Chapter 205: The Reason for Selling Blood
Starting Chapter 205 of "Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife": Chapter 205: Chapter 205: The Reason for Selling BloodThe next morning, Qi Taiguo waited for... See what happens next!
Chapter 205: Chapter 205: The Reason for Selling BloodThe next morning, Qi Taiguo waited for Chen Shouwang at the entrance of the military base.
Chen Shouwang walked over and was taken aback when he saw Qi Taiguo, forcing a smile. He could fool Hualing, but could he deceive Qi Taiguo, who was said to have eagle eyes?
"We need to talk," Qi Taiguo said indifferently, glancing at Chen Shouwangās still pale face and handed him a cigarette.
Chen Shouwang sighed and followed him to a resting spot, where they sat down.
"Spit it out, what exactly happened?" Qi Taiguo got straight to the point, "Donāt try to smooth-talk me like you do your wife; I wonāt fall for it. Did you, or did you not, go and sell your blood?"
Chen Shouwang paused mid-drag and then put on a bitter smile, inhaling the smoke deeply before exhaling sharply.
Seeing his reaction, Qi Taiguo immediately became furious, "Have you lost your mind? Selling blood? Do you not care about your health? Youāre a soldierāif your health fails, can you continue to serve in the military?"
"What else could I do? I need money." Chen Shouwang retorted angrily, scoffing at him, "Iām not like you, having a wife who can earn a good income, money to burn."
Qi Taiguo frowned, "What do you mean by that?"
Chen Shouwang turned his face away and said nothing.
"Is it because of those two thugs? What exactly happened? If you donāt tell us, how can we help you?" Qi Taiguo pressed directly, "If itās about money, while weāre not rich enough to rival the nation, we can still pitch in. How could you be so foolish?"
Chen Shouwang let out a self-mocking laugh, "What should I say? That Chen Shouwang is so pathetic, I canāt even afford to buy a fan for my wife, so I had to borrow from loan sharks, and now theyāre knocking on my door for repayment?"
"What? You took out a high-interest loan?" Qi Taiguo rose in shock, "You took on high-interest debt?"
This had to be the most absurd thing heād ever heardā a soldier resorting to high-interest loans, just to buy a fan for his wife?
"She kept pestering and insisting. Seeing everyone buying fans like theyāre free, she demanded one too, accusing me of marrying her," Chen Shouwang roared with indignation, "Divorce? How can I divorce? My parents went into debt to get me married, how could it end in divorce?"
"Are you crazy? Hualingās being unreasonable, but whatās your excuse? Canāt you talk sense into her instead of letting things get this bad?" Qi Taiguo was deeply disappointed.
He had thought about it all of last night, considering that if Chen Shouwang was selling blood, it must be because his family needed the money, especially since his family in the countryside was struggling.
If Hualing had been willing to listen to me, would I have dug this hole for myself?" Chen Shouwang sneered mockingly, "And donāt speak so poorly of others. Cheng Su wasnāt easy to deal with either. We all saw the mess that became."
"Chen Shouwang!" Qi Taiguo clenched his fist, ready to strike.
Chen Shouwang just looked at him coldly.
Qi Taiguo gritted his teeth and lowered his fist, "How much did you borrow?"
Chen Shouwang, who had also been carried away in the heat of the moment, regretted his words almost instantly. Now that Qi Taiguo was not holding it against him, he quickly took the opportunity to step back, "One hundred yuan!"
"Just one hundred yuan! If you had told us, your comrades, could we not have raised that amount? Why would you stupidly go and sell your blood?" Qi Taiguo was exasperated.
Chen Shouwang sneered at him with full sarcasm, "Youāre lucky, having a wife who makes money. You donāt understand. With usury, you pay back nearly double. I borrowed one hundred yuan, couldnāt repay it, and with the interest piling up, itās now two hundred and twenty!"