Top Grade Immortal Emperor in the Flower City

Hearing what Chen Yongqiang said, another man in his fifties also followed up, "That's right, Qiao'er, Pang Dahai now is rolling in cash. I heard he spent around two million on a car. If you marry him, you're sure to live comfortably in the future."

"Hmph, if you could marry Pang Dahai, he definitely wouldn't skimp on the dowry for your family. Then, your dad wouldn't have to work so hard, and your family would have the money to pay us back too, right?"

Everyone was pitching in with their own comments, and the topic revolved around Liu Qiao'er and Pang Dahai.

Liu Qiao'er hadn't figured things out yet, but Liu Yuandong and his wife had.

"I see why you're all acting like this, you're actually working for Pang Dahai!"

Liu Yuandong snorted coldly, "Pang Dahai indeed has money, but do you have any idea how he got it? If I let Qiao'er marry him, who knows how he might mistreat her later!"

"Old Liu, what you said isn't right."

Chen Yongqiang said, "Pang Dahai apparently is dealing in something... oh, right, seafood wholesaling. It's said he plans to come back to the village to expand his business soon. Don't believe those rumors and wrong Pang Dahai."

"Dahai?"

Zhang Yuhua said, "Old Chen, I remember you were the one who spread that news, weren't you? How did it turn into a rumor? You're calling him 'Dahai' quite affectionately, huh!"

Chen Yongqiang's face changed. They were just farmers; how could they have so many schemes?

But even if his motives were revealed, Chen Yongqiang wasn't afraid.

"Dahai did say that if Qiao'er marries him, he'll give the Liu Family a dowry of 400,000. That's 400,000! Tell me, how much can you earn working yourself to death for a year? With that 400,000, you could pay off the famine debt, and even have some left over to build a house for Yun Zhi!"

Chen Yongqiang softened his tone, trying to persuade Liu Yuandong.

You should know, the promise Liu Yuandong made to them was that if this deal went through, each family would get 10,000!

10,000 was an absolutely significant sum for these ordinary fishermen.

"I couldn't care less about Pang Dahai's filthy money. With his character, he still thinks he's worthy of my sister? Ridiculous!" scoffed Liu Yunzhi.

"Old Liu, think it over carefully, am I not right?"

Chen Yongqiang looked towards Liu Yuandong, thinking to himself how come he hadn't had such a beautiful daughter?

If it were him, he wouldn't hesitate to marry her off for not just 400,000, but even for 200,000.

"You all can leave now, I won't agree to Pang Dahai's conditions. Besides, my daughter already has a boyfriend, so you don't need to worry about her," said Liu Yuandong.

"Boyfriend?"

It was only then that Chen Yongqiang noticed Ye Ling and said sarcastically, "You're not talking about him, are you? I saw that small car outside too; it looked like a... Chery, was it? How does that compare to Pang Dahai's BMW? Old Liu, I advise you to think it over, don't waste your daughter's prime years."

"You know about Chery?"

Ye Ling glanced over Chen Yongqiang and chuckled, "Then let me tell you, that battered BMW outside is Pang Dahai's."

How could Chen Yongqiang not know? He had seen it when he arrived.

"Even if his BMW is old, it's still better than your Chery. One tire costs more than your whole car!" Chen Yongqiang jeered, then turned to Liu Yuandong and said, "Well? Have you thought it through? There's no such shop beyond this village, and as for the debt, we must have it settled today."

"You—"

Liu Yuandong glared at Chen Yongqiang furiously.

After a while, he waved his hand and said, "Fine, I genuinely don't have the money to pay you all right now, just take whatever you fancy."

Chen Yongqiang's heart skipped a beat; he really didn't care for the things in the Liu Family home.

But now he was in too deep to back out. Today he would just take something at random and return tomorrow to demand more.

"This is Liu Yuandong's own suggestion, everybody start moving things!" Chen Yongqiang shouted.

"Wait a second!"

Just then, Ye Ling suddenly stood up and said to Chen Yongqiang, "So it's about the money, right? Fine, bring me all the IOUs you have."

"What do you even amount to? We're asking Liu Yuandong for money, did we ask you?" Chen Yongqiang cursed.

Ye Ling's face darkened, and pointing at Chen Yongqiang, he said, "You're not young anymore, you'd better watch your mouth."

"Heh, I don't believe this. A little brat whose whiskers haven't even grown in yet, daring to intimidate me here?"

As Chen Yongqiang spoke, he walked over to Ye Ling.

Ye Ling did not make a move, after all, no matter what, these people were Liu Yuandong's neighbors, and Liu Yuandong hadn't said a word. How could he interfere?

"Pipsqueak, still trying to act tough with me here? Not even seeing where you are."

Seeing that Ye Ling didn't react, Chen Yongqiang thought that Ye Ling was scared.

"I'll pay Uncle Liu's debt for him. Show me your IOUs," Ye Ling said again.

Chen Yongqiang couldn't help but size up Ye Ling, sneering, "You're going to pay for him? Who do you think you are, Pang Dahai? Can you even afford it?"

"Quit your useless chatter. If I say I'll pay, then I'll pay. Or do you really think you can take the stuff and go? I doubt you'd even like to do that," Ye Ling frowned and said.

"Fine, you little punk, you want to show off your capability?"

Chen Yongqiang held the IOU in hand and said, "Look clearly, this is 50,000."

"I've got 70,000 here."

"Mine is 30,000."

"And I have 20,000 here."

The others showed their IOUs to Ye Ling as well, but didn't hand them over, seemingly afraid that Ye Ling would tear them up.

Ye Ling turned to Liu Yuandong and asked, "Uncle Liu, this is all true, right?"

Liu Yuandong helplessly nodded, indeed, over the years he had accumulated quite a debt for medical treatment!

"Alright," Ye Ling said. "Give me your bank card numbers, I'll transfer the money immediately."

Chen Yongqiang and the others exchanged glances, wondering if this young man was actually that rich?

All together, that was almost 200,000 after all!

However, when Chen Yongqiang and the others came today, they hadn't expected Liu Yuandong to be able to pay, so they hadn't brought their bank cards, nor could they remember their card numbers.

"What's the problem?" Ye Ling frowned and said.

"Wait, we'll go back and get our bank cards."

Chen Yongqiang and the others thought it over and decided it was most important to get the money back first. As for the 10,000 from Pang Dahai, they could take it or leave it.

After that, Chen Yongqiang and the others left.

"Ye, you've really troubled yourself, treating my illness and now paying off my debts," Liu Yuandong said with a sigh, but then firmly added, "But rest assured, I will definitely pay you back!" Find your next tale on m-vl-em|p-yr

Meanwhile, Liu Yuandong thought to himself, it seemed that Ye Ling, for his sake, had even taken out the money he had been saving for years to buy a wedding house—truly a good kid!

How could he know that for the future Ye Ling, 200,000 was just a matter of minutes?

"It's nothing, Uncle Liu. With my relationship with Qiao'er, consider it a way of showing my respect to you both," Ye Ling said with a smile.

"How could that be right?"

Liu Yuandong glared, and said, "A loan is a loan. I, Liu Yuandong, am not the kind of person who only recognizes money, not people."

Hearing this, Ye Ling smiled helplessly and didn't say any more.