Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 104 The mountain weighing on my heart is finally gone.

Since it was his father Wang Degong's idea, Wang Tieshan naturally dared not disobey, and took back the extra eight yuan, saying:
"Father, Mother, thank you."

"I'll come see you when I have time."

At this point, Wang Tieshan's voice choked up.

After all, they are family members who have lived together for so many years. How could they be easily separated by the words "separation"?
Only Wang Chengpeng remained calm. He said to Wang Tieshan, "Grandpa, Grandma, I'll come to see you again next time," and then left with his father.

Recalling the scene of his previous life when he died in this old house, Wang Chengpeng couldn't let go of his feelings for the two old people.

Being able to fulfill one's filial obligations does not mean that one thinks they are doing the right thing; it only means that one's own moral standards are relatively high.

After Wang Tieshan and his son left, Wang Degong said with some puzzlement:

"Old woman, the third son has paid back the money, but you don't seem happy at all?"

"Oh, by the way, I'll have to trouble you to return the money. You borrowed it from one family to another, and even if I wanted to help, I couldn't."

How could Zhao Yuju be happy when she lent out eight hundred yuan for more than half a month without paying a penny of interest?

However, Wang Degong used the excuse that he couldn't let outsiders earn his money to take back the eight yuan, and she had no way to stop him.

Hearing the howling of the biting wind outside the window, Zhao Yuju subconsciously shrank her neck and said:
"Let's go tomorrow, it's a bit late today."

Wang Degong frowned and said, "I said go tonight, so you go tonight."

"It's late now, but it's not too late."

"Since no interest was paid, it's best to return the money as soon as possible."

"What if such a large sum of money is left at home and a thief steals it?"

This is truly a case of reaping what you sow!

Faced with Wang Degong's reasonable and well-founded words, Zhao Yuju had no choice but to take another 800 yuan and go outside again, standing in the cold wind for two or three hours like a fool.

After all, in order to show how difficult things were for her, she said that she had borrowed money from many households over a long period of time before she was able to get the money.

If she went back too early, it would be difficult for her to explain to Wang Degong.

A gust of cold wind blew, and Zhao Yuju shivered, muttering to herself:
"Wang Tieshan, ptooey, ptooey, never let me see you in my house again."

Then she remembered the flour and meat that Wang Tieshan had brought today, and immediately changed her mind:

"Wang Tieshan, you should come to see me more often. Don't come empty-handed like that old man said. The more things you bring, the better."

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Putting aside Zhao Yuju's grumbling, on the way back, Wang Tieshan said to Wang Chengpeng with some concern:
"Son, what's the deal with this IOU?"

Although he knew his son was capable, Wang Tieshan still couldn't believe that Wang Chengpeng could conjure up such an IOU out of thin air.

This IOU is the perfect solution to the problem, making everything seem reasonable.

However, this was, after all, an IOU, and with a signed and sealed IOU, how could Wang Tieshan not be worried?
If this isn't handled properly, when the other party actually comes to collect the money, your whole family will be left with nothing but tears.

After all, the Wang family's public statement was that they used the 450 yuan they had mortgaged to pay off their debts.

Knowing that his father was also concerned about him, Wang Chengpeng smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry, do you think your son is that kind of stupid person?"

"This IOU was torn to shreds on the spot after several copies were made, to the point that it couldn't be glued back together."

"Besides, Mr. Ji isn't that kind of person; he wouldn't care about such petty squabbles."

Seeing Wang Chengpeng's confident tone, Wang Tieshan finally relaxed.

Having settled the debt of eight hundred yuan, the mountain weighing on Wang Tieshan's heart was finally lifted, and he felt much lighter. Once he paid off the remaining debt, the matter would be completely resolved.

At this point, the advantage of speaking vaguely becomes apparent: four hundred and fifty yuan plus five hundred yuan for the bride price, totaling nine hundred and fifty yuan.

After paying back Zhao Yuju's 800 yuan, there was still a full 150 yuan left.

This money might not seem enough to pay off all the debts, but considering that information isn't shared between them, even if three or four hundred dollars of debt were paid off, no one would notice anything amiss.

After all, everyone knows the principle of keeping one's wealth private, and both the lender and the borrower will keep the specifics of the loan confidential.

Whether the money has been repaid, and how much it has been repaid, is a secret between the two families.

All I need to do is go to town tomorrow to buy some meat, and while everyone is out working, I can pay the money back discreetly.

Thinking of this, Wang Tieshan asked with some puzzlement, "Son, what do you think is going on with Captain Wang?"

“When I went to ask him for leave this time, he was very nice. He even asked me if I wanted to take an extra day off.”

“When I asked for leave before, he always had a stern face and told me to avoid asking for leave if possible.”

Wang Chengpeng knew the reason for this, of course; it was definitely because of his and Wang Fucheng's cooperative sugar-making plan.

However, he certainly couldn't tell Wang Tieshan this, so he could only give a vague answer:

"How could I possibly know such a thing?"

"Perhaps Captain Wang is a good official who loves the people and understands that you have difficulties and need to ask for leave."

“Didn’t you say that when you went to get your work points in advance last time, he spoke up for you?”

Nodding in confusion, Wang Tieshan said, "It does seem to be like that."

"Captain Wang has always been very easy to talk to. If it weren't for him, our Wangjia Village wouldn't have developed so well."

"By the way, he recently came up with a new development plan, asking us all to clear land and plant sugar beets together."

"However, it seems that many people oppose this production plan. After all, if it's for eating or selling, you don't need that many beets at all."

"After all, although beets can be stored for a long time, their taste is really just average and they don't fetch a high price."

It seems the sugar factory plan isn't going as smoothly as expected; it's been thwarted from the very beginning. I wonder if Wang Fucheng can withstand the pressure.

Wang Chengpeng then abandoned this ridiculous idea. Wang Fucheng was no pushover; otherwise, his family wouldn't have been able to hold onto both the lucrative positions of production team leader and militia team leader.

As long as he says, as he himself does, that the purpose of growing sugar beets is to make sugar, there will be no more dissenting voices.

The reason they let this matter escalate is probably to eliminate those voices that oppose them.

At the same time, he was also building momentum for his son, Wang Yong, so that he could smoothly take the position of director of the sugar factory.

Shaking his head slightly, Wang Chengpeng thought to himself that giving up on forcibly demanding the position of sugar factory director was indeed the wisest choice he could have made. He didn't have time to engage in infighting in the village.

Thinking this, Wang Chengpeng smiled and said, "Captain Wang must have his reasons for making those arrangements."

"Dad, don't let others incite you to oppose Captain Wang's production plan."

Shaking his head, Wang Tieshan said, "I don't have time to get involved in this kind of thing. As long as I get my work points, I don't care about anything else."

"All I care about is how to make my family better and better, and how to make our lives more prosperous. That's all I care about."

In his previous life, this not-so-tall man also fulfilled his promise with his life, dedicating everything to make life better for his family of four.

Thinking about this, Wang Chengpeng felt a pang of unease.

Then he felt relieved. With his efforts, everything had finally changed. This time, it was his turn to protect his father and help the family grow into the family his father had hoped for!
(End of this chapter)