Chapter 071: Mother-in-law, we've come to pay our debts!
Chapter 071: Mother-in-law, we've come to pay our debts!
"You did this on purpose, didn't you? You deliberately leaked this information. What are you up to?"
Xie Qingyi was furious, and the look in her eyes as she glared at Jiang Qianhui was as if she wanted to devour her.
But faced with her anger, Jiang Qianhui remained unmoved. Instead, she frowned slightly and feigned innocence, saying, "Mother-in-law, you've been urging me to have a child, which shows how much you long for a grandchild. When I learned that you had another grandchild, I immediately came to tell you to make you happy. Why are you blaming me?"
"You did this on purpose!"
“Mother-in-law, I didn’t ask my brother to do that thing with that female celebrity. You know he has a thing for that sort of thing.”
Xie Qingyi's face turned green from the rebuke, and Jiang Qianhui continued, "Mother-in-law, my elder brother is married now. You should also tell him to rein himself in and stop his debauchery. You need to keep an eye on him. Oh, by the way, I think you probably don't have time to deal with my elder brother's romantic affairs right now. After all, those romantic affairs won't lead to anyone's death, but there is one thing that can lead to someone's death."
Xie Qingyi looked furious: "What do you mean by this?"
Jiang Qianhui said calmly, "Does your family have a nephew named Xie Chaoxiang? I heard that he owed 50 million in gambling debts in Wanli City yesterday. You helped him pay off a lot of his gambling debts before, so it seems that you will have to settle this 50 million for him. Otherwise, I heard that Wanli City is extremely cruel to gamblers who default on their debts. Xie Chaoxiang is the only bloodline of your family, and he is not yet married or had children. If he were to lose an arm or a leg, your family line would be cut off."
Xie Qingyi's face instantly turned even uglier upon hearing this. Her nephew from her maternal family had previously incurred a gambling debt of 30 million yuan, which she had paid off.
After her elder brother passed away, the Xie family business was handed over to her nephew, but he was an incompetent good-for-nothing.
He's bad at business, but he's extremely interested in gambling. He can't close a deal, and his gambling debts keep piling up. He's barely keeping the Xie Group afloat thanks to deals from the Zhan Group.
She only helped him pay off his gambling debts because he was the only bloodline of the Xie family.
I promised her last time that I wouldn't gamble anymore, so how come I've incurred a gambling debt of 50 million this time?
"How could that be? He already promised me he wouldn't gamble anymore."
Xie Qingyi refused to believe it, thinking that Jiang Qianhui was deliberately provoking her. If Xie Chaoxiang really owed such a large gambling debt last night, how could he not have told her?
"How can you listen to a gambler's promises? Once you're addicted to gambling, how easy is it to quit? Besides, with such a strong backing from you, and relying on the fact that he's the only bloodline of your family, you certainly won't stand by and watch him die. She's probably thinking of some excuse to swindle fifty million from you right now."
Just then, Xie Qingyi's phone rang; it was her nephew, Xie Chaoxiang, calling.
"Auntie, I have a question for you. I talked to a friend about a project yesterday. If this project goes through, there will be at least 300 million in profit, but I'm currently short of funds. Could you help me?"
Xie Qingyi's eyelids twitched, but she tried her best to control herself and asked, "How much money do you need?"
"My aunt doesn't have much, just fifty million. Investing fifty million will yield a profit of three hundred million, making it a very worthwhile investment."
Unable to contain herself, Xie Qingyi burst into a tirade of curses.
"Xie Chaoxiang, you bastard, do you think your aunt is stupid? Didn't you swear to God you would never gamble again? Why did you incur a gambling debt of 50 million? Let me tell you, if someone breaks your arms and legs this time, I won't even care about you."
Xie Chaoxiang on the other end of the phone was clearly panicked.
“Auntie, I really am short of funds for a project with my friends. You also want to see me make a lot of money, so you must support me. I really am not gambling.”
Xie Qingyi said angrily, "If you don't have money to do a project, then don't do it. Aren't the orders that Zhan Group gave you enough to support Xie's family?"
"Aunt, I'm also suffering from having to watch Zhan Yanxun's expression all the time. This is my chance. You are my own aunt, you have to help me. Do you want to see our Xie family decline like this?"
Jiang Qianhui watched as Xie Qingyi's face turned green. She admired her newly done manicure, which looked quite nice.
Xie Qingyi said angrily, "You think you can get ahead? I think you'll lose your head."
“Aunt, I am your own nephew, the only remaining member of the Xie family. How can you curse me like this?”
"If you don't do stupid things, you won't die. If you hadn't been gambling, how would you have ended up losing your head?"
Seeing that he could no longer hide the truth, Xie Chaoxiang pleaded in a low voice.
"Aunt, I won't lie to you anymore. I do owe 50 million in gambling debts. I had already won 10 million, but then I lost it all. Aunt, you have to help me. You know what those people in Wanlucheng are like; they'll ruin me if you don't help me."
“You bastard, I don’t have a nephew like you. You should figure out how to pay your gambling debts yourself.”
Xie Qingyi angrily hung up the phone, then looked at Jiang Qianhui.
"How did you know he had gambling debts? Did you do it?"
That's right, it was Jiang Qianhui who did it. She and Yan Lan bullied her mother and brother like that, they have to pay the price.
Jiang Qianhui stopped looking at her manicured nails and raised an eyebrow at Xie Qingyi, saying in a soft voice, "Mother-in-law, I'm not familiar with your nephew, and I have no connection with Wanli City whatsoever. How could I possibly have the ability to make him owe 50 million in gambling debts? The other party knows that your nephew can't repay such a huge gambling debt, so they want to find Zhan Yanxun. I just knew this in advance and came to tell you first. You know Zhan Yanxun's temper. If he finds out that Xie Chaoxiang is a gambling addict again, he'll probably cancel all cooperation between the Zhan Group and him, cutting off his escape route. Wasn't I just doing this for your own good by telling you first? Mother-in-law, you've wronged me. I'm so upset."
Jiang Qianhui pretended to be sad and upset, while Xie Qingyi was furious but had nowhere to vent her anger.
That good-for-nothing nephew of hers has racked up another 50 million in gambling debts. He really treats her like a gold mine.
“Mother-in-law, I have some things to do at the company, so I'll have to leave now. As for the 50 million gambling debt, I don't think I can tell Zhan Yanxun. I guess I'll have to use my own money to cover it up. I know you just said you wouldn't care, but that was just an angry outburst. You wouldn't really abandon him. After all, you wouldn't really watch your nephew get his arms and legs broken. Even if you pay it back this time, there will be another time. But I'll help him every time I can, don't you think?”
Xie Qingyi was so angry she felt like she was going to spit blood. Jiang Qianhui smiled slightly and politely left.
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