In Ye Ming's impression, the last time Ou Yangming was injured to save himself, many people went to the hospital to visit him, and gave him red envelopes and condolences money, which added up to an estimated thirty or forty thousand yuan. In January, the bureau successively issued nearly 20,000 yuan in bonuses. Coupled with Ou Yangming's salary and allowance for these two months, even if his family does not eat, drink, or use, he will not be able to make up 70,000 yuan.

So, he asked a little puzzled: "Director Ou, why did you suddenly remember to repay Qiqi's money?" Didn't I tell you: can this money not be repaid in a hurry? Also, with all due respect, I would like to ask: brother, why did you raise so much money at once? I know that when you were in the hospital, many leaders sent you condolences and a little bonus recently, but there are not so many! ”

Ou Yangming listened to Ye Ming's tone, as if he was a little suspicious of where his money came from, he was shocked again, and subconsciously dragged the brown briefcase behind him, and replied a little weakly: "Brother, are you suspecting that my money is coming from the wrong way?" Don't worry, this money is the condolence money that you and the leaders and colleagues of the bureau, as well as the leaders of the county party committee and county government, said to send when I was in the hospital last time, plus the year-end bonus issued by the bureau in January, your sister-in-law didn't dare to use a penny, and borrowed 10,000 yuan from her mother's family to collect 70,000 yuan for me to send it to you. ”

Ye Ming's vision was so powerful, he found at a glance: After Ou Yangming took out 70,000 yuan from that bag, there was still a boxy package in that briefcase, which looked like a big bundle of money.

However, Ou Yangming didn't take out the money, and he couldn't ask anything directly, so he had to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and said to Ou Yangming: "Brother, you should take this money back, and pay back the money that you are anxious to repay first." The money of other cadres in the bureau, such as Hao Jinbin, Liu Pengcheng and others, you can also pay them back first. After all, it's the end of the year, and paying back a little money to these brothers who have helped you is also a sign of your sincerity and credibility, which is very beneficial to restoring your reputation.

"At the same time, this Chinese New Year, you always have to leave 10,000 yuan or 20,000 yuan for your sister-in-law and your son to deal with human exchanges, send a New Year's money to your children, and ask for good luck, right? You can't celebrate the New Year without leaving a penny in your family! Therefore, you still take back the 70,000 quick money, and pay back a little to Brother Hao, Director Liu and others tomorrow, and you can keep the rest for the New Year. As for me here, to be honest: I'm not short of money, and Kiki doesn't even think about asking you to pay her back now. When you've paid off the rest of your bills in a few years, you'll consider paying off Kiki and me! ”

Ou Yangming listened to his words for himself and his wife and children, and his words were very sincere and sincere, his heart was moved, his eyes gradually turned red, and after thinking for a long time, he said in a somewhat hoarse voice: "Brother Ye Ming, I can pay back other people's money slowly, but Miss Chen Mengqi's 70,000 yuan in cash must be returned to her first." Why? Because when I negotiated with that Luo Shaoming in Phoenix Villa, Miss Chen Mengqi paid me 60,000 yuan in advance, which was directly deducted from her profits in the company. The 70,000 yuan in cash was later lent to me by a loan shark to repay someone else. So, in fact, I owe Miss Chen Mengqi 130,000 yuan.

"Originally, I didn't plan to pay back this money in a hurry, because you once told me not to take this money to heart, and to repay other people's money first. I also know that Sister Chen Mengqixia's family is very rich, and there is no shortage of tens of thousands of me. However, not long ago, I heard someone say: You and Kiki have broken up, and Kiki has returned to the provincial capital, right? ”

Ye Ming nodded and said, "That's right, Qiqi and I have already broken up." ”

Ou Yangming said: "Brother, if you are still in a relationship with Qiqi, or if the two of you are married, then I can indeed not be in a hurry to pay back Qiqi's money." However, you have broken up with her. I know that a person with a strong self-esteem like you, since he broke up with a girl, definitely doesn't want to owe her anything, and will try to pay her back the money I borrowed first. And I also know your current situation that the economy is not well-off, and it must be a bit difficult to gather tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to return to Qiqi at once. Therefore, I must return the 70,000 yuan to you first, so as not to embarrass you, brother. ”

Ou Yangming's words were indeed his true thoughts, and they were also the main reason why he was in a hurry to repay Ye Ming.

When Ye Ming heard him say this, he believed his words, so he said very sincerely: "Brother, to tell you the truth: the relationship between me and Qiqi is not a so-called love relationship that will fade and become strange when we break up. Between me and her, it is now more like a pair of intimate brothers and sisters, and even a little family affection is mixed in it. So, although I broke up with her, I didn't become a stranger, let alone an enemy.

"She never told me about your borrowing money. When I broke up with her, I really didn't think to pay her back first. Because in that case, she would be very sad and angry, thinking that I was going to get rid of all relations with her. Besides, your more than 100,000 yuan, for her, is her pocket money for a month, and she will definitely not take this money to heart. So, you can take the money with peace of mind and go and pay it back to others first, and I'll call you at Kiki's place to explain what you are going to pay back today, and let her know that you remember it. ”

When Ou Yangming saw Ye Ming say this, he was afraid that he would be suspicious in his heart, so he had to stand up and say, "Okay, I'll pay back this money to others for the time being." The troublesome brother told Kiki: I will definitely return the money to her as soon as possible. ”

When he said this, he glanced at the briefcase on the table, which was still bulging, and his lips squirmed twice, as if he wanted to say something to Ye Ming. But as soon as he remembered Ye Ming's doubtful tone at the beginning, he swallowed the words back, lifted the heavy bag a little uneasily, said goodbye to Ye Ming, and walked out of Ye Ming's room.

Ye Ming watched Ou Yangming walk out of his room thoughtfully, remembering the way he wanted to speak just now, thinking of the boxy thing that he didn't take out in his briefcase, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Ou Yangming came to himself tonight, was it really just to bring himself cigarettes and pay back the money? What the hell was that thing he didn't take out of his bag? Why did he seem to have something to say to himself in the end, but he didn't say it?

At this time, another question arose in his heart: Where did he get so much money?

After thinking for a few minutes, he picked up his mobile phone and dialed Liu Pengcheng's number.