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

Chapter 230 often appears as prey.
Under Liu Yanran's watchful gaze, Wang Chengpeng cooperated fully and signed two IOUs.

A single document worth three hundred yuan was Liu Yanran's way of giving back to the Shen family.

The other one was worth three thousand yuan, which was money that Liu Yanran had extorted from Wang Chengpeng and kept as her own.

However, just as Liu Yanran was about to snatch the two IOUs away, Wang Chengpeng grabbed them directly and said:

"Liu Yanran, you're being a little too hasty."

"I just gave you this IOU like that, without giving me any protection whatsoever."

"So in return, you need to write me a receipt as proof that you won't cause me any trouble in the future."

"Otherwise, if I eventually give you the money, and then you report me to the Revolutionary Committee, wouldn't I just lose all that money for no reason?"

Wang Chengpeng's words are reasonable, after all, this involves a transaction of more than three thousand yuan, so it is impossible for Wang Chengpeng to make a promise unilaterally.

Although Wang Chengpeng could default on his debt, it was clearly not in his best interest.

His goal was to obtain evidence that Liu Yanran had blackmailed him, which naturally required Liu Yanran to personally explain how she had extorted him.

After a moment of thought, no matter what Liu Yanran thought about, she couldn't think of any possibility that might be detrimental to her.

After all, she was certain that Wang Chengpeng had no evidence of her past misconduct, and that she had Wang Chengpeng completely under her control and could manipulate him at will, so she naturally had no fear whatsoever.

It was precisely for this reason that Liu Yanran gladly wrote down the voucher as Wang Chengpeng requested.

The evidence is quite simple. Basically, Liu Yanran accepted the three thousand/three hundred yuan that Wang Chengpeng promised to compensate her, so she kept the fact that Wang Chengpeng had raped her to herself and would never tell anyone.

This evidence was extremely unfavorable to Liu Yanran; it was practically irrefutable proof that she had extorted Wang Chengpeng. However, Liu Yanran still gladly wrote it down.

After all, in her mind, even if it was confirmed that she had committed extortion, she would only go to jail for a short time.

But this matter is completely different for Wang Chengpeng. If he dares to expose his illicit relationships, it would be no different from courting death.

As for why two receipts were written, that was, of course, due to Liu Yanran's little scheme.

One copy was given to appease the Shen family, and the other was kept for myself; only then could this matter be considered completely resolved.

Liu Yanran swapped the IOU and the voucher, then spread her right hand out and placed them directly in front of Wang Chengpeng.

Liu Yanran's meaning was already extremely clear, but Wang Chengpeng was still pretending to be ignorant, saying:

"Liu Yanran, what do you mean by this?"

Liu Yanran said with a smile, "What, Wang Chengpeng, are you planning to renege on your debt?"

"Now that we've agreed on a price, shouldn't it be time for you to give me the money?"

"I'm doing this for your own good. After all, that's a 1% interest rate. The sooner you pay it back, the less interest you'll have to pay."

As for the double squeeze from interest and Liu Yanran, under normal circumstances, Wang Chengpeng would definitely prioritize repaying the money he owes to Liu Yanran, which has nothing to do with her.

From beginning to end, all she wanted to protect was her own interests.

Shen Wei? He's just a sucker who'll end up taking the fall. Why should I care about his feelings?
Shaking his head slightly, Wang Chengpeng said speechlessly, "Liu Yanran, did you go crazy from being pregnant?"

"That's hundreds or thousands of dollars, do you think it's just two or three dollars that you can easily get?"

With a furrowed brow, Liu Yanran shouted angrily, "Wang Chengpeng, are you playing me?"

"You extorted two thousand yuan from me back then, and now you're telling me you have no money? Do you think I'm a fool?"

"If you're not sincere, then I'll go find your parents."

“Under normal circumstances I would never do that, but since you broke the contract first, don’t blame me for making it public.”

Shaking his head slightly, Wang Chengpeng patiently explained, "Liu Yanran, you really are incredibly stupid."

"I did take that much money back then, but does that mean my family doesn't need to spend any money after all this time?"

"We spent so much money preparing for the wedding, so much money building the house, and so many other miscellaneous things. My family is long out of money."

"But don't worry, my parents are now workers in a sugar factory, and they get paid every month."

