I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 204: Outrageous

Chapter 204: Chapter 204: Outrageous

"Wang Mengmeng bought new lipstick, have you ever seen anyone who still has the mood to paint their lips like a glutton, when their mom is sick?"

This comment from Suizi hits home.

"Are you saying she lied to me?!"

Suizi looks at her with sympathy, the kid’s been through so much in a short time, pitiful.

"No wonder I always see her going to the kitchen late at night, and I always smell the scent of stewed meat, yet she denies it!"

Zhang Yue’e is greatly shocked.

So, Wang Mengmeng borrows money from her, indulges in food and drink and hides it from her?

There is no feeling that could be more upsetting than the current situation.

Zhang Yue’e suddenly realizes, Wang Mengmeng probably said this intentionally because she saw Suizi give her a year’s rent and suspected she had money.

"Was I made a fool of?"

"Or maybe a sheep ready to be sheared?"

"I’m going to get the money now!"

Zhang Yue’e scorns herself in her heart.

She’s been upset for several days over the money issue.

It’s always awkward to bring up the topic. Every time she rehearses a speech in her head for a long time, she can’t get the words out when she sees Wang Mengmeng.

Although they agreed on a repayment time, when the time comes, Zhang Yue’e can’t utter a word, as if glue is stuck to her lips.

She even feels ashamed for wanting to ask for the money back.

Even though she is the creditor, she is constantly immersed in anxiety and torment.

Looking at Wang Mengmeng, she’s like someone without a care in the world, eating and drinking as she likes, completely nonchalant.

In the middle of the night, she even secretly stews some meat to improve her meals...

Zhang Yue’e becomes more and more angry, and storms out of Suizi’s office heading straight to Wang Mengmeng.

Suizi sighs, picks up her large tea cup and sips the boiled water within.

After a while, Suizi goes to find Zhang Yue’e and finds her wiping tears.

Wang Mengmeng had disappeared to god knows which office to chatter, leaving Zhang Yue’e alone.

"Did you get it back?" Suizi asks.

"No, I even gave her a steamed bun..." Zhang Yue’e’s face is full of gloom.

When she entered, she intended to ask for the money back, she had to ask for the money back.

But Wang Mengmeng started crying and playing poor, which moved Zhang Yue’e to tears.

She even gave her own steamed bun to Wang Mengmeng.

Suizi is speechless.

"It’s a good thing we don’t have an underground blood donation center nearby, or you’d be selling your blood."

"At the time, I felt she was just too pitiful, but after a while, I started to feel something was off."

Zhang Yue’e wasn’t sure whether she should cry because she’s too gullible, or because Wang Mengmeng’s persuasive skills were too strong.

In short, she is upset.

"Young people, without taking a few knocks, without a few punches from society, you won’t learn to be vigilant."

Suizi isn’t surprised by this outcome, she had already foreseen it.

Zhang Yue’e is a bit like Suizi, but not entirely so.

Suizi also likes to cry, but she’s serious. She is easily moved to tears, but she is not so easily persuaded.

On the first day she moved in, she had already noticed Wang Mengmeng’s tendency to take advantage of situations.

Apart from the jar of pickles when she first moved in, Suizi didn’t give her anything else.

Zhang Yue’e is still a young girl, she rarely confronts issues and her skin is thin. A few sob stories from someone can confuse her and by the time she comes around, the person has already taken advantage of the situation.

Suizi tells Zhang Yue’e to keep asking, but she has no intention of intervening in the short term.

After Zhang Yue’e had hit a few walls and grew wiser, Suizi would decide again based on the situation.

Borrowing money is the thing that hurts feelings the most. When lending out money, you should be prepared for not being able to collect it back.

Only if the judgment result is acceptable can you lend money. For people like Zhang Yue’e, who is incapable of accepting the result, shouldn’t borrow from the start.

Young people, without suffering setbacks, are too naive. Only when Zhang Yue’e experiences firsthand how painful it is to collect debts, will she not easily borrow money next time.

Suizi had no classes this evening and returned home early. Wang Cuihua was there, puffing on a cigarette while sitting cross-legged on the bed with a sulky look.

Seeing Suizi come in, she quickly put out the cigarette.

"Mom, why so angry?" Suizi asked.

Meanwhile, Jiaojiao, who was doing homework nearby, quickly raised her hand.

"I didn’t upset our mom!"

"Get out and play, I will talk with your sis-in-law!"

On seeing her mother-in-law sending away the child, Suizi guessed that whatever had enraged Wang Cuihua was certainly not something good, something that children should not hear.

"This afternoon, I had a fight with someone." Wang Cuihua said.

"Huh? With whom? Aren’t you on good terms with all our neighbors?"

Wang Cuihua had been living here for quite some time now, she got along well with the neighbors thanks to her outgoing personality and the typical bluffing nature of the Yu Family.

Most of the inhabitants nearby were teachers and office workers, not the meddling types.

"Not our neighbors, but next door—you had me learn Yi Jing from them, right? I came across a disgusting matter at their place today."

Wang Cuihua went on to explain.

Suizi used a little connection to persuade the history teacher next door to guide her mother-in-law with Yi Jing studies.

It wasn’t like hands-on teaching: Whenever Wang Cuihua hit a snag, she would just go and ask, the history teacher was obliged to help because of Suizi’s connection, though he was not proactive in teaching.

Wang Cuihua happened to have a question today, but her leg was troubling her so Yu Jingting carried her over.

She had hardly warmed her chair when someone came knocking.

"Before the man even came in, the teacher’s face fell and he pointed at the guy’s nose and told him to get lost. The guy looked like he was in his forties to fifties, fat with big ears and without a wrinkle in his clothes. He was dressed quite decently and was carrying lots of stuff."

Wang Cuihua had a habit when talking. Whenever she was talking about someone, she would always sprinkle in physical descriptions of that person.

"I wanted to leave initially, as it would be rude for me to stay while the teacher was conducting business. But then, the teacher threw a teacup at the guy. He missed him but hit me instead."

Wang Cuihua was clutching her arm, which was bruised.

Suizi’s mouth was agape from listening to the dramatic situation.

There were so many ridiculous aspects, she didn’t even know where to begin mocking.

"Mom, are you okay?"

"I’m fine. I just rolled an boiled egg on it after coming back. It’s much better now. But the teacher, he was furious."

"You didn’t start a fight with the teacher, did you?"

"Certainly not, he’s still my teacher of sorts, I know my limits. It wasn’t his fault either. I fought with that animal, I even spat on him!"

Wang Cuihua felt a sense of accomplishment thinking about her actions.

"What does that man do to make both you and the teacher angry at him?"

Suizi had some understanding of the teacher next door.

He was a history teacher, most of whom looked quite old and worn but had sweet tempers. He was very reserved, which is common for those who study metaphysics. He’s a good elder to get along with.

For such an amiable person to throw things and attack, the man must have done something terrible.’

"That guy is going to meet a terrible end, guess why he was looking for the teacher?" Wang Cuihua lowered her voice.

Suizi obligingly moved her ear closer.

Wang Cuihua suddenly increased her volume.

"He wanted the teacher to help him borrow some Yangshou (life span)! He’s damned! Such a heinous act!"

Seeing Suizi’s astonished expression, Wang Cuihua felt justifiably outraged. Look, her daughter-in-law was angry too after hearing it!

Suizi covered her ears. Putting aside whether she was angry or not, her mother-in-law’s constant shocking revelations had scared her for real.