Wang Baoquan's face twitched: "You...you are clearly blackmailing..."
The restaurant owner was also shocked: "Just such a small jade bracelet costs 50,000 yuan?"
Several guests who were having dinner also gathered around. They heard that a jade bracelet cost 50,000 yuan, and everyone expressed disbelief.
"You don't believe it? I have a bill here!" The man reached out and took out a beautifully packaged small box. The small box was printed with the pattern of a jade bracelet. The man opened the small box and took out a bill:
"See for yourself!" The man directly handed the bill to Wang Baoquan.
Wang Baoquan took a look at the bill and was dumbfounded. The bill clearly stated that the price of the jade bracelet was 50,000 yuan. It also had a stamp from a shopping mall on it. It was definitely a real bill.
"Now you know I didn't blackmail you, right? My jade bracelet is indeed 50,000 yuan! You smashed it just a few days after I bought it. You must pay compensation!" the man shouted.
Wang Baoquan opened his mouth wide and could not utter a word.
"Stop pretending to be stupid! Pay the money immediately!" The man pushed Wang Baoquan.
Wang Baoquan cried sadly: "I...I don't have that much money at all...Brother...I really didn't mean to break your jade bracelet..."
"I don't care if you did it on purpose or not. All in all, you must pay all the money today, otherwise this matter will never end!" the man said reluctantly.
At this time, Liu Dehai came back from making a phone call. When he saw Wang Baoquan constantly apologizing to a man, he was stunned: "What's going on?"
"Oh... Director Liu, please come back. I... I got into trouble..." Wang Baoquan's eyes were red and he almost shed tears. Fifty thousand yuan, even if he was sold, it wouldn't be worth the money.
.
"What's going on?" Liu Dehai asked doubtfully.
Wang Baoquan briefly told the story of breaking the jade bracelet, and showed the note to Liu Dehai.
Liu Dehai's mouth twitched: "Secretary Wang, why are you so careless?"
"Director Liu, please stop scolding me. I'm almost dying of anxiety. What do you think we should do about this?" Wang Baoquan asked anxiously.
Liu Dehai pondered for a moment, and then said to the man: "Brother...my friend didn't break your bracelet on purpose. Look...can you ask for less...50,000 yuan is too much..."
The man waved his hand: "There is no negotiation, you must compensate me 50,000 yuan! Even a penny less will not do!"
Liu Dehai frowned: "Aren't you forcing things on others? My friend can't afford 50,000 yuan at all..."
"If I can't get it out, I'll call the police!" As he spoke, the man took out his cell phone.
"Hey, if we have something to say, let's talk it over. Don't call the police." Liu Dehai hurriedly held down the man's hand.
Wang Baoquan also hurriedly put in good words and begged the man not to call the police. If the police called the police and made the matter worse, he would be in big trouble.
"It's okay if you don't call the police. Pay the money quickly!" the man snorted.
"I...I really can't afford so much money..." Wang Baoquan really wanted to cry.
"Otherwise, let him write you an IOU. When he gets rich, he will definitely give you 50,000 yuan. Do you think this will work?" Liu Dehai thought of a way.
"No, I don't know him. What if he runs away after paying the IOU? Where can I find him?" The man refused directly.
"Don't worry, he can't run away... Well, let me be his guarantor. If he really runs away, I will help him pay back the money!" Liu Dehai said very generously: "If you still don't worry, let me
Wang Baoquan mortgages his house to you!"
Wang Baoquan became anxious when he heard this: "Director Liu, my house can no longer be mortgaged..."
Liu Dehai frowned: "What time has it been now, and you still feel sorry for the house? Do you really want people to call the police? Then make the matter bigger?"
"But..." Wang Baoquan wanted to say something else.
"There is no more choice. There is only one way now. Besides, you just mortgaged the house, not sold it." Liu Dehai said in a low voice: "If you are unwilling, then you can find a way to solve it yourself."
Wang Baoquan's expression flickered, and he hesitated for a long time before agreeing to mortgage the house.
Next, Wang Baoquan wrote an IOU of 50,000 yuan. The IOU also stated that the house was temporarily mortgaged and that the 50,000 yuan would be repaid within one year. If the money was not paid, the house would be given to others. Sign
, pressed fingerprints, Liu Dehai, as the guarantor, also owed his name and pressed fingerprints.
The man put away the IOU and said to Wang Baoquan: "Hurry up and raise the money. If you don't pay back within a year, I will take over your house!" After saying that, the man collected the broken jade on the ground and strode away.
Left the restaurant.
"Why am I so unlucky..." Wang Baoquan sighed sadly.
"Secretary Wang, things have already happened. It's useless for you to regret it anymore. You should quickly think about how to pay back the money." Liu Dehai advised.
Wang Baoquan smiled bitterly: "My monthly salary is just that much, what do you want me to pay back... It seems that my house can't be saved..."
"Don't be so pessimistic. Maybe when you go out, you pick up a wallet with 50,000 yuan in it." Liu Dehai said.
