Chapter 1057: Shen Man is going back to China, my friend who is gathering wool
Zhou Chen has completely watched the movie "She Disappeared". Although it is only a two-hour movie and not much of the plot is shown, the general plot and cause and effect relationship can still be clarified.
He Fei is not a good person, and Huo Ran who helps He Fei is not a good person either. He agreed to help He Fei for a purpose.
After He Fei and Li Muzi got married, Huo Ran often borrowed money from He Fei to have fun, but because of the car accident, He Fei didn't dare to offend Huo Ran, and always responded to his requests.
Just because Zhou Chen traveled through time, Huo Ran borrowed money from him twice, once for 50,000 yuan and once for 200,000 yuan.
To describe it in one sentence, He Fei wanted to pluck Li Muzi’s wool, while Huo Ran wanted to pluck He Fei’s wool.
Zhou Chen didn't want to spoil him, but thinking that his relationship with Li Muzi was developing rapidly at the time, and not wanting to cause any complications, he spent some money to send him away.
This time Huo Ran asked him to meet, he didn't need to think about it, he knew it must be related to money again.
As the saying goes, times are better than three times. If Huo Ran continues to pester like this, he must find a way to solve this trouble.
Muzi Li is now more than seven months pregnant. He doesn't want these nonsense to affect Muzi Li. He doesn't have much affection for the child, but Muzi Li has been with him day and night for more than half a year, and the relationship is still very deep, so he doesn't want Muzi Li to do it again because of the past.
things get hurt.
This was also the biggest reason why he tolerated Huo Ran and transferred money to him the first two times.
But the limit of his patience is limited. If Huo Ran still doesn't know what's interesting and tries to push his limits, there's no need for him to be merciful.
Huo Ran didn't notice Zhou Chen's alienation from him, he was still the same as before.
"Are you still staying at home with your wife every day recently? I don't even come out to play cards when I ask you. Are you really acting like a good family man?"
Without waiting for Zhou Chen to answer, he continued: "But that's right. You and she have a child now. You really need to act like a good man during this period. Once the child is born, she will not be at your mercy. You
The recruitment is really clever."
Zhou Chen was very unhappy after hearing this. He was no longer the same He Fei as before, and he was no longer the same as Huo Ran.
"This is my own business and has nothing to do with you. Tell me, what do you want to see me for today?"
Seeing that Zhou Chen's tone was not good, Huoran stopped the teasing on his face.
"No rush, let's drink coffee first. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so we have to catch up on old times."
"There's no need to reminisce about old times. I don't have that much time recently. Given our relationship, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Huo Ran's expression changed slightly, and he could hear the alienation in Zhou Chen's tone: "He Fei, now that you are rich, don't you just want to get rid of me, an old friend?"
Zhou Chen said lightly: "If I really wanted to do this, why would I come here to see you."
"snort."
Huo Ran snorted coldly: "You come to see me not necessarily because of our previous relationship, but because you are afraid that I will expose you. He Fei, don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. Don't forget that you can have
Who helped you live your good life now? If I hadn't told you Li Muzi's identity and helped you make suggestions, would you have won her heart, married her, and entered the upper class?"
Zhou Chen still had a calm expression: "Are you trying to settle a score with me?"
"Settling accounts is out of the question. I just want to remind you that without my help, you would still be a diving instructor and live in a dormitory of a few square meters; look at you now, living in a large villa of several hundred square meters.
You drive a million-dollar luxury car, go to high-end clubs, eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, and wear international brands. How long has it been since you have forgotten the past and how I helped you?
?”
Huo Ran looked angry and suppressed his anger to remind Zhou Chen.
"Why, now that you have achieved your goal, are you ready to abandon me, your old friend?"
Zhou Chen calmly picked up the coffee and took a sip: "Huo Ran, you are thinking too much."
"Huh, I hope so. When you lost money gambling, I lent you a lot of money."
Huo Ran was still dissatisfied, but his tone was no longer so aggressive.
Zhou Chen said: "Of course I don't know what happened back then. You probably didn't just ask me to come out for coffee today. Tell me, what happened again?"
Huo Ran pondered for a while and said, "I'm going to buy a house in Shanghai."
Zhou Chen's eyes flashed, and he congratulated quietly: "This is a good thing, congratulations to you."
Huo Ran smiled again: "It's a good thing. I've also discovered that if you want to be stable and find a woman to live with, you still have to have your own house. Although there is a house in my hometown, women nowadays are very realistic. Houses in small counties
I don’t like her at all, so I just thought that if I had a house in Shanghai, it would be much easier to find a partner, what do you think?”
"That's the truth. A house in Modu is indeed the best in the dating market."
