Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 229

Chapter 229: IOU ( 2 )
Li Chenxuan was hesitant at first, but when he saw everyone was looking at him with a hint of worry, he regained his confidence. They are his family, and if he doesn’t pay back the money, his third brother can’t possibly send him to jail. So after considering the pros and cons, Li Chenxuan said, “Okay. I will write down the IOU.”

“Good. We should invite our uncles as witnesses so that no one can escape responsibility.” Li Chenmo nodded.

When Father Li and Li Chenze heard his words, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. As his uncles testified, it was impossible for Li Chenxuan to pretend to be ignorant and refuse to pay back the money.

“Third brother, is it necessary? It’s so late and it’s not good to disturb the uncles.” Li Chenxuan said with a frown.

“Either invite the uncles to be witnesses, or the deal is off the table. It’s your choice.” Li Chenmo said lightly.

Li Chenxuan glared at him and said, “Since you insist, then I will go invite our uncles as you wish.”

After speaking, he rushed out to invite the uncles. After Li Chenxuan left, Father Li looked at Li Chenmo and asked, “Third son, do you really want to lend your money to your second brother?”

“Father, don’t worry. I will lend him food instead of money.” Li Chenmo said with a smile.

He didn’t believe in his second brother’s character. If he lent him money, Li Chenxuan might use the money to buy things for the woman he has an affair with. So, it’s better to lend him some food instead.

Father Li believed in his third son’s judgment and nodded. While waiting for Li Chenxuan to come back, Lu Jueyu leaned on her husband’s shoulder, feeling a little sleepy. Seeing her like this, Zhang Dongmei’s eyes flickered and she stared at Lu Jueyu’s belly for a while. She picked up the teacup to hide her complicated eyes and took a sip of tea.

Almost an hour later, Li Chenxuan came back with his uncles. Father Li stood up and said, “Eldest brother, second brother, I’m sorry to bother you so late.”

“Third brother, it’s okay. As your brothers, this is what we should do.” The eldest uncle said and sat down next to Father Li.

The second uncle sat on the other side and said nothing, but looked at his nephews, especially Li Chenxuan, with a hint of displeasure.

Zhang Dongmei stood up and poured a cup of hot tea for the two of them before returning to her seat. After they took a sip of tea, Li Chenmo said, “Eldest uncle, Second Uncle, I’m sorry to invite you two at this time. I need to trouble you two to become a witness.”

“We have heard from Chenxuan. You can rest assured, we won’t be partial to either side and act as a witness.” Eldest uncle said.

“Thank you, uncles.” Li Chenmo nodded at them.

After saying that, he went to his previous room and took out a piece of paper, an ink pad, and a pen from the drawer. Then he returned to the living room and wrote the IOU. When he finished writing the IOU, he signed his name and pressed his thumbprint.

He handed the IOU to Li Chenxuan. After he read the IOU, Li Chenxuan said in disbelief, “Third brother, this is not what we agreed before! How can you lend me food instead of money and use my house as collateral?”

“Second brother, as long as you pay back the borrowed food, you don’t have to worry about losing your house. For my reason, the only thing of value that can be used as collateral is your house. You don’t expect me to lend you food just based on your empty promise, right?” Li Chenmo raised his eyebrows.

Li Chenxuan was choked by his words and couldn’t find the words to refute them. He is unwilling to sign this unfair IOU, but if he doesn’t sign, he will get nothing. After thinking about the pros and cons for a long time, he finally said, “Okay, but I want you to write down the amount of food.”

“No problem.” Li Chenmo agreed as that’s also what he wanted.

“I want twenty kilograms of meat, one hundred kilograms of coarse grains, fifty kilograms of white rice, fifty kilograms of white flour, five kilograms of sugar, fifty eggs, two packets of salt, two bottles of sesame oil, ten liters of cooking oil.” Li Chenxuan said, with a hint of greed in his eyes.

When he stated his request, everyone took a breath and looked at him in disbelief. They didn’t expect him to ask for so much food. Even if Li Chenmo had money, it would be impossible for him to get this amount of money, because coupons are very rare and would limit his purchasing.

Just when everyone thought Li Chenmo would not agree, they saw him writing down the amount of food, making it clear at a glance. After putting down his pen, he said calmly, “You need to return the exact amount of food. If you pay less, I will consider you to have violated your promise, and I have the right to confiscate your house.”

“Don’t worry, I will pay you back.” Li Chenxuan said and signed his name on the IOU. After he pressed his fingerprints, he handed the IOU to Li Chenmo.

After checking the signatures and fingerprints, Li Chenmo folded the IOU neatly, hid it in his clothes, and said, “I’ll give you one-third tomorrow. You can give it to your mother-in-law first. You can come back in two days and take a rest.”

Since the amount of the food was not small, Li Chenxuan agreed. After solving the problem, Li Chenxuan said, “Father, uncles, it’s already very late. I’ll take my leave first.”

After saying that, he left without hesitation. Seeing his back, the eldest uncle and the second uncle both shook their heads. Father Li felt embarrassed by his second son’s rude attitude and said, “Brothers, how about staying for a meal?”