go to the Magic City with you, how can I make money independently? Don't worry, brother. Since I promised you that I won't gamble again, I will never gamble again. If I gamble again, I will chop off my own fingers!"

Seeing that she was serious, Chen Qingrong believed her words.

"Come on, I'll take you to buy you some clothes and shoes."

"Brother, I don't need it. I still have some."

"What are you talking about!" Chen Qingrong glared at her. "I'm your brother. Isn't it my duty to take you to buy some clothes and shoes? Although you've given birth to a child, you're still old. It's inevitable that a girl of your age would love to look beautiful. Come with me."

"Okay, thanks bro."

Although Ruirui was scolded, she didn't feel sad. Instead, she was quite happy.

Although Chen Qingrong was mean to her, he also cared about her and was doing it for her own good. If he didn't want to care about her anymore, he wouldn't even bother to be mean to her.

Chen Qingrong stayed with Ruirui the whole day today. He even went to take a look at the dormitory where Ruirui lived now. It was a dormitory for four people with bunk beds, and the environment was quite good.

When her roommate jokingly asked Ruirui if she was her boyfriend, Ruirui blushed.

Before parting with Ruirui, Chen Qingrong said, "I will probably go back to Shanghai tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. After all, your sister-in-law is about to give birth, and I have to stay with her. You don't have to send me off then. I'll be satisfied if you work hard."

Ruirui hummed, and said reluctantly, "If you have time in the future, will you come to see me again?"

"Yes." Chen Qingrong said confidently, "If our company reaches an agreement on cooperation with a company here, I will definitely have to come here frequently. Besides, if I don't come, how can I supervise you?"

Ruirui suddenly said with emotion, "Brother, if I had married a man like you and had children, maybe I wouldn't have ended up like this today."

"Do you regret getting married and having children so early?"

"Yeah, I really regret it. I should have studied more."

"Actually, there are benefits. After all, you are so young now. It's not too late to find someone new. Improve yourself. There will definitely be men who are better than me waiting for you. This is not chicken soup for the soul."

Chen Qingrong smiled and patted her shoulder.

When he returned to the hotel in the evening, Zhang Jinming had not come back yet. Chen Qingrong did not urge him, but instead made a video call with Tang Xiaoru to talk about the matter.

"Mom and Dad aren't home now, right?"

"Not here yet." Tang Xiaoru smiled, picked up the cup beside her and took a sip of water, "I guess he will come later."

"Then I can tell you with confidence."

Chen Qingrong told him everything about Ruirui.

Tang Xiaoru was a little surprised, "I didn't expect Ruirui to have the same habit as Gao Qiang. Fortunately, you were there to help her pay the money back today. Otherwise, the interest on the money would have compounded, and she really wouldn't be able to pay it back by then."

"Yeah, luckily I'm here, but honey, I helped her pay back 20,000 yuan without discussing it with you, you won't be angry, right?"

"Nonsense, you are the head of the family, why should I be angry if you spend money? A man should be courageous. It's only 20,000 yuan, not a huge amount of money like 2 million. If you don't dare to spend even 20,000 yuan casually, then I will look down on you."

"Not to mention that this money is to help our family, and you didn't use it to wash your feet."

"What if I use it to wash my feet?"

"Then you can wait for me to wash your feet with steel wool every day."

"Hiss." Chen Qingrong took a breath of cold air, "What a terrible woman."

Tang Xiaoru sneered, and then wondered, "Speaking of that foot washing, why is it so popular among you men? Is it so comfortable?"

Chen Qingrong said cautiously, "It's not that we men like it, but some men like it. I'm not someone who goes there often."

"So how did you feel when you went there before?"

"To be honest, I feel a little embarrassed because a strange woman washed my feet and gave me a foot massage. It felt weird, but it was quite relaxing. This thing is probably the same as why you women like to go to beauty salons. You spend money to enjoy it."

"What kind of analogy is that? How can your men's feet be compared to our women's faces?" Tang Xiaoru rolled her eyes at him.

(End of this chapter)