Although Meng Lan muttered in her heart, she still waited patiently for another half an hour, she thought that everyone will encounter emergencies sometimes, and it is normal for mobile phones to be shut down in arrears, so it is inevitable that people will call the police after a while, so it is a little fuss.

Half an hour later, Boss Zhang was still nowhere to be seen, so she didn't think so.

She felt that it was better for her to call the police, even if it was a misunderstanding in the end, it was better than being cheated out of money.

20,000 yuan is not much, but for her at present, it is already all the family property, and if she really encounters a liar, it will be tantamount to bankruptcy.

Thinking of this, she hurriedly called Li Chen, told her about her situation, and asked Li Chen if Boss Zhang could be a liar.

How she wished that Li Chen could give her a reassuring pill and tell her that everything was something she thought about too much, but unfortunately, Li Chen told her bluntly that there was a 99% probability that that person was a liar.

Meng Lan's heart was cold, he couldn't speak for a while, he hated himself for being so stupid, he had already been fooled once before because he was looking for a job, and he didn't have a long memory, and he was forty years old, worse than a child.

If she couldn't find the 20,000 yuan, she didn't know how to explain it to Shen Yu.

Last night, the two were still discussing the details of the restaurant's decoration and operation with great interest, but in the blink of an eye, the money was gone, and the people were gone, so how could she be good?

Li Chen came over quickly, and took the anxious Meng Lan to the housing authority to check the owner of the restaurant, and the file showed that the owner of the house was not surnamed Zhang at all, but surnamed Liu, and the boss Zhang was just the person who rented his house.

Through the phone number left on the record, Li Chen got in touch with the landlord, and heard that there was a problem with his store, and the landlord hurried to explain the situation.

It turned out that Boss Zhang is not a local, he came from Donghai from other places a year ago, and rented the landlord's shop to open a restaurant through a real estate agent, and the rent was due half a month ago, but he has been dragging on and not paying.

A few days ago, the landlord was out on a business trip and couldn't come back for the time being, so I asked him to help write a rental notice and post it on the door, and then go through the handover procedures with him after he came back.

The landlord came back last night, called him as soon as he got home, asked him to go to the house with the contract to meet, waited for an hour and didn't see anyone coming, and then the phone couldn't get through, and when he went to the store, he found that his notice was written on the sublease, and the contact number he left was also his own number.

The landlord sensed something was wrong and was currently trying to find a way to find him.

After Meng Lan listened to the landlord's story, the only one percent of hope left was also shattered, and he instantly felt like his heart was dead.

"What should I do, is there a way to find the man and get the money back?" She wanted to cry and asked Li Chen without tears.

Li Chen said, "That person deliberately wants to cheat you out of money, I heard that the landlord came back, knowing that his scam would be exposed, he must have run away or hid in the first place, if you really work hard to find it, you can find it, but it will take long to say." ”

"So there's a good chance you won't find it?" Meng Lan was desperate.

"Let's file first, I'll try my best to help you find it." Li Chen said.

Meng Lan thanked him weakly.

"At this time, don't talk about this false courtesy." Li Chen said, "I know you're having a hard time now, but if you want to open something, 20,000 yuan is nothing, life is a long road, who can not be fooled a few times, eat a trench and grow wise, next time you encounter something, remember to pay more attention." ”

Meng Lan's mouth was full of bitterness, she couldn't describe her current mood, and she couldn't tell Li Chen and the landlord that the 20,000 yuan was all her family property, just like a person who was injured and desperately covered her wounds, she had to force a smile even though it hurt so much.

Fortunately, Wei Cheng came.

Wei Cheng received Li Chen's message and hurried over, Meng Lan saw him, somehow he couldn't pretend to be able to do so, tears rolled in his eyes.

Wei Cheng didn't comfort her at the first time, but inquired in detail about what happened, asked Li Chen to go back to the bureau to file and investigate, and then drove Meng Lan home.

When the car started, the landlord patted the window outside and called Meng Lan, asking her if she was willing to rent his house, and if she wanted, he could give her a cheaper price.

Wei Cheng directly helped Meng Lan refuse, saying that they would look for it again.

The landlord was not reluctant, and after exchanging phone calls with Meng Lan, he said that if there was any news from Boss Zhang, he would remember to tell each other.

Meng Lan sat in the car, keeping his head down and silent all the way.

Wei Cheng looked at her depressed appearance, distressed and funny, and said, "I was blind to my teaching so hard the night before yesterday, and I dare to forget it all when you sleep!" ”

"I haven't forgotten." Meng Lan said, "I did all the precautions you said, I also looked at his ID card, and the business license was a person, but I didn't expect that he was also renting a house, and he didn't look like a liar at all, and he was very solemn to go to the housing authority with me to go through the procedures, I thought that if he was a liar, he wouldn't dare to go to the housing authority!" ”

"If he doesn't say that, how can he make you let your guard down." Wei Cheng said, "The liar has no writing on his face, so he can't just rely on his eyes to distinguish it, but he has to use his heart and brain." ”

"You're right, I just don't have a brain." Meng Lan regretted, "If I have a little longer brain, I won't give money to others casually." ”

"Hmm!" Wei Cheng nodded, "So in the future, you have to remember that the matter of giving money should be done later rather than early, you must wait until all the formalities are completed before you can give it, and it is best to have a third person present when you give it. ”

"It's too late to understand." Meng Lan sighed.