"Plus, I'm young, so I'm sure I'll make money no matter what I do."

"I will pay you back once I have saved up some money."

Hearing Wang Chengpeng's explanation, Liu Yanran frowned even more deeply and said:
"Didn't you say that all that money was earned from working in the city? How come you don't have any money at all?"

With an expression as if he were looking at an idiot, Wang Chengpeng said speechlessly:
"You've been to the city before, don't you know whether you can actually make money there?"

"Without this explanation, how can I cover up the compensation you gave my family?"

“I’m not a fool like you. Now that I’ve accepted your compensation, I’m going to keep this matter covered up until the very end.”

At this point, Wang Chengpeng seemed deeply hurt, sighed, and said:

"It's a pity that good people don't live long, while evil people live for thousands of years."

"First it was Zhou Xia, and then it was you. You two are like venomous snakes, always looking for someone to harm."

"You win, I admit defeat, and I will pay back the money slowly."

"But if you are too greedy, then I don't mind fighting you to the death."

Wang Chengpeng's combination of evasion and directive effectively dispelled Liu Yanran's doubts. However, she was unwilling to accept that she had returned empty-handed and immediately said, still unwilling to give up:

Don't you still have a three-wheeled radio and a two-ring radio at home?

“Selling them directly would also make a lot of money.”

Sighing, Wang Chengpeng thought to himself that he must have been stupid in his past life to be kept in the dark by such a fool.

Or perhaps it wasn't that he was stupid, but rather that his love for Liu Yanran made him overlook her suspicious points.

He immediately explained, "Don't I need time to sell things?"

"If you want to sell it for a good price, you need to be even more patient."

"If you really don't want to do this, then you can move your things back to the Shen family as payment for the debt."

To pay off debts? To pay off debts owed to the Shen family?
No, this is absolutely impossible!
The bulk of the debt is owed to Liu Yanran, so how could she be willing to give up her own interests?

As for moving to the Liu family's place, that's completely impossible. Anyone would suspect something was amiss with such a large sum of money coming in.

If Shen Wei discovers something amiss, it would be rather undesirable.

In this situation, it's naturally easier to hide the money. Thinking this, Liu Yanran's expression finally softened slightly, and she said:
"Okay, then let's do as you say."

"But don't try to drag this out for too long. I need to see at least a thousand dollars within a month at the latest."

"Otherwise, I would never have let you off so easily."

No matter how much money you have or how high the interest rate is, you still have to be able to receive it in your hands.

After making a rough estimate of Wang Chengpeng's family situation, Liu Yanran quickly gave a figure that would be enough to drain the Wang family dry but also leave them a glimmer of hope.

Nodding slightly, Wang Chengpeng readily agreed, "Okay, I promise you that."

"Alright, I don't want to see a faithless woman like you. Now you can get out of here."

"I'll come to you when I have money, but remember not to say anything bad about me."

"Otherwise, if you really push me to the brink, I'd rather die than lose both of you. I think it's a very worthwhile trade."

Wang Chengpeng's attitude was extremely bad, but it was precisely this attitude that made Liu Yanran no longer have any doubts.

If Wang Chengpeng is still being nice to me after I've already wronged him so much, then I should really think about whether there's something fishy going on.

Too lazy to pay attention to Wang Chengpeng, Liu Yanran got back on her bicycle and rode back towards the Shen family's house.

She was overjoyed to have obtained so much money from Wang Chengpeng, thinking to herself that although Shen Wei was a good-for-nothing, he still had some ideas and had helped her get so much money so easily.

In this situation, she could give Shen Wei some honor and ask him to help raise her child a little more.

Only after I've completely squeezed Shen Wei dry will I kick him aside; that's the only way to make the most of him.

She rode her bicycle very fast, and before long Liu Yanran was back at the Shen family home.

Seeing Liu Yanran rushing home, Shen Wei greeted her with excitement and asked:

"Yanran, how have you managed to turn things around?"

"Did that good-for-nothing Wang Chengpeng agree to your demands?"

In response to Shen Wei's question, Liu Yanran proudly raised her head and said:

"You don't even know who I am. It's a piece of cake for me to take action."

Hearing from Liu Yanran that things were settled, Shen Wei became excited and said:

"All done? Then Yanran, hurry up and give me the money."

