Part 4 of Chapter 55
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Please Like Her 06 – With people like them, the last thing you should do is reason with them.
At the end of the recording of this variety show episode, almost every child gave the highest score to the guest responsible for taking care of them.
The first thing Shang Lu did when she got her wallet was to give money to Fatty and have him take all the children to the snack store.
Then Shang Lu held Xiao Mi’s hand and asked her, “Are you scared?”
Xiao Mi nodded and then shook her head, saying, “Not scared.”
On the contrary, she was very happy and looking forward to it.
Half an hour later, they arrived at Xiao Mi’s doorstep.
Shang Lu didn’t knock on the door, but stood by the roadside with Xiao Mi, waiting together.
Soon, a car arrived, and Song Zeqian got out of the car.
“I’ve got the things,” he said, throwing the red cloth bag in his hand on the ground and opening it, revealing several broken jade bracelets.
Then Song Zeqian handed the cloth bag to Shang Lu and looked at Xiao Mi, asking, “Do you remember what I taught you?”
Xiaomi nodded vigorously and said, “I remember.”
Song Zeqian added, “If you can’t continue acting, just cry.”
Shang Lu had acted in many plays, but this time she was a little nervous because this was a scene that had to be ‘done in one take.’
Song Zeqian also noticed and said, “Your acting skills are enough. When you’re ready, go knock on the door.”
Shang Lu took a deep breath, glanced at Xiao Mi to make sure she was ready too, and said, “Let’s go.”
When they knocked on Xiao Mi’s door, it was Grandma Qi who opened it.
The moment Grandma Qi saw Shang Lu, she instantly smiled and shouted, “Old man, they’re here!”
Grandpa Qi’s footsteps quickly followed, and he was holding his grandson’s hand. He said right away, “The honored guests have arrived.”
They were being polite because they were about to sell Xiao Mi for a good price.
Grandma Qi poured them some water and then looked at Xiao Mi. She couldn’t hold back and said in advance, “We’re quite old now, and we won’t do anything unscrupulous. We won’t ask for much from you. Just give us some retirement money, 300,000 yuan, and this child will be yours in the future.”
300,000 yuan was enough to make a poor family sell a seemingly worthless granddaughter. They might be overjoyed with this money, as if it fell from the sky.
However, Song Zeqian looked at Xiao Mi with a disdainful expression and said directly, “This kind of bean sprouts, 300,000 yuan, why don’t you go robbing people?”
“Young man, what you said is not right,” Grandpa Qi responded politely, even correcting him, “Our Xiao Mi is known for her good grades and attractive looks. Her teacher says she will definitely get into college. If it wasn’t for us hoping she wouldn’t have to live a hard life with us, even if it’s 1 million, it wouldn’t be possible.”
Originally, they didn’t care about her good grades, but when promoting their granddaughter, they couldn’t wait to use it as a bargaining chip.
“Well, that’s perfect. Whoever is willing to pay 1 million can take her away,” Song Zeqian impatiently replied. “To be honest, it was only because I wasn’t here that my wife said that impulsively. Consider it as if nothing happened. We don’t want this child.”
The elderly couple was dumbfounded.
After dreaming for two days, the duck that was about to reach their mouth flew away just like that?
They thought they could exchange this baggage for some money, but in the blink of an eye, it all disappeared.
Qi Li’s voice also chimed in at this moment, adding fuel to the fire, “They don’t want my sister anymore? Then do we still get money?”
Grandpa Qi was momentarily stunned but reacted relatively quickly, wearing a troubled expression. “If you had said this earlier, it would have been better. Our neighbor from the village next door, Jianguo, was going to have a prearranged marriage with us this morning. He even said he would give a dowry of 100,000 yuan. We rejected him because you said you were taking this child with you. You city folks are educated and cultured, how can you do something so fickle, going back on your word?”
Grandma Qi chimed in as well, “Yes, aren’t you just bullying us, old folks? We’ve suffered a great loss! “
Qi Li’s voice sounded confused, “When did Brother Jianguo come over?”
