flstandardbreds Chapter 314 Equal Strength
Chapter 314 Equal Strength
Jiang Chaohong hasn't come to Lin Shu and the others to borrow money in the past two days since she was forcibly dragged away by Gu Zhiyuan that day.
Lin Shu has always been curious about how the Jiang family dealt with their gambling debts?
That day, Lin Shu went out to inspect the stores. He drove a detour and deliberately passed by the street where Jiang's fruit shop was.
There are two large storefronts, which used to be bustling with customers, but now their doors are closed and passers-by deliberately avoid them.
Judging from the fact that passers-by were covering their mouths and noses and walking quickly, the fruits in the store must have been rotten because they were not processed, and the smell affected passers-by.
The Jiang family is committing a sin.
Such a good and big store is just abandoned here. If it weren't for the gambling addiction of the younger brother of the Jiang family, I believe the family would have run this fruit store and the business would have been good for the next 20 to 30 years.
The car took a long detour and passed the intersection where the Jiang family lived. It heard crying and wailing coming from the street, and many passers-by were watching the excitement.
Lin Shu felt that what happened here might be related to the Jiang family, so he parked the car on the side of the road and walked in from the street corner.
A lot of people gathered in front of a three-story building on the street.
You could also hear women crying and men scolding inside.
Lin Shu did not squeeze in to join in the fun. He learned from the onlookers outside that the debt collectors had come to the Jiang family and took out the Jiang family's bicycles and tape recorders to take away to pay off the debts.
Jiang's mother tried to stop them, but for the debt collector, a woman could not stop him at all.
Repaying debts is justified.
They have a legitimate IOU, so even if the Jiang family refuses to pay back the money, they have ways to force them to pay back.
In this case, it would be useless even if the police came to collect the debt. They have the IOU signed and sealed by Jiang Xiaodi, written in black and white, so they are not afraid of the Jiang family defaulting on the debt.
"I think the Jiang family's fruit shop is going to be ruined. You owe these people money, and you come to make trouble every day if you don't pay it back."
"These debt collectors are really amazing. Every time they come to the Jiang family to ask for the money, they don't make a fuss. After eating and drinking at the Jiang family, if they don't pay back the money when the time comes, they will move things from the house to pay off the debt. If this continues, even if the Jiang family has a huge fortune, they can't afford these people moving things."
After listening to the onlookers, Lin Shu asked curiously, "Do they come here to move things every day?"
The onlookers found out that they didn't know Lin Shu, but she was a pretty girl, so they kindly answered her questions.
"They didn't move their things directly before, but in the past two days, the debt collectors saw that they didn't pay back the money, so they started moving things."
"The Jiang family only has a few valuable furniture and appliances. The debt collectors are forcing the Jiang family to transfer the store."
Others who knew the Jiang family’s situation shook their heads after hearing this.
"The Jiang family has finally made some money in the past two years, but now I'm afraid they will lose it all. The family is ruined."
Lin Shu stood on tiptoe and looked inside. Apart from Jiang's mother and Jiang's younger brother and his wife, Jiang Chaohong was not to be seen.
She turned around and asked the aunt who had just answered her, "Doesn't the Jiang family have a daughter? Something happened at home and her daughter hasn't come back these few days?"
The aunt glanced at the people around her and whispered, "I heard that the Jiang family kid gambled away this time and lost everything. He also owed others 60,000 yuan. What's the use of her married daughter coming back? Is her daughter a rich woman who can easily take out hundreds of thousands of yuan?"
Even if my daughter can come up with 60,000 yuan, will her in-laws have any objections?
How could the daughter of the Jiang family be allowed to bring back 60,000 yuan to support her parents' home? Besides, the money would just be wasted. Rich people wouldn't squander their money like this.
Finally, the aunt added, "Her daughter Chaohong hasn't come back in the past few days. Even when Mrs. Jiang was discharged from the hospital, it was her daughter-in-law who brought her back."
Lin Shu raised his eyebrows. It seemed that Gu Zhiyuan's thundering rage had some effect. Jiang Chaohong knew to stay away.
Two days later, Lin Shu learned from her mother-in-law Wang Suzhen that the Jiang family had transferred their two fruit shops and borrowed some money from relatives, and finally paid off their gambling debts.
The gambling debts have been paid off now, but the Jiang family does not have any spare money and is extremely poor. If it were not for the support of their married daughter, food would have been a problem this month.
