Chapter 61 The smile didn’t disappear, it just moved
Cao Weidong returned to the room, hung the banner on the most conspicuous wall of the room, and then sat on the bare bed, waiting for the guests to visit.
In fact, he has a complete set of brand-new bedding, mattresses, and toiletries in his personal space, and he can decorate the room at any time.
But it can’t be taken out now.
Because the customers haven’t come to the door yet.
Before he could wait long, there was a knock on the door.
"Brother Weidong, can sister come in?"
It’s Qin Huairu’s voice.
"Please come in."
Cao Weidong opened the door and saw Qin Huairu standing at the door holding a pile of familiar sundries.
There are bedding, pots, bowls, and some small items.
"Brother Weidong, I have been in the hospital with Banggen for the past two days. I just returned home and found that there are a lot of things at home. These should all be yours. I brought them to you."
"Yeah."
"Brother Weidong, let me help you put it away."
Qin Huairu took the initiative to help Cao Weidong spread the bedding and put away his belongings, and his attitude was extremely good.
After everything was tidied up, Qin Huairu hesitated to speak.
"Brother Weidong, I know you are a capable person. Can you tell the police comrades to release my mother-in-law?"
Cao Weidong decisively refused.
"I don't want to interfere with Jia Zhang's affairs, and I don't have the ability to do so. After all, she has violated the law."
Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment and sighed.
"I understand. I will bear the responsibility for the mistakes my mother-in-law made. Brother Wei Dong, please calculate the losses. The first uncle will help me advance the money, and I will pay back the first uncle bit by bit."
Qin Huairu left the room with tears in her eyes.
"Jia Zhang has successfully put herself in jail, and she doesn't know how long she will stay there. Without Jia Zhang, what changes will happen to the future of Qin Huairu and her three children?"
Cao Weidong thought rather playfully.
After closing the door, within a few minutes, the uncle came again.
"Master, what are you doing here at this time? Are you preparing to interrogate me, Mr. Cao, in three courts?" Cao Weidong said with a half-smile.
"No, no, Xiao Cao, you are joking. I just came over to see you and make up for your losses."
The old man had a smile on his face, nodded and bowed, looking completely flattering Mo Yang.
Cao Weidong suddenly felt very ridiculous.
Is this the so-called moral role model?
Take off the cloak of hypocrisy, and you are just a villain who seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages.
It really responded to a joke.
Who is there in the hall? Why are you so respectful and arrogant at the same time, making people laugh at you?
He rubbed his hands, with a dull smile on his face, "You are still generous. Since you agreed to pay for the Jia Zhang family, I definitely can't cheat you."
The uncle secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, he was afraid that Cao Weidong's lion would speak loudly, so he lowered his posture now, and the other party was indeed not aggressive.
Still too young.
Cao Weidong saw the old man's expression in his eyes, pretended to calculate it for a while, and then said: "There are not too many things missing at home, well, rounding off, I will give you three hundred yuan."
Cough!
The old man suddenly coughed violently.
What's going on?
It’s different from the script I imagined.
The uncle asked: "What have you lost? It costs three hundred yuan?"
"To be precise, it's more than three hundred. I gave you a zero!"
Cao Weidong showed an innocent smile, his white teeth reflecting greedy light under the light, "How about I share the lost things with you."
The uncle nodded quickly, "Okay, then I'll get a piece of paper and let's do the math together."
When the uncle prepared the banknotes, Cao Weidong spread his fingers and started chanting.
It started out quite normal, a stove, a few spring clothes, a few winter clothes, some cloth, some pots and bowls...
The uncle wrote it down carefully on the paper.
But gradually, items such as antiques, gold, jade, etc. appeared in the list of lost items.
The more I heard, the more something seemed wrong.
He finally came to his senses, put down his pen with a bitter smile, and sighed, "Xiao Cao, don't count down. If you continue counting to three hundred, you will definitely not be able to stop it. But three hundred is really too much. I can't handle it."
Come out..."
"You can issue an IOU."
Cao Weidong thoughtfully thought of a way for the first uncle, "Within three months, I will leave nine times and return thirteen times."
"Of course, you don't have to pay this money. Anyway, this matter has alarmed the police. I believe the police will give me a fair trial... By the way, I plan to ask the police in two days.
Police officer, see if Jia Zhang has any gang..."
Beads of sweat appeared on the grandfather's forehead and temples.
Who knows what that old godly woman would say?
He was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked: "If I make up for the money, then I can help Jia Zhang with this..."
Cao Weidong suddenly pretended to be confused, "Master, what is the relationship between Jia Zhang and you? Why can't I understand?"
"I understand."
The old man let out a long sigh.
Three hundred yuan is not a small amount of money for him, but if it can eliminate the gap between him and Cao Weidong, the money is still worth it.
The old man took out all the money from his pocket and slapped it on the table.
"I only have one hundred and eighty yuan here. I'll write an IOU for the rest and pay it off within three months."
A smile appeared on the corner of Cao Weidong's mouth.
......
The old man staggered back home.
The eldest mother was shocked when she saw this, "Old man, why are you like this? Has the negotiation collapsed?"
"I'm fine, and the conversation went smoothly, but..."
The first uncle sighed, his tone a bit more aged, "I made a mistake this time, Xiao Cao is capable, and is different from everyone else in our courtyard."
The eldest mother brought over a glass of water and didn't rush her. She just sat next to the uncle and waited patiently.
After a long time.
The first man took a sip from his water glass and recounted what happened at Cao Weidong's house.
"It's okay. Although we lost money, we are safe and contented. After all, we have no children. From now on..."
The aunt was comforting herself.
But while she was talking, she suddenly felt her throat was a little dry and she couldn't speak anymore.
"Retirement care..."
The old man frowned and suddenly spoke.
"What do you think about letting Xiao Cao provide for us in old age? He is better at digging than Jia Dongxu, smarter than Silly Zhu, and has many other ways. He will definitely be promising in the future."
The aunt's eyes flickered, and she was a little moved, "You said it, Xiao Cao is indeed a good fit, but how can we convince him?"
The old man murmured to himself, "Yes, we have to find a way..."
.......
"I finally understood a truth. It turns out that the smile will not disappear, it just shifts." Cao Weidong murmured to himself.
The old man came and left behind three hundred worth of cash and IOUs.
The second uncle came and left behind a gold bracelet, which is said to be an ancient relic passed down from his ancestors.
The third uncle came and left behind a few ancient books, which gave a sense of the times.
Silly Zhu came, leaving behind half a month's salary and the promise of always having free meals with him.
In short, Cao Weidong made a lot of money, and the smile never stopped on his face.