Grandpa Qi’s face showed a hint of discomfort and he replied, “He came when you were asleep.”
But Qi Li pressed on, “But didn’t I sleep with Grandpa?”
Grandpa Qi was suddenly annoyed, “You’re just a child, what do you know? Why ask so many questions? Stop talking!”
Grandpa Qi rarely scolded Qi Li, so the child pouted and started crying while hugging his grandma.
“Wuwu… Grandma, why did Grandpa scold me? Wuwu…”
Grandma Qi was also feeling a bit awkward. She hurriedly hugged her grandson to comfort him.
In fact, it was quite obvious that there was no such coincidence. This was just an excuse that Grandpa Qi had made up to get some money.
“Alright, we can compensate you the dowry of 100,000 yuan as a gift,” Song Zeqian said with an indifferent expression. However, when the elderly couple looked at them with excitement in their eyes, he turned his gaze to Shang Lu.
Shang Lu took out the red cloth bag and poured the broken bracelet inside onto the table.
Song Zeqian said, “This is a gift I gave to my wife, a bracelet worth 300,000 yuan. Even if we deduct your ten thousand yuan dowry, how are you going to pay for the remaining 200,000 yuan?”
Shang Lu also had a pained expression on her face as she looked at Xiao Mi and scolded her, “I originally planned to take you away, thinking you were a well-behaved child. But your hands are so clumsy? You actually broke something so important to me, nearly causing my husband to divorce me! You must compensate for this!”
Grandma Qi naturally didn’t believe it. She said, “A bracelet worth 300,000 yuan? You’re just trying to take advantage of us old folks who don’t understand!”
“Either we settle this privately today, or we involve the police. If you don’t believe in the value of the bracelet, the authorities can appraise it,” Song Zeqian calmly stated. “Many people saw it at the time; it was Xiao Mi who broke it, and you can’t deny it.”
After finishing his statement, Song Zeqian took out a purchase receipt from his backpack and said, “This is the proof of purchase. Can you read the numbers? Take a look.”
Grandma and Grandpa Qi exchanged glances, both of them showing a panicked expression.
They understood the principle of repaying debts and compensating for damages.
But Grandpa Qi was still unwilling to believe it. He went out and found a neighbor who could read and brought them back to help read the purchase receipt. The neighbor had a complex expression and said, “Old man, they are celebrities, they must be wealthy. This bracelet is really worth 300,000 yuan.”
After saying that, the neighbor, seemingly afraid of getting involved, hurriedly left.
Grandma Qi was furious. She grabbed a nearby calendar and started smashing it on Xiao Mi, saying, “You disaster! We’ve raised you for so long, and now you want to ruin us? 300,000 yuan! This is a calamity!”
Shang Lu coldly hummed, “So annoying, what bad luck.”
She pretended to have a regretful expression as she looked at the shattered bracelet on the table, but in reality, her nails were almost digging into her palm.
But she had to hold back; she had to act this out.
Xiao Mi also had a restrained expression, but she couldn’t hold back anymore and said, “I didn’t do it on purpose! How was I supposed to know the bracelet was worth three hundred thousand yuan?”
As she spoke, she broke down and started crying loudly.
She cried hard, thinking that she would finally be leaving this family, and tears flowed uncontrollably.
At this moment, Grandma Qi couldn’t hold back either. She wiped her tears and, while hitting Xiao Mi, scolded her, “You little devil! You’ve almost sold both of us old folks; we don’t have that much money to compensate! Are you trying to kill us? Speak up!”
Then she seemed to remember something and grabbed Xiao Mi’s arm, pulling her forward forcefully. “This was her doing alone, it has nothing to do with us. We didn’t even touch the bracelet. You can’t blame us. Otherwise, we can… we can compensate you with her! Don’t be fooled by her age; she can cook and work hard. You can even use her as a maid!”
Human nature can be so disgusting. I cried😭
Pure evil