Chapter 230: Chapter 231: The Petty Gain Power
“Sure!” Xiao Han nodded and said, “As long as you promise you won’t do anything like this again, I’ll give you twenty-three thousand yuan. How about that?”
“Okay!” The aunt quickly nodded and said, “I promise you.”
Xiao Han, without another word, turned and entered his own room, then took out twenty-three thousand yuan from his travel bag, not a cent more, not a cent less. Xiao Han handed the money over to his aunt and then said, “Leave all these docunts behind, and you take the money.”
“But…” The aunt was taken aback for a mont and said, “What about this matter?”
“I can’t help you with this,” Xiao Han shook his head and said, “Don’t co to for things like this in the future, because I won’t be able to help.”
“Alright then!” As soon as the aunt heard this, she imdiately nodded. Eagerly, she took the stack of money from Xiao Han’s hand, and without any hesitation, she began counting the money right in front of him. Twenty-three thousand yuan, in total two hundred and thirty notes. She even counted it twice, satisfied only after making sure not one note was missing before she contentedly left.
Watching her greedy behavior, Xiao Han was slightly disappointed, wondering how giving her money could ever satisfy soone like her. He believed this wasn’t the first ti, and it definitely wouldn’t be the last ti she did sothing like this. Therefore, Xiao Han was sowhat speechless. However, her greed was her own business. Should she co to him again, she definitely wouldn’t be let off so easily.
It was the first ti as relatives, so Xiao Han treated her as an elder, but he definitely wouldn’t be so easygoing the next ti.
“Xiao Han, why did you give her money?” Mother Xiao quickly said.
“That’s the only way to get rid of her,” replied Xiao Han.
“Isn’t there so other way?” Mother Xiao responded, saying, “Like, why not report all these people’s nas? Wouldn’t that solve the problem?”
“That won’t do,” Xiao Han shook his head and said, “I’d rather give her money than tarnish my own reputation. Hann is a brand, a brand that wasn’t easy to build, how can I let it be easily damaged by others?”
“Now that you say it, it makes sense,” Mother Xiao nodded and said, “But giving her money so directly isn’t a good solution either. Human nature is always greedy, she’ll think if you gave her money once, you’ll definitely give it to her a second ti, won’t you?”
“Mom, don’t worry,” Xiao Han said with a smile, “The only reason I gave her money this ti is because she is my aunt. There definitely won’t be a second ti, so you can rest assured.”
“Alright then,” Mother Xiao nodded and then said, “You decide what to do, anyway the family’s money is all managed by you, and they can’t get any from if they ask.”
“Hmm!” Xiao Han nodded.
How could trouble be such a simple matter? So things are not so easily resolved.
Having received twenty-three thousand yuan, Xiao Han’s aunt couldn’t hold back from feeling smug. She took the money straight to Xiao Mingguo’s house. The Xiao Mingguo family was having breakfast. Faced with Xiao Xiaoi’s arrival, Xiao Mingguo was imdiately happy. He said with a beaming smile, “Xiao i, what brings you here?”
“Hehe, big brother. Today I accidentally made over twenty thousand yuan!” Xiao Xiaoi chuckled.
“Oh?” Xiao Mingguo was taken aback, asking curiously, “How did you make it?”
“I have my ways,” Xiao Xiaoi said playfully, then asked, “Can you guess?”
“Give a hint?” Xiao Mingguo put down the bowl in his hand and sat down on the sofa on the side. He lit a cigarette and his wife asked, “Sister-in-law, have you eaten? Do you want sothing to eat?”
“Oh, no thanks!” Xiao Xiaoi shook her head and said, “Sister-in-law, I’ll treat you to lunch today.”
“You just said you made a lot of money, how did you do it?” the sister-in-law asked curiously.
“Hehe…” Xiao Xiaoi giggled and said, “I went to the third sister-in-law’s house, hehe, and young Xiao Han gave twenty-three thousand yuan.”
“Him?” Xiao Mingguo was startled and asked, “Why did he give you so much money?”
“Because…” Xiao Xiaoi snickered, then recounted the whole story. Xiao Mingguo was dumbfounded, having not expected such a thod could also make money. Isn’t society all about connections and networks? Why shouldn’t he make an easy buck himself if it was so easy? Xiao Mingguo quickly said, “Does that an you’ve made twenty-four thousand in two days?”
“Exactly!” Xiao Xiaoi triumphantly took out more than twenty thousand yuan.
Slap slap…
She flicked the crisp, red notes against the palm of her hand, looking quite attractive and envy-inducing. The sister-in-law, wide-eyed in amazent, hurriedly ca over and said, “Big sister, what if… what if we get Old Xiao to try the sa thing, do you think he will give money too?”
“Probably,” Xiao Xiaoi winked and said, “We’re all family, he can’t get over his pride, so he resolves issues with money. The kid is still young, doesn’t know much better. Besides, he must have quite a bit of money on hand now. So, he would rather use money to solve troubleso matters.”