"So, I made a decision to buy a house in Shanghai. My parents also agreed. They planned to use all the money they had saved throughout their lives to buy me a house, plus my own savings. Now
Just a little bit is enough. After much thought, with our relationship, you will definitely help me with this, right?"
"Help, as long as I can help, I will definitely help."
Zhou Chen showed a fake smile and asked: "Then how much do you still need?"
"Not much, three million."
Even though Zhou Chen was mentally prepared, when he heard the number reported by Huo Ran, his expression still froze for a moment.
"Three million, how much money have you prepared now? Are you planning to buy it in the city center?"
"I have this idea, but I haven't gone to see the house yet. I need to prepare the money first so that I can have the confidence to go see the house, right?"
"That's the truth. It seems that you already have a specific plan."
Huo Ran said with a proud smile: "It's necessary. I have convinced my parents to sell the house in the county and go back to my hometown. After selling the house, I can get hundreds of thousands, and their savings still have a few hundred thousand, and then
In addition, my savings over the years can reach 100,000, which can roughly make up one million. Adding your three million, four million should be enough."
Zhou Chen was really speechless. Sure enough, how could a person who could hang out with a person like He Fei and fake a car accident be a good person?
Look at what he said. He paid 4 million to buy a house, and asked him to contribute 3 million. He also asked his parents to sell the house and live in their hometown, and then put up a deposit. As a result, he only had a deposit of 100,000.
He has such a big face and is so selfish.
"He Fei, your wife is worth hundreds of millions and is the major shareholder of Xingchuan Group. Three million shouldn't be a problem for you. Don't worry, I lent you this money. When I have money, I will definitely pay it back.
for you."
Zhou Chen was confused in his heart. He only had a deposit of 100,000 yuan after working for seven or eight years. He didn't know where he got the confidence to earn 3 million yuan.
"Three million is not a small amount."
"Your wife is so rich, and now she has your child. You can't spend her money freely. Three million is a piece of cake for you."
Zhou Chen deliberately showed a melancholy expression: "It's not as simple as you said. She helped me pay off gambling debts several times, but now she doesn't give me much money anymore. Why am I staying with her at home every day recently? I just want to
I have to please her and let her see how good I am, so I could lend you so much money before, otherwise you think I won’t go to work now, where will the money come from?”
Huo Ran asked doubtfully: "No way, I remember you lost 10 million a few months ago. Didn't your wife help you pay it back?"
"Yes, it was because of this that she almost divorced me, and then I had to keep a low profile. My wife graduated from a prestigious foreign school after all. Do you really think she is stupid? In fact, she is smart."
"Then you mean you can't lend me three million anymore?"
Huo Ran's face suddenly became very ugly, and he stared at Zhou Chen suspiciously. He did not believe Zhou Chen's words. After all, he was a roommate who had lived with him for two years. He knew what his roommate was like.
Character.
Zhou Chen said: "It's not that I can't borrow it, it's that I can't take it out now. My wife is getting closer and closer to her delivery date, so she will become more and more dependent on me, so you have to give me some time to wait for her to let me take control of the family."
I can lend you financial power, let alone three million, five million, or ten million."
Huo Ran, who was still very dissatisfied at first, his eyes lit up when he heard five million or ten million.
"real?"
"Of course, I have no reason to lie to you. You want money, and I want money more than you. I haven't gambled for more than half a year. Do you know how uncomfortable I feel?"
"Yes, I can understand."
Huo Ran had no doubts. He and He Fei had known each other for several years. Being able to risk helping He Fei cause a car accident meant that they had a good relationship before.
He knew very well what kind of person He Fei was. He was extremely addicted to gambling. He would believe He Fei if he quit women, but he wouldn't believe it if He Fei quit gambling.
"How long will it take to wait? There has to be a deadline. As you know, I am not young anymore, and the old man is anxious to have his grandson, so this house must be arranged as soon as possible."
"This is not a matter of urgency. You can go to see the house first. Choosing a house is also a time-consuming matter. If you find a girlfriend, you can take her to see the house together. It will show your ability and it will be easier to succeed.
That’s it.”
"Is this the truth?" Huo Ran was a little confused.
Zhou Chen said: "Of course, the first condition for women who are rushing to get married now is a house. As long as you have a house in the magic city, everything will fall into place. Isn't that what you planned too."
Huo Ran laughed: "Yes, yes, a house in Shanghai, what woman doesn't like it?"
Seeing that Huo Ran had been fooled, Zhou Chen also breathed a sigh of relief. He Fei had left too much mess. This Huo Ran was a time bomb. He had to coax him first and then slowly find a way to solve this trouble. He could
I don’t want to be controlled by others in the future.
Zhou Chen drove Li Muzi's father's previous car. After Huo Ran saw it, he insisted on experiencing the joy of a luxury car, so he could only experience it once and drive it around.