The next time Lin Shu saw Gu Zhiyuan was during the Winter Solstice, when the Gu brothers returned to the old house for a meal together.
Gu Jiu brought back a goat from the countryside. He kept half of it for his three brothers-in-law from the Yue family to make mutton soup on the winter solstice, and took the other half to the old house.
Drinking mutton soup during the winter solstice is very nutritious.
Lin Shu had just helped stew the mutton in the kitchen when she came out and saw Gu Zhiyuan just walked in.
Lin Shu was shocked by his change now, his face looked so haggard.
Especially his two children, their eyes lit up when they heard that they would have mutton to eat today.
Lin Shu made him a cup of tea and took the two children to the cupboard to get some biscuits.
Gu Jiu handed Gu Zhiyuan a cigarette and asked, "Didn't you leave more living expenses for your family in the past two months?"
Gu Zhiyuan took the cigarette and put it in his mouth, with a bitter smile on his lips: "I kept it. You know, Jiang Chaohong cares too much about her mother's family. When my mother has no food to eat, it's useless to keep it. Most of the money has been sent to her mother's family, and the family has to tighten their belts to make ends meet."
During this period, in order to save some food for the children, he ate in the company cafeteria during the day and rarely went home for meals.
But given Jiang Chaohong's character, it was useless for him to be frugal. The food rations he saved would not end up in the mouths of the children, but instead ended up in the mouths of Jiang's mother and son.
Gu Jiu sighed and took out a wad of money from his pocket, about a thousand yuan, "Our family is not so poor that we can't even afford food. If the old man and the old lady see you ruining your body like this, they will be distressed."
"No, even if you give me money, it won't be used for me and the children. In the end, it will benefit the Jiang family mother and son."
Gu Zhiyuan refused and pushed the money back. Their Gu family was well off, but they were not unable to afford food. The reason they had to deduct food expenses was mainly because the Jiang family owed debts. Even if they had money, Jiang Chaohong would find ways to subsidize her parents' family.
Gu Jiu stuffed the money directly into Gu Zhiyuan's pocket and said, "Take this money. Since you can't give it to Jiang Chaohong, just eat something good at work. You are abusing yourself too much. Your wife doesn't feel bad, but the old man, the old lady and us brothers do."
"It's not a good idea for you to live like this. If there is really no other way, why not let the children come back for dinner?"
Gu Jiu really couldn't bear to see their two children craving for meat, as if they had never eaten meat in their lives.
As for?
Gu Zhiyuan did not object to the children's questions, "I will discuss it with mom later."
Glancing at the door, he saw that the other brothers had not arrived yet. Then he noticed that Lin Shu was taking care of the children. Gu Zhiyuan said enviously, "Sometimes I really envy you. Although your sister-in-law is from the countryside and can't help you financially, at least she won't hold you back and can help you in other ways."
When talking about Yue's family, Gu Jiu's eyebrows immediately relaxed: "That's true. Although my father-in-law and mother-in-law don't have the financial resources to help us, they help us buy supplies for the children to the best of their ability, so that we don't have to worry about the future. They have done their best."
"However, you are wrong about one thing. In fact, when I started my business, most of my start-up capital was provided by her. For example, the shop and clothing factory under her name now are all her own funds. When Ma Zi and I started the company, the funds were also provided by Shu Shu. Even the house we live in now was mostly paid for by her."
This news shocked Gu Zhiyuan. When Gu Jiu first started his business, he and his brothers thought the funds were provided by the old man and the old woman. They never expected that it was provided by Lin Shu.
"How does she have so much money? And do you manage your family's finances separately?"
Gu Jiu shook his head: "I am hers, so naturally my money is hers too."
As a man, although the money is managed by the wife, don't you have any idea of how much money you earn? Don't you have any idea of how much to spend on the family?
At the beginning of his business, Lin Shu earned more money than him, which he had to admit.
Now that the company's businesses are on the right track and naturally making a lot of money, Gu Jiu still feels that his wife has contributed the most to the family.
Gu Zhiyuan was envious and jealous!
When he was dating, his parents told him that it would be best to find a partner who is of equal social status and has similar values, so that there would be fewer family conflicts after marriage.
Now looking at Lao Jiu and his wife, he feels that although being well-matched is important, the best match is when the couple have equal strength and the same values.