It is estimated that 20,000 yuan will not be recovered, and the cost of this lesson is a bit too great.

Wei Cheng blamed himself, "It's also my fault for this, I forgot to tell you that there is such a thing as a second landlord, if I had told you earlier, you wouldn't have been fooled." ”

"How can I blame you, it's me who is too stupid." Meng Lan said, "Am I really wrong, maybe I should listen to my mother and Chu Jun, and honestly find a class, doing business is not suitable for me at all." ”

Wei Cheng glanced at her sideways, "Why, you retreated so quickly?" ”

Meng Lan was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "No, I won't give up easily, no matter what, I must get this thing done!" ”

"That's good." Wei Cheng said, "If you can't stand this little lesson, it's really not suitable, cheer up, and then look for a house, I believe you can always find the right one." ”

Meng Lan asked, "Just now the landlord was willing to rent the house to me cheaply, why did you help me refuse?" ”

"If you work there, you'll never forget what happened today, and I don't want you to always think of something unpleasant." Wei Cheng said.

"That's unforgettable, remind yourself to be vigilant all the time, isn't it?" Meng Lan said.

"Not good." Wei Cheng said, "Unpleasant memories are a kind of torture, and if they accumulate too much, people will become pessimistic and no longer believe in the beauty of the world." ”

"......" Meng Lan opened her mouth and closed it again, she wanted to say that she had long since stopped believing in the beauty of the world, but when she turned her head to look at Wei Cheng, she felt that Wei Cheng was actually quite beautiful.

He is outstanding, affectionate, and accomplished, and he is simply a perfect man.

Such a perfect man deserves a more perfect woman, not a divorced woman who has spent half her life with nothing.

In the afternoon, Ji Hong heard about Meng Lan being deceived from Li Chen, called her to inquire about the situation, scolded Meng Lan for her pig's head, and comforted her not to take this little thing to heart, saying that she didn't know how much she had suffered and how much she had lost when she started her business, and said that people grew up in being deceived again and again.

Meng Lan didn't want everyone to worry about her, so she comforted Ji Hong and said, "Don't worry, I didn't pay attention to it, and now I'm looking for a house outside!" ”

Ji Hong was relieved at this time, and after hanging up the phone, she directly transferred 20,000 yuan to Meng Lan's WeChat, and asked her to use it first, and then ask her for it if it was not enough.

Meng Lan didn't collect the money, saying that he still had money in his hand.

Ji Hong remembered that when Chu Jun's father-in-law was critically ill before, Meng Lan advised him not to rush to help Chu Jun, and he regretted a little that he shouldn't have rushed to transfer money to Meng Lan.

Meng Lan and Chu Jun are both delicate people, maybe this will hurt her self-esteem.

Meng Lan didn't think about it so much, she just felt that she didn't need it, if she opened a store, she would definitely have to take a loan, if she didn't open a store, the few thousand yuan in her hand would be enough to support a month, so there was no need to take Ji Hong's money.

After all, Ji Hong's current situation is not optimistic.

Her competitors are getting stronger and stronger, old customers are pried away, new customers are no longer coming, the previous employees are tossed away by Ji Dong, and the new employees are very unfamiliar with the business and cannot provide high-quality services to customers.

If the service is not up, the customers will naturally lose more, and in such a vicious circle, the business will get worse day by day, and it will be about to go out of business.

That is to say, Ji Hongxin is very capable of carrying things, and if she were someone else, she would not be able to hold it for a long time, and she couldn't help at all, so how could she be embarrassed to take her money again.

After some repentance, Shen Ke re-realized his narrow-mindedness and inadequacy, and went to Wei Cheng to consult about opening a company.

After talking about business, Wei Cheng told him about Meng Lan.

Shen Ke's first reaction was that Meng Lan was tossing blindly, and said to Wei Cheng, "Why don't you persuade her, is it so easy to open a restaurant, how many restaurants in Donghai will close down in a year, she doesn't understand anything, it's strange if she doesn't pay for death!" ”

Wei Cheng said, "I persuaded her, but she was very determined and confident. ”

"What's the use of faith, before you can skim it, you will be fooled first." Shen Ke said.

"It's inevitable to be fooled." Wei Cheng said, "Do you dare to pack a ticket and say that you have never been fooled in the workplace all these years, you can lose more than 20,000 yuan for a random list, right?" ”

"It's not the same thing." Shen Ke said, "How many lists I lose, I can make up for it later, can she, she is a middle-aged woman who has derailed from society, and her heart is so soft, what do you say she can do?" ”

"I don't approve of that." Wei Cheng said, "It's your fault that she derailed from society, it's your machismo that restricts her development, she is soft-hearted, but she can be hard when she should be hard, otherwise how did you two get divorced?" ”

"I ......" Shen Ke couldn't argue.

After saying goodbye to Wei Cheng, he drove around Shen Yu's school.

The next day, Meng Lan received a call from an intermediary company, saying that there was a restaurant with a good location and a very low price to be transferred, and asked her if she was interested in learning about it.

Meng Lan was afraid that she would be fooled again if she went alone, so she asked Ji Hong to go with her to see it.