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

Chapter 187 Forging IOUs
The main reason for all these changes is naturally the sugar factory that was already mostly built.

Perhaps it's because Wang Chengpeng lives relatively close to the sugar factory that he is able to truly feel the changes here.

The most obvious change is that the area has become much more lively. This area, which was almost deserted before, now sees people coming from time to time.

Although the sugar factory has not yet officially started operations because the sugar beets used as raw materials are not yet ripe.

However, the villagers' curiosity about the sugar factory was irresistible, and whenever they had free time, they would come to visit.

Even though they could only watch from the outside because of the sophisticated equipment inside, it didn't dampen their enthusiasm.

Just then, several villagers sat around outside the sugar factory and started discussing things in a very casual manner.

"You guys are really amazing. You managed to build such a big sugar factory all of a sudden."

Who can argue with that?

"Not long ago, this place was just a wasteland where there wasn't a soul in sight, and you could even see wild animals coming here to hunt for food from time to time. But now it has developed into this."

"By the way, have you heard? It seems like a batch of equipment has arrived at the factory. It looks very sophisticated."

"I not only heard about it, but I also saw the parts with my own eyes. It was quite a commotion."

"The only pity is that we can't see the finished product directly, which is a bit of a shame."

"If this sugar factory can really be opened, the villagers of Wangjia Village will also be able to live a good life."

"We have to thank that mysterious person who came up with the idea behind the scenes. If it weren't for him, how could our Wangjia Village have such good fortune?"

"Yes, once the sugar factory opens, even if we can't hire them as workers, it would be a good thing if they could earn work points."

"The work points at the sugar factory are worth far more than those earned by toiling in the fields."

……

The villagers chatted casually, seemingly just talking, but in reality, they were expressing their longing for a better future.

However, Wang Chengpeng, the mysterious person behind the scenes they were talking about, acted as if nothing had happened, quietly eating dinner at home.

Although Wang Chengpeng's trip to the police station not only went unscathed, but he even managed to get rid of Fang Weimin.

But his family still prepared a sumptuous dinner for him to ward off bad luck.

However, it was during the meal that Wang Tieshan seemed to suddenly remember something and said:
"Xiao Peng, Zhou Xia came over specifically today during the day."

"However, when I said you had something to do, I didn't tell him the specifics of your situation."

"They seem to be in a hurry and said they'll come again tomorrow. I'm letting you know so you can prepare in advance."

"I think it must be about the IOU. It's over a thousand yuan, and they've already raised it in just a few months. City people are really rich."

"No wonder everyone wants to work in the city; the pay is unbeatable."

"Unfortunately, I am uneducated and have no connections to rely on, so I can't help you find a suitable job in the city."

At this point, Wang Tieshan sighed heavily, his eyes filled with helplessness.

As if suddenly remembering something, Liu Chunhua suddenly spoke:
"There is a chance right now. Once the sugar factory in the village is up and running, we will definitely need to hire workers."

"There's some spare money at home, but there's no point in keeping it."

"How about I take the money and go talk to Captain Wang tomorrow to see if he can get Xiaopeng a job?"

"Once the job is settled, we'll find Xiaopeng a suitable partner, and then our mission will be accomplished."

This is the mindset of the older generation, especially responsible parents who have a strong sense of responsibility towards their children.

However, for Wang Chengpeng right now, it was clearly not the time to focus on romance, so he immediately laughed and said:
"Mother's arrangement was correct."

"However, I will personally go to Captain Wang to try to make sure that our family can also produce a worker that everyone envies."

"As for Zhou Xia, we don't need to worry about him."

"He's the one with the problem, and he's the one who's been asking us for help and coming to me. He's the one who's anxious."

Thinking of this, Wang Chengpeng looked at Zhu Hong, who was eating heartily, and said:
"Zhu Hong, take my bicycle to the city tomorrow to deliver a letter."

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Chengpeng gave Zhu Hong another five yuan and said:
"We've almost run out of ingredients and seasonings at home, so why don't you buy some more while you're at it?"

"If you have any money left over, you can use it to buy some daily necessities."

"Keep the rest as pocket money."

It wasn't that Wang Chengpeng was being petty, but given Zhu Hong's personality, if he didn't make things clear, the other party would absolutely not touch a single penny of the extra money.

Zhu Hong naturally had no objection to Wang Chengpeng's instructions.

