A 50-year-old man is reborn and becomes a complete slacker, leaving his scumbag children completely

At this moment, how could they not understand that they had clearly been set up?

The people at this food factory never intended to buy their fish, or rather, they originally intended to, but now they don't.

And this family became a huge joke, because they bought so many fish based on someone else's verbal promise.

"I'm going to go and reason with them!" Zhang Zude was still furious and prepared to go to the food factory again to argue with them.

"Stop right there!" Zhang's father shouted. "What makes you think you can argue with them? Can you win an argument? Can you even twist their thighs?"

"Keep your voice down!" Zhang's mother scolded Zhang's father, protecting Zhang Zude.

Mr. Zhang pointed at the fish and said helplessly, "Right now, we should think about what we're going to do with these fish! They're going to charge us money tonight!"

The moment Zhang's father mentioned it, all four of them felt a chill run down their spines.

Yes! These fish were all bought on credit. What am I going to give them when they come to collect their money tonight?

"Why don't we try selling them at the local market? Let's see if we can sell them," Zhang Yuzhen suggested calmly.

“Yes, yes! I heard that fish here can be sold for three cents a pound. Every little bit helps,” Mr. Zhang nodded repeatedly.

The four men pushed the cart with great difficulty, asking for directions as they made their way to the market. However, because they had set off late and walked slowly, and had already been delayed at the food factory for a long time, they were already quite late.

When they arrived at the market, it was already past noon, almost 12 p.m. At this time, the market was deserted, and many people had already finished eating at home. Who would come out to buy fish?

They originally planned to sell them in the evening, but today was a sunny day. Not only was it hot, but the sun was also blazing. The water in their big bucket was getting hotter and hotter, and naturally, the fish inside couldn't stand it. Several of them started to turn white.

The four of them were really hungry, hot, and tired, and they also had to take care of the fish in the bucket.

"No, Dad, if this continues, the fish will be fine, but I'll be the one who gets hurt." Zhang Yuzhen picked up a large piece of cardboard from somewhere and started fanning herself frantically.

Looking at the fish, Mr. Zhang seemed a little worried. He glanced at the almost deserted area and sighed, "Let's go home, or these fish will die from the sun. Let's go home today and try selling them again at the market tomorrow morning!"

The four men huffed and puffed as they pushed the thousand-pound fish into the city, and then huffed and puffed as they hauled the fish back home.

By the time I got home, it was already past six in the evening.

Along the way, many people saw them pushing the cart back and couldn't help but wonder:

"Why did you bring your fish back again?"

"Yes, didn't you sell any?"

Faced with everyone's questions, Zhang Zude and his family didn't know how to answer, so they could only brush it off with awkward smiles.

But everyone wasn't stupid, and the news that Zhang Zude's fish hadn't sold quickly spread throughout the surrounding area.

"What? Zhang Zude's fish haven't sold? Are you serious? If it's true, that's a huge problem!"

"It's true, of course. The whole family goes out in the morning with a full cart and comes back in the evening with a full cart. The fish in the bucket are basically all there."

"It seems so. A lot of people have seen it, and everyone's talking about it. What does it have to do with you if they didn't sell it?"

“That would be a huge problem. I sold them fish yesterday, and they didn’t pay me back; they were on credit! If they can’t sell their fish, I won’t be able to get my money back.”

"Damn, it seems to be true. I need to hurry up and get the money back, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to get it back."

Many people who originally planned to go fishing also stopped their plans and rushed to Zhang Zude's place first.

Others would send their wives or children to Zhang Zude to ask for money.

Zhang Zude and his group had only been back for a short time, and hadn't even finished cooking dinner or warmed their seats, when a large crowd rushed over.

These people used to sell fish alone, but now that they're asking for their money, they're not alone anymore. They've all brought their families and found someone to back them up and give them courage.

"Oh no, oh no, they've surrounded our house!" Zhang Yuzhen had already guessed some of the consequences and was just preparing to run away and hide with Hu Guanbao.

As soon as she stepped outside, she was blocked by the massive crowd. Disappointed, she had no choice but to turn back and report the news.

"What? What do they want? Are they looking for trouble?" Zhang Zude grabbed an iron rake from his house and prepared to rush up and fight them.

"What are you doing?" Zhang's father quickly went up and stopped Zhang Zude again.

"They're kicking me when I'm down. I'm going to confront them. Anyone who dares to mess around, I'll smash them to death with this iron rake!" Zhang Zude said menacingly, brandishing his iron rake.

He was truly seething with anger today; he'd been feeling resentful ever since the food factory incident. But he couldn't afford to offend those people from the food factory. Was he really going to have to swallow his anger and keep quiet about the rest of the village as well?

Zhang's father snatched the iron rake from his hand and angrily rebuked him, "If you rush in like that, won't these people beat you until your head is bleeding?! You can beat one, but can you beat so many?"

Mr. Zhang knew that now that money was involved, things wouldn't be so easy to resolve; if things weren't handled properly, these people might demolish their house.

So now you have to be polite and courteous when you go out, and absolutely cannot have a fiery temper. Otherwise, if you're fiery, these people will only be even more fiery than you.

Moreover, they are now on the wrong side, not the right side, which naturally makes the situation even more difficult to control.

After repeatedly reminding Zhang Zude not to act impulsively, Zhang's father then called the others to the door.

"Old Zhang, we trusted you, that's why we sold you the fish on credit. You promised us you would pay us today."

Among those who came to ask for money, one who was relatively respected spoke first. Without any pleasantries, they went straight to the point.

As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him immediately echoed his words:

"Yes, we all trust you. We didn't sell to Hu Dahai, but sold to you first. If you don't pay us, this is a bit unreasonable."

"Yes, you have to give us the money today, or we won't leave!"

Faced with everyone's repeated demands for the money, Mr. Zhang was somewhat overwhelmed and humbly said, "I know, I know, this money should indeed be given to you."

"Alright, then give us the money based on the fish we sold you." Those people didn't give Zhang's father a chance to breathe and immediately continued.

Mr. Zhang looked bitter: "It's like this, could you give me some more time? Our fish didn't sell well today. Could you give us a little more time so we can sell some more tomorrow and pay you back?"

He tried to negotiate with these people. However, it was clear they were unwilling to negotiate and only wanted their money as quickly as possible, so they immediately retorted:

"Old Zhang, stop trying to fool us. Your difficulties are your own business and have nothing to do with us. Anyway, you have to pay us today!"