latelenovela Chapter 138, Sections 1 and 1
Chapter 138, Sections 1 and 1
Hua Lichu suddenly turned to look at Yan Dahua, a sense of foreboding creeping into her heart.
Yan Dahua was startled by her gaze and instinctively shrank back, stammering, "Wh...what's wrong?"
"You've already put money in? How much? When did you start putting it in?" Hua Lichu asked three questions in a row.
Although Yan Dahua was Hua Lichu's elder, she still felt uneasy under her sharp gaze.
"I invested... but not much. I started investing around May. I only started investing because I saw that others who invested earlier than me had already gotten their money back..."
Hua Yuanqing had never approved of this matter and had been feeling uneasy about it for a long time: "Pear, do you think this is unreliable?"
Hua Anyan stared intently at Hua Lichu with bright eyes.
Hua Lichu nodded without hesitation: "Of course! There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Think about it, if you put in 100 yuan for three months, you can earn 50 yuan.
Where did this extra 50 come from? Could it be principal invested by someone else?
It's fine when there are few people and little money, since if they dare to do this, they must be trying to make a big profit.
They certainly won't stop until the principal they've collected reaches a certain amount.
But what if one day they have enough money and don't want to pay you interest anymore? What if they run off with the money?
"Impossible!" Yan Dahua retorted loudly, "Impossible! I saw them handing out the money with my own eyes, not only the principal but also the interest..."
My sister-in-law said that their village started early and has already invested in three phases…
"That's because they haven't expanded their operations enough! They don't have enough money on hand! They want to attract more fools to invest their money!"
"Let me ask you this: if they don't show you any benefits, would you willingly put more money into it?" Hua Lichu said with exasperation.
Before anyone else could speak, she continued, "Think about it carefully. Those who have already made money from it, won't they keep adding more capital? Not only will they empty their family's savings, but they'll also borrow money from relatives."
I don't know when this started, but it must have been a short time ago, right? In such a short period of time, the impact has been so wide, there must be more than just our village involved.
Take our village as an example.
There must be at least a hundred households in our village, right? If each household puts in 100 yuan, that's 10,000 yuan!
What if it's more? 500 per household? Or even more?
This is just one village. What if there were ten villages, twenty villages, or a hundred villages?
With so much money in their hands, aren't they tempted? Why should they continue to pay you interest? Who would complain about having too much money?
Settlement is only done every three months. If they run away in the meantime, how would you be able to detect it?
If they run off with the money, do you know where to find them?
Hua Anyan shivered violently and jumped up from his chair: "No! We have to stop them!"
Hua Lichu smiled helplessly: "Stop them? How can I stop them? Everyone's in the heat of the moment right now, can you really persuade them?"
As the saying goes, cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents. Unless you can find an easier, more profitable way for everyone, that's about it!
Hua Anyan slumped back to his seat, his face full of worry.
If he had an easier and more lucrative way to make money, he wouldn't be living like this now.
Yan Dahua probed, "Pear, so according to you, those people certainly won't run away when they don't have enough capital in hand, right?"
"Well...we can invest money upfront, and then withdraw it when we feel it's time, right?"
Hua Lichu looked at Yan Dahua expressionlessly: "Do you know what your behavior is like? It's like walking a tightrope high in the air!"
One wrong step and you could be smashed to pieces!
I ask you, do you know how much money they have right now? Do you know when they'll leave?
"do not know……"
Hua Lichu sensed that Yan Dahua was already deeply poisoned, so she didn't bother to say anything more.
Turning to Hua Yuanqing, who seemed lost in thought, she said, "Grandpa, if you'd listen to my advice, once you've received the money you invested this time, don't put any more money in!"
Hua Yuanqing nodded quickly: "Okay."
Hua Lichu didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing, but she was also afraid that her close friends would get caught up in it, so she gave them a warning:
“Uncle Village Chief, if you have time, you can go to the homes of those people who do wholesale business with me.”
Tell them to stop getting involved, but whatever you do, don't say I told them.
Hua An Yan: "Fine! You didn't say anything today, but I know everything."
This incident is wide-ranging and involves large sums of money, making it highly susceptible to collapse and disaster. Once something goes wrong…
Hua Anyan was so frightened that he couldn't even imagine what kind of heinous things those people who were blinded by gambling and lost everything might do.
