AWB Chapter 859: The pressure was put on Zhu Zhe's parents, and they ultimately chose a house.
Chapter 859: The pressure was put on Zhu Zhe's parents, and they ultimately chose a house.
Zhou Chen and Zhu Zhe saw Zhu Minjie at the police station. When the injured party's family demanded 400,000 yuan in compensation, Zhou Chen immediately played the bad guy, teasing Zhu Minjie about his choice between two years of freedom and 400,000 yuan.
He might even have to risk his own house. What will Zhu Minjie choose?
Haha, Zhou Chen is putting a difficult problem on him. Even if Zhu Minjie had ten years, he wouldn't be able to save 400,000 yuan. How would he repay this debt?
Do we really have to make our parents mortgage their house and leave them homeless?
After hesitating for a long time, Zhu Minjie still couldn't give an answer. It was a difficult choice, as neither side was what he wanted.
Freedom is very important to the rich, but it's not as important to the poor as 40.
So this negotiation with the injured party's family fell through. Zhu Zhe's side did not agree to give 400,000 yuan in compensation, and they said they needed to go home and discuss it with their parents.
Back at Zhu Zhe's home, faced with her parents surrounding her and asking what happened, Zhu Zhe hesitated. There were some things she was too embarrassed to say. At this moment, Zhou Chen once again shielded Zhu Zhe from the trouble.
"Uncle and Aunt, Zhu Minjie's situation is very serious now. He has already confessed in the police station, which means he is going to be in jail for good, and there is nothing we can do about it."
The key issue now lies in the compensation dispute with the injured party's family. We negotiated with them today, but they are still insisting on a minimum of 400,000 yuan.
This money must be a huge sum for your family. What are you planning to do with it?
When Zhou Chen asked, Zhu Zhe's parents immediately focused their attention on Zhu Zhe. It was obvious that they wanted Zhu Zhe to pay for the money; they were clearly trying to take advantage of their daughter again.
Zhu Zhe shrugged helplessly, saying that if she had money, she wouldn't have brought Zhou Chen back to her hometown.
"Mom and Dad, you don't need to count on me. I haven't paid off that debt of over a million yet."
Where am I supposed to find 400,000 yuan to compensate them? Even if I were sold, I wouldn't be worth that much. I'm afraid I'm powerless to help.
Zhu Zhe first said that he was powerless, which was a prelude to talking about the house. Why should I bear all the responsibility?
Zhu Zhe's parents' gaze immediately turned to Zhou Chen, and it was obvious that they hoped he could lend a hand.
"Zhou Chen, you are a friend of our eldest daughter. I believe you can definitely help us. We're begging you, as long as you're willing to lend us this money, our eldest daughter will definitely pay you back in the future."
As soon as Zhu Zhe's mother said this, Zhu Zhe rolled his eyes. So, I'm supposed to pay back the money after all? Can't I have any expectations of you?
Originally, Zhu Zhe was somewhat hesitant to conspire with Zhou Chen to take your house, feeling that it was rather unfilial. But after hearing what you said, that little bit of guilt vanished instantly.
Zhu Zhe immediately retorted to his mother's words: "Mom and Dad, you've always thought about my brother and never considered me. Since that's the case, then you should make this difficult decision."
Given the charges against my brother, if we reach a settlement, he'll serve a maximum of three to five years in prison; if we don't, it'll be about three to ten years.
I asked the police officer, and we'll take an ideal value, which is about five to seven years. I don't know if my brother is willing to exchange 400,000 yuan for two years of freedom, and he's hesitant.
Because my younger brother, who has worked in Shanghai, knows how hard it is to earn 400,000 yuan, you two just casually push the 400,000 yuan onto me. Don't you think you're being too biased?
Just now at the police station, we gave my brother another option: mortgage the house to Zhou Chen, which is worth at most 200,000 yuan. The remaining 200,000 yuan can be secured by my monthly salary, which would raise 400,000 yuan.