"That's several hundred yuan, enough to really improve our family's meals."

"You're in the crucial period of your pregnancy, so you need to be pampered with the best food and drink."

“We didn’t have much money before, but now that we have money, you can eat a little better.”

Frustration—that's Shen Wei's current reaction.

At this moment, he was filled with regret, regretting that he hadn't gone to Wang Chengpeng to extort the money himself.

If he had the money, why would he have bothered to coax Liu Yanran so humbly?

If it weren't for wanting to get his hands on the money in her hands, why would he be so humble and subservient to Liu Yanran?
Having just successfully blackmailed Wang Chengpeng, Liu Yanran was extremely confident and completely unaware of Shen Wei's ulterior motives.

Taking out an IOU from her pocket, Liu Yanran said with some annoyance:
"Wang Chengpeng may look glamorous on the surface, but he doesn't actually have any money at home."

"He gave our family an IOU, and we can collect the debt later."

After saying that, Liu Yanran handed the 300 yuan IOU to Shen Wei. After all, she already had 3,000 yuan in IOUs, and they even had interest. So why would she care about such a small amount of money?

Looking at the IOU written in black and white on the paper in his hand, which even had Wang Chengpeng's fingerprint on it, Shen Wei felt reassured and immediately began to praise Liu Yanran again.

However, in his spare time, he felt that the money came too easily and that he was asking for too little.

Maybe I should go see Wang Chengpeng and extort some money from him?
The idea had barely surfaced when it was fueled by malice and grew uncontrollably.

But Shen Wei truly lived up to his reputation as Liu Yanran's bedmate; the two were simply the same kind of people.

Instead of telling Liu Yanran about it directly, he had the idea of ​​keeping the money for himself.

As long as he doesn't tell Liu Yanran about this, all the money he gets will be his own private savings.

Thinking this, Shen Wei's eyes lit up, unaware that he was about to slide into an abyss of no return.

……

It must be said that Shen Wei's execution ability is really strong. That very evening, he found an excuse and hurriedly rushed over to Wang Chengpeng's house.

To keep Liu Yanran from knowing about this, he didn't even borrow a bicycle from the Liu family, and instead ran across most of the village on foot.

Hearing the familiar barking of a dog, Wang Chengpeng shook his head slightly, wondering what kind of day it was today. He had just seen off an uninvited guest during the day, and now another one had arrived at night.

"Brother, there's a man named Shen Wei outside looking for you. He says he has something extremely important to discuss with you."

Shen Wei?

Wang Chengpeng frowned slightly, wondering why this guy had come to find him.
This simp of Liu Yanran successfully became the other party's sucker, and this happened after he broke off the engagement. Logically speaking, the other party should be thanking him.

Otherwise, given Shen Wei's cowardly appearance, if Wang Chengpeng hadn't kept Liu Yanran from finding other men to take over, he wouldn't have had this kind of good opportunity at all.

With this question in mind, Wang Chengpeng went directly to see Shen Wei.

The moment Shen Wei saw Wang Chengpeng, he immediately waved the IOU in his hand and whispered to Wang Chengpeng:
"Wang Chengpeng, if you don't want this matter to come to light, then you should come with me to a quiet place to discuss it."

Wang Chengpeng was incredibly clever; the moment he saw Shen Wei's behavior, he had already guessed what the other person was thinking.

She just thinks she's easy to bully and wants to extort money from him like Liu Yanran did.

And unsurprisingly, the IOU in Shen Wei's hand was the one for three hundred yuan, exactly as he had guessed.

I wonder what kind of interesting expression Liu Yanran will have when she finds out that Shen Wei sold her out that very night.

Wang Chengpeng sighed inwardly. He had only intended to deal with Liu Yanran, but he hadn't expected that someone else would be so eager to help him.

However, since the other party felt that they had him cornered, he didn't mind teaching them a lesson through words and deeds: the best hunters often appear in the form of their prey.

Since they are so eager to work for the government, I don't mind helping them out. As for how long they can enjoy this government job, that depends on how greedy they are.

With that in mind, Wang Chengpeng cooperated by walking out of the courtyard and following Shen Wei to a relatively secluded place.

(End of this chapter)