Pear was trying to persuade them out of kindness, and they absolutely could not repay kindness with enmity and drag her down with them.
This was bad enough that Hua Lichu and the other two didn't want to stay any longer.
But before leaving, Hua Lichu turned and glanced at Yan Dahua.
The three of them, grandfather, grandmother, and grandson, walked silently on their way home.
All the care that Yan Dahua and Hua Yuanqing had given Hua Lichu in the past flashed before her eyes.
She whispered, "Grandpa, judging from Grandma's expression, it doesn't seem like she listened. But this matter is definitely going to cause a major uproar! So..."
Hua Yuansheng stopped and looked at Hua Lichu deeply: "You guys go back first. I just remembered there's something I haven't told your great-grandfather yet."
Hua Antao watched Hua Yuansheng's departing figure with worry in her eyes, and asked in confusion, "Lizi, how could they believe such an obvious scam?"
"Who knows."
Hua Yuansheng found Hua Yuanqing, pulled him aside, and cut to the chase: "Brother, tell me honestly, how much did your wife actually invest?"
Hua Yuanqing shifted his feet uncomfortably and held up one finger.
"One hundred?" Hua Yuansheng breathed a sigh of relief: "That's alright, one hundred isn't too much..."
As far as he knew, all the money in his brother's family was in the hands of his sister-in-law, Yan Dahua.
When they bought the shop, my sister-in-law contributed 2500 yuan in one go. With the money Yan Moli earned in the shop over the past six months, the family's savings were around 5 to 6 yuan.
With so much money involved, losing a hundred dollars won't be a serious loss.
Of course, it will hurt to spend the money.
Seeing his younger brother visibly relieved, Hua Yuanqing became even more uneasy. After a long while, he whispered, "It's not 100, it's 1000..."
"What?" Hua Yuansheng looked at his brother in disbelief. "No way, what were you two thinking? Is this your first time investing money? And you dared to invest a thousand?"
"Your sister-in-law said that her sister-in-law from her own family has already invested in it for several rounds."
She got her money back on time, but she found out late and was worried those people would stop, so she thought she might as well invest more and earn more...
"Then why didn't you say you'd stop me!"
"With your sister-in-law's temper, how could I possibly control her?"
Hua Yuan walked back and forth angrily.
Well, seeing his brother like this, he probably can't control his sister-in-law.
The only solution now is to quickly call Yan Moli back and let her take all the money in the house.
The next morning, the three generations entrusted the old ox to a relative, locked the door of their house, and headed to the city.
When the three members of the family arrived at the shop, it had just opened.
Seeing that Hua Yuansheng's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, Hua Heqiu asked in bewilderment, "Who upset you so early in the morning?"
Although her father wasn't very talkative and just focused on working, he always had a very good temper.
He was all smiles, especially after his two nieces' names were written into the family genealogy.
Why are you so angry after just one trip home?
Speaking of which, the last time I saw him like this was when her sister insisted on marrying that bastard Liang Yongchang.
Hua Yuansheng waved his hand: "Go and call Jasmine and the other two shop assistants over."
Since the students went on holiday, business at both shops has plummeted.
Although it wasn't as deserted as during the winter break, with only a few people coming in each day, it was still nothing like the start of the school year.
Hua and Qiu were inwardly puzzled, but their actions betrayed their true intentions, and they quickly summoned everyone over.
Hua Yuansheng's gaze swept over the four people one by one, and finally, with a stern face, he gave a brief overview of the village's affairs.
There's no such thing as a free lunch! Nor is there such a thing as making money easily while lying down!
Our family doesn't get involved in this kind of thing. If you want to continue working here, you're not allowed to get involved either!
I'm telling you this right now: if I find out who was involved, they're fired immediately!
The two employees asked curiously, "What if our family members are involved? We can't just pin the blame on us, can we?"
"I'm giving you all a day off today. Go home and stop your families from putting money into this!"
If you can't persuade them, you should think carefully about how you will maintain the normal operation of your family if all the money in your family is swindled away by others.
Do we need your financial assistance? Do you have enough money to cover it?
"If we don't give it to them, will they cause trouble at the store? I don't care what you say, but we absolutely cannot let it affect the store's business," Hua Yuansheng said firmly.
