"Dad, I'm playing a game, why did you pull me out?"
Du Guobing was unhappy about being pulled out of the house by Du Wenyong. He was in the middle of a good game, and Du Wenyong insisted on dragging him out.
Du Wenyong glared at him, "Playing, playing, playing, all you do is play. It won't kill you to play a little less!"
After speaking, he glanced in the direction of the village entrance.
"Dad, is someone coming to our house?"
Du Guobing asked curiously when he saw Du Wenyong's expression.
Du Wenyong nodded, "Do you remember what I taught you yesterday? Your second aunt just called, they're arriving soon. Make sure you don't mess things up for me!"
"Oh, I know. I'm so smart, how could I forget a few words?"
Du Guobing waved his hand, indicating that Du Wenyong could rest assured.
Du Wenyong wanted to remind him again, but he was afraid Du Guobing would get annoyed. So, he made up his mind to try not to let him speak much later.
"Dad, hurry up, it's an Audi! I wish I could drive such a cool car someday."
"Huh? This Audi, is it heading towards our house?"
Du Wenyong was about to light a cigarette when Du Guobing suddenly grabbed him, his voice filled with excitement.
When he looked up, a stately and elegant Audi sedan had stopped not far from him.
"Du, Du Fei? What are you doing here?"
When the Audi door opened and someone stepped out, Du Guobing exclaimed in surprise.
Du Wenyong, standing beside him, was so shocked that the unlit cigarette in his mouth fell to the ground.
"Uncle, were you waiting for us? That's very thoughtful. Here, this is a small gift from Du Fei for you."
By the time Du Wenyong recovered, Du Fei and his family were already in front of him.
Wu Chunmei pointed to the item in Du Fei's hand and said to Du Wenyong.
As for Du Guobing, he pointed at Du Fei, "Du Fei, didn't they just release you from prison? Where did you get this Audi?"
"Guobing! Shut up!"
Du Wenyong shouted.
Although Du Wenyong was also surprised why Du Fei could drive an Audi, this was not the time to dwell on it.
After scolding Du Guobing, Du Wenyong smiled, "Xiao Fei, we're all family, it's too formal to bring gifts. Your uncle has always wanted to invite you over for a meal. I heard you moved to the city, so I said, my nephew is promising, he's driving an Audi now."
"Thank you, Uncle. I borrowed this car from a friend. I have to return it tomorrow."
Du Fei said calmly.
"So it's borrowed."
Du Guobing looked enlightened.
Du Wenyong wished he could sew Du Guobing's mouth shut, but at this moment, he could only pretend not to hear and invited Du Fei's family inside.
"Lianxiang, Lianxiang, your second aunt and them are here, quickly bring out some tea."
After entering the house, Du Wenyong called loudly towards the inner room.
A moment later, Du Wenyong's wife, Li Lianxiang, came over with a tray.
"Second Aunt, Xiao Fei, Xiao Yun, you must be tired after taking several buses and walking for a while. Have some tea and rest."
It was a long journey from the city back to Du Village, requiring three bus transfers. The last bus only went to the village entrance, and after getting off, one had to walk for another ten to twenty minutes to reach home.
"Mom, Du Fei drove back, they're not tired at all."
Du Guobing didn't even wait for Du Fei's family to drink and directly picked up a cup of tea poured by Li Lianxiang, gulping it down.
"Drove back?"
Li Lianxiang was stunned, almost dropping the teapot in her hand. Du Wenyong, standing beside her, quickly steadied it.
After finishing his tea, Du Guobing added, "He borrowed it to put on a show."
"Guobing! Don't talk nonsense!"
Du Wenyong's forehead was almost bulging with veins. He tried to control his breathing, not to lose his temper in front of Du Fei's family.
He then sent Du Guobing back to his room. As for the words he had taught him earlier, Du Wenyong considered them a waste of effort.
Before they had even started discussing business, Du Guobing had repeatedly spoken out of turn. If they were to discuss important matters later, who knew what this boy would do.
After Du Guobing left, Du Wenyong didn't rush to get to the point. He first inquired about Wu Chunmei's health, then asked Du Fei what he planned to do after being released, and also asked about Du Yunyun's studies.
His demeanor was as if he genuinely cared about Du Fei's family.
However, Du Fei knew very well what kind of person his Uncle Du Wenyong was.
The only reason he was still humoring him was for Wu Chunmei's sake.
After half an hour of idle chatter, Du Wenyong finally got to the point.
"By the way, Second Aunt, we invited you back this time to discuss the matter of repairing our grandparents' graves."
Wu Chunmei looked at Du Fei, who then said, "Uncle, since Grandpa and Grandma's graves are in disrepair, let's each contribute some money to fix them."
Hmm?
It was Du Fei, not Wu Chunmei, who was discussing business?
This was not what he had expected.
Actually, Du Wenyong had initially hoped that Wu Chunmei would come back alone, so he could easily trick her into signing the agreement to relocate the graves.
But he hadn't expected Du Fei's whole family to return, and Wu Chunmei was letting Du Fei negotiate with him.
This kid Du Fei even seemed willing to contribute some money.
Didn't his family still owe Du Dabao over a hundred thousand yuan in usurious loans? How could they afford to pay money now?
He had heard earlier that Du Fei's family had moved to the city, and Du Wenyong thought they must be hiding from Du Dabao's debt collectors.
"Second Aunt, aren't you still in debt? Besides, repairing graves costs a lot of money."
Although things were not going as he had planned, Du Wenyong was not flustered.
Repairing the graves was just an excuse Du Wenyong had come up with. His real intention was to coax Wu Chunmei into signing the papers, and then their family would pocket all the compensation fees for Du Qifeng.
As for being cursed by the villagers, Du Wenyong planned to shift all the blame onto Du Fei's family.
"Uncle, thank you for your concern. We've already paid off the debt. Our Xiao Fei also..."
"Mom."
Just as Wu Chunmei was about to say that Du Fei had earned money by treating people, Du Yunyun, who was sitting nearby, couldn't help but interrupt her.
At this moment, Wu Chunmei also remembered that Du Fei had instructed her before coming that he would handle all the negotiations, so she quickly stopped talking.
"All paid off? Second Aunt, you're not lying to me, are you? How did you pay off such a large sum of money? Du Dabao is not someone to be trifled with."
Not only Du Wenyong, but Li Lianxiang, standing beside him, was also very surprised.
A usurious loan of over one hundred thousand yuan. Du Wenyong had orchestrated this matter. Where did Du Fei's family get the hundred thousand yuan to repay the debt?
This was simply impossible.
Du Wenyong and Li Lianxiang exchanged glances, both believing that Wu Chunmei was lying.