Chapter 289: Visitation
Ye Ming is not a vulgar person, and he doesn't think that everything has to be solved with money. However, the reason why he visited Ou Yangming today in a way that seemed to him to be vulgar and philistine was because he knew that Ou Yangming's family really needed money.
The last time he lent money to Ou Yangming, it only allowed him to pay off the loan sharks who were pressed so hard that he couldn't work with peace of mind. However, in fact, he still owes Hao Jinbin more than 30,000 yuan, Liu Pengcheng more than 10,000 yuan, and other colleagues in the bureau add up to 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, plus he also owes 30,000 or 40,000 yuan to several teahouses that used to play cards often, a total of more than 100,000 yuan. And the more than 100,000 yuan does not include the debt to himself.
Ou Yangming has read a lot of books since he was a child, and he is a bit of a proud person in his bones. It turned out that because he couldn't control his gambling addiction, he ended up losing his dignity and losing face, and almost committed suicide several times. Since Ye Ming was freed from the dilemma of being collected by loan sharks from that time, he has worked hard wholeheartedly, and took out most of the wages and bonuses issued by the bureau to pay off the debts of Hao Jinbin and others, so his life is relatively hard. Sometimes, the family does not eat meat for even a few days, which is even more difficult than the ordinary laid-off workers' families.
Fortunately, his wife Liu Yun is a very virtuous person, and after learning that he has gotten rid of the predicament of loan sharking and is ready to work well and become a new person, she is very relieved, so she never blames him again, but takes care of the housework, takes care of her husband and children, and supports Ou Yangming to take out most of the money to pay off the debt.
It was precisely because he knew Ou Yangming's current family predicament that Ye Ming decided to give him money directly when he visited him, wanting to relieve him of the pressure of repaying his debts......
Liu Yun saw that he took out such a thick envelope, estimated that there were not ten thousand but eight or nine thousand yuan in it, so he hurriedly shook his hand and said, "Director Ye, how can this be done?" I heard Ouyang say that he still owes you a lot of money now. Why are you embarrassed to ask for your money now? ”
Ou Yangming also said: "Brother, I am very grateful and appreciative of the bouquet of flowers you came to see me, what money do you get?" It's really not necessary. ”
Ye Ming stuffed the envelope under Ou Yangming's pillow and said very sincerely: "Director Ou, sister-in-law Liu Yun: I know the situation in your family very well. I won't pretend to say anything other comforting or obscure words, just say it bluntly: even if Director Ou didn't save me this time, I would have wanted to come to your house to see your son! Now that the child is still young, and it is time for him to grow in body and intelligence, you should buy more nutritious vegetables for him to eat, and you can't let his nutrition keep up. Therefore, you should not take out my money to repay the debt, and use it to improve the living conditions of your family. I believe that Hao Jinbin and other colleagues will also understand your difficulties, and they should not come to take the initiative to collect debts from you. Therefore, I suggest that you pay off the debts you owe, but you still have to live a good life, especially not to suffer the children...... I said this more bluntly, I hope Director Ou and sister-in-law will not be surprised! ”
Liu Yun heard him say so sincerely, tears once again appeared in her eyes, and she choked up and said: "Director Ye, what you said really went to my heart: to be honest, as long as Ouyang gets better this time and really quits gambling, even if I see hope, no matter how hard I am, I can bear it." However, every time I see that my child is going to live this life with us, I can't help but want to cry...... Since you say so, we will not shirk it, and we will accept the money. Don't worry, the tens of thousands of dollars that Ouyang owes you, we will try our best to pay you back, but it may take a little longer. ”
Ye Ming hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, don't say such things. Director Ou owed me money, and I told him at the time: When you pay off all the money you owe to others, you will come to pay me back when you have money, don't worry at all. ”
At this moment, two beautiful figures appeared at the door of the ward. I saw Chen Yi and Chen Mengqi each holding a flower basket in their hands, standing at the door with a smile.
Ou Yangming was lying facing the door, and when he saw the two of them first, he struggled to get up straight from the pillow and shouted, "Liu Yun, come to the door to pick up the guests, Director Chen and Ye Zi's girlfriend are here." ”
Ye Ming was taken aback, turned his head to see Chen Yi and Chen Mengqi, and asked in surprise, "Why are you here too?" ”
Chen Mengqi said with a smile as she walked inside: "Sister Chen Yi told me about Director Ou's injury to save you last night, and made an appointment that we would come to visit him this morning." We wanted to be the first to come over, but we didn't expect you to be one step faster. ”
Chen Yi walked up to Ou Yangming, with a gentle and kind smile on his face, and said sincerely: "Director Ou, I can't see that you are usually a crepe, as if you are a white-faced scholar, but you are so brave at a critical moment. You've impressed all of our colleagues in the bureau! Yesterday afternoon, everyone in the bureau was talking about this, and they couldn't stop praising you! ”
Ou Yangming saw that Chen Yi also came to see him, and his attitude was sincere and kind, and suddenly remembered that he had written a letter to the provincial bureau to accuse her of having an affair with Ye Ming, his face couldn't help but feel slightly feverish, and he said very guiltily: "Director Chen, I really don't deserve you to care about me and visit me like this." I've done things that make me blush when I think about it, you should know that. Although you and Director Ye don't care about the past suspicions, I feel ashamed! ”
Chen Yi knew what he was talking about, and couldn't help blushing, glanced at the ignorant Chen Mengqi, and said, "Director Ou, don't take these things to heart!" Even I forgot about myself, what are you talking about? You are recuperating with peace of mind, and I hope you recover soon and return to work as soon as possible. ”
In fact, before this, Chen Yi did have some opinions and opinions about Ou Yangming, and felt that it was indeed despicable for him to write such a letter. But yesterday, when she learned that Ou Yangming sacrificed his life to save Ye Ming's life, her opinions and opinions on him immediately disappeared, and all that was left was gratitude: because it was really hard for her to imagine how much pain she would have if Ye Ming was shot to death by that madman, and she was afraid that she would follow Ye Ming to Huangquan without knowing it.
Therefore, in a sense, when Ou Yangming saved Ye Ming, he actually saved himself......
And Chen Mengqi, like Chen Yi, heard that Ou Yangming sacrificed his life to save his lover, and he was grateful to him in his heart. Therefore, like Ye Ming, she also took 10,000 yuan and put it in a big red envelope, ready to give it to Ou Yangming during the visit-because the last time she accompanied Ye Ming to return the loan shark money to Ou Yangming, she knew that Ou Yangming still owes some foreign debts, and it should be more difficult for the family. So, it is most appropriate to send him money.