mtl008 Chapter 238 This old guy is even darker than me
Chapter 238 This old guy is even darker than me
"What? You didn't come to lend money to Chunsheng, you came to buy it?" Deng Xiumei's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.
“I don’t have any money, so do you expect me to lend him money to pay off his debts?” Deng Xiuzhen retorted.
"You! Deng Xiuzhen! You're utterly despicable! You can borrow money, so why can't you help Chunsheng pay off his debts? He's your brother! We're blood-related siblings! How can you be so heartless?" Deng Xiumei jumped up and accused.
“We are all adults, and everyone has to be responsible for themselves. Their current situation is not my fault, and I have no obligation to help them. Besides, you are scheming to ruin my reputation, to seize my house, and to take my money. These are all things that Yanlin and I worked hard for with our blood and sweat. Why should I let you scheme against me? Why should I lend you money to pay off your debts when you are scheming against me like this?” Deng Xiuzhen appeared calm on the surface, but her disappointment was churning inside.
"Chunsheng, is this your real sister? I feel like she's an enemy to me. Is she here to kick you when you're down and laugh at you? Or is she here to ruin everything for us?" Deng Liu'er whispered provocatively in Deng Chunsheng's ear.
Upon hearing this, Deng Chunsheng's anger flared even more. Pointing at Deng Xiuzhen, he roared, "Deng Xiuzhen! This is my business, it has nothing to do with you! Mom and Dad haven't acknowledged you as their daughter for a long time, and now I don't acknowledge you as my sister either. From now on, our Deng family has absolutely nothing to do with you! No matter how much money you offer, I won't sell myself to you!..."
"I'll offer six thousand!" Deng Xiuzhen smiled calmly instead of getting angry.
"Six thousand? Cough cough cough" Deng Chunsheng's words caught in his throat, and he coughed.
"You're willing to pay six thousand to buy it, but you won't even lend a thousand to Chunsheng to pay off his debts. You heartless, despicable thing, I'll beat you to death!" Deng Xiumei cursed as she charged at Deng Xiuzhen.
Deng Xiuzhen dodged to the side.
Deng Xiumei turned around, wanting to rush forward again, but was interrupted by a voice: "What's going on here? Why is it so lively?"
Looking up, I saw several people wearing identical work clothes and helmets. Some were holding tripods, some were holding measuring tools, and others were holding notebooks and pens.
Deng Liu'er's heart pounded: Did he know that these people were surveyors?
It seems the news is true; this place really might be developed!
"It's nothing, it's nothing. It's just that the brothers had a little disagreement, and we're helping to mediate." Deng Liu'er was afraid that if he said too much, Deng Chunsheng and the others would overhear something, so he quickly stepped forward to offer a cigarette and explain.
"Oh, then we won't bother you." The group said, walking to the field in front to begin taking measurements.
"Hey, what are you doing in my field?..." Deng Chunsheng shouted.
"It's alright, they're from the National Land Bureau. They need to measure the land and forests. They're busy with their work and won't damage your vegetables. Let them go." Deng Liu'er didn't want Deng Chunsheng to talk to those people too much, in case he accidentally let something slip.
"Deng Xiuzhen will contribute six thousand..." Deng Chunsheng looked at Deng Liu'er.
"Don't you think your sister came here on purpose?" Deng Liu'er said, pulling Deng Chunsheng aside and whispering, "I think your sister is just here to cause trouble. If she wanted to help you, how could she let you go to the police station and watch your older brother go to jail?"
Let me put it this way: for the sake of our brotherhood, I'll waive your 1,000 yuan interest, and I'll contribute 4,000 yuan for the house and land, not a penny more.
As you know, you can't make money from this land. I'm buying your land for two reasons: first, I see you really can't pay back the money and I want to help you; second, I have a relative who wants to find some land to farm in the countryside, and I'm buying it to rent to him.
"Think it over carefully. If you think what I said is acceptable, I'll give you three thousand yuan right away and return the one thousand yuan IOU from last time. If not, then you'd better return my money quickly so I can go back and take care of my business."
After Deng Liu'er finished speaking, she didn't wait for Deng Chunsheng's reply and went to sit down on the stool in front of the door.
Deng Chunsheng hesitated for a moment, then took out his phone and walked a little further before calling Deng Chunlin and explaining the situation.
"Chunsheng, let's sell the house and land to Deng Liuer. You should sign the agreement with Deng Liuer first and get the IOU and the money."
"Deng Xiuzhen is a scoundrel, but we still want her money! She's willing to pay six thousand, right? Let's take six thousand from her. Consider this six thousand as compensation for our mother's death and as repayment for our parents' kindness in raising us..." Deng Chunlin quickly made his decision.
The two brothers whispered and chattered for a while before finally reaching an agreement.
After Deng Chunsheng returned, he immediately pulled Deng Liu'er into the house and said that he and Deng Chunlin had discussed it and agreed to sell the house and land to Deng Liu'er for four thousand yuan, as Deng Liu'er had said.
Deng Liu'er was a little puzzled: Why wasn't he bargaining? Deng Xiuzhen had offered six thousand, a full two thousand more than he had. He was prepared to add another thousand.
However, he hesitated for only a moment before taking out the agreement and having Deng Chunsheng sign and put his fingerprint on it. He also wrote another agreement that if the sale failed or Deng Chunsheng went back on his word, he would have to pay double the compensation. Both parties signed and put their fingerprints on it as required by the rules.
After completing all the formalities with Deng Liu'er, counting the money in person, and burning the IOU, Deng Chunsheng and Deng Liu'er finally left the house.
After Deng Liu'er came out, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he sat down on the stool by the door. He wanted to see what Deng Chunsheng was up to and why he would choose to sell at a low price instead of making money.
Deng Chunsheng naturally wanted Deng Liu'er to leave, since it wouldn't be good for him to ask Deng Xiuzhen for money again. However, he thought that if he let Deng Liu'er leave, it might arouse Deng Xiuzhen's suspicion, so he didn't say anything more. Anyway, he had already sold his house and land, and he was probably going to settle down in another place and never come back. He would just smear Deng Xiuzhen for once and vent his anger. He didn't care about his reputation.
"Sixth Brother is offering four thousand. Since you're willing to offer six thousand, then so be it. Just give me the six thousand yuan!" Deng Chunsheng said expressionlessly.
Upon hearing this, Deng Liu'er, who was sitting down, was so shocked that he almost fell to the ground: Damn it, this old guy is even more ruthless than me. He's just trying to swindle money from Deng Xiuzhen!
"Really? You're really going to sell it to me? Then let's call the village chief over and sign the contract in person. I'll give you the money after the contract is signed." Deng Xiuzhen didn't know what Deng Chunsheng and Deng Liu'er had said inside the house, but she lacked trust in Deng Chunsheng. Whatever they did, she needed proper paperwork and witnesses.
"What do you mean? You don't trust me? I'm your own brother!" Deng Chunsheng said angrily.
"You already said that you don't acknowledge me as your sister anymore, so of course I don't acknowledge you as my brother either. We're in a business relationship now. I'm paying for your house and land, so I need to get the paperwork sorted out." Deng Xiuzhen wasn't angry and continued speaking calmly.