Hua and Qiu immediately objected when they heard they were going to have a holiday: "I don't need to go back; all the family's money is with me."
Yan Moli tugged at her clothes; all the money in her family belonged to her mother-in-law.
Hua Yuansheng specifically called Yan Moli aside: "Moli, your parents have already invested money, and we've already tried to persuade them."
But you'll have to go back and see for yourself to find out the specifics.
Yan Moli gripped the hem of her dress tightly, her lips trembling: "How much did they throw?"
Hua Yuansheng did not answer directly, but said: "As long as the ultimate goal can be achieved, we still have to take tough measures when necessary."
Yan Moli immediately understood.
The parents-in-law... probably invested a lot of money in it.
He didn't care about anything else at the moment and wanted to go home immediately.
Hua and Qiu followed behind her, talking non-stop: "Jasmine, don't be too anxious and upset!"
What are my uncle and aunt thinking? Even my young son Xiangxue understands that there's no such thing as a free lunch, so why can't they?
Yan Moli lowered her head and said softly, "They are not unaware."
I was just hoping for a lucky break and wanted to take a gamble.
To put it bluntly, it's just greed!
Remembering Hua Yuansheng's instructions, Yan Moli did not return directly to Huajia Village after leaving the shop.
Instead, he went to a public phone booth and called Hua Anshan, who was doing odd jobs, to ask him to come back to the city to meet up.
After the couple met, they exchanged some information briefly.
In the end, it was decided that Hua Anshan would go home first, while Yan Moli would go to her parents' home to wait for news.
If Hua Anshan can successfully persuade Yan Dahua to leave, Yan Moli will consider it a trip back to her parents' home.
Otherwise, she wouldn't mind bringing her twenty-odd brothers from her own family to her husband's family to exchange feelings.
Not long after, Yan Moli received a phone call from her husband at the small shop in her mother's village.
The result was obvious: Yan Dahua persisted in her opinion and tried to find a loophole.
She believed that as long as she could get her money back before the other party ran away with it, that would be fine.
The extra amount is profit.
Yan Moli remained silent for a long time, thinking of her two sons who were still attending the village primary school, and the words Hua and Qiu had spoken before she left.
"Jasmine, I have saved enough for the tuition and living expenses of my three children to transfer to elementary schools in the city."
Once school starts in the second half of the year, I won't be sharing an apartment with you anymore; I'm going to find a bigger place.
Pear and Peach both said that the teaching quality in urban schools is much better than that in village schools.
Raising children is like growing crops. Only when we, as parents, are willing to fertilize and water them can they grow up straight and strong!
As parents, isn't this all we have to hope for? Jasmine, you can't be foolish and soft-hearted!
Yes, she has two children!
Even if not for yourself, you should think about your two children.
For the past six months or so, she has been running the shop in the city.
With more people coming and going, your horizons broaden.
She didn't want her two children to grow up digging in the fields; she wanted to send them to better schools.
But, after so many years of marriage, my in-laws have been very good to me.
She didn't want this matter to damage their relationship.
So, let's try diplomacy first, then resort to force.
Even if there are complaints, the in-laws will probably come to their senses in the near future.
Yan Moli returned to the shop the following afternoon.
Upon hearing that Yan Moli had returned, Hua Yuansheng rushed to her side and asked anxiously, "How did she go?"
Yan Moli nodded: "All the money in the house has been handed over to me. My father-in-law also promised to send me the remaining thousand yuan as soon as he gets the principal."
"Nothing happened?"
A hint of ambiguity flashed in Yan Moli's eyes: "No~"
It's nothing more than the mother-in-law being unwilling to give up and wanting to continue investing money. When she heard that the mother-in-law was going to take the money away, she turned on her and said that 2500 yuan in the money was hers, so she took that 2500 yuan as her principal.
"Sure! I can give you the 2500, since it's your own money. But you need to think about how you plan to live if you lose all this money."
Finally, after some back-and-forth "friendly exchange," Yan Moli left 100 yuan for Yan Dahua.
Whether she used the money for investment or kept it for herself, she no longer cared about it.
Seeing this, Hua Lichu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that the family matters have been mostly resolved, they can set off for Ningyue Prefecture.