Upon reaching the county, Gu Jin withdrew three thousand yuan, giving two thousand to her cousin, and kept the remainder for herself.
The three of them bought so things in the county before heading back by bus.
In the afternoon, when the three of them arrived ho, Gu Jiajie was carrying a bag of fine flour, and Gu Jin was holding various bottles and jars with oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and so daily necessities.
Such as toothbrush cups, toothbrushes, towels, moisturizer, and a tal thermos.
These were all ant for the little boy to use, with the thermos making it convenient for him to drink more hot water and the moisturizer to keep his little hands well cared for. They would apply it to his face after the wounds healed.
Upon entering the yard, they heard Chen Hong’s laughter inside the house.
After putting their things down in the house, they found out that Chen Hong had gone to see the village head today and nearly settled the issue of the IOUs.
The village head intervened, and the Chen Family promptly sent the widow Chen back to her own family, declaring that they no longer wanted her and that she should return to where she ca from because their family wouldn’t tolerate such a disgraceful daughter-in-law.
As for the fifty yuan, the Chen Family refused to acknowledge it.
Chen Hong showed everyone the papers Gu Jin had obtained from the hospital, and the village head confird their authenticity after reviewing the fee receipts, instructing the Chen Family to quickly gather the money, as they ultimately had to cover this cost.
The other two families also claid they couldn’t co up with the money.
However, not having the money didn’t an they wouldn’t have to pay.
Chen Hong was not one to be trifled with and could hold her own against anyone who wasn’t a notoriously difficult and nasty woman in Qingshan Village.
Finally, under the village head’s authority and Chen Hong’s aggressiveness, she managed to collect sixty yuan.
Each family paid twenty yuan, leaving the remaining thirty owed by each family.
The person who made her feel imnsely relieved was the widow Chen.
That woman, who couldn’t resist dropping everything at the sight of a man, had finally rolled out of the village.
Chen Hong held grudges, and she rembered the ti when the widow Chen pretended to fall just to throw herself onto her husband.
As long as she held those IOUs, the woman could forget about returning to Qingshan Village.
If she did co back, Chen Hong would imdiately head to the Chen Family with the IOUs.
After hearing about her aunt’s impressive debt-collecting feat, Gu Jin led the little boy back to the house feeling at ease.
She knew that from then on, the village kids would no longer dare to bully her family’s child.
The widow Chen and the others served as an example.
If anyone wanted to ss with her child, they should first weigh their family’s financial standing.
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Liu’s second son’s house.
The second son’s wife had just returned ho and rushed to the kitchen, gulping down a ladle of water from the water jar.
Her face was still marked with lingering fear, as she had heard about last night’s events while she was outside.
At that mont, she was imnsely grateful that she hadn’t gone to confront the Gu Family yesterday with Da Peng, their eldest, or else she would have surely shared the fifty yuan debt to the Gu Family today.
The widow Chen and her group were truly unlucky; they shouldn’t have crossed that Gu Family girl.
Feeling scared still, the second son’s wife patted her chest and walked into the house.
No way, she needed to lie down on the kang for a while.
If it hadn’t been for her son Da Peng coming ho late yesterday, she’d definitely have taken people to confront the Gu Family.
If she had really gone, she would owe fifty yuan to the Gu Family just like the widow Chen and her group, and if her husband found out afterward, he’d surely beat her.
Sprawled on the kang, her face was filled with genuine relief.
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Gu Jiajie left.
He took Liu Pingyuan, Wu Zhiren, and the two thousand yuan given by Gu Jin, and left Qingshan Village.
The three of them boarded a green train heading south to sell toys.
Before leaving, Gu Jiajie advised Chen Hong to find so work in the county.
After he left, the Gu Family returned to its usual tranquility, except for Chen Hong’s occasional grumble.
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