However, this house will belong to Zhou Chen, and you and your brother will be homeless from now on.
On one side is your precious son, and on the other is the house. My shoulders are too narrow to bear such pressure, and I have no right to decide my brother's life. You should make the decision yourselves.
What should have been said by Zhou Chen turned out to be said by Zhu Zhe himself. In the end, Zhou Chen came to help him, so how could he let Zhou Chen take the blame for him?
After hearing Zhu Zhe's explanation, Zhu Zhe's parents were dumbfounded. Weren't they talking about borrowing money? How did it get to mortgaging the house?
Upon hearing that they might become homeless in order to save their younger brother, the elderly couple became furious. They berated Zhu Zhe for being unfilial and for having designs on their old house.
Faced with her parents' accusations, Zhu Zhe angrily retorted, "Because I don't want to be an unfilial daughter, I'm leaving the decision about my brother's future to you. I can't make such a big decision."
That's why I brought Zhou Chen along. Zhou Chen and I are just ordinary friends. I already owe him over a million yuan because of my brother. Why should he lend me another 400,000 yuan?
Otherwise, you can use your connections to borrow money from the villagers, and you'll be able to save your house.
As the eldest child in the family, how about I contribute 100,000, my sister contribute 100,000, and you two contribute 200,000? That way, we can raise the necessary compensation. What do you think?
Zhu Zhe came up with another idea, but this idea was also unlikely to work because she knew that her sister would never give up 100,000.
Last year, my younger sister had a falling out with the family over the dowry for her wedding. She certainly wouldn't spend another 100,000 yuan for my younger brother. She didn't even come back when my brother had such a big problem. That's enough to explain the situation.
Faced with the choice Zhu Zhe presented, the elderly couple immediately felt immense pressure. On one side was their beloved son, and on the other was their house. What would you choose?
After all, their choices determined their younger brother's future. Once he's out, the trouble won't be theirs. They should blame their parents for the choices they made back then.
At this moment, Zhou Chen couldn't resist adding fuel to the fire, saying, "If you want to mortgage the house, you'd better make a decision quickly, because I'm leaving here and going back to Shanghai tomorrow."
As a friend, I've done my best. How you choose is your responsibility; I don't have time to waste here.
Zhu Zhe's parents didn't give Zhou Chen a friendly look at all. They thought he was a good person who came to help them, but they didn't expect him to be eyeing their house. "You're not welcome here," the old couple said, and then tried to kick Zhou Chen out.
Hearing this, Zhou Chen laughed. He looked at the two elders and asked, "Uncle and Aunt, is this your choice?"
Evicting me means you don't want to mortgage the house, which means you chose the house over your son going to jail.
Since that's the case, I won't bother you any longer. Looks like I came here for nothing.
"Zhu Zhe, it seems I can't help with your family's affairs, so I'll head back now."
After Zhou Chen finished speaking, he turned around and left. Of course, he did not return to Shanghai. Instead, he went to the town and booked a room to stay for the night. After all, he was waiting for Zhu Zhe to go back together.
The elderly couple were still grumbling about Zhou Chen's faults, clearly seeing him as a bad person.
Zhou Chen didn't care about this. Since they chose to keep the house, it meant that Zhou Chen's plan to use the house to control his parents had failed.
However, there is one advantage: Zhu Zhe no longer needs to borrow money, and she no longer has to bear debt, which is definitely good news for her.
Zhu Zhe was also a little surprised by his parents' choice. He thought they would choose their beloved son, but they actually chose the house. It seems that you think it's not unacceptable for your brother to go to jail?
The next day, Zhu Zhe went to the police station again and told them about his parents' choice. As soon as he said this, Zhu Minjie breathed a sigh of relief, but then his expression became somewhat gloomy.
He clearly hadn't expected his parents to make such a decisive decision; it seemed he had really overestimated his standing in their eyes.