"How can there be such a good thing in the world?" Wang Baoquan shook his head: "Forget it, let's take it one step at a time, Director Liu, it's getting late, I'm going home first." After such an incident, Wang Baoquan
I was no longer in the mood to eat any more roast duck, so I left the restaurant dejectedly.
Looking at Wang Baoquan's leaving figure, the corners of Liu Dehai's mouth slowly turned up.
…
dark night.
Under a big tree.
Liu Dehai was whispering to a man. If Wang Baoquan had been there, he would have recognized the man talking to Wang Baoquan at a glance as the man who had just blackmailed him for 50,000 yuan in the restaurant.
The man who was talking to Liu Dehai was called Deng Hao, and he was a distant relative of Liu Dehai. What happened in the restaurant today was completely arranged by Liu Dehai, with the purpose of plotting against Wang Baoquan.
"Cousin, my performance in the restaurant is good, right?" Deng Hao said with a smile.
Liu Dehai nodded: "Yes, the acting is quite realistic. If you become an actor, you will definitely be a hit!"
"Don't tell me, I really want to be an actor, but unfortunately there is no way... Sigh..." Deng Hao sighed.
"Cousin, where did you get the receipt for purchasing the jade bracelet?" Liu Dehai asked doubtfully: "I clearly bought your broken jade bracelet from a street stall, and there was no receipt issued at that time.
ah……"
"Of course I forged it. How about it? The forgery is very realistic, isn't it?" Deng Hao said with a smile.
Liu Dehai raised his thumb and said: "You are really good. You can even forge bills, and the forgery is so realistic! I admire you, I admire you! Where is that IOU?"
"It's in my pocket." Deng Hao quickly took out the IOU from his pocket and handed it to Liu Dehai.
Liu Dehai casually collected the IOU, then took out five hundred yuan and handed it to Deng Hao: "You can use this money to buy some good wine and good cigarettes."
"How can I ask for your money..." Deng Hao declined.
"Just take it if I ask you to. Why are you being polite to me?" Liu Dehai couldn't help but put the five hundred yuan into Deng Hao's hand: "Cousin, remember, what happened in the restaurant today, you must not do it."
Tell outsiders!"
Deng Hao nodded: "Cousin, don't worry, I will never talk nonsense!"
"Okay, it's getting late. Go back quickly. When I have time, I'll treat you to a drink." Liu Dehai said with a smile.
"No problem, I will definitely knock you down when the time comes." After saying that, Deng Hao turned and left.
After Deng Hao's figure completely disappeared into the night, Liu Dehai returned home unhurriedly.
…
I don’t know what’s going on with the weather lately. It’s often cloudy and windy, making it so dusty outside that pedestrians can’t go out.
Wang Baoquan has been listless these days and has no energy to do anything.
That afternoon, Wang Baoquan put a cup of tea on his desk, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Secretary Niu, I... I have something to ask you for help..."
Niu Zhigang picked up the teacup and took a sip: "What's going on?"
"Well... that's it. Something happened at home recently and I need money urgently, so I thought... I'd like to borrow some money from Secretary Niu..." Wang Baoquan said hesitantly.
"Borrow money?" Niu Zhigang frowned: "How much do you want to borrow?"
"Five...fifty thousand yuan..." Wang Baoquan said cautiously.
"Pfft..." Niu Zhigang spat out the tea he just drank in his mouth and wet the information in front of him. Niu Zhigang glared at Wang Baoquan: "How much do you want to borrow?"
Wang Baoquan's face twitched uncontrollably: "Fifty thousand yuan..."
"Why did you borrow so much money?" Niu Zhigang asked in a deep voice.
"I...well...there's something urgent at home..." Wang Baoquan said hesitantly.
"What urgent matter requires so much money?" Niu Zhigang asked.
"Well... I... want to build a house at home... give me a wife... but I don't have enough money..." Wang Baoquan made up an excuse.
"Build a house? Get a wife?" Niu Zhigang said crookedly: "How old are you? Are you so anxious to get married? Let me advise you, getting married too early is not a good thing. You should concentrate on working hard now and wait for your future work.
Now that I'm stable and have more money, it's not too late to think about getting married. Let me tell you, I just got married too early and I don't know how to regret it now."
Wang Baoquan opened his mouth: "I don't want to get married so early. The key is that my parents are urging me..."
"You can't compromise even if you push me too hard!" Niu Zhigang said seriously: "Xiao Wang, getting married is not a trivial matter. You must think it over carefully. You can't just follow your parents' opinions and ruin your life's happiness.
Okay... I'll give you the simplest example. With your current conditions, you can at most find an ordinary woman as your wife. If you wait a few years for your identity and status to improve, then you can
Find a very outstanding woman to be your wife, I say this, do you understand?" Niu Zhigang regretted that he got married too early and found a daughter-in-law with average looks and bad temper. If he delayed marriage for a few years, maybe he would be able to marry
