Chapter 4: Don't Believe in Cui Changjia
The person on the other end of the phone lazily said, "It's not that I don't want to help you, I just really can't. I'm sorry, Aze!"

Cui Chengze gritted his teeth and said, "Zhang Ce, you had to borrow 20,000 yuan from me before when you had to modify your motorcycle and you didn't have enough money."

"Hey, Aze, what you said is wrong. I didn't ask for a loan. You were the one who was willing to let me use it. You are a grown man, you can't go back on your word. I'm busy. I'm hanging up now!"

This sentence is followed by a beep of blind sound.

Cui Chengze was so angry that he kicked the wall, but the wall was not as hard as his feet. Cui Chengze was so painful that he held his feet and turned around.
Cui Changjia found it both funny and heartbreaking. In his previous life, not long after Cui Changle committed suicide by jumping off a building, Cui Chengze went to a nightclub to sell alcohol and became ill from drinking. He died earlier than Cui Changjia.

"Aze." Cui Changjia called out behind him.

Cui Chengze turned around and saw Cui Changjia was startled at first, then he turned his face away and wiped it, forcing a smile, "Sister, why are you here?"

Cui Changjia handed the bill to Cui Chengze, "I paid 50,000 yuan for Dad. It should be no problem to hold on for ten days or half a month. Don't worry so much."

Cui Chengze was surprised, "Where did the money come from?"

"I got it from Wu Jinyao." Cui Changjia talked about Cui Xiuyuan and Wu Jinyao, and then said, "After a while, when my eldest brother's health gets better, they will go and get the divorce certificate."

Cui Chengze felt very uncomfortable, "How could my sister-in-law be like this?"

Cui Changjia's face was calm. "Aze, it has come to this point today. Wu Jinyao's departure is nothing. Stay strong, Dad will get better soon." She handed him the food she bought. "I bought you steamed buns and soy milk. Haven't you eaten yet?"

"I've eaten." Cui Chengze said "I've eaten", took the bun and stuffed it into his mouth.

Looking at the way he wolfed down the food, how could he look like he had eaten before?
After eating two buns and drinking two sips of soy milk, Cui Chengze said, "Sister, you should stay here to look after dad. I want to go out and work."

He knew that his elder sister had recently gone to look for a job, but she was no longer needed after just two days and she didn't make much money. He thought it would be better for him to go out and earn more than his sister, even if he just carried sandbags on a construction site.

Cui Changjia also expressed his plan, "Aze, I want to go collect the debt."

The furniture store was built the year before last. The money spent on buying land, constructing buildings, and building warehouses, plus the renovation of the furniture processing factory at the back, the 20 million yuan borrowed from the bank was far from enough, so later on, we raised funds from the society at high interest rates.

After the fire, the bank collected all that it could, plus insurance compensation, and everything else was dealt with, except for the high-interest funds and some payments to suppliers.

After the fire, creditors came to collect debts, but the debtors were not in a hurry. Hundreds of customers owed the Cui family more than one million yuan in payment for goods, and they could pay very little.

Debt collection?

Cui Chengze was in a low mood, "Dad also called people to ask for it, but not much came."

Cui Changjia didn't say much to Cui Chengze, and asked, "Do you know which family owes us the most?"

After the fire, Cui Wenquan did not shirk his responsibility and dealt with the aftermath of the fire day and night. Cui Xiuyuan was hospitalized at the time, and it was Cui Chengze who had been with Cui Wenquan, so Cui Changjia asked Cui Chengze this question.

Cui Chengze shook his head, "My eldest brother is in charge of the company's financial affairs. My father doesn't know the exact amount. He asked for the money at that time and just asked them to transfer the money over. Sister," Cui Chengze said seriously, "How about we go and ask for the money?"

Collecting debts always earns more than going out to work.

Cui Changjia nodded. The reason why she told Cui Chengze that she was going to collect the debt was that she wanted him to go with her. Although she was not afraid of going to collect the debt, it was always unsafe for a girl to go out. She felt more at ease with Cui Chengze accompanying her. Cui Changjia asked, "Did our father have people put away the things that were not burned?"

"The wood warehouse next to the factory gate was not affected. Dad had people sort out the remaining items and move them to the warehouse. But I heard from him that the bank discounted the items and the price should have been assessed to be quite high."

In other words, those things now belong to the bank.

Cui Changjia immediately had an idea in his mind, "Let's go home first!"

Cui Chengze immediately followed Cui Changjia back home.

As soon as Cui Changjia entered the room, Jiang Hongying slapped her in the face, cursing as she hit her, "You bastard, you separated your brother and sister-in-law. How can your brother live?"

In 1982, when Cui Changjia was only five years old, her parents came to Zhoucheng to make a living. She lived with her grandparents in her hometown until she was sixteen years old and was about to go to high school, when they came to Zhoucheng. She was neither as calm and capable as her elder brother, nor as handsome and likable as her younger brother, nor as pretty and smart as her younger sister. She was inferior and timid, and taciturn. She always felt that she was separated from everyone in the family, so she felt that she was not close to anyone.

It was not until a long time later, when she kept recalling the past, that she realized she was wrong.

There are only two master bedrooms in the villa. Her parents occupy one and the other is hers. No one has ever fought with her for the other.

As far as she can remember, whenever there was something delicious or fun at home, her younger brothers and sisters would always let her eat first.

When she was away from home, her family was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable, so they always quietly took care of her emotions. Later, when she was older, she was neither high nor low, and marriage proposals were always unsuccessful. Others made irresponsible remarks, but her parents responded domineeringly, "It doesn't matter if she can't get married, our Cui family can afford to support our daughter!"

Even when something happened at home later, no one wanted Cui Changjia to do anything.

For twenty-seven or twenty-eight years, Jiang Hongying had never hit Cui Changjia. Now that Cui Changjia was beaten, she did not feel embarrassed, but hated her past life self even more.

At that time, her family was in trouble, and she went out to find a job, but she could not stay in the job for long. She changed jobs every few days, which not only made no money but also wasted time. Later, her father passed away, her sister Cui Changle committed suicide by jumping off the building, her elder brother Cui Xiuyuan was depressed, her mother Jiang Hongying was bedridden, and Wu Jinyao abandoned Xiaobao. She had no one to rely on, so she had to go out.

But the person is gone, what’s the point of being strong?

Although life is difficult now, our family is still together and there is still time for everything!

Cui Changjia stood still and let Jiang Hongying's slap fall on her face. Cui Changle was so anxious that she hugged Jiang Hongying and stopped her from hitting her. "Mom, this is not my sister's fault. This is not my sister's fault."

Jiang Hongying has a strong personality. She never cried in front of her children even though her family suffered such a great change. But today, she sat on a chair and cried with snot and tears. "What sin have I committed? Oh, God, you'd rather let me die!"

Jiang Hongying's hair, which had not been dyed for more than a month, had turned white, her skin had become much rougher, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes had deepened, and she looked much older than before.

Cui Changle hugged Jiang Hongying and cried, "Mom, please don't cry. If you cry, I want to cry too."

The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly. For a moment, the room was almost flooded with tears.

Cui Changjia sighed, "Mom, don't cry. I plan to take Aze to collect the debt."

Cui Changjia's words startled Jiang Hongying. She was afraid that she had heard it wrongly, so she asked, "What did you say you were going to do?"

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