After being reborn, the school beauty's entire family knelt down to repent.

I guess the Zhao family's daughter went to the Chen family to borrow grain, but I don't know if the Chen family is still willing to lend it to them.

"The Chen family is kind-hearted, so they might still be willing to lend money. If I were a member of the Chen family, I would never lend money to the Zhao family. They don't care about favors at all."

"..."

The villagers' words were so harsh, and they deliberately spoke very loudly. Zhao Rou's face turned red when she heard them, and she could only quicken her pace.

While Zhao Rou felt embarrassed, the Chen family was overjoyed.

Because Chen Ming's fish farming using the hybrid technology has already shown initial success, the fish in the fishpond are all plump and look very delicious.

The fish that Chen Ming raises using this technique are plumper and more delicious than those raised by other people.

If you take it to the market, you're sure to get a good price.

Chen Yi was very pleased to see this and praised Chen Ming repeatedly.

“Son, you’re becoming more and more successful. These fish look so fat. I reckon we can catch them all and sell them in another week.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Ming shook his head and refused.

"No, Dad, these fish need to be raised for another week. When the cold wave hits and there's a fish shortage in the market, we can make more money."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi immediately agreed, as he now trusted Chen Ming completely.

He would fulfill any request Chen Ming made.

"Okay, son, I'll do as you say."

Just then, Zhao Rou arrived at the Chen family's house.

She's much more polite now than before, and she even knows to knock on the door first.

When Chen Yi saw that it was her, his brows immediately furrowed.

Out of politeness, Chen Yi let her in.

"Uncle Chen, I'm here to apologize for what happened before."

“My mother and I have done many things that we are sorry for to your family. We hope you can understand.”

"I've learned enough lessons during this period, and I hope Chen Ming will stop holding a grudge against me."

As Zhao Rou spoke, her eyes welled up with tears, threatening to fall but looking incredibly poignant.

Chen Yi was always soft-hearted, and seeing Zhao Rou's sincere apology, he took the initiative to say, "It's alright, the matter is over, my son never holds grudges."

"Come in and sit down, it's cold outside."

"Thank you, Uncle Chen."

After Zhao Rou entered, her gaze fell on Chen Ming again.

Her attitude was different now than it was at school; she had completely lost her previous arrogant demeanor.

In order to successfully borrow the grain, Zhao Rou apologized to Chen Ming in a low voice.

"I'm sorry, Chen Ming. I was wrong at school today. I was so angry because I did poorly on the midterm exam that I said those hurtful things to you. I hope you can forgive me."

Zhao Rou's attitude was very sincere, as if she had truly realized her mistake.

However, upon closer inspection of her eyes, Chen Ming discovered that they were filled with resentment and malice. Clearly, she did not truly believe she had done anything wrong; she had only bowed to him out of necessity.

It's likely that Zhao Rou came to ask for something again, otherwise she wouldn't have acted this way.

Thinking of this, Chen Ming raised an eyebrow and ignored Zhao Rou, wanting to see how long she could keep up the act.

Seeing that Chen Ming remained silent, Zhao Rou could no longer maintain her apologetic expression.

"Alright, son, you're a grown man, don't stoop to the level of a young girl."

"Come on, Xiaorou, sit down and let's talk."

Chen Yi offered a way out, and Zhao Rou readily sat down.

Instead of making her own demands, she showed concern and care for Chen Yi.

After cheering Chen Yi up, Zhao Rou mentioned the fish in the pond and asked to go see them.

Just as Chen Yi was about to agree, Chen Ming suddenly spoke up.

"Just tell me why you're here, stop with the fluff."

"Chen Ming, what do you mean by this? I came here sincerely to apologize, how could you misunderstand me like this?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Rou naturally couldn't admit it and quickly put on a wronged expression.

Chen Ming didn't give her a chance to speak and directly told her to leave.

"Since there's nothing else, let's go. We have things to do at home and don't have time to entertain you."

"Son, how can you say that? The girl already knows she was wrong, so please forgive her."

Chen Yi was an honest man, and naturally he couldn't stand Chen Ming bullying a young girl like that, so he quickly spoke up for Zhao Rou.

"Xiaorou, just tell me what's wrong. We're all neighbors, and I'll definitely help if I can."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Rou's eyes lit up, and she immediately and without hesitation made her request.

"Uncle Chen, we're out of food. Could you lend us some grain coupons and meat coupons?"

"OK, no problem."

Chen Yi readily agreed and was about to go get the grain coupons and meat coupons when Chen Ming stopped him.

“Our family used to give you a lot of things, but your family has never returned them.”

"This time you're asking us for a loan again without any real intention. Who knows if you'll actually pay it back?"

Zhao Rou was speechless. She had only come to ask for grain and had no intention of returning it. Her previous words were just a perfunctory response.

"Son, don't say that..."

“Dad, our family’s food doesn’t come from thin air, let alone from ungrateful people like the Zhao family.”

Hearing this, Chen Yi hesitated.

He had seen what the Zhao family had been doing all this time, and he was indeed worried that they wouldn't be willing to pay back the money.

"If you want to borrow grain, you can do so, but first you must write an IOU."

"You must also return all the benefits that your Zhao family has received from us over the years. Write down all these IOUs, and I will lend you the grain coupons and meat coupons."

Chen Ming's tone was firm, clearly indicating that he had made up his mind. If he refused to sign an IOU, Chen Ming probably wouldn't lend him the food and meat coupons.

Thinking of this, Zhao Rou felt a surge of resentment. She had apologized so humbly, yet Chen Ming still refused to let it go.

All I wanted was a few grain coupons and meat coupons, but they made me sign an IOU! How outrageous!

Seeing that Zhao Rou did not make a move, Chen Ming sneered.

"Why wouldn't you want to? Didn't you say you wanted to borrow money? You won't even write an IOU, so why should our family trust you?"

After a long silence, seeing that Chen Ming and Chen Yi had no intention of changing their minds, Zhao Rou had no choice but to agree.

"Okay, I'll write an IOU. Are you satisfied now?"

Chen Ming watched as Zhao Rou wrote down the IOU before he allowed Chen Yi to lend her the grain coupons and meat coupons.

After receiving the food and meat coupons, Zhao Rou left the Yangtze River without even saying thank you, not wanting to linger for a moment.

"Dad, now you see the true colors of the Zhao family, right? These people are all ingrates. If they ask our family for help again, just ignore them."

The main reason Chen Ming agreed to lend Zhao Rou the grain coupons this time was to get back what he had lost before.

Otherwise, he would never have agreed to Zhao Rou's request.