Chapter 455 - Chapter 455: Chapter 442 Spoke Incorrectly (1/2)
Chapter 455: Chapter 442 Spoke Incorrectly
Is Zhang Xiangrong asking him for money?
As much as twenty-eight taels!
Where would he get that much money!
He couldn’t even pull out twenty-eight coins right now, let alone twenty-eight taels of silver.
Besides, if he really needed twenty-eight taels of silver, would he need to resort to such a method and lose face by doing something like this?
Is this Zhang Xiangrong trying to take this opportunity to bite him once?
No way, absolutely no way he was giving Zhang Xiangrong a single coin, nor was he going to provide him with any kind of leverage to blackmail him!
“Big Brother, why so much money?” Mrs. Guo spoke up before Zhang Xiangrui could even respond, “Where would we find that kind of money, aren’t you deliberately making things difficult for us?”
“That’s right, Brother, not to mention twenty-eight taels, I don’t even have a single tael on me right now.” Zhang Xiangrui followed, “Knowing full well my family isn’t well off, yet you still insist on asking us for so much money, what’s the reason?”
“Now, hold on a minute…”
Zhang Xiangrong raised an eyebrow, “Wasn’t it you who insisted that, regardless of the family’s financial status, one should show respect to his mother by doing his filial duty? But now there are all these medical expenses put forward by Mother that you don’t want to cover. So, are you trying to dutifully care for Mother or not?”
He said the wrong thing!
Zhang Xiangrui reacted promptly and hurriedly defended himself, “Of course I want to effectively fulfill my filial duties. But Big Brother, you know my family is just so poor that we can’t afford it. It’s not that I don’t want to give it.”
“Truth be told, Big Brother, we haven’t had meat all month, we’ve really been struggling…”
“That’s where you’re wrong.” Mrs. Cao frowned, “If you’re living like this, how do you plan to take care of Mother and show your filial piety? If Mother ends up living with you, how would you afford her monthly medical bills?”
“Don’t tell me, are you scheming to take care of Mother first, regardless of whether or not you have the money or resources? And then, when the time comes that you need money or food, you’ll reach out to ask us for help?”
When Mrs. Cao finished speaking, the onlookers widened their eyes. After a moment of silence, they couldn’t help but start discussing.
“Yeah, they’re so poor but they still insist on keeping up appearances, wanting to take their mother home from their well-off big brother. I reckon they’re not trying to fulfill their filial duties but to take advantage of them when the time comes.”
“Exactly, the only explanation is that they conceived this idea in the first place. They claim to fulfill their duties, but won’t pay for the medicine. They’re not generous because their household is not doing well, but they still want to gain reputation. These people are truly despicable.”
“Perhaps it’s more than that. They may even take the chance to tarnish their brother’s reputation, threatening them by causing disturbances. This couple both work for Manager Zhuang; they definitely wouldn’t want their business affected by this. Maybe they’ll just have to comply.”
“Even though they are biological brothers, he’s calculating to this extent. It’s a disgrace…”
The audience around them buzzed with discussions, unanimously concluding Zhang Xiangrui and Mrs. Guo as wicked people.
At this point, Zhang Xiangrui finally understood.
There was no such thing as dozens of taels of medicine fees, nor was Mrs. Liu continuously consuming medicine now. It was plainly a trap dug by Zhang Xiangrong and Mrs. Cao.
Moreover, it was a trap that left them no advantage either way, whether they attacked or retreated.
This Zhang Xiangrong was truly detestable!
Zhang Xiangrui was quite angry, pointing at Zhang Xiangrong’s nose and angrily rebuking him, “Is this how you act as a big brother, setting traps to ensnare your own younger brother?”