In the lobby on the first floor of the villa, Li Muzi was reading prenatal education nursery rhymes. Seeing that Zhou Chen was back, he suddenly beamed with joy.
"husband."
Zhou Chen walked over and sat down next to her, placing the handbag on the coffee table.
"I bought you some grapes when I came back. I'll wash them for you later. Eating grapes will make our baby's eyes bigger."
Li Muzi couldn't help but hide his smile: "Where did you hear this rumor? If eating grapes can really make the baby's eyes bigger, then wouldn't pregnant women have to eat grapes every day?"
"It doesn't matter if it's useful or not, it doesn't matter if you eat it anyway. I'll just change your mind. This one is not sour, it's sweet."
"Okay, as long as it's made by my husband, I like to eat it."
"Your mouth is so sweet, give me a reward, boo~"
"Husband, help me up, and I'll go wash the grapes with you."
"good."
In the third trimester of pregnancy, Li Muzi felt very uncomfortable and her body was heavy, but she still had to walk every day. The most uncomfortable thing was that she could only sleep on her side at night. Even with the pregnancy pillow Zhou Chen bought her, it was still difficult to turn over.
At the same time, I have to worry about the baby in my belly. If there is no movement for a long time, I will make a fuss and call Zhou Chen over to listen and pat him.
When Li Muzi was not pregnant, she was a very delicate and quiet girl, but now, what stands out is her anxiety. She can't eat well, sleep well, loses her temper inexplicably, and sometimes even feels like crying for no apparent reason.
Zhou Chen has been patiently by her side, and it is with his company that Li Muzi can face this period with a good attitude.
"Husband, New Year's Day will be in two days. Manman sent me a message yesterday, saying that she can return to China after New Year's Day. Then you can go to the airport with me to pick her up."
"Shen Man is going back to China. Are you here specifically to be with you?"
"Well, her parents are divorced. Apart from giving her some money every year, they have ignored her for a long time. She will live in our house after returning to China. When will she return?"
When Li Muzi talked about Shen Man, he felt happy and sad at the same time. What made him happy was that he was going to see Shen Man. Since she returned to China, the two of them had only seen each other in videos. Now that they were finally seeing each other again, he was naturally very happy.
The sadness is for Shen Man. Her parents died unexpectedly in a car accident. Shen Man's parents were okay, but they divorced and reorganized their family, so Shen Man is almost as if she has no parents.
"Oh, how about I pick her up? You're due in four weeks, so don't move around."
"It's okay, I think it's okay. I haven't seen Manman for a long time. I want to see her as soon as possible."
Li Muzi looked forward to it. She had a rather homely personality and basically had few friends. Shen Man was her best friend, so she especially wanted to meet Shen Man again.
Seeing her firm attitude, Zhou Chen could only agree.
While talking to Muzi Li, his phone kept vibrating. When he opened Weixin, he saw that they were all messages sent to him by Huo Ran.
There was a series of photos and voices. The photos were all about house layouts. He frowned when he saw them. As for the series of dozens of seconds of voices, he didn't open and listen.
Li Muzi beside him saw that Zhou Chen's cell phone kept ringing, and asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it's just that Huo Ran said he wanted to buy a house and asked me to help him take a look."
"oh."
Li Muzi stopped asking. This is her personality. She is relatively aloof and doesn't like to meddle in other people's affairs, especially other people's affairs. She doesn't like to interrogate.
To put it simply, I have no interest in gossip at all. I would rather sleep at home alone than chat with other people’s parents.
It has been more than two years since I returned to China, but I have not made many friends. The only one I have is my husband.
Zhou Chen looked at the photos on his phone without clicking on them. As for the voice, he could guess it without listening. No matter how much Huo Ran said, there was definitely one purpose in the end, which was to urge him to give away three million as soon as possible.
This kind of thing has happened frequently in the past month, but he always shied away from it, either saying that the time had not come yet, or saying that the house he chose was of a bad size, location, etc. In short, it was just a tactic of procrastination.
But he also spoke very tactfully, and still expressed his own opinions and thoughts from time to time. He was so stunned that he didn't notice Zhou Chen's evasion.
This time he also started his own performance, typing quickly with both hands, saying that the house he was looking at was not very good, and asked him to look at more, even if the price was more expensive, it would be fine when he took control of the family's financial power. It's no problem to borrow a little.
When Huo Ran saw it, he was overjoyed and sent several emojis in succession, and then said he would have a look again.
Zhou Chen gave him another idea, saying that he would look at it before the year, and then buy it after the year. It might be cheaper during the off-season.
Huo Ran didn't understand the twists and turns involved, and was completely led by Zhou Chen. He believed Zhou Chen's words and said that he would follow Zhou Chen's words and watch slowly. He even invited Zhou Chen to help watch, but Zhou Chen was I declined on the grounds of taking care of my wife.