kvmb Chapter 280: Asking for Money
Chapter 280: Asking for Money
Even if Si Chengyi knew that he had done something wrong, Si Wei Zhong did not intend to let the matter go so easily. He would make sure he suffered enough so that he would be more cautious in the future.
"Wei Zhong, isn't this punishment a bit too much? Zhuangzi is so far away, Chengyi will not be able to bear it when he gets there."
Even though she knew what Si Chengyi had done, Tang Xiuwen still felt that Si Wei Zhong's punishment was too harsh. Chengyi was blinded by love, and as long as he knew his mistakes and corrected them, wouldn't it be a big deal anyway?
"Aunt, I have made up my mind. Please don't say anything else." Si Wei Zhong stood up and was about to go out.
Wang Qiuhuo was anxious, but she didn't dare to disobey Si Wei Zhong at this moment. She opened her mouth but said nothing in the end. After all, there were still ten days left, and maybe Si Wei Zhong would change his mind by then.
Hearing Si Wei Zhong's words, Si Chengyi's face suddenly turned pale.
Before Si Wei Zhong reached the door, a servant suddenly came to report that a few fierce-looking men were looking for the eldest young master at the gate, threatening to demand the money back from him today.
"Pay back the money?" Si Wei Zhong was feeling overwhelmed at the moment. Si Chengyi's problem had just been solved, and Si Chengren got into trouble again.
His face immediately became gloomy. Since the other party had come to his door, it must be that Si Chengren really owed money outside, otherwise their Marquis' Mansion was not a place where anyone could frame him at will.
"Where is the eldest son now?"
"My lord, the eldest young master has not left the mansion for the past two days, and has not even left his room." The servant thought for a moment and replied respectfully.
"Go and invite those people at the door to the reception room. I'll be there in the evening." After receiving the servant's reply, Si Wei Zhong closed his eyes, sighed, and walked towards Si Cheng Ren's residence.
Now he can conclude that Si Chengren must have owed money outside and that's why he didn't dare to go out. How could he not understand his own son?
The three people in the room also heard the servant's words, but their expressions were completely different.
Wang Qiuhe wrung her hands anxiously, her palms and backs of her hands were all flesh. She treated her two sons equally. Just as something happened to her youngest son, something happened to her eldest son again. For a moment, she was so anxious that she was like an ant on a hot pan.
Tang Xiuwen didn't react much. She didn't like Si Chengren and naturally wouldn't care about his affairs.
The happiest person must be Si Chengyi. Although he didn't know why Si Chengren owed money, he could guess that it must be related to Li Xiaoxiao. If both of them made the same mistake, perhaps Si Wei Zhong would not let him go to the farm again.
There are also people who have come to his door, they must owe him a lot of money. Now he just hopes that they owe as much as possible, so that Si Wei Zhong's anger will be evenly distributed to the two of them.
Seeing Si Wei Zhong leaving, Wang Qiuhe followed him worriedly, not even bothering to hide her swollen face. Tang Xiu Wen wanted to know how much silver Si Chengren owed, so she followed him too.
For the past two days, Si Chengren was so scared that he didn't dare to go out. Even his meals were brought to his room by the maid. He had nightmares every night and couldn't sleep all night long, for fear that people from the gambling house would come to find him.
But the more scared he was, the more he couldn't sleep at night. Thinking about losing more than three thousand taels of silver in just one day, he felt distressed, regretful, and scared.
I couldn't sleep at night, and I couldn't sleep well during the day. I tossed and turned and finally fell asleep when I heard a bang outside and someone kicked the door open.
"You are so fucking tired of living that you actually dare to kick my door." Si Chengren was suddenly awakened by the sudden sound. He was really scared. He didn't even look at the person who came and started cursing.
"Get down here!" Then a man strode into the room, and Si Wei Zhong's furious voice rang out.
When Si Chengren heard the voice, he sat up from the bed with a start. He looked outside in horror and saw Si Wei Zhong glaring at him angrily.
"Dad, why are you here?" Si Chengren looked at Si Wei Zhong's expression and felt that something was wrong. His voice trembled slightly.
"It's all your fault. Several people came to the door to collect debts and even blocked the entrance to the Marquis' Mansion. You have disgraced me." Si Wei Zhong felt like his lungs were about to explode. Neither of his two sons was a worry-free thing. Accidents happened one after another.
"What?" Si Chengren's eyes widened immediately, his face full of disbelief. They actually came. Wouldn't his father know everything?
He looked at Si Wei Zhong timidly, and their eyes met in the air. His heart suddenly skipped a beat. It was over. His father really knew everything.
"Who are those people outside? How did you end up owing them money?"
"I..." Si Chengren quickly lowered his head, not daring to look him in the eye, and hesitated to say what happened.
"Tell me, don't make me ask for the third time." There was an obvious threat in Si Wei Zhong's voice.
"Dad, don't be angry, I'll tell you what I want to say." Si Chengren immediately became timid and spoke timidly.
At this time, Wang Qiuhe and Tang Xiuwen also came over, and Si Chengren immediately looked at them for help.
Tang Xiuwen didn't react and just glanced at him indifferently. Wang Qiuhe wanted to say something, but when she saw the anger emanating from Si Wei Zhong, she swallowed back what she was about to say.
She made a few gestures to Si Chengren, which roughly meant not to make Si Wei Zhong angry, and then waved her hands, meaning that she had no say.
At this point Si Chengren knew he had no choice but to bite the bullet and, as if he had made up his mind, tell him about borrowing money from the gambling house.
"Gambling house, you actually learned to gamble with cards." Si Wei Zhong couldn't believe that his son actually went to gamble with cards and was chased to the doorstep to ask for money.
"Well, you are neither good at literature nor martial arts, but you are good at these crooked ways. This family will be ruined by you sooner or later." Si Wei Zhong's voice was almost squeezed out from between his teeth, and his eyes seemed to be spewing fire.
The two sons were spoiled since childhood and were never allowed to suffer any grievances. If they refused to study, then they didn't study; if they refused to practice martial arts, then they didn't practice.
Although he is not the eldest son of a marquisate, he has such a large family business that is more than enough to support his two sons. He does not expect them to bring him honor, but they cannot hold him back either.
Si Chengren lowered his head and dared not refute a word.
"When did you owe the money to the gambling house? How much did you owe?" Si Wei Zhong calmed down his excitement before asking. If it was his son, someone else would have taken ruthless action against him long ago, and would not have allowed him to stand here.