sinovels Chapter 108
Chapter 108
Chapter 108: Drive Away (Day 2 of 10,000 words! Requesting monthly votes!)
Finally, we got to the point, but Yang Mu, on the other hand, sat calmly in the main seat directly opposite the gate, putting on airs.
It's bizarre that someone comes to borrow money and acts like they're the boss.
Zhou Rui had long been disgusted by this behavior and cursed inwardly without any restraint.
This generation is generally called "Grandpa" in other places, but in the southwest it is called "Ancestor". According to tradition, it cannot be disrespected.
But in Zhou Rui's eyes, who had lived two lives, this kind of person deserved to be cursed! He was arrogant and condescending towards men.
While Zhou Rui cursed inwardly, Yang Mu finally revealed the purpose of his trip.
"Zhou Yong'an, I'm here to borrow money from my granddaughter. Yang Bao wants to get married."
"Now that you've sent my granddaughter away, who am I supposed to talk to?"
I don't know why Yang Mu, who is over seventy years old, can still speak logically.
When Zhou Yong'an heard the purpose of the other party's visit, he could hardly believe his ears. He hadn't expected that coming to borrow money would turn out like this...
Does my Zhou family owe you something?
Just as Zhou Yong'an was wondering how to answer, Zhou Rui, who had been silent all along, spoke up first: "Old Yang, I respect you and call you Grandfather, but please don't act like you're superior just because you're old. If you want to borrow money, don't treat me like this. My family doesn't owe you anything."
"My family has no money; if you need to borrow, you should borrow from someone else!"
Zhou Rui's final solution was to completely break off relations.
Anyway, we don't ask anything of the other party, so why worry about reputation?
Having lived two lives, and considering the events of the past two days, fame is nothing more than a shackle.
If you have the ability, even if your reputation is a little bad, you should still try to be friendly.
Besides, I didn't go too far; I was just stating the facts.
But to Yang Mu, Zhou Rui's tone was like a powder keg exploding.
Yang Mu, with his hunched back and gray hair, tapped the table with his hand.
"We adults are the ones speaking, it's not your place to talk, Zhou Shiwei, keep an eye on your son."
"I'd heard all sorts of things about Zhou Rui, but seeing him like this today, he really has no manners!"
At this moment, Yang Bao, who had been silent and arrogant, also chimed in: "Grandpa, this kid has no manners at all! What are his parents good for? He doesn't even respect his elders!"
Zhou Shiwei, who had already stepped forward to stop his son, stopped when he heard what was said behind him.
He was originally facing Zhou Rui, but at this moment he slowly turned around to face Yang Mu.
"Grandpa Yang, what did you mean by that last sentence?"
"And you, Yang Bao, right? Watch your mouth! Didn't your mother teach you not to spew nonsense?"
As the only male in his family, and born into an extremely patriarchal family, Yang Bao was spoiled from a young age, and no one ever criticized him.
As his name suggests, Yang Bao is the apple of his family's eye.
He was furious when he heard Zhou Shiwei say those words.
"Zhou Shiwei, so what? I'm just insulting you—"
Before he could finish speaking, Yang Mu glared at him, but couldn't bring himself to scold him. Instead, he told Yang Bao to stay behind him.
Yang Mu coughed, drank some water, and then said casually, "The child is still young. I'll discipline him when I get back. Let's not talk about him for now. Zhou Yong'an, just tell me, I heard that your family just bought a tea plantation. You won't run out of money so soon, will you?"
Without a second thought, Zhou Rui walked up to his grandfather and replied to Yang Mu, "I just don't have any money."
After saying this, Zhou Rui turned to Yang Bao and said without any politeness, "As for you? You dare to insult my family? You need to borrow money to get married, aren't you ashamed?"
"And that mouth smells so bad, did you steal food from Big Yellow?"
"You can leave now. You're not welcome in my home. Also, my second aunt has nothing to do with your family. Have you all forgotten how you asked my family for betrothal money back then?"
"My family has given you every penny, and now you're coming to our door to borrow money? You're really shameless, pulling this stunt."
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"What, do you think I have too much money to burn and nowhere to put it, so I have to beg you to lend it to me? What kind of nonsense is this!"
Zhou Rui said a lot in one breath. It's no use talking nicely to this kind of person. The more polite you are to him, the more he will feel that you are afraid of the relationship with your elders.
In the end, they end up putting in a lot of effort but getting no credit.
However, such people are rare, and even Zhou Rui hadn't expected the other party to be so wicked.
Yang Mu was a little stunned. He never expected that this great-grandson would be so shameless in rejecting him.
Because besides being Yang Laidi's grandfather, he was also one of the oldest and most senior people in the village.
Wherever he goes, people respectfully address him as Old Yang.
In addition, he came from that dynasty and had his own set of rules, seniority, and manners.
After a long while, perhaps out of pride, he stood up, shook his clothes, and snorted coldly.
"What a lack of manners!"
"From now on, our two families will never have anything to do with each other again!"
When Zhou Rui vehemently rejected Yang Mu, Zhou Yong'an did not stop him, but simply walked slowly from behind to Zhou Rui's side.
This created a scene where three generations of the Zhou family stared at the two people opposite them.
"I hope you'll remember this time: when you ask for a favor, you should act like one. Don't put on that arrogant face, understand, Yang Bao?"
"Goodbye and don't bother seeing me off!"
Zhou Shiwei spoke loudly, pointing to the doorway.
Zhou Shijie returned to the living room at this time and said, "Old Yang, I respect you as an elder, so I don't want to say anything else today, but there is one thing I hope you will remember: Lai Di is my wife, she is a member of the Zhou family, and you have no right to speak ill of her."
"And you, Yang Bao, watch your mouth and do your grandfather some good karma!"
Seeing that he was in a difficult situation, Yang Mu then said that the Zhou family had no manners from top to bottom and prepared to leave.
But when they reached the door, they only heard Zhou Yong'an say one sentence in a cold voice.
"Old Master Yang, you're too old to show your face in public. Your Yang Bao is capable, so take good care of him. My Zhou Rui isn't that capable; he just bought a tea plantation and will continue to live the same way you do."
Yang Mu, who was short and hunched over, paused for a moment, then continued walking without looking back.
Seeing that the other person had left, Zhou Rui took a deep breath.
He really wanted to curse out loud just now, but he forced himself to calm down in the end.
You must not lose your composure like the other person.
Yang Mu actually wanted to use his status to extort money from the family, but he was rejected one after another.
After the two left, the four people in the room looked at each other in bewilderment.
When Zhou Shiwei realized things were going wrong, he had his second brother, Zhou Shijie, take all the family members to the backyard.
After settling everyone in, Zhou Shijie did not run away as usual, but returned to the house.
Zhou Rui looked at his grandfather.
"Grandpa, am I being disrespectful to my elders?"
"Silly boy, respecting elders isn't just about words. This in-law doesn't like her either. Lai Di is family; we can't let others bully her."
"As for lending money—you did well. That's exactly the kind of attitude we need. Otherwise, people will start putting on airs just because they're older or more senior."
Zhou Yong'an patiently comforted his grandson, but Zhou Rui knew that from today onwards, he would be caught in another storm.