klisemfg Chapter 438 A tough battle
Chapter 438 A tough battle
"What else can I do? Do you have money to give? If you do, send it to them now and this matter will be solved perfectly." Si Wei Zhong glared at him fiercely.
How could he give birth to two such stupid sons? Because of Li Xiaoxiao's matter, one went to the gambling house to gamble, and the other went to steal things from someone's shop. He has lived to this age, but he has lost all his face because of them.
It has only been such a short time and he has made an even more serious mistake. He is really regretting it now. Why would he have married a wife if he had done so earlier?
Wouldn't it be nice to earn money and spend it by yourself? Everyone came to make him angry, and Wang Qiuhe cheated on him. Even now, colleagues sometimes make fun of this, and every time he does he feels so embarrassed that he wishes he could find a hole to crawl into.
Si Chengren and Si Chengyi didn't dare to say a word after being scolded. At this time, it was too late to say anything. Where could they get the silver? They didn't have a single penny on them.
Having made up his mind not to give it to them, Si Wei Zhong just turned around and left. He really didn't want to look at them again.
He was born out of wedlock, so he worked harder than others, wanting to prove to others that even though his status was not high, he was no worse than those born out of wedlock.
But the facts proved that his idea was wrong. There was no comparison between his two sons and Si Chengxu.
Si Chengxu is a great general of the Tianwu Kingdom. He has made many military achievements at a young age. He enjoys a high status in the capital and is even a favorite of the emperor.
And the woman he married, Wang Qiuhe, was just the daughter of a minor official, while Si Zhenglin's wife was the Prime Minister's sister. No matter in which aspect, she was far better than him.
No matter how hard he tries, he is still not as good as Si Zhenglin in everything.
I'm unwilling to accept this, I really am, but what can I do? The people from the gambling house won't give up easily. They will definitely come again tomorrow, and it will be another tough battle then.
After coming out of Si Chengren's room, Si Wei Zhong seemed to have aged a lot.
When the sun set and dawn came, before Si Wei Zhong got up, a servant came to report that the people from yesterday had come again.
"Take them to the reception room, I'll be there in a minute." Si Wei Zhong hadn't slept all night, and there was a strand of white hair on his temples compared to yesterday.
It was the same few people who came to collect the debt. As soon as Si Wei Zhong entered the room, he saw a fat man with his legs crossed, swaying back and forth. The few people who followed him were either sitting or standing in a disorderly manner.
He specially wore his official uniform and hat today. Even though he had a lot of white hair on his head, he still had it combed meticulously.
He walked to the main seat without looking around, sat down upright, picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip of tea, and then spoke.
"What are you here for today?"
"Lord Si has such great authority that he forgot everything we agreed on yesterday overnight." The fat man pulled the corner of his mouth in disdain, revealing a sarcastic smile.
"Hmph, you actually dare to come here? Are you sure that the IOU in your hand is real?" Si Wei Zhong glanced coldly at the fat man. This is Si's residence. Even if he is arrogant, what can he do?
"Of course it's real. It has the signatures of your two sons." The fat man said, and took out the IOU from his arms, unfolded it and showed it to him.
"Of course I know, but my son owes 10,000 taels. I'm sorry I can't give it to you as you wrote 100,000 taels on it." Seeing the IOU, Si Wei Zhong wanted to go up and tear it into pieces.
"I don't care about this. I'm just here to collect the money. If you have any questions, you can go to the gambling house and find the owner." The fat man spread out his hands, looking as if it had nothing to do with him and he didn't care.
"I will naturally go find him. You go back and tell him that I will come to his house in person tomorrow and must get to the bottom of this matter." Si Wei Zhong would take anything but not a loss. If the silver was not much, he would give it. But where would he get so much silver?
Even if I can get it, I can't let others cheat me like this.
"Okay, you have guts. I've worked in the Jixiang Casino for so long, and your family is the first one to do so. I've come here three times and haven't made a penny. Just wait for me."
The muscular man grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it heavily to the ground. The teacup immediately broke into pieces with a crisp sound.
The few people who followed the fat man didn't dare to breathe. Although he looked fierce, he was actually even fiercer. Generally speaking, they didn't dare to offend him. If they offended him, they would definitely suffer the consequences.
Watching them walk away, Si Wei Zhong breathed a sigh of relief. Today was their first fight, and he wondered what would happen if there was a next time?
Thinking about tomorrow's events, Si Wei Zhong felt a splitting headache. The other party had an IOU in his hand, and it was real. Even if he went there, it would be a tough battle.
It would be fine if the other party is easy to talk to, but if not, giving 12,000 taels of silver would definitely not work.
But then again, the other party has caused so much trouble, they must be trying to make more money, so how can we compromise easily?
He asked someone to call Si Chengren and Si Chengyi and take them to the gambling house together tomorrow. After discussing for a long time, they went their separate ways.
Si Wei Zhong no longer had the heart to take care of the store business. He stayed in the Marquis' Mansion the whole day, thinking about how to solve tomorrow's issues.
Sure enough, the next day, Si Wei Zhong, still wearing his official robe and hat, and bringing his two sons, soon came to the Jixiang Casino.
They came in the morning, so there were not many people in the gambling house, only two waiters who were cleaning.
Si Wei Zhong explained his purpose to them. Apparently, the two knew him and quickly went in to report to the shopkeeper.
After a moment, the short, shrewd-looking gambling house owner came in with a smile on his face and greeted them with a smile as soon as he saw them.
"I'm so sorry, everyone. I was just settling accounts in the back and couldn't greet you in person. Please come in and take a seat."
It is said that you should not hit a smiling person. Si Wei Zhong did not say anything and walked in front. Si Chengren and Si Chengyi glared at the shopkeeper fiercely.
Being the owner of a gambling house, he naturally developed a shrewd mind and pretended that nothing was seen.
Several people soon arrived at the box. The box was exquisitely decorated with a coffee table, low stools, and paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall. It seemed to be a room specially used for meeting guests.
Si Wei Zhong didn't waste time talking to him and directly explained his purpose: "My son owed your gambling house 10,000 taels of silver a few days ago, but there are some errors in the IOU. I hope you can verify it."
"Master Si, what's wrong? Please tell me clearly." The shopkeeper still smiled warmly, as if he was completely unaware of the situation.
Si Wei Zhong felt like he was punching cotton, but there was nothing he could do, so he recounted the story.
"My son owed your gambling house 10,000 taels of silver. Your gambling house sent someone to my house to get the money, but the IOU said 100,000 taels. The difference in amount is too big. What's going on?"