Why aren't you guys complaining now that I'm here?

"Look at you, Old Zhou. We've been friends for years. What's the point of lending it to someone? One hundred thousand, right? I'll get the money and send it to you tomorrow!"

Lin Hao opened his eyes and found himself standing in a shabby and small living room, holding a plate of big red cherries in his hand.

There were two middle-aged Mediterranean men sitting on the sofa nearby, one of whom was the father of the person she was tasked with this time.

A rotten person who loves to act big.

The original person was Wang Weiwei. There were four people in her family: her father Wang Zhiqiang, her mother Li Cuifen, and her twin brother Wang Wenbin.

All four of them have their own jobs, especially Wang Weiwei and Wang Wenbin, who both graduated from prestigious universities, have decent jobs and earn considerable salaries.

The family's combined monthly income is nearly 40,000 yuan, which is considered a high-income group in Fengcheng, a small city in the 18th tier.

However, the family's life could not be described as wealthy, but rather very tight. They could not even afford a 100-square-meter house for a full price of 700,000 yuan, and could only rent a house.

The reason is that Wang Zhiqiang is very concerned about his reputation and likes to act like a big shot. He has often "throws money around" since he was young. Specifically,

When his friends treated him to a meal, he rushed to pay the bill, completely ignoring the fact that his wife and children at home were still hungry.

When a friend's child complained about the high fees for an interest class, he immediately lent them his entire month's salary. But if his own child doesn't have money, he'll just have to bear it.

When his friend had a cold and fever and needed to go to the hospital but couldn't get a taxi, he immediately took leave, traveled 20 kilometers across half the city to pick him up, and even volunteered to pay the medical expenses for him when he arrived at the hospital.

Not to mention "big things" like a friend's family being short of 200,000 yuan to buy a house, a friend's relative being hospitalized, and a friend's son not having enough money to get married.

He wanted to mobilize his entire family to lend money to others, and never ask them to pay it back.

As time went by, all his relatives and friends knew that he was the most generous person, and they would ask him for help or borrow money no matter what.

Anyway, he never refuses and never urges for repayment. It would be a waste if you don't lend it to me.

The longest debts can even be traced back to more than 20 years ago. It has been so long that Wang Zhiqiang himself has forgotten about it, so others are naturally happy to play dumb.

Over the years, the amount of money he has lent out must be at least 1.8 million, if not 2 million.

Even if his family couldn't make ends meet, he would not ask others to pay back the money.

Gradually, almost all of his relatives and friends bought cars and houses and became financially independent, but his family was so poor that they had to rent a house and were heavily in debt.

But it is not without benefits. At least his family has gained a good reputation.

Whenever relatives and friends mention Wang Zhiqiang, they have to say that he is a righteous man.

As a result, Wang Zhiqiang became more and more fond of acting as a big shot, and not only lent out all his own money and that of his wife Li Cuifen.

He also required Wang Weiwei and Wang Wenbin to hand over four-fifths of their salary to him for safekeeping every month, and then lend it all to others.

Li Cuifen had resisted when she was young, but every time she mentioned it, she would be beaten up by Wang Zhiqiang.

For the sake of her children, she couldn't bear to divorce and had to continue living like this.

Fortunately, Wang Zhiqiang was extremely concerned about his reputation and could not bear to see his children lose face due to poor academic performance. He attached great importance to his two children's studies, and as a result, Wang Weiwei and her brother were admitted to good universities.

After starting work, the brother and sister joined the same company. Because they worked very hard, their salary quickly increased to 15,000 yuan, and they each started dating.

Originally, both of them were very clear-headed and knew that their parents were unreliable, so they planned to save money for their marriage. Unexpectedly, Wang Zhiqiang accidentally learned about their salary situation and forced them to hand over their salary.

When the two refused to agree, Wang Zhiqiang made a big fuss at home.

When the two refused to return home, Wang Zhiqiang beat Li Cuifen and threatened them.

Li Cuifen couldn't stand it anymore and cried and begged them to give their salary to Wang Zhiqiang.

The two proposed that Li Cuifen divorce Wang Zhiqiang and they would provide for her in her old age.

Li Cuifen, however, was concerned about her age and was afraid of being laughed at by relatives and friends, so she refused to divorce.

While Wang Weiwei and Wang Wenbin were hesitating, Wang Zhiqiang actually ran to their company building to make a scene, scolding them for being unfilial. He even took out rat poison and drank several mouthfuls in public, almost dying at the company gate.

Although he was finally sent to the hospital for gastric lavage and saved, the medical expenses incurred from taking the pills to commit suicide were not reimbursed by medical insurance. Wang Weiwei and Wang Wenbin spent tens of thousands of yuan out of their own pocket.

After this incident, the two of them lost face in the company and their partners broke up with them.

Li Cuifen cried bitterly, accusing the siblings of being too hard-hearted and almost forcing her father to death for a few dollars.

There was no choice but for the two to follow Wang Zhiqiang's instructions and hand over four-fifths of their salary to him every month.

A few years passed like this. The brother and sister worked diligently and worked overtime, and their salary increased to more than 20,000 yuan. Wang Zhiqiang then asked them to keep only 3,000 yuan each month, and the rest had to be given to him.

The two men thought about finding a low-paying job and quitting, so Wang Zhiqiang took out rat poison to threaten them.

Under such high-intensity work and family pressure, the two of them were in a daze all day long and had no passion. They also had no desire to fall in love or get married, and they would not drag others into their own quagmire.

Just when Wang Weiwei thought she would live like this for the rest of her life, Wang Zhiqiang had the audacity to ask her to marry an AIDS patient.

It turned out that two months ago, Wang Zhiqiang met single mother Cao Ping at a community assistance activity.

Cao Ping's husband died early, and she worked hard to raise her son Xin Ming, supporting him to complete his master's degree in medicine and get a job in the municipal hospital.

Xin Ming thought he would be able to enjoy a happy life in the future, but he was deliberately infected with AIDS by a patient.

Seeing her good son becoming increasingly weak, Cao Ping felt heartbroken and began to think about letting her son get married and live out the last part of his life well.

But Xin Ming is an AIDS patient, and no girl with a normal mind would marry him. Marriage fraud is illegal, so the mother and son dare not do it.

Just when Cao Ping was feeling discouraged, Wang Zhiqiang appeared.

After learning about Xin Ming's experience, he offered to marry his daughter to Xin Ming on the spot.

Seeing that there was a ray of hope after a dark period, Cao Ping was extremely excited. She quickly assured him that she just wanted her son to get married and have someone to accompany him in the last stage of his life. She would never force the woman to have a relationship with her and that her life would not be in danger.

To show her sincerity, she also took out the savings of 500,000 yuan that she had saved over the years as a betrothal gift to her daughter-in-law.

Caught between money and justice, Wang Zhiqiang went back and told Wang Weiwei about the marriage.

Afraid that Wang Weiwei would not agree, he concealed the fact that Xin Ming had AIDS.

Apart from the AIDS issue, Xin Ming himself was quite outstanding, and Cao Ping's 500,000 yuan betrothal gift was also very generous, so Wang Weiwei agreed reluctantly.

Of course, Wang Zhiqiang didn't let her take any of the betrothal money. He kept it all and lent it to relatives and friends.

But the truth could not be hidden. Not long after the marriage, Wang Weiwei found that something was wrong with her body. She went to the hospital for a check-up and found out that she had AIDS.

She was devastated, but didn't dare let Xin Ming and Cao Ping know, so she hurried home to discuss it with Li Cuifen.

Unexpectedly, Li Cuifen looked evasive and guilty.