kingnovel Chapter 855 Zhou Chen's idea should not encourage his parents' greed.
Chapter 855 Zhou Chen's idea should not encourage his parents' greed.
While resting, Zhu Zhe suddenly received a call from home. To her surprise, her family told her some shocking news: her younger brother, who was doing nothing at home, had actually stabbed someone.
He has now been arrested by the police, and the situation seems quite serious. Not only will he have to pay a large sum of money in compensation, but his younger brother may also go to jail.
Faced with her parents' plea for help, Zhu Zhe had no choice but to ask Zhou Chen for assistance, hoping that Zhou Chen could lend her money to help her get through this difficult time, since Zhou Chen was her man.
Zhou Chen did not refuse. He said he could lend the money, but he wanted to go back to Zhu Zhe's hometown with him to familiarize himself with the place, so that Zhu Zhe wouldn't run away with the money later.
Of course, this was just an excuse Zhou Chen came up with, an excuse to openly go back to Zhu Zhe's hometown.
After all, Zhou Chen and Zhu Zhe's relationship is still kept secret, and obviously neither of them wants to make it public.
Around noon, Zhou Chen drove Zhu Zhe off. Along the way, Zhou Chen teased Zhu Zhe, saying, "Zhu Zhe, when you get home, how will your parents introduce me?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhe said irritably, "How else can I introduce you? Of course you're my creditor. Are you trying to say you're my boyfriend?"
Let me tell you, never have such thoughts, because if my parents really considered you their future son-in-law, then they would openly leech off you.
They'll force me to become a "brother-supporting demon," and just thinking about it screams "trouble." Are you sure you want to get yourself into trouble?
Zhu Zhe has a very clear understanding of the situation. She knows her family too well, and their patriarchal nature will likely never change.
Having worked for over a decade and sent money home every year, Zhu Zhe had instilled a greedy attitude in his family. If he stopped sending money one day, they would probably start complaining.
Hearing this, Zhou Chen pondered. It seemed to be true. Zhu Zhe's family also had things that gave her headaches, which was why she didn't want to go home. Her family would definitely nag her to death because of her brother's situation.
Zhou Chen hesitated for a moment, then immediately had an idea. He put on a fierce look and said to Zhu Zhe, "How about from now on I am the client manager of the loan company? Of course I have my own purpose in coming back with you this time."
You, Zhu Zhe, want to borrow 400,000 yuan from our company. As your account manager, of course I have to come and investigate your family's situation to see what valuables you have that you can use as collateral.
Didn't you say your parents have always favored boys over girls? This is a good opportunity to make them realize that you, their daughter, are the best for them.
"Hehe, we can go all out. We can mortgage your house, and if your brother treats you badly later, you can just not give the house back to him."
Zhu Zhe frowned at Zhou Chen's plan and immediately explained, "Zhou Chen, your idea sounds useful, but as a rich second-generation, you don't understand the situation in rural areas at all."
Our house is a self-built house in the countryside, not a commercial house. It's not even worth 200,000 yuan, let alone 400,000 yuan. If you say you're going to mortgage our house for 400,000 yuan, my parents will just laugh at you for being a fool.
Besides, in their hearts, that house belongs to my younger brother; they wouldn't use it as collateral. They'd only put the pressure on me.
Zhu Zhe was somewhat downcast when she said this, which is the tragedy of being from a family that favors sons over daughters. After all, she is the eldest daughter in the family.
Sigh, their younger sister has fallen out with the family over the issue of the bride price. Now, who else can they rely on besides Zhu Zhe?
Zhou Chen was speechless. Zhu Zhe's experience reminded him of Fan Shengmei. Both of them grew up in families that favored sons over daughters, except one had a younger brother and the other had an older brother. Both of them became the economic pillars of their families and were exploited by their families.
The only difference is that Zhu Zhe knows how to resist. She knows how to stay away from her family. She is a very sensible person. She pays every penny that is due to her and doesn't pay a penny more than she should. She has always maintained this standard.
But today's situation is different. Her younger brother caused the trouble, and she shouldn't be the one to take the blame. However, if Zhu Zhe doesn't come back, her parents will definitely hold a grudge against her for the rest of their lives.
Fan Shengmei, however, is different. Even though she knows that her family is exploiting her, she doesn't know how to resist, and sometimes she even enjoys it.
Because she, the neglected daughter, has become the pillar of the family, she has a voice in the family. It's hard to understand Fan Shengmei's thinking.
Zhou Chen quickly shook off his wild thoughts and looked at Zhu Zhe to explain, "Zhu Zhe, it doesn't matter how much the house is worth. What's important is to make your parents realize that there's a price to pay for taking money from you. It's precisely because it's so easy to take money from you that they become even more greedy."
If your parents want to save their son, sure, they can use the house as collateral, and I'll lend them the money.
Although they are not equivalent, they need to know that there is no gain without pain, and they must pay the price.
How could your parents want to save their son and also want the house? If they really cherish their son, they should know how to choose.
Like I said, if your parents or your brother treat you badly in the future, the house will become your leverage against them. Whether you take my advice or not is up to you.
Anyway, I'm not interested in houses in the countryside, so I'll keep it for you.
Zhou Chen's plan left Zhu Zhe speechless. Zhu Zhe understood what Zhou Chen meant: he would play the bad guy, acting as a loan company account manager to sign the mortgage contract, with the aim of getting control of the house.
Of course, he did this not to take over the family's house, but to make his family members acknowledge Zhu Zhe's existence, so that they would no longer favor boys over girls, and at least not only focus on their younger brother.
Haha, although the house may not be worth much, for the older generation of rural people, it is their home, their roots, and they really care about it.
Zhu Zhe hesitated for a while, but finally agreed to Zhou Chen's plan. She felt that Zhou Chen was right about one thing: it would only encourage their greed if it was too easy for their parents to ask for money from them.
Only when they realize that taking money from me comes at a price will they curb their greed.
"Zhou Chen, I agree with your plan. Let's do it your way. But you should be prepared for my parents to give you the cold shoulder. You might be the one who's not welcome."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen immediately laughed. As long as they still want to save their son, they'll have to treat me like royalty. Just wait and see, I'll make them beg me.
Hehe, Zhou Chen was full of confidence in this matter. So what if he was a bad guy?
Zhou Chen has never claimed to be a good person. Now, let me show you what it means for evil people to be punished by evil people.