“That’s right, I heard that he’s been awarded several million from the province, the city, and even the school,” the sister-in-law said discontentedly, “Why should he get so much money, and our family not have any?”
“Hehe…” Xiao i didn’t make a sound, she just faintly smiled and then said, “Let tell you, the kid is really flush with cash now. He’s done quite a few ads, and it’s said that he makes a million just for one ad for Evergrande City. Think about it, could he possibly be short of money now?”
“That’s true!” The sister-in-law nodded, and imdiately, she asked with a puzzled look: “With that much money, why is he still living in such a shabby place?”
“Sister-in-law, you probably don’t know about this, huh?” Xiao i giggled and said: “Xiao Han has an apartnt in Evergrande City, and it’s being renovated. It’s said to be one hundred and sixty square ters, and moreover, he’s really splurging on the renovation.”
“Really?” The sister-in-law showed an envious expression.
“Absolutely!” Xiao i nodded.
“Then… we’ve got to wheedle so money out of their family.” The sister-in-law revealed a sly glint in her eye and said: “They’ve made millions, they can’t possibly refuse to give a little to their own brothers, that just wouldn’t be right.”
“Exactly!” Xiao i nodded and said: “We’ve already got twenty-three thousand from them. I’ll look for an opportunity to go again. Play poor, and then think of a way to get so more. Aim to get a hundred or eighty thousand out of them.”
“That much?” The sister-in-law was taken aback.
“Of course!” Xiao i nodded and said: “They have money. What’s a hundred or eighty thousand to them?!”
“Hmm, that makes sense!” The sister-in-law thought for a mont. She pushed her husband next to her and said impatiently: “Old Xiao, stop hovering around that lousy supermarket all day. Look at your younger brother’s family, your brother has been dead for years, and their family is prospering more and more. Can’t you co up with so ideas?”
“Hmm!” Xiao Mingguo nodded and said: “I should co up with so ideas. I’ll make a list later and go find Xiao Han. Let’s see how much money he can give .”
“Right!” Xiao i nodded.
After sitting for a while at Xiao Mingguo’s house, Xiao i stood up to take her leave.
After Xiao i left, Xiao Mingguo and his wife beca unsettled. Both had never imagined that sotis money could co so easily—this truly was unbelievable. Xiao Mingguo’s wife couldn’t sit still at ho, and eventually, she went to the living room.
Xiao Mingguo couldn’t sit still either, smoking continuously in the living room, which was already filled with swirling smoke.
“Co on, Old Xiao, would you say sothing?” Madam Xiao spoke up: “Shouldn’t you also plan carefully? Stop dragging your feet. Do you hear ?”
“Then you give an idea.” Xiao Mingguo spoke.
“You should do what your sister did, make a list and go find Xiao Han. He couldn’t possibly refuse you, could he?” Madam Xiao said.
“I…” Xiao Mingguo hesitated, thought for a while, and then said: “That wouldn’t be good, right? Xiao i has already used this thod, and if I use it too, it will be obvious that I’m just asking for money.”
“That’s how you have to be, straightforward.” Madam Xiao said: “You have to tell him that’s exactly why you’re coming.”
“Er…” Xiao Mingguo hesitated for a mont, and then asked: “So how much do you think I should ask for?”
“Xiao i made a list and got details for twenty-three people, you should go for fifty!” Madam Xiao bit her lip and said: “This way, you could easily get fifty thousand. That would cover our family’s expenses for a year.”
“This…” Xiao Mingguo was shocked, frowning, he said: “Isn’t that too much? That’s excessive.”
“For you, of course it’s too much.” Madam Xiao scoffed and then said: “But for Xiao Han, it’s not a lot.”
“I’ll think about it!” Xiao Mingguo continued in silence.
“What is there to think about!” Madam Xiao urged: “Don’t you have lots of people’s details from when they signed up for mberships at your supermarket? Just download a copy, pick out so of the younger ones, and compile a list. Take that list to Xiao Han. I bet he won’t be suspicious. How about it?”
“The thod could work!” Xiao Mingguo said with a wry smile: “I just fear Xiao Han would deny it. After all, we haven’t been very good to their family over the years.”
“Who knew their family would beco wealthy?” Madam Xiao responded irritably: “If I had known they were going to be so successful, I definitely wouldn’t have treated them like that. Who could have predicted it?”
“Sigh…” Xiao Mingguo felt sowhat helpless.
“Enough, stop thinking about it.” Madam Xiao said annoyed: “How much have you earned over the years? Look at them, they earn more in a month than you have in your whole life. Doesn’t that make you feel pathetic?”
“What’s pathetic about it? They’ve earned their money with their own skill!” Xiao Mingguo said with a bitter smile: “It’s our own child who hasn’t lived up to expectations.”
“And you’re still talking.” Madam Xiao snapped when she heard this: “Our son’s marital ho is on a mortgage. And now he’s going to buy a car. You’ve got to figure out how to raise so money to get the car. Look at our community, every household has gotten a car. We’re the only ones who haven’t bought one yet. If you don’t get this sorted out quickly, your son is going to resent you for the rest of his life.”
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