In addition, he also had some pocket money, which made Zhu Hong even seem quite happy.

Although he's the type who doesn't worry about having enough to eat, who would complain about having too much?

This is five yuan. Let alone using it all, even using half of it would be considered good.

In other words, Zhu Hong should have at least two or three yuan of his own.

Thinking this, Zhu Hong patted his chest and said, "Brother Wang, you can rest assured that I will handle things perfectly."

The moment Zhu Hong agreed, Wang Meiyan's eyes lit up, and she said to Wang Chengpeng with a radiant expression:

"Brother, I want to go too."

"I did really well on the exam this time, consider this a reward for myself."

She hadn't been to town in ages in order to prepare for the exam.

Now, let alone going to the town, they're going to the city. How could Wang Meiyan not feel a longing?
Wang Meiyan's eyes even started to sparkle when she thought about the delicious food and fun things that could only be found in the city.

However, this time Wang Meiyan's request was not met, especially from Wang Tieshan, who shouted loudly:

"This is utterly ridiculous."

"Xiao Zhu is going to the city to help Xiao Peng with some errands, not to go on vacation. What are you going to do with him?"

This little girl always buys food and drinks whenever she goes to the city, spending a total of five yuan. With her around, there's practically nothing left.

Scratching his head, Zhu Hong said in a simple and honest manner, "Anyway, it's just delivering a letter, nothing much to do. Why don't we bring my little sister along?"

Hearing this, Liu Chunhua also became restless and said:
"Xiao Zhu, this is important, don't worry about this playful brat."

"We have bicycles at home, we can go play whenever we want, why do you insist on waiting until tomorrow to go with me?"

The cooked duck flew away?
Upon hearing that the parties involved agreed, but her parents disagreed, Wang Meiyan immediately pouted and said angrily:
"Fine, I won't go. I'll go catch fish in the river tomorrow."

"I'll eat the fish I catch myself, I won't give them to you."

This situation made everyone laugh.

In the end, Wang Chengpeng softened and said, "Anyway, it's just on the way. If your little sister wants to go, let her go."

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Chengpeng took out five yuan from his pocket and handed it to Zhu Hong, saying:

"With another big foodie, five yuan definitely won't be enough."

"Here'll give you five more dollars, the same as before. You can use the extra money yourself."

With Zhou Xia, the sucker, footing the bill, Wang Chengpeng was exceptionally generous with his spending.

Moreover, compared to how my younger sister was implicated by me in my past life and what she did for me, this small amount of money is nothing.

With Wang Chengpeng's consent, and since it was indeed on the way, his parents didn't say anything more. Wang Meiyan even cheered and said:

"Long live my brother!"

"Next time I go to the river to catch small fish, I'll give you all the small fish I catch to eat."

Thanks to Wang Meiyan, this lively character, the atmosphere instantly became joyful again.

As for the letter that Wang Chengpeng asked Zhu Hong to deliver, it was naturally a letter for Song Wenxin.

The two were comrades-in-arms in the same trench, and they would definitely need to share information when necessary.

In particular, Song Wenxin should be informed that Zhou Xia has already raised the money, so that she can prepare to kill Zhou Xia in one fell swoop.

Originally, Wang Chengpeng didn't want to get involved in Zhou Xia and Liu Yanran's mess, but they insisted on making him a fool and dragging him into it, so he had no choice but to fight back.

Wang Chengpeng won the first round of this counterattack, forcing the two adulterers to sign a humiliating and subservient compensation agreement.

Not only that, but it also thwarted Liu Yanran's idea of ​​finding a suitable man to take over her life, forcing her to reluctantly continue living with Shen Wei, this sycophant.

But this matter is far from over, and there is likely to be more underhanded tactics to come.

Given Zhou Xia's ill-intentioned act of having someone spy on him and his plan to find another way to resolve this debt, he absolutely could not accept losing such a large sum of money for no reason.

He might even make a foolish mistake, like Fang Weimin, by reporting to the police station that he has acquired a large amount of unexplained wealth.

Although I can explain it myself, without evidence, it will probably just be a mess.

Zhou Xia could even turn the tables and accuse him of extorting him for no reason, which would only make things worse for him.

Thinking this through, Wang Chengpeng felt it was best to be a little more cautious and be prepared for the other party to deny it.

Thinking this way, he suddenly had an idea and realized that he could probably forge an IOU.

