At this moment, Lin Hongshan's father, Lin Gui, also came over and peered at the IOU.

He glanced at it once, his eyes turned red with anger, and he raised his hand and slapped Lin Hongshan across the face.

Lin Hongshan's head was knocked to the right by the blow, and Lin's mother immediately rushed over to stand in front of her son.

"If you hadn't forced him to marry a mentally challenged woman, he wouldn't have run away from home or accumulated debts. You shouldn't have hit him!"

Lin's mother was very protective of Lin Hongshan, and she was heartbroken to see him being beaten.

Lin Gui roared like a mad leopard, "You idiot!"

"You never listen to me. I arranged a marriage for you, but you refused. I asked you to do chores, but you refused. You've caused such a huge mess. You might as well just die out there!"

Chen Kui shoved Lin Gui impatiently and shouted, "What the hell are you barking about? Hand over the money right now!"

"Anyway, Lin Hongshan is your son, and a son's debt is his father's responsibility. You have to pay back this money, or we'll use whatever your family has to pay off the debt!"

Even if you call the police, we're still in the right!

Lin Gui's lips trembled a few times as he turned to look at Old Madam Lin.

Old Mrs. Lin's face had turned purplish-blue. She knew that Chen Kui and Li Fei were not from the village, and that it was useless to make a scene with such people.

She took two steps back, her face cold, unsure of what to do, but she still insisted firmly, "We have no money!"

Li Fei, with a stern face, rolled up his sleeves and punched Lin Gui in the face.

He was very strong, and Lin Gui's nose started bleeding profusely.

"Ouch! Someone's been hit!"

Grandma Lin immediately jumped up and screamed loudly.

Chen Kui pushed Uncle Chen aside, pulled up a chair and sat down, while everyone else stood.

"Stop dawdling and pay me back right now! You have to pay me back before the New Year!"

Chen Kui's attitude was very tough, making everyone present feel that this was not the first time he had come out to collect debts.

The Lin family was speechless for a moment. Soon, Lin Hongshan's cousin, Lin Hongmin, frowned and said, "Go ahead and call the police. He's the one who owes the money, and if anyone should go to jail, it's him."

Li Fei threw Lin Hongshan aside, picked up a bucket of swill from the doorway, and poured it directly onto Lin Hongshan's window.

"What are you doing!"

Aunt Lin was so angry that her eyes turned red. Her son, Lin Hongmin, was getting married soon, so how could such a thing happen?

She stared at Lin Hongshan with a face full of resentment, wishing she could tear him to pieces.

Lu Yang blocked her view, looking at her with a half-smile: "Aunt Lin, if I remember correctly, that idiot was someone you found for Lin Hongshan."

"Didn't you consider that Hongshan might not agree? How much did you sell Hongshan for?"

Aunt Lin immediately retorted angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Lu Yang rolled his eyes, deciding not to pretend anymore, and said bluntly, "Although I study in the south, I've heard the waiters at the restaurant mention several times that your family went to the restaurant and made a scene looking for Hongshan."

“If you hadn’t taken the benefits from Chen Erya’s family, why would you be working so hard? Don’t tell me it’s for Hongshan’s own good. If it were for Hongshan’s own good, you wouldn’t be forcing him to marry a fool.”

Uncle Lin scolded, "This is our family matter. You, surnamed Lu, get out of here."

Lu Yang said coldly, "Of course we'll leave once the money is paid back, but we absolutely cannot leave now that the money hasn't been paid back."

“Your family sold Hongshan for a good price, so of course you have to give that money back to Hongshan to pay off his debts. If you hadn’t forced Hongshan, he wouldn’t be in this situation now.”

"Don't try to deny it. We can go to Cheng Erya's house to ask. His parents have no reason to cover for you. After so much time, they must know that you've tricked them. You can't handle Hongshan at all, and you even took their money."

Grandma Lin was initially flustered, but when she heard Lu Yang point the finger at her most beloved eldest son, she immediately cheered up.

"You're trying to drive this old woman to her death, you beasts!"

Grandma Lin had a very loud, hysterical voice, which quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding villagers.

Lu Yang gave Ge San a wink, and he immediately ran out and told a group of unsuspecting villagers about Lin Hongshan's situation.

"Thirty thousand yuan, my goodness, I'll never be able to pay it back in this lifetime!"

"This kid is really bold, daring to borrow so much money!"

"It might not have been borrowed all at once, isn't that just usury? With the interest compounding, it won't take long for me to be in debt. I'll owe a lot of money and never be able to pay it off."

……

Most of the villagers are quite poor, and 3 yuan is an astronomical figure for them.

Ge San'er glanced into the crowd and saw that the eldest patriarch of the Lin family, who was also the eldest brother-in-law of the old lady Lin, had also come over.

He immediately ran over, pulled Grandpa Lin over, and also dragged the newly appointed village chief Wu Sanjin and the village party secretary into the house.

“Please help me, three of you. Hongshan is being forced by his family to marry Chen Erya, a simple-minded girl from the next village. He refused and ran away in a fit of anger to do business, which resulted in him accumulating so much debt.”

"You should quickly persuade the Lin family to help him pay off this debt, otherwise his life will be ruined."

Looking at Lin Hongshan, Old Master Lin couldn't help but sigh: "His family doesn't have that much money."

As if she had found her pillar of support, Old Mrs. Lin immediately said to Old Mr. Lin, "Brother, you have to stand up for us! The creditors have come to our house, and we are a widow and orphan. What are we going to do?"

The village chief frowned and asked Chen Kui about their origins. Chen Kui directly said that they were from Chen's Restaurant.

The village chief's pupils contracted, and he looked at Lin Hongshan, only saying, "Foolish!"

The village party secretary is a cunning old fox. He pretends to be oblivious to anything that involves him and never gets involved.

But this time when he entered, he glanced at Lu Yang, and Lu Yang felt a chill run down his spine, as if the old fox had seen through something.

Fortunately, he didn't expose them, so Lu Yang and the others naturally had to continue their act.

Grandpa Lin immediately said, "Can't you give us a few more days? It's almost Chinese New Year."

Chen Kui rolled his eyes: "Old man, don't you celebrate the New Year while others don't? We brothers are also waiting for our bonuses during the New Year."

The implication is that they won't leave until they get their money today.

Ge San'er said excitedly, "I don't believe that such a large family as yours can't even scrape together 1 yuan. At least pay back some first to get rid of the creditors, and pay back the rest slowly."

Lin Hongmin's eyes immediately reddened: "You make it sound so easy! That's 1 yuan! Our family would have to sell everything we own to pay it back!"

“I’m getting married next year and I’ll need money for that. I don’t have the money to pay off his debts. He should pay off his own debts.”

Lu Yang looked at him coldly: "Are you even speaking human language? Hongshan was going to work in the county, didn't you steal his spot?"

"Your parents didn't sacrifice Hongshan's marriage just to raise money for your dowry, forcing him to marry a fool, did they?"

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