It took Quan Xingfa and Tong Xiuqiong three days to finally return home.
As soon as they got back, they clamored to go to Guanghuan Building to settle scores with Quan Jiu. To their surprise, they found their son and daughter bruised and battered.
"You guys got beaten up? What happened?" Tong Xiuqiong was shocked.
Quan Xiaotang's mouth was bruised and swollen, making it difficult for her to speak. Yet, she still cried out in anger, "It was that bitch Quan Jiu who beat me, slapped me more than ten times. Damn it, I'll settle this score with her sooner or later."
"Quan Jiu hit you?" Tong Xiuqiong was both surprised and furious. "What right does she have to hit people? She hit you so badly, why didn't you call the police to arrest her?"
Quan Xingfa, seeing his son also injured, was burning with rage. "That beast is getting out of control. An uncared-for mongrel! Let's go to Guanghuan Building. I want to see how capable she really is."
Tong Xiuqiong also gritted her teeth and cursed, "That slut should get hit by a car when she goes out. After beating people like this, she won't have a peaceful life unless she gives us five million."
Quan Zhiwei, limping, stopped them. "Dad, Mom, Quan Jiu knows about the inheritance."
"What?" The couple was startled.
Quan Xingfa looked at Tong Xiuqiong, questioning, "When the old lady died, no one notified that little beast. How could she possibly know?"
Tong Xiuqiong rolled her eyes. "Did I tell her? Am I so bored that I would tell her? I'm still hoping you can find the password soon so that my son, daughter, and I can have a better life. Are you even your mother's biological son? That hateful old woman left all the inheritance to that slut instead of you, her son."
Quan Xiaotang temporarily forgot the pain in her mouth, excitedly saying, "Mom, if we have the password, won't we immediately have over a billion? I'll be a rich young lady then."
Tong Xiuqiong said irritably, "If we had the password, you would have been a rich young lady long ago. It's all your dad's fault for adopting that little bitch. She's been useless all these years, and we haven't gotten the password. Now that the slut knows about the inheritance and the password, she'll definitely try to monopolize it."
Quan Xingfa shook his head. "Impossible. If she really knew the password, she would have taken the things long ago. Why would she wait until now?"
Quan Zhiwei immediately said, "My sister and I have been enduring this because she mentioned the inheritance that day. I thought maybe I could trick the password out of her, so I didn't completely fall out with her."
Quan Zhiwei glared at his son and daughter. "Did you two let it slip? How could she know about the inheritance? The old lady died with her eyes open, clearly wanting to tell that little beast about the inheritance."
Quan Zhiwei and Quan Xiaotang quickly shook their heads, both assuring him they absolutely did not.
Tong Xiuqiong said anxiously, "Let's not worry about how she found out now. The important thing is to get the password quickly."
Quan Xingfa asked Quan Zhiwei, "What did that little beast say at the time?"
"She said she would come to find us in a while... with principal and interest," Quan Zhiwei snorted.
Quan Xiaotang, with her swollen mouth, struggled to explain, "My brother and I are injured because of the interest she mentioned."
Quan Xingfa's eyes widened. "She's going to cause trouble? How dare she! I'm her uncle, and I have the right to discipline her. If she dares to come, I'll break her legs first."
Quan Xiaotang touched her burning face and mouth, angrily saying, "I want to slap her back a hundred times, no, a thousand, ten thousand times. I won't rest until I smash her face."
As the four of them were cursing with gusto, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Tong Xiuqiong looked through the peephole, recognized their neighbor from next door, and opened the door.
"Old Zhang? What is it?"
Old Zhang peered into the house with a smile and said mysteriously, "Good news. Is there anyone else in the house? If not, I'll come in and tell you."
Tong Xiuqiong's face lit up. She welcomed Old Zhang in and asked, "What good news is so mysterious?"
Seeing the other three people in the room, Old Zhang looked surprised. "What happened to you three? Was there a car accident?"
Quan Xingfa chuckled. "Yeah, you said there was good news? What good news could you possibly have?"
Old Zhang glanced at Quan Zhiwei and Quan Xiaotang.
Quan Xingfa understood and told his son and daughter to go inside. Tong Xiuqiong poured Old Zhang a glass of water.
Old Zhang sat down and first opened his phone, handing it to Quan Xingfa to see.
Quan Xingfa was confused, but upon seeing the content on the phone, he was immediately astonished. "What profitable business have you gotten into? You deposited over two million in a week! Don't you have nothing to do?"
Old Zhang shushed him and leaned closer to Quan Xingfa, whispering, "I'm showing you my bank statements not to show off, but to prove my sincerity. I've recently found a very profitable avenue, and I've tested it. It's guaranteed to make money."
Quan Xingfa was excited. "Quick, tell me, what did you do?"
Old Zhang chuckled. "I have over a million in savings, and it was just gathering dust in the bank. So, I lent the money out through an intermediary platform. Do you know how high the profit is? It'll shock you. In just five days, the interest is two hundred percent. Ten days, three hundred percent. Half a month, five hundred percent."
Quan Xingfa and Tong Xiuqiong's eyes widened.
Quan Xingfa asked warily, "Isn't this some kind of scam? They return the interest first, and then when you invest more, you can't get it back."
Old Zhang clicked his tongue, displeased. "Do you know how I found out about this channel? My sworn brother told me. He made hundreds of millions from this business over the years. He drives a Maserati now and lives in a villa. If I hadn't helped him back then, he wouldn't have told me about such a good thing."
Quan Xingfa was somewhat swayed, but still had doubts. "Maybe he's scamming you too. He says years, but is it really years? You can't read people's minds. How can you guarantee he's not setting a trap for you?"
Old Zhang's expression grew increasingly displeased. "Otherwise, why do you think I showed you my bank statements as soon as I arrived? It's because he also showed me his bank statements. His monthly income is now over ten million, transferred to him by that platform. How could that be fake?"
Tong Xiuqiong was suspicious, but smiled outwardly. "Old Zhang, you're such a kind-hearted person. You remember us with such a good thing. I'm truly touched."
Old Zhang laughed heartily and slapped his thigh. "Let me tell you the truth, if I wasn't short of the principal, I wouldn't have come to you. After all, we've been neighbors for so many years, and I trust you.
The amount for each loan on this platform is different. The first time it was one million, which I had exactly. The second time it was five million, and I was short by two million. None of my poor relatives had the money. After thinking about it, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Wouldn't it be great if we prospered together?"
Upon hearing that he needed two million, Quan Xingfa's heart began to falter. "This... I don't have that much money either. You don't know, but my company was seized, and I have nothing now."
Old Zhang looked as if he knew everything. "Let's not talk about superficial things, brother. If you don't trust me, then how about this: I'll bear your two million loss, but when we split the profits, we'll divide them in a one-to-four ratio. What do you say?"
Quan Xingfa gasped and tentatively asked, "You mean, if it's a scam, you'll be responsible for returning my two million, but if it's real, the interest will be one for me and four for you?"
"Yes, this way you have no loss at all. For me, I am indeed short of two million. We can both benefit. What do you think?"
Quan Xingfa chuckled. "Brother, words are not enough. We need to draw up a written agreement."
Old Zhang cheerfully replied, "Of course, we must have a written agreement."
Tong Xiuqiong quickly got up to get paper, pens, and their private seals.