He kept the original and returned the forged IOU to Zhou Xia.

Then write another receipt to prove that you have indeed received the money.

If the other party doesn't cause any trouble, this matter will be over, and everyone will be happy. After all, not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry is worth Wang Chengpeng's attention.

But if Zhou Xia has the audacity to try and extort money from Wang Chengpeng, then don't be surprised if Wang Chengpeng uses his real trump card and exposes his dirty secrets.

In this way, Wang Chengpeng can remain invincible.

This can be considered a collaboration between Wang Chengpeng and Song Wenxin. When the other party makes a timely appearance, they can take down Zhou Xia while minimizing the impact.

To avoid being taken advantage of when dealing with thugs, you have to be even more of a thug than them.

Moreover, the receipt issued by Wang Chengpeng is sufficient proof that he did not intend to extort the other party.

He has plenty of time to play with Zhou Xia, but if he causes his family to worry, Wang Chengpeng will feel utterly ashamed.

Especially when he saw the worried looks in his parents' eyes as they came to the police station to confront him, Wang Chengpeng secretly vowed that he would never let anything like this happen again.

With this in mind, Wang Chengpeng, who had already returned to his room, began to think about the matter of counterfeiting IOUs.

With the original IOU as a reference, Zhou Xia's handwriting was easy to imitate; the only difficulty lay in Zhou Xia's handprint.

Handprints are unique and very difficult to forge.

Then, as if he had just thought of something, Wang Chengpeng said self-deprecatingly:
"I overestimated Zhou Xia a bit. Even if he accepted the fake IOU, he might not have carefully checked the authenticity of the fingerprint."

"As long as the written agreement is basically identical, the fingerprint only needs to be roughly made to get away with it."

"I only need to carve a similar hand mold out of wood to easily imitate a similar handprint."

The thought of Zhou Xia possibly coming to see him tomorrow made Wang Chengpeng sigh again, thinking to himself that he really was destined to be a busybody.
If we don't work overtime tonight, it will be difficult to forge the IOU before Zhou Xia comes tomorrow.

Even though he was getting richer and his family was living a better life, he was becoming busier.

In addition to forging IOUs, Wang Chengpeng also needed to visit Wang Fucheng's home, as his family was counting on him to find them a worker's job.

Although Wang Chengpeng had anticipated this long in advance and had already requested three positions.

But now is definitely not the time to announce it, but this is a good opportunity to tell the family the good news in advance.

Shaking his head to clear his mind of the excessive thoughts, Wang Chengpeng took out a draft notebook he didn't usually use and began to sketch out the IOU Zhou Xia had written.

Stroke by stroke, stroke after stroke!
Although everyone has their own unique handwriting, and even the mood with which they write can cause changes in their handwriting, copying others is not difficult for Wang Chengpeng at all.

After working for more than half an hour, Wang Chengpeng looked at the IOU in front of him, which was so realistic that it could be mistaken for a fake, and nodded in satisfaction. The next thing to do was for Zhou Xia to put his handprint on top.

Thinking this, Wang Chengpeng took out the tools he had used to make the tape rollers and began to work on them little by little, quickly carving out a piece of wood of suitable thickness.

Although a person's fingers are not flat, the fingerprints pressed on an IOU are flat, so there's no need to make it as complicated as a three-dimensional design.

At that time, you will only need to apply ink according to the depth of the fingerprint to produce fingerprints that are basically indistinguishable.

As the file moved across the wood, lines of varying depths quickly appeared on the board.

Although Wang Chengpeng scratched many crisscrossing patterns on the wooden board due to uneven force,

But that's alright, as he carved more and more, he became more and more skilled.

After wearing out more than a dozen wooden boards, Wang Chengpeng finally obtained a roughly similar fingerprint version.

Taking out a clump of ink, dipping it in a brush, Wang Chengpeng carefully began to brush.

Apply ink and press it onto the paper to test.

……

He applied the ink and pressed it onto the paper to test. After countless tests, Wang Chengpeng finally managed to apply the ink neatly and evenly.

By simply applying the right amount of pressure to imprint a fingerprint onto the fake IOU, one can easily forge an IOU.

Without hesitation, Wang Chengpeng picked up the fingerprint version and pressed it onto the fake IOU.

With a strong blow, Wang Chengpeng forged an IOU that was so realistic it was indistinguishable from the real thing.

(End of this chapter)